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• Chiara Baima Poma: Painting as a Mysterious Dialogue Between Past and Present artist

  Italian painter Chiara Baima Poma (born 1990 in Cuorgnè) graduated from Accademia Albertina di Belle Arti di Torino in 2010. She co-founded the collective Pacific Social Art Club…

• Bruno Croatto: The Forgotten Magical Realist from Trieste artist

  Bruno Croatto (1875-1948), a Trieste-born painter, is the subject of a retrospective article by Ludovico Pratesi on Artribune. Despite family opposition, he studied at the…

• Glorious Mothers residency: art, care, and collective motherhood at Castello Cabiaglio artist

  The Glorious Mothers, a collective of visual artists, held their second residency at Castello Cabiaglio in Varese province, Italy, in 2023. The residency, titled Acquiferae,…

• Dolce&Gabbana Mentors Emerging Inclusive Designer Karoline Vitto artist

  During Milan Fashion Week on September 24, 2023, Dolce&Gabbana hosted Brazilian-born, London-based designer Karoline Vitto as part of their ongoing mentorship program for emerging…

• Renée Levi and Marcel Schmid's Studio Reveals Vibrant Artistic Process artist

  The studio of artists Renée Levi and Marcel Schmid presents a dynamic environment filled with large-scale canvases in bright, vibrant colors, some still awaiting completion.…

• Vilma Eid's 40-Year Journey Championing Brazilian Popular Art artist

  Vilma Eid's fascination with Brazilian popular art was sparked by her encounter with José Antônio da Silva's artwork at the age of 21, despite her mother and dealer Cesar Luiz…

• Black Snake Moan: Marco Contestabile's Psych-Western Journey artist

  Born in Tarquinia in 1992, Marco Contestabile, known as Black Snake Moan, is a one-man band that fuses blues with psychedelic folk. His stage name is inspired by a track from…

• Italian Sticker Artist Stelleconfuse on Street Art, Plant-a-Tree, and SAMRO Museum artist

  Mirko Vignozzi, known as Stelleconfuse, is an Italian sticker artist who will appear in the documentary 'Sticker Movie' premiering in Portland this October. Since 2008, he has…

• Nazzarena Poli Maramotti on Painting as an Inevitable Medium artist

  Nazzarena Poli Maramotti (born 1987, Montecchio Emilia) discusses her artistic practice in an interview with Davide Dal Sasso. She studied at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Urbino…

• Artist Iginio De Luca uses ChatGPT to converse with his deceased mother in Rome performance artist

  On August 21, 2023, Italian artist Iginio De Luca staged a public performance titled "Gioia mia" in Rome. He drove a billboard truck through twenty locations significant to his…

• Midori Takada's Turin performance shows benefits of cultural collaboration artist

  On September 21, 2023, Midori Takada, a renowned Japanese composer, took the stage at Cinema Massimo's Sala 1 Cabiria in Turin, Italy, as part of the 'Japan on film' event. This…

• Sicilian Female Collective MaleTinte Fuses Art, Memory, and Social Activism artist

  MaleTinte, a feminist collective founded in 2021 by Lydia Giordano, is based in Sicily and aims to use art for reclaiming public spaces and sparking community dialogue. The name…

• Lisa Lyon, Mapplethorpe's Muse and Bodybuilding Icon, Dies at 70 artist

  Lisa Lyon, the pioneering female bodybuilder and muse to Robert Mapplethorpe, has died at age 70 from stomach cancer. Lyon, who stood 160 cm and weighed just over 50 kg, was known…

• Giulio Bargellini, Italian entrepreneur and art patron, dies at 91 artist

  Giulio Bargellini, the Italian entrepreneur, philanthropist, and art patron, died at the age of 91. Born in 1932 in Pieve di Cento, near Bologna, he founded G. Bargellini & C. in…

• Pierpaolo Ferrari on Toiletpaper's immersive Mumbai exhibition and creative freedom artist

  Pierpaolo Ferrari, co-founder of Toiletpaper magazine with Maurizio Cattelan, discusses his artistic journey and the immersive exhibition at the Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre…

• Public Movement's Re-Branding European Muslims: A Gala Performance artist

  On 28 September 2012, the Tel Aviv-based organization Public Movement hosted a gala at the Steirischer Herbst festival in Graz, Austria, to commemorate the acknowledgment of Islam…

• Mark Manders on Self-Portrait as a Building and Poetic Sculpture artist

  Mark Manders, a Dutch artist, has been working on a project called Self-Portrait as a Building since 1986, which draws inspiration from a made-up character. His sculptures blend…

• Karen Mirza and Brad Butler on 'The Exception and the Rule' artist

  During a March 2010 interview with Gemma Sharpe, artists Brad Butler and Karen Mirza elaborated on their collaborative efforts, particularly highlighting their film 'The Exception…

• Joan Jonas on Performing for an Online Audience at Tate Modern artist

  In March 2013, Joan Jonas staged 'Draw Without Looking' at Tate Modern in London, her first performance specifically created for an online audience. In an interview with Amy Budd,…

• David Lamelas on Time, Space, and Dislocation in Five Decades of Art artist

  In a 2016 conversation with Neus Miró for Afterall, David Lamelas reflects on his extensive career spanning five decades in sculpture, installation, and film. Originally from…

