Studio Talks @ GDI - TURIN

Castello di Rivoli Museum of Contemporary Art and Gallerie d'Italia - Turin.

From September 2025 to February 2026, the Arena of the Gallerie d'Italia - Turin hosts the second edition of STUDIO TALKS @ GDI - TURIN. Aperitif with the artist, a cycle of six meetings that brings together leading figures in contemporary art with the curators of the Castello di Rivoli.

Each appointment will offer the public privileged access to the studios of the artists involved - Francis Offman, Elisa Sighicelli, Roberto Cuoghi, Enrico David, Adji Dieye and Grazia Toderi - in conversation with Francesco Manacorda, Marcella Beccaria, Marianna Vecellio e Linda Fossati.

A unique opportunity to discover first-hand the research and creative processes animating the contemporary art scene, accompanied by an aperitif and the chance to visit the current exhibitions at the Gallerie d'Italia.

📍 Arena, Gallerie d'Italia - Turin, Piazza San Carlo 156

THE PROGRAMME

• Thursday 11 September 6 p.m. - 7 p.m.
  Francis Offman in conversation with Linda Fossati
  A practice that interweaves everyday materials, climate crisis, colonialism and personal memories.
• Thursday 23 October 6 p.m. - 7 p.m.
  Elisa Sighicelli in conversation with Francesco Manacorda
  Photography as a starting point for exploring new expressive possibilities on unusual media.
• Thursday 13 November 6 p.m. - 7 p.m.
  Roberto Cuoghi in conversation with Marcella Beccaria
  An obsessive investigation into metamorphosis, technical experimentation and different media.
• Thursday 11 December 6 p.m. - 7 p.m.
  Henry David in conversation with Marianna Vecellio
  Human figures as a metaphor for transformation in a poetic and grotesque quest.
• Thursday 29 January 6 p.m. - 7 p.m.
  Adji Dieye in conversation with Linda Fossati
  Identity, cultural memory and collective imaginaries through archives, advertising and urban spaces.
• Thursday 19 February 6-7 p.m.
  Grazia Toderi in conversation with Marcella Beccaria
  Cosmic visions and intimate memories in looping video projections.