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Portrait of Giovanni Morelli

Giovanni Morelli, the dark connoisseur

by Antonio Carnevale

Art critic and politician Giovanni Morelli played a key role in the history of art. Here is an honest portrait...

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Michael Callies

A chat with Michael Callies, founder of dépendance

by Piero Bisello

dépendance in Brussels is a true artist's gallery. We had a chat with its founder Michael Callies, asking a few...

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Hanna-Maria Hammari

Hanna-Maria Hammari: when nature leads elsewhere

by Stefano Pirovano

Through expressive materials and traditional techniques Hanna-Maria Hammari leads us to tackle the age of surveillance capitalism.

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Michael Portnoy, improves

by Piero Bisello

We delve into the career changes and improvements of New York based artist Michael Portnoy through his work as shoemaker...

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Michael Dean Fondazione Converso

Michael Dean at Fondazione Converso (with Campi bros)

by Stefano Pirovano

Fondazione Converso brings Michael Dean inside San Paolo Converso, the Campi brothers' milanese masterpiece. The End is actually a new...

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pinacoteca di brera

James Bradburne and the anthropological revolution of Brera

by Antonio Carnevale

We sat down with director James Bradburne to tell the path that led him to the original didactic approach introduced...

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Sophie Varin reads Thomas Pynchon

by Piero Bisello

For this At The Show With The Artist, Sophie Varin discusses Thomas Pynchon's The Crying of Lot 49 in relation...

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Swallow The Spirit: Michaela Eichwald at dépendance

by Kevin Gallagher

We delve into recurring themes in Michaela Eichwald's painting through another artist's reading of her recent exhibition at dépendance in...

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Than Hussein Clark

A Portrait of Than Hussein Clark

by Piero Bisello

In this essay we paint a portrait of Than Hussein Clark as a hybrid between the figure of the impersonator...

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nora turato

Nora Turato: Proustian interview with afterword

by Stefano Pirovano

We have met Nora Turato, an over educated graphic designer who became a performer artist, to question the information she...

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Museum Rietberg’s director Albert Lutz on art restitution issues

by Marta Galli

We discussed art restitution issues with Albert Lutz, leaving director of Rietberg Museum, Switzerland’s only museum dedicated to non-European art.

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Lorenza Longhi, a turbulence in the realm of perfection

by Stefano Pirovano

The first solo show of Lorenza Longhi at Fanta MLN questions our understanding of perfection by looking into industrial design's...

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Ritratto di Isabella d'Este

Isabella d’Este, an exclusive interview

by Stefano Pirovano

As all great art collectors in the Renaissance, also Isabella d'Este was mainly buying contemporary art, but with a deep...

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Mona Osman

Mona Osman, on the way to endless painting

by Stefano Pirovano

First institutional solo show of Mona Osman opens at Collezione Maramotti on 12th Oct. Here some insights that could help...

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karel martens

The “Free Work” of Karel Martens

by Piero Bisello

Acclaimed graphic designer Karel Martens has made artwork for decades. We delve into this artistic production and its relation with...

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Duke of Devonshire

Art collector Peregrine Cavendish, Duke of Devonshire (an interview)

by Paul Laster

The 12th Duke of Devonshire tells about his family art collection and gives some insights on Chatsworth House and the...

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contemporary pictorial cycles

Grand contemporary pictorial cycles: an open survey

by Stefano Pirovano

Who is painting today's Scrovegni Chapel? Here is some artists who have painted pictorial cycles comparable to those that have...

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Five of the best European artist books publishers

by Piero Bisello

Here is our selection of five among the best publishers of artist books active today in Europe, spanning different countries,...

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Neo Rauch

Neo Rauch: ‘A painting should be more intelligent than its painter’

by Paul Laster

We sat down with Neo Rauch in New York, where the Drawing Center is dedicating a comprehensive exhibition to his...

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marcel duchamp

When Marcel Duchamp explained how a ready-made is to be made

by Stefano Pirovano

Here is a transcription and English version of the letter by which Marcel Duchamp founded the 'ready-made' practice. It all...

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The Depot of Boijmans Van Beuningen and its initiator Sjarel Ex (an interview)

by Piero Bisello

Sjarel Ex of Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen talks about what promises to change the future of museums, opening them to...

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An interview with Nadia Samdani

by Paul Laster

Nadia Samdani and her husband Rajeeb are some of Bangladesh top art philanthropists and collectors. We asked about their past,...

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Opavivarà

Opavivará: Pro Concordia Labor

by Stefano Pirovano

Opavivará turns the experience of art into the work of art, for questioning our needs as human beings. Even if...

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Heinz Frank and his metaphorical self-portraits

by Piero Bisello

We provide an overview of rediscovered Viennese artist Heinz Frank, a true contemporary master that defies art history and trends.

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Milan: the majestic Room of Grechetto and its uncertain future

by Alessandro Morandotti

A show brings the Orpheus Cycle, long attributed to Grechetto, to Palazzo Reale. But a book casts doubt on the...

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Zoe Williams, from the Riva Tunnel to the Sunday fantasy

by Stefano Pirovano

With a new film Zoe Williams explores secret fantasies and forgotten desires. But the core of the matter is the...

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Verrocchio and his workshop: a lesson for the future of the arts

by Stefano Pirovano

'Verrocchio master of Leonardo', the first show dedicated to Da Vinci's mentor, asks a crucial question: is art to be...

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Roman Stańczak, Static Oblivion, 2015, Courtesy Stereo Warsaw

Roman Stanczak, a flight from Venice

by Stefano Pirovano

We met Roman Stanczak, the artist representing Poland at the 58th Venice Biennale. He turned an aircraft inside-out, for talking...

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Haseeb Ahmed on Luigi Russolo Futurista

by Piero Bisello

We sat with research-oriented artist Haseeb Ahmed to talk about Luigi Russolo's The Revolt, a painting that bears formal and...

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Margherita Moscardini reveals where sustainable art can be found

by Stefano Pirovano

Margherita Moscardini, the Municipality of Reggio Emilia and Collezione Maramotti give birth to the first European extra-territorial fountain and reopen...

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