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Andrea Champlin Creates Artwork for 2017 Women's March on Washington
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Artist Andrea Champlin produced a piece specifically for The Women’s March on Washington, an event that took place on January 20, 2017. The artwork, titled "resister," was…
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Mattia Pajè: l'arte come strumento non interpretabile
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Mattia Pajè (Melzo, 1991; vive a Bologna) indaga l'utilità dell'arte contemporanea e la sua azione sul fruitore. La serie pittorica Points (2016) illustra il parallelismo tra…
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Alexa Meade's 'Color of Reality' Short Film Protests Gun Violence
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American artist Alexa Meade, known for her body painting projects, collaborated with dancers and choreographers Jon Boogz and Lil Buck on a short film titled 'Color of Reality.'…
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Uochi Toki's Napo on Music, Art, and the Future
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In an intriguing conversation with Artribune, Matteo "Napo" Palma from Uochi Toki shares insights into their innovative approach and forward-thinking aspirations. The duo merges…
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Sabine Delafon's 'Ex' Video Compiles Over 2000 Photobooth Self-Portraits
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French artist Sabine Delafon (born 1975 in Grenoble) has created a video titled 'Ex' that assembles over 2,000 photobooth self-portraits taken since 1987 into a hypnotic sequence.…
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Richard Prince disavows his work from Ivanka Trump's collection
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On January 11, 2017, artist Richard Prince took to Twitter to announce his separation from a piece of art he had sold to Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner, expressing his disapproval…
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Amar Kanwar Discusses Documentary Art Practices in Lecture Series
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Artist Amar Kanwar presented his experiences in creating video, photography, and installation works that document subjects, including Burmese individuals. This talk was part of a…
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John Edmark's Kinetic Sculptures Use Golden Ratio and Stroboscopic Light
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John Edmark, born in Seattle in 1965 and now based in California, creates sculptures that begin as computer screen designs and are transformed into three-dimensional objects via…
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Simone Monsi's Tumblr-Inspired Installation at Goldsmiths Degree Show
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Simone Monsi, born in 1988 in Fiorenzuola d'Arda, has recently earned an MFA from Goldsmiths University of London and showcased his work at the 16th Quadriennale di Roma. During…
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Artist Residency smArt_grounding//2 Concludes at Tenuta La Favola in Sicily
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The smArt_grounding//2 artist residency, held at Tenuta la Favola in Sicily's Val di Noto, recently wrapped up. Organized by Bridge Art and curated by Lorenzo Madaro, the event…
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Chris Burden's 'Shoot' Performance Recounted by the Man Who Pulled the Trigger
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A New York Times video features Bruce Dunlap, the friend who shot Chris Burden in the arm during the 1971 performance 'Shoot,' speaking publicly for the first time. The piece was…
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Antonio Trotta's Sculpture: Form, Light, and Classical Echoes
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Antonio Trotta, born in Stio in 1937 and currently residing in Milan, Pietrasanta, and Terlizzi, is an Italo-Argentine sculptor renowned for examining the interplay between form…
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ALAgroup curates remote residency connecting Palestine and Rome
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ALAgroup, founded by Maria Rosa Sossai, curated a remote residency for artists Driant Zeneli and Valentina Bonizzi in Deheishe refugee camp, Palestine. The curatorial act was…
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Dennis Kardon's 2015 painting 'Seeing Through Paint' featured on artcritical
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Dennis Kardon created the oil painting 'Seeing Through Paint' in 2015. The artwork measures 20 by 16 inches and was posted on artcritical's website on January 5, 2017. This entry…
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Filippo Marzocchi on Performance, Sound, and the Ephemeral
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Filippo Marzocchi (Forlì, 1989) discusses his artistic practice, which centers on performance, sound, and audience interaction. He distinguishes his work from theatrical…
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Fabio Santacroce’s 63rd-77th STEPS: An Artist-Run Space on a Staircase in Bari
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Fabio Santacroce operates 63rd-77th STEPS, an artist-run space located on a condominium staircase in Bari, between the 63rd and 77th steps of an early 20th-century building where…
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Filippo Armellin on Photography, Mentors, and the Sacred
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Filippo Armellin, a photographer who studied at IUAV under Guido Guidi, Lewis Baltz, Antonello Frongia, Giorgio Agamben, and Anthony Louis Marasco, discusses his artistic journey.…
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Stuart Semple vs Anish Kapoor: The Color War Escalates
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British artist Stuart Semple has created the world's pinkest pink, called Pink, as a direct response to Anish Kapoor's exclusive rights to Vantablack. Vantablack, developed by…
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Avi Mograbi's New Film Explores African Asylum Seekers in Negev
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Israeli filmmaker Avi Mograbi shifts his cinematic approach in his latest film, which documents encounters with African asylum seekers in the Negev desert. The work blurs…
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Santiago Calatrava: Portrait of an Architect-Artist
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A short film by American director Alexandra Liveris for Nowness magazine profiles Spanish architect Santiago Calatrava (Valencia, 1951) in his studio, capturing his…
