Frieze Art Fair 2008, and Zoo Art Fair 2008
London, October 2008
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Sorcha Dallas, Doggerfisher and The Modern Institute will be present at Frieze Art Fair. Doggerfisher is a member of the Scottish Arts Council Own Art Scheme.
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Frieze Art Fair is acknowledged as both the UK’s most important contemporary art event and one of the world’s most influential contemporary art fairs.
The 2008 fair will present a selection of international galleries alongside Frieze Art Fair’s unique curatorial programme of artists’ projects. |
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Frieze Art Fair, sponsored by Deutsche Bank for the fifth consecutive year, continues to inspire debate, and helps set the international contemporary art agenda.
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The galleries at Frieze Art Fair will present artworks by over 1,000 of the world’s top artists. Galleries from the expanding markets of Brazil, China, India and Russia will exhibit alongside the galleries from across America, Europe, Japan and Scandinavia. |
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Nine galleries will be participating at Frieze Art Fair for the first time in 2008, including
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Galerie Isabella Bortolozzi from Berlin
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GallerySke from Bangalore
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A Gentil Carioca from Rio de Janeiro
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Galerie Juliètte Jongma from Amsterdam
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Long March Space from Beijing
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magical Artroom from Tokyo
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Regina Gallery from Moscow
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Sies + Höke from Dusseldorf and
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Reena Spaulings Fine Art from New York.
Amanda Sharp and Matthew Slotover commented: “Frieze Art Fair 2008 will be essential viewing for collectors looking to see the latest developments in contemporary art. This year’s exhibitors were chosen to reflect the continued expansion of the international artworld and recent developments in Brazilian, Indian, Chinese and Russian art.
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Each year the attendance of key international collectors, curators and museum directors at Frieze Art Fair surpass expectations. Over 68,000 visits were made to the 2007 Frieze Art Fair and demand for tickets continues to grow. This year overall ticket numbers will be limited to further improve the visitor experience. Tickets are on sale now. |
For opening hours, preview dates, talks/events schedule and ticket details please visit the Frieze Art Fair website.
The fifth Zoo Art Fair will be held at 6 Burlington Gardens, Royal Academy of Arts in central London. One of the foremost international platforms for emerging contemporary art talent, the Fair showcases under 6 year-old commercial and non-commercial arts organisations.
Exhibitors include galleries, project spaces, artist collectives, curatorial groups and publications. In addition special exhibitions include solo shows of last year’s Champagne Perrier-Jouët Prize winner, Karla Black and John Jones Award winner, Elad Lassry, a site-specific group show of works in vinyl responding the architecture of the building, Los Vinilos as well as a programme of film and video and a series of performances.
For further information and images, please visit the Zoo Art Fair website.
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Own Art
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