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• Raphael Gualazzi at Sanremo 2020: Music as Cultural Bridge festival-fair

  Raphael Gualazzi performed his new single 'Carioca' at the Sanremo 2020 festival, blending Latin American soul with 1980s urban sounds. The track was produced by Dade and features…

• Guide to Los Angeles Art Week 2020 Fairs festival-fair

  Los Angeles Art Week 2020 features multiple fairs from February 9 to 17, led by Frieze Los Angeles at Paramount Pictures Studios (Feb 14-16) with over 70 galleries, a new Focus LA…

• Affordable Art Fair Milano 2020: Top 3 Galleries Selected festival-fair

  The Affordable Art Fair Milano returned in strong form for its tenth anniversary, with packed halls and a long queue outside the entrance on opening night. The fair's formula of…

• Achille Lauro and Gucci Transform Sanremo with Art-Historical Performances festival-fair

  At the 70th Sanremo Festival, singer Achille Lauro staged a series of art-inspired performances with Gucci creative director Alessandro Michele. For the fourth episode, Lauro…

• Art Rotterdam 2020: Top Ten Highlights festival-fair

  Art Rotterdam 2020 featured a selection of ten artists and artist duos, each affiliated with their respective galleries. Charlotte Klobassa (Zeller Van Almsick) fuses Abstract…

• Versailles Electro: Electronic Music Party at the Palace of Versailles festival-fair

  On May 23, 2020, the Palace of Versailles will host Versailles Electro, an electronic music party on the Château’s Terraces. The event features DJs Justice, L'Impératrice, and…

• Five Must-See Art Fairs in February 2020 Across Three Continents festival-fair

  February 2020 is set to host a variety of global art fairs. The 21st edition of Art Rotterdam will take place from February 6–9 at Van Nellefabriek, featuring The Performance Show…

• Ō/Tempo di Festival: Marie Antoinette Spectacle at Palazzo Altemps festival-fair

  On January 29, 2020, Palazzo Altemps in Rome hosted the premiere of "Marie Antoinette: Donna, Regina e Mito," a theatrical piece created for the Museo Nazionale Romano as part of…

• Madrid Design Festival 2020: Turin as Guest City festival-fair

  The third edition of the Madrid Design Festival runs throughout February 2020 in Madrid, with Turin as the invited city. Organized by La Fábrica, the festival features over 250…

• Altaroma 2020: Upcycling, Young Talents, and Sustainability Take Center Stage festival-fair

  Altaroma 2020 wrapped up after four days at the Guido Reni District, emphasizing sustainability and upcycling. Giada Curti took inspiration from Jean-Jacques Annaud's "L'Amant"…

• Berlinale 2020: Elio Germano protagonista in concorso con due film italiani festival-fair

  La settantesima edizione della Berlinale si tiene dal 20 febbraio al 1 marzo 2020, con Carlo Chatrian nel ruolo di direttore artistico. Due film italiani competono per il premio:…

• Summer Program at Anita Schwartz Galeria Features Over 20 Artists in Rio de Janeiro festival-fair

  Anita Schwartz Galeria de Arte in Rio de Janeiro is hosting an extensive free summer program titled Projeto Verão #1, running from January to March. The program includes art,…

• Noite das Ideias Launches in Brazil with Forest-Themed Debates Across Three Cities festival-fair

  On Thursday, January 30, the first Brazilian edition of Noite das Ideias will take place concurrently in Brasília, São Paulo, and Rio de Janeiro. This global initiative, organized…

• artgenève 2020: 95 Galleries, New Video Art Section, and Prix Solo Award festival-fair

  The ninth iteration of artgenève, overseen by Thomas Hug, is set to take place at Palexpo in Geneva from January 30 to February 2, 2020, featuring 95 galleries. Newcomers to the…

• Top e Flop di Arte Fiera 2020: Bologna Art Week tra Innovazioni e Criticità festival-fair

  La storica Arte Fiera 2020, la più antica fiera d'Italia, si è conclusa a Bologna con eventi di grande rilevanza. Sotto la nuova direzione di Simone Menegoi e Gloria Bartoli, la…

• 24 Galleries Urge Art Basel to Cancel or Reform Hong Kong Fair Amid Protests festival-fair

  On January 16, 2020, a group of twenty-four international galleries reached out to Marc Spiegler, the global director of Art Basel, and Adeline Ooi, the director for Hong Kong.…

• Gabriele Basilico Retrospective and Photography Festival at Palazzo delle Esposizioni festival-fair

  From January 25 to April 13, 2020, the Palazzo delle Esposizioni in Rome will showcase a significant retrospective titled 'Metropoli' dedicated to Gabriele Basilico, featuring…

• Arte Fiera Bologna 2020: Top 10 Works from the Fair festival-fair

  Arte Fiera 2020 in Bologna showcased a diverse selection of works across modern and contemporary sections. Jimmie Durham's video installation 'Smashing' replaced his planned live…

• Arte Fiera Bologna 2020 relocates to new halls festival-fair

  Arte Fiera Bologna 2020, directed for the second year by Simone Menegoi, has moved to the north side of the Bologna exhibition center, occupying two newer and more spacious halls.…

• Flavio Favelli Designs Artribune Stand for Arte Fiera 2020 festival-fair

  At Arte Fiera in Bologna, Artribune presents a stand designed by Flavio Favelli (born 1967 in Florence), whom the publication considers the best established Italian artist of 2019…

