Artissima — the most contemporary art fair in Italy — will return to Torino from 31 October to 2 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 screen is a muscle
Artissima and Intesa Sanpaolo present The screen is a muscle, fourth edition of the artists’ film and video programme hosted in the spaces of Gallerie d’Italia – Torino. Curated by Luca Lo Pinto and inspired by Yvonne Rainer’s renowned work The Mind is a Muscle (1968), the exhibition presents a reflection on the body, the digital dimension, gender stereotypes and urban nature, offering a space of freedom without rhetoric to the eyes of visitors. The viewing is paced by adding an ulterior level of dramaturgy, with short audio interventions created for the occasion by the artist Martina Ruggeri, which break up and introduce new rhythms in the score.
From 31.10 to 2.11 @Gallerie d’Italia – Torino (45°04’06.2″N 7°40’56.3″E)
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Basim Magdy. New Acid
In collaboration with Città di Torino, Artissima presents New Acid (2019) by Basim Magdy at the former Zoological Garden – Parco Michelotti, in collaboration with Hunt Kastner, Prague. The short film features animals in a zoo engaging in illogical conversations in an imaginary chat. They stage a surreal and mysterious dialogue in which they question the fate of their species, addressing an unspecified listener. In dialogue with the historical memory of the place, the installation will be accompanied by a site-specific musical selection curated by C2C Festival.
From 30.10 to 2.11 @Ex Giardino Zoologico – Parco Michelotti (45°03’59.6″N 7°42’16.8”E)
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Renato Leotta. Vittoria sul Sole
Thanks to renewed dialogue between Artissima and UNA Esperienze, a brand of Gruppo UNA Italian Hospitality, the ballroom of the historic Hotel Principi di Piemonte | UNA Esperienze in the centre of Torino welcomes an exhibition project by Renato Leotta titled Vittoria sul Sole, in collaboration with Sprovieri gallery in London. Through a process of slow and attentive observation of the landscape, the artist transforms natural phenomena, such as the eruption of a volcano, into poetic images.
From 30.10 to 2.11 @Hotel Principi di Piemonte | UNA Esperienze (45°03’54.1″N 7°40’54.3”E)
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Paul Pfeiffer. Vitruvian Figure (Juventus) – Pista 500 Prize 2024
Pinacoteca Agnelli presents the work by Paul Pfeiffer (Thomas Dane gallery, London, Napoli), winner of the second edition of the Pista 500 Prize, developed in collaboration with Artissima, offering artists at the fair the opportunity to create a project for the Pista 500 billboard. The work, made possible thanks to collaboration with Juventus, is titled Vitruvian Figure (Juventus) and explores collective behaviour and spectacle, while responding to the specific history of the city and of the Lingotto, a site historically tied to ideas of performance and speed, and to the notion of producing a technological mass-market object and symbol of desire.
From 31.10 @Pista 500 – Pinacoteca Agnelli (45°01’58.9″N 7°39’57.3″E)
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Angharad Williams. Portrait – Premio illy Present Future 2024
Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo presents Portrait, an exhibition by Angharad Williams (Fanta-MLN gallery, Milano), winner of the illy Present Future Prize 2024. The exhibition features a new work focused on representation, the history of gentry portraiture and the poetics of magical realism, extending Williams’ ongoing exploration of exhibition-making, collaboration and the mechanics of method and style in painting.
From 28.10.2025 to 4.01.2026 @Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo (45°03’26.5″N 7°39’08.1″E)
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Nicola Bizzarri. GOGGLES – VANNI #artistroom Prize 2024
VANNI launches GOGGLES, the exclusive artist’s eyewear series created from a project by Nicola Bizzarri, winner of the VANNI #artistroom Prize at Artissima 2024. At the VANNI project room, the artist’s works will be presented simultaneously, in collaboration with Fuocherello Gallery in Volvera.
From 30.10 to 15.11 @Showroom VANNI occhiali (45°03’57.6″N 7°41’22.5″E)
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IDENTITY 2025 | Mondi possibili. Dialoghi tra arte e letteratura
Artissima, with the support of Fondazione Compagnia di San Paolo – a long-term partner of the fair for the production of projects and contents, with a focus on enhancement and innovation – presents Mondi possibili. Dialoghi tra arte e letteratura, the third chapter of the three-year programme IDENTITY. The project focuses on the central role of the artist through a special series of events organized in collaboration with the Fondazione Circolo dei Lettori. Three conversations between artists and contemporary writers create spontaneous and transversal dialogues in which written word and visual art intersect, and artists reveal their creative universe to new audiences.
The next appointments will be:
► Thursday 23.10 | 6.30pm | at Circolo dei lettori
Chiara Camoni in dialogue with Piersandro Pallavicini
► Saturday 1.11 | 6.30pm | at Artissima Meeting Point
Giorgio Andreotta Calò in dialogue with Tiziano Scarpa
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anonymous art project
Artissima welcomes anonymous art project into its spaces, an initiative focused on promoting Japanese contemporary art. The project, guided by artistic director Masahiko Haito and international curator Kodama Kanazawa, will introduce four protagonists of the contemporary Japanese scene at the fair: Aki Inomata, Yuki Hasegawa, and the art duo Junya Kataoka and Rie Iwatake.
