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• Pia Bolognesi on Brain Drain and Berlin's Art Scene artist

  Pia Bolognesi, born in Pistoia in 1981, is an Italian curator and artist based in Berlin. She recently co-curated a Christopher Williams exhibition at Triennale Milano with Giulio…

• Carmine Di Giandomenico on Comics, Cinema, and His Poster for Venice Critics' Week artist

  Carmine Di Giandomenico, an esteemed comic artist from Italy, designed the official poster for the 32nd Venice International Critics' Week (SIC), which took place from August 30…

• Natalino Tondo: From Salento to the World artist

  Natalino Tondo (Salice Salentino, 1938 – Lecce, 2017) was an Italian artist whose career spanned from the 1960s to 2015. After studying at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Lecce, he…

• German abstract pioneer Karl Otto Götz dies at 103 artist

  Karl Otto Götz, an influential artist in the Abstract Informel movement, passed away at the age of 103 on August 19, 2017, in Niederbreitbach, Rhineland. He was born on February…

• Jacopo Miliani on Queerness and Italianità in Self(Pleasure) Publishing artist

  Self(Pleasure) Publishing, an initiative spearheaded by Jacopo Miliani, investigates the intersections of queerness and Italian culture. Its inaugural work, Club Deserto, was…

• Benedetto Bufalino turns phone booth into a 'mobile phone' vehicle artist

  French artist Benedetto Bufalino has transformed a telephone booth into a mobile vehicle, playing on the term 'mobile phone'. The work was created for the 2017 edition of l'AFIAC,…

• Toshio Saeki: maestro dell'erotismo grottesco giapponese artist

  Toshio Saeki, disegnatore giapponese di 75 anni, è celebrato come maestro dell'eroguro, il filone grottesco della tradizione shunga (stampe erotiche ukiyo-e). Le sue opere…

• Chiara Fumai: sovversione e vulnerabilità sulla soglia tra vita e arte artist

  L'articolo ricorda l'artista Chiara Fumai, scomparsa il 16 agosto 2017 a 39 anni. Il suo lavoro esplorava il femminismo, la vulnerabilità e la sovversione attraverso performance,…

• Pracheta Banerjee's Eerie Fantasy Paintings Draw from Greek Myth and Emotion artist

  Artist Pracheta Banerjee creates fantasy paintings that explore the eerie side of beauty, drawing inspiration from Greek mythology and basic human emotions. Her works are dense…

• Franco Lizza: A Notary's Contemporary Art Collection artist

  Franco Lizza, a notary from Genoa born in 1984, has served as the treasurer for the Amici del Museo di Villa Croce since 2013. His artistic enthusiasm was passed down from his…

• Shahak Shapira spray-paints racist tweets outside Twitter HQ in Hamburg artist

  Israeli-born artist Shahak Shapira (Petach Tikwa, 1988) protested Twitter's failure to remove hate speech by spray-painting around 450 racist tweets on the pavement outside…

• Wood Sculpture in Trentino: Aron Demetz and Bruno Walpoth on Tradition and Innovation artist

  An interview with sculptors Aron Demetz and Bruno Walpoth explores the revival of wood sculpture in contemporary art, challenging the notion that it is a 'dead language.' Demetz,…

• Aerospace engineer turned photographer Giovanni Hänninen on his urban and social projects artist

  Giovanni Hänninen (Helsinki, 1976) is an Italian photographer with a background in aerospace engineering. His work focuses on urban transformation, abandoned spaces, and social…

• Raven Kwok's Algorithmic Immersion: 1194D^3 artist

  Chinese artist Raven Kwok (b. 1989, Shanghai) presents his latest immersive installation, 1194D^3, part of a series of 'algorithmic creatures' based on the mathematical rule of…

• 650-Meter Land Art Necklace on Monte Bregagno to Disappear artist

  German artist Ralf Witthaus has created a temporary land art piece titled 'Il Tesoro Smarrito' (The Lost Treasure) on the grassy ridges of Monte Bregagno, 1100 meters above Lake…

• Jim Carrey's Painting Obsession Revealed in Documentary artist

  Actor Jim Carrey has released a mini-documentary titled 'I Needed Color,' directed by David Bushell, showcasing his intense passion for painting. The film, shot in his New York…

• Carol Rama's 1984 assemblage 'Sortilegi' documented in Hauser & Wirth Collection artist

  Carol Rama created the mixed-media work 'Sortilegi' in 1984, incorporating found objects and rubber into a substantial three-dimensional composition measuring 62-5/8 by 44-1/4 by…

• Material Synthesis: Collaborative Art by Crystal Gregory and Alexa Williams artist

  Crystal Gregory and Alexa Williams collaborated on an artistic project exploring material synthesis. Their work was documented on August 9, 2017, through artcritical.com, a…

• Crystal Gregory and Alexa Williams' collaborative sculpture Both from 2017 artist

  Crystal Gregory and Alexa Williams created a collaborative sculpture titled Both in 2017. The work measures 4 x 4 x 4 feet and incorporates concrete, paint, and cotton rope. An…

