Galerie Heike Curtze, Wien
Hermann Nitsch; ZVI_1_07, 2007; Acryl auf Leinwand; 200 x 300 cm; € 60.000,-; Courtesy Galerie Heike Curtze, Wien
Galerie artepari, Graz
Markus Wilfling; O.T., (Sessel), 2006; Holz; (Höhe, Länge, Breite): 80 cm x 220 cm (variabel) x 50 cm; € 6.600,-; Courtesy Galerie artepari, Graz
Galerie Goethe, Bozen
Christoph Hinterhuber; Ohne Titel (Low Code), 2007; Acryl auf Leinwand; 60 x 50 cm; € 3.600,-; Courtesy Goethe 2, Bozen
Copyright: Foto: Dario Lasagni
Galerie Hafenrichter & Fluegel, Nürnberg
Martin Denker; HollywoodPestControlRoyalPlus, 2007; C-Print, Diasec; 233 x 178 cm; Auflage 6; Courtesy Galerie Hafenrichter & Fluegel, Nürnberg
VIENNAFAIR 2008
The International Contemporary Art Fair focused on CEE, April 24-27 2008
More info at www.viennafair.at
“The current development of the international fair world shows that the >VIENNAFAIR< has taken the right path from its very first issue. The thematic focus on galleries from the Eastern European and the South-Eastern European region, in combination with interesting presentations by galleries from Western Europe, overseas and naturally also by the booming galleries of Vienna has proven to be truly a concept for success”, Matthias Limbeck, manager in charge of new business, marketing and CEE at Reed Exhibitions Messe Wien, is pleased to state. Mr. Limbeck refers here to the great interest in and the already fixed applications to the fourth issue of the >VIENNAFAIR< which will take place from April 24 to 27, 2008, in Hall A of Vienna's trade fair centre Messe Wien. “The new international advisory committee has done a marvellous job, and with 124 participating galleries this year's >VIENNAFAIR< is fully booked. We have expanded the exhibition space and still have galleries on our waiting list”, Limbeck also appreciates the work of the committee that is formed this year by Guido W. Baudach – gallery Guido W. Baudach/Berlin, Anne Blümel – gallery Lelong/Zürich/New York/Paris, Kerstin Engholm – Engholm Engelhorn gallery/Vienna, Dr. Ursula Krinzinger – gallery Krinzinger/Vienna, Simon Rees – Contemporary Art Centre of Vilnius/Lithuania, Michel Rein – gallery Michel Rein/Paris, Anthony Wilkinson – Wilkinson Art Gallery/London und Thomas Wüstenhagen – layr:wuestenhagen contemporary/Vienna.
Extending internalisation, strengthening the location
Edek Bartz, exhibition director of the >VIENNAFAIR<, summarises the intense preparations leading to an exciting selection of galleries and a top-flight side programme: “I am very pleased that we will succeed in making the fourth issue of the fair even more international and at the same time manage to again integrate nearly the entire Austrian gallery world. 124 galleries, 46 of which are from Austria, and 55 from Western Europe, with 31 from Germany, and 2 each from Israel and the United States as well as 19 galleries from the focus countries in Eastern and South-Eastern Europe, will be presenting again their selection of contemporary art productions in Vienna's trade fair centre Messe Wien from 24 to 27 April, 2008. With its concept of increasing internationalisation the >VIENNAFAIR< creates the pre-condition for the further development of the art location of Vienna.
Next to the traditionally strong participation of Berlin galleries like Baudach, DNA, Kunstagenten, Jette Rudolph and Antje Wachs, which are supported by the participation of carlier | gebauer, Feinkost, Open, Gillian Morris and ZAK, in 2008 two galleries from Israel (Dvir Gallery und Sommer Contemporary Art, both from Tel Aviv) will be presenting at the >VIENNAFAIR< for the first time. The Athens galleries gazonrouge, Kalfayan and The Breeder will again be participating, and so will Lelong from Zurich, Baukunst from Cologne, Benden & Klimcak, Viersen, Distrito Cu4tro from Madrid and Six Friedrich Lisa Ungar from Munich. From France, six galleries have registered for participation at the >VIENNAFAIR< (La Blanchisserie, ColletPark, Eric Dupont, the galerie de multiples, Michel Rein and Suzanne Tarasiève) and five exhibitors are from Great Britain (HF Contemporary Art, MOTInternational, Hidde van Seggelen, Max Wigram and Wilkinson). Italy is represented with six galleries (Ala, Ca´di Fra´, goethe 2, Studio Legale, Davide di Maggio und Traghetto) and from the USA, with I-20 and Klemens Gasser & Tanja Grunert two galleries will present their selection at the >VIENNAFAIR<.