• Chantal Akerman Discusses Her Installation 'Maniac Shadows' and Cross-Disciplinary Practice artist

  In an interview with curator Alaina Claire Feldman, Chantal Akerman discusses her five-channel video installation 'Maniac Shadows' (2013), which was on view at The Kitchen in New…

• Ahaad Alamoudi’s Ghostly Pigeon Towers at Noor Riyadh artist

  Ahaad Alamoudi, a Saudi artist hailing from Jeddah and born in 1991, produces artwork that intertwines absurdity, humor, and myth, mirroring the evolving society of the kingdom.…

• Asma Bahmim on Folktales, Islamic Miniatures, and Her ATHR Show artist

  Saudi artist Asma Bahmim discusses her solo exhibition 'Fantasia: A World Between Reality and Imagination' at ATHR in Jeddah, which ran until 15 April 2023. The show featured over…

• Victoria Cantons and Xu Yang on LGBTQ+ Advocacy, Rococo Drag, and Tate Commission artist

  Artists Victoria Cantons (b. 1969, London) and Xu Yang (b. 1996, Zibo, China) discuss their practices in an interview with Elisabetta Roncati for Artribune. Both reside in the UK…

• Italian Collector Vittorio Gaddi on Building a 400-Piece Contemporary Art Collection artist

  Vittorio Gaddi, one of Italy's most esteemed contemporary art collectors, began collecting in the mid-1990s, initially to furnish a country house near Vorno in Lucca. His…

• Anri Sala's 'Body Double' at Pompeii: Breathing Life into Ancient Casts artist

  Albanian artist Anri Sala (Tirana, 1974) has created a new project for the Pompeii Commitment digital fellowship, titled 'Body Double'. The work centers on plaster casts of two…

• Nour El Saleh on Wrinkles, Rats, and Imagined Ecosystems artist

  London-based artist Nour El Saleh discusses her imaginative practice, where figures emerge as vessels in fictionalized ecosystems without specific identity or time. She draws on…

• Buichi Terasawa, creator of manga 'Cobra', dies at 68 artist

  Buichi Terasawa, the Japanese manga artist best known for creating the iconic series 'Cobra', died of a heart attack on September 8, 2023, at the age of 68. The news was announced…

• Zayn Qahtani on Angels, Rituals, and Sumerian Death artist

  Bahraini artist Zayn Qahtani explores the interplay between conscious and subconscious through ancient spiritual contexts. His solo exhibition 'Angels in Purgatory' at Vitrine…

• Yan Jun on China's Experimental Music Scene and Its Challenges artist

  Yan Jun, a Beijing artist central to China's experimental music scene, discusses his multifaceted role as artist, writer, curator, and label owner in an interview with Rudolph…

• Sonia Boyce Joins Hauser & Wirth, First Solo Show in 2025 artist

  Sonia Boyce, a prominent British artist born in London in 1962, has signed with Hauser & Wirth while continuing her association with Apalazzo Gallery, which is set to present her…

• Milo Manara's erotic fresco hidden in a Marche café artist

  In the Vecchio Caffè Maretto in Civitanova Marche, a vaulted ceiling is covered with an erotic fresco by Milo Manara, one of Italy's most celebrated comic artists. Commissioned in…

• LASA: Art Collective as Social Enterprise in Havana Suburb artist

  The Laboratorio Artístico de San Agustín (LASA), established in 2008 by French curator Aurélie Sampeur and Cuban artist Candelario, operates in San Agustín, Havana. It functions…

• Björk's Victimhood Video Directed by Icelandic Artist Gabríela Friðriksdóttir artist

  Björk has released a new single and music video titled Victimhood, from her tenth studio album Fossora. The video was co-directed by Icelandic painter Gabríela Friðriksdóttir and…

• Alessandro Cinque: Mining and Indigenous Rights in the Andes artist

  Alessandro Cinque, an Italian photographer from Orvieto born in 1988, has been residing in Peru for six years. He showcased his work at the tenth Pictet Prize, which examines the…

• Luigi Mainolfi: Sculpting the Spirit of Matter artist

  Italian artist Luigi Mainolfi explores the spiritual essence of raw materials through his sculptural practice. Working primarily with terracotta, bronze, and natural elements,…

• Lorenzo Catena on Street Photography, Influences, and the Digital Shift artist

  In an interview with Artribune, Italian photographer and architect Lorenzo Catena discusses his approach to street photography, his influences, and the impact of social media on…

• Artist installs unauthorized Madonnina replica in Milan's Darsena to protest climate inaction artist

  On September 8, 2023, photographer and artist Fabrizio Spucches installed a replica of the Madonnina, the iconic statue atop Milan's Duomo, in the Darsena canal as a guerrilla art…

• Ilya Kabakov (1933-2023): Tributes and Reflections on the Soviet-Born Conceptual Artist artist

  Ilya Kabakov, a notable artist of the 20th century hailing from the USSR, passed away on May 27, 2023. ARTMargins Online honored his memory with insights from friends and…

• TRÜF Designs Artistic Packaging for DAR's New Chocolate Bars artist

  In September 2023, the design studio TRÜF collaborated with the gourmet chocolate brand DAR to create packaging for two new chocolate bars: 'Wild Orange' and 'Ecuador.' Both…