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Pope Francis died: here's what he did for art during his pontificate

This morning, April 21, 2025, at 7:35 a.m., Pope Francis, born Jorge Mario Bergoglio, passed away: the first pope from the American continent in history left behind him a legacy articulated not only on a spiritual level, but also in the cultural and ...
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The rediscovered 15th-century fresco and the latest news from the Palazzo Nardini construction site in Rome

Serendipity, the British would say. It is the word they use to refer to those totally unexpected discoveries, exceeding expectations, that come when you were looking for something else. It is more than a fortuitous finding: it is a surprising outcome...
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Duties on artworks, galleries live in uncertainty. What they told us at Miart

Starting April 9, 2025, the United States will introduce a 20 percent tariff on a wide range of imports from the European Union. It's one of the first muscular moves of Donald Trump's second term, billed as an "economic liberation day," but one that ...
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Miart 2025, the 15 most representative works of the fair (with prices)

From April 4-6, 2025, Milan returns to the center stage ofcontemporary art with the 29th edition of miart, the international fair that brings together artists, gallery owners, collectors and enthusiasts from around the world. Hosted atAllianz MiCo, t...
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The magical luthier's hole in Calbano, Romagna

In Calban, Romagna, there is a luthier who collects resin from trees. He personally fetches it in Trentino to build his finest instruments, Italian guitars and violas, the old-fashioned way. He, Elvis Moro, uses not only resin but also animal glues a...
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The museography of thematics at the National Gallery of Serbian Art in Novi Sad.

The stereotypical version of the museum or art gallery, the one often recognized by the public, would be about a permanent chronologicaldisplay, with an exhibition itinerary matching a timeline, often not all-encompassing, made up of autograph works,...
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Playing among the pavilions. An overview of the 12th edition of the Investec Cape Town Art Fair.

Who hasn't wondered, "When did I stop playing?" At some indefinable moment of transition between childhood and adolescence we abandoned puppets and balloons in our bedrooms-at least those of us who had one to ourselves-to devote ourselves to what see...
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Qatar and beyond. How do you get a Pavilion at the Venice Biennale?

Qatar will have its own permanent pavilion at the Giardini of the Venice Biennale: it will be centrally located, straddling Finland's pavilion, Denmark's central pavilion, and Stirling's book pavilion. He announced this on February 12, in a statement...
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Reportage from Modenantiquaria 2025: our selection of the most interesting works (with prices)

Modenantiquaria is one of the most important events in the Italian and international antiques scene, and the 2025 edition, running from Feb. 8 to 16, will not disappoint the expectations of enthusiasts and experts in the field. The fair, held every y...
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One border, two cities, Nova Gorica and Gorica: the European capital is "borderless"

It has now been 40 years since the first nomination of a city as European Capital of Culture, an initiative that rewards those entities capable of contributing to the strengthening of the European "spirit" and cultural ties of the people living in EU...
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Reportage from Arte Fiera 2025: the guide to the most interesting things (with prices)

Almost two hundred galleries, more than half a century old, four curated sections, nine prizes, hundreds of works to see, evaluate, try to understand, try to like. Arte Fiera arrives at 2025 without feeling the burden of its 48 editions and its 51 ye...
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Assault on Culture Decree: League proposes amendment weakening superintendencies

Due to arrive next Monday, Feb. 3, in the House chamber is the "culture" decree law, approved by the Council of Ministers on Dec. 23."The Decree approved today is a first step to respond to the needs of the culture value chain and to give a perspecti...
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Siena's Pinacoteca Nazionale reassembles a masterpiece, Sano di Pietro's Polyptych of the Gesuati

The Pinacoteca Nazionale di Siena recomposes after centuries the Polyptych of the Gesuati by Sano di Pietro (Siena, 1405 - 1481): the Madonna Enthroned between St. Dominic, St. Jerome, Blessed Giovanni Colombini, St. Augustine and St. Francis, preser...
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Between art and science, the Botanical Museum of the University of Pisa.

Heirs to immense cultural and scientific heritages, university museums are called upon in our contemporary times to face the age-old problem of variegated collections, made up of objects that are not easy to read, pertaining to sectorial fields of em...
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Luca Beatrice, a "tester" of Italian art. For a critical profile

Luca Beatrice has always been convinced that Futurism was the only, true Italian avant-garde of the twentieth century. It is necessary to start from here in order to situate his figure as a critic, of equal if not greater importance than that of the ...
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The best exhibitions of 2024 according to the expert jury of Finestre Sull'Arte

As per tradition, on the last day of the year Finestre Sull'Arte publishes the ranking of the best Italian exhibitions of the year just ended. This year, for the ranking of the best exhibitions of 2024 in Italy, there are two important novelties: we ...
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