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• Milano Fashion Week Uomo Spring/Summer 2024: Androgyny, Simplicity, and Rebellion festival-fair

  Milano Fashion Week Uomo wrapped up on June 20, 2023, featuring a reduced schedule due to the absence of Fendi, Gucci's anticipation of new creative director Sabato de Sarno, and…

• Matali Crasset Curates Le Nouveau Printemps 2023 in Toulouse festival-fair

  The contemporary creation festival Le Nouveau Printemps, taking place in Toulouse in 2023, has collaborated with designer Matali Crasset, who is recognized for her focus on…

• Italian Summer Film Festivals 2023: From Pesaro to Venice festival-fair

  The 59th Mostra Internazionale del Nuovo Cinema di Pesaro, under the direction of Pedro Armocida, is taking place until June 24, kicking off with Flashdance. Special tributes are…

• Italy's Pavilion at London Design Biennale Focuses on Ship Graveyards festival-fair

  The Italian Pavilion at the London Design Biennale, titled 'Unseen Collaborations' and produced by Triennale Milano, shifts focus from the glamour of ocean liners to their final…

• Raffaella Carrà musical 'Bailo Bailo' to debut in Madrid festival-fair

  The musical 'Bailo Bailo' dedicated to Raffaella Carrà will premiere on November 2, 2023, at the former Cinema Capitol on Madrid's Gran Via, a historic 1933 art deco venue…

• 30th edition of Cèramica festival in Montelupo Fiorentino celebrates ceramic art with new Cultural Park festival-fair

  The Cèramica festival, now in its 30th edition, is taking place in Montelupo Fiorentino, Tuscany, until June 18, 2023. This event highlights both traditional and modern ceramics…

• Mappatura dei festival culturali di giugno in Italia festival-fair

  Nel mese di giugno 2023, l'Italia lancia un programma ricco di festival culturali. Tra questi, Art Night Venezia si svolgerà il 17 giugno con 156 eventi; il festival Between Land…

• Comicon Expands to Bergamo with First Northern Edition festival-fair

  After a record-breaking edition in Naples with over 170,000 tickets sold, Comicon is launching its first northern Italian edition in Bergamo from June 23 to 25, 2023, at the Fiera…

• Pride 2023: A Nationwide Calendar of LGBTQIA+ Cultural Events in Italy festival-fair

  Italy celebrates Pride 2023 with a series of cultural activities under the Onda Pride banner, following a historic 2022 that saw more than 50 parades. Key events include: the…

• Padua Students Create AI-Assisted Street Art for Super Walls Biennial festival-fair

  From May to June 2023, Padua hosted the third edition of Super Walls, a biennial dedicated to street art, under the curation of Carlo Silvestrin and Dominique Stella. The event…

• Lorenzo Giusti Curates 2024 Biennale Gherdëina in the Dolomites festival-fair

  Lorenzo Giusti, director of GAMeC in Bergamo, has been appointed curator of the ninth edition of Biennale Gherdëina, titled "The Parliament of Marmots," running from May 31 to…

• Art Basel 2023: The Best Stands According to Artribune festival-fair

  Art Basel 2023 in Basel, Switzerland, showcased a consistent level of quality, resembling past editions with a strong focus on established values and painting. While gallerists…

• Liste Basel 2023: Best Stands at the Art Fair festival-fair

  Liste Art Fair, once held in a decaying brewery, has moved to a conventional hall above Art Basel, trading its former magic for convenience. The circular layout remains a…

• Antonello Ghezzi Installs Luminous Staircase in Revine Lake festival-fair

  The Italian duo Antonello Ghezzi, composed of Nadia Antonello (born 1985 in Cittadella) and Paolo Ghezzi (born 1980 in Bologna), will install a new work titled "Scalare il sogno"…

• Art Basel Unlimited Returns to Monumental Scale in 2023 festival-fair

  Art Basel's Unlimited section, dedicated to monumental artworks, has returned to its pre-pandemic grandeur in 2023. Held each June in Basel alongside the main fair, Unlimited…

• Pitti Uomo 2023: Secret Florence and Exhibitions in Florence festival-fair

  During Pitti Uomo 2023, Florence hosts the eighth edition of Secret Florence, a special project of Estate Fiorentina featuring projections, performances, and installations across…

• Design Miami to Launch First Paris Edition in October 2023 festival-fair

  Design Miami will launch its first Paris edition from October 17 to 22, 2023, at the Hôtel de Maisons in Saint-Germain-des-Prés, coinciding with Paris+ par Art Basel. The fair,…

• Coconino Fest Returns to Ravenna with Love Comics Theme festival-fair

  The second edition of Coconino Fest, titled Love Comics, will take place in Ravenna from June 15 to 18, 2023. Organized by Coconino Press, the festival celebrates comics in…

• Cvtà Street Fest 2023: Women Street Artists Transform Molise Village festival-fair

  The eighth edition of Cvtà Street Fest, directed by Alice Pasquini since 2016, has turned the small Molise village of Civitacampomarano into an international open-air studio. This…

• Piero Gilardi documentary premieres at CinemAmbiente festival festival-fair

  A documentary on sculptor Piero Gilardi, directed by Daniele Segre, premieres at the 26th CinemAmbiente festival, organized by the Museo Nazionale del Cinema. The film, titled…

