La giovinezza è felice perché ha la capacità di vedere la bellezza. Chiunque sia in grado di mantenere la capacità di vedere la bellezza non diventerà mai vecchio.
(Franz Kafka)
All in Art
As soon as I crossed the threshold of the Estorick Collection of Modern Italian Art in London, on a clear June morning, I felt a silence that seemed to go beyond the usual museum hush. A dense silence, charged with invisible presences. Thus began my immersion into the poetic and unsettling universe of Claudio Parmiggiani, the focus of the first institutional exhibition in the United Kingdom.
A London-based contemporary artist, Endless is not your usual street artist. Although he likes using spray paint cans on the streets of the UK capital city, his works can also be seen in galleries and private homes. Not to mention collaborations with famous artists Gilbert & George and luxury brands such as Karl Lagerfeld.
He talks with us about what inspires him, the role of art in society, and the reasons behind hiding his identity.
John Singer Sargent (1856-1925), an American expatriate painter renowned for his striking portraits, was a prominent figure in European bohemian society. I recently had the opportunity to view 60 of his works, on display at the Tate Britain Museum in London until 7 July 2024.
Prior to the debut of London Pictures at The Gilbert and George Centre, we were invited to an exclusive preview of the exhibition and engaged in a lively conversation with Gilbert & George on art, society, and the intricacies of life.
In the realm of photography, few names carry the weight and influence of Martin Parr, whose captivating exhibition Short & Sweet at Museo delle Culture in Milan beckons viewers to embark on a journey through the intricacies of everyday life. In a conversation with the world-renowned photographer, we delved into the depths of his artistic vision.
If I close my eyes, I’m still there, revelling in the multi-sensorial experience of Amazônia, an exhibition of photographs by Sebastião Salgado, accompanied by the specially commissioned soundtrack composed by Jean-Michel Jarre, held at the ‘Fabbrica del Vapore’ in Milan.
With its 10,000 square meters and 40,000 artifacts, the Egyptian Museum of Turin is the second most important in the world after Cairo. Director Christian Greco - an Egyptologist, scholar, and lecturer trained in the Netherlands - tells us about the museum as a work in progress in which antiquities speak to the present and the future, and where written narrative remains of central importance: a narrative made of hieroglyphs which, after millennia, have spoken to us again 200 years ago.
More than 100 artworks by Lithuanian artist Mikalojus Konstantinas Čiurlionis are currently on display at Dulwich Picture Gallery in London and can be visited until 12 March 2023. Entitled MK Čiurlionis: between worlds, the exhibition sheds light on an incredible variety of interests by the artist, with a focus on humankind’s relationship to the universe and on themes and motifs placing his art in the context of European Symbolism.
Visiting the Biennale of Art in Venice is in itself an experience of wonder, as much as visiting Venice: ever-changing and yet floating in stillness, surprising, and splendid even in its most secluded corners —especially so the more you tread off the beaten path. Wherever you turn your gaze, the city offers glimpses of enchanting scenery, everlasting and lingering for a long time, even once you’ve left it to get back home.
The Hong Kong Museum of Art (MOA) has been recently renovated and it was very much worth my second recent visit. A particular exhibition caught my eye: When form matters: following the path of Lui Shou-Kwan to Zen painting.
During a beautiful October day in Rome we meet Gonzalo Golpe and visit Verba Volant, his latest visual project, at the Real Academia de España.
JAGO is an exceptionally talented sculptor and, despite his young age, one of the most internationally successful contemporary Italian artists. At the age of 24 he was selected by prof. Vittorio Sgarbi to participate in the 54th edition of the Venice Biennale, exhibiting a marble bust of Pope Benedict XVI which earned him the Pontifical Medal. We met him during the exhibition of his "Pietà" at the Church of the Artists in Rome.
The Trevi Fountain is one of the most important symbols and monuments of Rome. Its realisation is due to Pope Clement XII. Among the projects presented, the pontiff chose that of the architect Nicola Salvi, who participated in the 1732 competition together with the greatest artists of the time.
