ArtVerona 2018 Unveils Utopia Theme and 145 Galleries
The 14th edition of the Italian art fair, ArtVerona 2018, is set to take place from October 12 to 15, led by Adriana Polveroni, who has taken over from Andrea Bruciati. This year’s theme, 'Utopia,' continues the #backtoitaly initiative. Polveroni's goal is to highlight often overlooked Italian art beyond Arte Povera. She is co-curating a collateral exhibition named 'Chi utopia mangia le mele' alongside Gabriele Tosi at Palazzo dell'Ex Dogana di Terra. The fair will showcase 145 exhibitors, which includes 35 new galleries and 18 editorial entities, organized into six sections. Lithuania will be featured as the guest country in the new Focus On section. The Free Stage will also return to support emerging artists, with independent spaces chosen through the i9 contest, such as CUT, FuturDome, and Impasse.
Key facts
- ArtVerona 2018 is the 14th edition, taking place October 12–15.
- The fair is directed by Adriana Polveroni, who replaced Andrea Bruciati.
- The theme is 'Utopia,' continuing the #backtoitaly concept.
- Polveroni co-curates the exhibition 'Chi utopia mangia le mele' with Gabriele Tosi.
- 145 exhibitors include 35 new galleries, 14 independent spaces, and 18 editorial entities.
- New section Focus On debuts with Lithuania as guest country, organized with Julija Reklaite.
- Free Stage section features Adrian Paci mentoring artists Leonardo Pellicanò, Chiaralice Rizzi, and Alessandro Laita.
- Independent spaces selected via i9 contest include CUT, FuturDome, Impasse, and others.
Entities
Artists
- Adriana Polveroni
- Andrea Bruciati
- Maurizio Cattelan
- Vanessa Beecroft
- Gabriele Tosi
- Adrian Paci
- Leonardo Pellicanò
- Chiaralice Rizzi
- Alessandro Laita
- Julija Reklaite
- Cristiano Seganfreddo
- Emilio Vavarella
- Alberto Garutti
Institutions
- ArtVerona
- Artribune
- Palazzo dell'Ex Dogana di Terra
- CUT (Prato)
- FuturDome (Milan)
- Impasse (Turin)
- Il Colorificio (Milan)
- IoDeposito (Treviso – Udine)
- La Casaforte S.B. (Naples)
- L'Ascensore (Palermo)
- Le Dictateur (Milan)
- Pelagica (Milan)
- Porto dell'Arte (Bologna)
- SpazioBuonasera (Turin)
- Standards (Milan)
- The View From Lucania (Potenza)
- Zoo Zone Art Forum (Rome)
- i9 – spazi indipendenti
- Banca Widiba
- A disposizione
- Veronafiere
- Dogana di Terra
- Festival Veronetta
- Incanti
- Render
- PAX
- Monica De Cardenas
- T293
- De' Foscherari
- Madragoa
- The Gallery Apart
- Riccardo Crespi
- Paola Verrengia
- Monitor
- Contour Gallery
- Corraini
- Officina Pixel
- Arte Fiera Bologna
- Republic of Lithuania
- Artverona
- Sineglossa
- art+b=love(?)
- Umberto Di Marino
- LaVeronica
- Mimmo Scognamiglio/Galerie Placido
- Patricia Armocida
- Federico Luger
- La Città Projects
Locations
- Verona
- Italy
- Naples
- Lithuania
- Prato
- Milan
- Turin
- Treviso
- Udine
- Palermo
- Bologna
- Potenza
- Rome
- Londra
- New York
- Vilnius
- Modica
- Paris
- Czech Republic
- Slovakia