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Art and spirituality in the Mongolia Pavilion at the Venice Biennale: interview with the curator | Artribune

Shamanism and nomadism are spiritual and social practices still very much alive in Mongolia today. How does this affect artistic practice? Gantuya Badamgarav, curator of the A Journey Through Vulnerability exhibition at the Venice Biennale explained it to us Munkhtsetseg Jalkhaajav, A Journey Through Vulnerability, Mongolia Pavilion at Venice Biennale Is titled A Journey Through … Read more

Art. Biennale Gherdëina: Dolomites and Ladins speak contemporary

by Virgil Kish

Alex Cecchetti, “Sentiero”, 2022. Work supported by the Italian Council – Alessandro Beltrami The Dolomites are a unique phenomenon in the Alps also from a cultural point of view. Over the years, festivals have flourished (think of “Sounds of the Dolomites“), Museums at high altitude (above all Lumenon photography and mountains, at Plan de Corones) … Read more

The Temptations of Saint Anthony: A Story That Inspired the Art World

by Aaron Mathis

The Temptations of Saint Anthony: a story that inspired painters from the likes of Salvador Dalí to El Bosco. But what are these wonderful works about? Many works of art have been inspired by stories that allude to the Old Testament such as The Creation of Adam by Michelangelo, Adam and Eve by Titian, and … Read more

Roberto Floreani: “Inner listening through art to resist the drift of society”

by Michael Miller

(Adnkronos) – Inner listening, through art, and spirituality to resist the “drift of society” permeated with superficiality and materialism. It is the fulcrum of the essay ‘Abstraction as Resistance’ by the artist, writer and performer Roberto Floreani (De Piante Editore, 2021), considered today the most mature and convincing abstractionist in Italy. “The essay crosses the … Read more

Pérez Esquivel: “All my art has to do with life” | THE TERRITORY news from Misiones

by Aaron Mathis

Tuesday June 21, 2022 | 8:46 a.m. The exhibition of the Nobel Peace Prize winner and visual artist Adolfo Pérez Esquivel (90), which brings together drawings, paintings, engravings and sculptures made from 1950 to the present and proposes a look at Latin America, its cultures and its social concerns, highlights scene a trajectory that links … Read more

Carla Fendi Foundation and Festival dei due Mondi, art and science meet in Spoleto. Maria Teresa Venturini Fendi

by Virgil Kish

The intertwining of art and science woven by Maria Teresa Venturini Fendi that binds Fondazione Carla Fendi to the Festival dei Due Mondi explodes in Piazza Duomo in Spoleto through the ARTIFICIAL ARTECHNOLOGY project which hosts the work from 24 June to 10 July Fatigue Fragment No. 26 by Daniele Puppi and the installation REALITY? … Read more

The Merayo Foundation takes up collective art

by Donna Dunlap

The entrance door of the Merayo Foundation will open again tomorrow (8:00 p.m.) to kick off, once again, a vast program of artistic and cultural activities, in which plastic and visual arts exhibitions will alternate with conferences, presentations of books or music concerts. In this new event, the ritual of encounters between art, creators and … Read more

Icons of Light by Bill Viola: video art at Palazzo Bonaparte

by Virgil Kish

Until the next one June 26 Palazzo Bonaparte in Rome presents “Icons of Light “ the personal exhibition of one of the world geniuses of video art of our century, the American Bill Violain an exhibition that starts from the 70s to the present day. Nature, man, video experimentation, spirituality, intimate reflection, but above all … Read more

Oropa, contemporary art and spirituality meet in an unprecedented context in the monumental steel works by Daniele Basso

by Michael Miller

Contemporary art enters into dialogue with the solemnity of the monumental complex of the Sanctuary of Oropa, not far from Biella, through the personal exhibition of Daniele Basso The folds of the soul, curated by Irene Finiguerra. From 2 July to 18 September 2022, visitors will find nine works, in a path that involves open … Read more

Veddasca: traveling between art, nature, theater, the sacred and the profane in the heart of the “Sacred Valley”

by Michael Miller

Average reading time: 4 minutes New appointments await tourists and residents of the Val Veddasca during the summer of 2022, as part of the project The Sacred Valley, made by Pro Loco Maccagno with Community Foundation of Varese as major supporter and with the patronage of Municipality of Maccagno with Pino and Veddasca. From 9 … Read more