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This section brings together recent articles, posts and reports as well as a series of conversations with artists and curators who talk to us about their work and their respective cities, offering unique itineraries and a diverse perspective. These encounters have established My Art Guides as an engaging and dynamic platform encouraging culturally relevant discourse amongst the creatives of our times.
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ARCOlisboa 2023
ARCOlisboa 2023 once again transforms the Portuguese capital into a meeting place for collectors, gallery...
May 25, 2023
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Everyone Belongs to Everyone Else: A conversation with Fosbury Architecture
To mark the 18th International Architecture Exhibition, we interviewed Fosbury Architecture, the collective behind the Italian Pavilion this year. We spoke to all five members about “Spaziale - Everyone Belongs to Everyone Else”. In its breadth, the project is founded on Fosbury Architecture's vision that Architecture is a research practice beyond the construction of buildings, “space” is understood as a physical and symbolic place, a geographical area and abstract dimension, a system of known references and territory of possibilities.
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Fulgur: an interview with Matilde Sambo
"Fulgur" the second solo exhibition of the artist Matilde Sambo presented in the spaces of the AA29 art project gallery after "Falsità in buona coscienza" in 2019, represents the second chapter of the trilogy "Dormiveglia". With this project in which the artist wants to explore the relationship between art, necessity and imagination in the dimension in which they merge.
April 27, 2023
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Demas Nwoko: Golden Lion For Lifetime Achievement Of The Biennale Architettura 2023
The Award Ceremony takes place on Saturday 20 May 2023 at Ca' Giustinian, La Biennale di Venezia headquarters.
April 21, 2023
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The 14th Gwangju Biennale: soft and weak like water
The Biennale’s theme highlights the capacity of art to permeate deep into the individual and the collective, which enables us to navigate through the complexities of the world with a sense of awareness and direction.
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On the identity of your heart: an interview with Gao Bo
To mark the opening of IN'EI, a new gallery in Venice for the art and design of China, Japan and Korea, we interviewed the artist Gao Bo, interpreter of contemporary photography and performance. The new space seeks to create new connections between Eastern Asia and Europe.
March 24, 2023
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Art Basel Hong Kong 2023
Art Basel Hong Kong, taking place from Thursday to Saturday at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition...
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Art Dubai 2023
The 16th edition of Art Dubai is back at its iconic home at Madinat Jumeirah from March 1-5, 2023
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Frieze Los Angeles 2023
Taking place for the first time at Santa Monica Airport, the fair expands to feature more than 120 galleries, including new specialists in 20th-century art, alongside restaurants and Frieze Projects spread across the multiple sites.
February 16, 2023
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ARCOmadrid
Spain’s International Contemporary Art Fair, ARCOmadrid celebrates its 42nd edition with the mediterranean...
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Investec Cape Town Art Fair 2023
Investec Cape Town Art Fair host its 10th anniversary edition from 17-19 February 2023. Investec Cape...
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1-54 Marrakech
1-54 Contemporary African Art Fair, the leading international art fair dedicated to contemporary art from Africa and the African diaspora, returns to Marrakech. It will be the fourth edition in Morocco after a three-year hiatus and will take place from 9-12 February 2023.
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Art Week Mexico City 2023
Zona Maco returns to Mexico City and with it a handful of major exhibition openings in the Mexican capital's most prominent galleries and institutions to coincide with Mexico City Art Week.
February 8, 2023
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Yelloween: an interview with Lupo Borgonovo
September 2021 saw the launch of "Vetrina", a cycle of contemporary art exhibitions hosted by Vino Vero Venezia in collaboration with Lightbox and curated by Mara Sartore. The curator interviewed the artist Lupo Borgonovo to talk about his artistic practice and the site-specific work "Yelloween".
February 7, 2023
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Sharjah Biennial 15: Thinking Historically in the Present
Sharjah Art Foundation (SAF) brings together over 150 artists and collectives from more than 70 countries for the 15th edition and 30-year anniversary of the Sharjah Biennial.
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March Meeting 2023: The Postcolonial Constellation: Art, Culture, Politics after 1960
Coinciding with the Biennial, the Sharjah Art Foundation presents its annual convening of artists, curators, scholars and arts practitioners from around the world to discuss vital issues in contemporary art.
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Dhaka Art Summit 2023
The Dhaka Art Summit (DAS) is an international, non-commercial research and exhibition platform for art and architecture related to South Asia. With a core focus on Bangladesh, DAS re-examines how we think about these forms of art in both a regional and an international context.
February 3, 2023
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Art City Bologna 2023
From 27 January to 5 February 2023, the eleventh edition of ART CITY Bologna returns. The art week with its institutional programme of exhibitions, events, and special initiatives, promoted by the Municipality of Bologna and BolognaFiere, returns to prelude and accompany the Arte Fiera.
January 27, 2023
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Hoor Al Qasimi: On contemporary life along borders and in between cultures.
To mark the 15th edition and 30th anniversary of the Sharjah Biennial, we have interviewed its curator Hoor Al Qasimi. The Emirati royal has elevated and transformed the third-largest UAE Emirate into an International Art Capital. Sharjah Biennial 15: Thinking Historically in the Present conceived by the late Okwui Enwezor, reflects upon his visionary work, which transformed contemporary art and has influenced the evolution of institutions and biennials around the world, including the Sharjah Biennial.
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Basel Abbas and Ruanne Abou-Rahme: On the Generative Potential of the Fragment
In 2015 Basel Abbas and Ruanne Abou-Rahme were awarded the 2015 Sharjah Biennial Prize for ‘When the fall of the dictionary leaves all words lying in the streets (2015)’. This year the duo are back for the Sharjah Biennial 15 where they are preparing a live performance in Al Mureijah Square, an installment of their multipart project 'May amnesia never kiss us on the mouth’.
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Ten Disruptive Women Artists of 2022
2022 was a very important year for the art world, where we perceived reversals and a break with the past, especially with the art market dominated by the cisgender male.
We have selected our ten favourite female artists who highlighted global issues, and spoke about contemporaneity in the most direct and disruptive artistic manner.
We have selected our ten favourite female artists who highlighted global issues, and spoke about contemporaneity in the most direct and disruptive artistic manner.
December 21, 2022
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I Muri del Silenzio
The project "The Walls of Silence" by Mjriam Bon and Giusy Versace arrives in Venice, where it takes shape as a flash mob.
November 25, 2022
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Franklin Sirmans: PAMM is growing and Miami art scene is growing with us
For Art Basel Miami's 20th birthday and Miami Art Week 2022, we have interviewed some of the Magic City's most prominent cultural figures. We asked Franklin Sirmans to tell us about how Miami is evolving and what not to miss out on in town.
November 25, 2022