Paris Internationale Milan Debuts 'Aperto Italia' Day-Long Forum on Italian Contemporary Art Crisis
The inaugural Paris Internationale fair will take place at Palazzo Galbani during Milan Art Week, commencing on Saturday, April 18, 2026. An eight-hour dialogue series titled 'Aperto Italia' will run from 11:30 to 19:30, focusing on Italian contemporary art. This program aims to address Italy's historically low representation at the 2026 Venice Biennale and its shortcomings in the World Cup, reflecting systemic vulnerabilities. The format was designed by Massimiliano Gioni of the Nicola Trussardi Foundation, in tribute to Giancarlo Politi. Discussions will feature 21 artists, including Yuri Ancarani and Adrian Paci, with moderation by Nicolas Ballario and Gioni. The fair will be held from April 18-21, showcasing 35 galleries, while MEGA Art Fair will operate from April 15-18.
Key facts
- Paris Internationale makes its Milan debut from April 18-21, 2026, at Palazzo Galbani.
- The fair's 'Aperto Italia' program runs for eight consecutive hours on Saturday, April 18, from 11:30 to 19:30.
- Massimiliano Gioni, artistic director of the Nicola Trussardi Foundation, conceived the forum.
- Twenty-one Italian artists across generations will participate in conversations moderated by six figures.
- The event responds to the record-low Italian presence at the 2026 Venice Biennale.
- The program honors the late Giancarlo Politi and his work in Flash Art.
- Paris Internationale features 35 international galleries in an intimate, quality-focused format.
- The Nicola Trussardi Foundation is the Special Public Program Partner for the fair.
Entities
Artists
- Yuri Ancarani
- Simone Berti
- Carlo Benvenuto
- Ambra Castagnetti
- Guglielmo Castelli
- Giulia Cenci
- Sara Enrico
- Chiara Enzo
- Linda Fregni Nagler
- Elisa Giardina Papa
- Marcello Maloberti
- Margherita Manzelli
- Daniele Milvio
- Margherita Moscardini
- Adrian Paci
- Diego Perrone
- Grazia Toderi
- Patrick Tuttofuoco
- Grazia Varisco
- Iva Lulashi
- Massimiliano Gioni
- Giancarlo Politi
- Nicolas Ballario
- Lucrezia Calabrò Visconti
- Gianfranco Maraniello
- Marta Papini
- Roberta Tenconi
- Leonora Carrington
- Gaetano Pesce
- Giovanni De Francesco
- Nick Mauss
- Nicola Colella
- Margot Montigny
- Nicole Gravier
- Nicolas Party
- Sonia Kacem
- Prinz Gholam
- Caroline Bachmann
- Walter Pfeiffer
- Benni Bosetto
- Martine Bedin
- Maria VMier
- Nicole Wermers
- Ibuki Inoue
- Tomasz Kr?cicki
- Anna Zemánková
- Samuel Haitz
- Anthea Hamilton
- Anna Franceschini
- Lee Scratch Perry
- Robert Mapplethorpe
- Luca Monterastelli
- Cosima von Bonin
- X. Zhu Nowell
- Eric Baudelaire
Institutions
- Paris Internationale
- Fondazione Nicola Trussardi
- Biennale di Venezia
- Flash Art
- MEGA Art Fair
- Artribune
- Ciaccia Levi
- Crèvecœur
- Gregor Staiger
- Veda
- kaufmann repetto
- Lia Rumma
- Franco Noero
- Jocelyn Wolff
- Galerie 1900–2000
- Luisa Delle Piane
- Emanuela Campoli
- Christ & Gantenbein
- NM3
- Art Basel
- Frieze London
- Banca Ifis
- Ifis art
- Collezione da Tiffany
- Ermes Ermes
- Deborah Schamoni
- Stereo
- Sylvia Kouvali
- Fondation Beyeler
- Keteleer
- City of Milan
Locations
- Milano
- Italy
- Palazzo Galbani
- Venezia
- Paris
- France
- Rome
- London
- United Kingdom
- Switzerland
- Milan
- Zurich
- Via Fabio Filzi