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• Sydney Biennale Goes Online After Coronavirus Closure festival-fair

  The 2020 Biennale of Sydney, titled NIRIN (meaning 'edge' in Wiradjuri), opened on March 14 but was forced to close just 10 days later due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The event…

• Expo Dubai 2020 Postponed to 2021 Due to COVID-19 festival-fair

  Expo Dubai 2020, which was initially scheduled to take place from October 20, 2020, to April 10, 2021, has been rescheduled for October 1, 2021, to March 31, 2022, due to the…

• Art Fairs Roundup: Armory Week and the Independent Art Fair festival-fair

  The first week of February was bustling in Chelsea, New York, as the neighborhood hosted Armory Week, showcasing various art fairs including The Art Show, The Armory Show, NADA,…

• Mexico City's Art Week 2020 Showcases Fairs, Performance, and Global Dialogue festival-fair

  From February 4-9, 2020, Mexico City hosted La Semana de Arte, featuring events such as Zona Maco and Feria de Arte Material, reinforcing its reputation as a center for art. The…

• Art Verona 2020 postponed to December due to COVID-19 festival-fair

  Art Verona, originally scheduled for mid-October 2020, has been postponed to December 11-13, 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The decision was made in consultation with…

• Cannes Film Festival 2020 postponed due to coronavirus festival-fair

  The 2020 Cannes Film Festival, originally scheduled for May 12–23, has been officially postponed due to the global health crisis. A new date has not been set, but late June to…

• Frieze New York 2020 Canceled Due to Coronavirus festival-fair

  Frieze New York, scheduled for May 6-10 on Randall's Island, has been canceled for 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic. Organizers announced the cancellation in a letter to…

• Coronavirus Forces Mass Cancellations and Postponements of Global Art Fairs festival-fair

  Due to the global spread of COVID-19, numerous art fairs worldwide have been canceled or postponed. In March, Art Basel Hong Kong was canceled, TEFAF Maastricht closed early on…

• TEFAF Maastricht Closes Early After Exhibitor Tests Positive for Coronavirus festival-fair

  TEFAF Maastricht, one of the world's largest art fairs, was forced to close early on March 11, 2020, after an exhibitor tested positive for COVID-19. The fair had opened as…

• Lo Schermo dell'Arte offers free artist film streaming on MyMovies festival-fair

  The Lo Schermo dell'Arte festival, canceled due to COVID-19, has partnered with MyMovies to stream artist films for free from March 12 to April 3, 2020. Artists including Jeremy…

• Italian Galleries Report Mixed Results at The Armory Show 2020 Amid COVID-19 Fears festival-fair

  The 26th edition of The Armory Show closed Sunday, March 8, 2020, in New York. Despite coronavirus concerns, the fair saw generally positive business. About fifteen Italian…

• Shirin Neshat Wins Photo London 2020 Master of Photography Award festival-fair

  Photo London 2020, the UK's leading photography fair, returns to Somerset House from May 14 to 17. The fair features 109 galleries from 22 countries, including three from Milan:…

• Barbara Bologna's 'Tribù' Show at Milan Fashion Week 2020 festival-fair

  At Milan Fashion Week 2020, Barbara Bologna showcased her F/W 2021 line, 'Tribù,' at Teatro dell'Arsenale. Interestingly, guests wore white protective suits, echoing medical…

• ARCOmadrid 2020: Top and Flops from the Last Art Fair Before Lockdown festival-fair

  ARCOmadrid 2020 was one of the last major art fairs to take place before the global pandemic shut down events worldwide. The fair, held in Madrid, featured a VIP lounge designed…

• Armory Show 2020 Opens Amid COVID-19 Concerns with Curated Sections festival-fair

  On March 5, 2020, the 26th Armory Show commenced in New York amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, featuring 183 exhibitors from 32 nations, with only two galleries opting out. A pavilion…

• Miart postponed to September 2020 due to COVID-19 festival-fair

  Milan's contemporary art fair miart has been rescheduled from April to September 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The 25th edition will now take place at fieramilanocity from…

• New York Art Week: 7 Fairs Beyond the Armory Show festival-fair

  Despite cancellations of Art Basel Hong Kong and Art Dubai due to Coronavirus, New York's art week proceeds with the Armory Show leading from March 5-8, 2020. The 26th edition at…

• Italian Galleries Shine at ArcoMadrid 2020 and Satellite Fairs festival-fair

  During ArcoMadrid 2020, held from February 24 to March 1 at IFEMA, ten Italian galleries participated in the main fair, with many more appearing in satellite fairs JustMad,…

• Five Major Art Fairs Proceed in March 2020 Despite Coronavirus Concerns festival-fair

  Despite the Coronavirus outbreak that led to the cancellation of Art Basel Hong Kong, five major international art fairs are proceeding in March 2020 with enhanced health and…

• TEFAF Maastricht 2020: 280 exhibitors, new sections, and Italian galleries festival-fair

  The 2020 edition of TEFAF Maastricht will host 280 exhibitors, comprising 98 from TEFAF Antiques, 59 from TEFAF Modern, 55 from TEFAF Paintings, 23 from TEFAF Paper, and 20 from…

• Udine Design Week 2020 Goes Ahead Despite Coronavirus, Focuses on Nature and Circular Economy festival-fair

