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Sergio Risaliti appeals to Italian government to save artists from pandemic crisis opinion-review
Sergio Risaliti, artistic director of Museo Novecento in Florence, published an urgent appeal on Artribune calling on the Italian government and Minister of Culture Dario…
Italian Painting's Serie A, B, and C: A Critical Taxonomy opinion-review
In a critical essay published on Artribune, Roberto Ago proposes a hierarchical classification of Italian painting at the turn of the millennium, borrowing football's Serie A, B,…
Artists as problem-solvers: a manifesto for post-pandemic reconstruction opinion-review
A group of Italian art professionals—Francesco Cascino, Raffaele Giannitelli, Guido Guerzoni, Azzurra Immediato, Filippo Riniolo, and Giuseppe Stampone—published an opinion piece…
Ghost Exhibitions: Bernhard Martin and Street Trash Reviewed During Lockdown opinion-review
Art critic Richard Leydier reviews two exhibitions that opened just before the COVID-19 lockdown in spring 2020 and are now inaccessible to the public. At Haus am Waldsee in…
Italian cultural sector debates need for dedicated COVID-19 recovery fund opinion-review
Stefano Monti, partner at Monti&Taft, argues against the proposed 'Fondo Cultura' for Italian cultural recovery post-COVID-19, calling it an inadequate tool born from outdated…
Nick Cave on Quarantine: Time to Stop and Reflect, Not Create opinion-review
In a blog post, Nick Cave responds to fan questions about how he would spend quarantine—whether with a solo piano performance, a streaming concert with his band, a full album, or…
Giovanna Barni: un piano immediato e lungimirante per la cultura post-Covid opinion-review
In un articolo su Artribune, Giovanna Barni, presidente di CoopCulture e di CulTurMedia Lega Coop, delinea le misure necessarie per rilanciare il settore culturale italiano dopo…
Hans Ulrich Obrist proposes public art project to combat UK economic crisis opinion-review
Hans Ulrich Obrist, artistic director of Serpentine Galleries, has proposed a large-scale public art project for the UK government, inspired by the New Deal's Works Progress…
Museums must pivot from conservation to conversation post-COVID, argues Marco Bazzini opinion-review
Marco Bazzini, an Italian art historian and critic, argues that while the COVID-19 pandemic is not a war, it poses a severe threat to museums. Unlike during WWII, when Italian…
Italian experts propose concrete plan to save culture after COVID-19 opinion-review
A group of Italian cultural experts, including Marco D'Isanto, Stefano Consiglio, Ledo Prato, and others, have issued a document urging the government to adopt a two-speed…
Richard Leydier on Art's Future After COVID-19 opinion-review
Richard Leydier, editor of artpress, reflects on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on contemporary art. He notes that the health crisis has exposed deep societal divisions and…
COVID-19's Emotional Impact on Cultural Participation Analyzed opinion-review
Massimiliano Zane, a cultural planner from Venice, examines how the COVID-19 pandemic will reshape emotional responses to cultural attendance. He argues that fear of contagion,…
Antonio Grulli: Italy's COVID-19 lockdown is a necessary dictatorship opinion-review
In an opinion piece on Artribune, writer Antonio Grulli argues that Italy's COVID-19 lockdown measures—including curfews, permits, cell phone surveillance, and encouragement of…
Andrea Concas on Italian museums' digital leap during pandemic opinion-review
Andrea Concas, founder of Art Backers, Art Rights, and The AB Gallery, discusses the forced digitalization of Italian museums during the COVID-19 lockdown. He argues that the…
Italian Gallerists on the Future of Art Galleries Amid COVID-19 Crisis opinion-review
The article collects opinions from six Italian gallerists on how the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting their businesses and the art market. Mario Cristiani, Lorenzo Fiaschi, and…
Art's Role in the Unimaginable: A Pandemic Reflection opinion-review
Christian Caliandro reflects on how the COVID-19 pandemic challenges imagination and understanding, arguing that art can engage with the 'unimaginable' that has entered daily…
Art as a Remedy for Pandemic Fear: José Angelino and Luca Di Luzio opinion-review
The article explores how art helps overcome the fear of contagion during the COVID-19 pandemic. It references philosopher Merleau-Ponty's phenomenology of perception, which argues…
Pandemic and the Future of Performance Art opinion-review
The article explores how the COVID-19 pandemic and social distancing might transform performance art, which relies on physical presence and interaction. The author references…
Italian art professor defends distance learning amid COVID-19 opinion-review
Antonello Tolve, a professor of Pedagogy and Didactics of Art at the Accademia Albertina di Torino, argues that online teaching during the coronavirus pandemic is not as…
Joyce Beckenstein's Coverage of Mexico City Art Week opinion-review
Joyce Beckenstein provided coverage of Mexico City Art Week. The article was published on March 27, 2020, at 4:11 pm. It was posted on the artcritical website, which operates on…
