Italy’s most important contemporary art fair comes back for yet another appointment at the Oval, a stunning glass pavilion built for the 2006 Winter Olympic Games in Turin. Established in 1994, Artissima has helped the development of the Italian market and has contributed to the global one as well, offering an extensive platform for research and experimentation. With 20,000 square-meter exhibition space and more than 50,000 visitors last year, it is more than ready for their 2015 edition, which will bring more than 200 international galleries from 31 countries, as well as over 2,000 works on display.

Artissima will once again provide a unique experience by presenting an extensive program, with a number of fresh initiatives introduced this year for the first time.Artissima’s features six major sections: Main Section, which includes the most representative galleries on the international art scene; New Entries, devoted to the most interesting young galleries; Present Future, a section by invitation characterised by solo shows of young international emerging artists; Back to the Future, a presentation of solo exhibitions by artists active in the 60’s and 80’s and selected by a jury of renown museums directors and curators; and Art Editions, devoted to galleries and other spaces presenting editioned works, prints and multiples by contemporary artists. In 2014 Artissima has launched Per4m, a new section devoted to the presentation of performative works.

For its twenty-first edition Artissima featured an outstanding selection of 194 cutting-edge contemporary art galleries and an unprecedented show – ‘SHIT AND DIE’ – organised by Maurizio Cattelan, Myriam Ben Salah and Marta Papini at Palazzo Cavour.

For the fifth consecutive year, the fair has taken place in the spectacular premises of the Oval, an architecturally innovative pavilion with 20,000 m² of naturally lit space made for the Winter Olympic Games of Turin 2006, which proved to be an extremely effective setting for the event.