Italian Tradition takes us to the heart of Berlin, to narrate a project that crosses borders and rewrites the very concept of belonging through the gaze of contemporary Italian women artists.
From 19 June to 21 July 2025, the Italian Cultural Institute in the German capital will host ‘Identity Beyond the Border’, an exhibition inaugurating an international cycle promoted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. The exhibition, curated by Benedetta Carpi De Resmini, celebrates the 25th anniversary of the Farnesina Collection, focusing on the works of artists who have left their mark on recent Italian art history.
After Berlin, the project will land in Vilnius and Valletta, marking a symbolic and cultural journey across Europe.
An open dialogue between generations and territories
‘Identity Beyond Borders’ is more than an exhibition: it is a thought workshop reflecting on pressing issues such as identity, belonging and coexistence. An invitation to look beyond the centrality of the human being, to rediscover a more conscious and harmonious relationship with the planet, nature and the other.
The exhibition opens with ‘Fibonacci’ (1975) by Mario Merz, an iconic work that suggests a universal order beyond individual barriers. Around this vision an intergenerational confrontation develops between art historical figures and emerging voices from the Italian contemporary scene.
The protagonists of change
Alongside acknowledged masters such as Carla Accardi, Maria Lai, Ketty La Rocca, Tomaso Binga and Elisa Montessori, we find the visual research of artists such as Silvia Giambrone, Loredana Di Lillo, Marinella Senatore and Elena Bellantoni, capable of exploring the knots of the present with unprecedented sensitivity. The project is also enriched by the presence of names such as Letizia Battaglia, Sarah Ciracì, Agnese Purgatorio, Gea Casolaro, Silvia Camporesi, Marta Roberti, Martina della Valle, Elena Mazzi, Laura Pugno and Paola Gandolfi. On the occasion of the Berlin stop, some of them – including Bellantoni, della Valle and Tomaso Binga – created site-specific interventions, designed to dialogue with the architectural and cultural soul of the host city.
An Italy that is told outside its borders
This exhibition is an example of how Italian art, particularly female art, knows how to narrate its own time and transcend traditional geographies. Each work is an autonomous narrative that speaks of roots, distances and possibilities. For Italian Tradition, this is a symbolic stage of a larger journey: that of a country that knows how to take its identity beyond borders, transforming it into a universal language of beauty, research and vision.