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• Roman Collective Salò on Music, Performance, and Reviving the Baronato Quattro Bellezze artist

  The Roman collective Salò, formed in 2019 and currently comprising Toni Cutrone, Cosimo Damiano, Emiliano Maggi, Giacomo Mancini, and Marco Bonini, released their debut album on…

• Pierluigi Cappello: The Forgotten Poet of Friuli artist

  Pierluigi Cappello (1967-2017) was a prominent Italian poet of contemporary times. He was born in Gemona and experienced the impact of the 1976 Friuli earthquake, leading to a…

• French cinema icon Alain Delon dies at 88, leaving art collection legacy artist

  Alain Delon, the legendary French actor and art collector, died peacefully at his home in Douchy, France, at age 88, surrounded by his three children and his dog Loubo. His family…

• Lighting Designer Francesco Murano on Illuminating Art artist

  Francesco Murano, a lighting designer, discusses his career and techniques in an interview. His passion for light began at Domus Academy, where he studied under Clino Trini…

• Hana Almilli on Textiles, Identity, and Al Ghorba artist

  Hana Almilli, an artist of Saudi, Syrian, Kurdish, and Turkish heritage, explores themes of identity, memory, and alienation through textiles, poetry, and multimedia. In an…

• Giorgio Milani's Studio in an 18th-Century Frescoed Church artist

  Italian artist Giorgio Milani (born 1946) has established his studio in the deconsecrated 18th-century church of San Rocco in Borgonovo Val Tidone, surrounded by frescoes by Luigi…

• Gabriella Cardazzo, gallerista pioniera della videoarte, muore a 85 anni artist

  Gabriella Cardazzo, a gallerist, curator, photographer, and videomaker, passed away on August 4, 2024, in Venice at the age of 85. Born in Venice in 1939, she was the daughter of…

• Takao Yaguchi, creator of iconic manga 'Sanpei, the Fisher Boy,' dies at 81 artist

  Takao Yaguchi, the manga artist behind the beloved series 'Sanpei, the Fisher Boy' (Tsurikichi Sanpei), passed away in 2020 at age 81 after battling pancreatic cancer. Born in…

• Avvassena: The Gen Z Artist Navigating Art, Identity, and the Market artist

  Anna Vassena, born in Milan in 1998 and working under the pseudonym Avvassena, is an Italian artist who blends painting, sculpture, installation, and printmaking. After earning…

• Vis à Vis Fuoriluogo 27: Artist Residency in Molise artist

  The 13th edition of the Vis à Vis Fuoriluogo 27 artist residency project began on August 5, 2024, and will run until August 25, 2024, in the Molise region of Italy. Organized by…

• Banksy Unveils Daily Animal Murals Across London in August 2024 Series artist

  On August 5, 2024, at 12:00:02 PM London time, Banksy posted on Instagram and his website a black silhouette of an Alpine ibex on a buttress near Kew Bridge, west London. The…

• Heith on Music as Ritual and Escapism artist

  Milan-based electronic producer Heith, co-founder of Haunter Records, returns to PAN with the EP 'The Liars Tell…', a more ambient work focusing on voice. Following his 2022 debut…

• Forci Art Foundation Launches Residencies in Tuscan Villa artist

  The Forci Art Foundation, established by Melanie van Ogtrop and Nina, has initiated an artist residency program at Tenuta di Forci, located near Lucca, Tuscany. This expansive…

• Xorokê Creative Studio Develops Brand Identity for Fryst! Iced Coffee artist

  Xorokê Creative Studio, a Brazilian design firm, created the branding and visual identity for Fryst!, an iced coffee product. The design emphasizes convenience and quality through…

• Artist Veronica Winters Discusses Emotional Aspects of Creative Practice in Podcast Episode artist

• French artist Abraham Poincheval lives in floating bottle during Paris Olympics artist

  French performance artist Abraham Poincheval is living inside a giant floating bottle on the Canal Saint-Denis, just outside the Olympic Stadium, for ten days and nights during…

• A28 Studio's Collaborative Approach to Contemporary Brand Identity Design artist

  A28 Studio, under the direction of designer Ale Goyenaga, develops contemporary branding and visual identity solutions for businesses. The studio employs a collaborative…

• Tellas: Sardinia's Street Art Pioneer on Nature, Travel, and Urban Regeneration artist

  Fabio Schirru, known as Tellas, hails from Cagliari and was born in 1985. In 2014, HuffPost recognized him as one of the 25 most significant street artists, and he was included in…

• Alex Amoresano's Erotic Transgressions: A Male Gaze Unapologetically Mediterranean artist

  Ferruccio Giromini profiles Neapolitan artist Alex Amoresano, who defies current trends by openly celebrating heterosexual male desire in his erotic illustrations. While…

• Giuseppe Desiato, Italian body art pioneer, dies at 89 artist

  Giuseppe Desiato, a pioneering Italian body artist known for his subversive performances that often involved creating works only to destroy or bury them, died on July 28, 2024, in…

• Costantino Nivola's Legacy Through Daughter Claire and Architect Carl Stein artist

