Events Agenda at the Fair
Welcome to the Events Agenda at the Fair.
Discover the rich program of scheduled appointments: book talks, performances and awards. You can search for events by DAY, LOCATION and EVENT TYPE.
Sunday 08 february
from 11:00 to 17:30 Hall 26
The New Many Classroom
The New Many is a classroom dedicated to the practices, forms, and economies of artist’s editions in contemporary art and visual culture. Curated by Lorenzo Micheli Gigotti and Francesco Spampinato, in collaboration with the Second Cycle Degree in Visual Arts at the Department of the Arts, University of Bologna, the project unfolds within the Multiples section of ARTEFIERA 49 as a public-facing space for study, exchange, and production.
Conceived as a temporary platform for active observation and collective learning, the classroom investigates the notion of the multiple in its expanded, post-digital condition: from printed editions to art objects, from design and merchandise to artist records, digital practices, and NFTs. Through talks, working sessions, and on-site research activities, The New Many brings together artistic, curatorial, and production practices that critically engage with questions of reproducibility, distribution, and the circulation of cultural materials.
from 12:00 to 13:00 Centro Servizi - Area Book Talk
Alterazioni Video, INCOMPIUTO. La nascita di uno stile and AA.VV, Sicilia
Alterazioni Video, INCOMPIUTO. La nascita di uno stile (Humboldt Books, 2025) and AA.VV, Sicilia (Istituto Sicilia, 2025).
Participants: Chiara Baldovini (Istituto Sicilia), Martina Motta (Researcher) and Giacomo Porfiri - Alterazioni Video (Artist and author).
from 12:00 to 12:50 Padiglione Esprit Nouveau
Wardrobe
Performance by Chalisée Naamani
Wardrobe (2025), a new project conceived specifically for the Padiglione de l’Esprit Nouveau, combines a site-specific architectural presentation with a performance by the artist in person. Inspired by the dual nature of the Padiglione – manifesto of modernist ideals and prototype of the machine à habiter (a house is a machine for living) – Naamani transforms the building into a sort of large wardrobe in which she stages daily life through the act of ironing. By means of a simple and repeated gesture, Naamani transforms this domestic action into a critical device, revealing the ways in which the body becomes part of, adapts to, and renegotiates the spatial and functional systems of daily life. Admission is free and no booking is required. You do not need to purchase a ticket for Arte Fiera to attend the performance. Please note that the daily ticket (1 entry) does not allow you to leave and re-enter the fair. We therefore recommend that you visit the Padiglione before entering Arte Fiera or when you leave. Each performance lasts approximately 75 to 90 minutes. An Arte Fiera – Bologna Fiere project in collaboration with Furla Foundation. Curated by Bruna Roccasalva.
from 13:00 to 14:00 Centro Servizi - Area Book Talk
Flavio de Marco, Screen Life and PIN. Pittura italiana del Novecento
Flavio de Marco, Screen Life and PIN. Pittura italiana del Novecento (Quodlibet, 2026).
Participants: the author, Lorenzo Balbi (Director of MAMbo - Museo d'Arte Moderna di Bologna), Luca Bertolo (Artist and professor) and Federico Ferrari (Philosopher and professor).
from 15:00 to 16:00 Centro Servizi - Area Book Talk
Fabio Cafagna and Elena Volpato (curated by), Notti | Cinque secoli di stelle, sogni, pleniluni
Fabio Cafagna and Elena Volpato (curated by), Notti | Cinque secoli di stelle, sogni, pleniluni (Corraini, 2025).
Participants: the curators.
from 15:00 to 15:50 Padiglione Esprit Nouveau
Wardrobe
Performance by Chalisée Naamani
Wardrobe (2025), a new project conceived specifically for the Padiglione de l’Esprit Nouveau, combines a site-specific architectural presentation with a performance by the artist in person. Inspired by the dual nature of the Padiglione – manifesto of modernist ideals and prototype of the machine à habiter (a house is a machine for living) – Naamani transforms the building into a sort of large wardrobe in which she stages daily life through the act of ironing. By means of a simple and repeated gesture, Naamani transforms this domestic action into a critical device, revealing the ways in which the body becomes part of, adapts to, and renegotiates the spatial and functional systems of daily life. Admission is free and no booking is required. You do not need to purchase a ticket for Arte Fiera to attend the performance. Please note that the daily ticket (1 entry) does not allow you to leave and re-enter the fair. We therefore recommend that you visit the Padiglione before entering Arte Fiera or when you leave. Each performance lasts approximately 75 to 90 minutes. An Arte Fiera – Bologna Fiere project in collaboration with Furla Foundation. Curated by Bruna Roccasalva.
from 16:00 to 17:00 Centro Servizi - Area Book Talk
Marco Scotini (curated by), Ugo La Pietra. La mia territorialità
Marco Scotini (curated by), Ugo La Pietra. La mia territorialità (Manfredi Maretti, 2026).
Participants: the artist, the curator and Manuel Orazi (Author and Professor of the History of Architecture and the City).
from 17:00 to 18:00 Centro Servizi - Area Book Talk
Clarissa Ricci, Mercanti a Venezia. La Biennale e il suo Ufficio Vendite
Clarissa Ricci, Mercanti a Venezia. La Biennale e il suo Ufficio Vendite (Armando Editore, 2026).
Participants: the author, Francesco Angelini (Adjunct professor at the University of Bologna and Ca' Foscari University of Venice), and Roberto Grandi (Professor at Bologna Business School – University of Bologna).