News from London

October 15, 2009 at 2:09 pm (Uncategorized) (, , , , )

The Frieze Art Fair opened this week to mixed reviews, so in honor of our friends across the pond, I thought I’d post some Frieze links from some British sources….

From the Telegraph: “…One of the trends emerging at this year’s fair is a collective archaeological dig by artists into history, putting the past in a new frame…”

Gloomy news from Channel 4: “A Damien Hirst piece of art is now worth about 40 per cent less than a year ago.Dozens of galleries are not attending the art fair, and some collectors are facing such hard times that they are having to put their art up for private “distress sales”.

And from the Guardian: “…and our major new outdoor sculpture by Eva Rothschild was installed in the park outside. At this time of year, my team are hectic; everything needs to run like clockwork in order to be ready. But they seem to have things under control. Our booth is split into four distinct rooms, like a house, and we’re presenting works that feel like they contextualise or inform one another somehow. An art fair provides a great opportunity to understand how the pieces work together – or not. We shall see.”

A Damien Hirst piece of art is now worth about 40 per cent less than a year ago.
Dozens of galleries are not attending the art fair, and some collectors are facing such hard times that they are having to put their art up for private “distress sales”.

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Frieze Art Fair

October 1, 2009 at 2:52 pm (Uncategorized) (, , , )

In just a couple of short weeks, London will become the center of the art world, and all of the scrutiny, hopes, and dreams of all who rely on the art market to survive.  During the Frieze Art Fair week, all eyes will be on the sales that happen, or don’t happen, in London.  Whether or not you’re obsessed with the current state of the economy (and art economy), Frieze is always one of the consistently best shows in the world to see amazing contemporary art…

Frieze Art Fair

Regent’s Park, London

October 15 – 18, 2009

For exhibiting galleries, click here

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Some FAQs from the Frieze website:

