Arte Fiera 2024: Ten Architectural Works at Bologna's 50th Edition
Arte Fiera Bologna opened its 50th edition, celebrating its 1974 founding with a curated selection of ten works exploring architecture. The fair's venue was designed by Kenzo Tange in the 1970s, and a replica of Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret's Pavillon de L'Esprit Nouveau (1925) now serves as a cultural space. Director Simone Menegoi called it his best edition. Featured works include Luisa Lambri's Opus Novum #6 commission at L'Esprit Nouveau, depicting details of Alvar Aalto's Santa Maria Assunta church and the pavilion itself; Christo's Wrapped series drawing of the Arc de Triomphe project; Marco Palmieri's 3PER9 photo series honoring Ettore Sottsass; Bertille Bak's UNTITLED, BLOCK N #15 drawings of a mining village; Mimmo Jodice's Attese photographs of empty spaces; Patrizia Mussa's hand-colored theater photographs; Margherita Moscardini's Innsbruck, Austria, 01.29.1964 drawing of a crowd; Giuseppe Uncini's cement and iron sculpture; Walter Valentini's geometric mixed-media works; and Elena Mazzi's Encounters video stills from Iceland.
Key facts
- Arte Fiera Bologna celebrates its 50th edition in 2024, first held in 1974 with 10 stands.
- The fairgrounds were designed by Kenzo Tange in the 1970s.
- A replica of Le Corbusier and Pierre Jeanneret's Pavillon de L'Esprit Nouveau (1925) was built in 1977 and now reopens as a cultural space.
- Simone Menegoi is the fair director.
- Luisa Lambri created a new work for Opus Novum #6, photographing Alvar Aalto's Santa Maria Assunta church and the L'Esprit Nouveau pavilion.
- Christo's Arc De Triomphe IV, Project for Paris drawing was exhibited posthumously; the project was conceived in 1962 and realized in 2021.
- Marco Palmieri's 3PER9 series consists of nine unretouched photographs of hand-painted paper elements, arranged in groups of three.
- Bertille Bak's UNTITLED, BLOCK N #15 depicts houses in a French mining village slated for demolition.
- Mimmo Jodice's Attese series shows empty, uninhabited spaces.
- Patrizia Mussa's Teatralità series features hand-colored photographs of Italian theaters including La Fenice.
- Margherita Moscardini's Innsbruck, Austria, 01.29.1964 uses a red ballpoint pen to outline a crowd, leaving architectural voids.
- Giuseppe Uncini's Architetture 2006 is a large iron and cement structure (150x110x20 cm).
- Walter Valentini's works show geometric lines influenced by Russian Constructivism and 15th-century Italian masters.
- Elena Mazzi's Encounters video stems from her residency in Iceland after a spinal injury, featuring whale skeletons and a church resembling a vertebra.
Entities
Artists
- Luisa Lambri
- Christo Javacheff
- Jeanne-Claude
- Marco Palmieri
- Bertille Bak
- Mimmo Jodice
- Patrizia Mussa
- Margherita Moscardini
- Giuseppe Uncini
- Walter Valentini
- Elena Mazzi
- Kenzo Tange
- Le Corbusier
- Pierre Jeanneret
- Alvar Aalto
- Ettore Sottsass
- Simone Menegoi
Institutions
- Arte Fiera Bologna
- Caputocolossi Incontro d'arte
- Antonia Jannone Disegni di Architettura
- The Gallery Apart
- Vistamare
- Paola Sosio Contemporary
- Ex Elettrofonica
- 3B Arte Contemporanea
- Armanda Gori Arte
- Artopia Gallery
- Pavillon de L'Esprit Nouveau
- Santa Maria Assunta
- Teatro La Fenice
- Teatro alla Scala
- Teatro San Carlo
- Stykkishólmskirkja Church
Locations
- Bologna
- Italy
- Paris
- France
- Riola di Vergato
- Vicenza
- Sabbioneta
- Parma
- Milan
- Naples
- Venice
- Innsbruck
- Austria
- Fabriano
- Iceland