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• Graphic Designer Wiksby Creates Experimental Abstract Posters on Instagram artist

  Graphic designer Wiksby produces experimental abstract posters that he shares on his Instagram account. His creative process involves working without predetermined concepts,…

• Renato Tomassi: The Soldier-Painter Rediscovered artist

  Renato Tomassi (1884, Subiaco – 1972, Rome) transitioned from a military path to pursue art after encountering painter Roberto Wellmann, who inspired him to study in Rome under…

• Marinella Senatore on Participation, Failure, and Horizontal Learning artist

  In a conversation with Davide Dal Sasso for Artribune's 'Dialoghi di estetica' series, Marinella Senatore, born in 1977 in Cava dei Tirreni and currently residing in Rome and…

• Italian experimental artist Paolo Gioli dies at 80 artist

  Paolo Gioli, the innovative Italian artist celebrated for his groundbreaking work in photography and film, passed away at the age of 80. He was born in Sarzano, Rovigo, in 1942,…

• Emma Ruth Rundle: Dark Folk Musician and Visual Artist Interviewed artist

  Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter, guitarist, and visual artist Emma Ruth Rundle (b. 1983) discusses her career and creative process in an interview with Artribune. Rundle, who…

• Bea Bonafini on Body, Ceramics, and Performance artist

  Bea Bonafini (b. 1990, Bonn; lives between London and Rome) discusses her multidisciplinary practice spanning painting, drawing, ceramics, body silhouettes, and three-dimensional…

• Iman Joy El Shami-Mader draws one mythological creature daily for over four years artist

  Since October 2017, South Tyrolean amateur illustrator Iman Joy El Shami-Mader has drawn one mythological creature almost every day, amassing over 11,000 Instagram followers on…

• In-Game Photography: Davide di Tria Captures Virtual Worlds artist

  Davide di Tria, a Milan-based photographer and visual artist, practices in-game photography, using video game environments as the basis for photographic works. He began in March…

• Malian photographer and activist Bouba Touré dies at 73 artist

  Malian photographer, filmmaker, and activist Bouba Touré has passed away. He was born in Tafacirga in 1948 and relocated to France in 1965, where he resided in the Foyer Pinel…

• Illustrator Robinson Cursor Creates Photorealistic Celebrity Portraits artist

  Robinson Cursor, an illustrator and typographer working from Budapest, Hungary, has produced a series of portrait illustrations noted for their striking realism, resembling…

• Italian artist Umberto Bignardi dies at 86 artist

  Umberto Bignardi, a key figure in 1960s Italian experimental art, died on January 22, 2022, at his home-studio in Milan, surrounded by his partner Silvia and their two daughters.…

• Paola Masino: The Writer Beloved by Artists artist

  Paola Masino (1908, Pisa – 1989, Rome) hailed from an aristocratic lineage and was a distinguished Italian author. Her father, Enrico Masino, played a pivotal role in her exposure…

• Speranza Scappucci becomes first Italian woman to conduct at La Scala artist

  Speranza Scappucci is set to make history on January 18, 2022, as the first Italian woman to conduct an opera at Milan's Teatro alla Scala, stepping in for Evelino Pidò, who is…

• StudioBah Develops Brand Strategy and Visual Identity for Agricultural Software Aegro artist

  In January 2022, StudioBah, a brand design studio located in Porto Alegre, Brazil, initiated a collaboration with Aegro, an agricultural management software company. The project…

• Ugo Celada da Virgilio: The Fascist-Censored Painter Rediscovered artist

  Ugo Celada da Virgilio (1895-1995), hailing from Cerese di Virgilio, demonstrated his artistic abilities from a young age, enrolling at the age of 12 in the Regia Scuola d’Arte…

• Illustre Feccia: Street Artist Blasphemy and Subvertising artist

  Italian street artist Illustre Feccia, known for punk and Situationist-inspired subvertising, discusses his work in an interview with Artribune. His project 'Greed of London'…

• Takeshi Haguri's Sumo Wrestler Sculptures Celebrate Exaggerated Physique artist

  Japanese sculptor Takeshi Haguri (Nagoya, 1957) has built a cult following in Japan by making the exaggerated physiques of sumo wrestlers his primary subject. His monumental…

• Photographer Chiara Samugheo dies at 86 artist

  Chiara Samugheo, born in Bari in 1935 as Paparella, has died at 86. She moved to Milan in 1953, learning photography under Federico Patellani. She adopted the surname Samugheo…

• Sandy Skoglund Featured on Art Podcast Discussing Career and Iconic Installations artist

  American artist Sandy Skoglund appeared on the ART FOR YOUR EAR podcast, where she discussed her artistic career spanning several decades. The conversation covered her early…

• Julius Onah to Direct Basquiat Biopic 'Samo Lives' Starring Kelvin Harrison Jr. artist

  Nigerian filmmaker Julius Onah will direct 'Samo Lives,' a biopic about Jean-Michel Basquiat, with Kelvin Harrison Jr. cast as the artist. The title references Basquiat's graffiti…

