Naima Morelli

1 week ago | timesca.com | Naima Morelli

In the art world, fairs often have a meteoric rise and fall in an oversaturated market of competing events. But every so often, one lands with a quiet, deliberate weight, embedding itself in the soil of its context and revitalizing it. VIMA Art Fair in Limassol, Cyprus, is one such project. Unfolding in a transformed wine warehouse near the sea, VIMA resisted the sterile polish of typical fair venues.

1 week ago | ifdm.design | Naima Morelli

One of todays great challenges is reconciling the sustainability of our cities in the face of climate change with the preservation of monuments and community access. In this regard, Belgian architect Bas Smets is among those redefining what is possible An internationally renowned landscape architect, Bas Smets views the landscape as an extension of nature. For Smets, plants are not mere decorative elements but active agents in creating a self-sustaining microclimate.

2 weeks ago | observer.com | Naima Morelli

VIMA taps into Cyprus as a place of confluence of identities and a multicultural node, but the fair’s founders are cautious about overtly calling it political. Photo: Daria MakurinaThe days of the art world having a ‘slow season’ are over. And amid a never-ending parade of fairs, gallery weekends, openings and festivals—three planes in one week, artworks melting into one another, fatigue setting in—enthusiasts and professionals alike can find themselves unmoored.

1 month ago | artforum.com | Naima Morelli

DURING THE FOUR-MONTH RUN of the 2024 Bangkok Art Biennale, Bagus Pandega and Kei Imazu’s 2024 installation Artificial Green by Nature Green 4.0 at the Bangkok Art and Culture Centre cyclically generated and erased images of a lush Indonesian rainforest, like Penelope repeatedly weaving and unraveling her shroud.

1 month ago | timesca.com | Naima Morelli

In the heart of Tribeca in New York, the Sapar Contemporary Art Gallery has launched a new , Beneath the Earth and Above the Clouds, which brings Central Asian narratives to the forefront. This dual show - which runs until May 15, 2025 - features Altynai Osmo and Aya Shalkar, two artists who have been devoted to exploring female narratives in the region, and do this through works that are both steeped into tradition, and modern and vibrant at the same time.