Nick Cave has taken up ceramics too: his ‘devils’ on display
Seventeen glazed ceramic figurines created by the Australian musician tell the story of a Devil—far more human than one might think— in “The Devil – A Life,” now on view at Museum Voorlinden, in the Netherlands.
10 exhibition to visit in March 2025 because they’re closing soon
Domus picked ten must-see exhibitions across Europe in March before they close, including performance, architecture and contemporary art.
Those who left us in 2020
Many personalities who helped building and livening up the post-war cultural world have passed away in this 2020. For each of them, we suggest a project, a book, an exhibition, a website, to transfer a small part of the enormous cultural legacy they left us.
De bello civili
The British Prime Minister announces an increase in military spending: a need for defense or a will to power? An age-old question, once echoed in the canvases of great masters of art.
The photos tell the story of the Manhattan Bridge, the stage of New York life
Between graffiti and skaters, the shots of photographer Francesca Magnani, on show in Berlin from 4 March, tell the story of the life of a bridge and of those who, in some way, found themselves there.
Andrés Jaque
We don’t inhabit environments, we are the environment
We interviewed the Chief Curator of the 13th Shanghai Biennale, entitled “Bodies of Water” who describes Biennale’s as reality-sensing-devices.
An electronic music performance in the church by Gardella and Ferrieri
The composer Neuf Voix will debut a work of concrète music and showcase his newly-designed sound diffusion system in the late Sixties Milanese modernist landmark.
Andy Warhol made album covers unforgettable: 8 records that became icons
Not only for the Velvet Underground and the Rolling Stones, but also for Aretha Franklin and Loredana Bertè: what's behind the record covers that the Factory founder left his mark on.
Is art our only way to break free from social media?
As Facebook and Instagram rose to dominance, many artists chose to explore social media as a creative space, revealing its hidden mechanisms. A lesson that can be useful to all.
This love of mine, my Valentine
Cupid is the symbol of love: here is how he was represented in the art of Correggio, Caravaggio, Manfredi, and Parmigianino, between light and shadow, passion and fragility.
Who is Bob Wilson, the visionary american filmmaker-architect
Considered one of the most influential artists in contemporary theatre, Robert Wilson’s work ranges from counter-culture to pop, from the performing arts to the visual arts. We retraced the steps that made him a timeless icon on the world art scene.
Carol Rama’s obstinate and surversive art on show in Bologna
Restlessness was Rama’s vital impulse. A new exhibition presents her multiples created between 1993 and 2004, alongside rare archival materials.
10 exhibition to visit in February 2025 because they’re closing soon
Domus has selected ten must-see exhibitions in Italy and Europe that will close in the coming weeks.