{"id":31724,"date":"2026-01-29T15:41:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T14:41:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.studioraffaelli.com\/milano-cortina-2026-cultural-olympiad\/"},"modified":"2026-02-06T17:28:21","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T16:28:21","slug":"milano-cortina-2026-cultural-olympiad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.studioraffaelli.com\/en\/milano-cortina-2026-cultural-olympiad\/","title":{"rendered":"Milano Cortina 2026: Cultural Olympiad"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; da_disable_devices=&#8221;off|off|off&#8221; collapsed=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;et_body_layout&#8221; da_is_popup=&#8221;off&#8221; da_exit_intent=&#8221;off&#8221; da_has_close=&#8221;on&#8221; da_alt_close=&#8221;off&#8221; da_dark_close=&#8221;off&#8221; da_not_modal=&#8221;on&#8221; da_is_singular=&#8221;off&#8221; da_with_loader=&#8221;off&#8221; da_has_shadow=&#8221;on&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; min_height=&#8221;388px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px|auto|-69px|auto|false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;21px||21px||true|false&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;et_body_layout&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;et_body_layout&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; min_height=&#8221;395px&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||49px|||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||0px|||&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;et_body_layout&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<p>The Trentino contemporary art galleries <strong>Studio d\u2019Arte Raffaelli<\/strong> and <strong>Cellar Contemporary<\/strong> are pleased to announce their <strong>participation in the Cultural Olympiad, the Milano Cortina 2026<\/strong> project that <strong>connects art and sport through events, exhibitions, and other cultural initiatives within a rich program spread across the entire Italian territory.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>The exhibitions currently on view at the galleries\u2014respectively the solo show <em><strong>Alpensinfonie<\/strong><\/em> by <strong>Gian Marco Montesano<\/strong> at Studio d\u2019Arte Raffaelli and <em><strong>Let it Snow<\/strong><\/em> by <strong>Simone Tribuiani<\/strong> at Cellar Contemporary\u2014<strong>represent an intersection between humankind and the mountain landscape as expressed through winter sports<\/strong>, explored by both artists through the medium of painting.<br \/>While Gian Marco Montesano\u2019s works continue to surprise with the freshness of his gaze and the perspectives chosen to depict the mountain and its inhabitants, Simone Tribuiani\u2019s practice stands out for his original choice of formats and supports\u2014primarily panels made from wood sourced from the shipyards of Cesenatico\u2014and for his ability to identify and convey small idylls set in the snow. Montesano, considered one of the leading Italian figurative painters since the 1970s, and the younger Tribuiani, who explores art and sports subculture in all its forms, are profoundly different artists\u2014first and foremost in terms of generation, but also in the outcomes of their respective visual languages. <strong>What unites them, however, is their shared ability to represent the spirit of sport with grace and delicacy, narrating customs and society within contemporary history.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Beginning with their titles, the two exhibitions offer interpretative keys through which to read the sporting endeavor in the mountains: with <em>Alpensinfonie<\/em>, <strong>Gian Marco Montesano<\/strong> <strong>references the classical music of Strauss<\/strong>, guiding the public along a slow and poetic journey across immersive, snow-covered ridgelines; with <em>Let it Snow<\/em>, <strong>Simone Tribuiani alludes to the contagious euphoria of the Christmas season and the time of winter holidays<\/strong>, evoking a vacation-like atmosphere in which major sporting events provide yet another reason to embrace winter.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;et_body_layout&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;50px||50px||false|false&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][et_pb_column _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; theme_builder_area=&#8221;et_body_layout&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;et_body_layout&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h4><strong>CONTACTS &amp; OPENING HOURS Studio d&#8217;Arte Raffaelli<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;et_body_layout&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; text_font=&#8221;|300|||||||&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Gian Marco Montesano \u2013 Alpensinfonie is <strong>open to the public with<\/strong> <strong>free admission<\/strong> at Studio d\u2019Arte Raffaelli through March 31, 2026. <br \/>The exhibition can be visited Monday to Friday from 9:30 AM to 1:30 PM and from 2:30 PM to 6:30 PM, and on Saturdays preferably by appointment, from 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM and from 4:30 PM to 6:30 PM. Please note that from February 4 to February 9, 2026, the exhibition will be partially dismantled; it will be fully open again starting February 10, 2026.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><em>Studio d\u2019Arte Raffaelli Via Livio Marchetti, 17 \u2013 38122 Trento studioraffaelli.com | info@studioraffaelli.com<\/em><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;et_body_layout&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<h4><strong>CONTACTS &#038; OPENING HOURS Cellar Contemporary<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.5&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; theme_builder_area=&#8221;et_body_layout&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; text_font=&#8221;|300|||||||&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Simone Tribuiani \u2013 Let it Snow is <strong>open to the public with free admission<\/strong> at Cellar Contemporary in Trento through March 31, 2026. <br \/>The exhibition can be visited from Wednesday to Friday, 3:30 PM to 7:00 PM, and on Saturdays from 11:00 AM to 6:30 PM. <br \/>Please note that from February 4 to February 9, 2026, the exhibition will be partially dismantled; it will be fully open again starting February 10, 2026.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<p><em>Cellar Contemporary Via San Martino, 52 \u2013 38122 Trento cellarcontemporary.com | info@cellarcontemporary.com<\/em><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Trentino contemporary art galleries Studio d\u2019Arte Raffaelli and Cellar Contemporary are pleased to announce their participation in the Cultural Olympiad, the Milano Cortina 2026 project that connects art and sport through events, exhibitions, and other cultural initiatives within a rich program spread across the entire Italian territory.The exhibitions currently on view at the galleries\u2014respectively [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":31716,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[578],"tags":[732,947],"class_list":["post-31724","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-journal-en","tag-gian-marco-montesano","tag-milano-cortina-2026"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.studioraffaelli.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31724","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.studioraffaelli.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.studioraffaelli.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.studioraffaelli.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.studioraffaelli.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31724"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.studioraffaelli.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31724\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31786,"href":"https:\/\/www.studioraffaelli.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31724\/revisions\/31786"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.studioraffaelli.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/31716"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.studioraffaelli.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31724"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.studioraffaelli.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31724"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.studioraffaelli.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31724"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}