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• Film explores two generations of des Gachons painters artist

  A 2019 film by Reines Graves documents the artistic practices of Patrick des Gachons and his son Jean-Baptiste des Gachons, who work in radically different styles—Patrick in…

• Maurizio Bongiovanni: pittura come atto rivoluzionario tra digitale e queer artist

  Maurizio Bongiovanni, nato a Tettnang nel 1979, divide il suo tempo tra Milano e Londra. Ha conseguito la sua formazione presso l'Accademia per le Arti e le Scienze Digitali di…

• Claudia Losi on Ceramics, Collaboration, and the Unexpected artist

  Claudia Losi (born 1971, Piacenza) has long integrated diverse artisanal skills into her work, most notably in the multi-year Balena Project. Recently, she engaged with ceramics…

• Pejac Creates Site-Specific Works Inside Spain's Oldest Prison artist

  Spanish artist Pejac, known for public art interventions, spent ten days inside El Dueso, Spain's oldest penitentiary, to create a series of site-specific works titled Gold Mine.…

• Vlady's 'Segregation' signs expose Stockholm's hidden apartheid artist

  Italian artist Vlady installed provocative street signs in Stockholm during April-May 2019, mimicking official traffic signage but bearing discriminatory messages like 'shades of…

• Tyree Guyton's Heidelberg Project Transforms Detroit Street into Open-Air Museum artist

  Since the 1980s, Tyree Guyton has turned Heidelberg Street in Detroit's East Side into an expansive environmental artwork called the Heidelberg Project. Using discarded objects…

• Paul Chadeisson's Surreal Flying Container Ship Concept Art Featured artist

  Concept artist Paul Chadeisson, who has worked as a freelance illustrator since 2016 for video game and film projects, is highlighted for his imaginative air carrier designs.…

• Monica Alletto: autodidatta illustratrice tra geometria e realtà aumentata artist

  Monica Alletto, illustratrice palermitana classe 1992, è un'autodidatta che ha sviluppato uno stile caratterizzato da anatomie ipertrofiche, scenari naturali stilizzati e colori…

• Artists and Critics Pay Tribute to Painter Thomas Nozkowski's Legacy and Influence artist

  A series of tributes pays homage to painter Thomas Nozkowski, who passed away in 2019. Renowned for his small-scale abstract works, he crafted a distinctive visual vocabulary over…

• Thomas Nozkowski's 1981-82 painting Untitled held in MoMA collection artist

  A 1981-82 painting by Thomas Nozkowski titled Untitled is part of the Museum of Modern Art's collection in New York. The work measures 15 7/8 by 20 inches and was executed in oil…

• Thomas Nozkowski's 2010 mixed-media work Untitled (N-27) featured at The Pace Gallery artist

  A mixed-media piece by Thomas Nozkowski, Untitled (N-27), was created in 2010 using ink, gouache, pencil, colored pencil, and oil crayon on paper. The artwork measures 8-5/8 by…

• Valerio Nicolai: Painting as an Enigmatic Rebus artist

  Born in Gorizia in 1988, Valerio Nicolai lives and works in Milan. He graduated from the Accademia di Belle Arti di Venezia. Recent solo shows include "Amarena" at Clima, Milan…

• Lawrence Carroll, artist of humble materials and spiritual depth, dies artist

  Lawrence Carroll, an Australian-born artist who lived in Venice and taught at IUAV, has died. Known for works made from discarded materials collected in Los Angeles peripheries,…

• Yuval Avital's 360-bell sound sculpture in Calabria seeks donations artist

  In San Floro, Calabria, the agricultural startup Mulinum and Michelangelo Pistoletto's Terzo Paradiso project are collaborating on a large-scale sound sculpture by artist Yuval…

• Disney's Aladdin flying carpet recreated by Italian street artist Koi artist

  For the Italian premiere of Disney's live-action Aladdin, street artist Matteo Mariani, known as Koi, created a stencil artwork of the flying carpet. The film, directed by Guy…

• DOM Collective's 'Roma non esiste' Call for Performers and Thinkers artist

  Leonardo Delogu and Valerio Sirna of the DOM collective are launching a new participatory project titled 'Roma non esiste' (Rome Does Not Exist). Following their previous works…

• Marina Abramović ricorda l'amicizia con Remo Bianco artist

  Marina Abramović ha incontrato Remo Bianco nel 1977 a Ferrara, di fronte al Palazzo dei Diamanti, dove lei e il suo partner erano arrivati da Orgosolo in Sardegna, dormendo in…

• Banksy Sets Up Illegal Stall at Venice Biennale, Takes Aim at Cruise Ships artist

  Banksy has released a new Instagram video showing him setting up an unauthorized stall in Venice, selling paintings of a cruise ship looming over the lagoon. The video, set to…

• Lawrence Carroll, painter who merged painting and sculpture, dies at 65 artist

  Lawrence Carroll, an American artist of Australian descent renowned for his fusion of painting and sculpture, passed away at the age of 65. The announcement was made by his German…

• Basik: Street Artist Merging Medieval and Contemporary Art artist

  Lucio Basik Bolognesi, known as Basik, is a street artist from Rimini, Italy, active since the early 1990s. His work blends medieval and Renaissance art with modern and…

