Fiera Milano has appointed Cloe Piccoli as the new artistic director of miart for the 2027–2029 term. This decision is part of the development strategy through which the fair organizer intends to support the evolution of the event, building on the wealth of relationships, expertise, and credibility cultivated over the years with galleries, collectors, institutions, partners, and other key players in the art world.
A critic, curator, and professor of contemporary art, Piccoli has developed her career by collaborating with public and private institutions in Italy and abroad, organizing exhibitions, productions, and cultural programs. Her work spans various fields—from institutions to businesses, from the media to the critical and academic spheres—with a curatorial approach that connects art, architecture, and design and integrates skills in planning, management, and communication.
Cloe Piccoli currently teaches contemporary art at the Brera Academy of Fine Arts and is a contributor to*La Repubblica*, *Robinson*, *d*, *U*, *Door*, and *Il Giornale dell’Arte*, where she writes about art, architecture, and design. Throughout her career, she has curated projects and exhibitions for numerous institutions, including the Ministry of Culture, MAXXI in Rome, the Museo del Novecento, the Triennale di Milano, PS1/MoMA in New York, the ICA Milan Foundation, the Querini Stampalia Foundation in Venice, the Centre Pompidou-Metz, Sosa Gallery, and the University of Manchester. She has also developed cultural projects for international luxury brands such as Christian Dior—for which she conceived The Christian Dior Art Award—and Acqua di Parma, where she served as artistic director of contemporary art projects. Finally, for Rinascente, she curated site-specific installations on the facade of the store in Piazza Duomo in Milan.
“The appointment of Cloe Piccoli represents a strategic choice that reflects Fiera Milano’s repositioning strategy,” says Francesco Conci, CEO and General Manager of Fiera Milano. “We want to invest in miart not only as a leading event for the contemporary art market, but as a platform capable of generating cultural, relational, and reputational value throughout the year. We believe that today a trade fair must be much more than just an event: it must create connections, produce content, and contribute to the development of the ecosystems in which it operates. Within this vision, miart becomes one of the projects through which we strengthen Fiera Milano’s brand equity and its international positioning, while also helping to promote Milan as the European capital of creativity, innovation, and culture.”
“I thank Fiera Milano for its trust and enthusiastically accept the role of Artistic Director of miart, one of the most interesting international art fairs, which—thanks to the work of my predecessors—is now ready to channel its potential toward new challenges,” says Cloe Piccoli. “My vision for miart is that of an infrastructure capable of connecting artistic production, cultural capital, and economic capital. The goal is to create an inclusive platform that brings together culture and the market, channeling energy to enhance miart’s identity in dialogue with the city of Milan and its international presence. I will work to build a network capable of fostering new cultural initiatives and new partnerships between the public and private sectors. Together with Fiera Milano, we will expand our relationships with galleries, artists, curators, collectors, museums, foundations, companies, and stakeholders who, like miart, view culture as a driver of regeneration.”
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