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“In the Middle is a Good Place to Be”: an Interview with John Akomfrah
On the occasion of the press preview held at the Museu Coleção Berardo for the film screening of...
November 8, 2018
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DAMA 2018: A Conversation with Giorgio Galotti, Domenico de Chirico and Martha Kirszenbaum
Mara Sartore: Let’s start from the beginning. How did the idea of DAMA come about? Giorgio Galotti:...
November 2, 2018
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Artissima – 25 Years of Art: an Interview with Ilaria Bonacossa and Other Artissima Stories
For the 25th anniversary, Artissima fair presents Artissima Stories. 25 years of art, an exclusive format...
October 30, 2018
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Artissima 2018 Special Projects: DAF Struttura Introduced by Zasha Colah
Carla Ingrasciotta: What is the Artissima Experimental Academy? Zasha Colah: A year ago, on the invitation...
October 29, 2018
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Miami as an Artistic Ecosystem: an Interview with Dennis Scholl
Mara Sartore: Last year you have been named president president and CEO of ArtCenter/South Florida. This...
October 24, 2018
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Felice Grodin Presents Miami’s “Invasive Species”
Claudia Malfitano: You’ve lived in many cities before settling in Miami. And each one has represented...
October 24, 2018
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“Tiziano/Gerhard Richter. Il Cielo sulla Terra”: a Conversation with Stefano Baia Curioni and Helmut Friedel
For the occasion of the exhibition “Tiziano/Gerhard Richter. Il Cielo sulla Terra (The Sky on Earth)”...
October 22, 2018
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Paris through an Artist’s Perspective: an Interview with Tatiana Trouvé
For the occasion of the art week in Paris, we interviewed Italian born and Paris based artist Tatiana Trouvé (b. 1986, Cosenza, IT) to talk about her current and upcoming projects. She also shares her tips on Paris, suggesting art spaces and places where to spend some time out during your stay in the French capital.
October 19, 2018
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Johann König on Berlin: “This city is still a place of liberty, freedom and hedonism”
During our stay in London, for the occasion of Frieze Art Week, we met Johann König to talk about König...
October 8, 2018
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Per Barclay and Turin: a Declaration of Love to an Underestimated City
For the occasion of Artissima and the launch of our digital issue and App for Turin’s Art Week, we...
October 3, 2018
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Unraveling Complexity: an Interview with Shezad Dawood
On the occasion of Frieze and our digital issue on the art week, we’ve interviewed London based...
September 21, 2018
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Inteview with the Winner of the Korea Artists Prize 2018: Siren Eun Young Jung
On the occasion of the Korean Artist Prize award ceremony co-organised by the SBS Foundation and the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, Korea (MMCA, Korea), we interviewed the winner of the 2018 edition, artist Siren Eun Young Jung who will be also one of the protagonists of the Korean Pavilion at the 58th Venice Art Biennale. Siren Eun Young Jung (Incheon, 1974) is known for her art projects that are based on her own studies, researches, and analyses of traditional Korean female theatre called “yeoseong gukgeuk”, a genre of performing art that was popular in the 1950s but has been forgotten without ever being established as either a traditional or modern form of Korean theatre.
September 20, 2018
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Hungarian Exhibition in London during Frieze Week: a Conversation with Andras Szanto
A selection of rarely-seen works by artists of the Hungarian neo-avant-garde will open in London at The...
September 17, 2018
Interviews
The Body of Energy: Blanca de la Torre in Conversation with Stefano Cagol
With a new project titled “The Walls Book”, I will participate in the Off Biennale Cairo opening...
September 11, 2018
Interviews
Berlin from an Artist’s Perspective: An Interview with Jeewi Lee
On the occasion of Art Berlin and the Berlin Art Week, we interviewed artist Jeewi Lee to learn more...
September 10, 2018
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The Urban Acupuncture Method: an Interview with Seung H-Sang
Mara Sartore: In 2002 the Korea National Museum of Contemporary of Art selected you as artist of the...
August 20, 2018
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The Brand New Caribbean Art Initiative: an Interview with Albertine Kopp
We have recently learned that the Davidoff Art Initiative will end the program by the 31st of December...
August 7, 2018
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The Art of “Viventes”: an Interview with Laura Lima
On the occasion of her solo show at Pinacoteca do Estado de São Paulo, I’ve interviewed Brazilian artist Laura Lima to learn more about her project, her art and practice and her own vision on São Paulo art scene.
July 24, 2018
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“Smutty Opulence and the Wallace Collection”: Alys Williams in Conversation with Jamie Fitzpatrick and Lindsey Mendick
On the occasion of the duo show “SMUT” by British artists Jamie Fitzpatrick and Lindsey Mendick...
June 11, 2018
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Karole Vail: One Year at the Peggy Guggenheim Collection
Recently we interviewed Karole Vail a year on from her appointment as Director of the Peggy Guggenheim...
June 5, 2018
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“The Beauty of Palermo is in its Soul”: an Interview with Letizia Battaglia
Working on our special issue on Manifesta 12 and traveling to Palermo, I met Letizia Battaglia in her home to learn more about her life and career as well as the projects she’s undertaking at the newly opened art space Centro Internazionale di Fotografia at Canteri Culturali alla Zisa.
June 5, 2018
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Basel from an Artist’s Perspective: an Interview with Hannah Weinberger
On the occasion of our paper and digital issue on Art Basel and the art week in Basel and Zurich, we...
May 17, 2018
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Block Universe, London’s Performance Art Festival: An Interview with Director Louise O’Kelly
On the occasion of the opening of Block Universe, I interviewed curator Louise O’Kelly to learn...
May 14, 2018
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Saudi Pavilion at the 16th International Architecture Exhibition, La Biennale di Venezia: an Interview with the Architects
As Saudi Arabia experiences unprecedented social change, garnering major international media attention,...
May 11, 2018