Rome: 'Art and Photography – the Dialogue of Images' at the Coffee

Art and Photography: the Dialogue of Images

From April 10 to 12, 2026 the Coffee House at Palazzo Colonna hosts an exhibition curated by art manager Michele Crocitto that investigates the relationship between painting and photography. The show juxtaposes different visual languages and presents works that move between memory, myth and contemporary experimentation.

Practical information

• Dates: April 10, 11, 12, 2026
• Opening hours: 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM
• Venue: Coffee House, Palazzo Colonna, Piazza SS. Apostoli 67, Rome
• Curator: Michele Crocitto
• Special event: live painting and body painting by Anfissa Vassé on April 10 at 5:00 PM during the vernissage

Themes and exhibition route

The exhibition looks at how painting and photography inform each other: photography is no longer only documentation and painting goes beyond representation. Works on display investigate the body as surface, the dissolution of the image and controlled overexposure as an aesthetic gesture. A recurring theme is the portrayal of the female figure, explored through portraits, painted interventions and photographic installations that play with light, myth and transformed domestic scenes.

Artists on display

• Giuliano Grittini – preview of the series "Roma Ti Amo"
• Jude Black – project "Reflections of Venus" in collaboration with Anfissa Vassé
• Anfissa Vassé – paintings and live performance
• Pietro Gottuso – series "Female Portraits"
• Anna Semyannikova – collection "Threshold"
• Other participants: Alex Valenti, Angelika Aks, Armsx, Cinzia Colantoni, Daniela Veronese, Marco Vinci, Paola Luciani Fullbright, Rosella Giorgetti, Andrea Borga (sculptures)

For visitors: the live painting on April 10 provides a direct view of the creative process, connecting painterly gesture, the body and photography. The exhibition is aimed at those interested in the cross-fertilization of visual languages and contemporary visual research.