October 30, 2026 – November 1, 2026
Artissima
Artissima is one of Europe's most intellectually rigorous and adventurous international contemporary art fairs, held each November in Turin. Founded in 1994 and presented in the spectacular spaces of the Oval Lingotto—the former Olympic speed skating venue redesigned by Gae Aulenti—Artissima has built a global reputation for its commitment to experimental, research-driven, and historically overlooked art. It is a fair that consistently prioritises curatorial rigour over commercial spectacle, making it essential for collectors, curators, and critics seeking new directions in contemporary practice.
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Event Highlight
Regional & Emerging
Contemporary & Modern
2–4 Hours
VIP
Unknown City
The fair is organised around a series of distinct sections—Present Future, dedicated to young galleries presenting a single artist under forty; Back to the Future, focusing on overlooked movements of the 1960s–1990s; Art Spaces & Editions for publishers and non-profit institutions; and the main gallery programme featuring some 200 international galleries—each with its own curatorial team and selection committee. Beyond the fair floor, an extensive public programme of talks, performances, and city-wide exhibitions connects Artissima to Turin's exceptionally rich museum landscape and the broader Italian contemporary art scene.
For ArtAtlas travelers, Artissima and Turin form one of the most rewarding combinations in the European art calendar. The city's unique legacy—as the first capital of unified Italy, home to Fiat and the Futurists, to the Savoy dynasty and the philosophical writings of Nietzsche—gives it a cultural density that constantly surprises. The Museo Egizio (the world's most important Egyptian museum outside Cairo), the GAM Galleria Civica d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea, the Fondazione Merz, and Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo are all within easy reach, making the November visit genuinely extended.
City Guides
Turin is one of Italy's most underrated gastronomic cities and the capital of Piedmont. Del Cambio on Piazza Carignano, one of Italy's oldest restaurants, is the city's grandest traditional address, recently revived under the direction of Matteo Baronetto. Combal.Zero at the Castello di Rivoli is the destination for avant-garde Italian cuisine in an extraordinary museum context. For the essential Turin experience, the historic cafés of the city centre—Caffè Torino and Baratti & Milano—serve the city's legendary bicerin (a layered coffee, chocolate, and cream drink) in surroundings unchanged since the nineteenth century.