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From April 4th to April 7th, Fieramilanocity (pavilions 1, 2 and 4) will host the 13th edition of MiArt, the international exhibition of modern and contemporary art, which in 2007 attracted 37,853 visitors and 235 exhibitors. Milano is the capital of the Italian art market: as for international exchanges, it is the third most important center in the world after New York and London. The event is a unique observatory on all kinds of artistic evolution and it is a privileged place because of the attention paid to the changes of the artistic market and to its typical dynamism.

Though preserving its traditional features, MiArt has announced important novelties too. Starting with, The image restyling has been entrusted to Pierluigi Cerri, the famous architect whose projects are connected to many prestigious institutions (Paris's Centre Georges Pompidou, Torino's Lingotto, London's Science Museum, just to name a few). The fair is divided in three sections. The Modern sector offers the best of the Italian and international production, from Futurism to Metaphysics, from Cubism to Informal. The Contemporary sector presents the creations of artists from the 1970s onwards, while 'Anteprima' (Preview) is dedicated to those galleries characterized by the experimental essence of their works. Within this context there is the project of the "guest country". This year, Cuban-Spanish curator Omar-Pascual Castillo coordinates the area focusing on Latin American art, which is able to express the current political and cultural identity of this large area through the crossing of different languages. Besides, for the third edition in a row, Chinese art - often an unknown for investors and collectors - has a specific space.

Finally, MiArt wants to be a workshop of ideas and plans related to the hosting city. This workshop collaborates with all the promoters of contemporary art: from institutional bodies to a lot of public and privates realities. For example, the Municipal Authority for Urban Equipment has contributed to the project 'Miraggi' (Mirages), an artistic itinerary in the city center. 12 monumental sculptures made by great Italian and foreign masters like Giuseppe Spagnulo and Diango Hernàndez have been placed between Piazzetta Reale and Piazza Scala, Cadorna and Corso Vittorio Emanuele in order to recreate a sort of 'open air museum'.