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David Guido Pietroni

David Guido Pietroni is an Italian music and film producer. Since 2004, he has been a member of the Recording Academy for the Grammy Awards and is also a part of the Tribeca Film Center, the realized vision of Robert De Niro bring together and support the New York City Film Community. He has been in the art world his entire life and has started this initiative "The Art Insider" to contribute in the best way possible.

Reach him at david@art-insider.com.

New Murals To Pop Up in Brooklyn For Juneteenth

David Guido Pietroni Jun 19, 2021

Murals celebrating Black women activists will pop up in Brooklyn this summer, starting with Juneteenth. The first of these murals will be unveiled today. The work is the creation of artist-activist Helena Metaferia, who is primarily…

UK Auction Removes Looted Objects After Objections From Ethiopian Embassy

David Guido Pietroni Jun 18, 2021

Two 19th objects were removed from an auction in the UK after the Ethiopian embassy objected to the sale of the ‘looted’ objects. According to a report by the British daily The Guardian, the Ethiopian embassy wrote a letter to Busby –…

Norway Fixes Date To Open Its $723 Million Mega Museum

David Guido Pietroni Jun 16, 2021

The National Museum of Norway, touted to be the largest museum in the country, is slated to open on June 11, 2022. The National Museum of Art, Architecture, and Design, as it is officially called, is a project in works for more than 7…

World Wide Web Code By Tim Berners-Lee To Auction As NFT At Sotheby’s

David Guido Pietroni Jun 15, 2021

British scientist Sir Tim Berners-Lee is auctioning the original World Wide Web code as an NFT in an upcoming auction at Sotheby's. The work, which is a time-stamped original code containing 9,550 lines, will go on sale at Sotheby’s from…

Multi-Million Dollar Legal Tussle Over Robert Indiana Ends In Settlement

David Guido Pietroni Jun 14, 2021

The multi-million dollar legal battle over works of Robert Indiana between his estate and the Morgan Art Foundation has finally reached a settlement after 3 years, as per the New York Times. The Morgan Art Foundation represented Robert…

Excavation at China reveal ancient bamboo fragments of Baodun Culture

David Guido Pietroni Jun 11, 2021

Ancient bamboo fragments were found at the Baodun site in the Sichuan province of China during excavation works. According to a report by ECNS, six bamboo fragments were found in the ancient town of Baodun, located in the Chengdu Plains.…

Nintendo Plans To Turn Defunct Factory Into Its First Museum

David Guido Pietroni Jun 10, 2021

One of the defunct Nintendo factories can be turned into the world’s first museum for the gaming company. Nintendo, one of the leading electronics and video games companies in the world, released a statement sharing its plan for the…

Donald Judd’s Marfa Building Gets Ravaged By Fire

David Guido Pietroni Jun 9, 2021

A fire broke out in the former office of artist Donald Judd in Marfa, causing significant damage. The story was first broken by the New York Times, which reported the fire that ravaged the two-story building. It used to a former…

Toppled Statue Of Slave Trader Put On Display In Bristol Museum

David Guido Pietroni Jun 8, 2021

A toppled slave trader statue in Bristol has been put on a museum display, sparking controversy in the art community. The statue in question belonged to Edward Colston, a 17th-century merchant who was involved in the Trans-Atlantic Slave…

Police Mural By Detroit Institute Of Arts Faces Public Backlash

David Guido Pietroni Jun 7, 2021

A recently unveiled mural about police by the Detroit Institute of Arts faced backlash for being “pro-cops”. Last weekend, the DIA posted the images of the newly unveiled mural on social media. The work, titled To Serve And Protest, was…

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