https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Italy in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed A work of street art that turned Pope Francis into "superpope" will now support Vatican charitable projects through the sale of t-shirts bearing the flying pontiff, artist MauPal said on Friday. https://www.thelocal.it/20171014/superpope-francis-t-shirts-to-help-poor-needy Sat, 14 Oct 2017 12:28:35 +0200 superpope-francis-t-shirts-to-help-poor-needy World-renowned artist Christo may be 80, but he boasts the energy of a teenager: after creating umbrella forests, wrapping the Reichstag and decking Central Park in saffron, his new project will see audiences walk on water in Italy. https://www.thelocal.it/20160412/artist-christo-in-divine-stunt-on-italy-lake Tue, 12 Apr 2016 10:57:09 +0200 artist-christo-in-divine-stunt-on-italy-lake Italian aerospace and defence giant Finmeccanica on Wednesday said it planned to change its name to Leonardo, after celebrated Renaissance artist Leonardo da Vinci, as part of a major restructuring. https://www.thelocal.it/20160317/italian-arm-dealers-looks-to-leonardo-for-renaissance Thu, 17 Mar 2016 11:07:23 +0100 italian-arm-dealers-looks-to-leonardo-for-renaissance Art lovers take note: a sprawling villa once owned by the artist and sculptor Michelangelo Buonarroti is on the market. And if you have a few million to spare, the masterpiece could be yours. https://www.thelocal.it/20160119/dreaming-of-living-like-michelangelo-then-his-tuscan-villa-is-up-for-sale Tue, 19 Jan 2016 12:37:26 +0100 dreaming-of-living-like-michelangelo-then-his-tuscan-villa-is-up-for-sale Animal rights activists have filed a complaint against Austrian enfant terrible Hermann Nitsch over his current exhibition in Sicily featuring dead animals on crucifixes, a spokeswoman for the artist said on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.it/20150717/austrian-artist-sparks-uproar-with-dead-animal-show Fri, 17 Jul 2015 09:47:42 +0200 austrian-artist-sparks-uproar-with-dead-animal-show The influence of Arab, African and Asian art on Henri Matisse is the theme of a major collection of the French artist's work that has gone on show in Rome. https://www.thelocal.it/20150309/italy-showcases-matisses-oriental-influences Mon, 09 Mar 2015 09:03:55 +0100 italy-showcases-matisses-oriental-influences Italian artist Sven Sachsalber is going to try to find a needle in a haystack - quite literally - in a performance at a Paris museum. https://www.thelocal.it/20141111/italian-artists-sets-out-to-find-needle-in-haystack Tue, 11 Nov 2014 17:44:00 +0100 italian-artists-sets-out-to-find-needle-in-haystack The European Central Bank said on Monday it has commissioned new works from three leading contemporary artists to adorn its spectacular new headquarters in Frankfurt. https://www.thelocal.it/20141110/ecb-picks-italian-bulgarian-british-artists-for-new-hq Mon, 10 Nov 2014 15:02:00 +0100 ecb-picks-italian-bulgarian-british-artists-for-new-hq New York was given a touch of Italian colour this month when Rome-based artist Alice Pasquini painted a narrative triptych across its boroughs during a two-week painting programme. https://www.thelocal.it/20140415/rome-street-artist-paints-new-york Tue, 15 Apr 2014 14:54:00 +0200 rome-street-artist-paints-new-york Italy is renowned worldwide for its art, but is it possible to make a living from it? The Local spoke to innovative Swedish artist Patrik Lundell to find out how he made his way onto the Florence art scene. https://www.thelocal.it/20131223/one-should-never-create-art-to-make-money Mon, 23 Dec 2013 10:04:00 +0100 one-should-never-create-art-to-make-money From the ruins of his Beijing art studio to the canals of Venice, artist Liu Bolin has been painted into cityscapes worldwide. He speaks to The Local about his Hiding in the City project and why he's worried about one of Italy's most famous cities. https://www.thelocal.it/20131115/invisible-man-highlights-threat-to-venice Fri, 15 Nov 2013 17:15:00 +0100 invisible-man-highlights-threat-to-venice Italian artist Francesco Vezzoli ruffled a few feathers in a small Calabrian village this week after dismantling its church. Why? Because he wants to rebuild it and put it on display at a top museum in New York. https://www.thelocal.it/20131031/the-artist-who-took-away-an-italian-towns-church Thu, 31 Oct 2013 19:30:00 +0100 the-artist-who-took-away-an-italian-towns-church