  Costantino Nivola (1911–1988), a Sardinian-born artist who fled fascist Italy for New York in 1939, is remembered through his daughter Claire Nivola and Carl Stein, son of…

• Cristina Nuñez: autoritratto come autoterapia e metodo SPEX artist

  Cristina Nuñez, nata a Figueres nel 1962, ha trasformato l'autoritratto in un mezzo di terapia personale dopo aver affrontato un'adolescenza segnata dalla dipendenza da sostanze.…

• G2K Creative Agency Designs Brand Identity for Maieutic Social Innovation Firm artist

  G2K Creative Agency has developed a branding and visual identity for Maieutic, an agency focused on social and cultural innovation. The project aimed to create a professional yet…

• Ruth Wolf-Rehfeldt's 1990 Mail Art Critiques German Reunification Through Typewritten Works artist

  In February 1990, artist Ruth Wolf-Rehfeldt released an SOS mail art leaflet, calling for support against the impending dissolution of the German Democratic Republic (GDR). The…

• Alessio Pellicoro on Metafotografia and the Archive artist

  Alessio Pellicoro, born in Taranto in 1994, has cultivated a photographic career spanning nearly ten years, initially using his father's analog cameras. He studied at the Istituto…

• Italian artist Sergio Ragalzi dies at 73 artist

  Sergio Ragalzi, an Italian artist known for his dark, conceptual works exploring existential themes, died on July 26, 2024, at age 73. Born in Turin in 1951, he debuted in 1984 at…

• Nordra: experimental composer blends industrial, noise, and dance artist

  Monika Khot, known as Nordra, is an experimental electroacoustic composer of Indian descent, residing in London. Born in Virginia in 1992, her music fuses electronic rhythms, live…

• Elvira Notari, pioniera del cinema italiano prima regista donna artist

  Elvira Notari (1875-1946) è considerata la pioniera delle registe cinematografiche italiane. Originaria di Salerno, si trasferì a Napoli per studiare moda, dove conobbe Nicola…

• Alexandra Carr's kinetic sculpture Only Breath blooms at Science Museum London's Energy Revolution gallery artist

  Only Breath, a kinetic sculpture by Torus Torus Studio, serves as the centerpiece of the Science Museum London's permanent Energy Revolution: The Adani Green Energy Gallery. The…

• Antonio Rezza and Flavia Mastrella on Their Latest Show Hybris and Political Views artist

  Italian artist duo Antonio Rezza and Flavia Mastrella discuss their latest performance Hybris (2022), a tour de force centered on a door that serves as both a concrete object and…

• Belgian sculptor Jean-Pierre Ghysels dies at 92 artist

  Belgian sculptor Jean-Pierre Ghysels, who described sculpture as a "craftsman's trade" that "balances man," died on July 23, 2024, following a sudden illness. Born in Brussels in…

• Samo Shalaby on Maximalism, Old Master Techniques, and the Stage Series artist

  Egyptian-Palestinian painter Samo Shalaby, a Central Saint Martins graduate, discusses his maximalist approach that blends Old Master techniques with contemporary influences.…

• Francesco Biamonti: The Forgotten Writer Who Loved the Sea artist

  Francesco Biamonti (1928–2001), an Italian writer from San Biagio della Cima in Liguria, lived a reclusive life in a converted barn. Despite a late start in publishing—his first…

• Francesco Alberico: The Poetics of Ephemeral Gestures and Urban Spaces artist

  Francesco Alberico (b. 1996, Pescara) creates photographic works, small drawings, and sculptures that capture candid, estranging gestures in provincial urban settings. His…

• Bill Viola's Florentine Beginnings at art/tapes/22 artist

  Bill Viola forged a significant connection with Florence, where he launched his career in partnership with art/tapes/22, an innovative video art center established between 1972…

• Curating in Nightclubs: Sara Van Bussel and Manuela Nobile on Art in Unconventional Spaces artist

  Curators Sara Van Bussel and Manuela Nobile bring contemporary art into nightclubs and strip clubs, challenging traditional exhibition spaces. Their project 'LOOK AT ME VOL. I'…

• Greta Schödl on Her Second Biennale Appearance and Artistic Practice artist

  Austrian-born artist Greta Schödl (Hollabrunn, 1929), now based in Bologna and represented by Galleria Richard Saltoun, is a featured artist at the 60th Venice Biennale 2024,…

• Chiara Caselli's Tattooed Ceramics Blend Myth and Material artist

  Italian designer Chiara Caselli (b. 1990) from Sassuolo, the Italian tile capital, moved to Amsterdam after studying architecture in Venice, where she founded Ccontinua. Her…

• Alessia Iotti on Art, Activism, and Climate Crisis artist

  Illustrator and activist Alessia Iotti discusses her collaboration with ZeroCO2, a benefit corporation focused on reforestation and social impact. Iotti creates humorous,…

• Interview with New York Artist Cathy Diamond on Nature-Inspired Abstract Painting artist

  An interview with New York City-based painter Cathy Diamond explores her three-decade career creating abstract works inspired by nature. Diamond, who teaches at Borough of…