Bridge Art Fair Announces Exhibitor
List
For Bridge Berlin Verge
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Opening Night Haus Party, October 30,
5-10pm
Maurycy Gomulicki, Tropical Toxic, lambda, dibond,
plexi, 2007, 60x40 cm, ed.1/3.
Courtesy Leto Gallery, Warsaw,
Poland
Bridge Art Fair proudly announces its
list of exhibitors for its inaugural edition in Berlin. This
show also marks the debut of Bridge Verge. Verge editions of
the Bridge Art Fair are more experimental, often taking place
in unconventional locations. They are also smaller-scale
productions, including a lesser total number of exhibitors and
programming elements. By definition a younger, more intimate
fair, we have chosen Berlin as the launching pad for the first
Verge edition of Bridge in recognition of its status as a city
on the verge.
"We're excited to launch our inaugural Berlin
show," said Bridge Founder Michael Workman. "It's clear that
Berlin is now in the process of recovering its title as the
cultural capital of Europe. As the first American fair to show
in Berlin.. we're proud to be a part of that
effort."
Bridge Berlin Verge '08 will take
place in the OTA Berlin apartment complex, located in the
center of city in the former East Berlin district of
Mitte/Prenzlaurer Berg. The unique venue will allow visitors
to experience the best emerging contemporary art as if they
were seeing it in a collector's home. Bridge Berlin Verge '08
will present more than 20 international exhibitors and
projects from such diverse locales as Germany, Grand Cayman,
The Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Spain, Switzerland, and
the United States.
TiMiD, Gravity, latex on concrete,
2008
Courtesy Agents of Change, London,
UK BRIDGE BERLIN VERGE 08
EXHIBITORS:
Accomplice Projects, Chicago,
Illinois
Agents of Change, London,
England
Anita Glesta, New York, New
York
Cain Schulte Gallery, San Francisco,
California
City Art Rooms, Auckland, New
Zealand
Collectiva, Berlin, Germany
Front Room Gallery, Brooklyn, New York
Galerie Gist, Amsterdam and Brummen,
Netherlands
Go Go Gallery, Miami,
Florida
Ian Patrick Fine Art, George Town,
Grand Cayman Islands
Imaginart,
Barcelona, Spain
Kathleen Cullen Gallery,
New York, New York
LETO Gallery, Warsaw,
Poland
Momus, Berlin, Germany
Toomey-Tourell Gallery, San Francisco,
California
Vagabond Gallery, New York,
New York
Yarger Strauss Gallery, Beverly
Hills, California
Additional projects TBA
BRIDGE BERLIN VERGE 08 FAIR HOURS:
October 30: 5-10pm Opening-night party and first look
preview
10pm After party
October 31: 11am-9pm General admission fair
hours
2pm General public tour
3PM VIP tour and
reception
10pm Bridge late night happy hour
November 1: 11am-9pm General admission fair
hours
2PM VIP tour
10pm After party
November 2: 11am-7pm General admission fair
hours
4PM VIP Tour & Reception with Momus
5pm Momus,
White Trash: The Rice Experiment
Q&A and sake
toast
Francois Ilnseher, Northlake, Archival digital
print, 36"x28", 2008
Courtesy Vagabond Gallery, New York, NY
BRIDGE BERLIN VERGE 08 PROJECTS The
inaugural Bridge Berlin Verge will premier several exciting
new artist projects. Momus, White Trash:
The Rice ExperimentBerlin-based artist Nick
Currie, more popularly known as Momus, will occupy an
apartment in the OTA Berlin for the duration of Bridge Art
Fair. During his stay, Momus will insult and compliment two
tubs of rice, exploring the Shinto belief that flattered rice
takes longer to decay than rice that is insulted. Momus will
transform the OTA apartment into a "didactic environment" that
acts partly as a service area and partly as a science space
dedicated to rice research. Scientific diagrams will show the
rice going through alternative life cycles of "enhanced
self-worth and crushing, semi-suicidal self-hatred." These
elements will be research into "virtuous circles" and the
underlying questions about hype in the art market and whether
it produces better art, phatic positivity on the internet, and
whether it produces more interesting and meaningful public. On
the last day of his performance (Sunday, November 2), Momus
will conduct a question-and-answer session at 5pm. During the
session, Momus will announce whether the nicely spoken to rice
looks better than the cursed rice. Sake will be
served.
