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ARTE FIERA 2026: Cosa sarà

6 – 8 February 2026 Preview 5 February 2026 www.artefiera.it Approaching its 50th edition, the oldest Italian art fair wanted to glance with this year’s 49th edition into the future. Under the title “Cosa sarà” (What will be) the new artistic director Davide Ferri (with Enea Righi as managing director) gathered 174 galleries plus 12… (read more)

Artwork of the Month / February 2026

Abitare la soglia (Living on the threshold) Roberta Cavallari 2025 Oil on canvas 70 cm x 100 cm Roberta Cavallari’s canvas “Abitare la soglia” (Living on the threshold) shows a furnished room that opens onto a river landscape due to the absence of a back wall. It is painted in a realistic manner in bright… (read more)

The Bolognese City Gates: History and Contemporaneity

ART CITY Bologna: 6 – 16 February 2025 The Special Program of this year’s ART CITY during and after the days of the Arte Fiera focusses in its new edition on the city gates. Originating from the Middle Ages, ten of the formerly 12 historic entries to the town are still existing and are even… (read more)

Artwork of the Month / February 2025

Expiation Patricia Jacomella Bonola 2020 Wool object Ø 80 cm “Expiation” by Patricia Jacomella Bonola is a huge multi-coloured ball of wool. The oversized object has a diameter of 80 cm and the thread is accordingly thick. Only the end of the tread reveals that the most visible thread is composed by a thinner one…. (read more)

Proposals ART CITY 2025: 12 + Exhibitions

From 6 to 16 February 2025 the ART CITY will take place in Bologna. It is traditionally a huge offer of exhibitions and art events in occasion of the Arte Fiera (7 to 9 February). This year’s Special Program focusses on the ten still existing city gates, with artworks and installations related to these monuments…. (read more)

Artwork of the month / February 2020

Rimediazioni Analogiche (Analogue Remediation) Donatella Lombardo   2015 Installation, mixed media 145 cm x 90 cm x 40 cm (support included)   Donatella Lombardo’s installation “Rimediazioni Analogiche (Analogue Remediation)” is a red merchantable typewriter, type Olivetti Valentine with a long white panel of cloth coming out of the platen-roller. Digitally printed on the cloth are… (read more)