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From September 10 to December 21, the Estorick Collection in London will present the first UK museum exhibition dedicated to Ketty La Rocca (1938–1976), a trailblazing figure in Italian conceptual and feminist art. Though her career was cut short by her untimely death at the age of 38, La Rocca’s work has left a lasting impact, and this landmark exhibition brings her bold, witty and thought-provoking vision to a wider audience. Ketty La Rocca My Words and You-2, 1971, photogr

With independent curator and archivist Carla Danella Tuesday, October 7, 2025, 6pm Il Palmerino Cultural Association, Via Il Palmerino 6 Reservations required: associazione@palmerino.it Vanessa Nicolson is an author and journalist, and a former art historian. Her most recent book, Angels of Mud , is a multi-generational novel set in London’s Italian/Irish neighbourhood of Clerkenwell in the aftermath of World War Two and in Florence at the time of the 1966 Flood. Vanessa’s gr

A fresh look at portraits from the Gilded Age By Margie MacKinnon Originally published in RESTORATION CONVERSATIONS magazine...

Artist and Curator in conversation By Linda Falcone Originally published in Restoration Conversations magazine Issue 7, Spring-Summer...

The Search for Violante "Violante didn’t work under the auspices of a Grand Duchess, like Giovanna Fratellini before her. Yet, the lower echelons of Florentine nobility threw parties, hosted salons, organised art exhibitions and held festivals – all potential occasions in which to garner commissions. This period also saw the burgeoning of the English Community in Florence – comprised of English speakers of all nationalities – and Violante achieved considerable acclaim in the

The Wulz Studio: 8,000 Negatives The Curators’ Quaderno  is a collection of notebook-style publications, conceived by Calliope Arts, in...