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• Bienal do Mercosul Explores Trauma, Dreams, and Escape in Final Week festival-fair

  The Bienal do Mercosul, a major South American art biennial, is currently presenting its final week of visitation. The exhibition's central themes address trauma, dreams, and…

• Bienal do Mercosul explores trauma, dreams, and escape; Times Square honors essential workers festival-fair

  The Bienal do Mercosul addresses themes of trauma, dreams, and escape in its current programming. Simultaneously, a tribute to essential workers during the pandemic has been…

• Bienal do Mercosul Opens Artist Call for First Time, Japan House Marks Anniversary festival-fair

  The Bienal do Mercosul has launched an open call for artists, a historic first in its history, focusing on themes of trauma, dreams, and escape. This initiative marks a…

• The European Pavilion Lands in Rome for a Three-Day Program on Europe's Future festival-fair

  The European Pavilion, a biennial public arts initiative launched in 2020 by the European Cultural Foundation, arrives in Rome for the first time from November 17 to 19, 2022. The…

• Artissima 2022: CRT Acquisitions, Gallery Sales, and Awards festival-fair

  The 2022 Artissima, held in Turin and led by Luigi Fassi, experienced significant institutional backing and impressive sales figures. The Fondazione per l'Arte Moderna e…

• Tirana Launches International Contemporary Dance Festival festival-fair

  Tirana has inaugurated the International Contemporary Dance Festival (ICDF), a new event aimed at showcasing Albanian-born choreographers who have achieved international success.…

• C2C Festival Celebrates 20 Years in Turin with Arca, Autechre, Jamie XX festival-fair

  The 20th edition of C2C festival (formerly Club To Club) took place in Turin from November 3 to 6, 2022. The avant-pop music festival featured a lineup including Arca, Lyra…

• Torino Film Festival 2022: restored Tre punto sei and Cineteca's hidden treasures festival-fair

  The 40th Torino Film Festival will feature a special screening of Nicola Rondolino's restored debut feature 'Tre punto sei' (2002) on November 26 at Cinema Massimo's Sala Tre. The…

• Top 10 Must-See Works at Artissima 2022 festival-fair

  Artissima 2022 took place at the Oval in Turin, marking a triumphant return at full capacity after the pandemic. The fair featured significant pieces across various mediums,…

• The Art Show at Park Avenue Armory: 60th Edition Raises Funds for Henry Street Settlement festival-fair

  The Art Show, hosted by the Art Dealers Association of America (ADAA), is taking place at the Park Avenue Armory in New York and will continue until November 6, 2022. Marking its…

• Top 10 Stands at Artissima 2022 in Turin festival-fair

  Directed by Luigi Fassi, Artissima 2022 in Turin presents exceptional artwork, despite facing challenges related to service and its venue. Highlights include Whatiftheworld…

• TAG Torino Art Galleries Night and Coffee Breakfasts for Artissima 2022 festival-fair

  On Saturday, November 5, 2022, from 5 PM until midnight, TAG will host the 25th Torino Art Galleries Night, featuring 18 member galleries with free entry. A new program, TAG Art…

• Torino Art Week 2022: APART, Paratissima, and Flashback Habitat festival-fair

  The 2022 Torino Art Week featured three major art fairs: APART, Paratissima, and Flashback. APART, the antiques fair organized by the Associazione Piemontese Antiquari (APA) in…

• Poverissima: Free Art Event During Turin Art Week festival-fair

  On November 3, 2022, Poverissima, a free, one-night event organized by communication agency MoaiPress, took place at Via Milano 13 in Turin. It offered an alternative to the…

• Joachim Maudet's 'Welcome' Deconstructs Body and Language at Constellations Festival festival-fair

  The contemporary dance festival, 12th Constellations, took place in Toulon from September 15–18, 2022, and was established by Frank Micheletti. This free event showcased…

• Artissima 2022: Torino Art Week Exhibition Guide festival-fair

  The 29th Artissima art fair is set to take place in Turin from November 4 to 8, 2022, accompanied by citywide exhibitions. Gallerie d'Italia will present a retrospective titled…

• Virgilio Sieni's Cantieri Culturali Isolotto: Art-Led Urban Regeneration in Florence festival-fair

  The sixth edition of Cantieri Culturali Isolotto, curated by dancer and choreographer Virgilio Sieni, took place in the Isolotto district of Florence. The festival featured…

• Convivio returns to Milan for 30th anniversary with shopping and HIV prevention festival-fair

  After a four-year hiatus, Convivio returns to Milan's Fabbrica del Vapore from November 3 to 7, 2022. Founded by Gianni Versace in 1992 with support from Giorgio Armani,…

• Torino Art Week 2022: Guide to Unmissable Events festival-fair

  From November 3 to 6, 2022, Turin hosts its annual art week, featuring a dense program of fairs, exhibitions, performances, and events. Alongside the main fair Artissima and the…

• Torino Art Week 2022: New 'issima' Events Expand Artissima's Orbit festival-fair

  The 29th Artissima, Turin's contemporary art fair, has spurred a variety of satellite activities throughout the city's art week. Buonissima, which runs until October 30, offers…

• Italian Museums Open for Halloween with Special Exhibitions festival-fair

  Italian museums are set to celebrate Halloween on October 31, 2022. In Turin, the Museo Nazionale del Cinema is showcasing "Dario Argento. The Exhibit" until January 2023,…

