Artissima 2022 29th edition opens today in Turin

The 29th edition of Artissima, the International Fair of Contemporary Art in Turin, is opening today under the direction of a newly appointed Artistic Director, Luigi Fassi.

From Friday 4 to Sunday 6 November 2022 the Oval in Turin will welcome visitors to the four flagship sections of the fair:- Main Section, New Entries, Monologue/Dialogue and Art Spaces & Editions – plus three curated sections – Disegni, Present Future and Back to the Future –. Artissima 2022 will present galleries from 28 countries and 4 continents with 42 exhibitors participating in the fair for the first time. It will feature 174 Italian and international galleries, including 35 monographic projects.

Internationally renowned for its focus on pioneering practices, and its role as a springboard for up-and-coming artists and galleries, Artissima attracts a large audience of collectors, professionals and art lovers every year. Each edition, the fair welcomes curators, directors of art institutions and foundations, as well as patrons of museums from all over the world. The fair contributes to the growth of the Italian contemporary art market, stimulating and supporting collectors with an eye for innovation, and a continuously evolving critical and curatorial vision. The organization of Artissima is managed by Artissima srl, a sister company of Fondazione Torino Musei.

The theme selected for this year is Transformative Experience, a concept developed by American philosopher L.A. Paul (professor of Philosophy and Cognitive Science at Yale University) in her essay of the same title published in 2014 by Oxford University Press. According to the author, a transformative experience can radically modify the person who lives it, triggering a crisis of rationally envisioned expectations and opening a perspective on the unknown. Professor Laurie Anne Paul, in her book Transformative Experience, asserts that personally transformative experiences are the ones we cannot rationally predict or anticipate in any way, because nothing can take the place of the living revelation of a territory as yet unknown to us.

Four sections of the fair are selected by the fair’s committee:

• Main Section presenting 100 established galleries and including 49 international exhibitors

• New Entries dedicated to emerging international players, this year showcasing 15 galleries, 13 of which are international

• Monologue/Dialogue dedicated to emerging galleries and/or galleries exploring an experimental approach and presenting either a monographic booth or works by two artists in dialogue. 27 galleries of which 14 are international

• Art Spaces & Editions including 8 exhibitors from galleries, project spaces and non-profit initiatives, bookstores, all specializing in artists’ editions and multiples.

Three sections are curated by teams of international curators:

• Disegni

• Present Future

• Back to the Future

ARTISSIMA

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Preview

Thursday 3 November 2022 3–8pm (by invitation)

Opening to the public:

4-5 November 2022 12–8pm

6 November 2022 11am–7pm