There was a time in which the term “Iron Curtain” was more than a simple definition for the boundary that used to divide Europe into two separate areas. A time when Westerners thought to be …

There are certain events in nature that still need to be observed; actually, it is believed that 95% of our oceans remain unexplored and we have discovered only 10% of the living things on Earth. …

The History of Art, perhaps like her older sister “History”, always needs to be questioned in order to stay alive. It’s not a coincidence that in our contemporary world, important artist figures often run the risk …

I might write the history of my meetings with Hugo Canoilas just by recalling what we ate each time we were together. I don’t know why, but every time I met Hugo we ended up …

    The shape of books changes throughout history, reflecting institutional paradigms. Physical supports interface with institutional archiviation and distribution processes. And right at the center of Toast: Zur Erweiterung des Buchformats Expanding the Book …

Political Populism is a group show curated by Nicolaus Schafhausen for Kunsthalle Wien. The exhibition takes under consideration the concerning rise of political populism in contemporary society, and the increasing spread of populist aesthetics in …

Droste Effect Magazine has been invited to follow “Political Populism,” the Kunsthalle Wien exhibition curated by Nicolaus Schafhausen. Droste Effect Magazine will produce a media coverage of the event and additional insights as interviews with …

The prolepsis is a figure of speech in which the speaker raises an objection to his own argument and immediately answers in order to anticipate future responses. In the Medieval world – and more precisely …

Venice is always an amazing place. It is awesome to see people getting lost in the calli and canals, fighting over the last tote bag from the Korean pavilion, getting drunk at 11 am with …

Vanessa Joan Müller and Nicolaus Schafhausen, organizers of Curatorial Ethics at Kunsthalle Vienna, introduced the conference cycle starting from the etymology of the verb “to curate.” “The verb ‘to curate’ derives from Latin ‘curare,’ and …

During my studies of History of Art I had two obsessions, better say, two artists I was obsessed with. I am talking about Antonello da Messina and Gentile Bellini. Both of them were not only …

Droste Effect Magazine is very proud to host a conversation between curator Viviana Checchia and artists Giuliana Racco and Matteo Guidi on The Artist and The Stone, a project by Giuliana Racco and Matteo Guidi. …