• Bic creates new blue ink color named after Italian artist Giuseppe Stampone artist

  Italian artist Giuseppe Stampone (born in Cluses, France, 1974, based between Rome and Brussels) has been granted his own custom blue ink color by Bic, the French pen manufacturer…

• Ise Frank: The Forgotten Woman of the Bauhaus artist

  Ise Frank (1897–1983), wife of Walter Gropius, was a key but overlooked figure at the Bauhaus. Born in Wiesbaden to a Jewish bourgeois family, she met Gropius in 1923 during a…

• Tracey Emin to Found Art School and Museum in Hometown Margate artist

  Tracey Emin, a renowned British artist and a member of the Young British Artists, is set to launch TKE Studios, an art school and museum in Margate, Kent. This institution will be…

• Michelangelo Frammartino on the Future of Art and Memory artist

  In an interview curated by Spazio Taverna, video artist and filmmaker Michelangelo Frammartino (Milan, 1968) discusses his artistic journey, the influence of Studio Azzurro and…

• Badiucao: Chinese dissident artist on censorship, exile, and Ai Weiwei artist

  In an interview with Artribune, Chinese dissident artist Badiucao (born 1986, Shanghai) recounts the Chinese government's attempts to boycott his exhibition 'La Cina non è vicina'…

• Rita Casdia's 'Stangliro' Video Explores Social Homologation Through Clay Automata artist

  Rita Casdia's 'Stangliro' is featured in the HUMANS project, curated by Giovanni Viceconte, which showcases video art and performances born from the isolation of Covid-19. Titled…

• Giulia Poppi's Alchemical Sculptures: Matter, Space, and Onomatopoeia artist

  Italian artist Giulia Poppi (born 1992 in Modena) creates sculptures that resemble alien conglomerates, blending organic and artificial origins. Her works, often large and…

• Alex Chinneck's impossible spiral staircase sculpture in Brighton artist

  British artist Alex Chinneck has unveiled a surreal new sculpture titled 'A spring in your step' on a building in Circus Street, Brighton. The 25-meter-tall work, made of…

• Florence Peake on Ceramics, Performance, and the Body artist

  Florence Peake, born in 1973 in London, integrates performance art with clay, highlighting the significance of the body. She perceives clay as a dynamic medium that facilitates…

• Salvatore Meo's Roman studio preserved as a time capsule of his art artist

  The Rome studio of American-born artist Salvatore Meo (1914–2004) remains exactly as he left it, a preserved time capsule of his daily creative practice. Located steps from the…

• Rocco Ritchie, aka Rhed, revealed as Madonna's son artist

  The mysterious neo-expressionist painter Rhed, selling works for around £25,000 each, has been outed as Rocco Ritchie, the 21-year-old son of Madonna and Guy Ritchie. Raised…

• Silvia Costa's Operatic and Theatrical Visions Converge in 2022 artist

  Italian director Silvia Costa presents a cluster of productions across Europe in early 2022, including Beckett's 'Comédie' at the Festival d'Automne in Paris, Vivaldi's 'Juditha…

• Sergio Dangelo, co-founder of Nuclear Art movement, dies at 89 artist

  Sergio Dangelo, a prolific Italian artist and co-founder of the Movimento Arte Nucleare, has died at 89, just before his 90th birthday on April 19. Born in Milan in 1932, he…

• Bortolo Sacchi: The Forgotten Venetian Painter of Unease artist

  Bortolo Sacchi (Venice, 1892 – Bassano del Grappa, 1978) was a Venetian painter whose work blended metaphysical and fantastic elements with a Nordic sensibility, shaped by his…

• Julie Monot on Performance, Masks, and the Body artist

  Julie Monot, a Swiss artist born in Lausanne in 1978, delves into the cultural aspects of the body through her work in performance, textiles, and sculpture. In a conversation with…

• Mariuska: Pop and Glamour in Illustrations artist

  Mariuska, born Marianna Zanella in Venice in 1989 and based in Milan, creates illustrations defined by synthesis, flat often geometric fields of vibrant color, and silhouettes cut…

• Alessandro Sciaraffa: Sound, Poetry, and Technology in Artistic Research artist

  Born in Turin in 1976, Alessandro Sciaraffa has a background in architecture, electronic music, and sound design. He gained recognition by winning the ninth edition of the Italian…

• Polar, Ltda. Designs Retro Branding for Círculo 1 Motorcycle Club artist

  In December 2021, the design firm Polar, Ltda. completed a visual identity project for Círculo 1, a motorcycle club and workshop. The branding draws inspiration from 1970s and…

• Wayne Thiebaud, Painter of Million-Dollar Cakes, Dies at 101 artist

  Wayne Thiebaud, renowned for his cake and confection paintings inspired by Morandi, passed away at the age of 101 on Christmas Day in Sacramento, California, as reported by…

• Kristof Hahn on Bowie, Swans, and Lap-Steel Drone artist

  Kristof Hahn, German lap-steel guitarist for experimental rock band Swans, released his new solo album 'Six Pieces' in November 2021 on Australian label Room40. The album explores…