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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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Gian Giacomo Poldi Pezzoli: a call from the past

by Stefano Pirovano

Gian Giacomo Poldi Pezzoli collected antiques, and kept them connected with his own time. That is why the museum he...

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Art collectors at Art Basel, Basel, 2018. Ph. Stefano Pirovano.

The 7 books every art collector should read

by Stefano Pirovano

Dear art collector, here a selection of books intended to inspire your next steps.

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How do we choose when it comes to buying art?

by Stefano Pirovano

The eye is fundamental, yet not enough. Buying art implies a complex cognitive action whose real objective is the understanding...

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The top ten art biopics

by Maria do Carmo da Pontes

Our selection of art biopics follows up the list of art movies that we published a few months ago. But...

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Rediscovering the Mediterranean: finally a show from an European perspective

by Cristiana Aspesi Curti

An exhibition at the Fundacion MAPFRE in Madrid puts side by side European figurative artists from the short 20th century....

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Paris Internationale 2018: the non-art-fair

by Stefano Pirovano

It could have been a disaster, on the contrary it has improved year after year. The fourth edition of Paris...

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Zeitz MOCAA: in the midst of the chaos there is opportunity

by Zihan Herr

Last month marked one year since the opening of the world’s largest museum of African art. We visited the Zeitz...

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Mantegna and Bellini at the NG sparks debate in Italy

by Stefano Pirovano

The dream-exhibition at the National Gallery opens a debate in Italy about the so called 'blockbuster' shows, which confuse entertainment...

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Lutz & Guggisberg, a single artist with four hands and eight gardens

by Stefano Pirovano

The series of painted pics and sculptures presented by Lutz & Guggisberg at Collezione Maramotti in Reggio Emilia questions our...

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Walter Swennen

Walter Swennen: free riding from WIELS to La Triennale

by Piero Bisello

Few days left for visiting Walter Swennen solo presentation at La Triennale, in Milan. Will the show be al able...

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Who said art about other art is boring? (Christian Jankowski at Petzel)

Petzel in New York is presenting Christian Jankowski's third solo exhibition at the gallery. Once again the German artist proves...

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The Hum Comes from the Stumuch, installation view. Courtesy of Gladstone Gallery

At the show with the artist, who curated the show (Kasper Bosmans)

by Piero Bisello

We visited the group show curated by Kasper Bosmans at Barbara Gladstone gallery in the company of the artist himself....

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Testing consensus in the arts

by Piero Bisello

Next 17th July in London Christie's and Vastari are going to host a one-day summit about how blockchain can be...

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Is curator the hero 10th Berlin Biennale doesn’t need?

by Stefano Pirovano

Titled after the famous song by Tina Turner and including only 46 names, edition 2018 of the Berlin Biennale opens...

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Alberto Bonisoli promises more money for Italian Ministry of Culture

by Stefano Pirovano

On June, 2nd the new Minister of Cultural Heritage Alberto Bonisoli promised more funds to protect and valorize the Italian...

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Does site specific painting exist? Nicolas Party questions René Magritte

by Piero Bisello

The Magritte Museum in Brussels puts the Surrealist master side by side with his young follower and reveals why Nicolas...

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Franz Staehler

A heartfelt farewell to Franz Staehler

by Stefano Pirovano

Franz Staehler passed away last Saturday, in a hospital in Frankfurt. At the end, the illness he had always been...

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