MILAN, Italy, May 15 (Xinhua) -- Hosting the World Expo in 2015 was a great opportunity for Milan to integrate into the world and enhance cooperation between Italy and China, artists said during an art exhibition in Italy.
The exhibition "From Shanghai 2010 to Milan 2015", which has gathered some 30 contemporary works by 13 women artists, kicked off Thursday in Rozzano, a town near Milan.
"We think the exhibition has paid homage to the development of Sino-Italy ties. I believe that, thanks to the Shanghai Expo, Milan will get a chance to step into the future," exhibition curator Barbara Pietrasanta told Xinhua.
Italy missed many opportunities in the past to enhance cooperation with China, she said.
"We fell far behind other European countries and we need to make up ground for that, because Italy has plenty of excellences, like its designs," she said.
