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Dante’s Cosmological Conception at Dimora Artica, MilanDroste Effect | Jun 3, 2014
“Progetto Italiano” (Italian Project) no.01 – Dante’s cosmological conception is the first of a series of group exhibitions, whose fundamental aim is the promotion and valorization of Italy’s cultural and artistic past and present. The …
New Tate film series 6. Unlock Art: Exploring The SurrealGowri Balasegaram | May 29, 2014
Exploring The Surreal is the latest film in Tate’s Unlock Art Series, supported by Le Méridien Hotels & Resorts. The film, which is presented by the latest Dr Who actor, Peter Capaldi, offers a whistle-stop …
Annarella, CCCP’s Meritorious Soubrette: The mark of an era at Fotografia EuropeaMatilde Soligno | May 19, 2014
As part of Fotografia Europea‘s official program, the “Annarella Benemerita Soubrette CCCP Fedeli alla Linea“ exhibition at Spazio Gerra – Fotografia e Immagine Contemporanea tries to bring back an era, that of the 1980s Italian punk …
Franco’s Boat and Crossing Europe – An international Film Festival in LinzVincenzo Estremo | May 13, 2014
“I loved you so much once. I did. More than anything in the whole wide world. Imagine that. What a laugh that is now. Can you believe it? We were so intimate once upon a …
The Portrait Room. Portrait#10: Sergio VerasteguiMichela Alessandrini | May 8, 2014
Sergio Verastegui collects ruins in shoe boxes, loves Kafka, Badiou and Barthes and meets me in a bamboo garden. Sergio Verastegui was born in 1981 in Lima, Peru. From 2002 to 2004 he studied …
Secrets and Lies at MCASDEsther Lee | Apr 30, 2014
Secret and Lies is an exhibition on view now at the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego Downtown that discusses the implicit lie of the art object and presents work that studies this phenomena. Straddling …
Nina Katchadourian at Cecilia Brunson Projects, LondonGowri Balasegaram | Apr 22, 2014
Flying elicits a smorgasbord of responses. Most people’s reactions tend to languish somewhere between fear and boredom; for some travellers, being buoyed thousands of feet in the air free from the constraints of place and …
A Walk Through The Art. Pinakothek der Moderne, Munich (+Jeff Wall)Droste Effect | Apr 18, 2014
This photographic walk-through of the Pinakothek der Moderne, Munich (Germany) shows a selection of artwork on display at the time of our visit (on Feb 16, 2014) both from the permanent collection and from Jeff …
Ian Cheng and Michael E. Smith: Work in progressEleonora Salvi | Apr 11, 2014
Six months haven’t passed yet since Edoardo Bonaspetti has been appointed curator of the Department of Visual Arts and New Media at the Triennale in Milan and the public is already experiencing a real and …
Jim Hodges’ Give More Than You Take at the Walker is a Must SeeJoel Hagen | Apr 10, 2014
Before I go further, let’s get the recommendation out of the way. If you have a chance to see the Jim Hodges retrospective, “Give More Than You Take,” currently at the Walker Art Center, just …
The Portrait Room. Portrait#9: Carla SubriziMichela Alessandrini | Apr 9, 2014
Carla Subrizi speaks Chinese, appreciates sincere enthusiasm, and often wears black. Since 1994, Carla Subrizi teaches History of Contemporary Art and Contemporary Art Semiotics at Sapienza University in Rome and is artistic director of …
Cinema & Contemporary Visual Arts – Film Forum FestivalDroste Effect | Apr 6, 2014
This year the Cinema and Contemporary Visual Art section of Film Forum Festival will study Analog Media in the Digital Era. The advent of digital technologies in contemporary art production seems to have generated a …
