After the vibrant celebration of its 25th anniversary, Artissima—the only fair in Italy exclusively devoted to contemporary art—will return to the Oval pavilion in Turin from November 1-3, 2019, under the artistic direction of Ilaria Bonacossa. Exhibitors Don’t miss the ... Read more →

Thursday, April 18, 2019, at 6:30pm, Quartz Studio is pleased to present Everybody Knows, the first solo show in Turin by Yarisal & Kublitz, a Swiss-Danish duo of visual artists composed of Ronnie Yarisal (1981, Geneva, ... Read more →

Applications are open to participate in the 7th edition of flashback, the breakthrough fair dedicated to ancient and modern art. For information about the fair and the application process, please click here. By exploring artworks' relationship with its audience rather than the ... Read more →

A central event for national and international collectors, art lovers and global press, Artissima attracts 55,000 visitors, including 5,000 contemporary art collectors from 80 countries, 15 groups of patrons of prestigious museums worldwide and 1,500 accredited journalists. The 26th ... Read more →

Wednesday, January 23, 2019, at 6:30pm, Quartz Studio is pleased to present her spinning takes place near the mouth / I see what I eat / I eat what I see / It is an eating ... Read more →

FLAT—the new international event dedicated to artists’ books and contemporary art publishing founded by Chiara Caroppo, Beatrice Merz, Mario Petriccione and held at La Centrale within the Nuvola Lavazza complex—took place from November 2 to November 4, 2018 and closed with 3,934 (+30% compared ... Read more →

The 25th edition of Artissima, the only fair in Italy exclusively focused on contemporary art, came to an end on Sunday, November 4. Directed by Ilaria Bonacossa, the event is a truly unmissable contemporary art gathering on ... Read more →

"Es decir, el propósito de abolir el pasado ya ocurrió en el pasado y—paradójicamente—es una de las pruebas de que el pasado no se puede abolir. (That is, the purpose of abolishing the past has already ... Read more →

In 2018 Artissima, the first contemporary art fair in Italy renowned for its focus on experimental practices, celebrates its 25th anniversary! The fair will feature eight sections—four of which curated, including a new section devoted to sound—, ... Read more →

FLAT – Fiera Libro Arte Torino, the international event dedicated to artist’s books and contemporary art books, will take place in Turin from November 2 to 4, 2018 in the La Centrale space at the new Nuvola ... Read more →

The 6th edition of flashback is promising to be the one of the records: last year's venue—the new spaces of Pala Alpitour—is confirmed, as well as the galleries of the previous years, with important new acquisitions, both ... Read more →

Artissima, Italy’s leading contemporary art fair, will return to the Oval pavilion in Turin from 2 to 4 November 2018, to celebrate its 25th anniversary! Don’t miss the wonderful opportunity to fall in love with the latest ... Read more →

25 years of discovery and experimentation, innovation and enhancement, emotion and art. 25 vibrant, dynamic years, pulsating and intense, which have made Artissima Italy’s foremost contemporary art fair. Artissima returns to the Oval Pavilion in Turin from November 2 ... Read more →

Guido Costa Projects in Turin is proud to announce Report, a new solo exhibition by Peter Friedl. This is the artist’s third exhibition at the gallery. Report (2016) is the title of the paramount video installation presented ... Read more →

FLAT - Fiera Libro Arte Torino announces the second edition of the international event dedicated to contemporary art publishing, taking place in Turin from November 2 to November 4, 2018 at La Centrale, the unique venue within the new Nuvola Lavazza complex. La ... Read more →

Artissima, Italy’s leading contemporary art fair, celebrates its 25th anniversary and returns to the Oval pavilion in Torino from November 1 (preview) to 4, 2018, under the direction of Ilaria Bonacossa. Time is on our side, the ... Read more →

Thursday, April 19, 2018 Quartz Studio is pleased to present a project by Giuseppe Gabellone (Brindisi, Italy, 1973), coinciding with the artist's solo exhibition at Galleria Zero... in Milan. Giuseppe Gabellone's exhibition is the second planned ... Read more →

On Tuesday, January 30, 2018 at 6pm, Quartz Studio is delighted to present Qualcuno si è seduto sulla mia sedia, the first solo show in Italy by Ola Vasiljeva (Latvia, 1981). Borrowing from moments of history, literature ... Read more →

FLAT—the new international event dedicated to artists’ books and contemporary art publishing founded by Chiara Caroppo, Beatrice Merz, Mario Petriccione and held at Palazzo Cisterna in Turin—closed with 3,037 visits within the three days of the ... Read more →

