march 18, 2016 - Miart

Miart 2016 is on its way, with the 21st edition of the international fair of modern and contemporary art of Milan

Miart 2016 is on its way, with the 21st edition of the international &35;fair of modern and contemporary art of Milan, organized by Fiera &35;milano and directed by Vincenzo de Bellis, with vice-director Alessandro Rabottini. This year the &35;event offers many new developments and increasingly prestigious collaborations.

Miart is a &35;fair in which modern and contemporary art communicate constant references with explicit echoes; it affords a situation to grasp links between the past and present. &35;miart will emphasize this aspect aspiring to work on the possibility of testing institutional strategies that differ from existing models, the aim being to set out along a path in which &35;miart plays an active role in modern and contemporary production throughout the entire year, not just during the days of the art &35;fair.
In this way, &35;miart will turn into a recipient of contexts, nurturing structures and varied experiences that connect the cultural and economic fabric of Milan to leading international organizations. The sections of the &35;fair and parallel events will be held with principal focus on the “crossing” of different disciplines, with the desire being to intercept the public from other areas. The goal is to find a suitable area in the field of communication between knowledge and a place of “trade” that is also a place for a real cultural experience, based on the theory of “the Economics of Experiences,” in which the production of goods and services is no longer sufficient, and the “experiences” offered become the basis of value creation.

Sections
Established
A selection of international galleries that promote modern and contemporary art, subdivided into Masters, Contemporary and First Step.
Masters: A category for galleries that show artworks made before the year 2000, in a selection that ranges from the masters of modern art to artists being rediscovered today.
Contemporary: A category for primary market galleries that focus on contemporary languages, from current classics to new and recent productions.
First Step: A category devoted to galleries participating for the first time at &35;miart or which participated in the past in the Emergent section and are now passing to the Established section. Participation in the First Step category is permitted for a maximum of two editions of the &35;fair.

Decades
A section that pays tribute to the central role of galleries and their history in an itinerary that crosses the 20th century, divided by decades. Each booth, through a monographic or thematic exhibition, presents a key moment of the period in question.
Curated by: Alberto Salvadori, Director, Museo Marino Marini, Firenze

THENnow
Invitational curated section. Each booth – shared by two different galleries – presents a dialogue between works by two artists from different generations, in an interaction between historical impact and experimentation.
Curated by: Jarrett Gregory, Associate Curator of Contemporary Art, LACMA, Los Angeles Pavel Pyś, Visual Arts Curator at Walker Art Center, Minneapolis

Emergent
A section for young galleries with no more than five years of experience at the moment of registration (October 2015), whose programming focuses on the latest generations.
Curated by: Nikola Dietrich, Independent Curator, Berlin

Object
Section on galleries active in the promotion of experimental design, decorative arts and limited editions, whose activities are the result of close collaboration with designers.
Curated by: Domitilla Dardi, Design Curator, MAXXI Architettura, Roma