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• 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…

• 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…