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Wesley Eisold: Music, Poetry, and Heartworm Press
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Wesley Eisold, an American musician and poet hailing from Virginia Beach, was born in 1979. He is recognized for his darkwave synthpop project, Cold Cave, which he established in…
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Artists Worldwide Rally in Support of Iranian Protests
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Following the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini in Tehran on September 16, 2022, after being tortured by Iran's morality police, widespread protests erupted across Iran. Artists…
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Jean-Hubert Martin on Curating, Genius Loci, and the Future of Art
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Jean-Hubert Martin (Strasburgo, 1944), a renowned art historian and curator, discusses his inspirations and vision for the future. He cites early museum visits—Musée de l'Oeuvre…
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King Charles III: A Painter King with Controversial Architectural Views
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King Charles III, a lifelong environmental advocate and passionate watercolorist, has a complex relationship with the arts. As a painter, he is one of the UK's best-selling living…
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Ammar Al Attar Turns His Body into a Tool for Performance
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Emirati artist Ammar Al Attar discusses his shift from documenting spaces to using his own body as a medium. His exhibition 'Out of Range' was held at 421 in early 2023. After his…
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Corinne Deville's Artistic Universe of Fantastic Characters and Imaginative Worlds
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Corinne Deville was a French artist known for creating a distinctive artistic universe populated by fantastical characters and imaginative scenes. Her work featured vividly…
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Giacomo Manzoni Celebrates 90th Birthday with Documentary and Concert Series
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Giacomo Manzoni, the Milanese composer and intellectual, turns 90 on September 26, 2022. To mark the occasion, musicologist and director Francesco Leprino has produced a…
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Vito Ansaldi: Illustrator Inspired by Social Networks
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Vito Ansaldi, born in Sicily in 1981 and based in Turin, draws inspiration from the web and social networks to explore and translate the world into pixels. His work offers a lucid…
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Nori De' Nobili: The Artist Who Turned Suffering into Painting
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Eleonora 'Nori' De' Nobili (Pesaro, 1902 – Modena, 1968) was an Italian artist who transformed her personal suffering into her creations. Coming from a wealthy background, she…
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Marco Vitale: The Artist Who Speaks About Artists' Problems
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Marco Vitale (born 1992 in Brindisi) is an Italian artist whose practice is characterized by ephemeral, languid, and provisional works that often involve performance, unstable…
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Street Artist Ememem Fills Potholes with Mosaics Across Europe
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Since 2016, the mysterious French street artist known as Ememem has been filling potholes and cracks in sidewalks with colorful ceramic mosaics, a practice he calls 'flacking'—a…
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Alfredo Jaar on Art, Politics, and the Illusionist's Mind
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In an interview with Spazio Taverna ahead of a public talk on September 22, 2022, at CityLife in Milan, Alfredo Jaar (born 1956, Santiago, Chile) reflects on his practice. He…
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Sergio Racanati: the only Italian artist at documenta XV
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Sergio Racanati, an artist hailing from Bisceglie and born in 1982, represents Italy in documenta XV. He will showcase his film 'Wok/Wajan' on September 21 at the ruruHaus…
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Giulio Marchetti's new performance pays homage to Marina Abramović
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Artist Giulio Marchetti (Rome, 1982) has created a new performance titled "The artist is present but…" as a tribute to Marina Abramović's iconic work "The Artist is Present." In…
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Conversations with a Whale: An Animated Love Letter to Artists Facing Rejection
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Russian-American filmmaker Anna Samo created the autobiographical short film "Conversations with a Whale," which addresses failure, rejection, and the emotional aftermath of…
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Cesare Zavattini at 120: A Multifaceted Intellectual
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On the occasion of the 120th anniversary of his birth, Artribune highlights the life of Cesare Zavattini (Luzzara, 1902 – Rome, 1989), a multifaceted poet, writer, humorist,…
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Angelica Hicks recreates celebrity red carpet looks in Instagram tutorials
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Angelica Hicks, an Italian-British artist and illustrator, has gained popularity on Instagram for her mini-tutorials recreating high-fashion celebrity outfits using everyday…
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Elisa Menini: Japanese Folklore Meets Italian Comics
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Italian comic artist Elisa Menini (Rimini, 1990) is featured in Artribune Magazine #68. Known for reinterpreting Japanese iconography with a fresh contemporary touch, she gained…
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Australian Museum Honors Legacy of Philanthropist Brian Sherman AM
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The Australian Museum is commemorating the life and contributions of Brian Sherman AM, its former Trust President from 2001 to 2009. Sherman was a prominent philanthropist who…
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Jean-Luc Godard: anticonformista e dissacrante, addio a 91 anni
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Il regista franco-svizzero Jean-Luc Godard, icona della Nouvelle Vague, è morto a 91 anni per esaurimento, come riportato da Libération. Godard ha rivoluzionato il cinema con film…
