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• Ruggero Deodato, director of Cannibal Holocaust, dies at 83 artist

  On December 29, 2022, Italian director Ruggero Deodato passed away at the age of 83. He was born in Potenza in 1939 and began his filmmaking journey as an assistant director for…

• Arata Isozaki, Pritzker-winning architect of Italy's tallest skyscraper, dies at 91 artist

  Arata Isozaki, the Japanese architect who designed Milan's Torre Allianz (Italy's tallest skyscraper) and won the Pritzker Prize in 2019, has died at age 91. Born in Ōita in 1931,…

• Reverie's 'Sogno 5: Icaro' Performance at Casa Morra, Naples artist

  Artist Reverie (born 1994 in Vinci, Tuscany) presented her performance 'Sogno 5: Icaro' at Casa Morra in Naples, reinterpreting the Greek myth of Icarus. Suspended by a crane, the…

• American artist Dorothy Iannone dies in Berlin at 89 artist

  Dorothy Iannone, an American artist celebrated for her autobiographical and erotic creations, passed away unexpectedly on December 26, 2022, in Berlin. Born in Boston in 1933 and…

• Tomás Saraceno: Spiders, Collaboration, and Decentering the Human artist

  Argentine artist and architect Tomás Saraceno (b. 1973) discusses his inspirations, spider webs, and the need to decenter humanity. He cites Vinciane Despret's book 'What Would…

• Maxi Jazz, frontman dei Faithless, morto a 65 anni artist

  Maxwell Fraer, noto come Maxi Jazz, cantante e produttore londinese, è morto serenamente nel sonno il 23 dicembre 2022 all'età di 65 anni. La notizia è stata annunciata su Twitter…

• Fade Out Label: Andrea Bonfini’s Upcycled Denim Brand in Berlin artist

  Andrea Bonfini founded Fade Out Label in 2015 as a Berlin-based fashion brand that rejects seasonality, uses artisanal production, and sources reclaimed materials to be 100% vegan…

• Vincenzo Marsiglia on I Martedì Critici: Art and Light artist

  Vincenzo Marsiglia, known for his work with light and stars, was featured on the television program I Martedì Critici on Artribune TV in December 2022. The episode explored his…

• Bassam Al-Sabah on Building Digital Worlds with CGI artist

  Bassam Al-Sabah, an Iraqi-born artist, uses CGI to construct digital worlds that question reality. Growing up in Iraq until age 10, he played video games with his sister, sparking…

• Hans Ulrich Obrist on the Future: Video Games, Ecology, and WPA-Style Art Stimulus artist

  In a conversation with Spazio Taverna, curator Hans Ulrich Obrist shares three pivotal concepts for the future. He foresees that video games will take center stage in the 21st…

• Maya Ruiz-Picasso, Daughter of Pablo Picasso, Dies at 87 artist

  Maya Ruiz-Picasso, the daughter of Pablo Picasso and Marie-Thérèse Walter, has died at the age of 87. Born in 1935 in Boulogne-Billancourt, she was the child of an extramarital…

• Stefano Giovannoni on Playful Architecture and Narrative Design artist

  In an interview with Artribune, architect and designer Stefano Giovannoni discusses the concept of "playful architecture" (architettura ludica), tracing its roots from…

• Erinni: Transfeminist Curatorial Collective in Rome artist

  Erinni is a transfeminist curatorial collective based in Rome, Italy, that merges art and social activism to explore intersections of science, technology, and gender identity. The…

• Firas Shehadeh on Postcolonial Digitality and the Human Condition artist

  Vienna-based Palestinian artist and researcher Firas Shehadeh discusses his practice connecting postcolonial thought with internet subcultures. His work 'There, Where You Are Not'…

• Erberto Carboni: il pioniere italiano dell'exhibit design artist

  Erberto Carboni (Parma, 1899 – Milano, 1984) è riconosciuto come un pioniere nel campo del design espositivo in Italia. Dopo aver conseguito il diploma in architettura…

• Mademoiselle Salty Jewelry Brand Combines Ocean Inspiration with Ethical Production artist

  Mademoiselle Salty is a jewelry brand founded by Marion Ferrari, inspired by her time living in Indonesia. The company produces handmade rings, necklaces, bracelets, and…

• Delphine Joly Pujol's Ceramic Artistry Through OcciD Créations artist

  Delphine Joly Pujol is the artist behind OcciD Créations, creating ceramic works for 15 years. Based in Montpellier, she trained in workshops across France and Belgium, mastering…

• Pietro Ruffo designs limited-edition Dior holiday coffrets with astral motifs artist

  Pietro Ruffo, an Italian artist born in Rome in 1978, has designed exclusive coffrets for Dior's #DreamInDior initiative, collaborating with creative director Maria Grazia Chiuri…

• Mário Domingos Creates Colorful Illustrations for IBM Think 2022 Technology Conference artist

  Illustrator Mário Domingos produced a series of vibrant works for IBM Think 2022, an annual technology conference held on December 13, 2022. The event brings together industry…

• Isidoro Grünhut: The Forgotten Painter of Trieste artist

  Isidoro Grünhut (Trieste, 1862 – Florence, 1896) was a painter from Trieste who, despite being nicknamed 'Il Gobbo' due to a childhood physical deformity, was recognized for his…

