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Published! Interview with Eddie Peake on The Times of Malta

17-03-2015

English, Interview, Italy, Published, UK

Introducing my Times of Malta article number three! It’s really great the main newspaper of this gorgeous island gives me the chance to write about big names in the art world (you might remember my pieces on Marina Abramovic and Shaun Gladwell) with such freedom. It’s sometimes hard to keep down the world count, but I can’t complain! This time I interview British artist Eddie Peake about his new show in Rome, called “A Historical Masturbators” currently on display at Lorcan O’Neill gallery.

Here’s the link to the interview

Published! Interview with Dolorosa Sinaga on Art a Part of Culture

By: Naima Morelli

13-03-2015

English, Indonesia, Interview, Italy, Published, Reportage

My interview with Indonesian sculptor and artist Dolorosa Sinaga has just been published on the Italian magazine Art a Part of Cult(ure) with the title “Freedom is the foundation for everything”. In the interview we discuss political activism during the dictatorship, Jakarta vs London and the followers of… Doloism!

Here’s the link to the article

Dolorosa Sinaga’s interview has been my second in Jakarta for my infamous reportage about contemporary art in Indonesia which is now… guess what? A book! In Italian. Which you can purchase here.

Published! Unconventional spaces democratising art on ArtsHub

By: Naima Morelli

03-03-2015

Australia, English, Essay, Interview, Published, Reportage, Research, Visit

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The thing I love about Australians is inventiveness. Down Under there are so many unusual spaces that have been reconverted into galleries, and they are in the most unexpected places. I talk about them in my new article for the Australian webmagazine ArtsHub called “Unconventional spaces democratising art”:

Here’s the link to the article

Debut on video!

By: Naima Morelli

24-02-2015

English, Interview, Italy, News, video, Visit

Sooo… updates from my life! In the middle of my usual freelance hustling and my book launch, I have also took a new collaboration on. I’m talking about my debut as video journalist for a news agency run by a cultural association in Rome, an experience which I find both exciting and challenging. The whole team is great; they are genuine, interesting and friendly people. Then of course, talking and doing interviews in front of a camera is a relatively new experience for me. Prior to that, I’ve only took part in a series of video interviews in artists’ studios, but here I’m basically presenting the whole thing. The guys have been merciful and my first report has been about an event at MAXXI, the contemporary art museum of Rome – so at least I was playing in my home court.

Published! Interview with Eddy Susanto on Global Comment

By: Naima Morelli

17-02-2015

English, Indonesia, Interview, Published, Reportage

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My article “Why must the East continue to be objectified? An interview with Indonesian artist Eddy Susanto” has just been published on the webmagazine Global Comment. This interview is part part of my reportage about contemporary art in Indonesia.

Here’s the link to the article

You can have more Eddy Susanto in my newly released book (in Italian)

The book is out!!!

By: Naima Morelli

10-02-2015

English, Indonesia, Italy, News, Reportage, Research

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I’m delighted to announce that my book “Arte Contemporanea in Indonesia” is finally out! You can buy it in all the major Italian online stores Amazon, Ibs, Feltrinelli, Rizzoli, you name it! You can also order it at your local bookshop! I’m beyond happy to finally hold in my hands the red-covered book and in these days I’m planning a few book presentations around Italy. I’ll keep you guys posted on that!

Buy book: Amazon – Ibs – Mondadori – Hoepli – Rizzoli – LaFeltrinelli – Ultima

More info on the book (in Italian)

Published! Interview with curator Xiaoyu Weng on Art a Part of Culture

By: Naima Morelli

03-02-2015

Interview, Italiano, Italy, Published, United States

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My interview with Xiaoyu Weng – director of Asia Programs at the Kadist Art Foundation in San Francisco and independent curator – has just been published on the Italian magazine Art a Part of Cult(ure) with the title “There is no such a thing as globalization in the art world”. In the interview we discuss exoticism in art, the role of the curator in bridging cultures and Xiaoyu’s approach to Asian art.

