Artribune's 2025 Year in Review: Top 20 Most-Read Articles
Artribune has compiled its annual list of the 20 most popular articles from 2025, showcasing significant events such as Italy's five-day period of mourning for Pope Francis and Spain's reduction of VAT on art from 21% to 5%. Noteworthy highlights include Belinda Kazeem-Kamiński's exhibition at Kunst Meran, the launch of ROBE ROBERTAEBASTA in Milan, and Skygolpe's 'BLACKOUT' initiative. Other stories feature Maurizio Cattelan's golden toilet 'America' fetching $12.1 million, the revival of Ufo Robot Goldrake on Rai 2, the passing of Koyo Kouoh, celebrations for Dick Van Dyke's 100th birthday, a proposal for Torre dei Conti's reconstruction, Roberto Scalmana's miniature city, the 'black cube' debate in Florence, and the deaths of Arnulf Rainer and Felice Giannotti.
Key facts
- Pope Francis died in May 2025, leading to five days of national mourning in Italy.
- Spain seeks to lower VAT on art from 21% to compete with Italy's 5%.
- Belinda Kazeem-Kamiński's first Italian exhibition at Kunst Meran addresses colonial missionary abuses.
- ROBE ROBERTAEBASTA vintage gallery store opened in Milan in December 2025.
- Skygolpe's 'BLACKOUT' public art project in Milan critiques AI in art.
- Maurizio Cattelan's 'America' sold for $12.1 million at Sotheby's New York.
- Ufo Robot Goldrake aired on Rai 2 in October 2025 with 74 restored episodes.
- Koyo Kouoh, curator of the 2026 Venice Biennale, died in May 2025; the biennale will be dedicated to her.
- Torre dei Conti in Rome collapsed during restoration in November 2025.
- Beatrice Venezi's appointment as director of Teatro La Fenice sparked protests.
- Villa La Quiete's Medici garden in Florence opened to the public in May 2025.
- Artist Arnulf Rainer died in Vienna at age 90.
Entities
Artists
- Belinda Kazeem-Kamiński
- Skygolpe (Mattia Sommovigo)
- Maurizio Cattelan
- Emanuele Giannelli
- Marco Lodola
- Lucio Corsi
- Felice Giannotti
- Beatrice Venezi
- Arnulf Rainer
- Luisa Giaconi
- Dick Van Dyke
- Roberto Scalmana
- Roberta Tagliavini
- Pier Paolo Pancotto
- Ludovico Pratesi
- Koyo Kouoh
- Anna Maria Luisa de' Medici
Institutions
- Artribune
- Kunst Meran – Merano Arte
- Sotheby's
- Rai
- Rai 2
- Toei Animation
- Biennale di Venezia
- Gran Teatro La Fenice
- Villa La Quiete
- PNRR
- Dagnino
- Galleria Esedra
- Teatro Comunale (Florence)
- Festival di Sanremo
- Ariston
Locations
- Italy
- Spain
- Belgium
- Germany
- Portugal
- France
- Madrid
- Merano
- Milan
- Via Solferino (Milan)
- Rome
- Galleria Esedra (Rome)
- New York
- Venice
- Florence
- Corso Italia (Florence)
- Remedello di Sopra
- Brescia
- Capocotta (Rome)
- Vienna
- Grosseto
- Castello (Florence)