Contemporary art - Finestre sull'Arte

Arte Fiera Bologna 2026: domestic market as a possible horizon, sales under 10k

I have been attending Arte Fiera Bologna since 2006. At the time I was a gallery assistant, beardless and without any experience, one of those who learn by snooping around, standing on the sidelines. I remember that first edition well: there was snow...
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Art and cooperation: in Bologna, Società Dolce headquarters opens for Art City

Social cooperative Società Dolce opens the doors of its headquarters at 5 Via Cristina da Pizzano in Bologna for Art City, on the occasion of Arte Fiera Bologna. The free exhibition takes place Friday, Feb. 6, from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., with a ve...
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Art Fair 49: new course, painting protagonist. What the fair is like (with prices)

The 49th edition of Arte Fiera in Bologna opens under a light of substantial interest and curiosity for the passing of the baton to the artistic direction, which sees Davide Ferri succeed Simone Menegoi: the new director has imprinted the event with ...
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BPER Prize 2026: Mirror No. 18 by Silvia Giambrone joins the collection of BPER Bank

It is Mirror No. 18 (2022) by Silvia Giambrone, presented by the Richard Saltoun Gallery (London, Rome, New York), the winning work of the third edition of the BPER Prize, awarded on the occasion of Arte Fiera Bologna. Also this year BPER Banca confi...
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Luca Rossi grades more than 60 contemporary artists: here's the Michelin Guide-or 2026

If there are different prices in the art market evidently there will be different "values." Value is different from price, but it contributes to it along with other elements. But why doesn't anyone talk about it? Around the market and art fairs ther...
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Brescia Musei Foundation: presented the exhibition program 2026

Fondazione Brescia Musei has presented its cultural and artistic program for 2026, with a season ranging from exhibitions of international significance to projects to enhance the city's historical heritage. The official announcement took place Thursd...
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When art provokes: expressive freedom or irresponsibility? How far can one go?

Contemporary art, since its beginnings, has often made provocation one of its favorite tools. To provoke means to stir, to shake, to destabilize. To trigger a friction between the work and the viewer. To break aesthetic, moral, political customs. But...
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Bologna, here is Martial Artists, the format in which two artists duel with words

There are no works hanging on the walls, no images to guide the eye. There is no stage, no moderator, no mediation. There is only the voice of the artists, put to the test in a direct, close, unpredictable confrontation. On the occasion of ART CITY B...
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