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SMASH THE SHMOOGLEARCHY. When Andy Kaufman meets Google?Droste Effect | Mar 16, 2020
Review by: Mária Horváthová Since when is becoming the thing you hate a good idea? If there’s one thing I take from transmediale festival this year, it is this mantra which I’ve since pinned …
The Wizards of Capitalism. A conversation with Juan Pablo MacíasVincenzo Estremo | Dec 10, 2019
In an age in which the global art market governs the artistic practice, from the margins of the art world – the peripheral city of Livorno – departs an analysis with multiple voices. The event …
Francesco Urbano Ragazzi. Making Re-Reality ManifestMarco Antelmi | Nov 21, 2019
A conversation with curators Francesco Urbano Ragazzi Francesco Urbano Ragazzi is a curatorial duo formed in 2005, whose research focuses on redefining the commission and the theoretical foundation of the work of art …
#ArtissimaLive Darkest Desire. Artissima 2019Vincenzo Estremo | Nov 3, 2019
In Darkest Desire, Anthony Schmitz turns the Brothers Grimm on their heads, retelling the story of Little Red Riding Hood from the wolf’s perspective. It is not clear if the art world works out like …
#ArtissimaLive Interview with Namsal SiedleckiMarco Antelmi | Nov 3, 2019
Namsal Siedlecki (1986, USA) may be considered an artist of the transformation. In his practice, he brings together considerations on public and private space, institutional processes, art history and science, with a focus on chemical …
A Conversation With Sara Enrico and Andrea RespinoVincenzo Estremo | Oct 28, 2019
By using different materials and visual references to construct their narrative, Sara Enrico and Andrea Respino created the exhibition «Mai un vestito dunque, adeguato» at Quartz Studio in Turin. A few days ago I met …
#ArtissimaLive Back to the Future: 10 Years in RetrospectDroste Effect | Oct 23, 2019
Artissima celebrates a decade of Back to the Future To celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Back to the Future section at Italy’s contemporary art fair Artissima in Turin, research has been …
#ArtissimaLive. Towards Artissima 2019Droste Effect | Sep 27, 2019
Artissima 2019 – 26th Edition: desire/censorship This year, for the 26th edition of the Artissima art fair – a 3-day event held from October 31st (preview) to November 3rd, 2019 at the Oval Lingotto …
Private Vision. Notes on Jonas Mekas and Other Things Concerning our Particular ConditionVincenzo Estremo | Sep 23, 2019
In Lithuania, I am known as a poet, and they don’t care about my cinema. In Europe they don’t know my poetry; in Europe, I am a filmmaker. But here, in the United States, I am …
Teatrum Botanicum at PAV TurinDroste Effect | Sep 12, 2019
TEATRUM BOTANICUM Fourth Edition 13-14 September 2019 Opening Friday, September 13 at 7pm PAV – Parco Arte Vivente Via Giordano Bruno 31 – 10134 Turin, Italy Teatrum Botanicum is a festival dedicated …
Second Time Around. Interview with Dora GarcíaAnnalisa Pellino | Jul 18, 2019
Dora García (Valladolid, 1965) is a Spanish artist whose research-based practice draws on a range of different media — performance, film, sound, literary and scientific texts — using the display as a tool to investigate …
Supercondominio 2 at Castello di RivoliDroste Effect | Jul 3, 2019
The second edition of contemporary art gathering Supercondominio at Castello di Rivoli Museo d’Arte Contemporanea Droste Effect is happy to take part in the second year of Supercondominio, a project by Castello …
