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Italian galleries face crisis amid global market shifts and regulatory hurdles opinion-review
Franco Broccardi, a chartered accountant specializing in cultural economics, argues that Italian galleries must innovate to survive in a globalized art market. He notes that…
Robert Taplin's Critical Analysis of Charles LeDray's Artistic Practice opinion-review
Robert Taplin provides a critical examination of Charles LeDray's artistic work, focusing on the artist's meticulous craftsmanship and conceptual depth. LeDray's practice involves…
Pino Boresta: an Outsider Artist's Lament on the Italian Art System opinion-review
Pino Boresta, a Rome-born artist based in Segni, reflects on his decades-long marginalization by the Italian art establishment. Despite being recognized by some as a pioneer of…
Raffaella De Chirico on Mid-Size Gallery Crisis and Survival opinion-review
In a candid essay published on Artribune, gallerist Raffaella De Chirico of Raffaella De Chirico Arte Contemporanea in Turin diagnoses the collapse of the mid-size gallery system.…
Artcritical's Review Panel Assesses Four New York Exhibitions in April 2019 opinion-review
Artcritical's Review Panel convened on April 2, 2019, featuring critics Nickolas Pappas, Martha Schwendener, and Alexi Worth. The panel evaluated four distinct exhibitions across…
Maria Chiara Valacchi: Galleries in Crisis, Lost Intellectual Mission opinion-review
Maria Chiara Valacchi argues that contemporary art galleries have become commercial enterprises prioritizing economic gain over intellectual and cultural missions. She attributes…
When is photography considered art? Legal criteria for copyright protection in Italy opinion-review
Italian law distinguishes between 'photographic works of creative character' and 'simple photographs' lacking creativity, with the former enjoying full copyright protection (life…
Marcello Piacentini: architetto del consenso fascista, non morto nel 1925 opinion-review
Luigi Prestinenza Puglisi critica la celebre stroncatura di Bruno Zevi del 1960, secondo cui Piacentini sarebbe 'morto' come architetto nel 1925. Puglisi sostiene che Piacentini…
Neovernacular Art: Universal Truth Through Local Roots opinion-review
Christian Caliandro defines neovernacular art as context- and community-based, arising from intimate and collective needs rather than public commissions. It is popular yet not…
Antonio Natali argues beauty requires education and content opinion-review
Antonio Natali, former director of the Uffizi (2006-2015), critiques the cliché that beauty will save the world, arguing that true beauty in art requires education and cultural…
Ludovico Pratesi Remembers Curator Okwui Enwezor opinion-review
Ludovico Pratesi recalls his encounters with the late curator Okwui Enwezor, who died in 2019. Pratesi first followed Enwezor's work in 2002 when he curated a groundbreaking…
Italian mega-exhibitions fail to leverage social media for art engagement opinion-review
The article examines the strategic shortcomings of major exhibitions in Italy, particularly in their use of social media. While large-scale shows are crucial for attracting…
Neovernacular Art: Daily Life and Utility opinion-review
The article, published on Artribune, explores the concept of 'neovernacular' art, drawing on Goffredo Parise's description of a hand-tied loop of plant cord around trees in Tokyo…
Italy's Faro Convention Ratification Sparks Debate Over Risks opinion-review
A coalition of cultural professionals in Italy is pressuring the government and Parliament to ratify the Council of Europe's Faro Convention on the Value of Cultural Heritage for…
Neovernacular as Antidote to Cynicism in Contemporary Art opinion-review
Christian Caliandro argues that cynicism has pervaded contemporary art, manifesting as an obsession with trendiness and being 'in the know,' a condition David Foster Wallace…
Alessandro Rabottini on the Evolving Role of Art Fairs opinion-review
Alessandro Rabottini, the artistic director of miart, believes that art fairs need to progress beyond mere commercial exchanges by prioritizing content and context to boost the…
John Mendelsohn reviews Dennis Hollingsworth's work on artcritical opinion-review
John Mendelsohn authored a review of Dennis Hollingsworth's artistic practice, published on artcritical's platform on March 3, 2019. The piece examines Hollingsworth's…
Dennis Hollingsworth's 2018 painting CMB featured in artcritical review opinion-review
Dennis Hollingsworth created the painting CMB in 2018 using oil on canvas over wood panel. The artwork measures 48 by 36 inches and is represented by Galerie Richard in New York.…
Dennis Hollingsworth's 2019 Sculptural Painting Reviewed by John Mendelsohn opinion-review
John Mendelsohn reviewed Dennis Hollingsworth's 2019 work "Looking Back to Look Forward" on artcritical. The piece, created in 2019, is a sculptural painting measuring 74 x 43 x…
Neal Stimler on Digital Transformation for Museums opinion-review
Neal Stimler, former head of public engagement at Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki and a decade-long veteran of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, argues that digital transformation…
