Paratissima Foolish 2026

Place: Various venues. Address: Various venues, Via Real Collegio 30, Moncalieri, TO For its 22ª edition Paratissima invites artists and the public into a great contemporary courtyard: the Real Collegio Carlo Alberto in Moncalieri is transformed into a stage for visions and unexpected perspectives, capable of interpreting the present from different angles. We live in a time crossed by wars, polarizations, crises, overload of images and information: a present that calls for quick answers to increasingly complex questions and that, too often, accepts without questioning. This is where the Fool comes onto the scene: a figure outside the box, capable of challenging certainties, conventions and dominant narratives, transforming doubt into a tool of freedom and knowledge. Like fools, artists observe the world from lateral perspectives: they do not merely represent the present, but question it, rewrite it and make visible what often remains hidden behind habit and conformism. With over 400 artists among exhibitions, installations, performances, meetings and workshops, Paratissima builds a space open to the plurality of viewpoints, to dialogue and to c