Cremona Art Fair | Programme

SOUND PERFORMANCE

Cremona Art Fair presents Stanza d'ascolto, a project curated by Michele Lombardelli that introduces a space at the fair dedicated to sound as an artistic language.

In recent decades, sound has become an increasingly central medium in the research of many visual artists, spanning installation, performance, and composition. From Luigi Russolo to figures such as Giuseppe Chiari, Nam June Paik, Carsten Nicolai, and Anne Imhof, the relationship between visual art and sound has taken on ever-new forms.

The Listening Room was created to shape this evolution: an environment designed for listening sessions of sound works and compositions by contemporary artists, reproduced from physical media through a top-notch audio system. An experience that restores the centrality of time, quality, and the presence of sound.

The design and installation of the audio system are entrusted to Audio Graffiti of Pandino (CR), a company specialized in excellent audio components

Alongside the listening space, the project presents an exhibition of artists' materials related to sound research—scores, books, catalogs, and documents—that demonstrate the dialogue between visual arts and music. In a city like Cremona, deeply rooted in music and violin making, the Listening Room opens a contemporary dialogue between musical tradition, artistic research, and the culture of listening.

Sound works by:

Agnetti Vincenzo, Arcangel Cory, Barry Robert, Becheri Emanuele, Benassi Jacopo, Beuys Joseph, Bosetti Alessandro, Cage John, Canedicoda, Cavaliere Francesco, Chiari Federico, Chiari Giuseppe, Clarelli Meike, Codeghini Gianluca, Dracula Lewis, Dubuffet Jean, Eder Martin, Faravelli Attila, Fusinato Marco, Geruch Von Blut, Gillick Liam, The Gloria, Grieco Renato, Imhof Anne, Imi Knoebel, Invernomuto, Kelley Mike, Kinkaleri, Kippenberger Martin, Kubisch Christina, Lacchini Giulio, Lee Okkyung, Licht Alan, Losi Claudia, Lux Aeterna, Marchelli Mirco, Marclay Christian, Marchetti Walter, Martini Nicola, Moorman Charlotte, Morgantin Margherita, Nam June Paik, Nicolai Carsten / Alva Noto, Nitsch Hermann, Ono Yoko, Opalka Roman, Palestine Charlemagne, Pancrazzi Luca, Penck AR, Price Seth, Prurient, Rockenschaub Gerwald, Ruthenbeck Reiner, Schifano Mario, Shaw Jim, Snow Michael, Takis, Templeton Mark, Tillmans Wolfgang, Tricoli Valerio, Tudor David, Untitled Noise, Vascellari Nico, Vicinelli Patrizia

PREMIO PROSPETTIVE

The Prospettive Award is promoted by collector Angelo Di Bartolomeo and is open to emerging and mid-career artists presented by participating galleries. The award, conceived as a conscious acquisition, offers galleries the opportunity to showcase their artists and increase their visibility among collectors and institutions.

The jury will be composed of Andrea Bruciati (independent curator), Carla Gerbino (independent curator) and Angelo Di Bartolomeo.

TALK

A programme of talks and conversations will accompany the Public Programme of Cremona Art Fair, offering opportunities to engage with artists, publishers, and professionals from across the art world. The section will host presentations, dialogues, and public discussions, with a special focus on the Editor section.

Among the highlights, on Saturday, 9 May at 3:30 pm, the talk Art, Companies and Foundations: Strategic Alliances in Contemporary Cultural Production will take place.

Saturday 9 May

3.30 pm

"Art, Companies and Foundations: Strategic Alliances in Contemporary Cultural Production"

Speakers: Andrea Savino, Collezione da Tiffany – Vera Canevazzi, Vera Canevazzi Art Consulting

Moderator: Francesca Baboni

An encounter dedicated to the increasingly central role of companies and foundations in the production and support of contemporary culture. The talk examines models of collaboration between the art system, the business world, and institutions, exploring collecting strategies, patronage, and innovation. Through firsthand experiences and significant case studies, the discussion investigates the dynamics of collaboration among the art world, companies, and foundations, highlighting the cultural and social value generated at the intersection of art, economy, and society.

