Artribune's 10 Most-Read Articles of 2020
Artribune published its year-end ranking of the ten most-clicked articles of 2020, a year marked by the pandemic and cultural losses. The list includes: the animated short 'Nobody is Normal' by British director Catherine Prowse; a creative Ohio Department of Health spot on social distancing using mousetraps and ping-pong balls; the death of performance artist Ulay (Frank Uwe Laysiepen) at 76 from cancer, known for his partnership with Marina Abramović; the death of critic Germano Celant at 80 from COVID-19, theorist of Arte Povera; a major Van Gogh exhibition in Padua curated by Marco Goldin with 125 works; a virtual tour of the Raphael exhibition at Scuderie del Quirinale in Rome; controversy over Italy's May 4 decree reopening bookstores; the film 'The Salt of the Earth' by Wim Wenders and Juliano Salgado about Sebastião Salgado; a postponed Disney exhibition at Mudec in Milan; and 'Back to Nature' at Villa Borghese in Rome, curated by Costantino D'Orazio with installations by contemporary artists.
Key facts
- Artribune's most-read articles of 2020 were ranked.
- Catherine Prowse's animated short 'Nobody is Normal' was popular.
- Ohio Department of Health spot used mousetraps and ping-pong balls.
- Ulay died at 76 from cancer; he was Marina Abramović's partner.
- Germano Celant died at 80 from COVID-19; he coined 'Arte Povera'.
- Van Gogh exhibition in Padua featured 125 works, curated by Marco Goldin.
- Raphael exhibition at Scuderie del Quirinale was accessible via virtual tour.
- Italy's May 4 decree reopened bookstores, sparking debate.
- Film 'The Salt of the Earth' about Sebastião Salgado was streamed.
- Disney exhibition at Mudec in Milan was postponed.
- 'Back to Nature' at Villa Borghese featured works by eight contemporary artists.
- The list reflects pandemic-era interests in art, animation, and cultural heritage.
Entities
Artists
- Catherine Prowse
- Ulay
- Frank Uwe Laysiepen
- Marina Abramović
- Germano Celant
- Vincent van Gogh
- Marco Goldin
- Eugène Delacroix
- Gustave Courbet
- Jean-François Millet
- Hiroshige
- Kunisada
- Georges Seurat
- Camille Pissarro
- Paul Signac
- Armand Guillaumin
- Émile Bernard
- Paul Gauguin
- Francis Bacon
- Raphael
- Sebastião Salgado
- Juliano Salgado
- Wim Wenders
- Walt Disney
- Costantino D'Orazio
- Andreco
- Mario Merz
- Mimmo Paladino
- Benedetto Pietromarchi
- Davide Rivalta
- Grazia Toderi
- Edoardo Tresoldi
- Nico Vascellari
- Alex Urso
- Santa Nastro
- Giulia Ronchi
- Desirèe Maida
- Massimiliano Tonelli
Institutions
- Artribune
- Ohio Department of Health
- Louisiana Museum
- Fondazione Prada
- Centro San Gaetano di Padova
- Scuderie del Quirinale
- Fondazione Pistoia Musei
- Mudec - Museo delle Culture di Milano
- Villa Borghese
- Museo Bilotti
Locations
- Ohio
- United States
- Solingen
- Germany
- China
- Padua
- Italy
- Rome
- Florence
- Pistoia
- Milan
- Chicago
- Burbank
- Zundert
- Netherlands
- Auvers-sur-Oise
- France
- Otterlo