Collecting as thinking: an interview with Pedro Barbosaby Denis MaksimovWhat does it mean to collect art "correctly"? We chat with Pedro Barbosa, a Brazilian collector with clear ideas on his role and mission
Pretty hurts: the skinny legends of David Rappeneauby John BelknapThe storytelling technique of David Rappeneau is realism brushed with the fantastic. His neo-libertines seduce the communally divine
Challenging the perspective: on the art of Nina Zeljkovićby Jelena DakonovicNina Zeljković in the Eugster || Belgrade booth at Artissima 2022 was a gem from the fair’s emerging sector. Here is a take on her art
A poet praised for his silence: Girolamo Casio painted by Boltraffioby Cristina Quattrini (from Nuovi Studi 26, 2021 anno XXVI)A new interpretation of the “Allegory of Girolamo Casio” by Boltraffio, which celebrated the poet’s gift for silence and loyalty to the Medici
The Tokyo-based gallery MISAKO & ROSEN (an interview)by CFAHere is our last interview with gallerists: MISAKO & ROSEN and their bridging role between Japan and the rest of the art world
The story of the Demidoff Triptychby Alberto LenzaAnalysis, collecting history and attributive hypotheses regarding a vibrant triptych whose mysterious author today is no other than the Master of the Demidoff Triptych
Kelly Tissot: altered spacesby Yann Chateigné TytelmanThrough photographs and sculptures, Kelly Tissot channels the spectres of life in what she terms “the abandon promise of the rural utopia”
Giovanni Comin’s Putto with a Skull and a Bookby Maichol ClementeAn analysis of a 17th century Venetian Baroque sculpture by Giovanni Comin, which meditates on death and defeats the call to worldly goods
In love: on the art of Angharad Williamsby Stefano FaoroSpending time with Angharad Williams’ work raises some questions: how much does an artwork exist? What are the politics of latency?
From MAN in Nuoro to Artissima: an interview with Luigi Fassiby CFA (from Turin)Luigi Fassi is the new director of Artissima, the contemporary art fair that promises to bring art's future to Turin
Six highlights from Paris Internationale 2022by CFA (from Paris)Here are our picks from the eighth edition of Paris Internationale, one of the biggest and most ambitious yet
Three stages of image reificationby Sofia SilvaA personal introduction to the art of Daniel Graham Loxton, Matthew Peers, and Jens Fröberg
A history of light in Renaissance art through Olafur Eliassonby Arturo GalansinoThe current show of Olafur Eliasson "In Our Time" at Palazzo Strozzi is the ground onto which to build a history of light in the Renaissance
On Kim Farkas’ vesical sculpturesby Stefano PirovanoKim Farkas pursues the Kantian idea of the manifold forming a unity as a concept that leads to pleasure (and the first edition of Paris +)
Luzie Meyer: a desire to acquire, to multiply oneselfby Céline MathieuA conversation with Berlin-based artist Luzie Meyer on threading bodily presence, disorientation and the formation of selves
New voices in painting: an interview with gallerist Claas Reissby CFALeaving the world of finance, Claas Reiss has opened a gallery in London focusing on what he dubs "new voices" in international painting
Walter Monich: from Milan’s Duomo to Angevin Abruzzoby Luca Siracusano (from Nuovi Studi 26, 2021 anno XXVI)Stylistic analyses suggest Walter Monich is the author of the Annunciation in Tocco da Casauria, today in the Bargello Museum
Kyle Thurman: beyond the night’s philosophyby John BelknapA departure from history’s headlines, a lucid dream of armored giants: a comprehensive essay on the art of Kyle Thurman
Brussels Gallery Weekend 2022: five top solo exhibitionsby CFA (from Brussels)Foulon, Katambayi, Walter, Zahle, Werner: our favorite exhibitions from this year's Brussels Gallery Weekend
Is it really the time to buy old masters?by Stefano PirovanoThe wisdom of collecting old masters today, explained in four compelling arguments (that we didn't already know)
