From September 25 to December 15, 2025, Studio d'Arte Raffaelli in Trento, Italy, presents a double solo exhibition by Canadian brothers Silas and Angus Borsos, titled 'Broadway Dreams and the Vancouver Void.' Silas Borsos, a painter based in Brooklyn, shows small-format impressionistic works focused on theater, film scenes, and New York subway glimpses, alongside a large wall installation on paper. Angus Borsos, a photographer and former music video director, exhibits black-and-white analog photographs capturing Vancouver's urban landscapes and existential atmosphere. The exhibition marks the brothers' first joint presentation in Italy and includes a catalog with contributions by Virginia Raffaelli, Camilla Nacci Zanetti, and Gian Marco Montesano.
The exhibition matters because it stages a rare dialogue between painting and photography through the lens of family and geography, contrasting the vibrant theatricality of Broadway with the suspended emptiness of Vancouver. By bringing together two distinct visual languages rooted in a shared family history—their ancestor József Borsos was a 19th-century Hungarian painter and photographer—the show highlights how artistic practices can complement and challenge each other. It also introduces Italian audiences to emerging Canadian artists whose work bridges personal narrative and broader urban experience, contributing to cross-cultural contemporary art discourse.