• Mohsen Vaziri, the Dean of Iranian Artists, in Conversation artist

  Born in 1924, Mohsen Vaziri is an influential Iranian artist who spent significant time in both Iran and Europe, especially Italy. In a July interview held in Rome, he reflected…

• Rudi Salpietra: Performance come attivismo queer tra strada e mito artist

  L'artista performativo Rudi Salpietra, tornato in Italia dopo anni all'estero, ha realizzato la performance 'Quo Vadis, Baby? Just Passing' (2016) per le strade di Milano, dove ha…

• Angelika Markul's Geological Investigations: From Yonaguni Ruins to Chernobyl's Atomic Winter artist

  Angelika Markul, an artist of Polish-French descent, delves into planetary enigmas through her video installations and sculptures. In 2016, she showcased 'What is Lost is at the…

• Italian artist photographer Claudio Abate dies at 74 artist

  Claudio Abate, a celebrated Italian photographer, passed away in Rome at the age of 74, according to his family’s announcement. His funeral service is scheduled for 10 a.m. on…

• Supertotto: Pixel Art's Enduring Champion artist

  Totto Renna, known as Supertotto, is a Neapolitan pixel artist who remains faithful to the pixel as a medium. Working as an illustrator, graphic designer, and web designer, he…

• Mark Bradford: Painting as Political Act and Social Practice artist

  Mark Bradford, the American artist representing the US at the 2017 Venice Biennale, argues that painting is inherently political. In a conversation in Rome, he stated that…

• Architect Alessia Garibaldi's Eclectic Art and Design Collection artist

  Alessia Garibaldi, an architect and collector, blends design pieces, ancient sculptures, and photographs in her collection. She started with photography due to architects like…

• Antonio Grulli ricorda l'artista Concetto Pozzati, figura chiave della Pop art italiana artist

  Antonio Grulli ricorda Concetto Pozzati, artista bolognese scomparso, figura di spicco della Pop art italiana. Pozzati, appartenente a una dinastia artistica, ha esposto alla…

• Italian artist Concetto Pozzati dies at 81 in Bologna artist

  Concetto Pozzati, a leading figure in Italian contemporary art, died on August 1, 2017, at his home in Bologna at age 81 after a long illness. Born in 1935 in Vo', Padua, he…

• Demna Gvasalia: The Balenciaga Designer Who Embraces Ugliness artist

  Demna Gvasalia, the Georgian designer behind Balenciaga and Vêtements, has disrupted fashion's polished aesthetic by drawing from the raw, unglamorous world of the street. After…

• Luca Rossi's Secret Identity Revealed as Collective After 8 Years artist

  Luca Rossi, long perceived as an individual artist, has been revealed as a collective comprising 11 members, including Pino Boresta and Stefano W. Pasquini. This revelation…

• Jeffrey Shaw's Pioneering Journey Through New Media Art artist

  Jeffrey Shaw, an Australian-born artist, has traversed the key milestones of new media art history. Starting as an architect in Australia, then a sculptor in Milan studying at the…

• New artist residency launches in Pietrelcina, birthplace of Padre Pio artist

  A new artist residency has opened at Tenuta Fontana dei Fieri in Pietrelcina, a small town in the province of Benevento known as the birthplace of Saint Pio and a major center of…

• Morto Marcello Mariani, artista simbolo del terremoto dell'Aquila artist

  Marcello Mariani, artista informale nato all'Aquila nel 1938, è morto ieri sera all'età di 78 anni. Divenuto simbolo della resilienza della città dopo il sisma del 2009, Mariani…

• Franco Cenci's GladiAttori: Soccer Players as Modern Gladiators artist

  Franco Cenci, an Italian artist born in Monterotondo in 1958 and based in Rome, discusses his project GladiAttori, which explores the theme of play, particularly soccer. The…

• Vasco Brondi on Ferrara, New York, and the Art of Travel artist

  In an interview at Milan's Museo del Novecento, Italian indie rock musician Vasco Brondi (born 1984 in Verona) discussed his relationship with New York, Ferrara, and Milan as part…

• Sabrina Muzi's shamanic performance defends Baishizhou village artist

  Italian artist Sabrina Muzi (born 1964, San Benedetto del Tronto) completed a residency at Handshake 302, an independent space in Shenzhen's Baishizhou village directed by Zhang…

• Bauhaus Dessau Residency Program Opens for 2018 artist

  The Bauhaus Dessau Foundation has initiated its artist residency program for 2018, welcoming contemporary artists to inhabit and create in the Masters' Houses crafted by Walter…

• Dominic Wilcox: The Designer-Inventor Transforming Everyday Objects artist

  Dominic Wilcox (born 1974 in Sunderland, England) is a designer-inventor who reimagines everyday objects through whimsical, thought-provoking inventions. His creations include…

• Guadalupe Rosales lands first LACMA residency via Instagram artist

  Guadalupe Rosales (b. 1980, Boyle Heights) has been awarded the first-ever artist residency by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA), recognizing her Instagram-based…

• DeShawn Dumas's 2017 mixed-media work Black Mirror (In White) documented on artcritical artist

  A 2017 artwork by DeShawn Dumas titled Black Mirror (In White) was documented on the artcritical website on July 18, 2017. The piece measures 30 by 17 inches and incorporates…