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• Met Gala 2025: Black Dandyism and Art References Dominate the Red Carpet festival-fair

  The 2025 Met Gala, held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, celebrated Black dandyism and tailoring, with countless references to art and costume history. Zendaya wore…

• Artribune's Guide to European Pavilions at the 2025 Venice Architecture Biennale festival-fair

  Artribune has released a comprehensive guide detailing 20 national pavilions from Europe showcased at the 19th Venice Architecture Biennale, addressing topics such as urban…

• LIFE Festival Debuts in Milan Merging Art, Theater, and Journalism festival-fair

  The first edition of LIFE festival, conceived by ZONA K, launches in Milan from May 7 to June 21, 2025. The festival blends theater, visual arts, performance installations, and…

• Berlin Gallery Weekend at 20: Six Keys to the World's First and Most Important Gallery Weekend festival-fair

  The Berlin Gallery Weekend, launched in 2005 by a group of Berlin galleries to attract collectors to a city lacking a strong collector base and a major art fair, celebrates its…

• Milano Film Fest Returns in June 2025 with Photography Focus festival-fair

  The Milano Film Fest, a new festival celebrating audiovisual arts, will hold its first edition from June 3 to 8, 2025, in Milan. Artistic direction is by Claudio Santamaria, with…

• London Design Biennale 2025 Showcases Global Pavilions at Somerset House festival-fair

  The London Design Biennale launches its fifth edition from 5 to 29 June 2025 at Somerset House in London, marking the venue's 25th anniversary. Under the theme 'Surface…

• Italy's Most Original Cultural Festivals of Early May 2025 festival-fair

  A roundup of cultural festivals taking place across Italy in early May 2025, covering a wide range of themes from pop philosophy to jazz, illustration, independent living, and…

• Gallery Weekend Berlin 2025: 52 Galleries, 80 Artists Across the City festival-fair

  The 21st edition of Gallery Weekend Berlin runs from May 2 to 4, 2025, with 52 galleries and 80 artists from over 20 countries. The event replaces a traditional art fair in the…

• Parma 360 Festival: Memory and Contemporary Art Across the City festival-fair

  The ninth edition of Parma 360 Festival of Contemporary Creativity runs until May 25, 2025, across multiple historic venues in Parma, Italy. Curated by Chiara Canali and Camilla…

• Forecast Festival 2025 in Berlin Showcases Six Artists Exploring Imagined Futures Through Speculative Works festival-fair

  On March 14-15, 2025, the ninth Forecast Festival took place at Radialsystem in Berlin, featuring six up-and-coming artists chosen through an open submission and mentorship…

• Nose Art Festival: Umbrian Winery Launches Olfactory Arts Event festival-fair

  The Pambuffetti family, fourth-generation owners of the Scacciadiavoli winery in Montefalco, Umbria, has announced the first edition of the Nose Art Festival, scheduled for June…

• SP-Arte/Foto 2018 Features 34 Exhibitors Including Bob Wolfenson, Germán Lorca, and Irving Penn festival-fair

  SP-Arte/Foto 2018 presented 34 exhibitors across multiple venues. The event showcased Bob Wolfenson's precious portraits at ECPS. Itaú Cultural featured works by Germán Lorca. IMS…

• Bienal das Amazônias to spotlight symbolic production across territories festival-fair

  The Bienal das Amazônias aims to illuminate symbolic production across diverse territories. Lívia Condurú, a Brazilian Amazonian figure, is highlighted in this initiative. The…

• 14th Mercosul Biennial explores trauma, dreams, and escape through critical artistic friction festival-fair

  The 14th Mercosul Biennial presents a courageous critical approach centered on trauma, dreams, and escape. Artistic production emerges from friction and difference rather than…

• Qatar Museums Unveils 2025 Program with Tasweer Photo Festival, Latin American Art Show, and Gandini Design Exhibition festival-fair

  In celebration of its 20th anniversary, Qatar Museums will present an exhibition program for spring and summer 2025 in Doha. The Tasweer Photo Festival Qatar 2025 will include…

• Jamie Hewlett and Tanino Liberatore headline Comicon 2025 in Naples festival-fair

  Comicon 2025, the 25th edition of the Naples-based comics and games festival, will take place from May 1 to 4 at the Mostra d'Oltremare. The event's poster is designed by Jamie…

• Milano Cortina 2026 Cultural Olympiad Unveils Program festival-fair

  The Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics will be accompanied by a Cultural Olympiad, a growing calendar of artistic and cultural initiatives inspired by Olympic values. Domenico De…

• 45th Cervia Kite Festival returns with Indonesia as guest of honor festival-fair

  The 45th edition of the Festival dell'Aquilone (Kite Festival) will take place on the beach of Pinarella di Cervia from April 24 to May 4, 2025. Organized by Artevento, it is the…

• Manal AlDowayan's 'Thikra' Premieres at AlUla Arts Festival 2025 with Akram Khan Choreography festival-fair

  In January 2025, the AlUla Arts Festival unveiled Thikra: A Night of Remembrance, showcasing choreography by Akram Khan and a soundscape crafted by Aditya Prakash. Visual director…

• Luca Ferrario on Educa Immagine: Bridging Generational Gaps Through Language and Media festival-fair

  The sixth edition of Educa Immagine, a festival in Rovereto from April 11–13, 2025, explored intergenerational divides amplified by digitalization under the keyword 'Unboxing.'…

