Barbara Casavecchia

Features - 25 Dec 2019

Four Artists to Watch in 2020

Why we’re excited about new works by Jamie Crewe, Sung Tieu, Rodrigo Hernández and Thảo Nguyên Phan

By Multiple Authors

Features - 21 Sep 2019

Alessandro Sciarroni’s Genre-Busting Performances

Barbara Casavecchia on the 2019 Golden Lion-winning artist

By Barbara Casavecchia

Reviews - 06 Aug 2019

How to Visualize Time?

The artists in ‘Time Forward!’ at the V-A-C Foundation in Venice speculate on what the future might bring

By Barbara Casavecchia

Opinion - 04 Jul 2019

Ancient and Modern: The Re-opening of Fondazione Morra Greco in Naples

After an extensive restoration, the lavish palazzo hosts Peter Bartoš, Jimmie Durham and Henrik Håkansson

By Barbara Casavecchia

Features - 02 May 2019

The Age of Rising Seas

Renato Leotta employs moonlight, waves, dry-stone walls and ‘southern thought’ in order to ‘slow down time’

By Barbara Casavecchia

Venice 2019 - 24 Apr 2019

Neither, Nor: What to Expect From the Italian Pavilion of the 58th Venice Biennale

Barbara Casavecchia talks to the show’s curator, Milovan Farronato

By Barbara Casavecchia

Opinion - 08 Apr 2019

Designing for the End of the World: The Milan Triennale

Curated by Paola Antonelli, ‘Broken Nature’ offers a few rays of hope amid environmental disaster

By Barbara Casavecchia

Reviews - 28 Feb 2019

Artist Ariel Schlesinger Enlightens Our ‘New Dark Age’

At Galleria Massimo Minini, Brescia, the artist explores technical virtuosity and trompe l’oeil through bronze-branches on fire, fake mirrors and floating candles

By Barbara Casavecchia

Fan Letter - 07 Feb 2019

In Praise of Ataraxia

‘The last time I felt maenadically enthusiastic was during this year’s Pride, marching down the streets of Milan under a scorching sun’

By Barbara Casavecchia

Opinion - 01 Feb 2019

Milan’s New ICA Opens its Doors With a Tribute to Marc Bloch and the ‘Historian’s Craft’

The Italian city’s latest art space is a welcome addition to its booming art scene

By Barbara Casavecchia

Profiles - 31 Jan 2019

How ‘Paraconceptual’ Artist Susan Hiller (1940-2019) Probed the Fringes of the Familiar

Hiller’s discomfort towards dominant narratives made her look at all sorts of suppressed subjects, from outlaw cowgirls to protest songs

By Barbara Casavecchia

Critics’ Guides - 29 Jan 2019

European Curators Pick the Shows to Look Out For in 2019

Selections include Kathy Acker’s solo show at the ICA, Pedro Neves Marques at Gasworks and Banu Cennetoğlu’s pair of exhibitions in New York and Düsseldorf