Momus
Berlin, Germany
Anita Glesta
New York-based
multimedia artist Anita Glesta premiers a new piece at the
Berlin Bridge Art Fair. Glesta will transform the Hindemuth
room in the OTA Berlin apartment complex into an interactive
video installation. Glesta's multichannel video piece is an
amalgamation of her work combining vivid color and painterly
and sculptural elements to transform the architectural space
at the OTA complex. The video will be projected on the floor
and walls, immersing the viewer. Glesta has worked on several
large-scale international projects, and she sees this work as
the integration of her career as a painter, sculptor, and
artist working within the world of architecture.
Anita Glesta, If Eyes Could Feel and Feel Could Fly,
Video installation, 2008
Courtesy Anita Glesta, New York, NY
PARTIES, SPECIAL EVENTS, AND SPECIAL
FEATURES:
BRIDGE BERLIN VERGE 08 Opening Night Haus
Party
and First Look Preview
Thursday, October 30,
5-10pm
Bridge invites all to the opening-night
party at the OTA, where the entire apartment complex will be
transformed into a large house party. DJs will be spinning in
Momus's Rice Experiment suite, and live performances, video,
drinks, and party favors will be offered in the various
gallery suites throughout the space. Join us for this the
first look preview of the best in emerging contemporary art,
set in a unique viewing
environment. OPENING NIGHT AFTER
PARTY
Thursday, October 30, 10pmFollowing the
opening-night reception, Bridge attendees are invited to an
after-party at a late-night Berlin establishment just steps
away from the fair.
Bridge Late Night Happy
Hour
Friday, October 31, midnight
Join us for a
toast at the Witching Hour on Halloween night, Berlin's
favorite holiday.
Momus, White Trash: The Rice Experiment
Q&A and Sake Toast
Sunday, November 2,
5pm
Bridge Berlin special project artist, Momus, will
announce the results of The Rice Experiment. Sake will be
served.
ADMISSIONOpening-night
admission: EUR 5,00 General admission (Fri-Sun): EUR
5,00
Brian Dettmer, Chronicle, Altered book and
Digital video, 2008
(11-3/4" x 9-1/2" x 3-1/8", projection dimensions
variable)
Courtesy Toomey Tourell Gallery, San Francisco,
CA
SPONSORS and
PARTNERSMyartspace.com, re-title.com, Orbitz,
Aesthetica Magazine, Artfacts.net, Art In America, Artlog,
Artnowonline, Art Review, Bidoun, Gallery Guide, JAS Shipping,
Modern Painter, Miami New Times, M The New York Art World,
Magazine Artes en Santo Domingo, New York Sun,
Nonstarvingartists.com, OTA Berlin, Style Monte Carlo,
Wynwood
COMPLIMENTARY SHUTTLE
SERVICE
Bridge will provide complimentary shuttle
service to and from ArtForum Berlin. A PDF map of the shuttle
route, drop-off, and pick-up locations is available for download
2008/2009 BRIDGE ART FAIR SCHEDULE Bridge
Miami, The Catalina and Maxine Hotels, December 4-7,
2008
Bridge Miami Beach/Wynwood, December 3-7,
2008
Bridge New York, The Waterfront, March 5-8,
2009
Bridge London, dates and location TBA, 2009
ABOUT BRIDGE ART FAIR:
Bridge Art
Fair, the Independent International Exposition of Art and
Visual Culture, is a transnational art fair organization
currently staging events in Berlin, Miami, New York, and
London.
Bridge Art Fair currently presents a combined total
of nearly 300 galleries and over 2,000 artists at four
expositions throughout the year. Visitors will discover a
truly global selection of contemporary work from every
imaginable medium, including but not limited to painting,
prints, photography, sculpture, installation, drawing, film,
video, new media, and conceptual art. In the short time since
the premier of Bridge Miami Beach in 2006, total sales of
nearly $30 million and more than 100,000 visitors have
confirmed Bridge as a leading voice in the global art
market.
Brenda Schumacher at 312-421-2227 (office); 847-691-2301
(cell)
or e-mail at bschumacher @ bridgeartfair.com
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