Cristina Francucci on Art Pedagogy, Digital Tools, and Social Engagement opinion-review
Cristina Francucci, a key figure in the realm of Italian art education, shares insights about her journey and the effects of COVID-19 on the field in an interview with Artribune.…
Philosopher Marco Senaldi argues COVID-19 is 'cunning' and demands a new philosophical paradigm opinion-review
In an article published on Artribune Magazine #54, philosopher and art theorist Marco Senaldi argues that the COVID-19 virus is not merely malicious but 'scaltro' (cunning),…
L'arte rotta: ripensare l'opera d'arte dopo il coronavirus opinion-review
In un articolo su Artribune, Christian Caliandro riflette sull'impatto del coronavirus sull'arte contemporanea, proponendo un'opera d'arte che funzioni come un'edicola votiva:…
Teaching in the Age of Coronavirus: A Semiotic Perspective opinion-review
A university professor of Russian art history reflects on the shift to remote teaching during the COVID-19 pandemic, drawing on the semiotic theories of Yuri Lotman to understand…
Edward Hopper's Nighthawks Misused as Quarantine Icon opinion-review
Marco Enrico Giacomelli argues against the widespread instrumentalization of Edward Hopper's Nighthawks as a symbol of COVID-19 quarantine solitude. He reveals that the painting…
Tarsila do Amaral's Modernist Synthesis: Brazilian Identity Through Fernand Léger's Lens opinion-review
The 1929 artwork 'Cartão-postal' by Tarsila do Amaral exemplifies her integration of European modernist concepts, particularly those of Fernand Léger, to forge a distinctive…
Pandemic forces art world into humility and digital transformation opinion-review
The coronavirus pandemic has forced the art world to abandon its elitism and embrace digital tools like streaming, according to Artribune editor Santa Nastro. She reflects on the…
Artribune urges continued investment in cultural publishing during crisis opinion-review
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Italian art magazine Artribune calls on cultural institutions to maintain their advertising and communication investments in print and digital media.…
Massimiliano Tonelli condemns photographers documenting empty cities during COVID-19 lockdown opinion-review
In a March 2020 opinion piece on Artribune, editor Massimiliano Tonelli harshly criticizes photographers who venture into deserted Italian cities to capture images during the…
Art After the Epidemic: From Consumption to Relational Infrastructure opinion-review
In an essay for Artribune, Christian Caliandro reflects on how the COVID-19 lockdown is transforming art and culture. He argues that the current crisis exposes the disconnect…
Cultural sector faces systemic collapse due to coronavirus opinion-review
Luca Nannipieri warns that Italy's cultural sector—museums, libraries, theaters, festivals, bookstores, publishers—faces irreversible systemic collapse from the coronavirus…
Italian museums' digital shift: too little, too late? opinion-review
Giulio Alvigini, founder of Make Italian Art Great Again, criticizes Italian museums' rushed digital response to the COVID-19 pandemic. He argues that the crisis exposed a…
COVID-19's Impact on Italy's Cultural Sector: Economic Losses and Digital Urgency opinion-review
The COVID-19 pandemic has paralyzed Italy's cultural and creative sector, causing an estimated loss of nearly 108 million euros in added value within a single week of forced…
Italian Museums Rethink Digital Strategies Amid COVID-19 Closure opinion-review
Italian museums closed until April 3, 2020, under a government decree, have rapidly shifted to virtual visits and social media content. However, researcher Nicole Moolhuijsen…
Italy's post-pandemic creative reset: reforming bureaucracy, tax evasion, and art fairs opinion-review
Massimiliano Tonelli argues that Italy's COVID-19 crisis offers a unique opportunity for creative and structural change. He calls for tackling long-standing issues: penalizing…
Proposal for a single Italian art fair post-COVID opinion-review
Giorgio Galotti proposes consolidating Italy's multiple art fairs into a single national event, citing the COVID-19 crisis as an opportunity to restructure. He notes that miart…
Vittorio Sgarbi downplays COVID-19 pandemic in Facebook video opinion-review
Art critic Vittorio Sgarbi, president of MART in Trento and Rovereto, published a Facebook video on March 8, 2020, denying the severity of the COVID-19 pandemic. He claimed the…
Christian Caliandro on Contagion and Responsibility in Art opinion-review
Christian Caliandro argues that the current pandemic reveals a dangerous dissociation from reality, where likeability and rhetoric mask individualism and egoism. He criticizes the…
Sergio Risaliti on museum closures during coronavirus in Italy opinion-review
Sergio Risaliti, the director of Florence's Museo Novecento, wrote an opinion article for Artribune addressing the severe effects of the coronavirus pandemic on Italian museums,…
Curtis Talwst Santiago featured in artcritical review panel discussion at Brooklyn Public Library opinion-review
A review panel discussion took place at the Brooklyn Public Library on Wednesday, March 4, 2020, featuring artcritical editor David Cohen as host with guests Laurie Fendrich,…

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