{"id":1335,"date":"2016-02-04T09:55:29","date_gmt":"2016-02-04T07:55:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artificialis.eu\/?p=1335"},"modified":"2016-03-02T20:41:55","modified_gmt":"2016-03-02T18:41:55","slug":"the-arte-fiera-in-bologna-january-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artificialis.eu\/?p=1335","title":{"rendered":"The Arte Fiera in Bologna, January 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"

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On February 1st closed the 40th edition of the ARTE FIERA – the Bolognese art fair – its doors. Founded in 1974, it is the oldest enduring Italian tradeshow, which focuses on modern and contemporary art. The 222 exhibitors showed their artists in three halls. The two halls of the main section included a pavilion where Bologna\u2019s art galleries paid tribute to the anniversary show. A third – new – hall of this edition contained three sections: photography, new proposals and solo show. We visited the ARTE FIERA for you and give you some of our impressions, with special attention to the Bolognese galleries.<\/em><\/p>\n

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Antique sculptures and politics<\/strong><\/p>\n

First it is remarkable that several galleries had chosen to exhibit artworks, which evoke antique or renaissance sculptures. The representations mostly set them in new contexts and are sometimes their ironic interpretations. To mention are the photos by Luca Pignatelli (Galleria Poggiali e Forconi, Florenz); Mimmo Jodice (Gio Arte, Mestre) and Stefano Graziani (Emilio Mazzoli, Modena). The sculptures of Igor Mitoraj (Contini, Venice) are reminding antique fragments. The bust \u201cVenere\u201d by Fabio Viale (Galleria Poggiali e Forconi, Florenz) also seems to be damaged, but glances to the renaissance. Whereas Lea Monetti (Galleria del Laocoonte, Rome) reinterpreted the masculine Laokoon into a female version. The Bounty Killart (Marcorossi artecontemporaneo, Milan) is even going a step further: they transform the goddess Aphrodite (Venus de’ Medici) into a cleaning lady with rubber gloves. Francesco de Molfetta (Il Mappamondo, Milan) searched not so far in the past. Nevertheless he ironies the Statue of Liberty into an \u201cAmerican Idol\u201d.<\/p>\n

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