MIA FAIR 2016
APRIL 28TH-MAY 2ND 2016

MIA FAIR 2016

MILAN, THE MALL – PORTA NUOVA VARESINE. EBERHARD & CO., ALWAYS HEEDFUL OF AND RECEPTIVE TO THE ART WORLD, WAS SPONSOR OF THE 6TH EDITION OF MIA PHOTO FAIR, THE FAIR DEDICATED TO ART PHOTOGRAPHY (80 GALLERIES FROM 12 DIFFERENT COUNTRIES, 230 ARTISTS, 15 SPECIALISED PUBLISHERS AND 20 INDEPENDENT ARTISTS).

FOR THE FOURTH YEAR RUNNING, THE SWISS MAIOSN PRESENTED AN AMBITIOUS PROJECT CONCEIVED BY IO DONNA IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY PHOTOGRAPHY OF CINISELLO BALSAMO AND UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE REGION OF LOMBARDY: THE “TEMPO RITROVATO – FOTOGRAFIE DA NON PERDERE” ARCHIVES AWARD DEDICATED TO SAFEGUARDING THE PRIVATE ARCHIVES OF AUTHORS WHO HAVE MADE SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS IN ANY FORM OF THE LANGUAGE OF PHOTOGRAPHY – PORTRAITS, LANDSCAPES, FASHION, DESIGN, PHOTOJOURNALISM, ARCHITECTURE – PROVIDED IT IS OF ARTISTIC SIGNIFICANCE AND DOCUMENTARY VALUE.
THIS YEAR, THE AWARD RESUMES ITS NATURAL COURSE AND CLOSES WITH THE SEVENTIES, A SIGNIFICANT HISTORICAL TIME MARKED BY MAJOR SOCIAL AND CULTURAL TRANSFORMATIONS. INHERENT IN THE PROJECT IS A VERY CLOSE LINK WITH ONE OF THE KEY THEMES FOR EBERHARD, THAT OF TIME, PRECIOUS TIME THAT CANNOT BE FORGOTTEN. WITHIN THE EBERHARD & CO. EXHIBITION SPACE, THE BRAND’S LATEST PRODUCTS WERE PRESENTED ALONGSIDE THE WORKS OF THE WINNING ARTIST IN A PERFECT BLEND OF THE HISTORY OF PHOTOGRAPHY AND FINE WATCHMAKING.

FOR THE 4TH AND FINAL EDITION OF THE AWARD, THE JURY AWARDED THE PHOTOGRAPHIC ARCHIVE OF PAOLA AGOSTI (TURIN, 1947), WORTHY BECAUSE IT DOCUMENTS AND WELL REPRESENTS – THROUGH A PRECISE, ATTENTIVE AND AT TIMES POETIC PHOTOGRAPHIC JOURNEY – THE SOCIAL AND CULTURAL LIFE OF THE SEVENTIES, PARTICULARLY THE TOPIC IDENTIFIED BY THE JURY: FEMINISM, ONE OF THE MOST SIGNIFICANT MOVEMENTS OF THOSE YEARS.

THE JURY:
FABIO CASTELLI (MIA PHOTO FAIR)
RENATA FERRI (IO DONNA – THE WOMEN’S NEWS SECTION OF CORRIERE DELLA SERA)
LAURA GASPARINI (PHOTOGRAPHIC LIBRARY OF THE PANIZZI LIBRARY IN REGGIO EMILIA)
LUCIA MIODINI (COMMUNICATION CENTRE AND ARCHIVES, UNIVERSITY OF PARMA)
ROBERTA VALTORTA (MUFOCO – MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY PHOTOGRAPHY)