• Andrea Carpita on Painting, Ukiyo-e, and the Minimum Portraits artist

  In an interview, Andrea Carpita, born in 1988 and an alumnus of the Accademia di Belle Arti di Carrara, elaborates on his artistic approach. His solo exhibition, titled "Some…

• Adriano Souras: The Teen Designer Who Anticipated Greta Thunberg's Activism artist

  Adriano Souras, a 16-year-old English designer, began his environmental activism in 2017 at age 14, predating Greta Thunberg's #FridaysForFuture movement. He launched his brand…

• Virgil Abloh on Art, Fashion, and the Incompiuto Collection artist

  Virgil Abloh, the most famous Black global star of the fashion system, discusses his multidisciplinary practice spanning streetwear, luxury, music, ecology, and art. He…

• Carolee Schneemann's 1964 performance Meat Joy documented in chromogenic print artist

  A chromogenic color print, measuring 5 by 4 inches, depicts Carolee Schneemann's 1964 performance Meat Joy in New York. Captured by photographer Al Giese, this image is attributed…

• Carolee Schneemann's 1963 Photographic Series Eye Body: 36 Transformative Actions artist

  Carolee Schneemann created the photographic series Eye Body: 36 Transformative Actions for Camera in 1963, later producing eighteen gelatin silver prints in 2005. Each print…

• Graphic Designer Liu Jiayun Creates Packaging for SCHEMA Arc&Art Project in Taipei artist

  Graphic designer and illustrator Liu Jiayun, based in Taipei, Taiwan, has developed packaging and branding for the SCHEMA Arc&Art initiative. The project, which translates to…

• I.M. Pei, architect of Louvre Pyramid, dies at 102 artist

  Ieoh Ming Pei, the Chinese-American architect who designed the Louvre Pyramid, died on Thursday, May 16, 2019, in New York at age 102. Born in Guangzhou, China, in 1917, Pei…

• Young Sup Han's 2007 Ink on Hanji Paper Work The Evening Baltic Ocean No. 7001 artist

  Young Sup Han created The Evening Baltic Ocean No. 7001 in 2007, using ink on hanji paper. The artwork measures 90.5 by 210.5 inches. Information about this piece was posted on…

• Young Hie Nam's 2015 mixed media work on hanji paper artist

  Young Hie Nam created a mixed media piece titled 'A Trip to an Island' in 2015, measuring 63.5 by 51.25 inches on hanji paper. The work was posted on artcritical on May 16, 2019,…

• New Negress Film Society: Black Women Filmmakers Building Community artist

  Established in June 2013 by Kumi James, Nevline Nnaji, Nuotama Bodomo, and Ja'Tovia Gary following a screening of 'I Am A Negress of Noteworthy Talent' at Brooklyn Fireproof, NY,…

• Marilisa Cosello: Performance, Photography, and the Banality of Power artist

  Marilisa Cosello (b. 1978) is an Italian artist whose research spans performance, photography, drawing, collage, and artist books. In an interview with Artribune, she discusses…

• Vincenzo Cabiati on Ceramics, Cinema, and the Art of Reframing artist

  Vincenzo Cabiati, born in Liguria in 1954 and trained in the studio of his father Achille Cabiati, a Realist artist, moved to Milan in the late 1980s. There he held his solo show…

• Katherine Bernhardt Art Edition to Support Art Omi Launches May 21 artist

  A new benefit art edition by Katherine Bernhardt will be released on May 21 at 12:00 PM EST. The edition is produced in collaboration with Art Omi, a contemporary art and…

• Stefano Arienti: From Mantua to Milan, an Artistic Journey artist

  Stefano Arienti (born 1961) left the Mantuan countryside for Milan in the 1980s, finding a city in expansion and cultural ferment. Despite a degree in agriculture, he became an…

• Thomas Braida: Pittura come necessità in tempi bui artist

  L'artista goriziano classe 1982, diplomato all'Accademia di Belle Arti di Venezia, riflette sulla sua pratica pittorica in un'intervista. Definisce la pittura una necessità,…

• Unclaimed Banksy Stencil Appears in Venice During Biennale Preview artist

  A new stencil work attributed to Banksy appeared on a wall above a canal in Venice's Dorsoduro district during the preview days of the 2019 Venice Biennale. The piece, created…

• Laura Lecce on Curating, Pelagica, and Early Career artist

  Curator Laura Lecce recounts her path into contemporary art, from studying philosophy at the Università Statale di Milano to an internship at GAMeC in Bergamo, where she worked on…

• Bogdan Rață's Erotic Sculptures: Hybrid Anatomies and the Art of Desire artist

  Romanian sculptor Bogdan Rață, 35, from Timișoara, creates hybrid human anatomies that blend eroticism with surrealism. Known for his colossal red hand sculpture "The Middle Way"…

• Matteo Cremonesi: l'ossessione silenziosa per gli oggetti burocratici artist

  Matteo Cremonesi, nato nel 1986, ha studiato al Liceo Artistico e all'Accademia di Brera di Milano. Appassionato di letteratura giapponese e Michel Foucault, Cremonesi osserva…

• Zanele Muholi: Visual Activism and the Politics of Black Queer Visibility artist

  South African visual activist Zanele Muholi (born 1972, Umlazi) is featured at the 2019 Venice Biennale after recent solo shows at Galleria del Cembalo in Rome and a 2013…