{"id":15959,"date":"2025-11-03T11:11:36","date_gmt":"2025-11-03T10:11:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fondazionecrt.it\/?p=15959"},"modified":"2025-11-06T11:09:04","modified_gmt":"2025-11-06T10:09:04","slug":"the-new-acquisitions-of-fondazione-arte-crt-at-artissima-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fondazionecrt.it\/en\/the-new-acquisitions-of-fondazione-arte-crt-at-artissima-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"The new acquisitions of Fondazione Arte CRT at Artissima 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"
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26 artworks by 11 artists acquired for the Castello di Rivoli Museum of Contemporary Art and the GAM \u2013 Galleria Civica d\u2019Arte Moderna e Contemporanea di Torino.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n

With the largest acquisition budget of the past thirteen years<\/strong>, the Fondazione Arte CRT<\/strong> \u2013 the art-oriented entity of Fondazione CRT, celebrating its 25th anniversary<\/strong> this year \u2013 once again reaffirmed its commitment to supporting the galleries at Artissima<\/strong> by acquiring 26 new works by 11 artists<\/strong> during the 2025 edition, all destined for public enjoyment. Important works by John Giorno, Cian Dayrit, Majd Abdel Hamid, John Menick, Felix Shumba,<\/strong> and Valentina Furian<\/strong> will enter the permanent collection of the Castello di Rivoli Museo d\u2019Arte Contemporanea<\/strong>, while those by David Schutter, Simon Callery, Alessandro Pessoli, Marco Cingolani,<\/strong> and Franciszka and Stefan Themerson<\/strong> will be added to the collection of the GAM \u2013 Galleria Civica d\u2019Arte Moderna e Contemporanea di Torino<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

For twenty-five years, Fondazione Arte CRT<\/strong> has been one of the main partners of Artissima<\/strong>, the international contemporary art fair in Turin, which it supports through various initiatives\u2014especially the acquisition campaign. This collaboration stems from the conviction that Artissima offers the city a unique opportunity to consolidate and project its role on the international art scene.<\/p>\n

On the occasion of its 25th anniversary, the Foundation has further strengthened this partnership by increasing the historic acquisition fund<\/strong> from \u20ac280,000 in 2024 to \u20ac300,000<\/strong>\u2014the highest amount in the last thirteen years\u2014confirming its continued commitment to investing in contemporary art and in the shared cultural heritage of Turin and its region.<\/p>\n

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\u201cFondazione Arte CRT, which operates on behalf of Fondazione CRT, is proud to reaffirm its strong support for Artissima, Italy\u2019s leading contemporary art fair and one of the most recognized internationally,\u201d said Patrizia Sandretto Re Rebaudengo<\/strong>, President of Fondazione Arte CRT. \u201cTo mark our 25th anniversary, we decided to further strengthen this bond by increasing our acquisitions fund to \u20ac300,000 \u2014 the most substantial allocation in recent years \u2014 to concretely support the work of the galleries and artists exhibiting at the fair. Thanks to the invaluable contribution of our Scientific Committee, the acquired works will enter the collections of GAM and Castello di Rivoli, enriching two extraordinary public art heritages and reinforcing Turin\u2019s role as a capital of contemporary art.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Through its acquisitions, the Foundation supports galleries and artists, helping to build one of the most prestigious collections of contemporary art in Italy today: over 950 works<\/strong> ranging from painting to sculpture, video to photography, large-scale installations to NFTs, by about 380 artists<\/strong>, representing a total investment of more than \u20ac42 million<\/strong>. True to its mission, all works become immediately accessible to the public and to the two museums for exhibitions and loans, enabling Castello di Rivoli<\/strong> and GAM<\/strong> to constantly renew their displays and maintain an active dialogue with the international art community.<\/p>\n

As in recent years, the Foundation\u2019s Scientific Committee<\/strong> attended Artissima for the third time, represented in 2025 by Hans Ulrich Obrist<\/strong> (Artistic Director, Serpentine Galleries, London), Susanne Pfeffer<\/strong> (Director, Museum MMK f\u00fcr Moderne Kunst, Frankfurt), and Vicente Todol\u00ed<\/strong> (Artistic Director, Fondazione Pirelli HangarBicocca, Milan); Manuel Segade Lodeiro<\/strong> (Director, Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sof\u00eda, Madrid) and Suhanya Raffel<\/strong> (Director, M+ Museum, Hong Kong) contributed remotely.<\/p>\n

A long-standing advisory body to the Foundation on acquisitions, the Committee collaborated closely with the Directors and Chief Curators of Castello di Rivoli<\/strong> and GAM<\/strong> to select works that further enrich the artistic heritage of both museums\u2014centers of excellence in Piedmont and key institutions for engaging diverse audiences on local, national, and international levels.<\/p>\n

Regarding this year\u2019s acquisitions, the Scientific Committee<\/strong> stated:<\/p>\n

