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Posts filed under Tulip Fish. Kina Bogdanova

Artwork of the Month / November 2025

Pesce Tulipano (Tulip Fish) Kina Bogdanova 2019 Murrine, beads, mirrored glass, Tiffany glass, fabric, cement mortar, Styrodur structure 70 cm x 55 cm x 7 cm At first glance, one might think that Kina Bogdanova’s mosaic sculpture represents an ornamental flower, perhaps a vase in form of a flower. By its form, it could be… (read more)

6 new Automn Exhibitions in Bologna: From Mosaic to the Milky Way

From October 18th 2025 to January 18th 2026 the 9th Edition of the Biennial of Contemporary Mosaic takes place in Ravenna. For 10 days, also two Bolognese galleries – Galleria B4 and Galleria Studio Cenacchi – host exhibitions of this event. Six artists focussing on mosaic present a broadened concept of this ancient technique. In… (read more)

The 60th Biennale di Venezia: Foreigners and Strangers

As already stated in our first article about the main exhibition in the Central Pavilion in the Giardini, also the second part of “Foreigners Everywhere – Stranieri Ovunque” in the Arsenale gives the possibility to discover many – for the most part of the Euroamerican public – unknown artists. These “strangers” are often coming from… (read more)

Artwork of the Month / March 2022

Sauve qui peut (la vie) (Save who can (the life)) Séverine Gambier 2016 Ancient porcelain and faience plates, Italian glass paste, pearls, beans, glass flowers, resin and patina on a wooden chair 93 cm x 40 cm x 40 cm The sculpture “Sauve qui peut (la vie)” (Save who can (the life)) by Séverine Gambier,… (read more)