Our planet is fragile. Some artists investigate territories that apparently seem ‘perfect’ but instead hide unprecedented vulnerabilities. And Italy is among the most fragile countries. Italy is a fragile country. It is wonderful…
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Transforming chaos: Dialogue with environmental artist Alejandro Duran
Alejandro Durán (Mexico City, 1974) is a Mexican-American artist known for his work on the environment and the issue of plastic waste in the ocean. Durán is particularly famous for the Washed Up art project:…
The importance of empathy, art and family affection. Interview with artist Francesca Leone
“About 15 years ago, I started giving a different value to abandoned things and my first exhibition on this theme was ‘Our Trash’ at the Milan Triennale”. Thus the contemporary artist Francesca Leone (Rome,…
Thinking beyond the image. Exclusive interview with David LaChapelle
An outsider in the art world, he is one of the most iconic and provocative visual artists of our time: David LaChapelle (United States, 1963). Known for his uncanny ability to capture the essence…
Art and hacking for individual freedom and global injustices. Interview with hacker artist Paolo Cirio
His artistic approach investigates and denounces the power structures that define global society today and how the control and diffusion of information affects every sector through technology, starting from the life of…
Telling the climate crisis through art. Interview with artist Stefano Cagol
After studying at the Brera Academy and then at the Ryerson University in Toronto, the Italian artist Stefano Cagol (Trento, 1969) began his career in the ’90s, focusing all his production on supporting some…
Nature and Culture Interwoven: Emma Talbot’s Tapestry of Personal Narratives and Natural Elements
Tell us what you do and your beginnings. I make paintings on silk, large-scale installations, 3D works (often forms made of fabric), watercolor drawings on khadi paper, and animations. I’m from the…
Anne Marie Price: Crafting a Sustainable Legacy in Mosaic Artistry
Thus, the artist Anne Marie Price (California) tells MuseumWeek Magazine about the beginning of her passion for art, but above all one of the oldest ever: mosaic. And then she adds: “To be able to tell a…