Festivals & Fairs
Festivals & Fairs
Art fairs, biennials, triennials, festivals and cultural manifestations — Art Basel, Frieze, TEFAF, Venice Biennale and beyond.
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Metronimìe Festival Returns to Turin with Focus on Performative Poetry
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The fourth edition of Metronimìe, a festival dedicated to performative poetry, takes place in Turin from June 13 to 16, 2024. Organized by Atti Impuri Poetry Slam and Associazione…
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Unlimited 2024 at Art Basel: Monumental Works and Italian Presence
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The Unlimited sector of Art Basel 2024 in Basel features monumental and museum-scale works, with a strong Italian presence. Despite perceptions of a crisis at Basel due to…
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Liste 2024: New Director and Top Stands at Basel Art Fair
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Liste, the young art fair in Basel, has announced a change in leadership: Nikola Dietrich, a 52-year-old curator with experience at Portikus Frankfurt, Gegenwart Basel, and…
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Linecheck 2024: Decima edizione del festival dell'industria musicale a Milano
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La decima edizione del Linecheck Music Meeting & Festival si svolgerà a Milano dal 18 al 23 novembre 2024, con il tema "SO FAR SO GOOD". La presentazione del festival è avvenuta…
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Art Basel 2024: A Guide to Satellite Fairs in Basel
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From June 10 to 16, 2024, Basel hosts Art Basel and numerous satellite fairs. Design Miami/Basel (June 11–16) features 25+ exhibitors, with tributes to Gaetano Pesce and Franz…
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Summer Outdoor Cinema Festivals Across Italy 2024
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The outdoor cinema season in Italy spans from June to September. Kicking off on June 7, Milan's AriAnteo will celebrate its 45th anniversary with screenings of Buena Vista Social…
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TUTTA BASE: 36-hour non-stop festival of bodies and arts in Milan
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Base Milano launches TUTTA BASE, a summer-long project opening with 36 continuous hours of music, concerts, workshops, and performances from June 7 to 9, 2024. The festival…
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Carrara Studi Aperti returns for tenth edition across city studios
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The tenth edition of Carrara Studi Aperti will take place from June 7 to 9, 2024, opening artists' studios and workshops to the public across Carrara. The event is organized by…
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Gucci to Present Spring/Summer 2025 Men's Collection at Triennale Milano
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Gucci will hold its next Milan fashion show at Triennale Milano on June 17, 2024, during Milan Fashion Week Men's Spring/Summer 2025. The collection is designed by creative…
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Cesare Cremonini and Philipp Frank Illuminate Bologna's Portici di San Luca
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For the second edition of Bologna Portici Festival (June 4–9, 2024), Italian singer-songwriter Cesare Cremonini returns with the light art project 'Luci a San Luca,' now featuring…
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MuseumWeek 2024: Global Museums Connect on Social Media from June 3-9
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From June 3 to 9, 2024, the MuseumWeek digital festival returns for its tenth edition, inviting museums, libraries, galleries, archives, research centers, and music hubs worldwide…
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Real Time Story Telling Festival in 1991 Sopot and Gdańsk Introduced Polish Performance Art Internationally
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The inaugural major performance art festival in Poland following 1989, titled Real Time Story Telling, was held in Sopot and Gdańsk in 1991. Curated by artist and theorist Jan…
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BorghilentiFestival: Slow regeneration festival debuts in Lodi area
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The inaugural BorghilentiFestival is scheduled to take place from May 31 to June 2, 2024, in Castelnuovo Bocca d'Adda, Lodi, emphasizing cultural revitalization in smaller…
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Simon Steen-Andersen and Thierry De Mey present 'Summer Playlist' at ManiFeste 2024 festival in Paris
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The 13th edition of the ManiFeste festival, hosted by Ircam from May 30 to June 22, 2024, will showcase a performance titled 'Summer Playlist' featuring Simon Steen-Andersen and…
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Exposed Torino Foto Festival: A New International Photography Festival Debuts in Turin
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The first edition of EXPOSED Torino Foto Festival opened in Turin on May 2, 2024, running until June 2, 2024. The festival features 28 exhibitions across 23 venues throughout the…
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Santarcangelo Festival 2024: 54th Edition Explores Coexistence Through Performance
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The 54th edition of Santarcangelo Festival, titled "While we are are," will take place from July 5 to 14, 2024, in the medieval town of Santarcangelo di Romagna, Italy. Artistic…
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Amsterdam Art Week 2024 Showcases 300+ Artists with Major Abramović Retrospective and Feminist Exhibition
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Amsterdam Art Week's 12th edition transforms the Dutch capital into a contemporary art hub from May 29 to June 2, featuring over 300 artists across more than 70 venues. The…
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Summer 2024 Festival Guide: 17 Cultural Events Across Italy
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The summer festival season in Italy for 2024 includes 17 events spanning from late May to August, showcasing a blend of contemporary art, music, theater, and cultural heritage.…
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London Art Week 2024: A Guide to Must-See Exhibitions
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London Art Week 2024 is scheduled from June 28 to July 5, shifting from its traditional autumn timeframe. The event features a range of activities including exhibitions in…
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Questa Cosa Queer: queer poetry performance project debuts in Rome
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The queer poetry performance project 'Questa Cosa Queer' will make its debut on June 1, 2024, at Rome Smistamento during the Meteore Fest organized by Ultraqueer. Founded by seven…