• Andy Warhol's BMW M1 Art Car to debut at Art Dubai 2025 as part of 50th anniversary world tour festival-fair

  The Middle East will witness the unveiling of Andy Warhol's 1979 BMW M1 Art Car, valued at over $60 million, during Art Dubai from April 16-20, 2025. This event marks the global…

• Art Week Riyadh launches as experimental cultural initiative connecting Saudi capital with MENASA region festival-fair

  Art Week Riyadh, organized by the Visual Arts Commission of Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Culture, was held in the JAX District until April 13. CEO Dina Amin highlighted the event as…

• Fashion and Design Converge at Milan Design Week 2025 festival-fair

  The boundary between fashion and design has dissolved, creating a shared language that spans materials, forms, and cultural codes. Milan Design Week has become a key meeting…

• Napoli's Modernissimo Hosts Third Cinema Film Series 'Manifesti per un Cinema Libero' festival-fair

  From March 18 to May 7, 2025, the Multicinema Modernissimo in Naples presents 'Manifesti per un Cinema Libero', a film series dedicated to Third Cinema, a movement defined by…

• Milan Design Week 2025: Key Exhibitions and Events festival-fair

  At the Salone del Mobile 2025, Michael Anastassiades unveils a new modular lighting collection at the Fondazione Jacqueline Vodoz e Bruno Danese, which is reopening after two…

• April's Performing Arts Agenda in Italy: Spring Rolls, Resistere e creare, Lazarus, and More festival-fair

  From April 25 to 27, the Lavanderia a Vapore in Collegno (Turin) will host the second edition of Spring Rolls, showcasing choreographers such as Anna Basti, Cristina Kristal…

• Cannes 2025 Lineup Announced: Mario Martone, Wes Anderson, and More festival-fair

  The 78th Cannes Film Festival, running from May 13 to 24, 2025, unveiled its official selection. The opening film is Amelie Bonin's 'Partir un jour', inspired by her César-winning…

• Alcova's Vocla project forced to relocate after Macao's social media campaign festival-fair

  During Milan Design Week 2025, Alcova's Vocla project was forced to abandon its planned location at Viale Molise 68 after a social media campaign by former occupants Macao. Vocla,…

• Yumi Karasumaru creates pop bunny for 24Frame Future Film Fest festival-fair

  The 24Frame Future Film Fest in Bologna dedicates its 25th edition to the theme of play and toys, celebrating 30 years since the release of Toy Story. The animation festival runs…

• MAZE Debuts Art Gastronomy in Milan with Exclusive Chef-Artist Dinners festival-fair

  MAZE, the art fair label founded by Thomas Hug, has launched Art Gastronomy, a format merging contemporary art with haute cuisine through exclusive invitation-only dinners in…

• Metamorphosis Festival Bridges Nature and Architecture Across Italy and Beyond festival-fair

  The festival "The Metamorphosis: Transforming Italian Architecture" is an initiative that connects an international competition for architects and students under 40, tackling…

• Alcova 2025: Highlights from Milan Design Week festival-fair

  Alcova 2025 ran from April 7 to 13 across four locations in Varedo, Brianza, and Milan, including the SNIA former factory, Villa Borsani, Villa Bagatti Valsecchi, and the Serre di…

• miart 2025: Gallerists Report Solid Sales Despite Global Economic Uncertainty festival-fair

  The 29th miart, an international fair for modern and contemporary art in Milan, wrapped up on April 6, 2025, following a preview on April 3. Under the direction of Nicola…

• Raffaella Giordano passes 'Tu non mi perderai mai' to Stefania Tansini at FOG festival festival-fair

  On March 29, 2025, 'Tu non mi perderai mai' made its debut at Teatro Out Off in Milan as part of the FOG festival. This piece, originally crafted by Raffaella Giordano two decades…

• Art Paris 2025 Returns to Grand Palais with 170 Exhibitors festival-fair

  The 27th edition of Art Paris opened at the Grand Palais from April 3 to 6, 2025, featuring 170 exhibitors from 25 countries—34 more than the previous year. The fair is seen as a…

• Solar Biennale Opens in Lausanne with Sun-Themed Exhibition at mudac festival-fair

  The second edition of the Solar Biennale has opened in Lausanne, Switzerland, with the exhibition 'Soleil·s' at mudac – Museum of Contemporary Design and Applied Arts, located in…

• Rigenera Festival Brings AI and Urban Regeneration from Reggio Emilia to Detroit festival-fair

  The 2025 Rigenera – PIANO B, an initiative by the Fondazione degli Architetti di Reggio Emilia, featured an international workshop focused on revitalizing the Reggiane site, which…

• Top 10 Stands at miart 2025 in Milan festival-fair

  The 29th edition of miart, Milan's modern and contemporary art fair, is set to take place from April 3 to 6, 2025, with participation from over 179 galleries across 31 nations.…

• Parloir, la fiera itinerante nascosta in un garage di Milano per l'Art Week festival-fair

  Parloir, a unique traveling fair that started in Belgium in the fall of 2024, launched in Milan during Art Week at a former garage on Via Arcivescovo Romilli 20. This event is…

• Fuorisalone 2025 a Porta Venezia: eventi, installazioni e mostre dalla Milano Design Week festival-fair

  Il Milano Design Week 2025 è presentato dal Il Porta Venezia Design District, con il tema "No Boundaries Design". Tra gli eventi di punta figurano: "Two-Fold Silence" di 6:AM…