To visit Keil Space in Florence, the space conceived by British artist Samantha Keil, is to glimpse the future, to experience and savor what we would like the future to be. The space, founded by Samantha Keil, a master of bronze from a long line of c...
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The three finalist works of the Bulgari Prize were presented in Rome at the Maxxi Museum. As has been the case periodically for the past few years, a few curators indicate a few artists and then an international jury defines the short list of finalis...
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Let me explain why at this historical stage a contemporary art fair like ArtVerona is much better than Frieze in London. Despite the fact that this year the London fair seems to be seemingly relaunched.
We are coming from a historical period, the la...
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Ai Weiwei's exhibition is spread over the two floors of Palazzo Fava in Bologna. On the second floor is a varied selection of works by the Chinese artist: from the action of breaking an ancient Ming vase to another Ming vase with the Coca Cola logo p...
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Is the art market in crisis? And is that really a bad thing? Also, which art? That which is contemporary but is actually modern (i.e., from the late nineteenth century to the 1970s)? Or that which is truly "contemporary" and made in the last fifteen ...
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In recent years, the contemporary art market has been dominated by fairs: there are more and more of them, and more and more galleries are participating, often offering new works in a steady stream. What are the consequences of this situation? How do...
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The Reinassance exhibition at the Museion in Bolzano presents fifteen artists under 35 working in northern Italy. The occasion for the exhibition is a grant of 60,000 Swiss francs, which the Vordemberge-Gildewart Foundation awards each year in collab...
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There is this purported "democraticness" whereby the contemporary artwork must reach "right away," to everyone. No words and explanations are needed because if the work "works" it must be clear, obvious and immediate. If we look at strictly contempor...
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