How many people attend the fair and who are they?
Each year, for the last two years, we have had over 60,000 visitors to Frieze Art Fair. These visitors included those with an interest in the art world, such as curators, artists, collectors, gallerists and critics, as well as the general public. Some visit as first-time collectors of art whilst others view the fair more as an exhibition, enjoying the experience as a cultural day out.
How do I get a ticket for the fair?
Tickets for Frieze Art Fair can be purchased from 1 June, online at frieze.com using a credit or debit card. Alternatively, visitors can phone Frieze Art Fair’s ticket agent, See Tickets on +44 (0)871 230 7159 to purchase their ticket. Tickets can also be purchased onsite at the fair, however discounted prices are available for early bookings. Frieze Art Fair advise booking tickets in advance to avoid disappointment.
What makes Frieze Art Fair different from other art fairs?
Frieze Art Fair is one of the few fairs to focus on contemporary art and living artists. The exhibiting galleries represent the most exciting contemporary galleries working today. This focus is also maintained by the critically acclaimed Frieze Projects’ programme. The fair presents a curated programme of talks, artists’ commissions and film projects, many of which are interactive or performative and encourage visitors to engage with art and artists directly.
Unlike most other fairs, Frieze Art Fair is housed in a bespoke temporary structure in Regent’s Park and benefits from having a natural light source, avoiding the atmosphere of a trade show, thus making the fair more lively and energetic.
Since the first year Frieze Art Fair has also been fortunate enough to work with a series of talented architects: David Adjaye, Jamie Fobert and Caruso St John, who are well known for their work on museums and art galleries. The architects’ brief is to make the fair an inviting and unique experience. Each year there are eye-catching changes to the design, décor, entrance and spaces such as restaurants and cafes. The architects have the opportunity to experiment and this adds to the experience of the fair.
What is Frame?
Frame, a new section dedicated to solo artist presentations will be introduced in 2009. Frame is open to galleries who have been in existence for less than six years and present a regular programme of exhibitions.
What are the annual sales figures?
Frieze Art Fair released sales figures following the first three fairs. However, the directors came to regard such results to be misleading and inaccurate, as many sales are completed post-fair, and many galleries choose to keep their sales figures private. From 2006 the fair has not released sales figures.
Whilst the fair is a commercial venture, it should be remembered that the fair equally relies on the relationships with collectors and curators made by participating galleries at the fair.
How are the galleries selected for the fair?
Around 450 galleries apply each year for the fair. Each year the application form is posted on the website in December, the application deadline is in February and the selection is made in April. There is then an appeals procedure in late April. The selection is made by a committee of gallerists who participate in the fair; the fair directors chair the meeting but do not vote.
Who is on the selection committee?
The 2009 selection committee is:
Gavin Brown, Director, Gavin Brown’s enterprise
Daniel Buchholz, Director, Galerie Daniel Buchholz
Sadie Coles, Director, Sadie Coles HQ
Marcia Fortes, Director, Galeria Fortes Vilaça
Cornelia Grassi, Director, greengrassi
Maureen Paley, Director, Maureen Paley
Toby Webster, Director, The Modern Institute/Toby Webster
Curators Sarah McCrory and Daniel Baumann have been appointed in 2009 as special advisors to Frame.
What is the relationship between Frieze Art Fair and frieze magazine?
The fair and the magazine are both wholly owned by Matthew Slotover and Amanda Sharp. The magazine was founded, in 1991, by Amanda Sharp and Matthew Slotover with the artist Tom Gidley. When the magazine began both Amanda Sharp and Matthew Slotover served as editors, but ceased direct involvement in editorial decisions in 2001. In 2003, the first year of Frieze Art Fair, they assumed the roles of Publishing Directors of the magazine, and directors of the fair. Amanda Sharp and Matthew Slotover maintain the overall direction of both the art fair and the magazine, but editorial decisions are made by the editors Jörg Heiser and Jennifer Higgie, as well as their associate Dan Fox.
The fair and the magazine share offices and administration, communications and accounts personnel. In 2008 and 2009 the talks programme at the fair has been organised by the magazine editors.
What is Frieze Foundation?
Frieze Foundation is a non-profit organisation, which was established the same year as the fair (2003). The foundation oversees: Frieze Talks, a programme of panel discussions and lectures printed annually during the four days of the fair; Frieze Projects, a curated programme of site-specific projects by artists in and around the fair; The Cartier Award, annually presented to an emerging artist. The foundation also administers Frieze Music, Frieze Education and Frieze Film.
How is Frieze Foundation funded?
The foundation has received funding from a number of sources including grant bodies such as the European Union’s Culture 2000 programme and Arts Council, England. Specific areas also receive sponsorship, for example Cartier has sponsored Frieze Projects since 2005.
Who runs the curatorial programme at the fair?
The programme has been curated by Neville Wakefield from 2007 to the present. Polly Staple previously curated the programme, from 2003 to 2006.
Can I make a project at the fair?
The curatorial programme is carefully considered many months before the fair. For artists not known to the curator, the best route to show a project at the fair is via an application to the Cartier Award.
What is Frieze Education and how is it funded?
Frieze Education is part of Frieze Foundation and is supported by Frieze Art Fair’s main sponsor Deutsche Bank. The programme runs over the four days of the fair. During the week local school groups participate in the programme developed in 2009 as in 2008 in collaboration with ReachOut RCA. Frieze Education has previously worked with the Serpentine Gallery in 2003 and 2004 as well as Camden Art Centre in 2005, 2006 and 2007. At the weekend the Deutsche Bank Education Space (which is housed in the fair) is open to family groups and visiting children. They have the opportunity to undertake activities that engage with fair at large. The programme is developed to introduce children and young people to contemporary art in an exciting and fun way.
What is Frieze Music and how is it funded?
Frieze Music was established to develop the crossover between contemporary art and music. A concert (or a series of concerts) is presented during the week of Frieze Art Fair in an off-site location. Frieze Music is presented under the curatorship of Dan Fox, Associate Editor of frieze magazine, and Steve Mackey, producer and musician. Frieze Music’s varied programme has featured bands, avant-garde classical composer Karlheinz Stockhausen and pop series, such as that co-ordinated by Franz Ferdinand in 2004. Frieze Music takes place during the week of the fair and attracts a wide audience.
Does Frieze produce any publications to accompany the fair?
Each year Frieze publishes the Frieze Art Fair Yearbook, a guide to what is current in the world of contemporary art.  The Yearbook introduces over 300 artists from around the globe, with a critical text and colour illustration of their work.  It also features interviews with Frieze Projects’ artists, provides details of all the galleries participating in Frieze Art Fair and has an index listing over 2000 artists.  Frieze also published Frieze Projects: Artists’ Commissions and Talks 2003-2005 as a record of the work of Frieze Foundation, featuring essays on the commissioned projects and texts from the lectures and panel discussions.  The book serves as a valuable introduction to the critical debates in contemporary art.  A second book in this series will be published in 2009, entitled Frieze Projects and Frieze Talks 2006-2008.
If I cannot get to London for Frieze Art Fair is there any part of it that I can still enjoy?
frieze.com offers podcasts of all Frieze Talks as well as details of Frieze Projects and Frieze Film. Frieze Art Fair Yearbook is available from mid-September each year and can be ordered in advance online or purchased from all good bookshops.

