As part of the Italian Contemporary Art Week and ARCO Madrid, the Italian Cultural Institute presents an installation by Cracking Art, an artistic movement known for its urban installations featuring animal figures. Cracking Art was founded in 1993 with the aim of changing the history of art through a strong environmental commitment which, combined with an innovative use of plastic materials, evokes the close relationship between nature and artificial reality.
The installation consists of a group of frogs invading the façade of the Palazzo di Abrantes, ironically evoking their croaking: a background noise that becomes a metaphor for the constant debate surrounding contemporary art. Meanwhile, wolves, swallows, and snails enter the interior of the palace, expressing a characteristic antinomy of our time—between natural and artificial life—in order to convey an “alternative” vision of the world and of history.
Exhibition open to the public from March 6, 2026
From 12:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Tuesday to Saturday; closed on Mondays and public holidays
