Top 10 Works at Artissima 2019 Highlighted by Artribune

Artissima 2019, the 26th edition of the Turin art fair, featured standout works across galleries. Superstudio's installation at Pinksummer included salt models of architectural archetypes that dissolve under dripping water, with a brass plaque reading 'OBLIO'. Loredana Longo's 'Carpets' at Francesco Pantaleone burned Western political quotes onto Middle Eastern rugs. Nicola Bolla's Swarovski-covered skeleton vanitas at Photo & Contemporary was priced at €48,000. Matteo Attruia at Massimo De Luca presented works exploring language and failure, including a 'NOTHING' label. Tommaso De Luca's video at Monitor defaced a 1960s archaeology manual with queer-themed graffiti. Athena Papadopoulos's 'Sick Love' at Emalin used hospital gauze and plaster to create gendered figures. Muhannad Shono's site-specific installation at ATHR used black cables to evoke oil and conflict. Kiki Smith's 'Tree and Shadows' at Galleria Continua featured a double self-portrait on crumpled Nepalese paper. Anna Franceschini's 'Villa Straylight' at Vistamare involved wigs on a mechanical track, referencing Neuromancer. Jonathan Monk's 'Copied Piece Perhaps' at Dvir paid homage to Alighiero Boetti with a warning against forgeries.