The 10 most-read articles on Windows on Art in 2017

2017 was a particularly significant year for art, and Windows on Art told you about it in detail. But what were the most-read articles on Windows on Art in 2017? Below are our top ten, taking a look back at a great year in art.

10. The passing of Chiara Fumai

In August Chiara Fumani, a highly promising 39-year-old performance artist, passed away. Her passing shocks and moves the art world.

9. The arrival in Italy of Loving Vincent.

The film of the year in the arts is definitely Loving Vincent, a highly anticipated animated film dedicated to the artistic and biographical story of Vincent van Gogh.

8. Reform of the export of cultural goods comes into effect.

At the end of August Mattarella signs the competition law, and the much-discussed reform of the export of cultural goods, to which Windows on Art has devoted several in-depth articles animating the national debate, enters into force.

7. Two Cybei busts in Sgarbi collection change identification

Art historian Andrea Fusani discovers the true identity of two busts by Giovanni Antonio Cybei in Vittorio Sgarbi’s collection and publishes his discovery exclusively on Finestre sull’ Arte.

6. Zumba at the Egyptian Museum of Turin

The Egyptian Museum in Turin organizes a zumba session, and the news is causing decidedly animated discussion among art lovers and others.

5. The story of Canova’s masterpiece: Love and Psyche lying down.

Canova’s great masterpiece, Amore e Psiche giacenti, is the protagonist of one of the popular in-depth articles in Windows on Art.

4. The editorial on Big Clay #4 by Urs Fischer in Florence.

Arguably the most discussed work of 2017 is Urs Fischer’s Big Clay #4, which is on display in Florence’s Piazza della Signoria. The editor of Windows on Art, Federico Giannini, signs an editorial that becomes one of the most widely read pieces on the subject.

3. Luca Bizzarri’s first outing as president of Palazzo Ducale.

In August, actor Luca Bizzarri was appointed president of Palazzo Ducale in Genoa. But his first outing causes much discussion, and the editorial in Windows on Art goes viral.

2. Philippe Daverio vs. Urs Fischer

Urs Fischer’s Big Clay #4 again: Philippe Daverio gives the Nation a fiery interview against the Swiss artist’s work.

1. Schiele censorship in the London Underground.

Tens of thousands of reads make this the most-read news story of the year: posters for Schiele exhibitions in Vienna in 2018 are being censored on the London Underground.

The 10 most-read articles on Windows on Art in 2017

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