The 2022 edition of Arte Fiera has welcomed the Trust for Contemporary Art. The Trust, first of its kind in Italy, created and manages a fund dedicated to contemporary art, based on resources provided by BolognaFiere, Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio in Bologna, and Fondazione del Monte di Bologna e Ravenna, by the principal donor Gruppo Unipol, and by the supporting donor Emil Banca Credito Cooperativo.
The Trust’s overall objective is to help make Bologna one of the capitals of contemporary art, especially by strengthening the role of MAMbo - Museo d' Arte Moderna di Bologna and of the Modern and Contemporary Art Area of Istituzione Bologna Musei.
Five new works - two by Riccardo Baruzzi, two by Eva Marisaldi, and one by Serena Vestrucci - will join the collections of MAMbo - Museo d’Arte Moderna di Bologna. They were selected by the TRUST’s Public Collections Committee – composed of Sarah Cosulich, Chiara Parisi, and Claudio Spadoni – from among the works of artists represented by the galleries at Arte Fiera 2022, for an investment amounting to 30,000 euros.
The following works were acquired: Riccardo Baruzzi, Tender Red and I feel you, both from 2022 (P420 Gallery); Eva Marisaldi, Linee, 2020 and Three Lines on Depero, 2019 (De’ Foscherari Gallery); Serena Vestrucci, Batter d’occhio, 2021 (Renata Fabbri Gallery).