Sensing the Trap (2021). Courtesy of SMAC Gallery and miart 2021.
Milan’s international art fair, Miart, is making a much anticipated in-person return this September. The lively Italian fair was gaining new attention back in 2019 when a number of blue-chip international galleries joined as exhibitors for the first time. After segueing into a virtual platform last year, the fair is returning to a much-changed city this fall with a robust 145 international galleries showcasing everything from modern masters to emerging contemporary artists, from September 17 to 19.
After a year of upheaval and tragedy in Milan, the edition has adopted the title “Dismantling the Silence” for this year’s edition, taking the name from a collection of poems by the Serbian-born American poet Charles Simić. The fair will present a series of initiatives “designed to trigger new dialogues between past and present, history and experimentation, and promoting the blossoming of new forms of communica
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Ettore Colla, S.T., 1948. Tempera paint and collage on canvas, 50 x 65 cm. Courtesy Menhir Arte Contemporanea, Milan.
MILAN
.- From 17 to 19 September 2021 (VIP preview 16 September) miart, the international modern and contemporary art fair organised by Fiera Milano, will make a long-awaited comeback. Now in its twenty-fifth edition, it will be directed for the first time by Nicola Ricciardi.
145 galleries from 21 countries (traditionally split into 5 sections: Established Contemporary, Established Masters, Emergent, Decades, and Generations) will present in the pavilions of fieramilanocity MiCo - and at the same time on a dedicated digital platform - artworks by established contemporary artists, modern masters, and emerging young talents. With a path full of dialogues, discoveries, and rediscoveries from the early twentieth century to the creations of the latest generations, miart maintains its wide chr
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A new opening at Palazzo Strozzi is always a big affair, particularly this one as the show marks a return to the hallowed halls upstairs as opposed to showings solely in the courtyard and exterior. Equally notable is the subject matter, strengthening the bond between Americans and Florence at a time when both desire to be united. Over 80 artworks by 53 artists detail American society over four decades, delving into the political, social and cultural moments that marked those years, such as the Vietnam War and the 9/11 attack. The outstanding works come from The Walker Art Center in Minneapolis and feature celebrated artists such as Andy Warhol, Mark Rothko, Louise Nevelson, Roy Lichtenstein and Cindy Sherman. From Pop Art to Minimalism, various techniques and media foreground art as a powerful tool for addressing topics such as consumerism, feminism, gender identity, racial issues and the struggle for civil rights.
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Mnemosyne Atlas in Berlin to Corita Kent’s political prints in Innsbruck
If there’s anything positive to say about 2020, then it’s that we were given the chance to rethink the status quo. We were asked to re-evaluate our priorities, to listen to those in need and to expand our knowledge in areas where we previously had blind spots. In many ways, 2020 has been a series of lessons in unlearning ignorance – something that art can contribute to as well, I believe. Here are a few highlights from some of the remarkable exhibitions that were on view in this unprecedented year: