November 1–3, 2024
Artissima—the only fair in Italy with an exclusive focus on contemporary art—will return in Turin from November 1–3.
The unique character of Artissima stems from its dual approach, combining a market-oriented event of very high quality with a cultural program capable of investigating constantly new and different ways of experiencing art. An expansion into the city in concentric circles of what happens at the fair and a further opportunity for visibility for the participating galleries.
The Underground Cinema at Gallerie d’Italia—Torino
The collaboration between Intesa San Paolo and Artissima continues with the third edition of the exhibition project on images in motion, hosted in the spaces of Gallerie d’Italia—Torino. The exhibition is called The Underground Cinema and is curated by Irene Calderoni, featuring works by Pauline Boudry & Renate Lorenz, Alice Bucknell, Stephanie Comilang, Pauline Curnier Jardin, Valentina Furian, Lungiswa Gqunta, Beatrice Marchi, Lili Reynaud Dewar, Silvia Rivas. In dialogue with the wider thematic framework of Artissima, it explores dream images suspended between waking and sleeping, light and darkness, reality and its projection on the screen of the unconscious.
Objects in Mirror Might Be Closer Than They Appear at Museo Regionale di Scienze Naturali
The installation Objects in Mirror Might Be Closer Than They Appear by Julian Charrière and Julius von Bismarck, in collaboration with the gallery Sies + Höke, will be on view during Artissima at Museo Regionale di Scienze Naturali di Torino. The work investigates the relationship between geological time and human time, the impact of climate change and the necessity of critically rethinking the man-nature relationship. The work activates an original dialogue between Artissima and the Museum.
Raised in the Dust at Former Zoo of Torino
In the setting of Parco Michelotti, inside the former Giardino Zoologico di Torino, in collaboration with Città di Torino, Artissima presents Raised in the Dust (2022), by the Georgian artist Andro Eradze (galleria Spazio A). The work consists of a film that takes place in the forest, criticizing the human activity as fatal for wildlife.
Euridome at Consulta per la Valorizzazione dei Beni Artistici e Culturali di Torino and Unione Industriali Torino
Artissima curates the production of Euridome, a luminous installation supported by Consulta per la Valorizzazione dei Beni Artistici e Culturali di Torino and Unione Industriali Torino, created by Erik Saglia (Thomas Brambilla gallery). The installation joins the circuit Costellazione of Luci d’Artista 27. Euridome will be installed on the façade of the headquarters of the city’s business associations (Via Fanti 17) starting on October 25, the opening day of Luci d’Artista, and it will continue to be visible to the public over time.
Afasia 1 at the Hotel Principi di Piemonte / UNA Esperienze
The ballroom of the historic hotel Principi di Piemonte / UNA Esperienze in the centre of Torino will host, for the fifth time in collaboration with Artissima, a contemporary art installation titled Afasia 1, by Arcangelo Sassolino. This project is in collaboration with Galleria Continua.
At the fair
Identity 2024: WoW—Worlds of Words
Born with the support of Fondazione Compagnia di San Paolo, IDENTITY is a new initiative that consists of a three-year programme of enhancement of the identifying characteristics of the fair, which for each edition will offer in-depth focal points to shed light on the strategic lines that have contributed to the present positioning of Artissima in the art world.
In 2024, the project WoW—Worlds of Words is presented, focusing on the world of Italian and international magazines and publishing projects, which the fair has always spotlighted as fundamental voices in the process of creation of a narrative on contemporary art, capable of reflecting the transformations in progress and shaping the cultural enterprises of reference. The initiative underscores one of the identifying factors that makes the fair a hub of detection and monitoring of new cultural territories and outlooks
Among the participants: ARCHIVIO, Arte Cairo, Artforum International, Artribune, As a Journal, Cactus Magazine, C41, Canvas, Cose Journal, CURA., Epoch Review, Espoarte, exibart, Flash Art, Il Giornale dell’Arte, Il Magazine, Middle Plane, MOUSSE, NATIONHOOD, segno, Tank Magazine, Urbano.
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