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• Collector Rebecca Russo on Art as Therapy During Pandemic opinion-review

  In an interview with Artribune, collector and psychotherapist Rebecca Russo, president of the Fondazione Videoinsight, discusses her art acquisitions during the 2020 pandemic. She…

• Essay Examines Technological Sublime Through Benjamin and Herzog's Kuwait Film opinion-review

  Angela Harutyunyan's essay, published on April 30, 2021, explores how the sublime manifests in late capitalism through mediatized representations. It revisits Walter Benjamin's…

• Japanese Avant-Garde Films Critique Urban Landscapes Through Violence in 1960s-70s Tokyo opinion-review

  In the late '60s and early '70s, three influential Japanese films tackled the theme of violence to comment on Tokyo's lifeless urban environment. These films are Wakamatsu Koji's…

• Elio Carmi on Museum Branding and the Museo dei Lumi opinion-review

  Designer and branding expert Elio Carmi (born 1952 in Casale Monferrato) discusses museum identity, digital communication, and his Museo dei Lumi in an interview with Alberto…

• Mentoring as a Strategic Tool for Cultural Enterprises opinion-review

  The article explores the application of mentoring in cultural enterprises, drawing from the mythological figure Mentor in Homer's Odyssey. It highlights how mentoring has evolved…

• Italy risks missing opportunity with EU recovery funds for culture opinion-review

  Italy has access to €209 billion (potentially €248 billion) from the European Union's Recovery and Resilience Facility over the next five years, but the country's National…

• Carla Lonzi's Exit from Art and Turn to Feminism opinion-review

  Christian Caliandro analyzes Carla Lonzi's 1970 break from art criticism, marked by her article "La critica è potere" in NAC responding to Germano Celant's "Per una critica…

• Rethinking Cemeteries: Urgent Need for Change in Rome opinion-review

  The article argues that cemeteries are often taken for granted as unchanging commodities, but the reality of death and burial practices is evolving. In Rome, the COVID-19 pandemic…

• NFT and Art: A Tax Lawyer's Perspective opinion-review

  NFTs have become a hot topic in the art world, with digital artworks and tokenized physical pieces sold via blockchain. International artists like PAK and Urs Fischer are entering…

• Promising Young Woman: Emerald Fennell's Dark Comedy on Rape and Revenge opinion-review

  Emerald Fennell's directorial debut, Promising Young Woman, is a dark comedy about a young woman named Cassie (Carey Mulligan) who seeks revenge after her best friend Nina is…

• Design as a Tool for Regenerating Abandoned Spaces: The Aesthetics of the Unfinished opinion-review

  Luciano Crespi argues for a distinction between "non finito" (unfinished) and "non-finito" (deliberately incomplete) in architecture and design, proposing the latter as a…

• Ambrogio Lorenzetti's 14th-Century Fresco Foretold Society's Failures opinion-review

  An article on Artribune by Luca Cantore D’Amore reflects on Ambrogio Lorenzetti's fresco cycle 'Allegoria del Buon Governo' (Allegory of Good Government) in the Palazzo Pubblico,…

• NFTs and Museums: The Latest Short-Lived Trend? opinion-review

  Stefano Monti argues that museums' engagement with NFTs is the latest in a series of superficial, ideologically-driven adoptions of innovation, following patterns seen with…

• Artcritical's Review Panel Podcast Features Critics Discussing Exhibitions Including Julie Mehretu and Matthew Bollinger opinion-review

  Artcritical's podcast series, The Review Panel, hosted by David Cohen, convenes art critics to analyze current exhibitions. Recent episodes featured discussions on shows by…

• Artcritical covers Whitney Museum: Mehretu and Bollinger exhibitions, Bernstein's Jack Smith affair, and Koons analysis. opinion-review

  Artcritical's reporting on the Whitney Museum encompasses various exhibition critiques and dialogues with artists. David Cohen reviews the exhibits of Matthew Bollinger and Julie…

• Artcritical Reviews Exhibitions by Julie Mehretu and Matthew Bollinger opinion-review

  Artcritical's David Cohen hosted a discussion about exhibitions by Julie Mehretu and Matthew Bollinger. The publication featured reviews by Martha Schwendener, John Yau, and Alexi…

• Podcast Review Panel Discusses Julie Mehretu's Stadia Series in April 2021 opinion-review

  In April 2021, artcritical published a podcast episode titled "The Review Panel" focusing on Julie Mehretu's Stadia series. The discussion analyzed Mehretu's abstract paintings…

• Guillaume Herbaut on the Crisis of Photojournalism in France opinion-review

  The second edition of the Parlement de la Photographie, organized by the French Ministry of Culture, will take place online on May 5 and 6, 2021. In partnership with artpress, the…

• Giuseppe Iannaccone on Collecting During the Pandemic opinion-review

  In an interview with Artribune, collector and lawyer Giuseppe Iannaccone discusses his art acquisitions during the 2020 pandemic. After an initial period of disorientation from…

• European Culture as a Bulwark Against Barbarism: A Call for Cultural Cartography opinion-review

  An editorial by Bruno Racine on Artribune argues that European culture must be understood as a dynamic network rather than a melting pot, drawing on a recent Centre Pompidou Metz…

• Italian culture sector faces uncertain reopening amid pandemic opinion-review

  Italian Culture Minister Dario Franceschini has signaled a potential reopening of theaters and cinemas, but museums remain excluded from the list of sectors set to resume…

• Robert Taplin Reviews Rebecca Warren's Sculptural Practice opinion-review

  Robert Taplin authored a review of Rebecca Warren's work published on April 8, 2021. The piece was posted on the artcritical website at 11:30 am. The article discusses Warren's…

• Robert Taplin's Review of Rebecca Warren's 2020 Sculpture 'The Territory' opinion-review

  Robert Taplin wrote a review of Rebecca Warren's 2020 sculpture 'The Territory' on April 8, 2021, published on artcritical. The artwork is a hand-painted bronze piece measuring…

• Marco Peri on Museum Education Research and Challenges During the Pandemic opinion-review

  Marco Peri, an expert in museum education, discusses the impact of the pandemic on his work and the sector. He conducted experimental research at the Galleria Nazionale di Roma…

• Italy's 110% Ecobonus for Public Housing: A Call to Involve Artists in Renovation opinion-review

  Massimiliano Tonelli argues that Italy's 110% Ecobonus, which refunds 110% of energy efficiency renovation costs, should mandate the inclusion of artists in public housing…

• Sound of Metal: A Drummer's Descent into Silence opinion-review

  Darius Marder's film 'Sound of Metal' follows Ruben Stone (Riz Ahmed), a metal drummer who rapidly loses his hearing. The film explores his journey from denial to acceptance, set…

• Kim Nguyen's 'Operazione Hummingbird' Reviewed: High-Frequency Trading Drama opinion-review

  Giulia Pezzoli reviews Kim Nguyen's 2018 film 'Operazione Hummingbird' (The Hummingbird Project), starring Jesse Eisenberg and Alexander Skarsgård as cousins Vincent and Anton…

• Italian museums and the 5G challenge opinion-review

  The article questions whether Italian museums are ready to adopt 5G technology, which could revolutionize event broadcasting, holograms, and IoT applications. Despite the…

• Jeffrey Schnapp: il museo come piattaforma digitale opinion-review

  Jeffrey Schnapp, fondatore del metaLAB ad Harvard e figura chiave delle digital humanities, sostiene che il digitale non è un'aggiunta al museo ma una trasformazione radicale…

• Collector Vittorio Gaddi on Post-Covid Art World: Less Glitz, More Substance opinion-review

  In a recent chat with Artribune, art collector Vittorio Gaddi reflected on the art scene a year after the pandemic hit. From 2020 to 2021, he added works by artists like Nora…

• Italian court rules Jeff Koons cannot disown his own sculpture opinion-review

  In a 2019 ruling, the Milan Tribunal addressed whether an artist can legally disown their own work, specifically Jeff Koons' attempt to disavow a porcelain sculpture from his…

• Jennifer Coates and David Humphrey Join David Cohen for Artcritical Review Panel on April 8 opinion-review

  On Thursday, April 8 at 7 PM, artists Jennifer Coates and David Humphrey will participate in The Review Panel hosted by David Cohen via Zoom. The discussion will focus on two…

• Julie Mehretu's Stadium Works Reviewed on artcritical opinion-review

  A review of Julie Mehretu's stadium-related works was published on artcritical on April 3, 2021. The article discusses her large-scale paintings that explore themes of…

• Richard Leydier défend la nomination de Numa Hambursin à la tête du MOCO opinion-review

  Richard Leydier prend la défense de Numa Hambursin, nouveau directeur du MOCO à Montpellier, face à une campagne de désinformation qu'il juge violente. Hambursin remplace Nicolas…

• Marc Quinn's Blood Self-Portraits and the Aesthetics of Death opinion-review

  The article explores the historical and aesthetic relationship between blood, portraiture, and death in Western art. It traces blood as a visual medium from Baroque ecstasy…

• Artpress contributors resign over Claude Lévêque defense editorial opinion-review

  Twenty-three current and former contributors to the French art magazine artpress have published an open letter denouncing a recent editorial that defended artist Claude Lévêque,…

• Pau Waelder on NFT hype, crypto art market, and digital collecting opinion-review

  In an interview with Artribune, critic Pau Waelder reflects on the surge of NFT and crypto art, pinpointing significant auction events: Christie's auction of Obvious's "Portrait…

• Rodin's Thinker as a Golem: Art, Myth, and the Curse of Consciousness opinion-review

  Richard Leydier, writing for artpress, draws a parallel between Auguste Rodin's The Thinker and the mythical golem. Visiting the Picasso-Rodin exhibition split between the Musée…

• NFTs: Cultural Phenomenon or Speculative Bubble? opinion-review

  The article examines the NFT (Non-Fungible Token) phenomenon, questioning whether it represents a genuine cultural shift or a speculative bubble. NFTs are digital certificates of…

• Rai's 'Leonardo' Series Draws Criticism for Historical Inaccuracies opinion-review

  The debut episode of Rai Uno's series 'Leonardo' aired on March 23, 2021, attracting 7 million viewers (28.2% share) but sparking widespread criticism for its historical…