International Art Fairs and Auctions
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BAAF – BRUSSELS ACCESSIBLE ART FAIR BAAF organizes informal art shows where the art-buying public can meet the artists. BAAF shows are staged twice a year (autumn and spring) in centrally located venues in Brussels. The first edition of the BAAF in December 2007 drew more than 500 visitors! People enjoyed the friendly, informal atmosphere of the fair, where they could browse through hundreds of contemporary works of art and purchase directly from the artist. This year’s edition will take place in the same central venue and will double in size to highlight the works of 20 international artists. There will be paintings, sculpture, photography, and prints on display, and they will all be priced between €50-€3000. BAAF provides local artists with a platform to show and sell their art. The artists are charged a basic flat fee and rate of commission which is lower than galleries. In this way BAAF provides access to both the public and artists to these uniquely informal and intimate networking events. |
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BIACS3 – INTERNATIONAL BIENNIAL OF CONTEMPORARY ART OF SEVILLE In the global context of information and communication society, the Biacs3 is going to draw a new map of World Art, dealing with the specific aspects of media, environment and technology. With the title „youniverse“, the Biennial of Seville aims to show how contemporary art has changed worldwide through the influence of media, technology, science and architecture by achieving a main goal: the participation of the public and a new equation between man and environment. The creations of the selected artists (approximately 180 works) will focus on mobility, individualisation through technologies, quantum physics, nanotechnology, hydraulic engineering, architecture and environment. One of the main objectives of this edition is to show that technology as man-made nature can help solving the problems concerning natural environment. Another main subject is the democratization of art. The audience, rather than the artist, is the star. The Biascs3 will introduce herself to the public with a showcase of the 21st century’s most representative technical breakthroughs on the threshold of a material revolution that from simulation can lead us to stimulation, and wants to invite visitors to personally interact with the contents of the exhibition. |
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28TH BIENAL DE SÃO PAULO – “IN LIVING CONTACT” After fifty-eight years of Bienal, São Paulo has become an international art centre, a cosmopolitan city, a reference in the globalized art scene; Brazil has become in turn a point of attraction for artists, curators, gallery owners, and international collectors. Brazilian artists hold important positions in the history and discourse of post-war modernity and in the production of contemporary visuality. The objectives of 1951 –to place Brazilian art in living contact with the art of the world and to strive to turn São Paulo into a world art centre– have been accomplished. This year, curators Ivo Mesquita and Ana Paula Cohen have invited 42 artists from 21 different nationalities for the exhibition that will take place in the Pavilhão Ciccillo Matarazzo – Parque Ibirapuera, São Paulo, from October 26th to December 06th, 2008. |
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IKF LATIN AMERICAN ART AUCTION 2008 THE FOURTH ANNUAL IKF LATIN AMERICAN ART AUCTION 2008 ATTRACTS SOME OF THE BEST CUTTING-EDGE ARTISTS IN THE WORLD The International Kids Fund (IKF), a program of Jackson Memorial Foundation, has scheduled the IKF LATIN AMERICAN ART AUCTION 2008 on October 14th, 2008. This is the signature fundraising event for the organization. It will be held at the prestigious CIFO – Cisneros Fontanals Art Foundation at 1018 North Miami Avenue in Miami, Florida. Known in the art world as the “Collector’s Auction,” there is both a silent and live auction. The art selection is under the direction of Hernan Carrara and Max Berney of the Miami Art Project. More than 100 of the most renowned contemporary Latin American artists donate their works to the auction. This year they have included: Brazilians: Ernesto Neto, Adriana Varejao, Saint-Claire Cemin, and Valeska Soares; Cubans: Tania Bruguera, Marta Maria Perez-Bravo, and Carlos Garaicoa; Argentines: Fabian Marcaccio, Jorge Macchi, and Leandro Erlich; Mexicans: Rafael Lozano-Hemmer, Artemio, and Julieta Aranda; Costa Rican: Federico Herrero; Chileans: Ivan Navarro and Patrick Hamilton, Puerto Rican: Carolina Caycedo; Venezuelan: Luis Molina-Pantin, American: Andres Serrano; and Colombian Maria Fernanda Cardoso—and more. An array of hors d’oeuvres and cocktails will be served throughout the evening. Time: 7pm. Ticket price: $75 before the event and $100 p at the door. For further information on how to get involved, purchase tickets, or bid on line please visit |
