The 10 most-read articles on Windows on Art in 2018

We are renewing a tradition we kicked off last year: as the new year begins, we offer below the top ten most-read articles on Windows on Art in 2018, including news, editorials, and insights.

10. The Pazzi Conspiracy, the event that forever changed the face of Florence and Italy. History through art

On the wave of the success of the TV drama I Medici, hundreds of thousands of people want to learn more about one of the highlights of the TV series, the Conspiracy of the Pazzi: and they choose Windows on Art to learn more about the event that changed the history of Renaissance Italy, causing the article to gain the tenth position among the most-read articles of 2018 in our magazine.

The Pazzi Conspiracy, the event that forever changed the face of Florence and Italy. History through art

9. He wants to take a selfie at Genoa Cathedral, destroys a decoration on the thirteenth-century portal

In early February, an unknown person in Genoa severely damages a decoration on the thirteenth-century portal. Investigators speculate that the damage was caused by someone who wanted to take a selfie.

He wants to take a selfie at Genoa Cathedral, destroys a decoration on the thirteenth-century portal

8. Art and esotericism, a major exhibition in Rovigo on magic between symbolism and historical avant-gardes

The announcement of the exhibition Art and Magic. Esotericisms in European Painting from Symbolism to the Historic Av ant-Garde in Rovigo (Palazzo Roverella), from September 29, 2018 to January 27, 2019, creates great expectation, so much so that the reporting of the review in our magazine ranks eighth among the most-read pieces of 2018. You can also read a review of the exhibition in the journal by clicking here.

Art and esotericism, a major exhibition in Rovigo on magic between symbolism and historical avant-garde movements

7. Pisa, mayor’s program proposes demolishing three arches of the Medici Aqueduct to make way for ring road

The mayor of Pisa, Michele Conti, launches the idea of dismantling three arches of the Medici Aqueduct to allow the passage of the northeast ring road of Pisa (and a few hours later he adds to place them in the middle of a traffic circle). The proposal has the entire web debating, and the mayor is inundated with a deluge of criticism.

Pisa, mayor’s program proposes demolishing three arches of the Medici Aqueduct to allow the bypass to pass through them

6. Lucia Borgonzoni (undersecretary for cultural heritage): last book read? Three years ago

The new undersecretary for cultural heritage, Lucia Borgonzoni (Northern League) admits that she read her last book as much as three years ago, and the news cannot help but set off a wave of negative comments on the net.

Lucia Borgonzoni (undersecretary for cultural heritage): last book read? Three years ago

5. Gillo Dorfles explains Lucio Fontana’s holes and cuts.

On March 2, 2018, Gillo Dorfles passed away in Milan, and our newspaper pays tribute to him by reporting the excerpt dedicated to Lucio Fontana from his book Critical Preferences. A look at contemporary visual art.

Gillo Dorfles explains Lucio Fontana’s holes and cuts.

4. The sad reality behind FAI Spring Days. What the celebrations do not say

March sees the start of a new edition of the “FAI Days of Spring,” celebrated by all media except our magazine: the editorial by Finestre sull’Arte editor Federico Giannini has the whole of Italy debating (so much so that the article is the fourth most read of the year) and also gives rise to a spat with the FAI vice president.

The sad reality behind the FAI Spring Days. What the celebrations don’t say

3. Trieste, leghist deputy mayor makes Marina Abramović’s poster withdrawn: horrible work, it must disappear

Controversy erupts in Trieste over the Barcolana 2018 poster, designed by Marina Abramović and disliked by the leghist junta that administers the Julian capital: it is interpreted as a pro-immigrant message. The whole country discusses what appears to be an attempt at censorship, and the controversy goes on for weeks.

Trieste, leghist deputy mayor makes Marina Abramović’s poster withdrawn: horrible work, it must disappear

2. Venice, policemen kick painter out of St. Mark’s Square. But it was Ken Howard, internationally renowned artist

News of the misadventure suffered by well-known British painter Ken Howard, who was painting in Venice’s St. Mark’s Square but was kicked out by traffic police because he lacked a permit to carry out his work, is going viral.

Venice, traffic cops kick painter out of St. Mark’s Square. But he was Ken Howard, an internationally renowned artist

1. The Etruscan woman: independent, free, modern and beautiful

The most widely read article of 2018 (as well as, at present, the third most widely read ever) is the in-depth article devoted to women in Etruscan society and art, part of the special issue that during the first six months of the year our newspaper devoted precisely to Etruscan art with a series of ten articles and nine videos featuring Jean Blanchaert.

The Etruscan woman: independent, free, modern and beautiful

Pictured below: one of Ken Howard’s Venetian subject paintings.

The 10 most-read articles on Windows on Art in 2018

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