How many people attend the fair and who are they?

Each year, for the last two years, we have had over 60,000 visitors to Frieze Art Fair. These visitors included those with an interest in the art world, such as curators, artists, collectors, gallerists and critics, as well as the general public. Some visit as first-time collectors of art whilst others view the fair more as an exhibition, enjoying the experience as a cultural day out.

How do I get a ticket for the fair?

Tickets for Frieze Art Fair can be purchased from 1 June, online at frieze.com using a credit or debit card. Alternatively, visitors can phone Frieze Art Fair’s ticket agent, See Tickets on +44 (0)871 230 7159 to purchase their ticket. Tickets can also be purchased onsite at the fair, however discounted prices are available for early bookings. Frieze Art Fair advise booking tickets in advance to avoid disappointment.

What makes Frieze Art Fair different from other art fairs?

Frieze Art Fair is one of the few fairs to focus on contemporary art and living artists. The exhibiting galleries represent the most exciting contemporary galleries working today. This focus is also maintained by the critically acclaimed Frieze Projects’ programme. The fair presents a curated programme of talks, artists’ commissions and film projects, many of which are interactive or performative and encourage visitors to engage with art and artists directly.

Unlike most other fairs, Frieze Art Fair is housed in a bespoke temporary structure in Regent’s Park and benefits from having a natural light source, avoiding the atmosphere of a trade show, thus making the fair more lively and energetic.

Since the first year Frieze Art Fair has also been fortunate enough to work with a series of talented architects: David Adjaye, Jamie Fobert and Caruso St John, who are well known for their work on museums and art galleries. The architects’ brief is to make the fair an inviting and unique experience. Each year there are eye-catching changes to the design, décor, entrance and spaces such as restaurants and cafes. The architects have the opportunity to experiment and this adds to the experience of the fair.

What is Frame?

Frame, a new section dedicated to solo artist presentations will be introduced in 2009. Frame is open to galleries who have been in existence for less than six years and present a regular programme of exhibitions.

What are the annual sales figures?

Frieze Art Fair released sales figures following the first three fairs. However, the directors came to regard such results to be misleading and inaccurate, as many sales are completed post-fair, and many galleries choose to keep their sales figures private. From 2006 the fair has not released sales figures.

Whilst the fair is a commercial venture, it should be remembered that the fair equally relies on the relationships with collectors and curators made by participating galleries at the fair.

How are the galleries selected for the fair?

Around 450 galleries apply each year for the fair. Each year the application form is posted on the website in December, the application deadline is in February and the selection is made in April. There is then an appeals procedure in late April. The selection is made by a committee of gallerists who participate in the fair; the fair directors chair the meeting but do not vote.

Who is on the selection committee?

The 2009 selection committee is:

Gavin Brown, Director, Gavin Brown’s enterprise

Daniel Buchholz, Director, Galerie Daniel Buchholz

Sadie Coles, Director, Sadie Coles HQ

Marcia Fortes, Director, Galeria Fortes Vilaça

Cornelia Grassi, Director, greengrassi

Maureen Paley, Director, Maureen Paley

Toby Webster, Director, The Modern Institute/Toby Webster

Curators Sarah McCrory and Daniel Baumann have been appointed in 2009 as special advisors to Frame.

What is the relationship between Frieze Art Fair and frieze magazine?

