Ilaria Bonacossa Named Director of Artissima Art Fair in Turin
Ilaria Bonacossa has been appointed as the new director of the Artissima art fair in Turin, succeeding Sarah Cosulich, who led the event for five years. This announcement came from the Fondazione Torino Musei board on December 15, 2016, following a selection process that involved committee members like Andrea Bellini and Michela Bondardo. Bonacossa will hold her position for three years, during which she aims to enhance the fair's cultural identity through various artistic and commercial efforts. With a background in curating and art history, she studied at Bard College and has experience from the 2003 Whitney Biennial and Manifesta 3. She has also curated at Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo and has been the artistic director at Villa Croce since 2012. Additionally, she co-founded Art@Work, a group dedicated to contemporary art initiatives.
Key facts
- Ilaria Bonacossa appointed new director of Artissima art fair
- Announced by Fondazione Torino Musei board on December 15, 2016
- Succeeds Sarah Cosulich after five-year tenure
- Bonacossa's term covers next three editions of the fair
- Selection committee included Andrea Bellini, Michela Bondardo, Silvia Evangelisti, Guido Guerzoni, Francesco Manacorda
- Bonacossa studied at Centre for Curatorial Studies at Bard College, New York
- Previously curator at Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo in Turin from 2002 to 2009
- Artistic director of Public Museum for Contemporary Art Villa Croce in Genova since 2012
Entities
Artists
- Ilaria Bonacossa
- Sarah Cosulich
- Andrea Bellini
- Michela Bondardo
- Silvia Evangelisti
- Guido Guerzoni
- Francesco Manacorda
Institutions
- Fondazione Torino Musei
- Artissima
- Centre for Curatorial Studies at Bard College
- Whitney Biennial
- Manifesta 3
- Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo
- Public Museum for Contemporary Art Villa Croce
- Art@Work
Locations
- Turin
- Italy
- New York
- United States
- Ljubljana
- Slovenia
- Genova