Interviews

“Awaiting Venice Biennale” is a series of interviews conceived and conducted by Mara Sartore, introducing some of the most anticipated figures of the contemporary art scene on the occasion of the 61st International Art Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia. Collectors, curators, artists, and directors engage in conversations exploring their roles, upcoming projects, and their relationship with Venice.

Following the inaugural interview with artist Erwin Wurm, the series continues with Nicoletta Fiorucci. In this conversation, Mara Sartore meets Fiorucci — founder of the eponymous foundation opened last May in Venice’s Dorsoduro district — who welcomes us into her Venetian home to retrace the origins of her passion for contemporary art and reflect on the milestones that have shaped her journey as a collector and patron.

Zélika García is the founder and owner of ZSONAMACO, the leading art fair in Latin America, which annually brings together international galleries, artists, and collectors during ZSONAMACO Mexico City Art Week in February, establishing itself as a specialised platform for the contemporary art market. In this interview, marking the 22nd edition of the fair, García reflects on the history of ZSONAMACO from its inception, exploring the motivations behind its creation and examining some of the key elements that have shaped its identity and sustained its relevance over time.

RojoNegro is an artistic duo composed of María Sosa and Noé Martínez. For nearly a decade, their collaborative practice has explored the body as a site of memory, transformation, and ancestral knowledge. Through performance, ritual, and long-term processes, their work challenges Western notions of the self, proposing instead a fluid and expanded understanding of identity, time, and matter.

ST–Yes—with CNES, the French Space Agency. I created an object that is now in orbit. It will stay...

EW – Exactly. That’s what makes this exhibition special. It’s not just about showing works –...

DQ – Exactly. We are a small team, but full of energy. Last year alone we produced ninety-seven events...

Mara Sartore interviewed Antoine Levi (Ciaccia Levi Gallery) on the occasion of Artissima Torino 2025

TM – I was born and raised in central Paris. It’s a city I love and hate – like home, it’s...

Isabella Staino brings to the Vetrina of Vino Vero a work that delves deep into the archetypal imagery of the tarot.

In this interview, Castellucci guides us into his artistic universe, reflecting on time, gesture, the relationship with the audience, and the ever-present tensions between truth and fiction. A journey that began long ago but is continually reinvented and nourished by new stimuli, in an open dialogue with the present and the future of theatre.

This interview explores Claudio Beorchia’s new project “di mano in mano” alongside the broader questions and approaches that shape his interdisciplinary work.

Daniel Baumann reflects on his ten years as director of Kunsthalle Zürich in this wide-ranging conversation with Mara Sartore.

Hannah Weinberger, in conversation with Mara Sartore, reflects on her artistic practice and discusses the role of Basel Social Club.

As part of My Art Guides’ ongoing series of dialogues with artists featured in the Vetrina project at Vino Vero Venice, we are pleased to present an interview with multidisciplinary artist Mariana Hahn.
Curated by Mara Sartore, the Vetrina project transforms the display window of Vino Vero into a dynamic platform for contemporary art, inviting women artists to activate the space with site-specific works. For the thirteenth iteration of the series, Hahn presents "Night Eyes", a site-specific installation comprising five works that delve into materiality and human experience, where time acts as a catalyst for transformation, continuously reshaping both the artwork and its meaning.
In this conversation, Mariana Hahn reflects on her practice rooted in the body, memory, and material metamorphosis, her use of copper and salt as carriers of time and narrative, and the layered emotional and historical resonance of creating work in Venice.

A powerful, ferocious, and poetic exhibition that offers a view into the complexity of this historical moment through the eyes of a free woman, an artist who refuses silence, and a beautiful soul.

To mark the 19th International Architecture Exhibition – La Biennale di Venezia, Manuel Orazi interviewed Carlo Ratti, the curator of this year’s exhibition for My Art Guides.

The artist duo Masbedo engage in conversation with Mara Sartore to discuss Arsa, their latest film set to premiere in Italian cinemas on 24 April 2025.

On April 1st, 2025, Nico Vascellari inaugurates “Pastorale” , a new solo exhibition curated by Sergio Risaliti at the historic Sala delle Cariatidi in Palazzo Reale, Milan.

Julieta Aranda, in conversation with Mara Sartore, reflects on her exhibition “Clear Coordinates for Our Confusion” at the Museo Universitario Arte Contemporáneo, discussing her artistic journey and the pivotal role of time in her work.

In this conversation, Paula Valero reflects on her artistic practice, the enduring legacy of Rosa Luxemburg, her choice to focus on motherhood for Vetrina, and the unique challenges and opportunities of creating art in Venice’s historic and cultural context.

I had the pleasure of meeting Beatrice Favaretto at the opening of "Multiple Maniacs", her first solo exhibition at Mare Karina in Venice. The gallery, which merges artistic exhibition, production, and collaboration, provided a fitting backdrop for an artist whose work spans across diverse mediums, from moving images to performance and publications.

On 23 November 2024, Locust Projects in Miami unveiled “Dialogue with the Primordial Sea”, an exhibition by Alba Triana, featuring a large-scale, site-specific kinetic installation commissioned for the occasion. Alba Triana artistic practice is holistic, exploring the natural world as an indivisible whole in which the human condition is an inseparable part.

“Ina Lou/Dear Mother Earth” is a powerful two-day symposium (19-20 November 2024), organized by Cristina Baldacci, Natalie King, and Francesca Tarocco, held during the closing week of the 60th Venice Biennale.

The 31st edition of Artissima, the International Fair of Contemporary Art in Turin, successfully concluded its four-day event from October 31 to November 3, 2024. Under the guidance of Luigi Fassi for the third consecutive year, the fair presented a high-caliber selection of contemporary art and facilitated international networking.