Presented by Francis Offman

With Alvar Aalto, Carla Accardi, Etel Adnan, Vincenzo Agnetti, Agnes Studio, Francis Alÿs, Leonor Antunes, Omer Arbel, Lina Bo Bardi, Hans Berg & Nathalie Djurberg, Sebastian Black, Irma Blank, Anna Boghiguian, Sol Calero, Pier Paolo Calzolari, Chiara Camoni, Vlassis Caniaris, Miho Dohi, John Dilg, Martin Eisler & Carlo Hauner, Haris Epaminonda, FontanaArte, Formafantasma, Paul Heintz, Rodrigo Hernandez, Mauricio Paniagua + Tony Moxham, Santiago de Paoli, Michel Mortier, Paulo Monteiro, Francis F. Offman, Erik Olovsson / Studio EO, Valentine Prissette, Ettore Spalletti

Società delle Api presents Soglia / Common Acts, an exhibition presented by Francis Offman featuring a selection of works from the Silvia Fiorucci Collection. The exhibition activates the space not only as a venue for display but as a sensory and relational environment, offering a perspective on the collection through the eyes of an artist who is part of it. In dialogue with works from the collection, a number of his previously unseen works will also be presented.

The exhibition brings together works by artists from different generations and geographies, all central to Silvia Fiorucci’s collection, placing in dialogue practices that share a radical attention to material, gesture, and the dimension of the everyday.

The title Soglia / Common Acts introduces a dual trajectory: on the one hand, the “threshold” as a space of physical and perceptual transition; on the other, “common acts” as a set of ordinary and shared gestures—never neutral—that define the relationship between body, space, and artwork.

BIOGRAPHICAL NOTES

Francis Offman was born in Butare (Rwanda) in 1987. He lives and works in Bologna. His practice combines painting, collage, and installation, using reclaimed materials such as paper and textiles. His works evoke memory, identity, and cultural stratification. Recent exhibitions include: Gihanga Institute of Contemporary Art (GiCA), Kigali (2025); Taxispalais Kunsthalle Tirol, Innsbruck (2025); Secession, Vienna (2025); American Academy, Rome (2024); La Società delle Api, Munich (2024); Mead Gallery, Warwick Arts Centre (2024); Tate Liverpool, Liverpool Biennial (2023). Public collections include: FRAC Bretagne, Castello di Rivoli, MAMbo Bologna, and The Hammer Museum, Los Angeles. Francis Offman is represented by P420 in Bologna, Herald St in London, and Deborah Schamoni in Munich.