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Mondi in Gioco – Artissima Junior
A project by Artissima and Juventus dedicated to the younger visitors at the fair, from 6 to 11 years of age. This year Stefano Arienti (Studio SALES of Norberto Ruggeri, Roma) will guide the creative workshop Mondi in Gioco, which with a poetic and participatory approach explores the dimension of play in its primal, free, and unstructured nature. Mondi in Gioco focuses on imagination to offer us an opportunity to reflect on the value of children’s presence in every society.
The workshop will be held from 31 October to 2 November 2025 (Friday and Saturday 2-7pm, Sunday 2-6pm). Admission is free for children. Info and bookings: artissimajunior@artissima.it
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MADE IN
MADE IN is a residency programme created by Artissima with the support of Camera di commercio di Torino, based on the desire to foster a dialogue between contemporary art and the flourishing entrepreneurial context of Torino, and curated by Sonia Belfiore, founder of Ultravioletto Arte + Impresa.
A special stand for this project will present works produced by the artists in the third edition, selected together with the four mentor galleries of the project: Gaia De Megni for Azimut Yachts (Mazzoleni gallery), Mozzarella Light for Sabelt (Franco Noero gallery), Maria Positano for Manifattura Tessile DINOLE® (Simóndi gallery), Lorenzo Zerbini for Xerjoff (Luce Gallery). For the occasion of Artissima 2025, during a talk at the Meeting Point (Sunday 2 November at 2.30pm) the fourth edition of the project will be launched with four exceptional new partners: Ferrino, Galup, Oscalito 1936, Blue Engineering, which will host the new artists in their companies starting in early 2026.
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Image Cities
Intesa Sanpaolo will present at Artissima a selection of works by photographer Anastasia Samoylova, an American artist who explores the relationship between the environment and cultural identity through documentary photography. In the project Image Cities, she examines how media saturation affects global urban landscapes. Her work will be featured in an exhibition, commissioned by Intesa Sanpaolo, at the Gallerie d’Italia in Torino starting in 2026.
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WoW – Worlds of Words
The WoW – Worlds of Words project was created with the aim of promoting publishing and its protagonists, essential for disseminating contemporary culture, and it does so through 4 spaces:
– EDICOLA | curated by Reading Room, featuring a selection of Italian and international titles
– EDITORIAL AREA | individual booths and single displays for magazines and publishers: Arte-Cairo, Artforum, Artribune, Canvas, CURA., Espoarte, exibart, Flash Art, Il Giornale dell’Arte – Allemandi, INSIDE ART, MOUSSE and segno.
– WOW TALKS | a special programme of conversations curated by Francesca Spiller
and inspired by the edition’s theme, which brings together publishers, artists, philosophers, curators, and designers
– BOOKSHOP | by Librerie Corraini.
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AudioGuide
AudioGuides are back again this year, promoted by Lauretana and part of the developments of Artissima Digital powered by Fondazione Compagnia di San Paolo. Six paths – five in Italian and one in English – designed to accompany the public on an independent and personal visit to the fair, through the lively voices of Arteco’s professional mediators.
Online from 31 October HERE
Mundialito @Artissima Cabaña
Artissima Cabaña is the new lounge in the fair with a summery, elegant atmosphere, set up and furnished by Il Giardino di Legno, a brand known for its high-quality outdoor furnishings in teak and innovative materials. Visitors can experience the spaces, relaxing amidst beach chairs and gazebos, sampling mixed drinks and delicacies provided by Costardi Bros, who continue in their role as chefs of the Artissima restaurant. The Cabaña will be enlivened by the debut of Mundialito, an invitational table football tournament featuring art professionals, created by the curatorial duo Treti Galaxie (Matteo Mottin and Ramona Ponzini).
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NO MANUAL
In line with the theme of this edition, Operating Manual for Spaceship Earth, the VIP Lounge of Artissima will host site-specific works by the art duo The Back Studio (Galleria MATTA, Milano). NO MANUAL takes its cue from the observations of Buckminster Fuller, who says that fate has not left us with instructions to guide our life, and urges us to celebrate the power of intuition, experimentation, improvisation and discovery.
The area is enhanced by furnishings designed by NM3, whose collections stand out for furniture and objects in stainless steel, as the expression of a minimalist, functional design philosophy.
An instruction manual inspired by Richard Buckminster Fuller
In homage to this year’s theme, Operating Manual for Spaceship Earth, during the fair publication produced by Artissima will be available to visitors, an Instruction Manual that will bring together suggestions, ideas and insights from many of the curators and artists who have collaborated with the fair in various roles in recent years. It is a true guide through the present and into the near future, created by listening to the voices of those who have devoted their lives to working in art.
We look forward to welcoming you in Torino this fall!
