Arte Fiera 2025: Top 11 Stands Selected by Artribune
The 48th Arte Fiera in Bologna, set to celebrate its 50th anniversary in 2024, continues to affirm its significance as a prominent location for modern and contemporary art in Italy. Despite challenges in the art market due to government VAT policies, the fair has enhanced its quality and welcomed back key industry figures. Noteworthy exhibits include: Paolo Pellegrin at Umberto Benappi gallery; works by Sabrina Casadei and others at Francesca Antonini Arte Contemporanea; 20th-century art at Galleria Copetti; Eugenia Vanni at Galleria Fuoricampo; Almudena Romero's light-based photographs at Ipercubo; Sicilian scenes at Francesco Pantaleone Arte Contemporanea; Gabriele Basilico at Galleria Antonio Verolino; Bénédicte Peyrat at Ribot Gallery; a London gallery featuring various artists; and a climate crisis installation by Daniela Comani at Galleria Studio G7.
Key facts
- 48th edition of Arte Fiera in Bologna
- Fair celebrated 50th anniversary in 2024
- Quality improved, stylistic lapses reduced
- Return of some important market players
- Government VAT choices on artworks dampened enthusiasm
- Umberto Benappi gallery dedicated stand to Paolo Pellegrin
- Francesca Antonini Arte Contemporanea featured five artists
- Galleria Copetti showed 20th-century works
- Galleria Fuoricampo focused on Eugenia Vanni
- Ipercubo showed Almudena Romero's vegetal photographs
- Francesco Pantaleone Arte Contemporanea featured Letizia Battaglia and Stefania Galegati
- Galleria Antonio Verolino showed Gabriele Basilico's photographs
- Ribot Gallery exhibited Bénédicte Peyrat
- London gallery showed works by Carlo Mattioli, Carlo Benvenuto, Francesco Arena, Jannis Kounellis, Giorgio Andreotta Calò, Valentina Palazzari, Renato Leotta, Pedro Cabrita Reis
- Galleria Studio G7 dedicated stand to Daniela Comani
- Milanese gallery presented Cally Spooner's work
- Artribune compiled the list of best stands
Entities
Artists
- Paolo Pellegrin
- Sabrina Casadei
- Rudy Cremonini
- Alice Faloretti
- Enrico Tealdi
- Oxana Tregubova
- Dino Basaldella
- Alik Cavaliere
- Giacomo Manzù
- Giuseppe Zigaina
- Kim Seung-Hwan
- Marcello Mascherini
- Eugenia Vanni
- Almudena Romero
- Letizia Battaglia
- Stefania Galegati
- Gabriele Basilico
- Bénédicte Peyrat
- Carlo Mattioli
- Carlo Benvenuto
- Francesco Arena
- Jannis Kounellis
- Giorgio Andreotta Calò
- Valentina Palazzari
- Renato Leotta
- Pedro Cabrita Reis
- Daniela Comani
- Cally Spooner
- Marta Naturale
- Michael E. Smith
Institutions
- Arte Fiera
- Artribune
- Umberto Benappi
- Francesca Antonini Arte Contemporanea
- Galleria Copetti
- Galleria Fuoricampo
- Ipercubo
- Francesco Pantaleone Arte Contemporanea
- Galleria Antonio Verolino
- Ribot Gallery
- Galleria Studio G7
Locations
- Bologna
- Italy
- Turin
- Rome
- Siena
- Madrid
- Sicily
- Modena
- Emilia Romagna
- Paris
- London
- Milan