This year, for the first time, BolognaFiere and Cosmoprof will finance a 100,000 Euro fund for the acquisition of artworks presented at the fair.
For over 50 years, Cosmoprof, the world’s foremost B2B exhibition for all sectors of the cosmetics industry, organized by BolognaFiere Group, has been the key event for industry companies and professionals, from supply chain to finished product. Cosmoprof provides a global platform for doing business, creating connections, and discovering market trends, with an international network of events that link the world’s largest markets, including Hong Kong, Mumbai, Miami, Las Vegas, Bangkok, and Dubai.
In collaboration with BolognaFiere, the fund will provide 100,000 Euros for the acquisition of works to enrich BolognaFiere’s permanent collection.
On the committee:
Lorenzo Balbi, Director of MAMbo – Museo d’Arte Moderna di Bologna;
Davide Ferri, Artistic Director of Arte Fiera;
Elena Pasoli, Director of B.U. Cultura;
Enea Righi, Managing Director of Arte Fiera;
Enrico Zannini, General Director of BolognaFiere Cosmoprof Spa.
For its first edition, the Fund acquired fourteen works: Untitled, 1970 and Vibrazioni con buchi, 1970 by Greta Schödl, represented by the LABS Arte Contemporanea Gallery, Bologna; Elisone, 2026 by Leonardo Devito, represented by the Acappella Gallery, Naples; Senza titolo, 2022 by Anri Sala, represented by the Alfonso Artiaco Gallery, Naples; two photographs from the series Narciso contro Narciso, 1979 by Libera Mazzoleni, represented by the Frittelli Gallery, Florence; Aral_Citytellers, Aralsk #004, 2008, Aral_Citytellers, Kyzylorda, #005, 2008, Aral_Citytellers, Kyzylorda, #006, 2008 by Francesco Jodice, represented by the Umberto Di Marino Gallery, Naples; two prints of Dove il cielo è più vicino, 2014 by Moira Ricci, represented by the Laveronica Gallery, Modica (RG); Untitled (Banister), 2023 by Buck Ellison, represented by the Barbati Gallery, Venice; Senza titolo (Green Parrot) #25, 2024 by Chiara Camoni, represented by the SpazioA Gallery, Pistoia; and the work Il giorno della fine non ti servirà l’inglese, 2025 by Alek O., represented by the Martina Simeti Gallery, Milan.