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On the 24th of January 2002 the 26th edition of Bologna Arte Fiera opens and runs until the 28th of January. Two hundred and fifty galleries, thirty-five of which are coming from France, Spain, the United States, England, Austria, Germany, Switzerland will participate: the aim is to offer the visitor an international artistic panorama that ranges from the beginning of the Twentieth century to today.
(Annalisa Rossi)
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| Esko Männikkö,
Organized freedom 2, edition of 2, 2001 |
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The Fourteenth London Art Fair (of contemporary art) opened to the public on January the 16th at the Business Design Centre in Islington, in the north central zone of the UK capital, until Sunday 20th . This year is the first time that contemporary US galleries are involved in the show.
(Emma Saunders)
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After being delayed due to the catastrophic World Trade Center
events, the San Francisco International Art Exposition, originally planned
for September, will now run from the 18th-21st of January
2002. This gala art event will feature over 2,000 artists from 14 countries
and over 100 art galleries. The San Francisco International is known throughout
the world as perhaps the premiere contemporary art gathering on the West Coast.
(Lee Klein)
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The Art Palm Beach Modern and Contemporary Art Fair, which will run January 11 through January 15 includes 52 exhibitors. Given the political and economic climate in the United States, and the fact that Art Miami (4-8 January) was the first major American art fair since September 11 not to be cancelled, many participants are glad just to see the show goes on in Palm Beach.
(Martha Schwendener)
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| Carolyn Brady,
French Lunch with Pear, 2000 |
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The first European art fair of 2002 runs until the 13th of January in Monaco. The Monte Carlo International Fine Art & Antiques Fair, is new on the fair calendar, this time round being its second year. For about ten days the fair hosts an exhibition that includes Old Master paintings, furniture, jewellery, Oriental works and, for the first time, modern and contemporary works of art.
(Matilde Marzotto)
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| Manolo Valdés,
Matisse Como Pretexto VII, 2000 |
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In the wake of Art Basel’s cancellation of its Miami Beach exhibition—originally scheduled for December 2001 and postponed until December 2002—the organizers of Art Miami sent out a flurry of e-mails and press releases assuring the public their show would go on, despite September 11th and the ongoing U.S. war against terrorism. The exhibition will be held at the Miami Beach Convention Center from Friday, January 4th to Tuesday, January 8th, 2002.
(Martha Schwendener)
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Courtesy, Art Miami, Miami Beach
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Lesson number one for those contemplating staging an international contemporary
art fair in the future: get more than a contract when signing up participants,
get a deposit. The above-mentioned scenario is exactly what befell the organizers
of Art Basel Miami Beach, which surely contributed to the decision to cancel
the fair which was to be held from December the 12th to the 16th, 2001 in addition
to the stated reasons of the terrorist attacks and increased insurance costs.
(Kenny Schachter)
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Focusing on the latest trends of international art, supporting
public collecting and encouraging private collectors - these are the goals of
the Artissima fair, the annual showdown in Turin that opens to the public
on the 15th of November, and runs to Sunday the 18th.
Now in its eighth year, Artissima is becoming an exclusive reference
point for contemporary art.
(Elena Balzani)
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| Spencer Tunick,
Rome 1 (Piazza Navona), 2001 |
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From the 31st of October to the 4th of November 2001, some 270 galleries from 20 countries will take part in Art Cologne. The artfair, which was one of the first fairs for contemporary art in the world, will again cover the entire spectrum of the art scene, from modernist to emerging art forms.
(Frauke Finsterwalder)
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| Arnold Odermatt,
Stansstad, 1968 |
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Although FIAC has gone ahead with tightened security measures this year, many US collectors and art professionals have decided to stay at home after the terrorist attacks in New York and Washington last month. However like Artforum in Berlin two weeks ago, the mood is defiant and in a press release on the 18th of September, COFIAC stated that "this gathering of key players from the international art world will again confirm that art has no borders". With 164 galleries from 44 cities and 16 countries exhibiting at the 28th FIAC, the dealers and artists are keeping the spirit alive for this week despite fears that sales may be hit.
(James Goulder)
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| Jessica Craig-Martin,
Evening honoring Bill Blass, The Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, New York, 1999 |
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