Artissima 2018: Torino's Art Scene Highlights
A major exhibition of Macchiaioli painting opens at GAM Torino, curated by Cristina Acidini and Virginia Bertone, featuring 80 works by Giovanni Fattori and Telemaco Signorini. The Venaria Reale hosts a retrospective of Elliott Erwitt's photography with 170 prints, celebrating his 90th birthday. The Museo di Antropologia Criminale Cesare Lombroso displays Art Brut works from psychiatric patients at Ospedale di Collegno, collected by Giovanni Marro. Soundframes festival explores music and moving image at Cinema Massimo, Mole Antonelliana, and Museo Nazionale del Cinema. The Boston Art Hotel offers artist-themed rooms dedicated to Picasso, Yves Klein, Giulio Paolini, Antonio Trotta, and Nicola Bolla. Restaurant La Credenza in San Maurizio Canavese features an oriental garden and herb garden.
Key facts
- GAM Torino presents 'I macchiaioli. Arte italiana verso la modernità' curated by Cristina Acidini and Virginia Bertone.
- The Macchiaioli exhibition covers 1850s-1860s with 80 works by Fattori and Signorini.
- Venaria Reale shows Elliott Erwitt retrospective with 170 photographs.
- Erwitt's exhibition was previously staged in Lecce.
- Museo Lombroso displays Art Brut collection from Ospedale di Collegno patients.
- Soundframes festival includes sound walks, live performances, and a multimedia exhibition at Museo Nazionale del Cinema.
- Boston Art Hotel has rooms dedicated to Picasso, Yves Klein, Giulio Paolini, Antonio Trotta, and Nicola Bolla.
- La Credenza restaurant in San Maurizio Canavese has an oriental garden and herb garden.
Entities
Artists
- Giovanni Fattori
- Telemaco Signorini
- Elliott Erwitt
- Cesare Lombroso
- Giovanni Marro
- Pablo Picasso
- Yves Klein
- Giulio Paolini
- Antonio Trotta
- Nicola Bolla
- Igor Macchia
- Cristiano Banti
- Leonard Bernstein
- Cristina Acidini
- Virginia Bertone
- Biba Giacchetti
- Santa Nastro
Institutions
- GAM ‒ Galleria Civica d’Arte Moderna e Contemporanea di Torino
- Venaria Reale
- Museo di Antropologia Criminale Cesare Lombroso
- Museo di Antropologia ed Etnografia dell’Università di Torino
- Ospedale di Collegno
- Museo Nazionale del Cinema
- Cinema Massimo
- Mole Antonelliana
- Boston Art Hotel
- Ristorante La Credenza
- Artribune
- Società di Belle Arti
Locations
- Torino
- Italy
- Lombardia
- Piemonte
- Liguria
- Viareggio
- Lecce
- San Maurizio Canavese
- Via Pietro Giuria 15, Torino
- Via Massena 70, Torino
- Via Cavour 22, San Maurizio Canavese