The fair and the magazine are both wholly owned by Matthew Slotover and Amanda Sharp. The magazine was founded, in 1991, by Amanda Sharp and Matthew Slotover with the artist Tom Gidley. When the magazine began both Amanda Sharp and Matthew Slotover served as editors, but ceased direct involvement in editorial decisions in 2001. In 2003, the first year of Frieze Art Fair, they assumed the roles of Publishing Directors of the magazine, and directors of the fair. Amanda Sharp and Matthew Slotover maintain the overall direction of both the art fair and the magazine, but editorial decisions are made by the editors Jörg Heiser and Jennifer Higgie, as well as their associate Dan Fox.

The fair and the magazine share offices and administration, communications and accounts personnel. In 2008 and 2009 the talks programme at the fair has been organised by the magazine editors.

What is Frieze Foundation?

Frieze Foundation is a non-profit organisation, which was established the same year as the fair (2003). The foundation oversees: Frieze Talks, a programme of panel discussions and lectures printed annually during the four days of the fair; Frieze Projects, a curated programme of site-specific projects by artists in and around the fair; The Cartier Award, annually presented to an emerging artist. The foundation also administers Frieze Music, Frieze Education and Frieze Film.

How is Frieze Foundation funded?

The foundation has received funding from a number of sources including grant bodies such as the European Union’s Culture 2000 programme and Arts Council, England. Specific areas also receive sponsorship, for example Cartier has sponsored Frieze Projects since 2005.

Who runs the curatorial programme at the fair?

The programme has been curated by Neville Wakefield from 2007 to the present. Polly Staple previously curated the programme, from 2003 to 2006.

Can I make a project at the fair?

The curatorial programme is carefully considered many months before the fair. For artists not known to the curator, the best route to show a project at the fair is via an application to the Cartier Award.

What is Frieze Education and how is it funded?

Frieze Education is part of Frieze Foundation and is supported by Frieze Art Fair’s main sponsor Deutsche Bank. The programme runs over the four days of the fair. During the week local school groups participate in the programme developed in 2009 as in 2008 in collaboration with ReachOut RCA. Frieze Education has previously worked with the Serpentine Gallery in 2003 and 2004 as well as Camden Art Centre in 2005, 2006 and 2007. At the weekend the Deutsche Bank Education Space (which is housed in the fair) is open to family groups and visiting children. They have the opportunity to undertake activities that engage with fair at large. The programme is developed to introduce children and young people to contemporary art in an exciting and fun way.

What is Frieze Music and how is it funded?

Frieze Music was established to develop the crossover between contemporary art and music. A concert (or a series of concerts) is presented during the week of Frieze Art Fair in an off-site location. Frieze Music is presented under the curatorship of Dan Fox, Associate Editor of frieze magazine, and Steve Mackey, producer and musician. Frieze Music’s varied programme has featured bands, avant-garde classical composer Karlheinz Stockhausen and pop series, such as that co-ordinated by Franz Ferdinand in 2004. Frieze Music takes place during the week of the fair and attracts a wide audience.

Does Frieze produce any publications to accompany the fair?

Each year Frieze publishes the Frieze Art Fair Yearbook, a guide to what is current in the world of contemporary art.  The Yearbook introduces over 300 artists from around the globe, with a critical text and colour illustration of their work.  It also features interviews with Frieze Projects’ artists, provides details of all the galleries participating in Frieze Art Fair and has an index listing over 2000 artists.  Frieze also published Frieze Projects: Artists’ Commissions and Talks 2003-2005 as a record of the work of Frieze Foundation, featuring essays on the commissioned projects and texts from the lectures and panel discussions.  The book serves as a valuable introduction to the critical debates in contemporary art.  A second book in this series will be published in 2009, entitled Frieze Projects and Frieze Talks 2006-2008.

If I cannot get to London for Frieze Art Fair is there any part of it that I can still enjoy?

frieze.com offers podcasts of all Frieze Talks as well as details of Frieze Projects and Frieze Film. Frieze Art Fair Yearbook is available from mid-September each year and can be ordered in advance online or purchased from all good bookshops.

