Artissima, Italy’s leading contemporary art fair, has announced a list of 206 galleries from 31 countries for the 22nd edition of the fair which returns in 2015 to The Oval in Turin from November 6-8 with many new initiatives.
According to Artissima, more than 50 curators and museum directors from around the world are contributing to this year’s program, which features talks, major awards, guided tours, a specially conceived VIP Lounge, as well as an unprecedented exhibition of public and private collections.
Curated by Artissima Srl, a company connected with the Fondazione Torino Musei, Artissima 2015 comprises six sections: three traditional exhibition sections (Main, New Entries, and Art Editions) and three curated sections (Present Future, Back to the Future, and Per4m)
The Main section features established galleries dedicated to the promotion of new talent; New Entries brings together international galleries that have been operating for less than five years; and Art Editions which is devoted to galleries and other spaces presenting editioned works, prints, and multiples.
Back to the Future, a section devoted to rediscovering the artistic avant-garde of the 1960s, ‘70s, and ‘80s, this year comprises 25 museum-quality solo shows focused exclusively on the decade 1975–85, curated by Eva Fabbris (coordinator), João Fernandes, Elena Filipovic, and Beatrix Ruf.
The 2015 edition of Present Future, a section devoted to emerging talents selected by a board of young curators from around the world, features solo shows by 20 emerging artists curated by Luigi Fassi (coordinator), Fatima Hellberg, Lara Khaldi, Natalia Sielewicz, Fatos Üstek.
The fair’s Per4m section, a new section devoted to the presentation of innovative performative works that was launched by Artissimia in 2014, this year comprises 12 performances and is curated by Simone Menegoi, Sophie Goltz, Chris Sharp.
In 2015 Artissima is taking the bold more of transforming its VIP lounge into an art installation. Titled “Opium Den,” the project is created and curated by Maurizio Vetrugno who will create a space that is describes as “intimate and sumptuous, immersive and engaging.”
Another highlight of Artissima 2015 will be a solo exhibition by young American artist Rachel Rose, recipient of the illy Present Future Prize 2014, who will present a new video installation at Castello di Rivoli Museo d’Arte Contemporanea.
