Artissima Internazionale d’Arte Contemporanea di Torino is ready to welcome you into the spaces of the Oval Lingotto Fiere (45°01’38.4″N 7°39’37.3”E) from 31 October to 2 November 2025. In line with this year’s theme – Operating Manual for Spaceship Earth – the event accompanies visitors on a journey of revelation and discovery of contemporary art, whose phases will be examined in greater depth in the weeks to come. The fair will present 176 Italian and international galleries, 7 sections, 13 prizes, an acquisition fund and many special projects. During the run-up, we invite you to discover various previews in the Q&A interview with the director Luigi Fassi and in the video trailers of this edition.
Artissima 2025: a panorama
This edition of the fair will contain 176 Italian and international galleries, of which 63 will present monographic projects and 26 will be showing at Artissima for the first time.
The galleries come from 36 countries and 5 continents: Argentina, Austria, Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, Croatia, Cuba, United Arab Emirates, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Italy, Lithuania, Mexico, Netherlands, Peru, Poland, Portugal, United Kingdom, Romania, Singapore, Slovenia, Spain, United States, South Africa, Switzerland, Turkey, Hungary, Uruguay and Zimbabwe.
Intriguing features? A significant presence of galleries from Eastern Europe and South and Central America. The gallery at the greatest distance from Torino is located in Sydney, Australia.
Alongside a high-level market offering, as always the fair continues to provide its audience with a multitude of cultural and educational stimuli and projects in relation to nearby and distant worlds. From the fair at the Oval visitors go out into the city thanks to special projects like the artists’ film and video program The screen is a muscle curated by Luca Lo Pinto at Gallerie d’Italia di Torino (45°04’06.2″N 7°40’56.3″E), the installation New Acid by Basim Magdy at the former Giardino Zoologico – Parco Michelotti (45°03’59.6″N 7°42’16.8”E), or the project by Renato Leotta at Hotel Principi di Piemonte (45°03’54.1″N 7°40’54.3”E). There are also three exhibitions featuring award-winning artists from the last edition of Artissima: Paul Pfeiffer – winner of the Premio Pista 500 in 2024 – presents a project for the billboard of the Pista 500 of Pinacoteca Agnelli (45°01’58.9″N 7°39’57.3″E); Angharad Williams – winner of the Premio illy Present Future 2024 – presents a solo show at Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo (45°03’26.5″N 7°39’08.1″E); Nicola Bizzarri – winner of the Premio VANNI #artistroom in 2024 – presents a capsule collection and works in the project room of VANNI occhiali (45°03’57.6″N 7°41’22.5″E).
▶ Discover the special projects
Mondi Possibili. Dialoghi tra arte e letteratura
Also around the city and approaching the time of the fair, we invite you to discover the initiatives in the project Mondi Possibili. Dialoghi tra arte e letteratura organized with Fondazione Circolo dei lettori (45°04’07.1″N 7°41’15.8”E), in the context of IDENTITY, a three-year pathway of emphasis on the identifying aspects of the fair, developed by Artissima with the support of Fondazione Compagnia di San Paolo. The program covers a cycle of 3 conversations between contemporary artists and writers, conceived to foster knowledge and comprehension of contemporary art. The three events give rise to spontaneous and flexible discussions, in which the written word and visual art meet to delve into the work of the artist, revealing their creative universe and opening the way for new perspectives and audiences.
Thursday 9 October, 6.30pm
@Circolo dei lettori*
Liliana Moro in dialogue with Tommaso Pincio
Thursday 23 October, 6.30pm
@Circolo dei lettori*
Chiara Camoni in dialogue with Piersandro Pallavicini
Saturday 1 November, 6.30pm
@Meeting Point of Artissima
Giorgio Andreotta Calò in dialogue with Tiziano Scarpa
* Admission to events is free and on a first come, first served basis. Holders of the Circolo dei lettori’s Carta Io leggo di Più can reserve seats in the front rows (info@circololettori.it | 011 8904401).