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Berlin

September 17, 2009 at 8:32 pm (Uncategorized) (, , , )

Next week two great art fairs hit Berlin by storm and turn the already art-centric city into an all-out art lover paradise:

Berliner Liste

September 23 – 27, 2009

Like no other city, Berlin has an extremely strong attraction for young artists from all over the world. The BERLINER LISTE represents this scene, and with a sure flair for selecting contemporary exhibitors in the last few years the fair has advanced to become a seismograph for contemporary trends.
Since it was established in 2004 to complement the ART FORUM, the BERLINER LISTE has positioned itself as an innovative “fair of discovery” for young talents. The fair is held in a different location each year and fills places that have fallen into oblivion with new life. Special venues for the BERLINER LISTE in previous years have included the former transformer station Umspannwerk in Kopenhagener Straße in the Prenzlauer Berg district (formerly the Vitra Design Museum) and the former post office station Postbahnhof at the rail triangle. On its fifth anniversary in 2008 the BERLINER LISTE took up residence in Haus Cumberland, a vacant former 5-star luxury hotel on Kurfürstendamm.

Like no other city, Berlin has an extremely strong attraction for young artists from all over the world. The BERLINER LISTE represents this scene, and with a sure flair for selecting contemporary exhibitors in the last few years the fair has advanced to become a seismograph for contemporary trends.

Since it was established in 2004 to complement the ART FORUM, the BERLINER LISTE has positioned itself as an innovative “fair of discovery” for young talents. The fair is held in a different location each year and fills places that have fallen into oblivion with new life. Special venues for the BERLINER LISTE in previous years have included the former transformer station Umspannwerk in Kopenhagener Straße in the Prenzlauer Berg district (formerly the Vitra Design Museum) and the former post office station Postbahnhof at the rail triangle. On its fifth anniversary in 2008 the BERLINER LISTE took up residence in Haus Cumberland, a vacant former 5-star luxury hotel on Kurfürstendamm.

Art Forum Berlin

September 24 – 27, 2009

At the start of the autumn season for European art fairs some 130 of the leading galleries from the world’s main art centres will be presenting their stars and their newcomers in Berlin.

This year, the art forum berlin presents several innovations. Thus, for the first time, in the sector galleries, in addition to galleries for contemporary art, a series of galleries will be admitted which present art since 1960. With this expansion of the exhibition offers – without detracting from the main emphasis on contemporary art – the International Art Show will become more varied and even more attractive and interesting for the visitors.

The sector focus allows young galleries – in existence for less than 5 years – an appearance which will attract a lot of attention. Furthermore, the International Art Show will introduce the sector plein air for the presentation of installations and sculptures in the attractive summer garden at the Palais am Funkturm. The presentation of cultural institutions and international art magazines rounds off the exhibition programme. Additionally, panel discussions with leading experts from the international art world are organized.

During art forum berlin, the Berlin museums, galleries and private art institutions will offer a varied programme of outstanding exhibitions. Thus the New National Gallery will present Die Sammlung Ulla und Heiner Pietzsch: Schwerpunkt Surrealismus and Thomas Demand, Hamburger Bahnhof – Museum für Gegenwart, the exhibition Preis der Nationalgalerie für Junge Kunst 2009: Keren Cytter, Omer Fast, Annette Kelm und Danh Vo.

At the same time as art forum berlin, upon the initiative of Berlin galleries there will be the abc exhibition with the title def – drafts establishing future. This exhibition will show models, drawings, sketches, installations and videos of art projects specifically created for the public space in Berlin. Exclusive receptions and events will be further attractions and meeting points all over the city.

We would like to cordially invite you to come to art forum berlin 2009! This is a great chance to experience Berlin, the city of art, and the focal point for contemporary art in Europe.

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India Art Summit – what was missing?

August 25, 2009 at 5:23 pm (Uncategorized) (, , )

M.F. Husein, Bharatmata

M.F. Husein, Bharatmata

Noticeably missing from last week’s India Art Summit was the work of Maqbool Fida Husain, the acclaimed “Picasso of India”.  At the age of 94, Husain is known for depicting Hindu goddesses nude, and for upsetting devout Hindus along the way.  According to the Washington Post, “Angry protests, hundreds of court cases and arrest warrants drove the Muslim artist to exile in Dubai three years ago.”  Due to the perceived possibility of protest or attack, Husein’s work was excluded from the massive India Art Summit, upsetting some and pleasing others.