52,000 visitors, 32 countries represented at the fair, over 3200 collectors from all over the world, 7 prizes, 1500 journalists, 43 partners and sponsors  The 24th edition of  Artissima, the international fair of contemporary art,directed for ... Read more →

NESXT—an interdisciplinary project dedicated to independent artistic production in all its forms, unique in its kind—during the week of ContemporaryART Torino Piemonte 2017 promotes a widespread festival on the city. The objective is to highlight the territory with ... Read more →

Special projects for a contemporary audience Artissima, the International Fair of Contemporary Art, presents its 24th edition in Turin from November 3 to 5, 2017.   Confirming its mission of innovation, experimentation and research that have ... Read more →

FLAT – fiera libro arte Torino, founded by Chiara Caroppo, Beatrice Merz and Mario Petriccione takes place from November 3 to 5, 2017 at Palazzo Cisterna,a historical palace in the city center. The new fair aims at creating a valuable space for ... Read more →

An ambitious project and a starting point for a unique journey of exploration and discovery, from November 3 to 5 Artissima returns to the Oval Pavillion in Turin to offer the public a wonderful opportunity to ... Read more →

Artissima’s dictionary: be prepared 3 key words x 3 sections = 72 artists in the curated sections of Artissima 2017: preview the fair with our summer summary! cutting-edge: adj. highly advanced; innovative or pioneering: Present Future has affirmed ... Read more →

Artissima, Italy’s leading contemporary art fair, will return to the Olympic Oval pavilion in Turin from November 3 to 5, 2017, for the first time under the guidance of Ilaria Bonacossa. Renowned on an international level for its ... Read more →

FLAT – Fiera libro arte Torino is the new international event dedicated to contemporary art publishing. Its first edition will take place from November 3 to 5 at Palazzo Cisterna—a 2000 square meter building in the historical ... Read more →

Don’t miss your chance to participate in Artissima 2017, Italy’s contemporary art fair! A central event for national and international collectors and art lovers and global press, Artissima attracts over 50,000 visitors, including 5,000 contemporary art ... Read more →

On Monday, March 20, 2017 at 6pm, Quartz Studio is delighted to present the exhibition Deiknumena, a site-specific project by the German artist Athena Vida (born as Gitte Schäfer, Stuttgart, Germany, 1972). A ritual act needs a ... Read more →

Artissima is pleased to announce the new director: Ilaria Bonacossa, age 43, will lead the contemporary art fair of Torino for the next three editions, 2017–19. She was selected from a shortlist nominated by an external ... Read more →

Artissima—Italy’s most regarded contemporary art fair—directed for the fifth year by Sarah Cosulich, closed on November 6.  During its four days (November 3–6), Artissima welcomed 50,000 visitors, a continual growth that has positioned the fair among ... Read more →

The festival is part of the broader project NESXT, the international network aimed at the non-profit art scene, including associations, artist run space and collective. NESXT is the new interdisciplinary project that debuts in Turin in a ... Read more →

Quartz Studio is delighted to present The Great Silence, a special project by Puerto Rico-based artists Jennifer Allora (Philadelphia, USA, 1974)and Guillermo Calzadilla (Havana, Cuba, 1971) who, for the occasion, have made ​​a single channel version of their acclaimed ... Read more →

ContemporaryArt autumn special is back in Turin with a rich program of appointments with contemporary art in all its forms. Among the many please note: the 22nd edition of the fair Artissima, a privileged observatory of ... Read more →

Artissima, International Fair for Contemporary Art, opens its 23rd edition, in Turin, November 4 through 6, 2016. Quality and innovation  Artissima’s innovative, experimental and dynamic approach makes it one of the most anticipated events in the ... Read more →

Artissima, Italy’s leading contemporary art fair, will return to the Oval in Turin from November 4 to 6, 2016. Renowned for its focus on the most innovative artistic research and rediscovered avant-garde, Artissima 2016 will feature seven ... Read more →

Artissima is a year-round research project that involves a team of leading curators and museum directors from around the world. The quality of its exhibition programming, the avant-garde nature of the curatorial proposals, the attentive presentations ... Read more →

Innovative and experimental, Artissima focuses on young and avant-garde artists, curated booths and special projects. The high quality of the fair, which is guaranteed year after year by a growing number of international curators who contribute ... Read more →

