In Sweden, the country’s artists, dealers, collectors and institutions have built a functioning ecosystem that has, by most measures, avoided the worst of the recent market turbulence.
I have written about it for Observer, reviewing Stockholm’s Market Art Fair, and exploring the Stockholm Art Week for Observer.
This year, Asia at the Venice Biennale explores themes ranging from postcolonialism to contemporary spirituality, thanks to artists from countries where the art scene is now well-established—such as China and Indonesia—as well as from emerging regions that are giving rise to new narratives.
I wrote the piece for Il manifesto.
Here the link to the article (in Italian)
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Kaïs Dhifi’s sculptural pieces reflect a balance between control and spontaneity, embracing imperfection, chance, and the history embedded in materials. In this interview Dhifi talks about his latest concept, an inverted Mediterranean.
My interview with Kaïs Dhifi is on Markaz Review, as a feature artist for the Mediterreneans issue.
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Naima Morelli is an arts writer and journalist specialized in contemporary art from Asia-Pacific and the MENA region.
She has written for the Financial Times, Al-Jazeera, The Art Newspaper, ArtAsiaPacific, Internazionale and Il Manifesto, among others, and she is a regular contributor to Plural Art Mag, Middle East Monitor and Middle East Eye as well as writing curatorial texts for galleries.
She is the author of three books on Southeast Asian contemporary art.
Reach out: contact [at] naimamorelli.com
