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• 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the proposed 'Fondo Cultura' for Italian cultural recovery post-COVID-19, calling it an inadequate tool born from outdated…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,…

• Joanna Pousette-Dart featured in artcritical review panel discussion at Brooklyn Public Library opinion-review

  A review panel discussion took place at Brooklyn Public Library on Wednesday, March 4, 2020, featuring art critics Laurie Fendrich, Barbara Macadam, and Terence Trouillot, with…

• Review Panel Discussion at Brooklyn Public Library with Gelah Penn and Critics opinion-review

  A review panel discussion took place at the Brooklyn Public Library on Wednesday, March 4, 2020, featuring artist Gelah Penn. The event was moderated by David Cohen, with…