Italian art gallery Artissima is back again at Oval Lingotto in Turin, the indoor arena built for the 2006 Winter Olympics. The only gallery in Italy with a strong focus on contemporary art, is now its 29th edition, with new director Luigi Fasi. It houses 174 Italian and international galleries, 42 of which are participating in the exhibition for the first time.
El Fassi, who studied philosophy, chose the concept of “transformational experience” coined by American professor No. Paul as the general theme of the exhibition. Explaining the concept, El Fassi said in an interview, “You can’t predict the effect an experience will have on you until you experience it.” “Art is a way to explore the unknown.”
Now, the question is, how much will his experience as the new president of Artissima change?
Local art patron Patricia Sandrito Rei Rebodingo, who will see 60 pieces from her collection on display at the Palazzo Florence in Florence in March 2023, began acquiring art 30 years ago, one year before Artissima was created. “From the beginning, it was clear to me that this exhibition could put Turin, which has always been a modern city, on the map,” she recalled in an interview.
You see the gallery as an opportunity to support emerging artists. When asked early in the show cycle what I bought, she hasn’t said anything yet. But she did visit the More Charpentier booth in Paris, which sold 10 works by Rossiya Biscotti, two works by Daniel Otero Torres, two copies of a photographic print by Teresa Margols, and two sculptures by Charoy Tsai on the first day of Artesima. She was also interested in the work of Marinella Sematore neon at the Mazzoleni booth.
Here are eight highlights from the fair that runs through Sunday.
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