Arte Fiera 2023: Rediscovering the Future

February 5, 2023

The 46th edition of Arte Fiera marks the return of the event to both the traditional calendar and headquarters, reaffirming the customary rendez-vous of collectors, critics, artists and aficionados in Bologna during the first weeks of each year. The Fair is held from February 3rd – 5th at Halls 25 and 26 of Bologna Fiere District, with an invitation-only preview on February 2. The location also flags the return to tradition: the exhibition will use once again the Costituzione entrance, the Fair District’s port of entry towards the city centre.

This year’s edition of Arte Fiera renews their partnership with Art City, Bologna’s Art Week circuit, featuring a broad programme of 150 shows and events managed for the 6th time in a row by Lorenzo Balbi, director of MAMbo – Museo d’Arte Moderna di Bologna.

Together with the re-establishment of the traditional positioning in the season, the forthcoming fair also brings along a few changes in terms of governance, public programme set-up and visitor experience. Along with Simone Menegoi, confirmed as Artistic Director for his fourth edition, international manager and collector Enea Righi takes on the role of Managing Director to support the implementation of a relaunch strategy affecticting numerous areas such as communication, contents and partnerships.

This year event brings together 141 exhibitors showcasing in the Main and in the curated Sections: Pittura XXI, Multipli, Fotografia e Immagini in Movimento. While the Main Section features the traditional hallmarks of the fair, ranging from Italian Modern and Post-War Art to Contemporaty artworks, it also presents a brand new concept, Percorso, a curated theme intertwining through various booth and reflecting on Ceramics, the key feature for 2023. Pittura XXI showcasing selected works of Italian and International XXI century Painting from both emetging and mid-career artists, is curated by art critic Davide Ferri. Fotografia e Immagini in Movimento, a highlight of the event for many years now and drawing in many collectors and photography afecionados, has a new curator: Giangavino Pazzola, Curator of Centro Italiano per la Fotografia in Turin. Finally, the Fair presents Multipli, a new section curated by founders of Replica Lisa Andreani and Simona Sqaudrito and showcasing editions from art galleries and publishers.