Artissima — the most contemporary art fair in Italy — will return in Torino from 1 to 3 November. The unique character of Artissima stems from its dual approach, combining a market proposal at the highest level with a wide range of special projects, both in town and at the fair, as a result of the collaboration with exceptional partners and prestigious cultural institutions, to explore and redefine the contemporary art scene.

The Underground Cinema
  The collaboration between Intesa Sanpaolo and Artissima continues with the third edition of the moving image project hosted at Gallerie d’Italia – Torino. The exhibition The Underground Cinema, curated by independent curator Irene Calderoni, includes video works by artists represented by galleries participating in Artissima, many exhibited for the first time in Italy. The featured artists include Pauline Boudry & Renate Lorenz (Ellen de Bruijne Projects, Amsterdam), Alice Bucknell (IMPORT EXPORT, Warsaw), Stephanie Comilang (ChertLüdde, Berlin), Pauline Curnier Jardin (ChertLüdde, Berlin), Valentina Furian (UNA, Piacenza), Lungiswa Gqunta (WHATIFTHEWORLD, Cape Town), Beatrice Marchi (Federico Vavassori, Milano), Lili Reynaud Dewar (Layr, Vienna) and Silvia Rivas (Rolf Art, Buenos Aires).
WHERE: Gallerie d’Italia – Torino (Piazza San Carlo, 156)
WHEN: 1–3 NOV
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Objects in Mirror Might Be Closer Than They Appear
  The Museo Regionale di Scienze Naturali di Torino, in collaboration with and curated by Artissima, presents the installation Objects in Mirror Might Be Closer Than They Appear by Julian Charrière and Julius von Bismarck (Sies + Höke, Düsseldorf). The work fosters a unique dialogue between Artissima and the Museo, sector of Direzione Cultura e Commercio della Regione Piemonte, addressing crucial contemporary themes through the lens of contemporary art. The same themes are also reflected in the museum’s visit itinerary, enriched by its extraordinary collections. WHERE: Museo Regionale di Scienze Naturali di Torino (Via Accademia Albertina, 15)
WHEN: 30 OCT–4 NOV
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Raised in the Dust
  Artissima, in collaboration with Città di Torino, presents Raised in the Dust by artist Andro Eradze (SpazioA, Pistoia) at the former Zoo of Torino – Parco Michelotti. Through a poignant critique of human actions that are in these cases toxic and often fatal to wildlife, the film reframes the fireworks as a portal into the dark, mythological realm of the forest — a world inhabited by plants, animals and ghosts.
WHERE: former Zoo of Torino – Parco Michelotti (Corso Casale, 43)
WHEN: 29 OCT–4 NOV
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Euridome
  Artissima curates Euridome, a luminous installation by Erik Saglia (Thomas Brambilla, Bergamo). Supported by Consulta per la Valorizzazione dei Beni Artistici e Culturali di Torino and Unione Industriali Torino, this installation will be part of the Costellazione circuit of Luci d’Artista 27. The project celebrates Torino’s designation as Capitale della Cultura d’Impresa 2024, providing a lasting symbol of this achievement for the local community.
WHERE: Unione Industriali Torino (Via Manfredo Fanti, 17)
WHEN: FROM 25 OCT
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Afasia 1
  Thanks to the renewed collaboration between Artissima and UNA Esperienze, a brand of Gruppo UNA, the historic Hotel Principi di Piemonte | UNA Esperienze in the heart of Torino is hosting a contemporary art exhibition for the fifth time in partnership with Artissima. In 2024 Afasia 1, by Arcangelo Sassolino (Galleria Continua, San Gimignano, Beijing, Les Moulins, Havana, Roma, Sao Paulo, Paris) will be presented in the hotel’s ballroom. One of the artist's earliest works, Afasia 1 explores the application of physics to sculpture, particularly the concept of speed. WHERE: Hotel Principi di Piemonte | UNA Esperienze (Via Piero Gobetti, 15)
WHEN: 31 OCT–3 NOV
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Hearsay. illy Present Future Prize 2023
  The Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo hosts Hearsay, the solo exhibition of Bekhbaatar Enkhtur (Matèria, Rome), winner of the 2023 edition of the illy Present Future Prize. The exhibition presents a new series of works by Enkhtur that investigate the symbolic and metonymic potential of animals and humans to examine the relationship between visual and linguistic representation.
WHERE: Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo (Via Modane, 16)
WHEN: 31 OCT 2024–5 JAN 2025
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EMBRACE. VANNI occhiali #artistroom
  VANNI exclusively launches EMBRACE, a capsule collection of artist-designed eyewear created by Elisa Alberti, the winner of the VANNI #artistroom Prize at Artissima 2023. The collection is inspired by the distinctive characteristics of Elisa Alberti’s work: purposeful use of color, play with forms, spatial composition, and tactile surface quality.
WHERE: Showroom VANNI occhiali (Piazza Carlo Emanuele II, 15)
WHEN: 31 OCT–23 NOV
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