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• Ai Weiwei sells his designed face masks on eBay for charity artist

  Chinese artist and activist Ai Weiwei has launched a project selling protective face masks featuring his own designs on eBay. The masks, priced at $50 each, $300 for a set of…

• Tristan Eaton's Art Heads to Space with SpaceX artist

  SpaceX's Crew Dragon mission, originally scheduled for May 27, 2020 but delayed to May 30 due to weather, marks the first return of US astronauts to orbit since the Space Shuttle…

• Sergio Risaliti on Remo Salvadori's Poetics of Cyclical Time and Cosmic Harmony artist

  Sergio Risaliti, the artistic director of Museo Novecento in Florence, offers a personal insight into the life of Italian artist Remo Salvadori, emphasizing his origins in Tuscany…

• Amedeo Martegani on Ceramics as Incursions and Daily Wonder artist

  Milan-born artist Amedeo Martegani (1963) discusses his sporadic but recurring use of ceramics in an aphoristic interview. He compares the material's receptiveness to paper,…

• Fulvio Risuleo: Film, fumetti e un inedito per Artribune artist

  Fulvio Risuleo (Roma, 1991), regista e fumettista, parla dei suoi progetti in un'intervista ad Artribune. Tra cinema e fumetti, il suo ultimo film 'Il colpo del cane' ha avuto…

• Mario Sasso: pioniere della videoarte in Rai tra sigle e pittura digitale artist

  Mario Sasso, born in Staffolo in 1934 and currently residing in Rome, is an experimental artist and a pioneer in video art. In an interview with Artribune, he discusses his…

• Damien Hirst's Instagram Charity Sales Support UK Healthcare artist

  During lockdown, Damien Hirst used Instagram to engage with his audience and raise funds for the UK's National Health Service (NHS). He posted artworks created in quarantine,…

• Aravani Art Project: Street Art for Transgender Rights in India artist

  The Aravani Art Project, founded by Poornima Sukumar in 2016, uses street art to advocate for transgender rights in India. Based in Bangalore, the collective creates geometric…

• Valeria Orani's 'Amina' Project Connects Sardinia and New York Through Art Residencies artist

  Valeria Orani, a Sardinian-born curator based in New York since 2014, launched the Amina project in 2019 to create a cultural exchange between Sardinia and New York. The name…

• Paul Thorel, pioneer of digital photography, dies at 64 in Naples artist

  Paul Thorel, a groundbreaking digital artist, passed away at the age of 64 in Naples. He was born in London in 1956 to a French father and a mother from Naples. Thorel began his…

• Regina José Galindo on the Post-Pandemic Fate of Performance Art artist

  Guatemalan artist Regina José Galindo (b. 1974) discusses her career and the future of performance art after the pandemic. She began by translating poetry into visual images, as…

• Antonio Marras on Fashion, Lockdown, and Upcoming Projects artist

  In an interview with Artribune, Sardinian fashion designer Antonio Marras reflects on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on his creative process and the fashion industry. During…

• Maria Chiara Ziosi on Art in Quarantine: Distance and Waiting artist

  In an interview with Artribune, Italian artist Maria Chiara Ziosi (born 1995 in Cento) reflects on creating art during the COVID-19 lockdown. Currently in Venice with few works…

• Fabio Petani: The Street Artist Inspired by Chemistry artist

  Fabio Petani, born in Pinerolo in 1987, is an Italian urban artist who blends chemistry, botany, and geometry in his murals. After a degree in Cultural Heritage from the…

• Giovanni Paolin: curatore come Dean Moriarty tra bagni misteriosi e performance artist

  La figura di Giovanni Paolin, curatore indipendente, è delineata attraverso una varietà di testimonianze raccolte da Roberto Fassone. Paolin viene paragonato a Dean Moriarty, il…

• Nanda Vigo: A Life Between Art, Design, and Architecture artist

  Nanda Vigo (1936-2020) was an Italian artist, designer, and architect who navigated the male-dominated Gruppo Zero. Born and died in Milan, she traveled between Italy, Germany,…

• Bulgarian rope-access photographer captures Milan from skyscrapers artist

  Dimitar Harizanov, a Bulgarian rope-access technician based in Italy for six years, has become known as Milan's 'Spiderman photographer' for his unique aerial shots taken while…

• Gianni Dessì Reflects on His Artistic Journey in Artribune Podcast artist

  In a recent episode of the Artribune podcast, artist Gianni Dessì, born in Rome in 1955, shares insights into his artistic journey and development. Dessì, a prominent member of…

• Gerd Danigel: The Self-Taught Photographer of East Germany artist

  Gerd Danigel, born in Berlin in 1959, began his photographic journey by borrowing a Penti camera from his sister. As a child in East Berlin, he was warned by Stasi agents to stop…

• Walter Larteri: Architect-Illustrator Bridges Travel and Symmetry artist

  Genoese illustrator and architect Walter Larteri, 31, is the latest subject of Artribune's illustrator column. Trained at the University of Genoa with a master's in architecture,…

