KALPA Art Living

25/05/2026

Special thanks to Claudia Foresti for her published article on French artist Pierre Bonnefille's paintings, now on display in Venice and at KALPA.

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09/05/2026

Un grazie ad ARTRIBUNE per la pubblicazione del comunicato stampa relativo a "Indentations of Memory", l'ultima personale di Janine Thüngen-Reichenbach.
Visitabile presso la sede di KALPA a Palazzo Bonomini, ogni giorno dalle 10 alle 19, fino a fine Agosto 2026.

Visitabile presso la sede di KALPA a Palazzo Bonomini, ogni giorno dalle 10 alle 19, fino a fine agosto 2026.

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Mostra personale di scultura in bronzo e carta washi di Janine Thüngen-Reichenbach, dal titolo Indentations of Memory. Visitabile nella sede di KALPA fino ad

08/05/2026

Among the exhibited works in Janine Thüngen-Reichenbach's solo exhibition "Indentations of Memory" is the latest series “Baumwelt”, serving as silent sentinels of trees' resilience.

These sculptures, formed from imprints of ancient barks from Rome and identified by the individual tree’s Latin nomenclature, transform natural scars and imperfections into a textured, meteoric aesthetic. Ultimately, they function as a living archive, moving beyond their botanical origins to offer a universal meditation on the strength and profound precariousness of all life.

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04/05/2026

KALPA is proud to inaugurate the Gallery’s new art season with Janine Thüngen-Reichenbach's solo exhibition of sculpture in bronze and washi paper, entitled Indentations of Memory, on display at Palazzo Bonomini in Volterra until August 2026. The title of the exhibition finds its roots in the Medieval Latin indentāre, meaning "to furnish with teeth", emphasising the visceral, biting nature of time.

Janine’s solo show, presenting an iconic washi paper work alongside a significant body of bronze sculptures - a material renowned for its durability and nobility - is deeply sensorial. It is an invitation to inhabit the penumbra of the room and engage with art forms that demand to be touched and felt.

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28/04/2026

For the Milan Design Week 2026, KALPA’s multidisciplinary collection inhabits the modernist Molteni Pavilion in Giussano. Within the Vincent Van Duysen-designed architecture, the latest installation brings together the contemporary works of Guillem Nadal (Spain), Marco Bellini (Italy), Konrad Koppold (Germany), and Kate Windibank (UK).

Defined by a warm and serene Mediterranean spirit, the tactile materiality of the works, spanning painting, ceramics, and wood compositions, radiates a subtle glow that complements the modernist-inspired structure, breathing a reborn organic vitality into the building’s clean, disciplined lines.

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16/04/2026

Impressions of KALPA.

KALPA Gallery is a space dedicated to the dialogue between art, material, and time. Rooted in a deep appreciation for craftsmanship and research, the gallery brings together contemporary artists whose practices explore the boundaries between art, design, and natural processes.

Through a curated selection of works spanning sculpture, painting, and ceramics, KALPA fosters a quiet yet powerful exchange between tradition and experimentation. Each piece reflects a sensitivity to material and form, revealing stories shaped by gesture, knowledge, and intuition.

Conceived as a place of discovery and contemplation, the gallery invites visitors to engage with art in an intimate and thoughtful way.

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31/03/2026

Part of the solo exhibition Intimate Mythologies by Roberta Busato, the sculpture Rocce, 2025, presents the inner geology of bardiglio alabaster stone from the Etruscan city of Volterra, with all its unique features. Bearing the evocative title Rocce, the Italian word for “stones”, the sculpture serves as a tribute to the raw essence of the material itself. It consists of alternating transparent and opaque areas, filled with mineral inclusions, oxides, and veins, and narrates an underground microcosm.

Balancing strength and fragility, lustre and roughness, Busato allows matter to dictate form and reveal its inner soul. Rocce appears as a threshold between worlds, where natural processes of the matter itself and the artist’s creative act converge in a state of perpetual transformation.

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20/03/2026

Giano Bifronte, 2025, exhibited in Roberta Busato’s solo show Intimate Mythologies, revisits the Roman myth of Janus, the deity of transitions and beginnings. This bas-relief, carved from white alabaster, features two opposing faces, two gazes that coexist within a single sculpture form, forming a single timeline together.

Past and future merge into a single dimension, transforming the ancient figure into a dreamlike presence. Through a meditative process, the sculpture becomes a language of the soul, offering an attempt to give form to that which lies beyond linear time.

On view at KALPA Gallery, Palazzo Bonomini, Volterra.

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05/03/2026

Ash is the origin and the completion. In the "Cineres" series, Michele Bruna explores the artwork's full life cycle, from conception to transformation. The dense, nuanced surfaces, marked by shifting grey shades from the ash and water mix, feature translucent passages alongside thick, tactile matter. Different spatulas create a dynamic balance between solid surfaces and silent voids.

Bruna's creative process is a physical, almost ritual immersion. Working around the canvas on the floor, he allows gravity and natural material movement to shape the final outcome. Error becomes possibility; collapse turns into renewal.
Born in Cuneo in 1990 and trained at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Brera under the guidance of Italo Bressan, Bruna has developed a language in which any material can become an expressive fragment, capable of narrating the transience of the artwork and, like every living form, its inevitable transformation.

02/03/2026

Metamorphosis, balance, and instability lie at the core of Michele Bruna’s artistic research. Drawing inspiration from Arte Povera and Arte Informale, his practice centers on experimentation with raw and reclaimed materials: paper casts, ash, textiles, and oxidized metals, translating their physical properties into abstract, deeply tactile compositions that move between painting and bas-relief.

At KALPA, we are proud to present Cineres, Bruna’s latest series of works, where ash becomes both medium and symbol: a vehicle for an intimate journey of renewal and a metaphor for transformation.