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• Bottom Up! Architecture Festival Returns to Turin with Regional Focus festival-fair

  The architecture festival Bottom Up! is returning for its second edition in Turin, Italy, with the goal of revitalizing public spaces in the regions of Piedmont and Valle d'Aosta…

• Milan Art Week 2022: Where to Eat During miart festival-fair

  A guide to 15 restaurants in Milan for visitors during the Milan Art Week (March 28–April 3, 2022) and miart fair (April 1–3). The fair features over 150 galleries, while the…

• Milano Art Week 2022: Guida alle mostre e agli eventi imperdibili festival-fair

  Milano celebra l'Art Week dal 28 marzo al 3 aprile 2022, con mostre di artisti come Cattelan, Steve McQueen, Elisa Sighicelli e Mustafa Sabbagh. La fiera Miart si svolgerà a…

• Milano Graphic Festival launches first edition across the city festival-fair

  The first-ever Milano Graphic Festival, put together by SIGNS and h+ Milano, is running until March 27, 2022. With over 80 events, it includes a mix of exhibitions, workshops,…

• Milan Machinima Festival 2022: Cinema Meets Video Games in Hybrid Edition festival-fair

  The fifth edition of the Milan Machinima Festival is underway until March 27, 2022, curated by Matteo Bittanti, Gemma Fantacci, Luca Miranda, and Riccardo Retez. The theme is…

• Cortona On The Move Launches First Edition in Saudi Arabia's AlUla festival-fair

  The first edition of CORTONA ON THE MOVE ALULA, titled "Past Forward – Time, Life and Longing," opened in AlUla, Saudi Arabia, running until March 31, 2022. The festival features…

• Five Emerging Designers to Watch from London Fashion Week festival-fair

  London Fashion Week showcased the imaginative designs of emerging talents. Molly Goddard, who graduated from Central Saint Martins, established her brand in 2015, secured the…

• Simposio 2022: Collective Imagination Festival in the Dolomites festival-fair

  The third edition of Simposio, a cultural project by the artistic collective NONE (Gregorio De Luca Comandini, Mauro Pace, Saverio Villirillo), will take place from July 7 to 10,…

• Stewart Copeland's Immersive Rock Opera 'The Witches Seed' Debuts in Italian Quarry festival-fair

  Stewart Copeland, founder and drummer of The Police, has composed the music for 'The Witches Seed', an immersive rock opera with horror themes set in an abandoned granite quarry…

• Russian Galleries Withdraw from Liste to Make Way for Ukrainian Galleries festival-fair

  Two Russian galleries, Fragment and Osnova, both based in Moscow, have withdrawn from the Liste Art Fair in Basel (scheduled for June 13–19, 2022) and ceded their spots to…

• ArtSampa debuts in São Paulo with 50 exhibitors at Ibirapuera Park festival-fair

  ArtSampa, a new art fair organized by the team behind Rio's ArtRio, launched its first edition at São Paulo's Ibirapuera Park. The hybrid event, running from March 16 to 20,…

• Bagatti Valsecchi Museum Launches Year-Long Women-Focused Performance Program festival-fair

  The Museo Bagatti Valsecchi in Milan, established by barons Fausto and Giuseppe Bagatti Valsecchi in the late 19th century, is set to unveil 'Stasera al Museo' (Tonight at the…

• Italian Cultural Festivals March 2022: Design, Opera, Film, Street Art festival-fair

  Italy's cultural festival season makes a comeback in March 2022 following pandemic-related restrictions. The second edition of Courmayeur Design Week-End runs from March 10 to 13,…

• Artissima 2022: New Director Luigi Fassi Unveils Plans for 29th Edition festival-fair

  On March 7, 2022, Luigi Fassi, the newly appointed director of Artissima, unveiled his plans for the 29th iteration of the contemporary art fair, scheduled for November 3…

• Gucci's Exquisite Show Returns to Milan Fashion Week with Adidas Collaboration festival-fair

  Gucci returned to Milan Fashion Week with its Exquisite show, held at the brand's Via Mecenate headquarters. Creative director Alessandro Michele presented a nearly all-male…

• Nomad Circle Returns to Swiss Alps for 2022 Edition festival-fair

  Nomad Circle, the itinerant art and design fair founded in 2016, returns to the Swiss Alps for its 2022 edition, held at Chesa Planta in St. Moritz from March 1 to 6. Curated by…

• Chiara Guidi on Puerilia 2022: Theatre as a Tool for Childhood and Education festival-fair

  Chiara Guidi, co-founder of Societas, discusses the tenth edition of Puerilia, a festival in Cesena, Italy, running until April 2022. The initiative includes performances, teacher…

• (un)fair: New Milan Art Fair Launches April 2022 festival-fair

  A new contemporary art fair called (un)fair will debut at Superstudio Maxi in Milan from April 8 to 10, 2022, with a by-invitation preview on April 7. Directed by Manuela Porcu…

• ARCOmadrid 2022: Top & Flop of the 40+1 Edition festival-fair

  The 40+1 edition of ARCOmadrid 2022 concluded successfully for the 185 participating galleries at Ifema. Director Maribel López revealed that the 42nd edition will take place from…

• Esch-sur-Alzette inaugurates European Capital of Culture 2022 with ambitious Remix program festival-fair

