Fridman Gallery presents Italy Calls the World, a collaborative exhibition of visual art and poetry curated by Francesca Callipari. The show runs June 21–24, 2026 at 169 Bowery on the Lower East Side, opening with a vernissage reception on Sunday, June 21 from 6–11 pm.
Curated as a response to a fragmented cultural moment, Italy Calls the World brings together international artists across painting, digital art, and poetry to build a collective narrative rooted in beauty and cross-cultural exchange. The exhibition arrives at a strategically significant moment: Fridman Gallery sits steps from the New Museum of Contemporary Art, which reopens this season following a two-year expansion, drawing a global influx of collectors, critics, and curators to the Bowery.
Alongside the physical exhibition, a digital presentation extends the work of an additional 40 artists, and the gallery will host the Feed Your Soul poetry project, in which selected poets’ works are printed and distributed free of charge to visitors. The project positions poetry not as commodity but as living medium, transforming reading into an act of sharing within the gallery space.
The exhibition spans 34 artists in the physical show and more than 40 in the digital presentation, alongside eight participating poets. Together, the works form what Callipari describes as a mapping of contemporary creativity, one that positions beauty as a force capable of generating genuine global community.
Italy Calls the World is a rare, time-limited event with just four days on view. With the New Museum reopening drawing international attention to the neighborhood, the Bowery will be a focal point for the global art world this June.
Exhibition Details Show: Italy Calls the World Curator: Francesca Callipari Opening Reception (Vernissage): Sunday, June 21, 2026 | 6–11 pm Public Hours: Monday, June 22 | 11 am–1:30 pm / 3:30–9 pm Tuesday, June 23 | 11 am–2:30 pm / 4–9:30 pm Wednesday, June 24 | 10:30 am–1:30 pm Venue: Fridman Gallery | 169 Bowery, New York, NY 10002Website: fridmangallery.com Inquiries: FC Art Curator Events | iloveitalytv@gmail.com | francescacallipariartcurator.it
Physical Exhibition Artists Tim Austin, Toy Blaise, Marta Bordonali, Eva Breitfuss, Nadia Bussacchini, Francesca Dei, Nataliia Deshko, Michela Goretti, Aida Hambardzumyan, Anna Iudaieva, Anna Jagodova, Nada Kelemenova, Svetlana Kompel, Rose La Rocca, Anna Maria La Torre, Silvana Lanza, Fernando Mangone, Sabrina Marelli, Isolde Mischkot, Enzo Monterosso, Nicola Morea, Giampiero Murgia, Katia Papaleo, Carmelina Parello, Luigi Pilato, Stefania Popoli, Lana Ritter, Sonya Salvetti, Alla Sergiienko, Harue Tamaki, Jomay Tam, Paola Tramontin, Dorota Wb, Anastasia Yanchuk “Nati”
Digital Exhibition Artists Stefania Agus, Maria Almajan, Andreas Angleitner, Cecile Batillat, Halina Benkovics, Mzekala Berdzenishvili, Raffaella Capano, Jun Chih Chang, Iveta Dancejova, Mioara Durbaca, Marina Fainardi, Ioan Fratutiu, Jana Fucikova, Anca Horescu, Maryse Houppilliart, Valeria Kadra, Ioannis Kaizer, Tamar Kakabadze, Anastasia Khabuliani, Quynh Lien Klaus, Nino Kurashvili, Lola Llinares, Maryam Manukyan, Alessandra Marcon, Mauro Marconetti, Carla Mariani, Giampiero Murgia, Mikiko Omori, Sergio Pallante, Beatriz Ramirez, Silvana Reljic, Dominique Rovira, Francesco Sandirocco, Alfredo Saviola, Clare Schouten, Luigia Sdango, Karla Stiborkova, Roberto Tascone, Gabriela Vaduva, Aleksandre Vashakmadze, Domenica Vecchio
Poets Cecile Batillat, Beniamina Callipari, Patrizia Faiello, Giampiero Murgia, Roberta Parello, Alla Sergiienko, Andrea Severi, Karol Shepelskaya
Exhibition Details Show: Italy Calls the World Curator: Francesca Callipari Opening Reception (Vernissage): Sunday, June 21, 2026 | 6–11 pm Public Hours: Monday, June 22 | 11 am–1:30 pm / 3:30–9 pm Tuesday, June 23 | 11 am–2:30 pm / 4–9:30 pm Wednesday, June 24 | 10:30 am–1:30 pm Venue: Fridman Gallery | 169 Bowery, New York, NY 10002Website: fridmangallery.com Email: info@fridmangallery.com Phone: (646) 345-9831 Inquiries: FC Art Curator Events | iloveitalytv@gmail.com | francescacallipariartcurator.it
