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• Giulio Natali's 'Sotto il diluvio' explores political stasis in fictional Italian town publication

  Giulio Natali's novel 'Sotto il diluvio' (Castelvecchi, 2024) is set in the fictional Marche town of Colle Filippo. After 30 years in power, mayor and senator Oreste De Ritis…

• Claudina Flores: Designing Without Labels in Glocal Design Magazine #89 publication

  Glocal Design Magazine's 89th edition, titled 'Visionarias del espacio,' features 15 female architects and interior designers expanding the conversation on architecture, design,…

• William Kentridge's Lapis Lazuli: A Studio Meditation on Translation and Chaos publication

  An excerpt from William Kentridge's forthcoming book 'A Natural History of the Studio' (2026, Grove Press) explores the role of language, translation, and creative process in his…

• All-In Magazine's Sleeping Beauty Issue Debuts at Our Legacy's First Paris Store publication

  The ninth edition of All-In Magazine, titled Sleeping Beauty, will be released on June 28, 2026, the final day of men's spring 2027 season. Created by Benjamin Barron and Bror…

• July 2026 Book Recommendations: Top Picks from Megan Nolan to Joey Goebel publication

  Kulturnews presents its top book recommendations for July 2026. The list includes Megan Nolan's "Kleine Schwächen," a hybrid whodunit and Irish-British class narrative praised by…

• Jan Banning Photographs Genocide Survivors and Perpetrators Together in Rwanda publication

  Dutch photographer Jan Banning's series 'Blood Bonds: Reconciliation in Post-Genocide Rwanda' features 18 portraits of survivors and perpetrators of the 1994 Rwandan genocide…

• Zoé Samudzi on Decolonial Contradictions in German Memory Politics publication

  In a recent article for ARTMargins, researcher Zoé Samudzi highlighted the collapse of a collaborative exhibition with the Staatlichen Kunstsammlungen Dresden. The proposed show…

• Two Coats of Paint Press Publishes Limited Edition of Goethe’s The Sorrows of Young Werther publication

  Two Coats of Paint Press has released a limited edition of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s 1774 novel The Sorrows of Young Werther, with a dedication to all artists who have lived…

• Top Crime Novels July 2026: Carlsson, Boyle, Hofmann Lead publication

  Kulturnews presents its curated list of the best crime novels for July 2026. The top spot goes to Christoffer Carlsson's 'Hinter dem Nebel', a Swedish crime novel featuring writer…

• Socialist Realism's Second Life: Revived by a New Generation publication

  In 2020, Magdalena Moskalewicz, who is an art historian and curator, noted a growing interest in Socialist Realism. She pointed out that recent exhibitions throughout Central and…

• Basquiat and Warhol's Collaborative Works Revisited in Podcast Episode publication

  A new episode of the podcast "História da Arte sem tédio" from Art Talks examines the controversial collaboration between Jean-Michel Basquiat and Andy Warhol in the early 1980s.…

• Joad Raymond Wren's 'The Uses of Utopia' Traces Imagined Paradises from More to Le Guin publication

  Joad Raymond Wren's new book 'The Uses of Utopia' offers an intellectual history of utopian thought, from Plato's Republic to Ursula K. Le Guin's The Dispossessed. Published by…

• Historians Reclaim the Radical Legacy of the American Revolution publication

  A wave of new books and a Ken Burns documentary series are reexamining the American Revolution's legacy amid contemporary political turmoil. Jill Lepore's 'We the People' argues…

• Lost Memoir of Hiroshima Survivor Kiyoshi Tanimoto to Be Published and Adapted into Film publication

  A lost memoir by Kiyoshi Tanimoto, a Methodist minister who survived the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, has been rediscovered at Yale University's Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript…

• Socialist Realist Statues as Utopian Objects in East Berlin publication

  Gregory Gan's article in ARTMargins (Vol. 15, Issue 2, pp. 46-68) examines Socialist Realist statues in former East Berlin neighborhoods as enduring art objects that outlived…

• Olivier Neveux's 'Brecht et les mauvais temps nouveaux' Explores Art-Politics Tension publication

  In a literary column by Tiphaine Samoyault, Olivier Neveux's book 'Brecht et les mauvais temps nouveaux' is examined. The work returns to Bertolt Brecht to probe the persistent…

• MANIFESTO Collective's Five-Year Plan Deconstructs Albanian Art History publication

  The MANIFESTO Collective has published a five-year plan (2021–2025) in ARTMargins, detailing a project that reimagines Albanian art and society. The initiative, spanning three…

• Study of 3,882 architecture firms tests benefits of conformity with industry leaders publication

  A research article featured in The Journal of Architecture analyzed 3,882 architecture firms located in the Chicago metropolitan area, spanning from 1928 to 2000. The aim was to…

• New Republic Lists 20 Defining Images of American History publication

  The New Republic published a curated list of 20 photographs and artworks that define American history, ranging from the moon landing to the January 6 Capitol riot. The selection…

• Two Books Reassess Global Socialist Realism as Modernist Practice publication

  Ksenya Gurshtein's review explores two recent works that confront the neglect of Socialist Realism in the realm of global art history. The publications, 'Was Socialist Realism…

