“I have decided to leave this insane Europe. One does not know in the morning what will happen in the evening so I have decided to come to America with my wife. America may be very materialistic but at least one’s life is guaranteed and that’s a lot in these stupid times.” The “stupid times”
In Dance As You Wrestle at Cell Project Space, London, paradox becomes a productive rift In the Eastern Orthodox calendar, 19 January marks Epiphany: believers across Russia and Eastern Europe plunge themselves into frigid oceans, lakes and rivers. They bottle and consume this often-polluted water, ostensibly rendered ‘holy’ on this day, sometimes becoming ill from
Nine years after Russia’s war on Ukraine began, Ukrainian artists call on the European Union and the international community for continuous support to the country and its (digital) culture, Maxence Peniguet and Olivier Baumard write. Maxence Peniguet and Olivier Baumard are Coordinators of the exhibition Sleepless Ukraine, an art exhibition taking place at Kult XL (Brussels) from
Roma people have experienced centuries of persecution and violence in Europe, including enslavement and forced sterilization; hundreds of thousands were murdered in the Holocaust. This history continues to have an impact on Roma people, who today live mostly in Central and Eastern Europe. While most people in Mirga-Tas’s settlement have access to education, housing and
A Spanish decree to provide more security for artists and other cultural workers should accelerate EU-level action. Spain’s labour minister and vice-president, Yolanda Diaz—the decree will entitle artists to unemployed benefit and a pension (Carlos Sanchez Benayas / shutterstock.com) Last month, after months of discussion and political negotiations, the Spanish government launched a benefit for
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Gallery Network The dual-artist exhibition is on view at Dellupi Arte through December 23. Artnet Gallery Network December 19, 2022 Installation view of “Karel Appel – Enrico Baj” (2022). Courtesy of Dellupi Arte, Milan. Every month, hundreds of galleries add newly available works by thousands of artists to the Artnet Gallery Network—and every week, we
An art exhibition titled the Infinite Universe of Wuji: Masterpieces from Galleria Nazionale d’Arte Moderna e Contemporanea, has debuted at The China Millennium Monument in Beijing to feature rare authentic artworks of 46 European artists such as Van Gogh. Promotional materials for Wuji: Masterpieces from Galleria Nazionale d’Arte Moderna e Contemporanea Photo: Courtesy of Tianyu
The 59th Venice Biennale opened against the backdrop of Russia’s brutal invasion of Ukraine and the continuing rise of authoritarianism in Eastern Europe, as Vladimir Putin’s close ally, Viktor Orban, had just won his fourth term as Hungary’s prime minister. At this moment, defined by war crimes and the oppression of minority groups, it seems
From Scratch at Peter Freeman Inc., which features five Eastern European artists, highlights a common desire among the artists that “art should proceed from the basic, elemental, and essential,” as the press release states, while still reflecting on the aesthetic and sociopolitical issues of their geographical and historical contexts. Organized by Croatian art critic and