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• Italian Architects Demand Gender Equality in Language and Profession opinion-review

  A group of Italian architects—Katia Accossato, Katia Fucci, Marialuisa Palumbo, and Francesca Perani—publish an open letter on Artribune calling for an end to gender…

• 10 Rules for Creating the Perfect Virtual Gallery opinion-review

  Virtual galleries have become a major trend in 2020, yet they remain poorly defined. A decalogue offers provocative guidelines for these tools. The virtual gallery should provide…

• Theatre must rethink itself amid global emergency opinion-review

  During lockdown, museums and libraries introduced product innovations, while theatre remained hesitant. As a new lockdown looms, other sectors have processes in place, but theatre…

• Pier Luigi Sacco: La pandemia come occasione per riformare la cultura italiana opinion-review

  Pier Luigi Sacco, il presidente della Facoltà di Arti, Mercati e Patrimoni della Cultura all'Università IULM di Milano, ha scritto un interessante saggio su Artribune Magazine #55…

• Ivan Quaroni on Virtual Galleries: Aesthetic Experience vs. Digital Surrogates opinion-review

  In an interview, curator and critic Ivan Quaroni argues that virtual exhibitions serve as useful informational tools but cannot replicate the aesthetic experience of encountering…

• Pandemic as Creative Opportunity for Italy's Brain Gain opinion-review

  Massimiliano Tonelli argues that the COVID-19 pandemic could paradoxically benefit Italy's creative sector by reversing the brain drain. The economic crisis and Brexit may drive…

• Post-COVID Art World: The Rise of Small Events and Digital Fairs opinion-review

  The art world, reeling from cancellations and postponements of major fairs and biennials due to COVID-19, is witnessing a shift toward smaller, localized events and digital…

• Antonio Bisaccia denuncia il blocco venticinquennale del sistema AFAM italiano opinion-review

  Antonio Bisaccia, presidente del Consiglio Nazionale per l’Alta Formazione Artistica e Musicale, esprime forti critiche riguardo alla situazione dell'Alta Formazione Artistica,…

• Content Analysis: Non-Art Related Travel Deals Article opinion-review

  The provided content is a promotional article from the Hollywood Wax Museum Entertainment Center blog, offering various discounts and coupons for attractions, shows, shopping, and…

• Resilience and Transdisciplinarity: Rethinking Urban Design Beyond the Pandemic opinion-review

  Alessandro Melis argues that the COVID-19 pandemic should be interpreted not as a cyclical crisis but as a symptom of a 'perfect storm' triggered by crossing 400 ppm CO₂ in 2013,…

• Italy's political and financial sectors fail to collaborate on culture opinion-review

  An opinion piece on Artribune argues that Italy's political class has degraded from visionary leadership to mere administration, while financial and industrial powers remain too…

• Post-pandemic investment priorities: finance and health dominate Italy's budget opinion-review

  The article reflects on Italy's post-pandemic economic priorities, analyzing public spending data from 2018 on budget.g0v.it. The largest budget items are debt repayment and…

• Federico Ferrari critica Emanuele Coccia sulla valenza dei social network opinion-review

  In un articolo su Artribune, il critico d'arte e filosofo Federico Ferrari risponde a Emanuele Coccia, un pensatore dei millennial, sul ruolo dei social network nell'arte…

• Christian Caliandro's 'Fase Due' Column: Art as Conflict and Cultural Critique opinion-review

  Christian Caliandro, an art historian and professor at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Firenze, published a reflective column on Artribune titled 'Fase Due. L'arte e il conflitto'…

• Social media as a new form of collective literature: Emanuele Coccia's philosophical vision opinion-review

  Philosopher Emanuele Coccia argues that social media platforms like Facebook, Instagram, and Zoom have become a new form of collective literature, where users are simultaneously…

• Carmelania Bracco's 'Fase Due' Essay Critiques Youth and Social Media opinion-review

  Carmelania Bracco, a 1997-born artist and graduate of the Accademia di Belle Arti di Foggia, published a personal essay on Artribune titled 'La Fase Due e i giovani' as part of a…

• Benedetto Croce and Ovid: A Philosophy of Life in Art opinion-review

  Michele Gerace reflects on the philosophy of life in art, drawing connections between Ovid's Metamorphoses, Italo Calvino, David Quammen, and Benedetto Croce. He describes a…

• Italian private theaters face existential crisis as COVID funds exclude small venues opinion-review

  Italian private theaters are in deep crisis, with the Unione Teatri di Roma protesting that COVID emergency funds from MiBAC were allocated only to venues with 300-600 seats,…

• Giorgio Grassi: The Logical Architect Who Built by Subtraction opinion-review

  The article examines Giorgio Grassi's architectural theory and practice, focusing on his 1967 book 'La costruzione logica dell'architettura' which applied Wittgenstein's Tractatus…

• Christian Caliandro on Phase Two: Sharing as a Keyword for Post-COVID Evolution opinion-review

  In an article on Artribune, Christian Caliandro reflects on the concept of 'Fase Due' (Phase Two) as a cultural and social transition accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic. He…

