At the festival

With the 2016 edition, BilBOlbul turns 10 and celebrates by renewing its commitment to bring to Bologna important italian and international artists.

The celebration of the tenth anniversary will be marked by the arrival of Chris Ware in Italy for his first dedicated exhibition in our country, in the spaces of the Fondazione del Monte di Bologna e Ravenna. In addition to the exhibition, Coconino Press Fandango will release the first Italian catalog dedicated to the work of the American artist, curated by Hamelin.

Following the festival’s aspiration to make valuable Italian artists best known, the official opening of BilBObul will be with an exhibition dedicated to the inspiration and the rich design and stories of Marco Corona, in a solo exhibition in the Pinacoteca of Belle Arti. For the same wish, BilBOlbul also brings attention to another great work, which was likely to be forgotten, the one of Anna Brandoli and Renato Queirolo that will be exhibited at the Accademia di Belle Arti.

Another really exceptional guest is David Wiesner, a giant of illustration in America and worldwide: in his work he’s able to merge a meticulous realism with vivid imagination. His exhibition, that will take place in Cineteca di Bologna, will be a focal point of the festival for the little ones.

But the list of the festival’s guests don’t stop there. This year the landscape is rich with Italian and contemporary artists, established or first timers in the publishing market: from Gipi to Elena Guidolin, from Tuono Pettinato to Federico Manzone, passing to Gabriel Delmas, Toccafondo and Laurent Moreau.

The authors, like every year, will be engaged in exhibitions, public meetings, workshops, dedicated sessions, performances, round-table discussions, portfolio reviews … And, as in past years, BBBZine will bring in Bologna the most interesting international self-production, for a micro market in Salaborsa during the days of the festival weekend.