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Politics and social issues dominate the New Museum Triennial 2018

by Paul Laster

The New Museum Triennial's fourth edition tells about the world's anxieties through a new generation of artists, who have been...

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Alice Guareschi and M Museum’s Time and Calendar Dial

by Piero Bisello and Alice Guareschi

At the show with the artists: Alice Guareschi elaborates on a rare XVI century Time and Calendar Dial currently part...

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More than 160 million reasons to buy half of a Rembrandt

by Stefano Pirovano

In 2016 the Netherlands and France jointly acquired from the De Rothschild family the only double full length portrait painted...

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At Tefaf 2018 oysters instead of tulips

by Stefano Pirovano

Tefaf 2018. Maastricht is cleverly evolving. The fair becomes lighter, sexier and even more exclusive. But the key remains the...

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Philippe Van Snick

Philippe van Snick. The artists’ artist who created the 0-9 system

by Maria do Carmo de Pontes

Winner of the Flemish Culture Prize for Visual Arts 2018, Philippe van Snick blends painting with mathematics and quantum physics....

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Italy, general election 2018. What are the parties saying about the arts?

Hours away from the vote we analyzed Italian main political parties' cultural programs. PD and M5S walk on the similar...

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Manuel Solano

Manuel Solano, the artist who turned blindness into an opportunity

by Paul Laster

Manuel Solano is the most controversial discovery made by the New Museum’s 2018 Triennial. We spoke with him about his...

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Collector Beatrice de Gelder and how neuroscience can be a game changer in art

by Piero Bisello

Art collector and neuroscientist Beatrice de Gelder takes stock of the situation in neuroaesthetics and explains why scientists are still...

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Rising artists to watch: Louis Fratino

by Stefano Pirovano

Louis Fratino is having his first solo exhibition outside the US at Antoine Levi, in Paris. The body of works...

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Roberto Casamonti

Roberto Casamonti: ‘I am like a mermaid’ (a lesson for art collectors)

by Stefano Pirovano

Roberto Casamonti, founder of Tornabuoni Arte, opens his private art collection to the public giving to Europe a brand new...

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Johannes Freiherr von Diergardt

Herr Johannes Freiherr von Diergardt’s medieval jewels shine at the Neues

by Marta Galli

The Neues museum in Berlin celebrates Johannes Freiherr von Diergardt's extraordinary collection of Medieval jewels finally shedding some light on...

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Barry McGee: ‘I still have that in me, but I’m older now’ (an interview)

by Paul Laster

Raised in San Francisco, his hometown and main source of inspiration, Barry McGee turned 52 this year. He is one...

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What if traditional African art enters Medieval and Renaissance rooms?

by Marta Galli

Berlin: at the Bode Museum a show titled 'Beyond campare' juxtaposes traditional African art pieces with the museum's permanent collection...

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BRAFA 2018 confirms the neo-eclectic trend

by Piero Bisello

Brussels' international fine art fair blends art epochs, regions and styles proving that this is still the way forward.

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Pablo Bronstein

How Pablo Bronstein could help Turin to become the new Berlin

by Stefano Pirovano

Pablo Bronstein's current exhibition at Franco Noero's new gallery space in Turin is a message to the city. Who will...

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Orhan Pamuk

Orhan Pamuk: art novels and egoistic collectors (an interview)

by Stefano Pirovano

In occasion of the Museum of Innocence's exhibition at the Museo Bagatti Valsecchi in Milan Orhan Pamuk discusses with CFA...

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Condo 2018: sometimes collaboration is stronger than competition

by Alessandra Marelli and Stefano Pirovano

In London 46 art galleries join forces to shape the future of contemporary art. Does Condo 2018 represent a step...

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Sol LeWitt legacy comes to light at Fondazione Carriero

by Stefano Pirovano

An exhibition at Fondazione Carriero questions Sol LeWitt long lasting method. But is still the idea the most important aspect...

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Evgeny Antufiev: artists are all tied to their habitats (an interview)

by Marta Galli

Russian artist Evgeny Antufiev sits down with CFA to discuss about eternity, dreams, insects, ikigai and why artists shouldn't leave...

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Erwin Redl and the Bill Gates version of John Cage

by Paul Laster

Erwin Redl makes monumental art installations using light and computer technology, without any assistance from big galleries.

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César, La retrospective and a market inconsistency

by Stefano Pirovano

The Centre Pompidou celebrates César with a granitic show bringing together 130 pieces by the French master. Will auctions keep...

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Wilfried Lentz: art fairs are not a condition for growth (an interview)

by Piero Bisello

Rotterdam-based gallerist Wilfried Lentz shares his thoughts on the art business and his successful focus on gallery programmes.

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Classic African and Oceanic Art steadily growing at Sotheby’s

by Stefano Pirovano

Sotheby's African and Oceanic Art auction in Paris goes above €10 million and proves that the market is rapidly recovering...

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The last Caravaggio: heirs and new masters

by Stefano Pirovano

An exhibition clarifies how Giulio Cesare Procaccini and Bernardo Strozzi perceived the last Caravaggio. Are art historians prone to the...

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Art secured loans: trick or treat?

by Stefano Pirovano

Art secured loans market will grow by 13% in 2018. For the first time in the EU private banks are...

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Leonardo da Vinci

Leonardo da Vinci: recent miracles of science and restoration

Salvator Mundi and the Magi's Adoration by Leonardo da Vinci were in a bad shape. The same goes for a...

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Laura Owens

Laura Owens: a mid-career interview

by Paul Laster

'I wouldn’t be bored if I became an artist because there’s always a question and never an answer'. So thought...

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Leopoldo de’ Medic

Leopoldo de’ Medici art collection revives in Florence

by Marta Galli

Palazzo Pitti celebrates Leopoldo de’ Medici's 400th birthday with a comprehensive exhibition dedicated to his extended art collection and sends...

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Beatrice Marchi and a formal illusion over beauty

by Stefano Pirovano

Beatrice Marchi presents a new body of works which surveys the artist's role and questions our social identity. Are we...

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Judith Bernstein

Judith Bernstein: Men have the organ, but they don’t own the image

by Paul Laster

Feminist pioneer Judith Bernstein points the finger at Donald Trump, but her solo show at the Drawing Center in NY...

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Are traditional techniques the new trend in contemporary art?

by Stefano Pirovano

Artists are abandoning the legacy of Duchamp to go back to traditional techniques, especially in Europe. Ceramic, bronze, glass, or...

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