Click here to read more about Husein and the India Art Summit

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SeaFair 2009/2010

August 12, 2009 at 6:37 pm (Uncategorized) ()


I’m sure the art sold at this fair will be great, but what I think what really caught my attention is the novelty of the event.  SeaFair will take place on the 4th largest privately owned yacht in the United States.  Yes, this is a traveling event, though the boat will remain docked at the pier during each event.

I suppose when an art fair takes place on a fancy yacht, the event itself is also quite glamorous.  Here’s the breakdown of what’s happening on each deck:

  • Deck One features a formal entry, ten individual exhibit spaces and a coffee bar
  • Deck Two features twelve exhibit spaces and the Luxe Lounge, an open-air champagne and caviar lounge on the aft deck
  • Deck Three features six exhibit spaces and Sapore’, our formal glass-walled restaurant
  • The Sky Deck (Deck Four) contains Bistro360, an informal open-air restaurant and Bar360, a cocktail reception area

SeaFair is the brainchild of International Fine Arts Exposition (IFAE), and I must commend David and Lee Ann Lester, the owners of IFAE, for coming up with such a fun idea.

Also, SeaFair will be making multiple stops between October 9, 2009 and March 25, 2010, so there will be several opportunities to join in on the festivities.

October 09, 2009 – October 12, 2009            12:00 pm – 7:00 pm            Greenwich, CT

October 22, 2009 – October 25, 2009            12:00 pm – 7:00 pm            Washington,                                                                                                                                         D.C.

January 21, 2010 – January 24, 2010            12:00 pm – 7:00 pm            St. Petersburg

January 28, 2010 – January 31, 2010            12:00 pm – 7:00 pm            Sarasota

February 11, 2010 – February 14, 2010          12:00 pm – 7:00 pm            Naples /                                                                                                                                                 Marco Island

February 25, 2010 – February 28, 2010        12:00 pm – 7:00 pm            Boca Raton /                                                                                                                                        Delray

March 04, 2010 – March 07, 2010            12:00 pm – 7:00 pm            Miami Beach

March 18, 2010 – March 21, 2010            12:00 pm – 7:00 pm            Palm Beach

March 25, 2010 – March 28, 2010            12:00 pm – 7:00 pm            Coconut Grove

More info @ http://www.expoships.com/index.html

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MutualArt.com

August 5, 2009 at 8:53 pm (Uncategorized) (, , , )

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I know I should have blogged about this earlier, but I usually don’t like to advertise.  However MutualArt.com is an exception because this is a source that I oftentimes rely on to bring you the best and most exciting art fairs around the world – I can spend hours browsing through this website, salivating over lust worthy events.

MutualArt.com is a great website because it collects information about the art world from just about everywhere, and presents it in a very user-friendly platform.  Moreover, the service is entirely free.  If you want personalized information geared towards your interests, you can sign up for a free account.  The website also offers premium membership for a price, which I think is well worth the money, but the basic free membership is entirely sufficient in and of itself.

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ShContemoporary 09

July 29, 2009 at 5:17 pm (Uncategorized)

September seems to be the art fair maniac’s time of year: I previously posted about September art fairs in San Diego and London, and now, let’s go to Shanghai.

Shanghai has an awesome art scene, with their M50 art district tucked away outside the city center.  And the city itself is truly cosmopolitan.  There are so many districts throughout the city that each one has its own unique charm.  Especially with ShContemporary returning for its 3rd year at the Shanghai Exhibition Center, you’re in for a treat if you happen to visit between September 10 – 13.

From the ShContemporary press release:

ShContemporary returns for the third year to the spectacular Shanghai Exhibition Center to create an intriguing dialogue between the Orient and Occident art scenes. 140 world class galleries representing over 29 countries met in the 2008 edition of THE Asia Pacific Art Fair. Over 25.000 visitors strolled with enthusiasm into the main sections of the fair: Best of Galleries, Best of Discovery and the newborn area of the Outdoor Projects. ShContemporary is the only international art show that provides a comprehensive, top quality overview of the artistic scene in Asia and creates a cultural cross over with the works of Western artists. Through the cooperation with well-renown curators from the Asia Pacific region, ShContemporary guarantees an in depth research and strong artistic content of newly discovered talent never presented in an art fair. ShContemporary 2009 will be held from Thursday September 10th to Sunday September 13th. The Preview will be on Wednesday September 9th.

