Italy's Artissima contemporary art fair
The twentieth edition of Artissima in Turin, Italy runs from 8-10 November. The international contemporary art fair brings together 60 Italian and 130 foreign galleries from 38 countries.
Artissima features five distinct sections. The Main Section includes important international contemporary art galleries. New Entries focuses on exciting young galleries. Present Future presents solo exhibitions by international emerging artists whilst Back to the Future features solo shows by artists active in the 60s and 80s. Art Editions displays editioned works, prints and multiples.
One Torino is Artissima's new parallel initiative conceived and produced in collaboration with Turin’s main contemporary art institutions. Launching today and running until mid-January 2014, it aims to place Turin at the centre of an important cultural dialogue about contemporary art by consolidating the city's position as an experimental and dynamic art capital and by promoting both its contemporary and historical identity.
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| Alfredo Esquillo Jr., Release, 2013 Courtesy of the artist and Tin-aw Art Gallery |
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| Rania Bellou, Looking For An Accidental Beauty III, 2012 Courtesy of Kalfayan Galleries, Athens - Thessaloniki |
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| Yang Fudong, The Evergreen Nature of Romantic Stories (5), 1999 Courtesy of the artist and Shanghart Gallery |
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| Ana Mendieta, Untitled, 1980-2011 Courtesy of Galleria Raffaella Cortese, Milan |
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| Hans-Peter Feldmann, All the clothes of a woman Courtesy of Galleria Massimo Minini Photo Andrea Gilberti |
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| Rä di Martino, Copies récentes de paysages anciens (Film studios, Marocco), 2012 Courtesy of the artist and Monitor, Rome |
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| Mounir Fatmi, Maximum Sensation (08), 2010 Courtesy of the artist and Analix Forever |
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| Sislej Xhafa, Rocket Ship, 2011 Courtesy of the artist and Christine König Galerie, Vienna |
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| Loris Cecchini, Stochastics (turtleslike cluster) II, 2013 Courtesy of the artist and GALLERIA CONTINUA, San Gimignano / Beijing / Le Moulin Photo Veronica Tronnolone |
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| Kazuko Miyamoto, Untitled, 1982 Courtesy of the artist and Exile |
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| Brian O’Doherty, Duchamp Boxed, 1968 Courtesy of Galerie Thomas Fischer, Berlin |
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| Jimmy De Sana, Gauze, 1979 Courtesy of The Jimmy De Sana Trust and Wilkinson Gallery, London |
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| Marcello Jori, Al museo, 1974 Courtesy of Galleria Bianconi |
2012 HIGHLIGHTS
50.000 visitors
Over 5000 collectors and art lovers from around the world including 200 top collectors as guest of the fair
172 galleries coming from 29 countries
69% of exhibitors from abroad
30 museum directors and curators directly involved in the fair’s projects
10 local museums, foundations and institutions involved in parallel projects around the city
600.000 euro the value of artworks purchased for the collections of Castello di Rivoli and GAM
Over 1200 accredited journalists
Artissima ranked as the 5th international art fair among the 30 top art fairs worldwide by Skate’s Art Market Research, New York