Paolo Pagani and the marvels of transformationby Antonio CarnevaleBetween failed aristocratic ambition and ungraspable styles, Paolo Pagani is the forgotten figure of Italian Baroque painting.
Justine Neuberger: coughing up a strand of angel hairby Céline MathieuPreferring her goofier, odder doodles, Justine Neuberger develops her swirly figures. "And then there is what the paint wants to do."
Latifa Echakhch and seeing things as if they’re vibrating (an interview)by Haseeb AhmedLatifa Echakhch on her upcoming pavilion at the Venice Biennale, her recent inclusion in the Swiss Institute board, and intimate artwork
Symbol by symbol, dust piles upby Silvia TomasiRead about artists' obsession with dust, from enigmatic depictions in 16th and 17th century painting to post-war imagery and symbols
Sofía Hernández Chong Cuy and the Kunstinstituut Melly (an interview)by Sofia DatiFollowing the Name Change Initiative launched by Sofía Hernández Chong Cuy, Kunstinstituut Melly embarks on a new trajectory
Every ticket wins: hyperpositivity in the work of Elif Saydamby Miriam BettinElif Saydam’s references are literal but overstimulating. The overflow of information makes you at times dizzy—and tired
Josefine Reisch: if history is a stageby Veronica GisondiJosefine Reisch and not letting yourself "become part of the killer story." An essay inspired by the carrier bag theory of Ursula K. Le Guin
Death helps life in the anatomical theatreby Silvia TomasiAnatomical theatres were the literal and metaphorical houses of anthropocentrism. Are they resuscitating today?
Denicolai & Provoost and six artist comicsby Piero BiselloWhat are artist comics really? A selection of six best examples from the collection of Belgian artist duo Denicolai & Provoost
Larissa De Jesús Negrón’s path to enlightenmentby Veronica Gisondi"Things tend to build up and then you’re left with a bunch of anxiety and jealousy that you don’t understand." On Larissa De Jesús Negrón
Alternatives from the periphery: Pierre-Olivier Rollin and the BPS22 (an interview)by Sonia D'AltoHow do global politics from the province look like? An interview with Pierre-Olivier Rollin, the director of BPS22 in Charleroi
Luca Pacioli and the mathematical Renaissanceby Antonio CarnevaleThe Renaissance mathematician Luca Pacioli is the crystalline symbol of his shattered dream: an orderly word expressed in numbers
Elene Chantladze: where art landsby Stefano PirovanoAn artist by instinct and not by profession, Georgian Elene Chantladze shows the self-confidence of an established master
Ser Serpas walksby Dora BudorSer Serpas skims the surfaces of the streets and lots, "attempting to rip something from the refuse piles"
Horace Pippin is a misunderstood realistby Sofia SilvaLabels such as "primitive," "naive," and "folk" can conceal prejudice and racism. Horace Pippin was a realist instead
Frankenstein Magazine is out for a gameby Stefano PirovanoIf you are tired of being stuck at home, a comic book with no comic book artist is there to help win over today's mental numbness
To the zodiac and backby Silvia TomasiPhaethon changes sex, the gods are sick, the Earth is burned, the seas are drained: the zodiac is all these turns and more
Some of Jean Katambayi Mukendi so farby Piero BiselloSome the most salient aspects of the Jean Katambayi Mukendi's art, between Lubumbashi, Brussels and New York
HC: thinking with more than one mindby Francesco TenagliaWhat or who is HC, really? "Its humorous approach proved to be a pretty efficient tool to create unexpected situations."
The annoying fly and symbolic paintingsby Silvia TomasiFlies buzz around a few Renaissance, Netherlandish and Baroque paintings, full of jokes, meanings, and hellish symbolism
