Empty hotels in Benidorm as a metaphor of the moment
The photographic project by Manuel Álvarez-Diestro suggests that behind the anonymous and repetitive facades of an unusually tourist-free Benidorm lies the history of these inclement times.
Magazzino Italian Art expands with a new building by Alberto Campo Baeza and Miguel Quismondo
The second pavilion reflects the linear architectural structure of the head building. It will be used for exhibitions, events and educational programs.
The Tree of Life
Emblem of the environmental revolution, compendium of life, symbol of the time that crosses us, sign of faith – let’s retrace the iconographic history of the tree, from its origins up to today.
Gianni and Joe Colombo, masters of space
In 1995, Lisa Ponti wrote a review of the exhibition at the Gallery of Modern and Contemporary Art of Bergamo dedicated to the Colombo brothers and to their shared artistic research on space.
Rothko Chapel in Houston reopens to the public: images after renovation
The renovation of the famous Rothko Chapel in Houston and the surrounding campus has been completed. A thirty-million-dollar plan by New York-based architecture firm ARO - Architecture Research Office.
The pictures of the stadium of Florence, to preserve the memory of Nervi’s works
The shots realized by Matteo Cirenei and Marco Menghi become today a fundamental tool for the Pier Luigi Nervi Project: the stadium designed by the engineer and architect, inaugurated in 1931, could soon be dismantled.
Christy Lee Rogers
Art is interesting, when it is not for an elite
On the occasion of the launch, we met Christy Lee Rogers, American photographer known for her “underwater” shots in neo-baroque style, who contributed to “The New Humanity”, the new Lavazza project.
A diary about the underground worlds of Milan
Since 2018 two Italian photographers have been capturing images in Milan metro and publishing them on UnderMilano. They do continue in times of health emergency and social distancing. With them, we talked about the concept of public space, subjective perception and what happens “below” us every day.
One, infinite, motionless: the Universe
Homer wrote about it, modern men are exploring it. But what about painting? A fusion of many practices, themes and ideas, mostly reproduced on the vaults of old palaces and chapels – by staring at the ceiling, we discover the secrets of the universe.
Social and affective portrait of the Italian middle class in the years of the economic boom. An elegy by Flavio Favelli
This is what emerges in “Profondo Oro”, the exhibition by Flavio Favelli set up in the large showroom in Calenzano di Gori Tessuti. A leap back into childhood memories and their aesthetic form, to come to terms with a promise of happiness that was beautiful in its illusion.
Umberto Boccioni in nanometer version
American artist Namsal Siedlecki has created a nanometric version of Umberto Boccioni’s famous sculpture Forme uniche della continuità nella spazio, releasing it into the air at Spazio Taverna in Rome.
The colourful sculpture by Morag Myerscough in Paris
Located near the Pompidou Centre, in the heart of Paris, “A NEW NOW” is the new urban installation by the London-based artist who calls upon a "new now" and not a "new normal" post-Covid.
The portrait of the President
Profile, front-on, faithful, glorifying, exalting, or commemorative portraits are a piece of history – from George Washington wearing elaborate clothes to Joe Biden wearing a face mask.
Christy Lee Rogers talks about “her” Lavazza Calendar
On the occasion of the launch, we met Christy Lee Rogers, American photographer known for her “underwater” shots in neo-baroque style, who contributed to “The New Humanity”, the new Lavazza project.