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 ART Santa Fe
Jul 10-13, 2008, Santa Fe, New Mexico |
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ART Santa Fe 2008
The international art fair circuit is the most glamorous part of the art world today – the place where collectors and purveyors of fine contemporary art come from around the world to meet and do business. A rising star in this constellation of sophisticated events is ART Santa Fe. Now an annual fair, ART Santa Fe will present its eighth edition July 10-13 at El Museo Cultural in the Railyard Art District.
ART Santa Fe is known as a "boutique" fair. Big enough to be interesting, small enough to be intimate and digestible, the fair offers visitors a highly selective overview of the  contemporary art market. Visitors to the 2007 edition of ART Santa Fe found it to be a gem among art fairs.
The 2008 lineup of exhibitors will include Asian galleries, a strong contingent of Europeans, an exciting array of work by Latin American artists, and outstanding galleries from New York and elsewhere in the United States. Exhibiting galleries will range from edgy to established and include Nancy Hoffman of New York, Marlborough Gallery of New York, Rebecca Hossack of London, Alejandra von Hartz of Miami, William Shearburn of St. Louis, Barcelona’s Poligrafa Obra Grafica, Renate Bender of Munich, and Lausberg Contemporary of Dusseldorf and Toronto.
The glittering set of special events surrounding ART Santa Fe 2008 will also include the fair's Vernissage, an opening gala benefiting El Museo Cultural and featuring an elegant champagne buffet.
Museum groups from all over the country will attend the fair, enjoying a dazzling array of cocktail parties and receptions, as well as the fair’s exhibitions and special events. The city’s own museums, such as SITE Santa Fe, the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum and the Museum of Fine Arts, will feature exhibitions; other arts organizations such as the renowned Santa Fe Opera, the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival, and the Santa Fe International Folk Art Market also offer events during this exciting weekend in the city’s high cultural and social season.
ART Santa Fe has attracted wide attention in the press, including The New York Times, The New Yorker, the major art trade magazines (The Art Newspaper, ARTnews, Art & Auction, and Art & Antiques, among others) and virtual blanket coverage in statewide press. Word of the fair's success also spread by the international art community grapevine, prompting a flood of applications for ART Santa Fe 2008.
ART Santa Fe’s focus is on presenting a carefully selected collection of contemporary and modern art, from contemporary masters to the cutting edge, for an audience of art professionals, collectors, museum groups and the general public. Visitors to the fair have praised the quality and wide reach of the offerings, presented in an accessible format that allows an intimate, unhurried viewing experience.
Visit the ART Santa Fe website for news about the fair and for travel and tour information: www.artsantafe.com or contact the fair office at 505.988.8883. |
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