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• Christian Caliandro on Desolation, Rebellion, and the Artist's Vocation opinion-review

  In a lyrical essay on Artribune, Christian Caliandro (born 1979), contemporary art historian and professor at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Firenze, reflects on desolation,…

• OGR Torino: A Critical Review of the New Cultural Hub opinion-review

  Gianluigi Ricuperati critiques the newly opened Officine Grandi Riparazioni (OGR) in Turin, a cultural center supported by Fondazione CRT. He praises the ambitious vision but…

• Marjorie Welish publishes critical analysis of Mary Kelly's work on artcritical opinion-review

  On October 27, 2017, artcritical published an entry featuring Marjorie Welish's critical examination of Mary Kelly's artistic practice. The analysis appeared on the artcritical…

• Marjorie Welish reviews Mary Kelly's exhibition The Practical Past at Mitchell-Innes and Nash opinion-review

  Marjorie Welish published a review on October 27, 2017, analyzing Mary Kelly's exhibition The Practical Past at Mitchell-Innes and Nash. The exhibition featured installation views…

• Marjorie Welish reviews Mary Kelly's 2017 lint work Tucson, 1972 opinion-review

  Marjorie Welish published a review on October 27, 2017, analyzing Mary Kelly's 2017 artwork Tucson, 1972. The piece measures 66 by 88-3/4 inches and is composed of compressed…

• Museums and Reform: A Step Forward opinion-review

  Fabio Severino applies the Pareto principle to Italian state museums, noting that a small number of famous institutions generate the majority of visitors and revenue. Museums like…

• Christian Caliandro on Time, Avant-Garde, and Cultural Cynicism opinion-review

  Christian Caliandro critiques contemporary culture's erasure of time and the replacement of avant-garde spirit with cynicism. He argues that the avant-garde has become waste to be…

• Filosofia dei jeans strappati: violenza e moda tra sublime e feticismo opinion-review

  In un editoriale su Artribune Magazine #39, Marcello Faletra analizza il fenomeno dei jeans strappati come simbolo di violenza e distinzione. I jeans lacerati, venduti a oltre 400…

• Rome's Galleria Nazionale 1968 Exhibition Criticized as Too Mainstream opinion-review

  The exhibition "È solo un inizio. 1968," curated by Ester Coen, has launched at the Galleria Nazionale d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea in Rome to commemorate the 50th anniversary…

• Christian Caliandro on the Value of True Art and the Loss of Vitalist Tradition opinion-review

  In a 2017 essay for Artribune, art historian Christian Caliandro argues that authentic art is inherently ahead of its time and feared by those in power, citing Charles Bukowski's…

• Antropologia della morte precoce: Arbus, Mendieta, Woodman, Bacca, Fumai opinion-review

  Fabio Petrelli analizza le biografie e le opere di cinque artiste morte prematuramente: Diane Arbus (New York, 1923 – Greenwich Village, 1971), Ana Mendieta (L'Avana, 1945 – New…

• Macro di Roma: caos gestionale e mostre discutibili sotto l'amministrazione Raggi opinion-review

  L'articolo critica la gestione del Museo d'Arte Contemporanea di Roma (MACRO) da parte dell'amministrazione comunale guidata da Virginia Raggi. Il nuovo direttore Giorgio De…

• Italian Artist Elisa Giardina Papa on US Cultural Policy Under Trump opinion-review

  In 2011, Italian artist and academic Elisa Giardina Papa relocated to the United States to pursue a master's degree in Art and New Media at RISD. Following her studies, she served…

• Wired investigates Instagram-ready exhibitions: art or entertainment? opinion-review

  A Wired video explores two pop-up exhibitions designed for social media: Color Factory in San Francisco and the Ice Cream Museum in Los Angeles. These shows, which have gone viral…

• William Corwin Reviews Damien Hirst's 2017 Work The Diver opinion-review

  On October 14, 2017, artcritical published a review by William Corwin focusing on Damien Hirst's artwork The Diver from 2017. The piece, copyrighted by DACS in 2017, was discussed…

• William Corwin Reviews Damien Hirst Exhibition at Palazzo Grassi in Venice opinion-review

  On October 14, 2017, artcritical published a review by William Corwin of a Damien Hirst exhibition at Palazzo Grassi in Venice. The review included an installation photograph from…

• Review Panel Discusses Kara Walker, Peter Saul, JoAnne Carson, and Chris Ofili Exhibitions at Brooklyn Public Library opinion-review

  The third annual season of The Review Panel launched at Brooklyn Public Library with a full house on October 10th. Moderator David Cohen was joined by panelists Dennis Kardon, Lee…

• Panel Discussion on Marcia Marcus's Rediscovery Features Artists Angela Dufresne, Derek Fordjour, and Mimi Gross opinion-review

  A panel discussion examining the work of painter Marcia Marcus will take place on Tuesday, October 17 at 7:15 PM at the Eric Firestone Loft, located on the 4th floor of 4 Great…

• Franceschini's Apologetic Writer vs Minister Role Sparks Debate on Cultural Priorities opinion-review

  Italian Minister of Cultural Heritage and Tourism Dario Franceschini appeared on the talk show Che Fuori Tempo che Fa hosted by Fabio Fazio, where Fazio jokingly remarked that…