More info @ http://www.shcontemporary.info

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20/21 British Art Fair

July 22, 2009 at 5:06 pm (Uncategorized) (, , , )

Perfect for the art loving Anglo-maniac:

The 20/21 BRITISH ART FAIR, the only fair specialising exclusively in modern and contemporary British art, will take place at the Royal College of Art, Kensington Gore, London SW7, from 16 to 20 September.
Here you will find all the great names of 20th century art: Bacon, Freud, Frink, Frost, Hepworth, Hockney, Hodgson, Lanyon, Lowry, Moore, Nash, Piper, Riley, Scott, Sutherland and Spencer. Alongside is a large selection of work by both emerging and established contemporary artists – Hirst, Emin, Grayson Perry et al together with others who may be the stars of tomorrow

The 20/21 BRITISH ART FAIR, the only fair specialising exclusively in modern and contemporary British art, will take place at the Royal College of Art, Kensington Gore, London SW7, from 16 to 20 September.

Here you will find all the great names of 20th century art: Bacon, Freud, Frink, Frost, Hepworth, Hockney, Hodgson, Lanyon, Lowry, Moore, Nash, Piper, Riley, Scott, Sutherland and Spencer. Alongside is a large selection of work by both emerging and established contemporary artists – Hirst, Emin, Grayson Perry et al together with others who may be the stars of tomorrow.

 

More info @ British Art Fair’s website.

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Beyond the Border

July 15, 2009 at 7:20 pm (Uncategorized) (, , , , , , , , , , , , , , )

California has a pretty bustling art scene, especially with all the art galleries around, and the famous museums such as the MOCA in LA and the J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Center, just to name a few.  That’s why I’m excited that there will be a new art fair debuting this year in San Diego.  It’s called Beyond the Border International Contemporary Art Fair. 

 

From Beyond the Border’s press release:

San Diego’s first Beyond the Border International Contemporary Art Fair (BTB ICAF) is a 3-day contemporary art fair that will take place at the luxurious Grand Del Mar and include national and international galleries featuring over 500 works by established and emerging contemporary artists from all over the world who have been selected by an esteemed committee of art leaders from this region, exhibiting in The Grand Del Mar’s expansive ballroom accompanied by numerous luxury exhibitors and food and wine events. (ooh, la la!)

The event will showcase over $4 million in artwork coupled with sponsors such as Maserati, Modern Luxury Media, Qualcomm, Christie’s, The American Institute of Wine and Food, The California Bipolar Foundation, Lugano Diamonds, and many others.  BTB ICAF anticipates attendance of over 3,000 new and established collectors over the three days.  The public is invited to attend the  event, which marks the first time these national and international galleries with investment-grade art will be presented in San Diego.

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India Art Summit

July 8, 2009 at 4:41 pm (Uncategorized)

The reason why I’m probably so enamored with art fairs is because of how global they have become.  Art fairs are all over the world now, and these events seem like perfect reasons to embark on new adventures.  I often find myself daydreaming about attending these art fairs, while all the while, exploring new and exciting cultures and sights.

Today, we can take an imaginary to trip to India, where they will be holding the India Art Summit.  I’ve always been fascinated by Indian culture,  especially the delicious cuisine (I love curry!)  to their beautiful saris and textiles.

From the IAS website:

In August 2009, the second edition of India’s Modern and Contemporary Art Fair promises to be much larger in scale and scope; with 55 top galleries from India, the Asian region, Middle East, Europe and the United States showcasing a range of artworks. Together with an extensive seminars programme, curated projects, art films, social events, art publications & more; India Art Summit will offer to the world, a rich and fulfilling art experience in India.

The IAS will run from August 19 – 22nd.  Wouldn’t this make a great summer vacation?  Although I hear it gets pretty hot in India during the summer months.

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