Festivals & Fairs
Festivals & Fairs
Art fairs, biennials, triennials, festivals and cultural manifestations — Art Basel, Frieze, TEFAF, Venice Biennale and beyond.
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Art Düsseldorf 2019: A Fair Rooted in Collecting Tradition
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Art Düsseldorf, now in its third edition, was founded by Walter Gehlen to compete with rival Cologne. The fair runs four days in mid-November, featuring no weak galleries and a…
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Loop Barcelona 2019: Video Art Confronts Global Disintegration
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The 17th edition of Loop, a fair dedicated to film and video art, took place at the Hotel Almanac in Barcelona from November 19 to 21, 2019. Forty galleries exhibited works that…
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Frida Kahlo Documentary Premieres at Torino Film Festival
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Director Giovanni Troilo presents 'Frida viva la vida' at the 37th Torino Film Festival, a documentary exploring the life and spaces of Mexican artist Frida Kahlo. The film…
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Duke Riley's Bed Bug Conspiracy at Red Hook Labs
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Duke Riley's project 'In the Darkest Hour I Am By Your Side' at Red Hook Labs in New York, presented by Non-Essential Consultants, Inc., features a living sculpture, a…
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Rome Museums Offer Artist-Led Tours as Part of 'Scegli il Contemporaneo'
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In Rome, there's an exciting initiative called 'Scegli il Contemporaneo – Ti racconto Roma,' which invites artists to lead tours of their studios and nearby museums to showcase…
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Dissect: Meghann Riepenhoff's Living Photographs at Paris Photo
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During Paris Photo 2019, the Dissect initiative, led by Emanuele Quinz and Samuel Bianchini, explored the cyanotype creations of Meghann Riepenhoff. Born in 1979, Riepenhoff is…
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Torino Film Festival 37 Opens with Taika Waititi's Jojo Rabbit
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The 37th Torino Film Festival commenced on an undisclosed date and will continue until November 30, 2019, with Emanuela Martini at the helm. Its motto, "Sarà una risata che vi…
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Milano Korean Film Festival 2019: programma e ospiti
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Il Milano Korean Film Festival si svolgerà il 23 novembre 2019 presso il cinema Anteo di Milano, con un focus sul cinema sudcoreano. Il regista Park Jung-Bum, nato nel 1976 e…
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New Contemporary Art Fair 'Roma Arte in Nuvola' to Launch in Rome's Fuksas Cloud
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A new contemporary art fair, Roma Arte in Nuvola, will debut in May 2020 at the Nuvola di Fuksas convention center in Rome's EUR district. Conceived by Alessandro Nicosia, the…
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NID Platform 2019: Southern Italy's Dance Scene Largely Excluded
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The fifth edition of NID (New Italian Dance) Platform, held in Reggio Emilia, showcased selected Italian dance productions but faced criticism for its near-total exclusion of…
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Matera 2019: VR film, earthquake exhibition, and prison art in European Capital of Culture
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From November 22-24, 2019, Matera, recognized as the European Capital of Culture in 2019, will host a weekend filled with diverse activities, including three significant events.…
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Video Sound Art Festival 2019 at Milan's Liceo Volta
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The ninth installment of Video Sound Art, established in 2011, will take place at Liceo Scientifico Volta in Milan from November 28 to December 1, 2019. This event is backed by…
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Pixxelpoint Festival in Nova Gorica Explores Tech-Optimist Futures
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The Pixxelpoint multimedia festival, founded in December 2000 in Nova Gorica, has become a staple for contemporary art and new technology enthusiasts. Held in the border town of…
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Nico Vascellari's Horse Power Opens Rome's VideoArt Week
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Nico Vascellari's latest video work, Horse Power, premiered tonight at the Maxxi in Rome as part of the city's VideoArt Week. Produced for the 2019 Lyon Biennale in collaboration…
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Milano Music Week opens with outdoor photo exhibition Music Lives Here
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The third edition of Milano Music Week, running from November 18 to 24, 2019, kicks off with an open-air photography exhibition titled Music Lives Here. The exhibition, located…
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Biennale Arte 2019 closes with final Meetings on Art performances and conversations
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The 58th Venice Biennale, titled "May You Live In Interesting Times," will wrap up on November 24, 2019, as Venice faces flooding; however, the Giardini and Arsenale venues remain…
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Anni Luce 2019: Emerging Italian Theatre at Romaeuropa Festival
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The Romaeuropa Festival's Anni Luce program, curated by Maura Teofili of Carrozzerie | n.o.t., returned for its third edition in 2019 under the theme…
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Tolentino Biennial of Humor Turns 30 with Hate Theme
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The 30th edition of the Biennale internazionale dell’Umorismo nell’Arte in Tolentino, Italy, runs from November 20 to 23, 2019. Founded by doctor and caricaturist Luigi Mari, the…
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Biennale dell'Immagine 2019: Photography Takes Center Stage in Chiasso
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The 2019 edition of the Biennale dell'Immagine in Chiasso marks a turning point for the photography festival, featuring major artists alongside emerging talents. At the Max museo,…
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Videocittà Returns with Second VideoArt Week in Rome
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The second edition of VideoArt Week italiana, part of Videocittà festival, runs from November 19 to 27, 2019, featuring 80 artists across nine days. Curated by Damiana Leoni and…
