Francesco Dama is an art writer based in San Francisco, California.
Art
At the beginning of the 2000s, Dutch publishers Gert Jonkers and Jop van Bennekom started to edit BUTT with the aim to tackle the then mainstream gay aesthetic of perfectly groomed men with something dirtier, frank, and authentic.
Art
Among Fontana’s least-known works, the Spatial Environments feel like the pieces that can allow for a better understanding of the depth and breadth of the artist’s practice, which is too often solely associated with the famous cut-up paintings.
Art
Thomas Ruff's photographs question history, art making, and the medium itself.
Interview
Karol Radziszewski began his art publication DIK Fagazine in 2005, and has since delved into the little-known queer archives of former Soviet Union countries.
Interview
Karol Radziszewski began his art publication DIK Fagazine in 2005, and has since delved into the little-known queer archives of former Soviet Union countries.
Art
Francesco Vezzoli has delved into the archival material of Radiotelevisione Italiana, shaping a narrative of the culture, politics, and entertainment of the period.
Opinion
Countless exhibitions in the capital are stuffed full of art like a trussed turkey.
Art
A current show of Hal Fischer’s photography at Project Native Informant confirms a renewed interest in gay life in the 1970s.
Interview
On the occasion of publicly showing her private collection of work by women artists, Valeria Napoleone talks about why such a display is necessary.
Art
The Whitechapel Gallery has recently commissioned the feminist collective to create a new artwork that resurrects the 1986 Guerrilla Girls campaign “It’s Even Worse in Europe.”
Art
Designed to attract artists, actors, and musicians, Green Rooms offers affordable accommodations at a discounted rate to any creative.
Art
The art organization Artangel has invited visual artists, writers, and performers to respond to Reading Gaol's most famous inmate, Oscar Wilde.