On November 13, 2026, Rome’s MAXXI will open three new exhibitions that explore some of the most significant issues in contemporary art: from identity and social control to the transformation of urban spaces, and the visual memory of…
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Reinterpreting a painting by Johannes Vermeer to chronicle five centuries of European colonization and restore the perspective of North America’s Indigenous peoples to center stage. This is the project undertaken by Canadian artist Kent…
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The announcement of an exhibition featuring a great artist from the recent or distant past always generates a great deal of anticipation and high expectations; it’s understandable that this is the case, but a universally recognized name…
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Will artificial intelligence destroy humanity? According to one of the greatest contemporary artists, Hito Steyerl, humanity already knows other ways to destroy itself, and AI will simply contribute to the general chaos. This is how she…
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In Denmark, a museum has commissioned Olafur Eliasson for a project that goes far beyond a mere exhibition:ARoS in Aarhus has announced a long-term collaboration with the artist, but it’s not just about acquiring one of his…
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Luigi Fassi has been reappointed director of Artissima for another four years. The position of director of Artissima had been opened to public competition; there were twenty-eight candidates, and in the end, the choice fell on the person…
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What do mountains represent when they cease to be merely a subject to be painted and become the place where memory, desire, and reflections on existence converge? This is the starting point for “... le mie montagne” &ndash…
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The phrase that is almost automatically associated with Marisa Merz’s name is “the only woman of Arte Povera,” a definition that risks establishing her uniqueness solely to exploit it as symbolic capital for the…
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