Bonhams Paris Selling Exhibition Honors Tano Festa During Art Week

During Paris Art Week, Bonhams is hosting a selling exhibition dedicated to Tano Festa (Rome, 1938–1988), a key figure of 20th-century Italian art. The show runs from October 20 to 24 at Bonhams' venue at 6 avenue Hoche, spanning three decades from the 1960s to the late 1980s. It features 18 lots that include early conceptual and geometric works, the Armadi and Finestre series, homages to Michelangelo and Greek mythological figures like Sibilla, 1980s landscapes, and Coriandoli on surface pieces. Prices are available upon request from Bonhams' contemporary art department. The exhibition aims to direct collectors' attention to the artist, leveraging Paris's strong interest in Italian contemporary art. Bonhams chose Paris because the French market is highly attentive to Italian contemporary art, and Festa—a prominent member of the Scuola di Piazza del Popolo alongside Franco Angeli and Mario Schifano—is expected to attract collectors and the public. Christie's has also moved its Thinking Italian session from London to Paris (Avant-Garde(s) including Thinking Italian on October 23), confirming the city's appeal for Italian avant-garde. This is Bonhams' first show dedicated to Tano Festa in France, offering a comprehensive journey through his work, blending art history references and classical Italian icons in a contemporary pop language, akin to Warhol's Marilyn. The exhibition is a highlight of the dense Paris Art Week program.