Thursday, May 12 at 7pm, Quartz Studio is pleased to present the exhibition The Water They Dwell In, the first solo exhibition in Turin of Salvatore Arancio (Catania, Italy, 1974), organized at the end of his residency at ... Read more →

Following four successful years as director of Artissima, Sarah Cosulich will once more lead the fair in 2016.  Under her direction, the fair has expanded geographically and has consolidated its experimental identity and objectives. Dedicated to ... Read more →

Quartz Studio is pleased to present the exhibition Cool Your Jets, a collaboration between New York-based Liam Gillick and Berlin-based Jonathan Monk. The exhibition physically and semantically plays with the idea of “slippage.” The two artists’ ... Read more →

The 22nd edition of Artissima, International Fair of Contemporary Art, closed in Turin on November 8. As every year, the major event devoted to contemporary art and one of the most fascinating on the contemporary art ... Read more →

On Saturday, November 7 at 7pm, Quartz Studio is delighted to present the exhibition Jolly Grown Up, a project by the English artist Ryan Gander (b. 1976, Chester, UK), conceived in every detail with his five-year-old daughter ... Read more →

ZonArte is the network promoted and supported by the CRT Foundation for Modern and Contemporary Art, bringing together the Education Departments of leading local institutions devoted to Contemporary Art: Castello di Rivoli—Museo d’Arte Contemporanea, Fondazione Merz, ... Read more →

Renown for its focus on research and experimentation, Artissima 2015 is about to start: 207 selected established and young galleries from 31 countries; three curated sections, including 20 Present Future solo shows by emerging artists; 25 ... Read more →

Artissima, Italy’s leading contemporary art fair, will return to the Oval in Turin from 6 to 8 November 2015. Renowned for its focus on the most innovative artistic research, in 2015 Artissima introduces many new initiatives. The ... Read more →

Artissima, International Fair of Contemporary Art, will return to the Oval in Turin from 6 to 8 November 2015. Artissima 2015 will involve curators and collectors in the fair’s programme, to a degree unprecedented within Italy ... Read more →

Back to the Future, the section of Artissima devoted to rediscovering the artistic avant-garde of the 1960s, ’70s and ’80s, focuses this year exclusively on the period 1975–85.  While previous editions of Back to the Future ... Read more →

On Monday, May 4, at 7pm, Quartz Studio is delighted to present the exhibition Siesta Club, the second solo exhibition in Italy of French artist Adrien Missika (b. Paris, 1981). For this exhibition, he drew on ... Read more →

On Saturday, February 28, at 7pm, Quartz Studio is delighted to introduce the exhibition Examination of the Origins, the first solo show in Italy by the German artist Isa Melsheimer (b. 1968; Neuss, Germany). Melsheimer has ... Read more →

Artissima has just celebrated its 21st anniversary with the most surprising and successful edition of the fair so far:194 participating galleries from 34 countriesone new section (Per4m)five prizes awarded to artists and galleries with a total ... Read more →

On Saturday, November 8, Quartz Studio is delighted to present the exhibition MONK><NANNUCCI, a special project conceived by Jonathan Monk (b. 1969, Leicester, UK) and Maurizio Nannucci (b. 1939, Florence, Italy). The exhibition’s title includes the ... Read more →

Per4m is thenew section debuting at the 21st edition of Artissima dedicated to performance art in a highly innovative way. Rather than including it as a fringe event, Artissima will present a fully fledged section of ... Read more →

Internationally recognised for its niche and experimental identity, in 2014 Artissima will present 195 galleries, 61 artists in the curated sections, one new project dedicated to performance, 40 curators involved, five prizes for artists and galleries, and ... Read more →

Artissima is pleased to announce its new prizes and its exceptional juries of leading museum directors and curators.Prix K-Way Per4m (new) Jury:Agustin Pérez Rubio, Artistic Director, Malba – Fundación Costantin, Buenos AiresStephanie Rosenthal, Chief Curator, Hayward Gallery, London Per4m ... Read more →

Artissima launches Per4m, a new pioneering section dedicated to performance, and announces the members of the 2014 Back to the Future and Present Future curatorial committees.Per4mIn keeping with Artissima’s identity as a cutting-edge workshop of contemporary ... Read more →

Guido Costa Projects is pleased to present Dénouement, the new solo exhibition of works by Peter Friedl, on the occasion of Artissima’s “Contemporary Arts Night.” The French word dénouement, which can be translated literally as “untying,” has ... Read more →