  The fifth edition of Udine Design Week will open on March 2, 2020, as scheduled, despite the coronavirus emergency. Curator Anna Lombardi of MuDeFri – Museo del Design del Friuli…

• Berlinale 2020: Golden Bear to 'There Is No Evil', Elio Germano Wins Best Actor festival-fair

  The 70th Berlin International Film Festival (Berlinale) awarded its Golden Bear to Mohammad Rasoulof's 'There Is No Evil', a film about capital punishment shot clandestinely in…

• Live Works 2020 call for performing arts projects opens festival-fair

  Centrale Fies has announced the eighth iteration of Live Works, a call for innovative performance projects curated by Barbara Boninsegna and Simone Frangi. Selected artists will…

• Brazilian galleries at ARCOmadrid 2020, Ascânio MMM exhibition at Casa Triângulo, and art award deadlines festival-fair

  Nine Brazilian galleries will participate in ARCOmadrid 2020. Ascânio MMM presents a surprising exhibition at Casa Triângulo. The Marcos Amaro Art Prize accepts applications until…

• European Philosophical Song Contest Blends Pop and Thought festival-fair

  Massimo Furlan and Claire de Ribaupierre created the European Philosophical Song Contest, a live show merging commercial pop music with philosophical concepts. Ten European…

• Poppositions art fair in Brussels cancelled for 2020 festival-fair

  Poppositions, an independent art fair founded in 2012 in Brussels by Liv Vaisberg, Pieter Vermeulen, and Edouard Meier, has announced the cancellation of its 2020 edition. The…

• Documenta Pantanal Project to Feature at SP-Arte 2020 with Three Photographers festival-fair

  From April 1 to 5, 2020, the Documenta Pantanal initiative will feature the artwork of Araquém Alcântara, João Farkas, and Luciano Candisani at SP-Arte, Brazil's premier art fair.…

• Nine Brazilian Galleries Participate in ARCOmadrid 2020 Fair festival-fair

  The ARCOmadrid 2020 art fair, hosted by IFEMA (Institución Ferial de Madrid), is scheduled for February 26 to March 1, featuring 209 galleries from 30 nations. The General…

• Sanremo 2020: First LIS Interpretation of Italian Song Festival festival-fair

  The 70th Sanremo Music Festival made history by providing live Italian Sign Language (LIS) interpretation for all five evenings for the first time. Fifteen performers, including…

• Salone del Mobile postponed to June, overlapping with Art Basel and Design Miami festival-fair

  The Salone del Mobile di Milano, originally scheduled for April 21-26, has been postponed to June 16-21 due to the coronavirus emergency. The decision was confirmed after a…

• MIA Photo Fair 2020 rescheduled to September, aligns with Miart for Milan Art Week festival-fair

  MIA Photo Fair, Italy's leading photography fair, has been rescheduled from March to September 10–13, 2020, due to the national health emergency. The new dates coincide with…

• ARCO Madrid 2020: 10 Must-See Exhibitions in the Spanish Capital festival-fair

  During ARCO Madrid 2020, the city offers a rich program of exhibitions across museums and private institutions. Highlights include Bill Viola's retrospective at Espacio Fundación…

• FOG Festival 2020 at Triennale Milano: 38 Events Across 14 Countries festival-fair

  The FOG performing arts festival at Triennale Milano is set to return in spring 2020, showcasing 38 events spanning nearly three months. This year's festival will feature…

• Gucci and Moncler Dominate Milan Fashion Week 2020 festival-fair

  Milan Fashion Week 2020 highlighted the enduring media power of fashion, with Gucci and Moncler generating the highest expectations among critics and media. Gucci, under…

• XI Berlin Biennale 2020: Four Venues, Three Preliminary Experiences festival-fair

  Scheduled to take place from June 13 to September 13, 2020, the 11th Berlin Biennale for Contemporary Art will be hosted at ExRotaprint, Daadgalerie, Gropius Bau, and KW Institute…

• Simposio Returns to Rome with Four Creative Jam Sessions festival-fair

  The third edition of Simposio, a cultural project by NONE Collective, returns to Rome with a new format: four 48-hour creative jam sessions held from March to June 2020 at NONE's…

• Set Up! 2020: Three Days of Music and Performance at Punta della Dogana festival-fair

  The third edition of Set Up! took place on February 7-8, 2020, at Punta della Dogana in Venice, a venue owned by François Pinault and renovated by Tadao Ando. The event featured a…

• ZONAMACO 2020: Latin America's Premier Art Fair Expands with New Sections and Global Reach festival-fair

  From February 5 to 9, 2020, Mexico City hosted ZONAMACO, the premier art fair in Latin America, at Centro Citibanamex. This event showcased hundreds of galleries from 26 nations…

• Seeyousound 2020: 10-day music film festival returns to Turin with 99 films and 64 events festival-fair

  The sixth edition of Seeyousound, Italy's first music-themed film festival, runs from February 21 to March 1 in Turin, featuring 99 films and video clips across 64 events,…

• Mantova to Host First Biennial Dedicated Exclusively to Women Photographers festival-fair

  The inaugural Biennale della Fotografia Femminile (BFF) is set to take place in Mantova, Italy, after being delayed from March 2020 due to health regulations. La Papessa is…