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Total freedom is a symptom of irrelevance   Beyond the usual victimist whining, in Italy the contemporary artist enjoys a freedom their predecessors would not even have dreamed of—because contemporary art barely interests anyone anymore. They no longer answer to...

Historic Shake-Up at the Venice Biennale as Visitors Take Control of the Prestigious Awards   The 61st edition of the Venice Biennale 2026 is already shaping up to be one of the most controversial in the history of the event. Just days before the official opening...

A festival transforming the city into a cultural laboratory     In Peschiera del Garda, Arilica – Festival della Cultura takes shape as a project of diffused contemporary art that, from March 21 to May 24, 2026, transforms the city into a true open-air exhibition...

Art, politics, and activism at the center of the debate in the Biennale Gardens   The Venice Biennale, long considered one of the most important global stages for contemporary art, is once again at the center of international debate. This time, attention is not...

Changes within the Middle Eastern Galleries   Starting in early 2026, the British Museum has reportedly been removing the terms "Palestine" and "Palestinian culture" from the information panels in its Middle Eastern galleries. In the halls of one of the most...

A journey through Japanese art and the influence of Western visual culture   At Palazzo delle Paure, a new exhibition celebrates the genius of Katsushika Hokusai, one of the most influential artists in the history of art. From March 21 to September 27, 2026, the...

Between design and sculpture: marble as perceptual illusion Ossimoro Collection by Valeria Vaccaro (MIMESIS project). Photo: Studio Eller, Francesco Marano. Courtesy DILMOS Ossimoro: a reflection on opposites Within MIMESIS, a project presented in Via San Marco in...

The anonymous collective Secret Handshake turns Washington D.C. into a museum of political dissent   Art has always been capable of becoming a form of activism, a vehicle for critique, solidarity, and denunciation across the most varied issues. In recent times,...

A new hub for contemporary art and international artists   From May 5, 2026, Venice welcomes a new point of reference for artists and all contemporary art enthusiasts: Etnia House of Arts, an innovative cultural space dedicated to research, artistic production,...

Cattelan opens Design Week with a breakfast bartering event in Piazza Duomo, MilanNicolas Ballario e Maurizio Cattelan in Piazza Duomo. Photo Alberto Zanetti The artist Maurizio Cattelan once again surprises the public with a new participatory event that brings...

What changes when the mystery disappears?   For three decades, Banksy has challenged authority, mocked consumer culture and transformed public spaces into canvases while keeping his true identity hidden from the world. Some critics believe Banksy's anonymity is...

The Subversion Lost: When Street Art Becomes a Megaphone   What happens when an art form born on the streets from the most marginalized fringes of urban youth—with its disjointed language, spontaneous codes, and undisciplined rage—loses all its subversive power...

What happened in Minneapolis and what is happening across the United States   After months of violence and threats by federal agents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (known as ICE) January 7th marked one of the most dramatic moments of their operations:...

The Major Exhibition Dedicated to the Iconic Photographer   One of the most refined figures in international photography, renowned for his iconic images published in Vogue, returns to the spotlight with a major exhibition in Venice. Hosted at Le Stanze della...

A sign that the market has stopped believing in magic, in narrative, in the mythology of curators.   Cattelan’s toilet, once a media fetish-author, is now evaluated not as a gesture but as precious scrap: a sign that the market has stopped believing in magic, in...