Arte Fiera 2024, february 2nd – 4th

In 2024, Arte Fiera will celebrate its 50^th birthday: something that no other Italian art fair has achieved and that only two other fairs in Europe have exceeded. It all began back in 1974, when BolognaFiere decided to present (along with what was then called the Trade Fair) a small section devoted to modern and contemporary art. A brilliant idea and an immediate success. The first edition had only ten galleries; a year later, there were 200.

1974-2024: an important anniversary that Arte Fiera will celebrate not only by looking back, but also by thinking about its future.

On the one hand, the fair will celebrate its origins: the Public Program will reconsider the personalities and events linked to its early editions and, in general, to Bologna’s cultural climate in the ’70s, when the city was at the cutting edge in visual art as well as in architecture and design. On the other, in addition to offering the finest modern and contemporary Italian art, Arte Fiera will point out new trends, once again presenting foreign galleries, the latest in performance art, and asking contemporary artists to create new works.

A new path and prestigious collaborations

Arte Fiera 2024 (2-4 February, with preview by invitation on the 1^st) picks up the thread of the fortunate 2023 edition, hailed by the press as a rebirth, welcomed by collectors, attended by visitors in pre-pandemic numbers. The location, the same as in the previous edition (Halls 25 and 26, two of the Bologna Fair District’s most elegant spaces), and 2023’s winning collaborations (starting with the one between Simone Menegoi as Artistic Director and Enea Righi, renowned manager and collector, as Managing Director) have been confirmed. Together, Menegoi and Righi will merge an ambitious curatorial program with careful attention to all organizational aspects, including display design, visitor reception and catering.

Arte Fiera will also renew its important partnership with ANGAMC, Associazione Nazionale Gallerie d’Arte Moderna e Contemporanea, with which it has created a permanent committee. Likewise, Arte Fiera has confirmed its large investments in communication, curated (with regard to coordinated image) by the Milanese agency LeftLoft, and in the welcoming of Italian and foreign collectors.

The Hotel Roma in Bologna, which is just 4 km from the Exhibition Centre and can be easily reached by taxi or public transport, is the ideal location for all visitors and exhibitors of the Fair who want to spend their free time relaxing in the heart of the city.
For info and reservations: tel. (+39) 051231330 – info@hotelroma.biz – www.hotelroma.biz .