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Artificialis

contemporary art / history of art

Artwork of the Month / September 2022

superficie #3 (surface #3) Rossana Taormina 2015 Frottage: charcoal on canvas 200 cm x 145 cm “superficie #3” (surface #3) by Rossana Taormina is a frottage with charcoal on canvas. Hence, the picture is in more or less intense shades of grey. The artist placed the canvas on an urban pavement and rubbed the charcoal… (read more)

The 59th Venice Biennale (part 2): Nature and Technology

La Biennale di Venezia 2022 23 April – 27 November 2022 www.labiennale.org The presented artworks in the first part of our article about the Venice Biennale in the Giardini was a glance to the female conditions in society. In the second part, there is a focus on nature and technology, not without including bodies and… (read more)

The 59th Venice Biennale: A female look at the world

La Biennale di Venezia 2022 23 April – 27 November 2022 www.labiennale.org   Founded in 1895, the Venice biennale was – until now – dominated by masculine curators and artists. Since 1948, there were 32 male artistic directors and only 3 female. Additionally, there was two times a double curatorship, once a male-female couple, the… (read more)

Bologna is at the Seaside!

Padiglione Bologna 2 – 31 July 2022 Galleria FaroArte Largo Walter Magnavacchi 6 Marina di Ravenna http://www.capitra.it Fridays 21 h – 23 h Sat-Sun 16 h – 19:30 h The summer season has already started and the cities empty. People are fleeing the hot centres to take a break in the colder mountains or at… (read more)

ArtworkS of the Month: The first six of 2022

As usual in July, we remind the first six artworks of the month of the current year. The first half of the year was dominated by photography, since three works came from this field. However, each approach is different. Moreover, we presented a mosaic-decorated chair, an ink drawing and a text-based work. With this review,… (read more)

Artwork of the Month / June 2022

A portion of that which was once everything (De-siderare II) Fiona Annis 2021 Pigment print on colour sensitive paper 121 cm x 97 cm, framed Edition 1/5 The image “A portion of that which was once everything (De-siderare II)” by Fiona Annis is a black and red “photograph”, which never saw the inside of a… (read more)

Back again: the 45th ARTE FIERA in Bologna

13 – 15 May 2022 Bologna Fiere www.artefiera.it This year’s art fair ARTE FIERA in Bologna took place in an unfamiliar time schedule. Instead of January, it was once more postponed due to the pandemic. However, finally in May 2022, the oldest Italian art fair opened its doors and re-found its habitual context. The supporting… (read more)

And if the ART CITY would continue?

From 7 to 15 May 2022 the 10th ART CITY took place in Bologna. Born by a collaboration between the municipality of Bologna and Bologna Fiera as accompanying programme of the Arte Fiera (the Bolognese Art Fair), the ART CITY traditionally takes place in January. Due to the pandemic, this year it was postponed to… (read more)

12 Tips for the Arte Fiera and Art City in Bologna

Alain Urrutia: Der Wanderer MAAB Gallery, Milan Arte Fiera, booth A15, Pav. 15 Andreas Angelidakis: POST-RUIN Bentivoglio 28 April – 12 June 2022 Palazzo Bentivoglio via del Borgo di San Pietro 1, Bologna Antonello Ghezzi ME Vannucci, Pistoia Arte Fiera, booth E21, Pav. 15 Carlos Garaicoa: Libero Spazio Libero 10 – 15 May 2022 Oratorio… (read more)

Artwork of the Month / May 2022

Körper (Body/Bodies) Thyra Schmidt 2021 two pieces: silkscreen on handmade paper framed (maple), each 62 x 82,5 cm   Translation Körper I This music! I remember your smell. And suddenly I feel your excitement, which is now mine. ––––– Körper II I look at you. As if you were touching me. The imagination of your… (read more)