From October 2025 to January 2026, the main periodic exhibition dedicated to contemporary Italian art returns to Palazzo Esposizioni Roma: the Quadriennale d'arte.

The 18th edition will be titled Fantastica, paying homage to the art's ability to open up new horizons, and will propose a narrative of the Italian art scene post-2000 divided into five chapters, the result of the perspectives offered by the five curators: Luca Massimo Barbero, Francesco Bonami, Emanuela Mazzonis di Pralafera, Francesco Stocchi, and Alessandra Troncone.

54 living artists, including 16 under 35. There are 45 first-time participants in the Quadriennale. 187 works on approximately 2000 square meters of exhibition space, with a significant percentage of site-specific productions.