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Milan Museum Commemorates Fascist Past at the Expense of the Present

Avatar photo by Charlie Jarvis August 2, 2021August 3, 2021

If it seeks to help us “avoid the errors of the past,” more will be needed from Milan’s House of Memory museum.

Posted inArt

Are We Prepared to Look Seriously at de Chirico?

by David Carrier November 23, 2019November 25, 2019

I want to resist any temptation to interpret these pictures, to reveal ‘meanings,’ instead of acknowledging the ways they underscore the strangeness of the workaday world.

Posted inNews

600,000 Images Removed from AI Database After Art Project Exposes Racist Bias

Avatar photo by Zachary Small September 23, 2019September 23, 2019

The image tagging system that went viral on social media was part of artist Trevor Paglen and AI researcher Kate Crawford’s attempts to publicize how prejudiced technology can be.

Posted inIn Brief

In Milan, Feminists Protest a Public Sculpture that Supposedly Stands for Women’s Empowerment

Avatar photo by Zachary Small April 11, 2019April 11, 2019

A giant outdoor sculpture created by Gaetano Pesce as a critique of violence against women has angered Italian demonstrators in Milan, who say it actually perpetuates violence against women.

Posted inNews

Banksy Sues Italian Exhibition for Trademark Infringement

Avatar photo by Jasmine Weber February 27, 2019February 27, 2019

Ironically, the secretive street artist once wrote: “Copyright is for losers.”

Still from a presentation by Abounaddara at the New School (courtesy Abounaddara)
Posted inNews

Syrian Collective’s Videos Turn Up in Triennial After They Refused to Participate [UPDATED]

Avatar photo by Benjamin Sutton July 26, 2017July 27, 2017

Curator Massimiliano Gioni approached the collective Abounaddara to be included in his exhibition The Restless Earth last year, but the group refused.

Posted inArt

In a Fight for the Soul of Milan, Artist-Occupiers Face Off Against Developers and City Council

Avatar photo by Mike Watson May 5, 2017May 8, 2017

For the past five years, the group Macao has run a thriving, radical arts center out of a former slaughterhouse in Milan. Now the city council wants to evict them.

Posted inArt

Decoding Betye Saar’s Uneasy Symbolism

Avatar photo by Seph Rodney December 6, 2016December 5, 2016

A survey of the American artist’s work at Milan’s Fondazione Prada showcases her ability to manipulate not only racist iconography, but also personal symbols and autobiographic narratives.

Posted inArt

A Collection of Magical Realist Games for Your Smartphone

Avatar photo by Allison Meier August 2, 2016August 3, 2021

Returning after a 20 year break, the Triennale International Exhibition, which is centered at the Triennale Museum in Milan, has a new media update.

Posted inArt

A Digital Story Leads You Through Italy’s WWII Resistance

Avatar photo by Allison Meier March 11, 2016August 3, 2021

To mark the 70th anniversary of Italy’s 1945 liberation from fascism, the Milan-based duo We Are Müesli developed an interactive story based on the country’s 20 months of partisan resistance.

Posted inArt

A Mother Lode of a Show About Motherhood

Avatar photo by Benjamin Sutton October 29, 2015October 29, 2015

MILAN — The most startling pairing in The Great Mother, an exhibition that tracks the iconography of motherhood in art and popular culture from 1900 to 2015, is a sculptural stand-off between Sarah Lucas and Thomas Schütte.

Posted inArt

The Nine Circles of Hell at Expo Milano, the 2015 World’s Fair

Avatar photo by Benjamin Sutton September 28, 2015October 2, 2015

MILAN — Why, in the age of the internet, should we convene by the millions in a giant fairground to learn how people in every other part of the world live?

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