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Various Artists Management Inks Deal to Discover, Market Italian Artists
Venice, Italy. Photo Credit: canmandawe Milan-headquartered record label and distribution company Artist First has officially inked “a wide-ranging new agreement” with London- and LA-based Various Artists Management (VAM). 12-year-old Artist First and 13-year-old Various Artists Management just recently unveiled their pact, which will see the companies coordinate “to discover and develop Italian-based artists for the global market.” VAM counts as clients The Libertines, Sad Night Dynamite, and Supergrass, to name some, whereas Artist First “works with numerous successful Italian artists alongside a number of high-profile international acts,” according to the entities’ formal announcement message. Roster-wise, Artist First has deals with Gazzelle, Fulminacci, and Zero Assoluto, among others, and the company…
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Italian city defies China, opens exhibit by dissident artist
A provocative exhibit by dissident Chinese artist Badiucao has opened in the industrial northern Italian city of Brescia in spite of pressure by the Chinese embassy in Rome to terminate it By CHARLENE PELE Associated Push November 13, 2021, 1:12 PM • 3 min browse Share to FbShare to TwitterE-mail this report BRESCIA, Italy — A provocative exhibit by dissident Chinese artist Badiucao opened Saturday in the industrial northern Italian town of Brescia in spite of pressure from the Chinese embassy in Rome to cancel it. A letter from the embassy incorporated veiled economic threats, noting Italy’s trade with China, in a bid to avoid the very first solo exhibit…
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