• Uffizi Director Eike Schmidt Criticized for Lack of Contemporary Art Curator opinion-review

  The Uffizi Galleries in Florence are under fire for their handling of contemporary art projects, which critics say lack curatorial rigor. Director Eike Schmidt has been accused of…

• Italian AFAM System Faces Bureaucratic Discrimination in Teacher Appointments opinion-review

  A new bureaucratic decree (No. 497/2020) from Italy's Ministry of Public Education bars teachers from the Alta Formazione Artistica, Musicale e Coreutica (AFAM) system from…

• Stefano Di Stasio recalls Maurizio Calvesi and the birth of Anacronismo opinion-review

  In a personal recollection published by Artribune, Italian painter Stefano Di Stasio recounts his first encounter with art historian and critic Maurizio Calvesi in 1980. Di…

• Italy's Simplification Decree Risks Paralyzing Urban Regeneration in Rome opinion-review

  Raffaele Giannitelli, an engineer and urban designer, criticizes Italy's DL Semplificazione (Simplification Decree) for hindering urban regeneration, particularly in Rome. The…

• Cruise collections lose their glamour as luxury fashion faces sustainability and relevance crisis opinion-review

  The article criticizes the current state of luxury fashion's Cruise collections, arguing they have become unsustainable and lack the glamour they once had. Originally conceived by…

• ANGAMC President Mauro Stefanini on Post-COVID Challenges for Italian Galleries opinion-review

  Mauro Stefanini, President of ANGAMC (Associazione Nazionale Gallerie d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea), discusses the severe impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Italian galleries.…

• Marcel Duchamp's Boîte-en-valise featured in Ludwig Museum Budapest exhibition opinion-review

  The Ludwig Museum in Budapest presented the exhibition "Slow Life: Radical Practices of the Everyday" from April 9 to August 23, 2020. This show included Marcel Duchamp's…

• Review of 'Globalizing East European Art Histories' Examines Decolonization and Regional Art opinion-review

  On July 26, 2020, a review was released that evaluates the book 'Globalizing East European Art Histories: Past and Present' (Routledge, 2018), edited by Beáta Hock and Anu Allas.…

• Max Kozloff Reviews Judith Henry's 'Beauty Masks, Portraits' Photo Series opinion-review

  Critic Max Kozloff analyzes Judith Henry's photographic series 'Beauty Masks, Portraits' in a review published on July 24, 2020. The series, titled 'Me as Her,' features women's…

• Max Kozloff Reviews Judith Henry's 2020 Book Beauty Masks opinion-review

  On July 24, 2020, artcritical published a review by Max Kozloff focusing on Judith Henry's 2020 publication titled Beauty Masks. The review examines the book's content, which…

• Chiara Ferragni's Uffizi selfie sparks debate on Italian cultural paternalism opinion-review

  A selfie by influencer Chiara Ferragni at the Uffizi Galleries in Florence led to a 27% increase in young visitors (ages up to 25) from July 17 to 19, 2020, with 3,600 entries…

• MiBACT report on museum social media performance during pandemic questioned opinion-review

  A paper published by MiBACT and written by Politecnico di Milano claims museums doubled their social media activity during the pandemic lockdown. However, analysis of the report's…

• Italian legal framework for online art sales during and after COVID-19 opinion-review

  The COVID-19 pandemic forced the art market to shift from physical to virtual operations, with galleries, auction houses, and dealers moving sales online. This transition raises…

• Fase Due: Contemporary Art and Fiction in the Post-Lockdown Era opinion-review

  Christian Caliandro, an art historian and professor at the Accademia di Belle Arti di Firenze, publishes the eighth installment of his series 'Fase Due' on Artribune, reflecting…

• Fellini's Rome: A Cinematic Replay of a Classic opinion-review

  In a new series titled 'Replay de classiques,' Jean-Jacques Manzanera revisits Federico Fellini's 1972 film 'Fellini Roma' as part of an 'Été cinéma' feature. The article,…

• Exhibition Film as a Tool for Institutional Self-Analysis opinion-review

  The article, written in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, examines how lockdowns and spatial restrictions have transformed the art world's approach to exhibitions, shifting…

• Chiara Ferragni at Uffizi Sparks Outrage Among Art Purists opinion-review

  On July 16, 2020, influencer Chiara Ferragni visited the Uffizi Galleries in Florence for a Vogue Hong Kong photoshoot, accompanied by director Eike Schmidt. She posted an…

• Press conferences as narrative performances: Quadriennale and Biennale di Venezia previews opinion-review

  In July 2020, journalists expressed their dissatisfaction with two prominent Italian art institutions for emphasizing narrative over factual content. The Quadriennale di Roma, set…

• Rome's Tricolore Projections on Monuments: A Patriotic Spectacle Questioned opinion-review

  During the national alert period of April 2020, the Italian government projected the tricolore (green, white, red) onto several iconic monuments in Rome, including Palazzo della…

• Alessio Moitre on Generational Conflict and the Role of Art in Society opinion-review

  In an opinion piece on Artribune, gallerist Alessio Moitre reflects on generational tensions in the art world, criticizing the obsession with youth and the isolation of art from…