Festivals & Fairs

Art fairs, biennials, triennials, festivals and cultural manifestations — Art Basel, Frieze, TEFAF, Venice Biennale and beyond.

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Creature Festival Returns to Rome with Urban Photography Hacking festival-fair
The urban creativity festival Creature returns to Rome from November 10 to December 9, 2018, with a new format. Organized by Open City Roma in collaboration with Goethe-Institut…
Forum dell’arte contemporanea returns to MAMbo Bologna festival-fair
On Saturday, November 10, the Forum dell’arte contemporanea will take place at MAMbo – Museo d’Arte Moderna di Bologna. Initially launched in Prato in 2015 and again in 2016, the…
Unlearning Barcelona: First Festival of Unlearning Opens in Spain festival-fair
The first Unlearning Barcelona festival is happening in the city and runs until November 10. Organized by the Italian Cultural Institute of Barcelona and led by curator Maria Rosa…
Club To Club 2018: Aphex Twin, Jamie XX, and Peggy Gou Headline Turin Festival festival-fair
The 2018 edition of Club To Club, Italy's premier electronic music festival, kicked off with a preview at OGR and continued with main nights on November 2 and 3 at Lingotto,…
Paris Photo 2018: Market Trends from Iconic Masters to Contemporary Discoveries festival-fair
Paris Photo, taking place at the Grand Palais from November 8 to 11, 2018, stands out as a significant event in the photography sector. According to the 2016 Artprice report,…
Milo Rau Brings The Repetition and The Congo Tribunal to Romaeuropa Festival festival-fair
Swiss director and documentarian Milo Rau (born 1977 in Bern) presents two works at the Romaeuropa Festival in Rome: the stage production The Repetition – Histoire(s) du Théâtre…
BookCity Milano 2018: oltre 1300 eventi diffusi in città festival-fair
La settima edizione di BookCity Milano avrà luogo dal 15 al 18 novembre 2018, con oltre 1300 eventi sparsi in tutta la città, coinvolgendo teatri, librerie, biblioteche e spazi…
María Berríos, Renata Cervetto, Lisette Lagnado, Agustín Pérez Rubio to Curate 11th Berlin Biennale festival-fair
Scheduled for the summer of 2020, the 11th Berlin Biennale will be overseen by curators María Berríos, Renata Cervetto, Lisette Lagnado, and Agustín Pérez Rubio. This information…
Feira Parte de Arte Contemporânea Minas Gerais Week Highlights April 28-May 4 festival-fair
Feira Parte de Arte Contemporânea, a contemporary art fair in Minas Gerais, Brazil, has scheduled its programming for the week of April 28 to May 4. The event features a curated…
Artissima 2018: High Quality but Italian Art Missing from Institutional Shows festival-fair
Artissima 2018 celebrated its 25th edition with high general quality across fairs and exhibitions. The fair attracted nearly 55,000 visitors, up from 52,000 in 2017. Flashback…
Feira Parte de Arte Contemporânea chega à 8ª edição em São Paulo festival-fair
The 8th edition of the Parte Fair, touted as Brazil's most intriguing art event, will kick off in São Paulo on November 7. A celebration of contemporary art, the fair aims to…
Les Ateliers de Rennes 2018: À Cris Ouverts Biennale Explores Utopian Futures Through Subversion festival-fair
The 2018 iteration of Les Ateliers de Rennes, named 'À Cris Ouverts' (With Open Cries), is taking place until December 2, 2018, across Rennes and Saint-Brieuc, France. Curated by…
10 Must-See Works at Artissima 2018 in Turin festival-fair
Artissima 2018 in Turin features a high-quality selection of contemporary art across multiple sections, including Present Future, New Entries, Disegni, and the new Artissima Sound…
Artissima Sound Debuts at OGR Torino with 16 Sonic Art Projects festival-fair
Artissima, the contemporary art fair in Turin, has launched a new section dedicated solely to sound art, following last year's addition of the Disegni section. Artissima Sound…
FOG Design+Art Fair Returns to San Francisco for Sixth Edition festival-fair
The sixth edition of FOG Design+Art Fair will take place from January 17 to 20, 2019, at the Fort Mason Center for Arts in San Francisco. The fair, which focuses on contemporary…
Artissima 2018: 9 Best Booths at the Turin Fair festival-fair
The 25th edition of Artissima, held in 2018, received a variety of responses. While some critics pointed out a market-oriented preference that overlooks emerging artists, others…
Elisa Sighicelli creates site-specific photo for Artribune stand at Artissima festival-fair
At Artissima in Turin, artist Elisa Sighicelli has created a large-scale photographic work for the Artribune stand (P- Editorial Area), curated by Arianna Rosica. The piece,…
Independent New York 2019 Celebrates 10th Edition with Expanded Roster festival-fair
Independent New York, established in 2009 by Elizabeth Dee, Darren Flook, Matthew Higgs, and Laura Mitterrand, is set to celebrate its 10th anniversary from March 7–10, 2019, at…
NESXT Festival Returns to Turin's Docks Dora with 9 Independent Art Spaces festival-fair
The NESXT festival, organized by Associazione ArteSera, is taking place in Turin until November 4, 2018, with its main venue at Docks Dora. Nine independent collectives have been…
Artissima 2018: Torino's Art Scene Highlights festival-fair
