Proposal for a single Italian art fair post-COVID
Giorgio Galotti proposes consolidating Italy's multiple art fairs into a single national event, citing the COVID-19 crisis as an opportunity to restructure. He notes that miart has moved from April to early September 2020, overlapping with Art Verona and Artissima (Turin) in autumn. Galotti argues this congestion, combined with economic recession (Italy's GDP predicted to contract 0.3% in 2020 per S&P), may deter international galleries. He suggests a rotating fair among Milan, Verona, Turin, and possibly Bologna, modeled on Art Basel, to create a must-attend event akin to the Salone del Mobile, Vinitaly, or the Venice Biennale. The proposal references the merger of Art Cologne and ABC Berlin as a precedent.
Key facts
- miart moved from April to early September 2020
- Italy's GDP predicted to contract 0.3% in 2020 (S&P)
- Proposal to merge Italian art fairs into one rotating event
- Reference to Art Cologne and ABC Berlin merger
- Artissima is considered Italy's leading contemporary art fair
- FIAC (Paris) and Frieze (London) both in October
- Venice Biennale architecture edition postponed to late August 2020
- Brexit may affect Frieze's appeal
Entities
Institutions
- miart
- Art Verona
- Artissima
- Art Basel
- Art Cologne
- ABC Berlin
- FIAC
- Frieze
- Venice Biennale
- Salone del Mobile
- Vinitaly
- Standard & Poor's
Locations
- Milan
- Verona
- Turin
- Bologna
- Italy
- Paris
- London
- Berlin
- Venice