• Grazia Toderi's Neon Question Mark Illuminates Turin's Basilica Mauriziana festival-fair

  For the 25th edition of Luci d'Artista in Turin, artist Grazia Toderi (born 1963 in Padua) has created a site-specific neon work titled "…?…" installed atop the dome of the…

• Italian Design Shines at FIND Design Fair Asia in Singapore festival-fair

  In September, the first-ever FIND Design Fair Asia was held during Singapore Design Week, marking it as the biggest design show in Southeast Asia. It featured over 250 exhibitors,…

• Berlin Fashion Week champions young designers, but what about Italy? festival-fair

  Berlin Fashion Week (BFW) wrapped up in September 2022, emphasizing sustainability and the connection between designers and buyers. Taking place at the Kulturforum, the event…

• Lucca Comics & Games 2022: Record 290,000 Tickets Sold, Tim Burton and Chris Ware Among Guests festival-fair

  The 2022 edition of Lucca Comics & Games, running from October 28 to November 1, has sold 290,000 tickets, a record surpassing 2019 by 20,000. The theme is 'Hope,' with a poster…

• BIENALSUR and 34th São Paulo Biennial explore migration, identity, and political themes festival-fair

  BIENALSUR, the international biennial of contemporary art, emphasizes environmental issues, migration, and identities in its current edition. Concurrently, the 34th Bienal de São…

• ModaLisboa Oasis: New Portuguese Fashion Talents and Ivan Hunga Garcia's Hypnotic Performance festival-fair

  ModaLisboa, the Portuguese fashion event titled Oasis, recently closed in Lisbon. The event featured performances and exhibitions blurring the line between art and fashion. The…

• Zut: New Art and Design Fair Launches in Parisian 18th-Century Mansion festival-fair

  A new mini-fair called Zut debuted in Paris during the city's art week, held in the historic Hôtel de Guise, an 18th-century hôtel particulier on the Left Bank. Organized by an…

• EDIT Napoli 2022: Independent Design Fair Concludes Fourth Edition festival-fair

  The fourth edition of EDIT Napoli, the independent design fair, concluded on October 9, 2022. Founded in 2019 by Emilia Petruccelli and Domitilla Dardi, the fair transforms Naples…

• Aria di Capri: Sixth Festival del Paesaggio Closes in Anacapri festival-fair

  The Festival del Paesaggio di Anacapri has wrapped up its sixth edition, honoring intellectual Edwin Cerio and marking the centenary of the renowned Landscape Conference. Under…

• NU Arts and Community Festival Returns to Novara for Third Edition festival-fair

  The third NU Arts and Community festival launched on September 28, 2022, in Novara, Italy, hosted at Casa Bossi and the Salone dell'Arengo. Ricciarda Belgiojoso directed the…

• The Others Art Fair 2022 returns to Turin with labyrinthine display festival-fair

  The 11th edition of The Others Art Fair, running from November 3 to 6, 2022 at Padiglione 3 of Torino Esposizioni, introduces a labyrinthine display as its main novelty. Artistic…

• Halloween Activities in Myrtle Beach for 2022 festival-fair

  Various Halloween-themed events and attractions were available in Myrtle Beach during late October 2022. Activities included adult parties like the Hallow's Eve Bash at The Market…

• Paris Internationale 2022 Held in Nadar's Former Studio festival-fair

  The 2022 edition of Paris Internationale, a curated art fair founded in 2015 by galleries Antoine Levi, Gregor Staiger, Crèvecoeur, Sultana, and High Art, takes place in the…

• inTOUR 2022: 49 Lombardy Design Spaces Open to Public festival-fair

  The second edition of inTOUR, promoted by MuseoCity association, opens 49 locations across Lombardy—including Milan, Bergamo, Brescia, Como, Monza, Pavia, and Varese—until October…

• Paris+ par Art Basel Opens Under the Eiffel Tower festival-fair

  A brand new art fair, Paris+ par Art Basel, has opened beneath the Eiffel Tower in Paris. The fair features prominent international galleries including Kordansky, Massimo de…

• Interactions: 12 Short Films on Planetary Health Premieres at Rome Film Fest festival-fair

  The anthology film Interactions, composed of 12 short films spanning docu-fiction, animation, comedy, drama, and sci-fi, premieres at the 17th Rome Film Festival. Produced by…

• Roma Arte in Nuvola Returns for Second Edition with Expanded Program festival-fair

  The second edition of Roma Arte in Nuvola, the art fair conceived and directed by Alessandro Nicosia with artistic direction by Adriana Polveroni, will take place in Rome. The…

• Daniel Pennac explores Maradona's Naples myth in documentary at Rome Film Fest festival-fair

  At the 17th Rome Film Festival, French writer Daniel Pennac presented his documentary 'Daniel Pennac: ho visto Maradona!', distributed in Italy by Feltrinelli Real Cinema. The…

• Biennale Musica 2022: Luci e ombre del teatro musicale a Venezia festival-fair

  La Biennale Musica 2022, seconda edizione sotto la direzione di Lucia Ronchetti (appena insignita del Louis Spohr Musikpreis), si è svolta a Venezia dal 17 al 22 settembre,…