Villa Arconati – Art & Nature: Inside Out with Glen Rubsamen, Jürgen Drescher and Zoe Koke

Art & Nature: Inside Out Curated by Diana Segantini

6 April – 12 October 2025

Villa Arconati

Arco, the new art promotion circle, is pleased to present Art & Nature: Inside Out, a group exhibition curated by Diana Segantini and promoted by the Augusto Rancilio Foundation in collaboration with Segantini Unlimited, which opens to the public on 6th April and continues until 12th October. This innovative platform, in line with the values expressed by Arco, intends to merge art and nature in an itinerary that stimulates dialogue between the historical beauty of the place and contemporary research, involving the art world in all its expressions: artists, historical sites, critics, curators and galleries.

The exhibition involves 40 international artists, showing established profiles, as well as emerging artists, who will explore the spaces of the 17th century villa and the surrounding nature with a particular sensitivity not only to artistic expression, but also to architecture.
The featured artists are: Not Vital, Miroslaw Balka, Mattia Bosco, Barbara Chase Ribaud, Caroline Christie-Coxon, Gianluca Di Pasquale, Barbara De Ponti, Lugia Dias, Jürgen Drescher, Simon Dybbroe Møller, Bruna Esposito, Chung Eun-Mo, Nicola Ghirardelli, Cristóbal Gracia, Gabriele Heidecker, Diango Hernández, Melli Ink, Zoe Koke, Kimsooja, Jannis Kounellis, Joseph La Piana, Lisa Lurati, Angela Lyn, Jacques Martinez, Conor Mccreedy, Giuseppe Penone, Solange Pessoa, Alessandro Piangiamore, Carlo Ramous, Glen Rubsamen, Suzanne Santoro, Francesco Simeti, Nedko Solakov, Melanie Sterba, Una Szeemann, Federico Tosi, Luca Vitone.

This large number of selected works creates an opportunity to experience the sumptuous building, through the rooms of the villa, the stables, the orangery and the park. The works are set up in a way to enjoy both the spaces and the contemporary artistic expression.

Arco is more than an exhibition, it is a cultural movement that reflects in a new way on contemporary research by creating an arch between cultural heritage and contemporary art, fostering a space of co-creation to encourage dialogue, reflection and transformation among the figures that animate the art world. Arco intends to propose situations that reflect on how art is experienced, by building a diverse community involving artists, galleries, curators, academics and art lovers.

Art & Nature: Inside Out is the first edition of the Arco project, a special Salon based at Villa Arconati, where a dynamic, inclusive and sustainable artistic community can emerge and florish. Particular attention is given to sustainability, through the using of eco-conscious materials and production processes, and with a project aimed at developing a sensitivity in reducing the environmental impact of cultural events.

The choice of the name Arco is symbolic, connecting a bridge between tradition and innovation: the architectural element is found in the creation of a space where dialogue and reflection can be transformed into new ideas and visions.