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• Lodi's Summer: Art, Culture, and Mosquitoes Along the Adda River opinion-review

  The article, written by architect Carlo Orsini, reflects on summer in Lodi, Italy, focusing on cultural activities along the Adda River. The river is described as a queer,…

• Tolkien references in Silicon Valley's Trump-supporting elite opinion-review

  Christian Caliandro on Artribune analyzes how the Trump-supporting tech elite, including Peter Thiel, Elon Musk, and Bill Ackman, appropriate J.R.R. Tolkien's 'The Lord of the…

• Spoil System nel Settore Culturale Italiano: Rischi e Necessità di Salvaguardia opinion-review

  Massimiliano Tonelli, in un'analisi su Artribune, esamina come lo spoil system influisca sulle istituzioni culturali italiane, citando i casi di Brescia, dove sono stati rinnovati…

• Quiet quitting as cultural phenomenon: from silent disengagement to conscious quitting opinion-review

  The phenomenon of quiet quitting, also known as coasting, has spread particularly after the pandemic, coinciding with a new sensitivity in the workplace regarding silent…

• Italian Culture Ministry's Policies Stuck in the 1960s, Says Critic opinion-review

  Stefano Monti, partner at Monti&Taft, argues that Italy's Ministry of Culture operates with a mindset from the 1960s, evidenced by its surprise at high visitor numbers to…

• Legal Protection of Fictional Characters in Street Art and Advertising opinion-review

  The article explores the legal protection of fictional characters, particularly 'puppet' characters in street art and graffiti, from unauthorized commercial use. It discusses the…

• The Future of Art Criticism After Sgarbi and Bonito Oliva opinion-review

  Vito Ancona reflects on the future of art criticism in Italy, using Vittorio Sgarbi and Achille Bonito Oliva as opposing archetypes. Sgarbi represents an objective, Platonic…

• Why Art Has Not Become an Industry Like Fashion opinion-review

  Stefano Monti argues that the art market lacks the industrial structure of fashion, despite both sectors sharing creative and artisanal roots. While fashion has developed a…

• Italian Art Archives in Crisis: The Carla Lonzi Case Sparks National Debate opinion-review

  The debate surrounding the Carla Lonzi archive has once again stirred discussions in Italy regarding the preservation and accessibility of modern art archives. Artists, curators,…

• Art Bonus 10 Years On: Dario Franceschini on Cultural Patronage in Italy opinion-review

  Ten years after introducing the Art Bonus tax incentive, former Italian Minister of Cultural Heritage Dario Franceschini reflects on its impact. The measure has raised nearly €1…

• Firenze d'estate: turismo, Rinascimento e la città che rende tutti turisti opinion-review

  Christian Caliandro riflette sulla natura unica di Firenze, città che non mette ansia ma trasforma ogni visitatore in turista, anche i residenti. La cupola di Brunelleschi ha un…

• The rhetoric of leaving Rome: from Verdone to Remotti opinion-review

  Carlo Verdone's recent outburst about wanting to leave Rome has reignited a recurring cultural discourse. The actor, who plays a character leaving the city in Paolo Sorrentino's…

• Mental Health in TV Series: From 13 Reasons Why to Euphoria opinion-review

  The article traces the evolution of mental health representation in television series over the past decade, identifying 2017's "13 Reasons Why" as a watershed moment. Based on Jay…

• YouGov survey on Italian museum attendance reveals skewed data opinion-review

  A YouGov survey promoted by Ansa claims 6% of Italians visit a museum at least once a month, which would translate to over 3.5 million people making about 46 million annual…

• Italy's cultural heritage protection needs a triage model opinion-review

  Fabrizio Federici argues that Italy's cultural heritage protection system is failing due to a lack of prioritization. Even when funds are available, they are often wasted on…

• Photography's Shifting Gaze on Female Beauty Standards opinion-review

  The article examines how male photographers like Peter Lindbergh, Mario Testino, Mario Sorrenti, Steven Meisel, Terry Richardson, Patrick Demarchelier, and David LaChapelle have…

• Paris Olympics Blasphemy Controversy: Catholic Censorship of Queer Tableau opinion-review

  The 2024 Paris Olympics opening ceremony sparked accusations of blasphemy from Catholic groups over a tableau vivant featuring queer and trans performers. Critics claimed the…

• Christian Caliandro argues art has lost its critical function in times of crisis opinion-review

  In a reflective essay on Artribune, Christian Caliandro contends that contemporary art has become decorative and speculative, losing its capacity to foster understanding and…

• Artists as Celebrities: The Rise of the ArtiStar opinion-review

  Contemporary society no longer needs art objects but requires artists who create spaces for reflection on otherwise overlooked themes. The symbolic value of images dominates…

• Tarantino's Cinema Rewrites History Through Alternate Realities opinion-review

  In a detailed analysis on Artribune, Christian Caliandro examines Quentin Tarantino's post-2009 filmography as a deliberate project to alter historical narratives. Starting with…

