A group of 20 emerging artists, presented by their galleries in a special exhibition area in the Fair pavilion, have been invited to take part in Artissima by a team of international curators consisting of: Luigi Fassi (Coordinator), Erica Cooke, Fredi Fischli, Inti Guerrero, Sarah Rifky, coming respectively from Italy, the US, Switzerland, Colombia and Egypt. During the Fair a Jury of international curators awarded the illy Present Future Prize to the artist exhibiting the most remarkable project.
Starting this year, the 10.000 euro-prize turned into the production of an exhibition project to be presented at Castello di Rivoli Contemporary Art Museum on the occasion of Artissima 2013.The 2012 Jury consists of:
Matthew Higgs, Director, White Columns, New York, Beatrice Merz, Director, Castello di Rivoli Contemporary Art Museum, Torino, Gregor Muir, Executive Director, ICA - Institute of Contemporary Arts, London, Beatrix Ruf, Director, Kunsthalle Zürich, Zurich.
