ArtDependence | Maria Martens Serrano

Maria Martens Serrano, Netherlands (senior writer)

Maria Martens Serrano is a Dutch-Salvadoran writer. She studied under a liberal arts program at University College Utrecht, going on to graduate with an MSc in Sociology from the University of Amsterdam. Exploring a broad range of interests, Maria previously worked with a news website and a human rights NGO, before becoming involved with several art fairs in the Netherlands. She now writes on topics of arts and culture. In early 2015 Maria joined the team of Artdependence Magazine as editor and contributor.

Articles (36)

Article date: Tuesday, May 3, 2016

Mourning Marisol

Artist Marisol Escobar passed away on April 30th at the age of 85. An artist whose breakthrough show was described as “remarkable”, Marisol experienced an instant recognition that is afforded to few. Nonetheless, she carefully weighed her engagement with the world of art, remaining equally captivating and elusive.

Article date: Friday, April 29, 2016

Lego admits mistake in refusing bulk order for Ai Wei Wei

Lego has released a statement claiming that their refusal to sell a bulk order to artist Ai Wei Wei was an ‘internal mistake’.

Article date: Monday, April 25, 2016

Art dealer Perry Rubenstein facing grand theft charges

The charges against Rubenstein involve several cases in which prosecutors claim he misinformed clients over the selling price of artworks, or claimed no knowledge on the whereabouts of the amounts paid.

Article date: Saturday, April 23, 2016

JMW Turner to become the face of new £20 note

Romanticist landscape painter JMW Turner has been chosen to be the face of the new £20 note, which will enter circulation in 2020. Turner has been chosen from over 500 possibilities, which included Francis Bacon and Alexander McQueen.

Article date: Wednesday, April 13, 2016

Caravaggio found in French attic

In a recent wave of re-discovery, a painting believed to be by Caravaggio has been found in a dusty attic in France.

Article date: Monday, April 11, 2016

Re-discovery of Shakespeare First Folio

An original copy of William Shakespeare’s First Folio has been discovered in a Scottish island. Published in 1623, seven years after the playwright’s death, this was the first attempt to compile Shakespeare’s works into one publication.

Article date: Monday, March 21, 2016

Changing the Anthropocentric Perception

We talk with artist Valerio Nicolai and curator Matteo Mottin for more insight into the difference between vision and perspective, and the role of the audience.

Article date: Wednesday, February 3, 2016

Ellsworth Kelly by Tricia Paik. Published by Phaidon

Phaidon’s new publication, “Ellsworth Kelly”, offers a long overdue overview of the artist, his life and his work. We say long overdue because, as author Tricia Paik argues, the work of Ellsworth Kelly has endured chronic miscategorization throughout the years, leading to a delayed public understanding of his contribution to and positioning within the arts. Paik’s conversational tone and eye for intriguing detail takes us through a timeline of Kelly’s life, in which certain key aspects stand out.

Article date: Saturday, January 9, 2016

Further into Banality - an interview with Elien Ronse

Belgian artist Elien Ronse sleeps in a different place every night. Since 2015 she abandoned her hometown of Ghent to undertake a project that delves into domesticity. Overwhelmed by the monotony of her own life, she chose to escape into the lives of others. Her project has taken her through hundreds of houses in Berlin, Vienna, Taiwan, and now Athens.

Article date: Monday, November 30, 2015

The Power of the Artist - an interview with Alun Williams and Anne Barrault

Upon investigation, the work of Alun Williams can be said to question the phrase: “a rose by any other name…” Rather, it comes closer to Gertrude Stein’s famous sentence: “a rose is a rose is a rose”, by which she meant that using the name of something is enough to call to mind everything that an object or character represents.

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