Festivals & Fairs

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

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Marina Abramović unveils alabaster sculpture at Masterpiece London festival-fair
Marina Abramović is presenting a new sculpture, 'Five Stages of Maya Dance', at Masterpiece, the luxury art, antiques and design fair in London (June 28 – July 4, 2018). The work…
Adelina Galeria's Weekly Art Agenda Highlights São Paulo's sp-Arte Fair festival-fair
Adelina Galeria's weekly agenda features highlights from June 23 to 29, following a previous schedule covering May 19 to 25. The gallery's programming includes participation in…
Jerusalem Design Week 2018: Radical Conservation as a Design Ethos festival-fair
The Jerusalem Design Week's third international edition, overseen by Tal Erez and Anat Safran, wrapped up with an emphasis on conservation as a transformative approach to change.…
Independent Film Show 18th Edition Opens in Naples festival-fair
The 18th edition of the Independent Film Show, curated by Raffaella Morra, runs in Naples from June 21 to 23, 2018, with extended programming through July 6. The festival focuses…
Paxos Contemporary Art Project Debuts on Greek Island festival-fair
A new contemporary art festival called the Paxos Contemporary Art Project (P-CAP) is happening on the Greek island of Paxos from June 22 to September 9, 2018. Founded by Marina…
Declan Donnellan Sets Shakespeare's Pericles in a Hospital Room festival-fair
At the 2018 Napoli Teatro Festival, director Declan Donnellan presented a modern take on Shakespeare’s 'Pericles, Prince of Tyre,' set within the confines of a hospital room. The…
Top and Flop of Manifesta 12 in Palermo festival-fair
Manifesta 12 in Palermo, titled 'Il Giardino Planetario. Coltivare la coesistenza', curated by a team including OMA, ran from June 16 to November 4, 2018. The biennial sparked…
ArteBH Fair Debuts in Belo Horizonte with 16 Galleries and 4,000 Visitors festival-fair
The inaugural ArteBH art fair took place from May 2 to 5, 2019, at the Minas Tênis Clube in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. This event, organized by Parte Produções Culturais alongside…
Marinella Senatore's Urban Performance Takes Over Palermo for Manifesta festival-fair
Marinella Senatore (born 1977 in Cava de' Tirreni) staged a large-scale urban performance titled "Procession" as part of Manifesta Palermo 2018. The event, which took place in the…
Art Night Venezia 2018: 5 eventi da non perdere festival-fair
La ottava edizione di Art Night Venezia avrà luogo il 23 giugno 2018, con un'estensione il 24 giugno sull'isola di San Servolo. Organizzato dall'Università Ca' Foscari in…
Masbedo's Dual Intervention at Manifesta 12 in Palermo festival-fair
At Manifesta 12 in Palermo, the artist duo Masbedo (Nicolò Massazza, b. 1973, and Iacopo Bedogni, b. 1970) created two distinct installations that garnered widespread acclaim. In…
RAID Corleone: Artists Occupy Mafia-Confiscated Building for Manifesta 12 festival-fair
On June 17, 2018, the art collective FatStudio launched its RAID initiative in Corleone, Sicily, taking over a structure previously owned by the mafia-linked Lo Bue family. This…
Obey Giant documentary screening at Milan's White Street Market festival-fair
The documentary 'Obey Giant,' directed by James Moll and produced by James Franco, Jennifer Howell, and Elysium Bandini Studios, will be screened for free at Milan's White Street…
Manifesta 12's gastronomic village offers quality food in Palermo festival-fair
Manifesta 12, the itinerant biennial opening in Palermo, has partnered with local restaurant group Good Company to run the bar-restaurant at Teatro Garibaldi in the Kalsa…
Biennale Danza 2018: Respirare tra College e Festival Internazionale festival-fair
La Biennale di Venezia avvia la 12ª edizione del Festival Internazionale di Danza Contemporanea dal 22 giugno al 1º luglio 2018, diretta da Marie Chouinard, con il tema…
Manifesta 12's Education Hub Deploys Retrofitted Bus for Community Outreach in Palermo festival-fair
The 12th edition of Manifesta, the itinerant contemporary art biennial opening in Palermo on June 16, has already activated its Education Department with programs targeting local…
UBS and Art Basel Celebrate 25-Year Partnership with VIP Lounge and Cruz-Diez Exhibition festival-fair
Since 1994, UBS has collaborated with Art Basel, a partnership that intensified in 1999 with the introduction of the Unlimited section. This alliance further extended to Art Basel…
Palermo Art Week Guide for Manifesta 12 Released by Artribune festival-fair
Artribune has published a downloadable and printable guide to exhibitions in Palermo during Manifesta 12, the itinerant European biennial chaired by Hedwig Fijen, which coincides…
Art Basel 2018: 10 Must-See Booths and a Shift in Strategy festival-fair
The 2018 Art Basel commenced with a muted vibe, suggesting a possible downturn in the conventional fair model. Dealers observed a decrease in innovative pieces, many of which had…
Seconda edizione della Biennale dei Licei Artistici a Roma festival-fair
So, there was this cool event called La Biennale dei Licei Artistici in Rome from April 28 to June 4, 2018, held at the old Gil building in Trastevere, now called WeGil. It was…
