THE FOUNDATION
THE FOUNDATION
THE FOUNDATION

The VAF Foundation, registered with the Supervisory Authority of Foundations in Frankfurt am Main under the name VAF Stiftung, is a unique cultural project in the field of contemporary visual arts, whose aim is to promote, enhance and make known and accessible the creations and activities of Italian art in all fields of modernity, up to the most recent creative contributions

The VAF Foundation, registered with the Supervisory Authority of Foundations in Frankfurt am Main under the name VAF Stiftung, is a unique cultural project in the field of contemporary visual arts, whose aim is to promote, enhance and make known and accessible the creations and activities of Italian art in all fields of modernity, up to the most recent creative contributions

The VAF Foundation, registered with the Supervisory Authority of Foundations in Frankfurt am Main under the name VAF Stiftung, is a unique cultural project in the field of contemporary visual arts, whose aim is to promote, enhance and make known and accessible the creations and activities of Italian art in all fields of modernity, up to the most recent creative contributions

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THE COLLECTION
THE COLLECTION
THE COLLECTION

In accordance with its statutes, the art collection of the VAF Foundation consists of works by modern and contemporary Italian artists, distinguished both by its excellent level of quality and its quantitative dimension, resulting from a rich spectrum of stylistic tendencies and a considerable plurality in its holdings. In addition to examples of ‘classic’ modern art, the most recent programmatic inventions of media ideas and strategies are also represented. Underlying this passionate and committed initiative is a vast collection

of outstanding works of Italian art, covering the art-historical period from the beginning of modernity to contemporary trends, with masterpieces ranging from Futurism to Metaphysical Painting, through 20th century art and Abstract Art to other currents that appeared after 1945.
Among the more than 2000 works inventoried, there are also outstanding and conspicuous examples of Italian Modernism, covering a time span from the early 1900s to the 1940s.

NEWS AND EVENTS
NEWS AND EVENTS
NEWS AND EVENTS

In AUTUMN 2025 the third volume of the series “Artists of the 20th century rediscovered”,  edited by Elena Pontiggia, will be published

SERIES ARTISTS OF THE 20TH CENTURY REDISCOVERED

Project by Volker W. Feierabend

The third volume dedicated to Cesare Breveglieri, the most extensive monograph to date, is scheduled to be published in the autumn.

 


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Collana “Giovani artisti alla soglia del Nuovo Millennio” –

Volume n. 9 – Carlo Pasini ironica mente

In uscita il nono volume della collana “Giovani artisti alla soglia del Nuovo Millennio” dedicato a Carlo Pasini, a cura di Volker W. Feierabend.

 


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Winners of the 10th edition of the VAF Foundation Award announced


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X Premio Fondazione VAF – Mart, Rovereto 28.09.2024 – 09.03.2025

The Italian venue of the tenth edition of the VAF Prize is hosted at the Mart. The names of the winners will be announced during the opening of the exhibition.


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Griffa, Giorgio, Dioniso, 1980, Acrilico su Gaze - 21 Teile, VAF 1017, Roverto, Mart

Griffa, Giorgio

Dioniso

Sassolino, Arcangelo , Cemento, 2003, bearbeiteter Zement, VAF 979, Roverto, Mart

Sassolino, Arcangelo

Cemento

Oppi Ubaldo

Ritratto della moglie sullo sfondo di Venezia

De Chirico, Giorgio , La matinée angoissante, 1912, olio su tela, VAF 665, Roverto, Mart

De Chirico, Giorgio

La matinée angoissante

X VAF FOUNDATION AWARD 2024
X VAF FOUNDATION AWARD 2024
X VAF FOUNDATION AWARD 2024
16.06 – 04.09.2024 KIEL
Virtual Tour 3D of the exhibition


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THE AWARD
THE AWARD
THE AWARD

IX PREMIO FONDAZIONE VAF

CASTELLO ESTENSE DI FERRARA
5.3.– 22.5.2022

After the German venue (Kiel, Stadtgalerie, March 11-May 22, 2022) the IX Premio Fondazione VAF arrives in Ferrara. From March 5 to June 4, 2023, the rooms on the main floor of the Castello Estense will host this prestigious event, established by the German foundation of the same name to support contemporary Italian art and boost cultural exchange between Italy and Germany.

 

 


The virtual tour of the exhibition at the Estense Castle in Ferrara

IX PRIZE

VAF FOUNDATION

STADTGALERIE KIEL
12.3.– 22.5.2022

L’orMa
The Garden of Earthly Delights, 2017

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At the ideal and concrete basis of the Foundation is a rich and extremely valuable collection consisting of high-profile works collected by founder Volker W. Feierabend during years of intense collecting activity.