• Francesco Lauretta's 'ugly drawings' as pandemic chronicle artist

  Italian artist Francesco Lauretta (born 1964 in Ispica) has created a series of rapid, unre touched drawings during the COVID-19 pandemic, each executed in 3 to 5 minutes. The…

• Antonio Della Guardia on quarantine, digital art communication, and the need for critical support artist

  During lockdown, digital initiatives like Radio GAMeC, MAMbo's '2 minuti', and Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo's 'I Speak Contemporary' exemplified effective art communication.…

• Emilia Palomba, Sardinian Ceramic Artisan, Dies at 91 artist

  Emilia Palomba, a Sardinian ceramic artist and designer who bridged craft and contemporary art, has died. Born in Cagliari in 1929, she spent her childhood in Oliena, whose women…

• Alberto Di Fabio's Mandalas: From Quarantine to Transcendence artist

  During the coronavirus lockdown, Italian artist Alberto Di Fabio created a new series of mandalas, synthesizing Hindu and Buddhist spiritual references with his own artistic…

• Milo Manara's tribute to women fighting COVID-19 artist

  Italian comic artist Milo Manara (born 1945 in Luson) published a series of illustrations on his social media channels honoring women working on the front lines during the…

• Paolo Polloniato: Ceramics as Territory, Memory, and Reinvention artist

  Paolo Polloniato, born in Nove in 1979 and known as POL, comes from a lineage of artisans in a town celebrated for its ceramic heritage. His primary medium is clay. After…

• Francesca Magnani's 'On the Stoop' Documents Brooklyn Life During Lockdown artist

  During New York's COVID-19 lockdown, Italian photographer Francesca Magnani, based in Brooklyn since 1997, began documenting the stoops of brownstone houses in Boerum Hill. She…

• Sammy Baloji: Colonial Legacy and Contemporary Art in Congo artist

  Born in 1978 in Lubumbashi, Sammy Baloji is a Congolese artist celebrated for his work in photography, video, and installation art. Initially studying literature, he later shifted…

• Gerhard Richter's 1977 painting Betty on display at Museum Ludwig artist

  Gerhard Richter's painting Betty from 1977 is currently held at Museum Ludwig in Cologne. The oil on wood work measures 11 13/16 by 15 3/4 inches. Since 2007, the museum has…

• Artists Design Inflatable Covid-Inspired Multimedia Sculpture artist

  Leonel Moura, Miguel Chevalier, and Jacopo Baboni Schilingi have unveiled renderings for Viral/Vital energy 2020, a giant inflatable multimedia sculpture inspired by the Covid-19…

• Flavia Tritto on Quarantine, Art, and Social Change artist

  Flavia Tritto (b. 1994, Bari) discusses how the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted her projects, including a solo exhibition at Galleria Museo Nuova Era scheduled for mid-April, and…

• Kinetic Art Pioneer Abraham Palatnik Dies at 92 from COVID-19 artist

  Abraham Palatnik, a foundational figure in Brazilian kinetic art, died on May 9, 2020, at age 92 due to complications from COVID-19. He had been hospitalized in serious condition…

• Bob Krieger, influential fashion photographer and portraitist, dies at 84 artist

  Bob Krieger, a renowned portrait photographer, passed away at the age of 84 in Santo Domingo, where he had prolonged his visit due to COVID-19 restrictions. The exact cause of his…

• Michael Imperioli Discusses The Sopranos' Cultural Impact in Interview artist

  An interview with actor Michael Imperioli explores the enduring significance of the television series The Sopranos. The conversation highlights how the show's 86 episodes…

• Banksy Donates 'Game Changer' Painting to Southampton Hospital Honoring NHS Workers artist

  On May 6, 2020, which coincided with National Nurses Day, the street artist Banksy presented his artwork 'Game Changer' to Southampton University Hospital in England. This…

• Priya Ahluwalia's Sustainable Fashion Line Draws from Heritage and Family Archives artist

  London-based designer Priya Ahluwalia creates sustainable fashion collections under her eponymous label Ahluwalia. Her work incorporates vintage and deadstock materials while…

• Wild Daughter Releases Music Video for 'Bed Bugs' Created by Artist Richard Hawkins artist

  The performance art rock band Wild Daughter, consisting of James Jeanette, Stuart Mckenzie, and Jacob Shaw, has premiered a video for their new track 'Bed Bugs.' The visual piece…

• Liam Hodges Partners with Boardies for Sustainable Swimwear Collection artist

  London designer Liam Hodges has launched a collaborative collection with lifestyle brand Boardies for Spring/Summer 2020. The limited edition swim shorts feature hand-drawn prints…

• William Myers on biodesign, technology, and post-pandemic aesthetics artist

  William Myers, a US-born biodesign expert based in Amsterdam, discusses the intersection of biology, technology, and design. In 2012 he curated 'Biodesign: Nature + Science +…

• Maupal on Street Art's Post-Pandemic Evolution artist

  Mauro Pallotta, known as Maupal, is a Roman street artist born in 1972 who studied at the Accademia delle Belle Arti in Rome. He gained international recognition in 2014 with his…