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• Emanuele Wiltsch Barberio: music, art, and the spaces between artist

  Emanuele Wiltsch Barberio, a musician and sound artist hailing from Rome, delves into the realms of theater, film, and visual arts. He trained in dhrupad singing and sitar at…

• Pippa Garner, anticonformist artist, dies at 82 artist

  Pippa Garner, born Philip in Evanston, 1942, died on December 30, 2024, in Los Angeles at age 82. She critiqued consumerism and gender through her work, body, and irony. In the…

• Mazen Kerbaj on Music, Politics, and Comics artist

  Lebanese musician and illustrator Mazen Kerbaj (Beirut, 1975) directed a sound performance at MAO Museo di Arte Orientale in Turin on December 14, 2024. The piece, Walls Will Fall…

• Artist Oriana Confente Explores Ecological Photography Through Plant-Based Methods artist

  Artist Oriana Confente is developing sustainable photographic practices by using botanical materials and alternative processes. Her work, including the project 'Exercises in…

• Painter Ruggero Savinio, Grandson of Giorgio de Chirico, Dies at 90 artist

  Ruggero Savinio, the Italian painter and grandson of Giorgio de Chirico, died on January 1, 2025, at age 90. Born in Turin on December 22, 1934, he was the son of Alberto Savinio…

• Virgilio Sieni on Inhabiting Museums Through Dance and Gesture artist

  Choreographer and dancer Virgilio Sieni discusses his project 'Abitare il Museo – Il corpo dell’Arte', which reimagines museum spaces through embodied practices. The project was…

• BloomForever: Giulio Michelini's Photographic Ode to Nature's Slowness artist

  Giulio Michelini, a visual artist from Tuscia, Italy, launched BloomForever, a project blending photography, scanning, and recyclable materials to explore biodiversity and…

• Yoshio Taniguchi, MoMA's Renaissance Architect, Dies at 87 artist

  Yoshio Taniguchi, the Japanese architect who transformed the Museum of Modern Art in New York with a $850 million expansion completed in 2004, died of pneumonia on December 16,…

• Joseph Cornell: The Surrealist Who Lived on Utopia Parkway artist

  Joseph Cornell (1903–1972), an American visual artist and experimental filmmaker, was largely self-taught and associated with Surrealism, which he referred to as 'white magic.' He…

• Enea Luciano Bracciali: Milan's legendary junk dealer and his cabinet of wonders artist

  At Via Arcivescovo Romilli 11 in Milan's Corvetto district, the archive, studio, and workshop of Enea Luciano Bracciali (born 1940), one of the city's most historic junk dealers,…

• DADA’ reimagines 12 numbers of the Neapolitan Smorfia in multidisciplinary project artist

  DADA’ (Gaia Eleonora Cipollaro), a singer-songwriter from Naples who gained recognition on X Factor 2022, has unveiled "Smorfiosa," a creative initiative that pays tribute to the…

• Copper Head's homoerotic fantasy drawings celebrate burly 'bears' artist

  The pseudonymous artist Copper Head creates graphic works depicting hyper-masculine, hairy, and muscular men—often called 'bears' in gay culture—in a variety of erotic and ironic…

• Bianca Garufi: Writer, Psychoanalyst, and Pavese's Muse artist

  Bianca Garufi (1918–2006) was an Italian writer, poet, translator, and Jungian psychoanalyst, often remembered as Cesare Pavese's companion. Born in Rome to Sicilian nobility, she…

• Serena Vestrucci: Irony, Limits, and Everyday Life in Dialogue artist

  Serena Vestrucci, born in 1986 in Milan, delves into the everyday through various mediums, including installation, collage, drawing, painting, video, sculpture, and photography.…

• Fashion photographer Gian Paolo Barbieri dies at 89 artist

  Gian Paolo Barbieri, the Italian fashion photographer known for his painterly approach, has died at 89. Born in 1935 in Milan, he began his career in theater, working with Luchino…

• Renata Lucas's surrealism counters neoliberalism as Brazilian galleries expand internationally artist

  Renata Lucas's work employs surrealism as a critical response to neoliberal ideologies, positioning her practice within contemporary Brazilian art discourse. A Gentil Carioca…

• Emirati Artist Najat Makki on Her Inspirations from Dubai Creek and Artistic Journey artist

  Emirati artist Najat Makki, born in Dubai before the UAE's 1971 unification, draws inspiration from her childhood near Dubai Creek's turquoise waters and the bustling…

• Tiago Sant'Ana becomes first Brazilian selected for Open Society arts program artist

  Tiago Sant'Ana has achieved a significant milestone as the first Brazilian artist chosen for the Open Society's arts initiative. This selection highlights his growing…

• Banksy unveils Madonna unable to breastfeed child artist

  Banksy has claimed a new artwork on Instagram depicting a Madonna unable to breastfeed her baby. The piece uses a pre-existing rusty hole to puncture the Virgin's breast, leaving…

• Grupo Clariô de Teatro Faces Eviction After 20 Years of Community Work in Taboão da Serra artist

  Grupo Clariô de Teatro, a Black theater collective founded in Taboão da Serra by Naloana Lima, Alexandre Souza, Mario Pazini Jr., and Naruna Costa, is commemorating two decades of…

