June Crespo: MÁS GRAVES

Kunsthalle Lissabon, Lisbon, Portugal

Opening Wednesday 24 June, 6 pm

June Crespo. Photo: Alex Iturralde, 2024.

P420 is pleased to announce “MÁS GRAVES”, a solo exhibition by June Crespo (Pamplona, 1982) at Kunsthalle Lissabon. Crespo has been developing a sculptural and instalative practice that investigates the relationship between the body, matter, and architectural space, creating a tension between the limits of scale, weight, and physical presence. Her work has achieved strong international prominence, positioning her as one of the most relevant figures in Spanish contemporary art and leading her to present solo exhibitions at institutions such as the Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo in Turin, the Secession in Vienna, the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, Le Crédac in Paris, and the Centro de Arte Dos de Mayo (CA2M) in Madrid.

The exhibition title, “MÁS GRAVES”, operates on a conceptual and linguistic play that crosses physics with acoustics. On one hand, it directly evokes the idea of gravity, weight, and material density, reflecting the physical effort and sustenance of the pieces in space. On the other hand, it refers to bass sounds, to low and deep frequencies that fill the environment. By merging corporeal weight with the intangible vibration of sound, Crespo proposes an expanded reading of matter, suggesting that what is dense and heavy also resonates and emits its own frequency.

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Kunsthalle Lissabon, Lisbon

📆 24 june— 5 september 2026

Opening Wednesday 24 June, 6 pm

The exhibition is free and open to the public from Thursday to Saturday, 3:00 PM–7:00 PM.

Joseph Kosuth illuminates the Museo del Novecento

Vedere le cose (per A.S.), 2025, Joseph Kosuth’s site-specific installation, joins the collection of the Museo del Novecento.

The artwork will be inaugurated on July 1 in the presence of the artist.

Joseph Kosuth, Vedere le cose (per A.S.), 2025, neon installation, warm white neon text installed directly on the façade. Courtesy of Lia Rumma Gallery, Milan/Naples.

Vedere le cose (per A.S.) (Seeing Things (for A.S.)), 2025, Joseph Kosuth’s new site-specific installation, has been “switched on” on the side façade of the Museo del Novecento. The work, a “writing of light” extending for 28 metres along Via Marconi, transforms the Museum’s exterior wall into a space for reflection in dialogue with the city. Acquired by the Municipality of Milan and now part of the Museum’s permanent collection, it will be officially inaugurated on July 1 (7:00 pm) by Councillor for Culture Tommaso Sacchi, in the presence of the artist.

“The present, which is in time what the façade is in space, prevents us from seeing things in depth”: this is the sentence, taken from Scritti dispersi (1943–1952) by Alberto Savinio, that Joseph Kosuth chose to realise in neon on the Museum’s façade.

The metaphysical reflection evoked by Savinio thus meets Kosuth’s conceptual language, offering a meditation that invites viewers to move beyond the immediacy of the present and seek new possibilities of meaning in the depth of things.

The installation arrives at a particularly significant moment for the Museo del Novecento, which, with the launch of construction works for its expansion into the second Arengario tower, is entering a new phase in the transformation of its spaces and identity.

“Kosuth’s work ideally builds a bridge towards the second Arengario, destined to become an extension of the Museum, accompanying it to the threshold of the contemporary,” says Councillor for Culture Tommaso Sacchi.

The project originated within the framework of Metafisica/Metafisiche (Metaphysics/Metaphysics), the major multi-venue exhibition curated by Vincenzo Trione and produced by Palazzo Reale, Museo del Novecento, Grande Brera–Palazzo Citterio and Gallerie d’Italia with Electa, which explores the persistence of the metaphysical vision from the early twentieth century to the present day. While the exhibition project comes to a close on June 21, Kosuth’s work extends its reflection into the urban space, leaving a visible and permanent mark on the city.

Marc Chagall. Tra Poesia e Spiritualità

20 june- 25 october 2026

curated by Grégory Couderc, Anne Dopffer, Alberto Fiz

Study for The Song of Songs III, 1957, oil on mounted paper, 48 × 59.5 cm. Nice, Musée National Marc Chagall, MBMC 233. Credit: © Chagall®, by SIAE 2026. RMN–Grand Palais (Musée Marc Chagall) / Gérard Blot. Distributed by Photo SCALA, Florence.

On 19 June at 6.00 p.m., Marc Chagall. Between Poetry and Spirituality opens: a major exhibition bringing together 120 works, including paintings, sculptures, gouaches, drawings, engravings, books and ceramics created between 1922 and 1980.

Organised by the Department of Education, Culture and Identity Policies in collaboration with the Musée National Marc Chagall and curated by Grégory Couderc, Anne Dopffer and Alberto Fiz, the exhibition will be open until 25 October 2026.

The exhibition offers a unique opportunity in Italy to explore the relationship between Marc Chagall’s extraordinary artistic research and the sacred text, through a selection of works from the rich collection of the museum in Nice. As the artist wrote: “The Bible is the greatest source of poetry of all time. Since childhood, I have sought to find its reflection in life and in art. The Bible is like a resonance of nature, and I have tried to convey its secret.”

Focused on the poetic dimension of the biblical message and the Song of Songs, the exhibition also explores less familiar aspects of Chagall’s production, such as sculpture — represented, among others, by the works Moses and Christ on the Cross (1952–1954) — and stained glass. A series of maquettes allows visitors to approach the major projects conceived for Metz Cathedral, the Fraumünster in Zurich and the synagogue of the Hadassah Medical Center in Jerusalem.

The exhibition combines spectacle, cultural mediation and scientific research, highlighting the work of one of the most important artists of the twentieth century.

Informations From 20 june 2026 to 25 october2026

Venue: Museo Archeologico Regionale di Aosta

Adress: Piazza Pierre-Léonard Roncas, 1

Opening hours: Mon- Sun 09.00AM - 7.00PM