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\u201cThis is a very special moment in Turin, a city of art that Artissima brings to life alongside the exhibitions of its many cultural institutions. This year marks important anniversaries for several of them\u2014including Fondazione Arte CRT, celebrating its 25th year. It\u2019s a dynamic moment, because, to paraphrase Italo Calvino, in Turin one can write, as past and future coexist in the present with a force that elsewhere is rare. You can feel this especially at Artissima, through its curated sections, where pioneering artists and galleries express this attitude. In an age overflowing with information but also amnesia, we must \u2018protest against the obvious.\u2019 For this reason, Artissima presents works by pioneering, sometimes forgotten artists who deserve to be rediscovered and reread. As Erwin Panofsky said, \u2018the future is sometimes invented with fragments of the past.\u2019 Hence the need to preserve memory while supporting emerging artists\u2014because the history of the past also anticipates the future. It\u2019s striking to see in Turin the number of directors, curators, and art professionals gathering these days. Turin is always worth the trip. As Alighiero Boetti said, \u2018Art brings sun and light to Turin.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Works acquired for the Castello di Rivoli Museo d\u2019Arte Contemporanea<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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\u201cPoetry as a space of continuous creative elaboration (John Giorno); the utopia of hyper-technology and its failure (John Menick); the tension between vision, control, and vulnerability (Valentina Furian); line and color as tools for processing loss and mourning (Majd Abdel Hamid); the use of cartography to confront the trauma of colonial legacy (Cian Dayrit); and the invention of techniques as a form of resistance to extractivist politics (Felix Shumba). This selection brings together artists whose works tackle the complexity of the present and the fragility of the human condition. They are politically and socially charged pieces, yet they maintain a poetic dimension, embracing slow gestures where individual creativity becomes a space of freedom and resistance,\u201d said Francesco Manacorda<\/strong>, Director of Castello di Rivoli.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Selected works include:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    Majd Abdel Hamid<\/em>, Muscle Memory III<\/strong> (2022) \u2013 Single-channel HD video, color, 18\u201947\u201d \u2013 Ed. 3\/3 + 2 A.P.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Majd Abdel Hamid<\/em>, Muscle Memory Composition<\/strong> (2022) \u2013 Cotton thread on fabric, 40.5 \u00d7 38.5 cm<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Cian Dayrit<\/em>, Natural Histories of Struggle: For Land<\/strong> (2021) \u2013 Objects, embroidery, images, and digital prints on fabric \u2013 125 \u00d7 185 cm<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    John Giorno<\/em>, DIAL-A-POEM Push Button Edition<\/strong> (1968\u20132019) \u2013 Telephone and computer with 282 recorded poems by 132 poets \u2013 Ed. 9\/20 + 5 A.P.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Valentina Furian<\/em>, Eclissi<\/strong> (2024) \u2013 Two-channel silent color video, 1\u2019 \u2013 Ed. 2\/3 + 1 A.P.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    John Menick<\/em>, Telharmonium<\/strong> (2025) \u2013 Generative 4K video, generative audio score, custom software, economic algorithm, computer hardware \u2013 Ed. 5 + 2 A.P.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Felix Shumba<\/em>, Oracle 1\u20135<\/strong> (2024) \u2013 Charcoal on paper, 72 \u00d7 70 cm each<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Works acquired for the GAM \u2013 Galleria Civica d\u2019Arte Moderna e Contemporanea di Torino<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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    \u201cI\u2019m very pleased that the GAM collection is being enriched with works by artists who, though from diverse backgrounds, maintain a deep connection with Italian and European art history. The acquisitions of David Schutter, Simon Callery, Alessandro Pessoli, Marco Cingolani, and the duo Franciszka and Stefan Themerson reflect the museum\u2019s commitment to supporting artistic research that transcends geographical and temporal boundaries, yet finds in Italy an ideal point of reference. These works engage with both the history and contemporaneity of painting and the moving image, reinforcing GAM\u2019s mission to build a living collection that mirrors the complexity and vitality of today\u2019s art\u2014through history as well,\u201d said Chiara Bertola<\/strong>, Director of GAM.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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      Simon Callery<\/em>, Stura<\/strong> (2021) \u2013 Canvas, tempera, pencil, thread, stainless steel, wood \u2013 169.3 \u00d7 165 \u00d7 23 cm<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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      Marco Cingolani<\/em>, Conferenza stampa<\/strong> (1993) \u2013 Oil on canvas \u2013 185 \u00d7 185 cm<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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      Alessandro Pessoli<\/em>, Teenager Faces Series<\/strong> (2024) \u2013 Acrylic on plastic sheets \u2013 45.5 \u00d7 30.5 cm \u2013 Unique piece<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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      David Schutter<\/em>, ANB C 1.03 series<\/strong> (2024) \u2013 4 oil-on-canvas paintings, 60 \u00d7 50 cm each<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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      Franciszka and Stefan Themerson<\/em>, The Eye and The Ear<\/strong> (1945) \u2013 33 mm color film, 10 min \u2013 Ed. 5 + 2 A.P.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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