• How repetition, pattern and contrast shape visual attention publication

  Repetition, pattern, and contrast are fundamental principles that guide visual attention, rooted in how the brain processes information. Repetition creates rhythm and structure,…

• Colin Asher's 'The Midnight Special' Book Launch in Brooklyn with The Cambia Collective publication

  Colin Asher's new book 'The Midnight Special' has garnered early praise from The Observer, Booklist, Publisher's Weekly, The Houston Press, and others. The book launch in Brooklyn…

• Monumental Graffiti: Rethinking Public Art and Resistance publication

  In 'Monumental Graffiti: Tracing Public Art and Resistance in the City,' anthropologist and curator Rafael Schacter reinterprets the concept of monumentality through the lens of…

• Boris Zasypkin's 1946 Manuscript Reassesses Socialist Realism in Uzbek Architecture publication

  In her piece for ARTMargins, Anna Pronina explores Boris Zasypkin's 1946 unpublished manuscript, '25 Years of Creative Work of Soviet Architects of Uzbekistan,' which questions…

• Mark Cousins on Documentary, AI, and His New 16-Hour Series publication

  Filmmaker Mark Cousins discusses his upcoming 16-hour series 'The Story of Documentary Film' (2026), premiering 100 years after John Grierson coined the term 'documentary'. The…

• Sting's Rijksmuseum Concert Released as Live Album publication

  Sting performed an acoustic set in the Gallery of Honour of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, surrounded by masterpieces by Rembrandt, Vermeer, and Leyster. The concert, part of the…

• The New Republic's 15 Most Important Artworks in U.S. History publication

  The New Republic published a list of the 15 most important artworks in U.S. history, spanning film, literature, music, painting, and architecture. The list includes D.W.…

• Five Seminal Ethics Books from Aristotle to Moore publication

  A survey of five foundational works in moral philosophy highlights their enduring influence. Aristotle's "Nicomachean Ethics" (4th century BC) introduces eudaimonia and the Golden…

• Helen A. Harrison's Art-World Murder Mystery Set at 1939 New York World's Fair publication

  Helen A. Harrison, an art historian and the director of the Pollock-Krasner House and Study Center, has released a crime novel titled 'A Fair Corpse.' Set against the backdrop of…

• Musei, genere e queerness: primo volume italiano su queerness e museologia publication

  Nicole Moolhuijsen ha curato per Nomos Edizioni 'Musei, genere e queerness', il primo libro in italiano interamente dedicato al rapporto tra queerness e museologia. Il volume, con…

• Winter Vandenbrink's 'Wolves' Captures Teenage Collectives publication

  Winter Vandenbrink, a Dutch-born, Paris-based photographer, has released his second photo book, Wolves, published by IDEA in 2026. The book explores teenage groups as a…

• Walt Disney's Gamble on 'Snow White' Nearly Bankrupted the Studio publication

  A new book by Gabriele Niola, 'Fare film è un inferno', details the harrowing production of Walt Disney's 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs', the first animated feature film. The…

• Existential Guilt in Camus, Dostoevsky, and Columbo publication

  An article explores the shared theme of existential guilt in Albert Camus's novel 'A Happy Death', Fyodor Dostoevsky's 'Crime & Punishment', and the TV series 'Columbo'. The…

• Sven Spieker and Dastan Kozhakhmetov on Central Asian Art's Soviet Legacy and New Institutions publication

  In an email conversation published on June 24, 2026, Sven Spieker and Dastan Kozhakhmetov discuss the Soviet legacy in Central Asian contemporary art, the rise of new institutions…

• Marco Damascelli's 'In Crociati' Documents ACL Surgery Scars publication

  Photographer Marco Damascelli, based in Milan and originally from Bari, has created 'In Crociati,' an intimate photographic project exploring scars from anterior cruciate ligament…

• Piano Duo Pisareva-Tchaidze Debuts with Stravinsky, Debussy, Bartók Album publication

  Pianists Nadezda Pisareva and Georgy Tchaidze release their debut album "L'Adoration de la Terre" on GENUIN Classics, distributed by Naxos. The duo, formed over twenty years ago…

• Carol Allen-Storey's 'Defying the Myth' documents single mothers caring for disabled children publication

  Award-winning London-based photographer Carol Allen-Storey spent over a decade on 'Defying the Myth', a deeply personal project chronicling the untold stories of single mothers…

• Alela Diane Releases Eighth Album 'Who's Keeping Time?' publication

  American folk singer Alela Diane, who has gained a significant following in France, has released her eighth studio album titled 'Who's Keeping Time?'. The album blends personal…

• Unifora Typeface: A Variable Font for Screen-First Design publication

  Type Foundry, located in Lisbon, has unveiled Unifora, a superfamily typeface that modernizes the structured design of DIN for contemporary digital platforms. Each character is…

• Study Reveals 500 Richest Germans Are Nearly Invisible in Media publication

  A study by sociologist Emma Ischinsky at the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies in Cologne reveals that nearly a quarter of Germany's 500 richest individuals never…