What connects the compass held by the surveyor in Raphael’s *School of Athens* to a wooden object crafted today in a workshop in Urbino? At first glance, nearly five centuries separate the fresco painted in the Vatican Rooms from the work…
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Crafts Banksy Contemporary art London Mural
As of Dec. 12, 2025, the Murano Glass Museum will open to the public a new permanent section entirely dedicated to 19th-century glassmaking. The inauguration, part of the larger program of protection, enhancement and reorganization of…
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Crafts Graffitism Milan Street art
Firenze Fiera has announced the appointment of architect Elisa Guidi as the new artistic director of the Mostra Internazionale dell'Artigianato (MIDA), which will be held from April 25 to May 3, 2026 at the usual venue of the Fortezza da…
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Crafts Ancient art Contemporary art Wunderkammer
Romagna, a land with roots deeply rooted in peasant culture, is a place where tradition becomes living matter through the skill of the hands of its artisans. What unravels among hills, hinterland and the Adriatic Sea is an itinerary of…
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Gesture is the primordial element in every work of art. We speak of the tangible trace of thought becoming form, of matter coming to life through the craftsman's hand. The Gesti column was created to discover creative acts and to tell the…
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Crafts Art Night Felice Casorati Twentieth Century
From May 21-25, 2025, Révélations returns to occupy the monumental spaces of the Grand Palais, a historic symbol of the French capital. Organizedby Ateliers d'Art de France, the seventh edition of the International Biennial…
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Gesture, in its most original essence, is the trace of thought becoming concrete, the point of contact between mind, hand and matter. This principle inspires Gestures, the column of Finestre Sull'Arte created to discover the creative act…
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Crafts Contemporary photography Docu-film Film Martin Parr Photography
From May 21-25, 2025, the newly restored Grand Palais in Paris will host the seventh edition of Révélations - Biennale Internationale Métiers d'Art et Créations, one of the world's most prestigious events…
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Takafumi Mochizuki is a Japanese craftsman who has combined the Florentine Renaissance craftsmanship tradition with Eastern art, resulting in a style that is certainly distinct. Mochizuki was born in Tokyo in 1979, moved to Florence in…
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