• Altaroma 2020: Moda green, sostenibilità e giovani talenti all'Ex Caserma di via Guido Reni festival-fair

  Dal 23 al 26 gennaio 2020, l'Ex Caserma di via Guido Reni a Roma ospiterà Altaroma, un evento dedicato alla moda sostenibile e green. Sotto la presidenza di Silvia Venturini…

• Travel Guide for Pigeon Forge Itinerary Highlights Local Attractions festival-fair

  A travel itinerary outlines a two-day visit to Pigeon Forge, Tennessee. The schedule includes dining at Pancake Pantry, exploring Old Mill Square, visiting Dollywood amusement…

• 11 Must-See Exhibitions and a Performance in Bologna During Arte Fiera 2020 festival-fair

  As Bologna prepares for Arte Fiera 2020, under the direction of Simone Menegoi, the city's art week showcases a variety of exhibitions and a performance. Key attractions include:…

• SetUp Bologna cancelled, replaced by charity exhibition festival-fair

  SetUp, the independent fair for emerging artists that ran for seven editions during Bologna Art Week, has been cancelled. Alice Zannoni, sole administrator of SetUp Art srl and…

• New Book Fair 'testo' to Launch in Florence, Focusing on Publishing Process festival-fair

  A new book fair called 'testo [Come si diventa un libro]' will open in Florence on March 20, 2020, at the Stazione Leopolda. Conceived by Pietro Torrigiani and Maddalena…

• Oplà Performance Program Returns to Arte Fiera Bologna 2020 festival-fair

  Arte Fiera Bologna revives its performance program Oplà from January 24 to 26, 2020, curated by Silvia Fanti of Xing. The program, titled "Oplà. Performing Activities," emphasizes…

• Frieze New York 2020 announces 200 galleries and thematic sections festival-fair

  Frieze New York is set to take place on Randall's Island from May 6 to 10, 2020, featuring 200 galleries. A special tribute section, curated by Julie Rodrigues Widholm from the…

• ZU's Amazonian Sound Performance at Turin's Cinema Massimo festival-fair

  The Italian experimental rock band ZU will present their new album 'Terminalia Amazonia' on January 16 at Cinema Massimo in Turin, as part of the Jazz is Dead festival in…

• Teatri di Vetro 13: A Festival That Embraces the Unfinished festival-fair

  The 13th edition of Teatri di Vetro (TDV), under the direction of Roberta Nicolai, takes place in Rome, concluding at Teatro India with the performance "Oscillazioni." This…

• Campobasso's Suburban Walls Become an Open-Air Street Art Gallery festival-fair

  Since the first edition of the Draw the Line festival in 2011, which famously featured a mural by Blu that faced censorship threats, Campobasso has transformed its peripheral…

• Four Art Fairs to Watch in January 2020 festival-fair

  January 2020 kicks off with four major international art fairs. The Outsider Art Fair returns to New York's Metropolitan Pavilion from January 16–19, featuring 61 exhibitors from…

• artgenève expands to Moscow with dual fairs artmoscow and artmoscow/curated festival-fair

  artgenève, the modern and contemporary art fair directed by Thomas Hug, is expanding to Moscow with two new fairs: artmoscow and artmoscow/curated, which will alternate annually.…

• FotoFest Biennial 2020 to Spotlight African Photography festival-fair

  The 18th edition of FotoFest Biennial, taking place in Houston from March 8 to April 19, 2020, will focus on African artists and their diaspora for the first time in its 37-year…

• 2020 Music Preview: Alvin Curran, Rammstein, Iosonouncane, and More festival-fair

  The article previews notable music events in 2020, including the fourth edition of the Bristol New Music Festival (April 23–26), featuring avant-garde composer Alvin Curran with a…

• ESTE ARTE abre 6ª edição em Punta del Este com galerias brasileiras festival-fair

  A 6th edition of the international fair ESTE ARTE is taking place in Punta del Este, Uruguay, running until January 8, 2020. This event showcases a mix of both regional and…

• Artists and Gallerists Compete in Straperetana Winter Edition 2019 Culinary Challenge festival-fair

  The second edition of the Straperetana Winter Edition culinary challenge took place in Pereto, Abruzzo, organized by Paola Capata, Delfo Durante, and Saverio Verini. Four pairs of…

• Roma's New Year 2020: Free Performances and Installations Across the City festival-fair

  The New Year festivities in Rome for 2020, organized by Fabrizio Arcuri alongside Claudia Sorace and Francesca Macrì, will take place on January 1 with a range of free cultural…

• Moscow Biennale 2019 Partners with Albertina Museum, Features 40 Artists festival-fair

  The 8th Moscow International Biennale of Contemporary Art, overseen by curator Dmitri Tcherniakov, showcases works from 40 artists worldwide. In a first-time collaboration, the…

• Bologna's Holiday Light Show Projects Cult Films on Historic Palaces festival-fair

  From December 27, 2019, to January 5, 2020, Bologna will present Lightin'Bo, a videomapping initiative by Bologna Welcome and Cineteca di Bologna. This program will showcase…

• Matera 2019: Street Art, Memory, and Peace in European Capital of Culture festival-fair

  Matera, which earned the title of European Capital of Culture in 2019, is gearing up for a vibrant weekend featuring street art, archival dives, and peace-themed exhibitions.…