10 Must-See Works at Artissima 2018 in Turin
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 at OGR. Notable works include Alessandro Sambini's installation at Galleria Michela Rizzo, composed of unopened Amazon boxes from a performance involving Durex products, exploring themes of death and economic depletion. Diego Marcon, recent winner of the Bulgari Prize at MAXXI Rome, presents 'La Miserabile' at Ermes Ermes, combining prespaziati and neon lights. Alessandro Scarabello at The Gallery Apart showcases paintings referencing Italian art history. Thomas De Falco performs a tribute to Pippa Bacca, ten years after her murder in Turkey, featuring a model entangled in rope. Charlemagne Palestine's sound installation at Levy.Delval revisits his 1975 show at Galerie Sonnabend. Fabrizio Cotognini at Prometeo Gallery responds to plagiarism accusations with works referencing Winckelmann. Chiara Camoni at Spazio A presents monumental necklaces titled 'Le Grandi Sorelle'. David Reimondo at Mazzoleni expands his 'Etimografia' project with new ideograms. Marc Bauer at Peter Kilchmann creates black-and-white wall drawings. Matteo Fato at Monitor presents a large installation inspired by his residency at the Istituto di Cultura di Strasburgo.
Key facts
- Artissima 2018 takes place in Turin.
- The fair includes sections Present Future, New Entries, Disegni, and Artissima Sound.
- Artissima Sound is a new section hosted at OGR.
- Alessandro Sambini's installation features unopened Amazon boxes from a performance with Durex products.
- Diego Marcon won the Bulgari Prize at MAXXI Rome.
- Thomas De Falco's performance honors Pippa Bacca, killed in Turkey in 2008.
- Charlemagne Palestine's work was originally shown at Galerie Sonnabend in 1975.
- Fabrizio Cotognini's work responds to plagiarism accusations after winning the Premio Cairo.
Entities
Artists
- Alessandro Sambini
- Diego Marcon
- Alessandro Scarabello
- Thomas De Falco
- Pippa Bacca
- Charlemagne Palestine
- Fabrizio Cotognini
- Chiara Camoni
- David Reimondo
- Vincenzo Agnetti
- Alighiero Boetti
- Rebecca Moccia
- Marc Bauer
- Matteo Fato
- Bertille Bak
- Opavivará!
- Namsal Siedlecki
- aaajiao
- Paolo Icaro
- Ana Lupas
- Riccardo Baruzzi
- Irma Blank
- Piero Manai
- Otobong Nkanga
- Melissa McGill
- Agnė Jonkutė
- Patricija Gilytė
- Jonas Gasiūnas
- Žilvinas Landzbergas
- Anna Maria Maiolino
- Christiane Löhr
- Yael Bartana
- Michal Helfman
- Lihi Turjeman
- Krištof Kintera
- Liliana Porter
- Mario Cresci
- Marta Mancini
- Ilaria Gianni
- Remo Salvadori
- Giorgio Morandi
- Pericle Guaglianone
Institutions
- Galleria Michela Rizzo
- Ermes Ermes
- The Gallery Apart
- Richard Saltoun
- Levy.Delval
- Galerie Sonnabend
- Prometeo Gallery
- Spazio A
- Mazzoleni
- Peter Kilchmann
- Monitor
- MAXXI Rome
- Triennale di Milano
- Istituto di Cultura di Strasburgo
- Artissima
- OGR
- Artribune
- Mario Merz Prize
- A Gentil Carioca
- Magazzino
- House of Egorn
- Illy Present Future Prize
- P420
- GAM di Torino
- Lumen Travo
- Meno Parkas
- Raffaella Cortese
- Tucci Russo
- Sommer
- Z20
- Galería Espacio Mínimo
- Christian Stein
- Materia
- Hub Middle East
Locations
- Turin
- Italy
- Venice
- Milan
- Rome
- Busto Arsizio
- Rovigo
- Macerata
- Pistoia
- London
- Brussels
- Brooklyn
- New York
- Geneva
- Strasbourg
- Turkey
- Amsterdam
- Netherlands
- United Kingdom
- Kaunas
- Lithuania
- Düsseldorf
- Germany
- Torre Pellice
- Tel Aviv
- Israel
- Madrid
- Spain
- United States
- Bologna