From Austria, 46 galleries were accepted for participation in the >VIENNAFAIR<. Internationally renowned Austrian galleries, like gallery Heike Curtze, Engholm Engelhorn, next St. Stephan, Krinzinger, König, Senn, Hilger, Insam, Janda, Meyer Kainer and Krobath Wimmer, all from Vienna as well as galleries from different Austrian provinces, like Ropac, Thoman and Welz and the young galleries Viktor Bucher, layr:wuestenhagen contemporary, Andreas Huber, Dana Charkasi and Patrick Ebensperger – these will contribute to a convincing presentation of the Austrian gallery world at the >VIENNAFAIR 2008<.
Great platform for galleries from Eastern and South-Eastern Europe
From its very start the presentation of the thematic focus of galleries from Eastern and South-Eastern Europe has been a decisive factor for the great interest of international art collectors in the >VIENNAFAIR<. 19 galleries will present the works of their artists in 2008 at the art fair in Vienna. These include galleries familiar to the fair visitors from the previous years, like Raster, lokal_30 and the Program Art Gallery from Warsaw, 2Meta from Bucharest, Photon and Skuc from Ljubljana, New Moment Ideas Gallery and Remont, both from Beograd, hunt kastner artworks from Prague, the ACB Gallery from Budapest, Vartai from Vilnius and the Space Gallery and Bast´ Art from Bratislava; also from Bratislava are two first starters at the >VIENNAFAIR<, the Kressling Gallery and Photoport. Further new participants are the gallery Czarna Galeria from Warsaw, Kisterem from Budapest and ARC Projects from Sofia.
Sponsors make the participation in the fair possible
As in previous years, the Austrian bank ERSTE BANK, as the main sponsor and supporter, contributes greatly to the participation of these galleries and the successful realisation of the focus presentation.
ZONE1: The special presentation at the VIENNAFAIR
ZONE1, introduced at last year's issue of the >VIENNAFAIR<, will also undergo enhancement for 2008. Galleries will be able to exhibit individual presentations of young artists on 20 square metres each on a specifically designed area in the very centre of the fair, at special conditions. 19 presentations were selected by the fair's advisory committee for ZONE1. New in ZONE1 are the gallery Hubert Winter with the installation “Panhard Special – The Velocity of Thought“ by Paul Etienne Lincoln, the gallery Eric Dupont, Paris, with works by Regina Virserius, the gallery Open, Berlin, with photography by Katherine Newbegin and Marc Berville MB Prospects, Berlin, with drawings by Marko Velk. Nicola von Senger from Zurich will present Arcangelo Sassolino and Hamish Morrison brings works from Wolfgang Flad from Berlin to Vienna. From Bregenz, Austria, the gallery Lisi Hämmerle will show an installation by the two artists Alexandra Berlinger / Wolfgang Fiel, habres+partner, Vienna, will show Magda Tóthová and Mario Mauroner Contemporary Art Vienna presents the sculpture „Dorothy“ from Joana Vasconcelos. The gallery Mezzanin offers a project by Manuel Gorkiewicz in the ZONE1. Further first participants are the Studio Legale, Rome with Alika Cooper, the gallery traversée, Munich, presenting Chow Chun Fai and La Blanchisserie, Boulogne presenting Arnaud Maguet. The galleries Grita Insam, Vienna, with Cristina Guerra Contemporary Art, Lisboa (artists: José Loureiro) and the gallery Krinzinger Vienna, with the gallery Antje Wachs from Berlin (artist: Clarina Bezzola) present common projects. The galleries Hohenlohe, Vienna (Cornelia Schmidt-Bleek), Hidde van Seggelen, London (Natasha Rosling), I-20 (Karen Heagle), New York, and Steinle Contemporary from Munich (Krüger/Pardeller) present their exhibitions for the second time in ZONE1.
The presentation of last year's ZONE1 winner, Kamen Stoyanov, will be on display in a special exhibition in Vienna's museum of modern art, MUMOK, from April 18 to May 18, 2008. Daniela Hinterhölzl, exhibition manager of the >VIENNAFAIR< explains the motifs for this initiative: “It is very important to us to not only offer the private collectors a forum at the >VIENNAFAIR< but also promote the exchange between galleries and museums that is so essential for the development of the art world”.