Jewish Museum exhibition revisits utopian visions of Malevich, Chagall, and Lissitzky opinion-review
An exhibition at the Jewish Museum, reviewed by Patryk Tomaszewski for ARTMargins Online in March 2019, explores utopian themes through works by Kazimir Malevich, Marc Chagall,…
Marco Senaldi critiques Barabasi's formula for artistic success opinion-review
In an editorial on Artribune, philosopher and art theorist Marco Senaldi critiques Albert-László Barabasi's 2018 Science article "Quantifying reputation and success in art."…
The Power of Parables in Contemporary Theatre: Warlikowski and Mouawad opinion-review
In a 2019 essay for artpress, critic Georges Banu argues that parables are the highest form of theatre, citing recent productions by Krzysztof Warlikowski and Wajdi Mouawad.…
Banksy's company loses urgent trademark case against Milan exhibition opinion-review
Pest Control Office Ltd, the company managing Banksy's rights, filed an urgent lawsuit against 24 Ore Cultura S.r.l., organizer of the exhibition "The art of Banksy. A visual…
Why small savers should consider art as an investment opinion-review
The article argues that contemporary art, often seen as an elite asset, could be a viable investment for small savers like a hypothetical Italian public employee with €1,700…
Artcritical Review Panel February 2019 opinion-review
The artcritical website published a review panel entry on February 25, 2019. This content was posted at 11:31 am and is categorized under WordPress-powered platform management.…
Neovernacular Art as Anti-Rebellion: A Critique of Art World Elitism opinion-review
In a 2019 essay on Artribune, Christian Caliandro explores neovernacular art as an anti-rebellious stance against the contemporary art system. He cites Tommaso Fiore's 1925…
Governance and Management in Italian Cultural Institutions opinion-review
The article discusses the governance models for Italian cultural enterprises, focusing on the role of the manager. It argues that the term 'manager' originates from Latin 'manus'…
Will Corwin Reviews Rob Wynne's Exhibition in Artcritical opinion-review
On February 22, 2019, artcritical published a review by Will Corwin examining the work of artist Rob Wynne. The article appeared on the artcritical website, which operates using…
Rob Wynne's Exhibition FLOAT Reviewed at Brooklyn Museum in 2018 opinion-review
Rob Wynne's exhibition FLOAT was presented at the Brooklyn Museum in 2018. The installation was documented in a photograph that captures the exhibition's visual elements. A review…
Review Analyzes Political Economy in Yugoslav Art History Through Two Recent Studies opinion-review
A review published on February 21, 2019, examines two scholarly works that employ political economy as a central framework for art historical analysis. Branislav Jakovljević's…
Vittorio Sgarbi Defends Mart Appointment Against Critic Giorgio Bonomi opinion-review
Vittorio Sgarbi responds to Giorgio Bonomi's criticism of his nomination as president of the Mart Museum in Rovereto. Sgarbi dismisses Bonomi's attacks as envy and ignorance of…
Vandalism and Resilience of Gunter Demnig's Stolpersteine in Rome opinion-review
On December 9 and 10, 2018, 20 Stolpersteine created by Gunter Demnig were taken from Via Madonna dei Monti 82 in Rome. These stones, which were placed in 2012, honored the Di…
Massimo Minini ricorda Alessandro Mendini e la Milano creativa opinion-review
In un commosso ricordo pubblicato su Artribune, il gallerista Massimo Minini celebra la figura di Alessandro Mendini, architetto e designer scomparso nel 2019. Minini rievoca la…
The Rhetoric of 'Dialogue' in Art Exhibitions: A Critical Examination opinion-review
Fabrizio Federici expresses his concerns regarding the curatorial practice of creating 'dialogues' between artworks that lack relevance, which he believes leads to unlikely…
Laurie Anderson: 'We Can No Longer Close the Doors' opinion-review
In a video interview produced by the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art in Copenhagen, Laurie Anderson (b. 1947) addresses the challenges posed by mass migration and global…
Fabrizio Bellomo on the loss of authenticity in Italian street food and architecture opinion-review
Fabrizio Bellomo, a Bari-born artist and filmmaker, critiques the commodification of vernacular Italian culture in a 2019 article for Artribune. He draws parallels between the…
John Krasinski's 'The Hollars' Review: A Family Drama of Love and Reconciliation opinion-review
In 2016, John Krasinski made his directorial debut with "The Hollars," a comedy-drama centered on a New York designer named John Hollar. He travels back to his small-town roots to…
Livia Cannella on Rome's cultural policies and urban space opinion-review
Architect and designer Livia Cannella reflects on her career and the evolution of cultural policies in Rome. She describes her work as rooted in observation, memory, and…
What if graffiti vanished from walls? opinion-review
Claudio Musso's editorial on Artribune imagines erasing all graffiti from visual memory, arguing that graffiti has permeated cinema, fashion, and art since the 1980s. He cites…

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