This one hurts. Goodbye to a giant. RIP Claes Oldenburg. Your soft sculptures will always horrify and delight me. #oldenburg #popart Photo: Hans Hammarskjöld, London, 1966.

Artists, please apply! #caa2023 CFP

If unions didn’t work billionaires wouldn’t spend countless millions trying to convince you that unions are useless

Thinking about death in Oldenburg's work following the artist's own death, and I'm reminded of this gem, held right where I used to walk my dog. If only I could have seen an Oldenburg happening there. #oldenburg #LosAngeles

CFP reminder! Proposals for the CAA Advancing Art & Design Internatl Committee-sponsored session, "The Aesthetics of Resistance: Artists Respond to Armed Conflict at Home," are due Wed. Organized by Anna Arnar and me. #caa #artistsrespond caa.confex.com/caa/2023/webpr…

Deadline extended! Consider applying ⬇️

The 12th Annual ItalianArtSociety /Kress Lecture in Italy will be held June 30 at the Fondazione Cini in Venice. Venice specialists, please apply! Deadline for CFP is Feb. 1. #italianartsociety #venice #kress #fondazionecini #cfp

Looking forward to welcoming Christopher to FSU! Show opens with artist talk Th 5-6pm, reception 6-8pm. #contemporaryart #italianart #arteitaliana #afroitaliano #veggettikanku #FSU #FSUmofa

FSU Museum of Fine Arts announces three thought-provoking exhibits for spring semester: news.fsu.edu/news/arts-huma… #veggettikanku #art #fsumofa

When: Friday 30 June 2023 • Coffee break at 16.00, preceding the event • Lecture and q&a 17.00–18.30 • Introductions by Luca Massimo Barbero (Dir of the Institute of Art History, Fondazione Cini) & Dr. Tenley Bick (IAS President) • Aperitivo & 🍸 in the cloisters from 18.30–20.00

Italianists and Early Modern Scholars! Dr. Jodi Cranston will be giving the 12th annual IAS/Kress lecture at the Fondazione Cini in 10 days! Check it out. Live-streaming will be available. Info to follow! #italianartsociety @JodiCranston1 #FondazioneCini #Kress #Venice

The 12th Annual IAS/Kress Lecture is live now! Dr. Jodi Cranston on "The Worn Animal: Furs and Perfume in Early Modern Venetian Art." #italianartsociety #kress #fondazionecini youtube.com/live/GflFWO02q… via YouTube

Absolutely devastated that Pistoletto’s latest work has been destroyed by arson in Naples. reuters.com/world/europe/i…

My essay "'Un sentimento di libertà': Toward a transnational Italian art history" is out! Forum Italicum (2023): journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/00… #italianart #arteitaliana #arthistory Email me for a pdf. Many thanks to Jem Perucchini & Luigi Christopher Veggetti Kanku for images.

Are you ready for ‘#MarioSchifano: The Rise of the ‘60s’? ⏰💥😍 The exhibition will open to the public on Thursday, September 14, 2023. Tickets: shorturl.at/nEGNT

Honored to be quoted in this article on African art and the global market from Dr. Alastair Hagger for CNBC Africa: cnbcafrica.com/2023/the-afric… #africanart

Interest in African art is making an impact on the global market. CNBC Africa spoke to Florida State University College of Fine Arts Assistant Professor Dr. Tenley Bick to learn more. cnbcafrica.com/2023/the-afric…

Florida State University expert available to examine the work of Nobel Peace Prize nominee Michelangelo Pistoletto: news.fsu.edu/news/expert-pi… Thank you Florida State University, and huge congrats to the Maestro on his nomination! #pistoletto #nobelpeaceprize