Arte Fiera Bologna 2026 Reports Strong Sales and Positive Debut for Director Davide Ferri

The 49th edition of Arte Fiera Bologna, held from February 8, 2026, recorded 50,000 visitors and strong sales, marking a successful debut for new artistic director Davide Ferri. Galleries reported robust transactions across a wide price range, with notable sales from P420 (works by Riccardo Baruzzi, Filippo de Pisis, Rodrigo Hernández, Xian Kim, Francis Offman, Alessandro Pessoli, Shafei Xia, and others, priced €3,500–€65,000), Mazzoleni (works by David Reimondo, Andrea Francolino, Marinella Senatore, Iran do Espírito Santo, up to €400,000), Raffaella Cortese (€7,500–€40,000), Alfonso Artiaco (including a diptych by Anri Sala sold to the new acquisition fund of Bologna Fiere and Cosmoprof, plus works by Ugo Rondinone, Johan Creten, Gioberto Noro, Juan Uslè), Tiziana Di Caro (works by Tomaso Binga and Luca Gioacchino Di Bernardo, €1,500–€30,000), ArtNoble (Giulia Mangoni, up to €7,000), Secci (€50,000–€2 million), and ABC Arte (Filippo Moroni, Antonio Kuschnir, Chiara Crepaldi, Nanni Valentini, €3,000–€90,000). The Premio Collezione Righi was awarded to Liliana Moro. Galleries praised Ferri's clear identity and curatorial quality, noting that the fair's Italian focus and the reduced VAT on art transactions contributed to a relaxed atmosphere. The concurrent Art Basel Qatar did not significantly impact attendance. Arte Fiera will celebrate its 50th edition in 2027.