11406 Top events not to miss

A selection of the best Art exhibitions, for all lovers of Italian art and design.

MILAN - ArtExperience
9 - 13 Jan 2009 (annual)
Domus Academy Website
The Domus Academy presents ArtExperience, a five-day event featuring meetings and seminars on contemporary art in Milan. Key figures from the international art scene debate the relationship between art, sound, poetry, architecture and technology.

MILAN - Guido Crepax - Valentina, the Shape of Time
1 Sep 2008 - 1 Feb 2009; not Mon
La Triennale of Milan Website
A multimedia exhibition dedicated to the work of the comic's artist and held at Milan's Triennale.
Created in 1965 and very representative of the spirit of the Sixties, Valentina is Guido Crepax' (1933-2003) most famous character. The Valentina series of books and strips are known for their sophisticated drawing and psychedelic, dreamlike storylines.

BOLOGNA - ARTEFIERA
23 - 26 Jan 2009 (annual)
Artefiera - Art First Website
Held at Bologna Fiere, Artefiera - Art First offers visitors the chance to explore the latest trends in modern and contemporary art.
Along with hundreds of pieces from around 200 leading international galleries, museums and other institutions, Artefiera - Art First organises talks, book presentations and meetings.

VENEZIA - HABITAT
7 - 8 Feb 2009 (various dates)
Habitat Website
Venezia Terminal Passeggeri is the location for Habitat, Venice's consumer show all about the home. Divided into three sections - living, furnishing and service, the event promises new products and solutions for any living space.

CALTANISSETTA - MEDMODA
18 - 19 Feb 2009 (annual)
MedModa Website
An international fashion festival, MedModa scouts the best talents around the world and gives them the chance to see their collections on the catwalk at the Teatro Regina Margherita in Caltanissetta, Sicily.

Let me know about other great art events.

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Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Wed, 01/14/2009 - 07:01

Cristiana, thank you very much. Very useful (although we have already missed the Milan exhibition for this year!!!)

I have been to the Bologna ArteFiera, it is well worth a visit if you enjoy modern, contemporary art. It's more about private galleries promoting themselves than individual artists but there is a LOT to see. Also a good excuse to see Bologna.

On a very much smaller scale, in Sarzana (SP), usually first two weeks of August is The Calandriniana. I'm afraid the website still shows lasts years info. not this year's: [URL="http://www.calandriniana.it/"]CALANDRINIANA[/URL]

In one of the squares a selected group of (15) artists build huge canvases and then over a period of two weeks you can watch them work. The finished artworks are put up for sale in an auction at the end of the event. Sarzana holds a huge antiques fair at the same time, so plenty to see.