Human, All Too Human - Body, Time, Identity: The Human Figure in the Art of Giuseppe Barilaro and Filippo Manfroni

On Friday 13 November 2026, Umano, troppo umano opens, an exhibition by Cinquerosso Arte, curated by Camilla Barbone.

Religion, philosophy and art have always placed the human being at the centre of reflection, as the focal point of every perspective. In the same way, Giuseppe Barilaro and Filippo Manfroni make the human figure central to their artistic research.

Barilaro’s figures move beyond recognisability and become a testimony to existence: his gestures scratch and tear into the material, digging beneath the surface and bringing the most hidden parts of the self to light, like a mirror reflecting something of ourselves back to us.

Manfroni explores the human being through the body. Immersed in colour and shaped by light, the figure appears at times clearly defined, at others dissolved; without losing beauty and sensuality, it becomes a metaphor for emotions, suspended in a timeless dimension.

Both artists depict a human being who is fragile and yet, in their own way, divine.

The exhibition will be open until 31 January 2027.