Vittoria Benzine

Vittoria Benzine is a Brooklyn-based journalist and essayist serving the creative multiverse through a chaos magical paradigm. She's lived in disparate neighborhoods from Bensonhurst to Bed-Stuy, but presently calls Clinton Hill home.

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Remix artist: Meet street artist-turned-gallery superstar Tomokazu Matsuyama

Arts & Entertainment

Remix artist: Meet street artist-turned-gallery superstar Tomokazu Matsuyama

On display at Photoville: Stark exposures of our shared humanity

Arts & Entertainment

On display at Photoville: Stark exposures of our shared humanity

Tweaking the quotidian: 30 years of street art pranksters Skewville

Arts & Entertainment

Tweaking the quotidian: 30 years of street art pranksters Skewville

At the Whitney Biennial: Reaching for utopia, without protests

Arts & Entertainment

At the Whitney Biennial: Reaching for utopia, without protests

Art on ice

Arts & Entertainment

Art on ice

New York flotsam, but make it art

Arts & Entertainment

New York flotsam, but make it art

At Davide Balliano’s ‘Event Horizon,’ system error is the point

Arts & Entertainment

At Davide Balliano’s ‘Event Horizon,’ system error is the point

New in Williamsburg: An Instagrammable mural, underwritten by Instagram

Arts & Entertainment

New in Williamsburg: An Instagrammable mural, underwritten by Instagram

Six Brooklyn artists to check out at the Armory Show

Arts & Entertainment

Six Brooklyn artists to check out at the Armory Show

The off-kilter seduction of painter Matthew Hansel

Arts & Entertainment

The off-kilter seduction of painter Matthew Hansel

New flower sculptures at the Botanic Garden hypnotize and inspire

Arts & Entertainment

New flower sculptures at the Botanic Garden hypnotize and inspire

6 great exhibits featuring work by Brooklyn artists to check out this summer

Arts & Entertainment

6 great exhibits featuring work by Brooklyn artists to check out this summer

Brooklyn Museum’s ‘Africa Fashion’ celebrates the continent through designers

Style & Design

Brooklyn Museum’s ‘Africa Fashion’ celebrates the continent through designers

See Fred Wilson’s ‘Mind Forged Manacles’ before it comes down

Arts & Entertainment

See Fred Wilson’s ‘Mind Forged Manacles’ before it comes down

At Faurschou, a time-hopping exhibit that’s also an embrace

Arts & Entertainment

At Faurschou, a time-hopping exhibit that’s also an embrace

Los Angeles Frieze out: Brooklyn artists descend on Cali

Arts & Entertainment

Los Angeles Frieze out: Brooklyn artists descend on Cali

British art rockers Dry Cleaning top bill in sold-out Pioneer Works show

Arts & Entertainment

British art rockers Dry Cleaning top bill in sold-out Pioneer Works show

A Brooklyn-based artist’s latest installation: A fake real estate office

Arts & Entertainment

A Brooklyn-based artist’s latest installation: A fake real estate office

What would Francis Bacon’s paintings look like if he listened to Katy Perry?

Arts & Entertainment

What would Francis Bacon’s paintings look like if he listened to Katy Perry?

Art Basel’s ATM Leaderboard ‘winner’ has $9.5m in the bank — and isn’t Diplo

Arts & Entertainment

Art Basel’s ATM Leaderboard ‘winner’ has $9.5m in the bank — and isn’t Diplo

Basel isn’t the only show in Miami this week

Arts & Entertainment

Basel isn’t the only show in Miami this week

Brooklyn at Basel: Meet the artists repping the borough in Miami

Arts & Entertainment

Brooklyn at Basel: Meet the artists repping the borough in Miami

Highlights from the Other Art Fair

Arts & Entertainment

Highlights from the Other Art Fair

Two Trees taps Photoville to explore the history of the Domino refinery

Community & Commerce

Two Trees taps Photoville to explore the history of the Domino refinery

Inside the Brooklyn Museum’s 10-year gut-renovation of its Asian and Islamic art galleries

Arts & Entertainment

Inside the Brooklyn Museum’s 10-year gut-renovation of its Asian and Islamic art galleries

Meet the 11 artists who repped Brooklyn at The Armory Show

Arts & Entertainment

Meet the 11 artists who repped Brooklyn at The Armory Show

10 Brooklyn artists with shows you need to see right now

Arts & Entertainment

10 Brooklyn artists with shows you need to see right now

‘Badassery in Action’: New Basquiat exhibit reveals the man behind the mythology

Arts & Entertainment

‘Badassery in Action’: New Basquiat exhibit reveals the man behind the mythology

Big Sur in Brooklyn: Video installation ‘Aragonite Stars’ brings underwater zen to BRIC

Arts & Entertainment

Big Sur in Brooklyn: Video installation ‘Aragonite Stars’ brings underwater zen to BRIC