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Amsterdam Art Week 2024: Key Exhibitions and Artists
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Amsterdam Art Week will celebrate its 12th edition from May 29 to June 2, 2024, featuring over 300 artists at more than 70 locations. Directed by Martina Halsema and organized by…
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Books Bologna Art Books Festival: Interview with Curator Danilo Montanari
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In 2023, Danilo Montanari, a publisher from Ravenna, co-founded the BOOKS | Bologna art books festival with Lorenzo Balbi, drawing in more than 3,000 attendees. He differentiates…
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Ucraina è Ucraina festival launches in Milan with five nights of culture
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The first edition of the festival Ucraina è Ucraina takes place at Circolo Filologico Milanese from May 27 to 31, 2024, organized by Associazione Boristene. Curated by Svitlana…
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Appuntamento in giardino 2024: oltre 200 parchi italiani aperti con 300 eventi
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The seventh edition of Appuntamento in giardino is set to take place throughout Italy on June 1-2, 2024, showcasing more than 200 parks and gardens. Under the theme 'I cinque…
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Jacques Audiard's Genre-Bending Musical 'Emilia Perez' Premieres at Cannes
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Jacques Audiard's new film 'Emilia Perez' premiered at the 77th Cannes Film Festival, blending musical, melodrama, gangster movie, and LGBTQ+ themes. The story follows Mexican…
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Philip Colbert leads treasure hunt for kids at Banca Ifis sculpture park in Mestre
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On May 26, 2024, from 3:30 to 4:30 PM, the Parco Internazionale di Scultura di Banca Ifis at Villa Fürstenberg in Mestre will host a treasure hunt for children aged 5 to 10, led…
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Italian Theatre Festivals to Watch in June 2024
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The summer live performance season in Italy for 2024 will showcase several outdoor locations, including the Teatro Grande di Pompei and Arena Shakespeare in Parma. Notable…
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Sky Arte Documentary Explores Inaugural Torino Foto Festival
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A documentary titled 'EXPOSED. Torino Foto Festival New Landscape' airs on Sky Arte on May 24, 2024, offering a behind-the-scenes look at the first edition of the Torino Foto…
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Rimini Biennale Disegno Returns with 12 Itineraries on Travel
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The Biennale Disegno, led by Massimo Pulini, makes its return to Rimini, showcasing approximately one thousand drawings centered around the theme of travel. Key locations include…
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BAM Circus Returns to Milan with 60 Free Performances
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BAM Circus – Il Festival delle Meraviglie returns to the Biblioteca degli Alberi park in Milan from May 24 to 26, 2024, featuring over 40 artists and 15 international companies in…
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Limonov di Kirill Serebrennikov in concorso a Cannes 77
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Il film 'Limonov', diretto da Kirill Serebrennikov, è in concorso alla 77esima edizione del Festival di Cannes. Tratto dall'omonimo romanzo di Emmanuel Carrère, il film non è un…
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ARF! Festival Turns 10: Rome Comic Art Event Returns with International Lineup
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ARF! Festival, Rome's independent comic art festival, celebrates its tenth edition from May 24 to 26, 2024, at the Pelanda del Mattatoio and Città dell'Altra Economia in the…
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Milano Arch Week 2024: Seven Must-See Exhibitions Across the City
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In anticipation of the sixth Milano Arch Week, scheduled for May 20–26, 2024, the city is presenting a series of exhibitions focused on architecture and design. At M.A.C. Musica…
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Genoa's Rolli Days Spring 2024 Opens Palaces, Villas, and Churches Free to Public
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The Spring Rolli Days in Genoa are set for May 17 to 19, 2024, featuring complimentary guided tours of 42 Palazzi dei Rolli, which have held UNESCO World Heritage status since…
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Cremona Contemporanea Art Week Returns with Expanded Program
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The second edition of Cremona Contemporanea Art Week is set to take place from May 18 to 26, 2024, following its successful inaugural event that drew over 15,000 attendees.…
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Quentin Dupieux's Meta-Cinema Comedy Opens Cannes 2024
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Quentin Dupieux's film 'La Deuxième Acte' (The Second Act) opened the 77th edition of the Cannes Film Festival. The comedy breaks the fourth wall, exploring the blurring of…
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Toronto Biennial of Art 2024: Precarious Joys Lineup Announced
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The Toronto Biennial of Art (TBA) has unveiled details for its third edition, titled Precarious Joys, running from 21 September to 1 December 2024. Curated by Dominique Fontaine…
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Asian Art Biennale 2024 in Taichung to Explore Power of Becoming
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The Asian Art Biennale 2024 will open on November 16 at the National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts in Taichung, Taiwan. Curator Fang Yen Hsiang reveals the theme centers on the…
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Cannes 77 Opens with Greta Gerwig Jury and Meryl Streep Honorary Palme d'Or
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The 77th Cannes Film Festival has kicked off on the Croisette amid a charged atmosphere, as France's audiovisual sector grapples with MeToo protests and compensation disputes…
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Eurovision 2024: moda e look iconici sul Turquoise Carpet
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La Malmö Arena in Svezia ha ospitato la 68esima edizione dell'Eurovision Song Contest dal 7 all'11 maggio 2024, con il cantante svizzero Nemo che ha trionfato. Hanno partecipato…
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