Art Fairs - Finestre sull'Arte

An Italian at the helm of one of the most important fairs: Emanuela Tarizzo director of Frieze Masters

An Italian woman at the helm of one of the world's most important art fairs: Emanuela Tarizzo, born in 1988, has in fact been appointed director of Frieze Masters, the London-based fair that has been offering ancient art and modern art to an internat...
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Gustav Klimt work resurfaces: it is a portrait of an African prince

A work by Gustav Klimt whose trail had been lost reappears at the Tefaf in Maastricht, the major international antiques fair. It is the portrait of an African prince of whom there had been no news since the time of World War II: it has resurfaced, an...
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The Three Graces, a masterpiece by Carlo Finelli, goes to the Tefaf in Maastricht

The Roman antiquarian gallery Antonacci Lapiccirella is bringing to the 2025 edition of the Maastricht Tefaf one of the most significant imarmoras groups by Carlo Finelli (Carrara, 1785 - Rome, 1853), who was among the greatest Neoclassical sculptors...
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Reportage from Arte Fiera 2025: the guide to the most interesting things (with prices)

Almost two hundred galleries, more than half a century old, four curated sections, nine prizes, hundreds of works to see, evaluate, try to understand, try to like. Arte Fiera arrives at 2025 without feeling the burden of its 48 editions and its 51 ye...
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According to gallery owners, the Culture DL is likely to deal the death blow to the Italian market: why?

The government's decision not to reduce VAT on art imports and transactions is a very hard blow to the Italian art market: ANGAMC - Associazione Nazionale Gallerie d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea (National Association of Modern and Contemporary Art Ga...
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Luigi Fassi will direct Artissima for two more years

Luigi Fassi has been confirmed as the director of Artissima International Contemporary Art Fair for the two-year period 2025-2026. Artissima, under Fassi's direction from 2022 to 2024, has worked to consolidate its dual identity: on the one hand, a g...
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A new antiques fair in Genoa: Genova Antiquaria, zero edition

From Feb. 21-26, 2025, Genoa will host a new fine antiques fair with the "zero" edition of Genova Antiquaria, an event organized by theAssociazione Amici di Sundial Palace APS under the patronage of the Region of Liguria, the City of Genoa and the Ch...
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In Bergamo, Italy's first two art fairs of 2025, from antique to contemporary to high antiques

From Jan. 10-19, 2025, Bergamo opens the Italian art fair calendar with two events: the 20th edition of BAF Bergamo Arte Fiera, dedicated to modern and contemporary art (Jan. 10-12), and the 8th edition of IFA Italian Fine Art, focusing on ancient ar...
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