Art Unlimited at Art Basel 2018: Oversized Works and a Return to Grandeur festival-fair
Art Unlimited, the section of Art Basel dedicated to large-scale works, has evolved over the years from an innovative hangar-like space to a more segmented, fair-like environment…
Liste Art Fair 2018: Galleries and Highlights in Basel festival-fair
The 2018 edition of Liste Art Fair in Basel, running until June 17, is described as chaotic yet interesting, spread across multiple floors and basements of a former industrial…
Secret Florence returns to open the city's hidden cultural spaces festival-fair
Running until June 16, 2018, the third edition of Secret Florence has expanded from its original three-day format. Organized by Comune di Firenze and Pitti Immagine, this event…
Manifesta 12 Palermo: 7 Must-See Collateral Events festival-fair
From June 16 to November 4, 2018, Palermo will host Manifesta 12, a contemporary art biennial that includes more than 60 Collateral Events and 15 exhibitions as part of the 5x5x5…
Ka – Nuovo Immaginario Migrante: Film and Art Explore Migration in the Marche festival-fair
The Ka – Nuovo Immaginario Migrante festival, the only project in the Marche region to win the MIBACT 'MigrArti Cinema' grant, runs from June 12 to 27 in Jesi and Senigallia.…
Basel Art Week 2018: Nine Fairs to Visit festival-fair
Art Basel 2018 opens with nearly 300 galleries. Italian participation in the main section includes Alfonso Artiaco (Naples), Galleria Continua (San Gimignano), Massimo De Carlo…
Biografilm Festival 2018: 6 film da non perdere a Bologna festival-fair
Dal 14 al 21 giugno 2018, Bologna ospita il Biografilm Festival – International Celebration of Lives, dedicato a film e documentari biografici. Tra i titoli in programma: 'Hannah'…
ShanghArt and Waldburger Wouters Open Joint Project Space for Art Basel festival-fair
Chinese gallery ShanghArt will open a project space in Basel in collaboration with Brussels-based gallery Waldburger Wouters during Art Basel, running from June 11 to 17, 2018.…
Zurich Art Weekend 2018: Galleries, Museums, and Special Events Ahead of Art Basel festival-fair
Zurich Art Weekend 2018 takes place from June 8 to 10, just before Art Basel (June 14-17). Over 50 events are organized by museums, art centers, foundations, international…
13 Galleries Launch Frame Art Fair in Basel to Counter Art Basel Stress festival-fair
Thirteen international galleries have founded Frame, a new art fair in Basel running from June 10 to 18, 2018, at the Basel Art Center on Riehentorstrasse. The fair aims to offer…
Cinema America expands to three Roman venues after losing Piazza San Cosimato festival-fair
Following the loss of access to Piazza San Cosimato, the Cinema America collective has initiated 'Il Cinema in Piazza' at three different locations in Rome. This project is…
Manchester's Cultural Renaissance: From Madchester to International Festival Hub festival-fair
Manchester, famous for its contributions to football and music (including Joy Division and The Smiths), has transformed into a vibrant cultural center following the IRA bombing in…
Design Miami/Basel 2018: 50 galleries and François Halard curates Design at Large festival-fair
From June 11 to 17, 2018, Design Miami/Basel will take place at Hall 1 Süd, Messe Basel, showcasing approximately 50 galleries, such as Nilufar from Milan, Galerie Mitterrand in…
Villa Aperta 2018: il direttore generale dei Musei Antonio Lampis si esibisce come dj festival-fair
L'ottava edizione di Villa Aperta, festival ideato da Cristiano Leone nel 2017, si terrà dal 7 al 9 giugno 2018 a Villa Medici (Accademia di Francia) a Roma. Il tema di quest'anno…
The Photo Solstice #1: Four-Day Photography Campus on Sardinia's Asinara Island festival-fair
From June 21 to 24, the first edition of The Photo Solstice will take place on the island of Asinara, a former maximum-security prison that held mafia bosses such as Totò Riina,…
BNL sponsors two projects at Milano Photo Week 2018 festival-fair
The second edition of Milano Photo Week runs until June 10, 2018, in Milan, featuring over 170 events including exhibitions, meetings, guided tours, workshops, editorial projects,…
Archivissima Festival Opens 150 Archives in Turin festival-fair
From June 6 to 8, 2018, Turin hosts the first edition of Archivissima, the Italian Archives Festival, opening over 150 national archives to the public. The festival, organized by…
Estonia, Lithuania, and Scotland Announce Artists for 2019 Venice Biennale festival-fair
Estonia, Lithuania, and Scotland have revealed their artist selections for the 58th Venice Biennale, scheduled from May 11 to November 24, 2019. Kris Lemsalu will represent…
Orestiadi 2018: Gibellina Festival Commemorates 1968 Belice Earthquake festival-fair
The 37th Orestiadi festival is being held in Gibellina, Sicily, from July 7 to August 11, 2018, under the theme '1968, niente fu più come prima,' commemorating the 50th…
Ipercorpo Festival in Forlì Explores Fatherhood Across Disciplines festival-fair
The 15th edition of the International Festival of Performing Arts Ipercorpo took place from May 20 to 27, 2018, in Forlì, Italy, centered on the theme of the father. The festival…

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