Inaugurated in 2015, I was the curator and project manager for the Arlington Public Art Youth Banner Initiative. This program…
Book: Arte Ambientale, Urban Space, and Participatory Art
Working in 1970s Italy, a young generation of artists, namely Ugo La Pietra, Maurizio Nannucci, Francesco Somaini, Mauro Staccioli, Franco…
Field Note: Counterplanning from the Classroom
Authored by the Feminist Art and Architecture Collaborative: Ana María León, Tessa Paneth-Pollak, Martina Tanga, Olga Touloumi “Field Note: Counterplanning…
Burnishing Histories: Mags Harries 1976 Asaroton
Boston-based public artist Mag’s Harries sculpture Asaroton is now considered a cherished landmark in the urban landscape, but at the time…
Artists Refusing to Work: Aesthetic Practices in 1970s Italy
Peer-Review article: “Artists Refusing to Work: Aesthetic Practices in 1970s Italy.” Palinsesti 1, no. 4 (2015): 35-49.
Institutional Reinvention: The Venice Biennale during the 1970s
Caught at the center of sweeping debates over institutional patronage, the Venice Biennale underwent a staggering transformation during the 1970s.…
A Bid for Direct Representation: Creative Participation in Franco Vaccari’s Photomatic d’Italia
This essay investigates emerging conceptions of citizenship, self-expression, and the politics of identity formation in post-1968 Italy. Citizenship was in…
Extramural Exhibitions: New Urban Spaces in 1970s Italy
This essay examines the phenomenon of exhibitions occurring in small rural towns across the Italian peninsula during the 1970s. Taking…
Jeannie Simms: Under The Sun
Boston-based artist Jeannie Simms’ work is rooted in the history of photography and the moving image. She is…
Operation 24 Pages: A Public Art Intervention in 1970s Italy
In 1973 the art historian and curator Enrico Crispolti commissioned eight artists—Fernando De Filippi, Umberto Mariani, Ugo Nespolo, Fabrizio Plessi,…
Martina Tanga 