  Esch-sur-Alzette, the second-largest city in Luxembourg, has kicked off its European Capital of Culture 2022 initiative, spearheading a partnership with 18 municipalities from…

• Madrid Art Week Returns with Major Exhibitions Across the City festival-fair

  Madrid's art week has rebounded to its pre-pandemic vibrancy, showcasing a wealth of exhibitions. The Museo Reina Sofía has restructured its collection into eight thematic…

• Ricreazione returns to Mattatoio di Roma with free performance workshops for all ages festival-fair

  The second edition of Ricreazione, a free workshop cycle on contemporary performative arts, opens at Mattatoio di Roma in Testaccio. Curated by Ilaria Mancia and Marina Donatone,…

• Mina Mostefa's Rencontres Face à la Mer: Professionalizing Moroccan Photography festival-fair

  Mina Mostefa, who co-founded and directs the Rencontres Face à la Mer festival in Tangier, seeks to enhance the professionalism of Maghrebi photography while tackling isolation.…

• Milano MuseoCity expands to Brescia and Bergamo for 2022 edition festival-fair

  The sixth edition of Milano MuseoCity is set to take place in person from March 4 to 6, 2022, following two virtual editions prompted by the pandemic. This event, coordinated by…

• Luigi Ghirri: 30 years on, a region-wide celebration across Emilia-Romagna festival-fair

  Luigi Ghirri (Scandiano 1943 – Reggio Emilia 1992) is commemorated thirty years after his passing with 'Luigi Ghirri: Vedere Oltre,' an initiative supported by Regione…

• Mantova ospita BFF, la biennale di fotografia femminile festival-fair

  A Mantova arriva la Biennale della Fotografia Femminile (BFF), un evento dedicato alla fotografia realizzata da donne. La manifestazione coinvolge fotografe internazionali, tra…

• 7 Emerging Brands to Watch at Milan Fashion Week festival-fair

  Milan Fashion Week kicks off on Tuesday, February 22, 2022, with a return to in-person shows for most brands. Among the established houses, seven emerging labels stand out for…

• ArcoMadrid 2022 Returns in February with Reduced Galleries and Strict COVID Protocols festival-fair

  The Spanish art fair ArcoMadrid is set to take place from Tuesday, 23 to Sunday, 27, 2022, at Ifema's pavilions 7 and 9, marking its 40th anniversary (+1) a year later than…

• Eur Photo Project: New Photography Festival in Rome Explores Literature festival-fair

  Eur Photo Project, a new photography festival in Rome, will launch on February 25, 2022, at the Nuvola di Fuksas in the EUR district, running until March 9. Curated by…

• Swiss Dance Days 2022: Five Days of Dance in Basel festival-fair

  The Swiss Dance Days of 2022, a biennial showcase for Swiss dance, took place in Basel from February 2 to 6, 2022, following the cancellation of the 2021 event due to the…

• Los Angeles Art Week 2022: Frieze, Felix, and Spring Break Return festival-fair

  Frieze Los Angeles is set to return to its traditional February schedule after a break due to the pandemic, taking place from February 17–20, 2022, at a new location: a tent at…

• Stellenbosch Triennale: Art for Social Change in Post-Apartheid South Africa festival-fair

  Launched in 2020, the Stellenbosch Triennale in Stellenbosch, South Africa, aspires to establish the city as a hub for contemporary art while fostering social inclusion. Curated…

• Art Basel Miami Beach 2023 features historical surveys and new discoveries in curated sections festival-fair

  Art Basel Miami Beach 2023 presented three curated sections that uncovered new discoveries and addressed historical oversights. The Survey section featured 16 historical projects…

• Mollie Flannery to Launch at Editions and Artists Book Fair in New York festival-fair

  Mollie Flannery will present work at the Editions and Artists Book Fair in New York on November 6. The event will take place at 450 West 41st Street in Times Square, with…

• Outsider Art Fair Returns to NYC; Dallas Contemporary Attracts Street Art Fans; Cowboys Stadium Showcases Murals festival-fair

  This week, the Outsider Art Fair is set to commence on Thursday in New York, signaling the gallery's comeback to the city. In Dallas, murals by street artists at Dallas…

• Armory Show 2009 Opens Amid Recession with Vik Muniz's 'Rebus' at MoMA festival-fair

  The Armory Show 2009 opened, with artcritical editor David Cohen providing a first-day weigh-in. The fair's strategy for coping with the recession is to expand and behave with…

• David Shapiro's Award-Winning Documentary Screens at DOC NYC festival-fair

  David Shapiro's award-winning documentary will be screened at the DOC NYC festival on Sunday and Wednesday. The film has previously won awards, though specific titles and details…

• Bushwick Open Studio Festival and New York Gallery Shows festival-fair

  The 7th annual Bushwick Open Studio festival is taking place. A young painter is preparing for his debut solo exhibition in New York, opening April 17 at Stephan Stoyanov on…

• Fakear's 'Palace of Time' samples Versailles clocks for electronic track festival-fair

  French electronic musician Fakear has released 'Palace of Time', a track built from recordings of the numerous clocks at the Palace of Versailles. The artist spent several days…

• Barents Spektakel Returns In-Person with 'Where Do We Go from Here?' festival-fair

  The 18th edition of the Barents Spektakel festival will take place in Kirkenes, Norway, during the last week of February 2022. After a virtual edition in 2021 due to COVID-19, the…