Livia Carpeggiani, the rise of Italian Art Professionals
Although Livia Carpeggiani left her native Tuscany many years ago, she, and I, and many Italians who have left their homes in Italy, can’t…
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BICYCLES ARE FOREVER AI WEIWEI’S REVOLUTION ON TWO WHEELS
Can a bicycle be a work of art? Marcel Duchamp (born in 1887, France), a pioneer of Modern Art, certainly saw the appeal of…
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Frieze week: the art world has touched down in London
If you thought that Fashion Weeks and Film Festivals were the only occasions to see a slightly overpowering invasion of glamorous people into a…
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ALBERTO BURRI, THE HAND THAT SERVES THE BRAIN
In 2015 Italy and the world are celebrating what would be the 100th birthday of Post-war Italian artist Alberto Burri. Born in Città di…
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MASSIMO BOTTURA, HANDMADE ART IN A MOUTHFUL
The same day the ‘San Pellegrino World’s 50 Best Restaurants’ were announced, Sotheby’s was releasing information about a culinary collaboration with Massimo Bottura. A…
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ONLY ARTISTS, MAD DOGS AND ENGLISHMEN GO OUT IN THE MIDDAY SUN
For hundreds of years sunlight, and its infinite range of shades and colours, has been a source of inspiration and sublime fascination for mankind…
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Is pasta bad for men’s virility?
How Futurism tried (and failed) to end the pasta culture. There was once a group of pioneers that had an idea that would revolutionize…
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Summer exhibition: art, parties and a traffic-stop tradition
Much like the Venice Biennale, it is considered the pinnacle of sophisticated international diary dates for art lovers and professionals, the closer to home,…
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