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ORLAN on Tarantism, Body Liberation, and Technology in Salento
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French artist ORLAN (born 1947 in Saint-Étienne) participated in the fourth edition of Perform(her), a project by Domus Art Residency in Galatina, Salento, in July 2022. The…
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Michelangelo Lupone on Music, Art, and the Future
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Born in 1953 in Solopaca, composer Michelangelo Lupone serves as the artistic director of the Centro Ricerche Musicali CRM located in Rome. In 2006, he was tasked by the…
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Italian artist gifts Putin an equestrian portrait inspired by Napoleon
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Italian artist Franco Baldelli created a portrait of Vladimir Putin riding a horse, directly inspired by Jacques-Louis David's iconic painting of Napoleon Bonaparte crossing the…
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Patrick Tuttofuoco designs F1 trophy for Monza Grand Prix
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Pirelli commissioned Italian artist Patrick Tuttofuoco to create the trophy for the 2022 Monza Grand Prix, held on September 11, 2022. The three trophies, made of fluorescent…
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William Klein, Revolutionary Street Photographer, Dies at 96
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William Klein, the iconic American photographer who transformed street photography, passed away at the age of 96 on September 10, 2022, in Paris. His son Pierre confirmed the news…
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Filippo Panseca: The Meta-Painter Who Became a Farmer on Pantelleria
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Filippo Panseca, born in Palermo in 1940, has been making art for over six decades. After years in Milan, he moved permanently to Pantelleria just before the pandemic. The…
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Alina Khasanova Designs Visual Identity for Bar 96 Coffee Brand
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On September 11, 2022, designer Alina Khasanova revealed a new branding concept for Bar 96, a coffee establishment focusing on premium espresso and black coffee. The name…
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Juana Romani: From Model to Celebrated Painter in Fin-de-Siècle France
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Juana Romani, originally Giovanna Carolina Carlesimo, was born in Velletri in 1867 and passed away in Suresnes in 1923. After her father left the family, she gained recognition as…
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William Kentridge as Bard of the Damned: Art, Illusion, and the Body
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During a workshop held at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Palermo from May 1 to May 3, 2022, William Kentridge explored his artistic approach as a means of counter-narrative for…
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Gian Maria Tosatti on Future, Past, and the Sacred in Art
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Italian artist Gian Maria Tosatti (Rome, 1980), who represented Italy at the 2022 Venice Biennale, discusses his creative process, inspirations, and ongoing project "Il mio cuore…
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Roberto di Alicudi Contessa Schifanoja dipinge su vetro le leggende di Alicudi
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Nato a Napoli nel 1975, Roberto di Alicudi Contessa Schifanoja risiede sull'isola di Alicudi, la più isolata delle Eolie. Utilizza vetri riciclati da finestre e mobili per…
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Pierre Bastien: The Artisan of Electronic Music
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Pierre Bastien, a self-taught sound architect born in Paris in 1953, builds mechanical instruments that blend futuristic and ancient aesthetics. He began experimenting at age 15,…
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Humberto Campana on Sustainability, Recycling, and the Metamorfosi Collection
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Humberto Campana, one half of the Brazilian design duo Campana brothers, has launched Metamorfosi, a collection of unique, large-scale pieces made from Paola Lenti's fabric scraps…
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Castello di San Basilio: A Hub for Contemporary Art and Young Artists in Basilicata
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In Basilicata, the Castello di San Basilio in Pisticci, a fortified monastery built by the Basilian monastic community in the 7th century, has been transformed into a contemporary…
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Paula Rego's 'The Dance': A farewell to her husband Victor Willing
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Paula Rego's 1988 painting 'The Dance', held at Tate London, depicts eight figures dancing on a cliff under moonlight. The work was inspired by her husband, artist Victor Willing,…
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Elmgreen & Dragset on Minimalism, Queer Futures, and the White Cube
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In an interview with Ludovico Pratesi for Artribune's 'Futuro Antico' series, artist duo Elmgreen & Dragset discuss their influences, key projects, and vision for the future.…
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Francesco Alliata: Prince, Filmmaker, and Gelato Pioneer
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Prince Francesco Alliata di Villafranca (1919-2015) was a Sicilian aristocrat who pioneered underwater filmmaking and later founded a gelato empire. Born in Palermo's Palazzo…
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Simon Bonney on Crime & the City Solution's History and New Album
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In an interview with Artribune, Simon Bonney, the creator of Crime & the City Solution, reflects on his artistic journey. He was born in Sydney in 1961 and established the band in…
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Italian gallerist Claudio Poleschi dies at 73
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Claudio Poleschi, the Italian gallerist and founder of Claudio Poleschi Arte Contemporanea, has died at age 73. He ran his gallery in Lucca from 1973 to 2018, establishing it as a…
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Talin Hazbar on Landscape, Material, and Collaboration
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Dubai-based artist Talin Hazbar explores how landscapes change, move, and transform by merging disciplines including architecture, archaeology, and environmental science. Her…
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