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Francesco Dama

Francesco Dama is a freelance art writer based in Rome, Italy.
He regularly writes for several print and online publications, and wastes most of his time on Instagram.

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Seeing 1970s Italy Through Its Subversive Public Broadcasting Network

by Francesco Dama July 20, 2017July 19, 2017

Francesco Vezzoli has delved into the archival material of Radiotelevisione Italiana, shaping a narrative of the culture, politics, and entertainment of the period.

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Why Are London’s Museums Royally Overhung?

by Francesco Dama April 19, 2017April 19, 2017

Countless exhibitions in the capital are stuffed full of art like a trussed turkey.

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Photographs that Pick Apart Gay Archetypes of the 1970s

by Francesco Dama March 9, 2017March 13, 2017

A current show of Hal Fischer’s photography at Project Native Informant confirms a renewed interest in gay life in the 1970s.

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Collector Valeria Napoleone on the Need to Support Women Artists

by Francesco Dama February 27, 2017February 27, 2017

On the occasion of publicly showing her private collection of work by women artists, Valeria Napoleone talks about why such a display is necessary.

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Guerrilla Girls Find — Surprise! — that European Museum Collections Are Heavily White and Male

by Francesco Dama January 11, 2017January 13, 2017

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.”

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A Cozy Night in London’s New Hotel for Artists

by Francesco Dama November 29, 2016November 29, 2016

Designed to attract artists, actors, and musicians, Green Rooms offers affordable accommodations at a discounted rate to any creative.

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A Tribute to Oscar Wilde in the Prison Where He Was Incarcerated

by Francesco Dama November 22, 2016November 22, 2016

The art organization Artangel has invited visual artists, writers, and performers to respond to Reading Gaol’s most famous inmate, Oscar Wilde.

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Camille Henrot’s Melancholic Mondays

by Francesco Dama September 20, 2016September 21, 2016

NAPLES, Italy — “I don’t care if Monday’s blue,” sang the Cure. But French artist Camille Henrot seems to care a great deal.

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From a Missing Woman to an Overpowering Odor, Adventures from London’s First Art Night

by Francesco Dama July 8, 2016July 9, 2016

LONDON — “Have you seen Betty? She has big boobs! She has disappeared!”

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Meditative Video Portraits Composed Over Time

by Francesco Dama July 6, 2016July 6, 2016

EASTBOURNE, UK — When artist Melanie Manchot started making work in the 1990s, she was deeply influenced by gender and feminist theories.

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An Intimate Encounter with Paul Strand’s Photographic Journeys

by Francesco Dama June 27, 2016June 28, 2016

LONDON — It’s always surprising when important artists get overlooked. It’s the case of Paul Strand in the UK, whose contribution to the history of photography might still slip away from the British public’s view.

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Wolfgang Tillmans Focuses on Borders and Brexit in London

by Francesco Dama June 21, 2016June 22, 2016

LONDON — Like many other Europeans living in the UK, I am not eligible to vote in Thursday’s referendum that will decide whether Britain should leave or remain in the European Union.

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