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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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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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wilfried lentz

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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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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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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Herman Steyn

The Scheryn Art Collection: welcome to the first collection of collectors

by Stefano Pirovano

Herman Steyn, founder with Dabing Chen of the Scheryn Art Collection, explains why they joined forces to back art from...

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“I’ve always done parodies of what a painting is supposed to be”

by Paul Laster

Ashley Bickerton first retrospective show is taking place in New York. CFA interviewed the artist to understand what happened to...

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Katja Novitskova: a comprehensive interview

by Paul Laster

A solo exhibition at Green Naftali, NY Public Art Fund's commission and the Venice Biennale won Katja Novitskova the status...

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Matthew Wood: how to run an art gallery and live happily

by Maria do Carmo M. P. de Pontes

Founder member of Mendes Wood DM gallery explains why having a reliable cultural strategy is more important than money to...

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M Museum Leuven

Will the future of historical art museums look like this?

The recently revamped M Museum Leuven is now one of the most innovative displays of a historical collection in Europe....

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Didier Claes

Didier Claes, a classic African art master dealer (an interview)

by Piero Bisello

Didier Claes gives his perspective on marketing antiquities from Africa, the institutional clientele and the relationship between classic African art...

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The painter’s painter theory of solid space

by Paul Laster

Artist Mary Heilmann welcomed us at her Tribeca studio to discuss the ideas behind her painting generated by sculpture, ceramics...

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A retrospective meeting with Luiz Zerbini

by Maria Do Carmo de Pontes

Brazilian polymath artist looks back at his intense creative career and lifetime fascination for waves.

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Mbali Zulu by Zanele Muholi

Mark Coetzee: ‘Rather than discovery, I call it a re-correction of ignorance’

by Stefano Pirovano

First Zeitz MOCAA executive director and chief curator reveals his strategy to keep the about to inaugurate contemporary African art...

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Lorenz Helbling: is this a new wave of Chinese art?

by Stefano Pirovano

Founder of Shanghart Lorenz Helbling explains why Chinese art is having a rebirth, thanks to a new generation of art...

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William Pope.L: ‘art can change political circumstances’

by Paul Laster

In this interview artist William Pope.L explains why we should keep on having faith in contemporary art and in its...

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Dirk Snauwaert: ‘WIELS aspires to a moment of consciousness’

by Piero Bisello

A seminal interview with WIELS director Dirk Snauwaert, who explains why for a museum is important having a good balance...

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Anicka Yi, a political interview

by Paul Laster

We sat down with NY based artist Anicka Yi to investigate a 'political statement to counter the ocular-centric society we...

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Troubled Brazil has a new ‘auroras’, and it’s located in a beautiful 1950s Modernist house…

by Maria do Carmo de Pontes

Ricardo Ortiz Kugelmas is an art-advisor and collector who has recently returned to his home town Sao Paulo after years...

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