Naima Morelli

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Art contemporain dans les îles grecques : vitrine ou engagement ?

This summer I went island-hopping in Greece, and come out with the eyes full of sea and art, and a few reflections I wrote about for a few different magazines. This is what I wrote for Le Quotidien de l’Art (in French).

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Attendees walk along a rocky coastal path in Hydra at golden hour, gathering near the DESTE Slaughterhouse under a large gold sun sculpture overlooking the Aegean Sea.

I have toured for Observer the private collections in Athens and their island outposts, which are reshaping where, and how, contemporary art gets shown in Greece.

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Two women and a man wearing summery clothing look at artworks in a plain white art fair booth

From St. Moritz to Gstaad, from Capri to the Berkshires, from Punta del Este to Joshua Tree, smaller, boutique fairs are setting up shop where collectors already are.

I wrote about the so called “Destination Art Fairs” for Observer.

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My latest piece for Artsy took a lit of gallavanting. But if you are a journalist, you gotta wear out those soles!

From Marseille, France, to the Greek islands, some of the most compelling shows of the year are taking place in Mediterranean destinations. Taken together, this group of shows suggests that art, like most things along the Med, is something to be experienced with your senses and can fit seamlessly into a perfect day.

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A gallery booth presents three large-scale contemporary works, including a gold wall sculpture, a red twisting sculpture at center and an abstract painting with blurred red and black forms.

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.

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Wallace Chan, da «Vessels of Other Worlds»

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.

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Astrup Fearnley Museum of Modern Art, Oslo, Norway - Photo © Kiev.Victor

I have written a city guide of Oslo for the magazine IFDM: from the traditional houses of Grünerløkka to avant-garde architecture and contemporary design, here’s my 24-hour itinerary to uncover the many faces of a constantly evolving capital.

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

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A conical sculpture made of interwoven golden-brown sticks stands on a clear acrylic base in a minimalist gallery, with another artwork hanging on the wall behind it.

For art lovers, there is only one way to do it all during the ever-growing list of art weeks: cloning. However, since we are not there yet, the only option seems to be a strict selection of shows to attend among the plethora of exhibitions.

In Paris last month, amid the swirl of new voices, major retrospectives and multiple art fairs across arrondissements, I chose one that allowed me to decelerate and truly see: “UMBRA,” Nika Neelova’s solo exhibition, on view through December 19 at NIKA Project Space in Komunuma.

I wrote the article for the Observer.

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“The Edge is Fertile”: Asia NOW Rethinks Asia’s Borders

I wrote a piece for ArtAsiaPacific on the Parisian art fair AsiaNow. What clearly emerges from the fair, is how the economic dynamism of the Middle East is fostering new connections between the Gulf and other thriving art scenes, from Korea to Southeast Asia.

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An installation in a raw concrete industrial space displays several large video screens showing people lying in bed, arranged down a long, dimly lit corridor.

In regions like Latvia, where audiences aren’t saturated with contemporary art, you don’t need cynicism or irony,” says Payam of artist collective Slavs and Tatars. “That makes it possible to present pieces that are both aesthetically strong and politically charged, and the audience receives them without the defensive distance you might find elsewhere.

I wrote the article for Observer

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Centro storico, porto di Marsiglia e Basilica di Notre-Dame de la Garde - Photo © Iurii Dzivinskyi

Interior Forniture and Design Magazine has published my latest article (in Italian with an English translation), a guide to my favourite city, Marseille.

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An art installation made up of stacked oranges formed into a set of curving walls

Together, shows staged by the DEO Foundation and Perasma underscore how art can take root in unexpected places, drawing visitors beyond the well-worn circuits of cultural tourism. I wrote the piece for the Observer.

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