| by Eleonora Giglione | Not everything that sounds asks to be written, and not everything that is written truly holds a sound. The distance between vibration and sign, long shaped by musical notation, begins here to loosen without needing to be denied. It is enough to shift attention, away from what represents, toward what responds. Textile belongs to this second condition. It is not a neutral support, not a surface awaiting inscription, but already a system of forces in unstable balance, a weave of tensions that react. Every stretched fibre contains the possibility of oscillation, not as an image of the sounding string, but as its material variant, less…

| by Marina Giordano | “Contemporary textile art has long been classified separately from – and implicitly beneath – painting and sculpture. Major art critics are finally recognizing what artists have always known: that textile materiality, with all its weight, responsiveness, and deep ties to life and mourning, holds an immense capacity to bear witness to the issues of our human condition.” This is how Holland Cotter, art critic for the The New York Times, wrote in a 2014 article significantly cited by Janis Jefferies in the introduction to the remarkable volume De la tapisserie au Fiber Art – Les Biennales de Lausanne 1962–1995, published in 2017 by the Fondation…

| by MonnaLisa Salvati | I stepped into Zehra Doğan’s world quietly, with the respect and sensitivity I felt were necessary and appropriate when confronting the pain of yet another unjust war, the silenced abuses, and the injustices inflicted upon men, women, and children. You need to arrive emotionally prepared, with a spirit willing to be engaged – and even overwhelmed – by what the artworks evoke. “Io, Testimone” (I, Witness) Zehra Doğan’s exhibition curated by Francesca Guerisoli and currently hosted at the MACTE in Termoli IT, cannot leave anyone indifferent. Not even the distracted eye of a casual visitor can fail to grasp the Artist’s cry of protest, as…

Spazio Zero at the GAMeC – Galleria d’Arte Moderna e Contemporanea di Bergamo presents Eau, the first solo exhibition in an Italian institution by Angolan-Portuguese artist Ana Silva (Calulo, 1979). Conceived specifically for the Bergamo museum’s project space, the exhibition unfolds in continuity with Silva’s ongoing research while addressing one of the most urgent crises of our time: access to water. The theme runs throughout the exhibition, shaping a layered reflection on resources, inequality and shared global responsibility. Developed for Spazio Zero, Eau stems from a collaboration with a network of local embroiderers invited by the artist to intervene on selected textile works, activating a concrete dialogue between artistic practice…

At PAV – Parco Arte Vivente in Turin, Binta Diaw presents Where the Vines Intertwine. Resistances, Alliances, Lands (open until March 8, 2026), a project that transforms the exhibition space into an organic, walkable environment. The display unfolds through suspended installations, expanses of soil, and woven structures that alter spatial perception, inviting visitors into an immersive and relational experience. The artist’s research focuses on the intersections of memory, environment, and politics, adopting a diasporic and decolonial perspective that challenges Eurocentric narrative frameworks. The use of materials such as earth and synthetic fibers, particularly artificial hair, generates textures reminiscent of climbing vegetal systems, suggesting connections between bodies, territories, and layered histories.…