• Bari's Summer: Lilac Flowers, Historical Fakes, and Cultural Marketing opinion-review

  In a personal essay for Artribune, Fabrizio Bellomo reflects on Bari's summer landscape, blending memories of abandoned beach clubs with observations on cultural marketing and…

• Italian cultural spending: football outpaces theatre and cinema in 2022 opinion-review

  Federculture's annual report on Italian cultural consumption reveals a troubling trend: despite a narrative of cultural revival, spending on live performances like theatre,…

• Sandi Hilal and Alessandro Petti on Pro-Palestine Campus Encampments opinion-review

  In an interview with Artribune, architects Sandi Hilal and Alessandro Petti, winners of the Golden Lion at the 2023 Venice Biennale and founders of DAAR (Decolonizing Architecture…

• Can industrial R&D save Italy's contemporary art system? opinion-review

  The Italian contemporary art system suffers from chronic crisis and lack of self-sufficiency, with artists struggling for international recognition and collectors favoring foreign…

• Rome's Summer: How Much Public Space Do We Need? opinion-review

  In a contemplative essay, Stefano Ciavatta examines the public areas of Rome in the summer, emphasizing the conflict between shared spaces and privatized zones. Following the…

• Trump assassination attempt and the visual history of US political violence opinion-review

  Christian Caliandro analyzes the July 13, 2024 assassination attempt on Donald Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania, framing it within a long visual tradition of US political violence.…

• Florence's new culture councilor lacks cultural experience opinion-review

  Florence's newly elected mayor Sara Funaro has appointed Giovanni Bettarini as assessore alla Cultura, despite his lack of specific cultural experience. Bettarini, 54, previously…

• Italian Free Museum Sundays: Success or Unsustainable? opinion-review

  On the tenth anniversary of Italy's 'Free Sunday at the Museum' initiative, Culture Minister Gennaro Sangiuliano released provisional visitor data for the first Sunday of July…

• AI and satellite tech could end archaeological delays in construction opinion-review

  A common belief holds that archaeological finds slow down construction work, but Stefano Monti argues this is a misconception rooted in outdated practices. In the age of…

• Sergio Leone's Time Trilogy: Memory, Nostalgia, and the Birth of Postmodern Cinema opinion-review

  Christian Caliandro examines Sergio Leone's 'time trilogy,' which includes Once Upon a Time in the West (1968), Duck, You Sucker! (1971), and Once Upon a Time in America (1984), a…

• Italy's airport naming tradition clashes with Berlusconi Malpensa proposal opinion-review

  The Italian government's plan to rename Milan Malpensa airport after Silvio Berlusconi, just one year after his death, breaks the customary ten-year waiting period for public…

• How mass image production is reshaping written language opinion-review

  Domenico Ioppolo contends that the proliferation of images since the iPhone's debut on January 9, 2007, is transforming written language. He outlines the transition of Italian…

• Louis Fratino's Biennale Paintings: Style Over Content? opinion-review

  At the 2024 Venice Biennale, a room in the central pavilion at the Giardini is dedicated to new paintings by Louis Fratino (b. 1993, New York). The works depict queer domestic…

• Enrico Camprini on the Curator's Role: Responsibility, Compromise, and the Need for Authentic Collaboration opinion-review

  In a conversation with Artribune, Enrico Camprini, an independent curator born in 1995 in Forlì, shares insights into his curatorial approach and philosophy. A graduate in…

• Italian Piracy Losses Hit €2 Billion, But Not All Pirates Are Equal opinion-review

  Nearly 40% of Italians accessed audiovisual content illegally in 2023, causing an estimated €2 billion revenue loss from about 319 million piracy acts. However, the article argues…

• Torino's identity crisis: Carlo Ratti's vision of a Milan-Turin metropolis opinion-review

  Carlo Ratti, incoming director of the 2025 Venice Architecture Biennale, argues that Turin's future lies in merging with Milan to form 'the largest metropolis in southern Europe.'…

• Review of Faber-Castell Polychromos Colored Pencils for Professional Art opinion-review

  An artist's review evaluates Faber-Castell Polychromos colored pencils, noting their oil-based composition, high lightfastness, and durability. The pencils are described as…

• Christian Caliandro argues content-driven art is a market-friendly escape from true politics opinion-review

  In an essay on Artribune, Christian Caliandro contends that politically themed art often neutralizes its own political potential by prioritizing subject matter over form. He…

• AI Reveals Art as Human Necessity, Not Product opinion-review

  Stefano Monti argues that the rise of artificial intelligence paradoxically reaffirms art as a fundamental human need, not merely a finished product. He contrasts everyday…

• Flavio Favelli critiques content-driven validation in contemporary art opinion-review

  In a recent article on Antinomie, artist Flavio Favelli compares his works "Traliccio Tunisi" (2019) and "Ferro di Confine" (2023) with Kiluanji Kia Henda's "A Espiral do Medo"…