Artissima 2026 Closes in Turin with 183 Galleries from 35 Countries
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The 33rd edition of Artissima, Italy's leading contemporary art fair, concluded on 1 November in Turin after drawing 183 galleries from 35 countries under the theme 'Fancy: A Flexible, Acrobatic Body', with a €300,000 acquisition fund and 12 prizes awarded.
The 33rd edition of Artissima ran from 30 October to 1 November 2026 at the Oval Torino in Turin. Directed by Luigi Fassi in his fifth year at the helm, the fair brought together 183 galleries from 35 countries across four continents, including 37 first-time participants, with 66 monographic projects presented across seven sections — Main, New Entries, Monologue/Dialogue, Art Editions, Present Future, Back to the Future, and Disegni. The theme, 'Fancy: A Flexible, Acrobatic Body', drew on philosopher Martha Nussbaum's concept of imagination as a faculty capable of reaching beyond the known, positioning art as a tool for democratic dialogue. The Fondazione Arte CRT underpinned the fair with a €300,000 acquisition fund earmarked for the collections of the GAM — Turin's Civic Gallery of Modern and Contemporary Art — and the Castello di Rivoli Museum of Contemporary Art, while 12 prizes were awarded across multiple categories to emerging and established galleries and artists. The fair featured strong representation from Asia, Central and South America, Africa and Eastern Europe, reflecting its sustained effort to amplify underrepresented voices in the global contemporary art market.
