XNL Piacenza
Center for Contemporary art, cinema, theater and music

A place where art, theatre, and music coexist and mutually influence one another. Emphasizing both the relationship between artistic and educational practices, while also focusing on the experience of the arts through exhibitions, screenings, concerts, and performances, the center hosts higher education projects and offers a range of activities, workshops, and meetings tailored to both school audiences and adults.

Carol Rama, Dorina, 2000, acquatinta. Collezione privata. © Archivio Carol Rama, Torino

XNL ART

Sul Guardare. Atto 2
Berlinde de Bruyckere
Carol Rama
Giovanni Angelo Del Maino

March 2 – June 30, 2024

From a collaboration with the Centro Conservazione e Restauro La Venaria Reale and with the Office of Ecclesiastical Cultural Heritage of the Diocese of Piacenza-Bobbio, an unprecedented dialogue between Berlinde de Bruyckere and Carol Rama around an important work from the heritage of the diocesan collections.

XNL ART

Sul Guardare. Atto 3
Andrea Sala

March 2 – June 30, 2024

In collaboration with the Office of Ecclesiastical Cultural Heritage of the Diocese of Piacenza-Bobbio, the third act of a series dedicated to lesser-known works from the collections of museums in Piacenza in dialogue with contemporary artists. By engaging with new ceramic sculptures and drawings created by the artist, sacred objects find a novel framework of meaning.

Andrea Sala, study for dried pumpkin, 2024. Ph. Daniele Signaroldi

BOTTEGA XNL

Fare Teatro 2024

25 aprile – 20 giugno 2024
Scadenza bando: 10 Aprile, ore 12

Corso di alta specializzazione per attori teatrali per la realizzazione di “Ifigenia in Aulide” di Euripide.
Con Fausto Russo Alesi.

BOTTEGA XNL

Luigi Zoja, Maro Bellocchio

Wednesday 13 March – 8.30 pm

Meeting with Luigi Zoja and Marco Bellocchio for the hundredth anniversary of the birth of Basaglia.

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VISITE GUIDATE ALLA SCOPERTA DELLE MOSTRE SUL GUARDARE

Un percorso alla scoperta delle opere di Carol Rama, Del Maino, De Bruyckere e Sala e della storia dell’edificio. Date: 22 marzo; 7 e 21 aprile; 12 e 24 maggio; 14 e 30 giugno. Partecipazione gratuita con prenotazione a info@xnlpiacenza.it.

GROUND AND 1st FLOOR

CONTEMPORARY ART

The space for exhibition projects where art dialogues with educational practices.

Floor 2

CINEMA / THEATER

The floor where students will meet their masters. Production of aesthetic contents. Circulation of ideas.

Basement

Music

Performance, composition, experimentation with sounds, scores, contemporary instruments. With Conservatorio Giuseppe Nicolini.

The building

Former Enel Plant

XNL is the name of the space that draws inspiration from the last use of the building. Until the nineties it houses the offices of the national italian electricity company Enel.

La Fondazione

FOR CONTEMPORARY ARTS

Palazzo XNL today belongs to the Piacenza and Vigevano Foundation, which turns it into a place of culture for the different languages of contemporary art.

Info

GUIDED TOURS BY APPOINTMENT

Schools, companies and groups who wish to visit by appointment the XNL building or the exhibitions, can book the guided tour by writing to info@xnlpiacenza.it.