CertaldoArte26

Returning to Certaldo, in the frescoed halls of the Palazzo Pretorio, is CertaldoArte26, an exhibition dedicated to contemporary art that this year reaches its 6ᵗʰ edition.
This year will feature 3 solo exhibitions with artists Oliviero Rainaldi, Alfredo Rapetti Mogol and Antonio Barbieri.

The show opens with In Verso. Frammenti Narrativi by Oliviero Rainaldi, which was inaugurated on Saturday, February 21 and continues until May 17. 
The project brings together more than 30 works including historical and recent productions, some previously unseen, offering a significant cross-section of a study that speaks of classicism and modernity in a simple and recognizable language.

The 2ⁿᵈ exhibition is Alfredo Rapetti Mogol’s La Parola Salvata, opening on May 23 and visitable until September 13. 
The exhibition presents some 30 works including famous writings on canvas and more recent pieces featuring word decomposition. The alphabetical compositions take shape on different media—canvas, lead, concrete, old papers and marble—alongside some site-specific art installations.

Antonio Barbieri’s La Materia della Vita, running from September 26 to February 8, 2027, closes the exhibition. 
The project reflects the tension that runs through the artist’s research, which starts from the observation of natural phenomena and the environmental datum before expanding into abstract and speculative dimensions, along a trajectory that combines earthly rootedness and momentum toward larger systems.

Over the years, the event has hosted exhibitions dedicated to important Tuscan artists such as Gualtiero Nativi, Vinicio Berti, Giuseppe Chiari, Luigi Montanarini and Giampaolo Talani, alongside shows by international artists like Helidon Xhixha and Milot. More recently, the festival has welcomed digital art projects with Vincenzo Marsiglia and Valentina Palazzari’s conceptual exhibition, with the 2025 edition closing out with a dedication to Giovanni Boccaccio on the 650ᵗʰ anniversary of his death.