In 2015, Artissima, the International Fair of Contemporary Art, in Turin, opens its 22nd edition to the public. Directed for the fourth time by Sarah Cosulich Canarutto, it features 207 galleries from 31 countries the world over.
207 galleries from 31 countries
67% overseas exhibitors
20,000 m2 of exhibition space
More than 2,000 artworks
Over 50 curators and museum directors on its juries €50,000 in prizes for artists and galleries
Since its establishment in 1994, Artissima has combined presence in the international market with careful attention to experimentation, research and the curatorial framework of its choices and proposals. Three of the fair’s six sections are helmed by boards composed of curators and museum directors from all over the world. The formats of these special sections – with a focus spanning performance art to the rediscovery of the avant-garde – have become standards in the international art fair scene.
ARTISSIMA 2015 22ND EDITION
5 November 2015: Press Preview, Preview, Opening 6, 7, 8 November 2015: Open to the public
Figures:
€400,000 in institutional acquisitions (2014) More than 50,000 visitors (2014)
Its precise identity ensures Artissima’s impact is felt beyond its venue, the Oval glass pavilion, and reverberates throughout the entire city of Torino. In the words of Le Monde, during Artissima ‘the city transforms into a giant happening’, drawing in a very high-profile public with exhibitions and special events in its museums and foundations, and the network of food and wine culture for which the city is famous.
K-Way, Lancia, Lauretana, Leica, Reda, Fondazione Sardi per l’Arte, Promos Scalo Milano
The fair is organised by Artissima srl, a company owned by the Fondazione Torino Musei.
Partners & Friends
Main Partner: UniCredit
Partner: Aon, CTA, Girard-Perregaux, GTT, illycaffè,
In-kind sponsor: Artsy, CarloAngela, FR Costruzioni, GL Events Italia – Lingotto Fiere, Sagat, Zaini Milano
Official Carrier: Gondrand Media Partner: La Stampa
WHAT’S NEW IN 2015
Opium Den, a fully fledged curatorial project turning the VIP Lounge into an eclectic and sumptuous space; a visual essay on collecting and the border between art object and decoration.
Ypsilon St’Art Percorsi in Fiera, a free programme of themed visits through the fair, conceived in parallel with the Walkie Talkies and Zonarte workshops, to consolidate Artissima’s commitment to attracting the general public to contemporary art.
Art Advisory, UniCredit Art Advisory, a free, independent art advisory service within the fair – the first of its kind in Italy – conceived to encourage and assist new Italian collectors.
In Mostra, a special exhibition project within Artissima. Created to provide a showcase for the contemporary art collections and artistic institutions of Piedmont, in 2015 In Mostra is reinvented as an independent project, spanning 700 square metres of exhibition space at the fair.
Artissima is a fair which stands out and challenges major international art events.
We were the first contemporary art fair to introduce a focus on the historical avant-garde and the first to give a commercial stage to performance art. We were also the first fair to reward young artists with a museum exhibition, the first fair to transform talks into itinerant conversations throughout the booths, the first fair to include an exhibition of exceptional institutional collections, and – starting this year – the first fair to have a VIP Lounge conceived as a curatorial project.
Artissima acts as a catalyst for Torino’s artistic network of museums and institutions, an unmissable point of attraction for the international art scene. More than a metropolis, Torino is an undisputed capital of contemporary art, with three museums, three art foundations, new institutions being established, large private collections and important public art projects such as Luci d'Artista.
If quality is a key ingredient in Artissima’s growth, acquisitions within the fair are the recipe for continuing to improve quality: spurring artistic research and the city. With this in mind, this year we have worked on a project to encourage new collecting, attracting ever more collectors from all over the world. More than in any other previous edition, they will be the true protagonists of the fair.
We are proud to be the fair of ‘firsts’ and we hope to continue to create new paths.
Sarah Cosulich Canarutto, director
www.artissima.it
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