• JR creates monumental portrait of Nika Shahkarami in New York protest against Iranian regime artist

  French street artist JR orchestrated a participatory performance in New York City, creating a massive portrait of 16-year-old Iranian Nika Shahkarami, who died after burning her…

• Giovanna Bemporad: Poetessa, traduttrice e amica di Pasolini artist

  Giovanna Bemporad (Ferrara, 1928 – Roma, 2013) was an Italian poet and translator, recognized for her close friendship with Pier Paolo Pasolini, who affectionately called her…

• Refik Anadol: Data as Living Canvas and Collective Memory artist

  Refik Anadol, a Turkish-American artist, transforms data into immersive art, exploring memory and AI. His piece 'Melting Memories' (2018), created with UCSF's Neuroscape…

• Italian relational artist Laura Cionci dies at 42 artist

  Laura Cionci (Rome, 1980 – Rome 2022), a performer and relational artist, passed away after a prolonged struggle with cancer that began in 2015. In 2020, she released 'Stato di…

• Omar Hassan Enters Fashion with Sustainable, Genderless Sweatshirt artist

  Omar Hassan, the Milanese artist and former boxer, has launched a fashion collaboration with FUTURECLO, presented at Hangar Manzoni in Pescarenico, Lecco. The project centers on a…

• Roberta Torre on Past, Future, and Creative Freedom artist

  In an interview for the 'Futuro Antico' series, Roberta Torre, an Italian filmmaker born in Milan in 1962, discusses her artistic journey. Her first film, 'Tano da morire' (1997),…

• Mohammad Alfaraj Wins Hayy Jameel Façade Commission in Jeddah artist

  Mohammad Alfaraj, a multimedia artist hailing from Saudi Arabia, has been selected for the Hayy Jameel Façade Commission to create a public installation for the 25-meter façade of…

• Jyotirmayee's Lettering Art: Nature, NID, and Holistic Wellness artist

  Indian designer Jyotirmayee, a graduate of the National Institute of Design (NID), creates lettering illustrations dominated by flowers and nature, reflecting her emphasis on…

• Pussy Riot founder Nadya Tolokonnikova joins OnlyFans for feminist activism artist

  Nadya Tolokonnikova, founder of the Russian dissident collective Pussy Riot, has joined the adult entertainment platform OnlyFans to promote sex positivity and challenge…

• Edoardo Persico: The Critic Who Inspired Camilleri artist

  Edoardo Persico (Naples, 1900 – Milan, 1936) was a multifaceted intellectual: art and architecture critic, gallerist, graphic designer, and publisher. After studying law and…

• Italian art historian Luciano Caramel dies at 87 artist

  Luciano Caramel, a prominent Italian art historian specializing in European and Italian abstraction, died in 2022 at age 87. The news was announced on Facebook by critic and…

• Arjan Martins Discusses Black Collecting as Utopian Target Audience in Brazilian Art Context artist

  Artist Arjan Martins characterizes black collecting as an almost utopian intention for target audiences in his artistic practice. The conversation explores strategies for…

• Gasparotti: electroacoustic composer merges music, esotericism, and ritual performance artist

  Gabriele Gasparotti, born in Carrara in 1987, is an Italian composer known for his work in electroacoustic music, filmmaking, and performance. A child prodigy acknowledged by Todd…

• Charles Schulz: 100th Birthday of Peanuts Creator artist

  Charles Monroe Schulz, born November 26, 1922 in Minneapolis, died February 12, 2000 in Santa Rosa, California. He created the Peanuts comic strip, published from October 2, 1950…

• Andrea Mastrovito Decorates Brussels Chapel with Wood Inlay Cycle artist

  Italian artist Andrea Mastrovito (born 1978 in Bergamo) has completed a permanent installation in the renovated chapel of the Foyer Catholique Européen in Brussels, less than a…

• Edoardo Albinati on Genius Loci, Writing, and the Sacred artist

  Edoardo Albinati, born in Rome in 1956, is a novelist and poet who won the 2016 Strega Prize for 'La scuola cattolica'. Since 1994, he has taught at Rebibbia prison in Rome. In an…

• Banksy Encourages Shoplifting at GUESS Store Over Unauthorized Use of His Art artist

  Banksy has accused GUESS of unauthorized use of his artwork in a new clothing line. He took to Instagram to encourage his followers to shoplift from the GUESS store on Regent…

• Brazilian designer and architect Fernando Campana dies at 61 artist

  On November 16, Fernando Campana, a renowned Brazilian designer and architect, passed away in São Paulo at the age of 61. His death was confirmed via Estúdio Campana's Instagram,…

• Désiré Feuerle on the Ancient Heart of the Future artist

  Désiré Feuerle, an art advisor and collector originally from Germany and now based in Asia, shares his perspective on the future, which is deeply influenced by history. As the…

• Jago: autodidatta, imprenditore e scultore tra marmo e social network artist

  Jacopo Cardillo, in arte Jago (Frosinone, 1987), si racconta in una lunga intervista pubblicata su Artribune in occasione della collettiva "Jago, Banksy, TvBoy e altre storie…