• Gian Maria Tosatti on the Cracks in the Art World opinion-review

  In an opinion piece for Artribune, artist Gian Maria Tosatti reflects on two events from October 13, 2017: Marina Abramović's decision to abandon her planned performance institute…

• Artcritical Review Panel Discussion with Dennis Kardon, Lee Ann Norman, and Roberta Smith opinion-review

  On October 10th, 2017, a review panel was organized by artcritical featuring artist Dennis Kardon, writer Lee Ann Norman, and Roberta Smith, a critic for the New York Times. The…

• Rosalind Krauss on Medium vs. Media at Castello di Rivoli opinion-review

  In the previous summer, Rosalind Krauss (born in Washington, 1941) launched the CRRI – Centro di Ricerca Castello di Rivoli, with the backing of director Carolyn…

• Jean Clair on museums, iconology, and the future of art opinion-review

  Jean Clair, the French critic and former director of the Musée Picasso and Centre Pompidou, was interviewed in Venice during the summer of 2017. He curated the first Italian…

• Controversy Erupts Over Giuseppe Carta's Pomegranate Sculpture at the Colosseum opinion-review

  A large polychrome bronze pomegranate sculpture by Sardinian artist Giuseppe Carta has been installed in front of the Colosseum in Rome since early September 2017, sparking…

• Esther Solano: a Spanish academic who became a target of Brazil's conservative movements opinion-review

  Esther Solano, a Spanish social scientist based in Brazil for seven years and professor at UNIFESP, has become one of the main targets of attacks from groups like MBL (Movimento…

• New Yorker sparks debate on Italy's fascist architecture and public memory opinion-review

  An article by Ruth Ben Ghiat, an NYU professor, has ignited debate by examining the presence of fascist-era structures, such as Giuseppe Terragni's Casa del Fascio and the EUR…

• Renato Barilli critica il 'Celantabo' e la narrazione dominante sull'arte italiana opinion-review

  Renato Barilli, critico d'arte e professore emerito all'Università di Bologna, pubblica un editoriale su Artribune in cui attacca la tendenza della critica italiana a concentrare…

• Alessia Glaviano on Larry Fink, Fashion Photography, and the Photo Vogue Festival opinion-review

  Alessia Glaviano, Senior Photo Editor at Vogue Italia, discusses the intersection of fashion and art photography in an interview with Artribune. She highlights Larry Fink's…

• Event marketing and art: between exclusivity and tourism appeal opinion-review

  The article examines the tension between art's inherent exclusivity and its transformation into mass tourist attractions through event marketing. It notes that biennials, fairs,…

• Sergio Risaliti and Dario Nardella's Cultural Transformation of Florence opinion-review

  Over the past three years, Florence has undergone a cultural transformation under the leadership of mayor Dario Nardella and artistic director Sergio Risaliti. The recent closure…

• Juan Downey's Yanomami Video Project Reassessed in 2017 Article opinion-review

  In 2017, an article by Benjamin Murphy reevaluated Juan Downey's video work with the Yanomami people, recorded from 1976 to 1977. While Downey's experiments have been praised for…

• Vik Muniz's 2008 Garbage Portraits and 2010 Documentary Analyzed in Critical Essay opinion-review

  An essay by Christopher Schmidt, published on October 5, 2017, critiques Brazilian-American artist Vik Muniz's 2008 series Pictures of Garbage and the 2010 documentary Waste Land,…

• Matera 2019 European Capital of Culture at Risk of Failure opinion-review

  Matera, Italy, was named European Capital of Culture for 2019 in October 2014, beating Siena, Perugia, Ravenna, Cagliari, and Lecce. However, three years later, the project is in…

• Achille Bonito Oliva Critiques and Praises the 2017 Venice Biennale opinion-review

  In a discussion with Artribune, Achille Bonito Oliva, the Italian art critic who curated the 1993 Venice Biennale, shares his thoughts on the 57th Biennale, "Viva Arte Viva,"…

• Christian Caliandro's Critique of Italian Cultural Conformism opinion-review

  In a two-part essay published on Artribune in September 2017, art historian Christian Caliandro reflects on the state of Italian culture, describing a summer evening in August…

• Construction sites as modern ruins: an aesthetic and touristic phenomenon opinion-review

  Fabrizio Federici explores the aesthetic and touristic appeal of construction sites, comparing them to ancient ruins. He recounts an 1828 anecdote by Stendhal about an English…

• Christopher Nolan's Dunkirk as Origin of Contemporary History opinion-review

  In an article published on Artribune Magazine #39, Christian Caliandro analyzes Christopher Nolan's 2017 film Dunkirk, arguing that it identifies the exact origin of our present…

• Pina Bausch's Classics Return to BAM, Audience Reactions Spark Debate opinion-review

  In 2017, Tanztheater Wuppertal performed Pina Bausch's Café Müller (1978) and The Rite of Spring (1975) at the Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM) in New York. The performances…

• David Brody reviews Ron Baron and Karina Aguilera Skvirsky exhibition opinion-review

  David Brody wrote a review for artcritical on September 26, 2017, analyzing works by artists Ron Baron and Karina Aguilera Skvirsky. The article was published through WordPress…

• Christian Caliandro's Lyrical Meditation on Memory and Writing opinion-review

  In a personal essay published on Artribune, art historian Christian Caliandro reflects on memory, writing, and the passage of time. Written from a bar near the Museo Pascali in…