Here’s the link to the interview (in Italian)

Published! Should you go international? on ArtsHub

By: Naima Morelli

27-01-2015

Australia, English, Essay, Published, Reportage

My article about the pros and cons of Australian artists trying to build a career overseas has just been published on the webmagazine Arts Hub with the title: “Should you go international? – Australians no longer need to look overseas to build an arts career but it remains a temptation and a challenge.” For this article I gave voice to some of the artists I interviewed during my reportage in Australia.

Here’s the link to the article

Press preview for the book at the Indonesian Embassy

By: Naima Morelli

20-01-2015

English, Indonesia, Italy, News

“Arte Contemporanea in Indonesia” finally makes his debut. During the event “Indonesia Update 2015” at the Embassy of Indonesia in Rome I introduced my book to the press. It was great to sign the copies and have a chat with the journalists – for once I was on the other side of the microphone! What came as a nice surprise was a plaque of merit from the Ambassador August Parengkuan, an honour I shared with Vanni Puccioni, who directed a project for reconstruction after the 2004 tsunami in the Indonesian island of Nias.

In a couple of weeks the book will be finally distributed to the public – I can’t wait! In the meantime, here’s a couple of pictures from the presentation!

Published! Interview with Roberto D’Onorio on Art a Part of Culture

By: Naima Morelli

16-01-2015

English, Interview, Italiano, Italy, News, Published

Here’s my first published piece of two thousand and fifteen! Is there a more wonderful way to kick off the new year than an interview with curator Roberto D’Onorio and his project at Rialto Sant’Ambrogio in Rome?

Roberto is not just one of the most articulated and sensitive curators I know, he’s also a dear friend. This interview is already known in the sketchiest Roman art circles as the “notorious Naples interview” and it has been a lot of fun to do. It has been published by the Italian web magazine Art a Part of Cult(ure) with the title “L’immaginazione per reinventare la felicità” namely “The imagination to reinvent happiness”.

If you haven’t been to the Rialto Sant’Ambrogio yet, you totally should. It’s straight-up amazing! And now for the article:

Here’s the link to the interview (in Italian)

Published! BMX bandits at contemporary art fair on The Times of Malta

By: Naima Morelli

17-12-2014

Australia, English, Essay, Italy, Published, Review, Visit

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The Times of Malta has just published my article on Shaun Gladwell’s performance featuring BMX champion Matti Hemmings at Artissima Art Fair in Turin.
“It was actually quite enjoyable to see Shaun Gladwell’s high-brow/low-brow performance. I liked this idea that art is made to be used and experienced. I started imagining Shaun sitting in a pub with Hemmings, bouncing off ideas before a beer. ‘Man, let’s climb the Mont Blanc, let’s spend the whole winter in Brazil, let’s make a performance with you riding Duchamp’s Bicycle Wheel. And let’s make that pretentious crowd at Artissima watch it!’ ”

Here’s the link to the online version of the magazine

Published! Interview with Mella Jaarsma on Trouble Magazine

By: Naima Morelli

10-12-2014

Australia, English, Indonesia, Interview, Published, Reportage

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My interview with the amazing artist and Cemeti House co-founder Mella Jaarsma has just been published on the Aussie magazine Trouble with the title “Mella Jaarsma: Give me shelter” (a title who clearly echoes the Rolling Stones). This is the second interview from my reportage on contemporary art in Indonesia published on Trouble Magazine!

Here’s the link to the interview

Here’s the link to the online version of the magazine

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Published! Interview with Eddie Peake on The Times of Malta

Published! Interview with Dolorosa Sinaga on Art a Part of Culture

Published! Unconventional spaces democratising art on ArtsHub

Debut on video!

Published! Interview with Eddy Susanto on Global Comment

The book is out!!!

Published! Interview with curator Xiaoyu Weng on Art a Part of Culture

Published! Should you go international? on ArtsHub

Press preview for the book at the Indonesian Embassy

Published! Interview with Roberto D’Onorio on Art a Part of Culture

Published! BMX bandits at contemporary art fair on The Times of Malta

Published! Interview with Mella Jaarsma on Trouble Magazine

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