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• Irene Pittatore's COVID-19 Isolation Journal documents quarantine life artist

  Artist and journalist Irene Pittatore (born 1979 in Turin) has created COVID-19 ISOLATION JOURNAL, a video diary series during her 40-day confinement in a seaside house in the…

• Josephine Yole Signorelli on Her Trans Memoir and Upcoming Trilogy Finale artist

  Josephine Yole Signorelli, known as Fumettibrutti, discusses her acclaimed graphic memoir 'P. La mia adolescenza trans' and her upcoming third book that will close her…

• Ugo La Pietra on Ceramics: Craft vs. Design and the Loss of Making artist

  In an interview with Artribune, Ugo La Pietra, an Italian artist born in 1938 in Bussi sul Tirino, reflects on the renewed fascination with ceramics in modern art and design. He…

• Yayoi Kusama's Poetic Message Against Coronavirus artist

  Yayoi Kusama, the 91-year-old Japanese artist known for her exploration of psychological trauma, has released a free-verse poem addressing the Coronavirus pandemic, which has…

• Francesco Snote on Lockdown Life and Artistic Practice artist

  Italian artist Francesco Snote (born 1991 in Biella) discusses his experience during the COVID-19 lockdown in an interview with Artribune. Snote, who was stuck at his childhood…

• Chilean Writer Luis Sepúlveda Dies of COVID-19 at 70 artist

  Luis Sepúlveda, the acclaimed Chilean writer and activist, died on April 16, 2020, at age 70 due to complications from COVID-19. He had been hospitalized in Oviedo, Spain, since…

• Banksy turns his bathroom into a quarantine artwork artist

  In an Instagram post on April 15, 2020, the anonymous street artist Banksy revealed a new work created during COVID-19 lockdown: his own bathroom transformed with crooked mirrors,…

• Swiss artist Markus Raetz dies at 78 artist

  Swiss artist Markus Raetz died on April 14, 2020, at age 78 after a long illness, as announced by SRF radio. Born in 1941 in Büren an der Aare near Bern, he debuted in the late…

• Jorit paints Muhammad Ali and oncologist Paolo Ascierto in Naples amid coronavirus crisis artist

  Neapolitan street artist Jorit, 29, has created a mural of a young Muhammad Ali on a rooftop in Barra, eastern Naples, where he is self-isolating during the coronavirus lockdown.…

• Alberto Fiz on Lucio Del Pezzo's Object-Based Art artist

  Alberto Fiz contemplates the work of Lucio Del Pezzo (Naples, 1933 – Milan, 2020), known for his distinctive sign language and exploration of appearances. Starting in 1960, he…

• Sergio Risaliti on Francesca Banchelli’s ‘Event’ and Her Upcoming Duel Show at Museo Novecento artist

  Sergio Risaliti, artistic director of Museo Novecento in Florence, profiles artist Francesca Banchelli in an Artribune article. Banchelli, who lives and works in the countryside…

• Lucio Del Pezzo, Italian artist of Visual Boxes, dies at 86 artist

  Lucio Del Pezzo, an artist from Naples renowned for his 'Visual Box' creations, passed away at the age of 86. In 1958, he co-founded the Gruppo 58 neo-avant-garde and, alongside…

• Valentina Ilardi launches VI MMXX, a gender-fluid collection blending streetwear and couture artist

  Valentina Ilardi, a fashion stylist and creative director, has unveiled her inaugural collection under the label VI MMXX. This line fuses elements from New York's underground…

• Ezio Gribaudo on Art During Lockdown: Collages and Logogrifi artist

  Ezio Gribaudo, aged 91, discusses his creative process during the COVID-19 quarantine in an interview with Artribune. Working from his studio near Turin, he creates collages…

• Rui Wu's Pandemic Journey Between China and Italy artist

  Rui Wu, a Chinese curator and photographer born in 1991 and residing in Milan, recounts his experiences during COVID-19 in two nations. He is a graduate of Brera Academy and…

• Palermo painter Tino Signorini dies at 86, master of nocturnal melancholy artist

  Tino Signorini, a Sicilian painter known for his dark, tactile works exploring urban and domestic interiors, died on April 8, 2020, in Palermo at age 86. Born in Tripoli in 1934,…

• Vanni Cuoghi's daily watercolors document lockdown artist

  On March 9, 2020, Italian artist Vanni Cuoghi (born 1966 in Genoa) announced on Instagram and Facebook that he would create and post one watercolor per day at 7 PM, each the size…

• Giorgio Carpinteri's Quarantine Diary: Comics and Irony in Pandemic Times artist

  Italian cartoonist Giorgio Carpinteri, born in Bologna in 1958, has turned to a daily diary on Instagram and Facebook during the COVID-19 lockdown, producing a series of sharp and…

• Anna Shukeylo's Paintings Reference Earlier Artists Through Adolescent Scenes artist

  Anna Shukeylo, an expatriate Russian painter, incorporates references to earlier artists within scenes drawn from her adolescence. Her work was documented at Sean Scully's Chelsea…

• Vera Iliatova's Painting 'Nothing is True and Everything is Possible' Showcased in 2020 artist

  Vera Iliatova created the oil painting 'Nothing is True and Everything is Possible' in 2020, measuring 30 by 40 inches on linen. The work was presented by Monya Rowe Gallery in…

• Er Pinto: Street Poetry as Urban Communication artist

  An anonymous poet from Rome known as Er Pinto merges poetry with street art through his initiative called 'Street Poetry.' He started this journey in 2010 with Poeti der Trullo,…

• Docufilm su Mimmo Paladino in lavorazione diretto da Nunzio Massimo Nifosì artist

  Attualmente si sta realizzando un docufilm intitolato 'Mimmo Paladino. Il Linguaggio Dei Segni', diretto da Nunzio Massimo Nifosì. Questo film documenta la mostra 'La Regola di…

• Andrea Liberovici's Acoustic Postcards Capture Venice's Sonic Identity artist

  Composer Andrea Liberovici (b. 1962) has created a series of "Acoustic Postcards" for Venice, capturing the city's soundscape in one-minute audio clips. The project, titled…

• Veronica Bisesti on quarantine and the future of art artist

  In an interview during the COVID-19 lockdown, Naples-based artist Veronica Bisesti (born 1991) reflects on the pandemic's impact on the art world. She argues that the crisis…

• Feng Chen's 50-Day Quarantine Diary from Wuhan artist

  Chinese digital artist Feng Chen, born in 1986, recounts his experience of over 50 days under lockdown in Wuhan, where he returned on January 17, 2020, from Hangzhou to celebrate…

• Olafur Eliasson to Install Glacier Artwork in Italy's Val Senales artist

  Olafur Eliasson is creating his first artwork on a glacier crest, located in Val Senales (Schnalstal), South Tyrol, Italy. The project, developed with local association Talking…

• Sergio Risaliti on Rebecca Moccia: Courage as a Generational Manifesto artist

  Sergio Risaliti, artistic director of Museo Novecento in Florence, profiles young Italian artist Rebecca Moccia, comparing her to David against Goliath due to her youth and…

• Antonio Violetta on Ceramics, Earth, and Sculpture artist

  Antonio Violetta, born in 1953 in Crotone, made his artistic debut in 1976 at Galleria Ferrari in Verona. He gained fame following a 1980 exhibition at Françoise Lambert in Milan.…

• Young Artist Michela Carlotta Tumiati Reimagines Abramović's Barcolana Motto with 'Lima' Posters Across Florence artist

  In March 2020, Michela Carlotta Tumiati, a 29-year-old artist from Lodi living in Florence, placed posters labeled 'Lima' in various spots around Florence just before Italy…

• Agnes Pelton's 1932 painting 'Messengers' held by Phoenix Art Museum artist

  Agnes Pelton's painting 'Messengers' from 1932 is an oil on canvas measuring 28 by 20 inches. The work belongs to the collection of the Phoenix Art Museum in Phoenix, Arizona,…

• Agnes Pelton's 1934 painting 'Orbits' featured in Oakland Museum of California collection artist

  Agnes Pelton created the oil painting 'Orbits' in 1934, measuring 36.25 by 30 inches on canvas. The work is part of the Oakland Museum of California's holdings. Artcritical…

• Agnes Pelton's 1937-39 painting 'Alchemy' featured in The Buck Collection at UCI Institute and Museum for California Art artist

  Agnes Pelton created the oil painting 'Alchemy' between 1937 and 1939. The work measures 36.25 by 26 inches on canvas. It is part of The Buck Collection housed at the UCI…

• Laura Krifka's voyeuristic hyperrealism explores erotic ambiguity artist

  At 35, Los Angeles-based artist Laura Krifka specializes in large-scale oil paintings that explore themes of voyeurism and erotic tension. Her works often feature young, nude…

• Ximena Garrido-Leca Explores Pre-Inca Writing System Through Seeds and Colonial Text artist

  Artist Ximena Garrido-Leca's project investigates a potential pre-Inca writing system using Phaseolus Lunatus seeds, inspired by a 2010 visit to the Pachacamac ruins near Lima.…

• Shamees Aden's Amoeba Trainers: Living Protocell Running Shoes artist

  Designer Shamees Aden is developing the Amoeba Trainer, a running shoe made from a biosynthetic skin nourished by protocells—artificially created liquid chemicals that behave like…

• Birgit Brenner on Working from Villa Massimo During Lockdown artist

  Birgit Brenner, a German artist born in Ulm in 1964 and currently residing between Berlin and Stuttgart, reflects on her artistic practice during the COVID-19 lockdown from her…

• Denilson Baniwa on Indigenous Art, Decoloniality, and the 2019 PIPA Online Prize artist

  Denilson Baniwa, who received the PIPA Online Prize in 2019, reflects on his position as an Indigenous artist in Brazil. Hailing from a Baniwa community in Rio Negro, Amazonas, he…

• Cristina Portolano on quarantine, comics, and daily life artist

  Cristina Portolano (Naples, 1986), a leading Italian comic artist, discusses her quarantine experience in Bologna, where she has lived for fifteen years. She shares a home with…

• Antonio Dalla Valle, major Italian outsider artist, dies at 81 artist

  Antonio Dalla Valle, one of Italy's most significant outsider artists, died on March 27, 2020, at the age of 81. Born in 1939 in Cles, Trentino, he spent much of his life in…

• Gianni D’Urso on Quarantine and New Project Space in Lecce artist

  In an interview conducted during the COVID-19 lockdown, Italian artist Gianni D’Urso (born 1988 in Cisternino) discusses the impact of the pandemic on his practice and the art…