Agnese Torres

Lombardy

Contributor at Lampoon Magazine

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Articles

Deb Koo’s still life paintings pay homage to the fleeting moments that mold our lives

1 month ago | lampoonmagazine.com | Agnese Torres

Born in South Korea and raised in the United States, Deb Koo belongs to the new guard of visual artists who combine traditional painting techniques with a contemporary vision and elements of pop culture. From an early age, art and drawing have been the binding force of her relationship with her older brother: «We connected through art as we used to spend a lot of time drawing together; and when we weren’t drawing, we were fighting and arguing.
A Storm in Grandma's Tea Set: Amit Berman on roughness and nostalgia

1 month ago | lampoonmagazine.com | Amit Berman |Agnese Torres

The artistic production of Amit Berman is like a visual autobiography in which memories, situations, and people from his life intertwine seamlessly. For a few years, he has been in the midst of an explorative journey of his sense of living and perceiving reality. Berman’s practice investigates universal themes through a strictly personal lens: nostalgia, belonging, romance and intimacy as well as other emotional spheres of the human condition are at the core of his canvases.
Adriàn Castañeda: Mantenga la calma at Madrid Art Week

1 month ago | lampoonmagazine.com | Agnese Torres

Mantenga la calma by Adriàn Castañeda for UVNT Art FairBetween the end of February and the beginning of March, a small rectangular pedestal with two yellow beach loungers appeared at the intersection of Calle Martín de Vargas and Plaza Glorieta de Embajadores, in Madrid, provoking questions among residents and passers-by. This artistic incursion entitled Mantenga la calma (Keep Calm, 2025) was created by the Spanish artist Adriàn Castañeda for the Public Art Program of UVNT Art Fair.
Can We Escape Consumerism? Black Friday Through the Cultural Humor of Marivan Martins

Feb 4, 2025 | lampoonmagazine.com | Agnese Torres

Stress, overconsumption, uncertainty, and the fear of being caught off guard and left behind: Martins approaches these themes through the lens of photography, drawing inspiration from current events and his personal experience both as a consumer and an artist. “Each work starts from a scene I picture in my head – Martins explains. In the case of Black Friday, it was a picture of a woman coming out of a Black Friday sale on a stretcher.
Lyra Pramuk’s manifesto for Robot15: Transition

Oct 10, 2024 | lampoonmagazine.com | Agnese Torres

«What is life if not a transition? Day and night. Inhale and exhale. We are born toothless, with soft bones. Our first breath is a scream, and then the cord is cut». With these words, singer, performer, and composer-producer Lyra Pramuk opens the manifesto for the fifteenth edition of ROBOT (10-13 October), the electronic music and digital arts festival based in Bologna.
QuadroDesign Super Collection designed by Calvi Brambilla — C41 Magazine

Oct 9, 2024 | c41magazine.com | Agnese Torres

Fabio Calvi and Paolo Brambilla have worked together since 2006, concentrating their activity on interiors, exhibitions and product design. Following the example of the great masters of Italian design, they work at different scales giving life to projects permeated by a subtle irony although based on solid functionality. Here they tell Agnese Torres about themselves, going into the details of their latest collection Super.
Milan’s “Little Asmara”: From Eritrean Roots to Rainbow Flags in Porta Venezia - Italy Segreta

Aug 26, 2024 | italysegreta.com | Agnese Torres

It doesn’t take much to understand that here, in the maze of streets around Milan’s Porta Venezia, the people of the Horn of Africa have found a home away from home: spots serving zighinì, run by Abyssinians, mingle with pizzerias and bakeries. Locals, some wearing the zuria, frequent groceries where you can find the likes of berbere and a whole range of lentils.
CHART Art Fair, Copenaghen. Interview with Director Julie Quottrup Silbermann

Aug 23, 2024 | lampoonmagazine.com | Agnese Torres

In recent years Nordic architecture has gained international attention and reputation for its minimalistic, refined style. The Neo Nordic has merged the rediscovery of Scandinavian tradition and cultural identity with an ecological approach – including the use of local and raw materials – and a design vision which addresses the needs of the community. Neo Nordic Architecture is the theme of the tenth edition of CHART Architecture within CHART 2024’s cultural program.
Denim and upcycling stories: from Miu Miu to Vitelli

Jun 21, 2024 | lampoonmagazine.com | Agnese Torres

At the forefront is Miu Miu, which in 2024 launched the fourth edition of the circular design project which began in 2020 with a capsule collection of 80 pieces made with clothing from the 1930s to the 1980s twentieth century sourced in vintage shops scattered throughout the world. Once selected, the garments were studied by the style office and revisited in a contemporary key through Miu Miu’s typical stylistic codes.
Kiki van Eijk: the primitive roots of rough design

May 29, 2024 | lampoonmagazine.com | Agnese Torres

Kiki van Eijk’s rough design practice is a celebration of nature and simple things which often go unnoticed. Born and raised in the Netherland’s countryside, she developed a sense of wonder and respect towards the manifestations of nature, which inspire the organic shapes of her objects, her wide color palette, and the combination of different materials which create contrasts of textures and surfaces.