• CI Bloom's Second Edition Spotlights Emerging Turkish Artists festival-fair

  CI Bloom, the spring spinoff of Contemporary Istanbul (CI), concluded its second edition, focusing on local emerging and independent artists. Founded by Ali Güreli, the fair aims…

• Milano Arch Week 2023 Focuses on Peripheries festival-fair

  The fifth edition of Milano Arch Week, titled "Around Peripheries," runs until June 11, 2023, curated by Nina Bassoli and Matteo Ruta with artistic direction by Stefano Boeri.…

• QUORUM: New Contemporary Art Festival Launches at Rome's Baths of Diocletian festival-fair

  The QUORUM contemporary art festival has officially opened at the Baths of Diocletian in Rome, organized by the Quadriennale of Rome and the National Roman Museum, with Gian Maria…

• Chiang Mai Social Installation: Independent Art Festivals 1992-98 festival-fair

  Afterall's Exhibition Histories series explores the 'Chiang Mai Social Installation' festivals (1992-98), a series of independent art events in Chiang Mai, Thailand. The festivals…

• 200 Drones Recreate Van Gogh Paintings Over Amsterdam Sky festival-fair

  To celebrate its 50th anniversary, the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam commissioned Studio DRIFT to create a drone performance over the city. On June 2, 2023, at 11 PM, 200…

• Third Bienal de La Habana 1989: Regulations and Theme 'Tradition and Contemporaneity' festival-fair

  Scheduled for November and December 1989 in Havana, Cuba, the third Bienal de La Habana will revolve around the theme 'Tradition and Contemporaneity.' Its objective is to create…

• Afterall and AAA at Booked: Hong Kong Art Book Fair 2021 festival-fair

  At the Booked: Hong Kong Art Book Fair, taking place from December 16 to 19, 2021, at Tai Kwun Contemporary and JC Contemporary in Hong Kong, Afterall collaborates with Asia Art…

• Come devi immaginarmi: Pasolini reinterpretato da giovani registi a Bologna festival-fair

  Il progetto "Come devi immaginarmi", curato da Valter Malosti e Giovanni Agosti per le celebrazioni del centenario della nascita di Pier Paolo Pasolini a Bologna, invita sei…

• Cattelan's Crocodile Hangs in Italy's Oldest Baptistery During Cremona Art Week festival-fair

  Maurizio Cattelan's taxidermied crocodile sculpture 'Ego' (2019) is suspended vertically inside the ancient baptistery of Cremona Cathedral as part of the first Cremona…

• Vivian Caccuri Performs at Venice Biennale as Brazilian Galleries Expand festival-fair

  Vivian Caccuri will present a performance at the Venice Biennale. The artist's inclusion in the prestigious event's performance program highlights her growing international…

• Eric Scaggiante's Photo Reportage Captures Kappa FuturFestival in Turin festival-fair

  Eric Scaggiante's exclusive photo reportage for Artribune documents the Kappa FuturFestival in Turin, held at Parco Dora, a former railway yard. The festival, produced by Movement…

• BienNoLo: Milan's Neighborhood Biennial Returns for Third Edition festival-fair

  From June 2 to 11, 2023, the third BienNoLo, a biennial event in Milan's NoLo area, takes place. Curated by Giacinto Di Pietrantonio and organized by Associazione BienNoLo…

• Sci-Fi Rooftop Screenings at LA's Westin Bonaventure festival-fair

  Afterall magazine organized a three-week rooftop film series titled 'Making Strange: Rooftop Sci-Fi at the Westin Bonaventure Hotel' in Los Angeles in August 2008. The screenings…

• Afterall Hosts CAA Conversations Lounge at 2009 Annual Conference festival-fair

  Afterall will host a series of conversations at the College Art Association's 2009 Annual Conference, held from February 26 to 28 at the Los Angeles Convention Center. The lounge…

• Shelf Life: Independent Publishing Bazaar at USC festival-fair

  USC Roski School of Fine Arts hosts Shelf Life: A Big Day for Small Press, a freewheeling bazaar of independent books, magazines, and objects from artists and publishers. The…

• Chicago's Independent Art Scene: A Deep Dive into Artist-Run Spaces festival-fair

  According to a report by Artribune, Chicago's vibrant art community is largely fueled by artist-operated venues. Among the city's architectural highlights are the Willis Tower,…

• 2nd FORMER WEST Research Congress: On Horizons at Istanbul Technical University festival-fair

  The second FORMER WEST Research Congress, titled On Horizons: Art and Political Imagination, took place from 4 to 6 November 2010 at Istanbul Technical University in Istanbul. The…

• Afterall at CAA Conference 2011 in New York festival-fair

  Afterall will participate in the College Art Association (CAA) annual conference, taking place from February 9 to 12, 2011, in New York. Attendees visiting the University of…

• Afterall at Art Chicago 2011 festival-fair

  Afterall will participate in Art Chicago 2011, held from April 29 to May 2 in Chicago. The organization will have a presence at the University of Chicago Press stand, where…

• Afterall Journal Debuts at VIENNAFAIR 2011 festival-fair

  This year marks the seventh edition of VIENNAFAIR 2011, the sole international trade fair in Europe dedicated to contemporary art from Central and Eastern Europe. Afterall journal…