Top 10 Stands at Arte Fiera 2019 in Bologna

Arte Fiera 2019 in Bologna showcased a selection of standout galleries despite mixed overall quality. Studio Sales presented refined works by Flavio Favelli, featuring mirrored surfaces and an optical rod. Tiziana Di Caro offered a solo show by Sissi, with bone-like sculptures culminating in a monumental skeleton. Guidi & Schoen displayed a dual exhibition by Andrea Chiesi and Giacomo Costa, pairing abandoned industrial architectures with futuristic landscapes. P420 contrasted Paolo Icaro's solid lightness with Riccardo Baruzzi's pensive painting. Marcolini and Studio Stefania Miscetti collaborated on Silvia Giambrone's wax and iron pieces addressing violence against women. Flavio Favelli's stand at Studio Sales impressed with medium-format works. Una and CAR DRDE jointly presented Irene Fenara's hacked surveillance camera images alongside Alberto Scodro's archaic sculpture. Spirale featured Giosetta Fioroni's chronological series from the 1960s and 1970s, including works from the 1964 Venice Biennale. Piero Atchugarry Gallery, from Miami and Garzón, Uruguay, exhibited Tùlio Pinto's glass and steel architectures. Doppelganger boldly showed only two photographs by Domingo Milella, from a project spanning Bolzano, France, and Spain (2014-2018). Mazzoleni presented Massimo Vitali's reportage on Marseille's architecture, originally for Le Monde in 2017. The fair, improved in packaging, still needs content upgrades under new director Simone Menegoi, with expectations for 2020.