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Marco Dapino: Photography Between Memory and Landscape
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Marco Dapino (born 1981) studied at Politecnico di Milano and photography at CFP Bauer. He has won the Riccardo Pezza Prize (2008) and the Carlo Scarpa Prize (2011). His work has…
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Walter Martin and Paloma Muñoz's Snow Globes at Artribune
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Walter Martin and Paloma Muñoz have been living and working together for 23 years. For about 15 years, they have been producing their most famous series: snow globes. These…
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Jonah Bokaer on Rules Of The Game and Collaboration with Daniel Arsham
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Choreographer Jonah Bokaer, born in 1981, unveiled his newest creation, Rules Of The Game, at the Howard Gilman Opera House within the Brooklyn Academy of Music, after its initial…
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Alberta Romano: curatrice tra post-Internet e antropologia
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Alberta Romano, curatrice emergente, riflette sul suo percorso formativo e sull'impatto della rivoluzione digitale sulla percezione artistica. In un'intervista su Artribune,…
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Macro Roma opens call for two artist residencies in 2017
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Zètema, on behalf of the Sovrintendenza Capitolina ai Beni Culturali, has announced a new edition of the Artist-in-Residence Program at the Macro museum in Rome. Two artists aged…
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Lucamaleonte's Living Mural Blooms on Rome Construction Site
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Street artist Lucamaleonte has created 'Eden Effect', a large-scale living mural on the construction barriers of DeLollis 12, an eco-building by Barletta Costruzioni in Rome's San…
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Ettore Tripodi on narrative, fragments, and the alchemy of painting
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In a conversation with Davide Dal Sasso for Artribune's 'Dialoghi di Estetica' series, Italian painter Ettore Tripodi discusses his practice, focusing on narrative, fragmentation,…
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Ozmo's mural at Wynwood school during Art Basel Miami Beach 2016
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In the Wynwood area of Miami, Italian street artist Ozmo, who hails from Pontedera and has been living in Milan since 2001, recently completed a mural titled 'Grab the cock' at…
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Sophie Taeuber-Arp: The Overlooked Avant-Garde Polymath
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Sophie Taeuber-Arp (1889–1943) was a multifaceted Swiss artist, known for her work as a dancer, choreographer, architect, and textile designer. Despite her significant modernist…
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Rob Pruitt completes 3,000 Obama portraits, one for each day of presidency
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Rob Pruitt has created 3,000 paintings, one for each day of Barack Obama's presidency, in a series titled 'The Obama Paintings'. The works, each based on a photograph taken on the…
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Deborah De Robertis Arrested in France for Nude Museum Performances
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Luxembourgish-Italian artist Deborah De Robertis, 32, was arrested and fined €2,000 in France for staging two unauthorized nude performances in Paris museums. The first occurred…
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Siah Armajani's 2016 Drawing 'Tomb for Dietrich Bonhoeffer'
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Siah Armajani created a drawing titled 'Tomb for Dietrich Bonhoeffer' in 2016. The work measures 36 by 60 inches and was executed with ink on Mylar. Alexander Gray Associates and…
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Andrea Succo: A Collector's Eye on Space, Light, and Emerging Latin American Art
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Born in 1971 in Turin, Andrea Succo has been an avid collector of contemporary international art since 1996, showcasing works by artists such as Jeppe Hein and Olafur Eliasson. In…
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Eyal Gever to Launch First 3D-Printed Artwork on ISS with NASA
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Israeli digital artist Eyal Gever, born in 1970 in Tel Aviv, is collaborating with NASA on a project initiated in 2014 to create the first piece of art to be launched into space…
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Rolls-Royce Arts Program commissions Yang Fudong video 'Moving Mountains'
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Rolls-Royce Motor Cars has unveiled a new video work by Chinese artist Yang Fudong as part of its Arts Programs. The 46-minute black-and-white film, titled 'Moving Mountains,' was…
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Marino Marini's Equestrian Obsession: 40 Years On
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Marino Marini (Pistoia, 1901 – Viareggio, 1980), a major 20th-century Italian artist, obsessively depicted horses and riders across painting, drawing, and sculpture in marble and…
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William King's 2007 Sculpture 'My Pleasure' in Red Vinyl from Connie Fox Collection
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A 2007 sculpture by William King titled 'My Pleasure' stands 68 inches high and is fabricated from red vinyl. The work belongs to the collection of Connie Fox. Photographer Jenny…
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Andrea Mastrovito's NYsferatu Reimagines Nosferatu in New York
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Andrea Mastrovito, a 38-year-old Italian artist from Bergamo, is creating NYsferatu – Symphony of a Century, a 60-minute hand-drawn animated remake of F.W. Murnau's 1922 silent…
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Todd James: Psychedelic Collages of Life and Death
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Todd James (New York City, 1969) began his career as a graffiti artist under the pseudonym REAS, which he still uses for his company Reas International producing TV, animation,…
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Tomas Saraceno's Aerocene project expands with London campus and open call
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Tomas Saraceno's Aerocene project, previously presented at the Grand Palais in Paris, has reached a new participatory phase. On a recent Saturday, the Royal College of Art in…
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