A major exhibition of Macchiaioli painting opens at GAM Torino, curated by Cristina Acidini and Virginia Bertone, featuring 80 works by Giovanni Fattori and Telemaco Signorini.…
Festival Images Vevey 2018: Outdoor Photography Exhibition Across Multiple Venues festival-fair
From September 8 to 30, 2018, the Festival Images Vevey turned multiple sites in Vevey into venues for large-scale photographic displays. This outdoor festival upheld the…
La Littorale Biennale Internationale d'Art Contemporain d'Anglet runs from August 24 to November 4, 2018 festival-fair
La Littorale – Biennale internationale d’art contemporain d’Anglet took place from August 24 to November 4, 2018. The event was covered in artpress issue 460, published in…
Faust Fest: Torino's First Nighttime Multidisciplinary Festival festival-fair
From November 1 to 4, 2018, the inaugural Faust Fest takes place on Via della Rocca in Turin, established by Gianluigi Recuperati. This multidisciplinary festival showcases six…
Artissima Turns 25: Sound Section Debuts at OGR Torino festival-fair
The 25th edition of Artissima opens at OVAL in Turin, with 195 galleries from 35 countries (60% foreign). The fair's theme is 'Time is on our side', celebrating the past while…
Club To Club 2018: 18th Edition in Turin with Aphex Twin, Beach House, Jamie xx festival-fair
Club To Club, the international avant-pop music festival, celebrates its 18th edition in Turin from November 1 to 4, 2018. The theme is "La Luce al Buio" (Light in the Dark). The…
ASVOFF Celebrates 10 Years with Indipendent/Rome at Palazzo Altemps festival-fair
The tenth edition of ASVOFF (A Shaded View on Fashion Film), founded by fashion blogger pioneer Diane Pernet, was celebrated with Indipendent/Rome, a group installation dedicated…
Artribune's Agendissima PDF for Turin Art Week 2018 festival-fair
Artribune has released a downloadable PDF guide, the Agendissima, for Turin's art week from October 31 to November 4, 2018. The guide covers events including vernissages,…
Halloween art events across Italy: from film marathons to museum tours festival-fair
From October 31 to November 4, various cultural venues and museums across Italy will host Halloween-themed activities. In Bologna, Spazio Menomale will feature 'Weekend coi…
FLAT Art Book Fair Returns to Turin with New Venue and Dieter Roth Show festival-fair
The second edition of FLAT, the international art publishing fair, will take place from November 2 to 4 at the Nuvola Lavazza in Turin, a former power station now headquarters of…
Roma Film Festival's 13th Edition: A Diminishing Light festival-fair
The 13th edition of the Festa del Cinema di Roma, held in October 2018, has been criticized for its declining relevance and lack of public engagement. Despite strong films like…
Italian Curator Elena Giulia Abbiatici Curates Section at Off Biennale Cairo 2018 festival-fair
The Off Biennale Cairo, an important contemporary art event, is scheduled to start on November 1, 2018, under the direction of Simon Njami. Featuring a special segment titled…
DAMA Fair Takes Over a Historic Turin Palace for Site-Specific Works festival-fair
DAMA, an independent art project founded in 2016 by Giorgio Galotti and Domenico de Chirico, will take place from October 31 to November 4 at Palazzo Saluzzo Paesana in Turin. The…
Yoko Ono Film Festival Returns to Rome After 22 Years festival-fair
The Yoko Ono Film Festival, a retrospective of films, short films, and videos by Japanese artist Yoko Ono (born 1933), is being held in Rome as part of the Videocittà festival.…
Nicola Lagioia on the Future of Cultural Journalism at Festival del Giornalismo Culturale festival-fair
The Festival del Giornalismo Culturale's sixth edition, overseen by Giorgio Zanchini and Lella Mazzoli, is taking place in Pesaro, Urbino, and Fano until October 28, 2018. This…
Sophie and Avalon Emerson Preview Club To Club 2018 in Milan festival-fair
Club To Club, now in its 18th edition, has grown from a 2002 club-focused event in Turin to a major international festival, moving to Lingotto in 2007. This year's lineup includes…
DesignArt 2018 Festival Redefines Design Boundaries in Tokyo festival-fair
The second edition of DesignArt is taking place in Tokyo until October 28, 2018, pushing the limits of design. Founders Akio Aoki, Shun Kawakami, Hiroshi Koike, Okisato Nagata,…
Paratissima 2018 a Torino: meno artisti, più curatori e nuovi premi festival-fair
La quattordicesima edizione della Paratissima Art Fair si svolgerà dal 31 ottobre al 4 novembre 2018 presso l'ex caserma La Marmora di Torino, con il tema 'Feeling different'.…
TEFAF New York 2018 Highlights: Courbet, Schiele, and Picasso Lead the Fair festival-fair
TEFAF New York returns for its fall edition from October 27 to 31, 2018, with a strong lineup of galleries specializing in Old Masters, modern, and contemporary art. Among the…
Digitalive 2018: Performance e installazioni digitali a Roma festival-fair
Il festival Digitalive, precedentemente noto come Digitalife, unisce RomaEuropa Festival e Spring Attitude a Roma. L'edizione 2018 privilegia la forma performativa su quella…
Paris Art Week 2018: Top and Flop Highlights festival-fair
The 2018 Paris Art Week saw a mixed reception, with strong collateral fairs and museum shows contrasting with a lackluster FIAC. Among the top highlights, Paris Internationale…

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