• Anna Valeria Borsari, Pioneer of Site-Specific Art, Dies at 81 artist

  On December 7, 2024, Milan witnessed the passing of Anna Valeria Borsari, an 81-year-old Italian artist celebrated for her analytical photography and site-specific installations.…

• SONRO: il collettivo che esplora il suono nelle arti visive artist

  Fondato nel 2022, SONRO (Suono Ogni Notte nel Rovescio dei miei Occhi) è un collettivo che include la storica dell'arte e curatrice Sara D'Alessandro Manozzo, l'editor e curatrice…

• Gigi Pedroli, Milanese Artist Who Founded Incision Center, Dies at 92 artist

  Gigi Pedroli, the Milanese artist and founder of the Centro dell'Incisione on the Naviglio Grande, has died at age 92. Born in Milan in 1932, he studied at the Civica Scuola di…

• Zeinab AlHashemi's Hybrid Practice Explores UAE Transformation Through Camel Hides and Industrial Materials artist

  Zeinab AlHashemi's journey as an artist commenced following a devastating car crash in 2009, which left her with 13 fractures and necessitated 11 surgeries, including a hip…

• Massimo Orsi: The Artist Behind the OK Logo artist

  Massimo Orsi (Alessandria, 1962) was interviewed by professors Alberto Dambruoso and Loredana Finicelli at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Frosinone as part of the I Martedì…

• Alessandro Cambi: Flower Designer Between Philosophy and Nature artist

  Alessandro Cambi, a flower designer based in Rome, has developed a unique style blending French floral techniques with Japanese attention to detail. After studying philosophy at…

• Filippo Balestra: Poetry as Exhaustive Subtraction artist

  Filippo Balestra, born in Genova in 1982, is an Italian poet and performer celebrated for his "strabordante minimalism." His literary contributions include "Poesie Normali"…

• Davide Livermore on Opera, Cinema, and the Politics of Theatre artist

  Davide Livermore, director of Teatro Nazionale di Genova, discusses his approach to opera and his new film-musical The Opera!. He argues that theatre must remain alive and…

• Mahsa Tehrani's Surreal Iranian Landscapes Explore Memory, Extinction, and Persian Miniature Traditions artist

  Mahsa Tehrani creates paintings that transform Iranian landscapes into surreal, symbolic spaces rooted in personal reflection and nostalgia. Her work frequently features the…

• Leanne Bishop Demonstrates Realistic Eye Drawing Techniques in Tutorial artist

  Professional artist Leanne Bishop has created an instructional video demonstrating how to draw a realistic eye using various drawing materials. The tutorial provides a detailed…

• Antonina Nowacka: Vocal Experiments and Sonic Journeys artist

  Antonina Nowacka, a Polish singer and avant-garde composer who graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw, crafts minimalist soundscapes influenced by distinctive…

• Tobias Rehberger on His New Crystal Installation at Colle Val d'Elsa artist

  German artist Tobias Rehberger (born 1966 in Esslingen) returns to Colle di Val d'Elsa with a new installation that explores the dialogue between tradition and the future. The…

• Gabriele Micalizzi on War Photography, Cesura Collective, and AI artist

  Gabriele Micalizzi, a leading Italian photojournalist and co-founder of the Cesura collective (founded in 2008), discusses his career, the impact of digital media and AI-generated…

• Arianna Carossa's 4,080-Mile Van Journey Across America to Install Sculptures in Nevada Desert artist

  Italian artist Arianna Carossa undertook a five-day, 4,080-mile van journey from Brooklyn, New York, to the Nevada desert to install sculptures created in collaboration with…

• Grazia Varisco on Her Long Career and the Poetics of Chance artist

  Grazia Varisco, born in Milan in 1937, reflects on her artistic journey as a member of Gruppo T, founded in Milan in October 1959 by Giovanni Anceschi, Davide Boriani, Gianni…

• Denise Tantucci on Acting, Nanni Moretti, and Directing Ambitions artist

  Italian actress Denise Tantucci (born 1997 in Fano) discusses her career in an interview with Artribune. She debuted as Nina in the TV series Braccialetti Rossi (2014, Rai1) and…

• Rediscovering Emilio Sobrero: The Forgotten Italian Painter artist

  Emilio Sobrero (Turin, 1890–Rome, 1964), an Italian artist, has recently gained attention after years of being overlooked. He was praised by notable figures such as Lionello…

• Filippo Panseca, pioniere della computer art, muore a 84 anni a Pantelleria artist

  Filippo Panseca, uno dei pionieri della computer art, è deceduto a 84 anni a Pantelleria a causa di un infarto. Nato a Palermo nel 1940, nel 1991 ha istituito la prima cattedra di…

• Randa Maddah's 'Hanging Gardens' exhibition at Tabari Artspace explores displacement and spiritual cycles artist

  The solo exhibition 'Hanging Gardens' by Randa Maddah at Tabari Artspace in Dubai concluded on 10 October. This showcase included paintings, sketches, and notebooks exploring…

• Ambra Castagnetti on Performance, Sculpture, and Interdependent Ecosystems artist

  Italian artist Ambra Castagnetti (Genoa, 1993) challenges anthropocentric conventions by exploring dynamics within natural and imaginary ecosystems. She was among four…