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• Kor'sia and Giampino Reimagine Debussy's Faun at Gender Bender Festival festival-fair

  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…

• Matera 2019: Silent City and Invisible Pavilions festival-fair

  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…

• Matera and Plovdiv: European Capitals of Culture 2019 Forge Strong Ties festival-fair

  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…

• Matera 2019: residenze, street art e scambi culturali in Basilicata festival-fair

  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…

• Matera 2019 Volunteers Connect Cultures Across Continents festival-fair

  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…

• Th!nk P!nk Festival 2019: Performative Arts Across Three Italian Cities festival-fair

  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…

• ArtDate 2019: Bergamo's Contemporary Art Festival Returns with 100+ Artists festival-fair

  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…

• Women and Photography Take Center Stage at Paris Photo 2019 festival-fair

  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…

• Italian Artists and Galleries Shine at Paris Photo 2019 festival-fair

  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…

• Werner Herzog's documentary on Bruce Chatwin premieres at Rome Film Fest festival-fair

  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…

• Adrien Bitibaly's 'Untitled 1' Acquired by Julie Chaizemartin at AKAA festival-fair

  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…

• Bianco e Nero Festival 2019 in Cagliari Explores Sardinian Emigration festival-fair

  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,…

• Festival della Peste! Returns to Milan with Second Edition Focused on Aging festival-fair

  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,…

• Videogiocanda 2019: Inclusione e Esclusione nei Videogiochi festival-fair

  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…

• BRAFA Art Fair Celebrates 65th Anniversary with Berlin Wall Auction festival-fair

  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 &…

• São Paulo Art Weekend Launches Fourth Edition with 40+ Galleries and International Partnership festival-fair

  From November 8 to 10, the fourth edition of Art Weekend São Paulo will take place, organized by the Associação Brasileira de Arte Contemporânea (ABACT). More than 40 galleries…

• BAM 2019: Palermo's Mediterranean Biennale Returns with ÜberMauer Theme festival-fair

  From October 6 to December 8, 2019, Palermo will host the second edition of BAM – Biennale Arcipelago Mediterraneo, guided by the artistic vision of Andrea Cusumano. The festival…

• Artissima 2019: Top and Flop Highlights from Turin Art Week festival-fair

  Artissima 2019 confirmed its position as Italy's leading research-focused art fair, with no direct competitors in the country and few in Europe. The fair attracted a significant…

• VRE Festival Brings VR/AR/XR Immersive Works to Rome's Ex Caserma Guido Reni festival-fair

  Italy's inaugural festival focused on VR/AR/XR technologies, the VRE – Virtual Reality Experience, will take place at Ex Caserma Guido Reni in Rome from November 5 to 9, 2019,…

• Three Italian Photographers Shine at Canada's Zoom Photo Festival festival-fair

  The tenth edition of the Zoom Photo Festival, a Canadian photojournalism festival founded by Michel Tremblay, is taking place in Chicoutimi, Quebec, transforming the town into the…

• Porto Design Biennale 2019: Italian Legacy and Future Frontiers festival-fair

  The inaugural Porto Design Biennale, which will continue until December 8, 2019, in Porto, Portugal, investigates the transformation of design during times of crisis. This event,…

• Masbedo's 'Welcome Palermo' Premieres at Lo Schermo dell'Arte 2019 festival-fair

  The artistic duo Masbedo (Nicolò Massazza and Iacopo Bedogni) will present their new film 'Welcome Palermo' in world premiere at Lo Schermo dell'Arte 2019, the Florence festival…

• FLAT Art Book Fair in Turin Hosts Maurizio Nannucci Retrospective festival-fair

  FLAT – Fiera Libro d’Arte Torino, the art book fair held during Turin Art Week 2019, featured a curated retrospective of Maurizio Nannucci titled "This sense of openness." The…

• Paratissima 2019 occupies former Royal Academy in Turin center festival-fair

  The 15th edition of Paratissima, a popular art fair in Turin, was held at a new location: the former Reale Accademia, now called Accademia Artiglieria. This expansive 12,000…

• Flashback 2019 honors Marco Gastini with solo show one year after his death festival-fair

