I spent the past weekend wandering around the pavilions of the 59th edition of the Venice Biennale. Making my way through the huge Giardini and Arsenale locations, not to mention the various events all around the city. I did my best to catch most of what was going on during this past weekend, to have a glimpse of the last days before the Biennale closes. One of the most anticipated artists, but also one that has left quite the impression on me, is the American Simone Leigh. L

Pietro Dorazio (Rome, 1927 – Perugia, 2005) was one of the most famous representatives of the Italian Abstract movement of the 20th...

Henri Matisse’s The Red Studio (1911), a painting that is now considered not only one of the artist’s masterpieces, but also one of the foundational works of modern art, was first met with indifference. As often happens in the history of artworks, this painting has not always been given the attention and consideration that we give it today and we will here retrace the story of its rise over the decades. This story is only part of the themes that have been touched by the rema

Lisetta Carmi (1924, Genoa, Italy – Cisternino, Brindisi, Italy), the incredible Italian photographer and leader in social and gender...

This past weekend I finally managed to visit an incredible exhibition I have been meaning to visit for a long time. I am referring to Bill Viola. Icons of Light at Palazzo Bonaparte in Rome. The exhibition has been ongoing since March 5th, and the upcoming weekend is going to be the last weekend available to visit it. So, I cut it close! It is not the first exhibition that is dedicated to Viola’s work in Rome, as it was preceded by 2008’s Bill Viola: Visioni interiori , a su

«Photograph the world as it is. Nothing's more interesting than reality.» - Mary Ellen Mark Mary Ellen Mark (Philadelphia, March 20, 1940...

"The real thing that makes a photographer is more than just a technical skill, more than turning on the radio. It has to do with the...

A recent lawsuit filed in Paris is shaking up the foundations of the contemporary art world and its market, hitting at the very core of this world. The crux of the issue is the meaning of authorship in contemporary art. The Italian widely famous artist Maurizio Cattelan is certainly a name that everyone who keeps an eye on contemporary art has heard numerous times. However, most of us have never heard of the French sculptor Daniel Druet, at least not up until now. He is in fa