Luigi Fassi confirmed as director of Artissima
Date of the event:
On 10 November 2026 the board of the Fondazione Torino Musei resolved to confirm Luigi Fassi as director of Artissima, Turin's international contemporary art fair. The appointment runs for four years and covers the 2027, 2028, 2029 and 2030 editions of the fair [1][2].
The selection
The decision concludes a selection process launched by the Fondazione Torino Musei, in which 28 candidates took part [1][2]. The choice follows the work of an external evaluation panel made up of professionals from the sector at international level [1][2].
The panel
The panel was made up of Andrea Bellini, director of the Centre d'Art Contemporain Genève, gallerist Franco Noero, a founding member of Italics, and Patrizia Sandretto Re Rebaudengo, president of the Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo and of the Fondazione Arte CRT [1][2].
The reasons given
The board based its decision to confirm Fassi on the outcome of the selection process and the panel's assessments, recognising the work he had done at the helm of Artissima over the previous five years [1][2]. The president of the Fondazione Torino Musei, Massimo Broccio, said the renewed appointment «reflects the wish to give continuity to the leadership of the most important contemporary art fair in Italy», describing Artissima as «a national asset» for the international standing of the sector in Italy [1][2].
Sources
- TorinoOggi — 10 November 2026
- ANSA Piemonte — 10 November 2026