Playwright Dario Fo says he’ll run for mayor of Milan next year. “Mr Fo, who won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1997, wants to run for office in his home city next year. He is known for his left-wing stance in plays such as Accidental Death of an Anarchist and The Two-Headed Anomaly.”
Tag: 10.17.05
Turner Prize Shortlist
This year’s Turner Prize finalists are announced. “The early favourite to win the prize is painter Gillian Carnegie, who creates unsettling versions of traditional styles like still life and landscapes. The other nominees are Darren Almond, Jim Lambie and Simon Starling, who all produce installations. The winner will be announced on 5 December.”
Art Vandal Attacks Florence Again
Italy’s most notorious art vandal has struck again. “Piero Cannata, who earned worldwide notoriety by taking a hammer to Michelangelo’s David, confessed to local newspapers in Tuscany that he had struck again in the very centre of Florence. It was discovered that somebody had sprayed a thick black “x” on a plaque, set into the paving of Piazza della Signoria, commemorating the burning to death of the 15th-century preacher and reformer Girolamo Savonarola.”
London Architects Attack Plan To Leave City Out Venice Biennale
“British Council officials, who will organise the UK exhibit at the Biennale, have triggered a row between architects by announcing plans to omit or, as they put it, “leave London behind” in next year’s display. Instead they are inviting curators to submit proposals for the British pavilion that focus exclusively on the regions. London’s best hope for attention is to be featured as part of the biennale’s wider theme, the Meta City.”