  At Flashback 2019, the Turin art fair dedicated a solo exhibition to Marco Gastini, a key figure in postwar Italian painting who died in 2018 at age 80. Born in Turin in 1938,…

• Holly Herndon's AI Vocal Performance at Club To Club 2019 festival-fair

  At Club To Club 2019 in Turin, Holly Herndon presented her album PROTO, created with the AI Spawn. The performance at OGR Torino was criticized for its staging, which diminished…

• DAMA Fair Returns to Turin with New Venues and International Galleries festival-fair

  The fourth edition of DAMA, a collateral art fair organized by Giorgio Galotti and Domenico De Chirico, took place during Turin Art Week 2019. The fair expanded to two historic…

• Top 10 Works at Artissima 2019 Highlighted by Artribune festival-fair

  Artissima 2019, the 26th edition of the Turin art fair, featured standout works across galleries. Superstudio's installation at Pinksummer included salt models of architectural…

• 37th Torino Film Festival announces Carlo Verdone as Guest Director and Jojo Rabbit as opening film festival-fair

  The 37th edition of the Torino Film Festival, running concurrently with Artissima art week, has revealed its first film lineup. Opening the festival is Taika Waititi's Jojo…

• Dutch Design Week 2019 Hosts Isola Design District from Milan festival-fair

  The 2019 Dutch Design Week (DDW) took place in Eindhoven, featuring over 2,000 designers and 450 events spread across 120 venues, emphasizing speculative and experimental design.…

• Independent and Object & Thing Forge Partnership for Hybrid Art and Design Fair festival-fair

  Independent, the New York-based art fair founded in 2009 by Elizabeth Dee, Darren Flook, Matthew Higgs, Laura Mitterrand, and a consortium of galleries, has announced a…

• Artribune presenta stand con Liliana Moro ad Artissima 2019 festival-fair

  In occasione di Artissima 2019, Artribune allestisce uno stand speciale curato da Arianna Rosica, presentando l'opera 'Ascolto' (2006) di Liliana Moro, un orecchio disegnato con…

• Piergiorgio Milano's 'White Out' Blends Dance and Mountaineering at Torinodanza festival-fair

  During Torinodanza 2019, choreographer Piergiorgio Milano introduced 'White Out', a dance-theater work that illustrates the experience of mountaineering. On a snowy stage, three…

• Torino Art Week 2019: 18 Must-See Exhibitions During Artissima festival-fair

  During Torino Art Week, which aligns with Artissima at the Oval, a total of 18 exhibitions are being showcased. The GAM is featuring retrospectives of Paolo Icaro (1964–2019) and…

• Tommaso Tisot's New Entries Fair Fund Supports Emerging Galleries at Artissima festival-fair

  Tommaso Tisot, an Alto Adige lawyer and collector, launched the second edition of the New Entries Fair Fund at Artissima (November 1–3, 2019) through his consultancy Professional…

• BOOMing Contemporary Art Show Debuts in Bologna's DumBO Space festival-fair

  A new contemporary art fair, BOOMing Contemporary Art Show, will launch in Bologna from January 23 to 26, 2020, during the city's art week coinciding with Arte Fiera. Directed by…

• Orléans Architecture Biennale Explores Solitude Across Six Exhibitions festival-fair

  The Biennale d’Architecture d’Orléans has launched its second edition, named 'Nos années de solitude,' though it opened to a sparse crowd. Curated by Luca Galofaro and Abdelkader…

• Faust Fest relocates to La Bussola bookshop for 2019 edition festival-fair

  From October 30 to November 3, 2019, Turin will host the multidisciplinary event Faust Fest, aligning with Artissima and five additional fairs. Established by Gianluigi…

• Sisyphus/Trans/Form Performance and Exhibitions at Collezione Maramotti festival-fair

  Collezione Maramotti in Reggio Emilia hosts a performance cycle by Greek choreographer Dimitris Papaioannou titled Sisyphus/Trans/Form, running until October 27, 2019, as part of…

• Biennale Musica 2019 explores Europe's musical past and future in Venice festival-fair

  The 2019 Biennale Musica in Venice, directed by Ivan Fedele, presented a comprehensive survey of contemporary European music, emphasizing dialogue with the past and technological…