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Sprint Festival Returns to Milan for Seventh Edition
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The seventh Sprint, a salon for independent publishers and artist books, will take place on November 22 and 23 at Spazio Maiocchi in Milan. Artist Dafne Boggeri is organizing the…
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LagosPhoto Festival Turns 10, Celebrates with Photo Vogue Collaboration
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LagosPhoto Festival, the Nigerian photography festival, celebrates its tenth edition in 2019, having become a key event for African and international photography. The festival,…
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The Art Chapter Returns to BASE Milano for Third Edition
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The third edition of The Art Chapter, an art book fair curated by Studio Boîte, will take place from November 15 to 17, 2019, at BASE Milano. The fair explores the intersection of…
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Istanbul Biennial's 16th Edition Confronts Anthropocene with 'The Seventh Continent'
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The 16th Istanbul Biennial, named 'The Seventh Continent' and overseen by curator Nicolas Bourriaud, took place from September 14 to November 10. This event tackled the issue of…
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Paris Photo 2019: Diversity, Women, and Environment Take Center Stage
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The 2019 Paris Photo emphasized themes of diversity, women's empowerment, and environmental issues. Notable galleries included Hauser & Wirth, which displayed works by August…
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Kor'sia and Giampino Reimagine Debussy's Faun at Gender Bender Festival
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At the Gender Bender Festival in Bologna, two distinct choreographic renditions of Debussy's "L'après-midi d'un faune" were featured. The piece "Somiglianza," by the…
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Matera 2019: Silent City and Invisible Pavilions
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The European Capital of Culture for 2019, Matera, showcases initiatives focused on themes of silence, invisibility, and cultural heritage. The opera 'Silent City' involves 150…
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Matera and Plovdiv: European Capitals of Culture 2019 Forge Strong Ties
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Matera and Plovdiv, the European Capitals of Culture for 2019, have intensified their collaboration through a series of joint events under the banner "Plotera weeks – Plovdiv and…
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Matera 2019: residenze, street art e scambi culturali in Basilicata
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Il 15 e 16 novembre 2019, il Palazzo del Casale ospiterà la presentazione del bilancio del progetto Residenze 2019, che include nove iniziative artistiche in Basilicata. Tra…
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Matera 2019 Volunteers Connect Cultures Across Continents
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Volunteers for Matera 2019, the European Capital of Culture, have engaged in international exchanges, traveling to Plovdiv (Bulgaria) and Sibiu (Romania) to assist with local…
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Th!nk P!nk Festival 2019: Performative Arts Across Three Italian Cities
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The Th!nk P!nk Festival's second edition, which emphasizes femininity and diversity, is set to take place in Milan from November 14–17, 2019, followed by events in Nuoro from…
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ArtDate 2019: Bergamo's Contemporary Art Festival Returns with 100+ Artists
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The ninth edition of ArtDate, a contemporary art festival organized by The Blank, will take place in Bergamo from November 14 to 17, 2019. The festival features 35 events and over…
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Women and Photography Take Center Stage at Paris Photo 2019
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The female body, an eternal obsession in photography, runs like an underground river through the 2019 edition of Paris Photo. The fair features works ranging from Sarah Moon's…
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Italian Artists and Galleries Shine at Paris Photo 2019
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The Grand Palais hosted the 2019 Paris Photo, drawing in more than 68,000 attendees, along with 180 galleries and 213 exhibitors from 31 nations. Among the distinguished Italian…
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Werner Herzog's documentary on Bruce Chatwin premieres at Rome Film Fest
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Werner Herzog's documentary 'Nomad: In The Footsteps Of Bruce Chatwin' was presented in the official selection at the 14th Rome Film Festival. The film explores the nomadic life…
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Adrien Bitibaly's 'Untitled 1' Acquired by Julie Chaizemartin at AKAA
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At the AKAA (Also Known As Africa) fair, held from November 9-11, 2019, at the Carreau du Temple in Paris, Julie Chaizemartin fictively acquired Adrien Bitibaly's photograph…
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Bianco e Nero Festival 2019 in Cagliari Explores Sardinian Emigration
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The fourth edition of the Bianco e Nero Festival is underway in Cagliari, running until December 10, 2019, under the direction of Maria Dolores Picciau. The festival's theme,…
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Festival della Peste! Returns to Milan with Second Edition Focused on Aging
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The Fondazione Il Lazzaretto in Milan presents the second edition of Festival della Peste! from November 7 to 10, 2019. The four-day event explores the theme of old age,…
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Videogiocanda 2019: Inclusione e Esclusione nei Videogiochi
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Il 5 ottobre 2019 si è tenuta a Pavia la quarta edizione di Videogiocanda, sezione videoludica del festival Giocanda, nato per contrastare la cultura del gioco d'azzardo in quella…
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BRAFA Art Fair Celebrates 65th Anniversary with Berlin Wall Auction
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BRAFA Art Fair, one of the world's oldest art fairs, marks its 65th edition in 2020 with a special charity auction of five segments of the Berlin Wall. The fair, held at Tour &…
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