A passionate painter and oracle of Black culture gets his due

Arts & Entertainment

A passionate painter and oracle of Black culture gets his due

An Art Week stroll through Wynwood—the Bushwick of Miami

Arts & Entertainment

An Art Week stroll through Wynwood—the Bushwick of Miami

Brooklyn artists hit the beach at Untitled and Scope art fairs

Arts & Entertainment

Brooklyn artists hit the beach at Untitled and Scope art fairs

Meet the artists representing Brooklyn at Basel

Arts & Entertainment

Meet the artists representing Brooklyn at Basel

Colorful chaos at the Prospect Park bandshell

Arts & Entertainment

Colorful chaos at the Prospect Park bandshell

How the Wide Awakes revived a 19th century movement in the name of joy

Community & Commerce

How the Wide Awakes revived a 19th century movement in the name of joy

Alternative by nature: Inside Brooklyn’s kava moment

Food & Drink

Alternative by nature: Inside Brooklyn’s kava moment

Vittoria Benzine

Articles written by the author

Remix artist: Meet street artist-turned-gallery superstar Tomokazu Matsuyama

Remix artist: Meet street artist-turned-gallery superstar Tomokazu Matsuyama

On display at Photoville: Stark exposures of our shared humanity

On display at Photoville: Stark exposures of our shared humanity

Tweaking the quotidian: 30 years of street art pranksters Skewville

Tweaking the quotidian: 30 years of street art pranksters Skewville

At the Whitney Biennial: Reaching for utopia, without protests

At the Whitney Biennial: Reaching for utopia, without protests

Art on ice

Art on ice

New York flotsam, but make it art

New York flotsam, but make it art

At Davide Balliano’s ‘Event Horizon,’ system error is the point

At Davide Balliano’s ‘Event Horizon,’ system error is the point

New in Williamsburg: An Instagrammable mural, underwritten by Instagram

New in Williamsburg: An Instagrammable mural, underwritten by Instagram

Six Brooklyn artists to check out at the Armory Show

Six Brooklyn artists to check out at the Armory Show

The off-kilter seduction of painter Matthew Hansel

The off-kilter seduction of painter Matthew Hansel

New flower sculptures at the Botanic Garden hypnotize and inspire

New flower sculptures at the Botanic Garden hypnotize and inspire

6 great exhibits featuring work by Brooklyn artists to check out this summer

6 great exhibits featuring work by Brooklyn artists to check out this summer

Brooklyn Museum’s ‘Africa Fashion’ celebrates the continent through designers

Brooklyn Museum’s ‘Africa Fashion’ celebrates the continent through designers

See Fred Wilson’s ‘Mind Forged Manacles’ before it comes down

See Fred Wilson’s ‘Mind Forged Manacles’ before it comes down

At Faurschou, a time-hopping exhibit that’s also an embrace

At Faurschou, a time-hopping exhibit that’s also an embrace

Los Angeles Frieze out: Brooklyn artists descend on Cali

Los Angeles Frieze out: Brooklyn artists descend on Cali

British art rockers Dry Cleaning top bill in sold-out Pioneer Works show

British art rockers Dry Cleaning top bill in sold-out Pioneer Works show

A Brooklyn-based artist’s latest installation: A fake real estate office

A Brooklyn-based artist’s latest installation: A fake real estate office

What would Francis Bacon’s paintings look like if he listened to Katy Perry?

What would Francis Bacon’s paintings look like if he listened to Katy Perry?

Art Basel’s ATM Leaderboard ‘winner’ has $9.5m in the bank — and isn’t Diplo

Art Basel’s ATM Leaderboard ‘winner’ has $9.5m in the bank — and isn’t Diplo

Basel isn’t the only show in Miami this week

Basel isn’t the only show in Miami this week

Brooklyn at Basel: Meet the artists repping the borough in Miami

Brooklyn at Basel: Meet the artists repping the borough in Miami

Highlights from the Other Art Fair

Highlights from the Other Art Fair

Two Trees taps Photoville to explore the history of the Domino refinery

Two Trees taps Photoville to explore the history of the Domino refinery

Inside the Brooklyn Museum’s 10-year gut-renovation of its Asian and Islamic art galleries

Inside the Brooklyn Museum’s 10-year gut-renovation of its Asian and Islamic art galleries

Meet the 11 artists who repped Brooklyn at The Armory Show

Meet the 11 artists who repped Brooklyn at The Armory Show

10 Brooklyn artists with shows you need to see right now

10 Brooklyn artists with shows you need to see right now

‘Badassery in Action’: New Basquiat exhibit reveals the man behind the mythology

‘Badassery in Action’: New Basquiat exhibit reveals the man behind the mythology

Big Sur in Brooklyn: Video installation ‘Aragonite Stars’ brings underwater zen to BRIC

Big Sur in Brooklyn: Video installation ‘Aragonite Stars’ brings underwater zen to BRIC

A passionate painter and oracle of Black culture gets his due

A passionate painter and oracle of Black culture gets his due

An Art Week stroll through Wynwood—the Bushwick of Miami

An Art Week stroll through Wynwood—the Bushwick of Miami

Brooklyn artists hit the beach at Untitled and Scope art fairs

Brooklyn artists hit the beach at Untitled and Scope art fairs

Meet the artists representing Brooklyn at Basel

Meet the artists representing Brooklyn at Basel

Colorful chaos at the Prospect Park bandshell

Colorful chaos at the Prospect Park bandshell

How the Wide Awakes revived a 19th century movement in the name of joy

How the Wide Awakes revived a 19th century movement in the name of joy

Alternative by nature: Inside Brooklyn’s kava moment

Alternative by nature: Inside Brooklyn’s kava moment

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