Andrea Savino

Andrea Savino is a chartered accountant and statutory auditor based in Turin, specialising in international law and taxation. He is a member of the Economics of Culture Commission of the Italian National Council of Chartered Accountants, former President of the Culture Commission of the National Union of Young Chartered Accountants, and a member of the Internationalisation and International Taxation Commission of UNGDCEC. He is also a researcher at the Institute for European Studies (IUSE).

Vera Canevazzi

Vera Canevazzi is Director of Vera Canevazzi Art Consulting, a Milan-based Art Advisory and Art Wealth Management firm supporting private clients, companies, artists, galleries, and institutions through tailored projects. The firm acts as a single point of contact, coordinating artistic, managerial, legal and communication expertise, from cataloguing and valuation to authentication, curatorial projects, exhibition production, and artist positioning. She is also Professor and Coordinator of the Schools of Painting, Sculpture, and Visual Arts at the SantaGiulia Academy of Fine Arts in Brescia.

4.30 pm Ticonzero

Ticonzero presents a conversational talk dedicated to the project “QUIRKY – Wear Art, Support Difference”, featuring Siria Bertorelli, art therapist, and Chiara Caccialanza of laboratorio_huntspear.

The discussion brings together two seemingly distant perspectives: that of the artisan jeweller and designer, and that of an association that has developed a piece of jewellery with a strong social value. It is precisely from this distance that a fertile dialogue emerges, offering new perspectives on the concept of value.

Starting from a simple yet incisive question — what makes a piece of jewellery precious? — The talk explores themes such as the relationship between economic and social value, jewellery as a form of expression, and the connection between beauty and meaning. At its core is a reflection on uniqueness: on one hand, the uniqueness of the handcrafted object; on the other, the uniqueness of the people and stories that jewellery can represent.

“Wearing difference” becomes a powerful point of convergence where artistic creation, sustainability, and inclusion intertwine, opening up a vision of jewellery not merely as an object, but as a cultural and relational device.

Ticonzero is a social promotion association that develops artistic and cultural projects within the field of neurodiversity, creating new opportunities for interpretation and human wellbeing. In collaboration with the publishing project Matti Da Rilegare by Legatoria Venturini, the association conceived a series of visual monographs dedicated to the atelier’s participants, produced from recycled paper offcuts originally destined for disposal. This year, the Fair will host the Art to Wear project.

Sunday 10 May

11.00 am Tricromia Illustrator's Artgallery

Tricromia Art Gallery presents A Tribute to Eyes at Cremona Art Fair, a selection of works from the landscape of Italian illustration. Active for more than thirty years, the gallery combines exhibition-making and publishing, focusing its research on drawing, comics, and illustration. Over the years, it has worked with artists including Mattotti, Muñoz, Toppi, Pericoli, Altan, Mannelli, Ricci, and Jacovitti, while also supporting emerging talents.

Speakers: Giuseppina Frassino, founder of Tricromia Illustrator's Artgallery, and Michele Ginevra, Director of the Andrea Pazienza Comics Centre.

3.30 pm The Place

The Place is a platform dedicated to art books, photography, visual culture and artists’ editions. It offers a curated selection of rare volumes, independent publications, and research-driven titles for collectors, scholars, and enthusiasts. A point of reference for those seeking high-quality and niche editorial content, with a strong focus on experimentation and excellence.

Speakers: Oliviero Falconi, co-founder, together with artists Giorgio Bernasconi and Gabriele Napoli.

4.30 pm L’Arengario Studio Bibliografico - Biblohaus

Biblohaus is a publishing house specialising in high-quality facsimile editions of rare Futurist texts, produced in limited editions. Its work celebrates the book as an art object, faithfully reproducing the original graphic design and layouts of the Futurist avant-garde. Alongside historical reprints, the publisher also develops new artists’ books inspired by the aesthetics and spirit of Futurism, always in limited editions.

L’Arengario Studio Bibliografico, active since 1980, specialises in the history of the avant-gardes, artists’ books, and the culture of protest. At Cremona Art Fair, it presents a selection of original artists’ books from the 1960s and 1970s and introduces the participatory project HIC ET NUNC. Contributions collected from visitors will become part of a collective artist’s book to be published in digital format by the end of June.