Artissima 2025 in Turin balances Italian roots with global ambitions under Luigi Fassi's direction
Artissima, Italy's leading contemporary art fair, is currently happening at Oval Lingotto Fiori in Turin and runs until November 2. This year's theme is 'Operating Manual for Spaceship Earth,' and it’s directed by Luigi Fassi. The event connects Italian and international art scenes, with over 30% of the galleries coming from Italy. Notable participants include MONITOR Rome, CONTINUA, and Zilberman. In the curated section Present Future, Louis Morlæ is highlighted as the winner of the illy Present Future Prize. The fair also showcases artists like Monia Ben Hamouda, Adelita Husni Bey, Wael Shawky, and Anna Boghiguian. Early sales indicate institutional interest, including works by Majd Abdel Hamid, marking a significant moment in Europe's October art month.
Key facts
- Artissima 2025 is the 32nd edition of Italy's first contemporary art fair
- The fair runs until November 2 at Oval Lingotto Fiori in Turin
- Directed by Luigi Fassi for the fourth consecutive year
- Theme is 'Operating Manual for Spaceship Earth'
- More than one-third of galleries are Italian
- Louis Morlæ won the illy Present Future Prize for SFB2 (Sidefall Bag) (2025)
- Fondazione Arte CRT acquired works by Majd Abdel Hamid, Cian Dayrit, and Felix Shumba for Castello di Rivoli
- Fair features galleries from five continents with three Turkish galleries participating
Entities
Artists
- Matteo Fatto
- Thomas Braida
- Monia Ben Hamouda
- Adelita Husni Bey
- Louis Morlæ
- Léon Kruijswijk
- Joel Valabrega
- Bouchra Khalili
- Samuel Nnorom
- Wael Shawky
- Anna Boghiguian
- Shirin Neshat
- Hassan Sharif
- Mehdi-Georges Lahlou
- Massinissa Selmani
- Hicham Berrada
- Shadi Habib Allah
- Majd Abdel Hamid
- Cian Dayrit
- Felix Shumba
Institutions
- Artissima
- MONITOR Rome
- Chertlüdde Berlin
- Laveronica
- CONTINUA
- Zilberman
- Rose Easton
- Primo Marella Gallery
- Galleria Franco Noero
- 193 Gallery
- Umberto di Marino
- Wentrup
- Sylvia Kouvali
- Castello di Rivoli
- Fondazione Arte CRT
- Öktem Aykut
- Pilevneli
- WHATIFTHEWORLD
- First Floor Gallery Harare
- Ames Yavuz
- Villa Medici
- Canvas
Locations
- Turin
- Italy
- Alps
- Oval Lingotto Fiori
- London
- Paris
- Rome
- San Gimignano
- Beijing
- Les Moulins
- Havana
- São Paulo
- Istanbul
- Berlin
- East London
- Modica
- Cape Town
- South Africa
- Harare
- Zimbabwe
- Australia
- Tunisia
- Libya
- Turkey
- Palestine
- Philippines