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Our Heartbeats Quicken for Pulse Art Fair

mauri — Mon, 05 May 2014 19:46:19 +0000

Now in its 10^th year and under the new direction of Helen Toomer, PULSE Contemporary Art Fair is continuing its commitment to fostering an exhibition atmosphere where visitors can engage with contemporary works while in dialogue with well-known galleries and arts organizations. This year, the fair will be divided into a handful of specifically focused sections, each one addressing a separate goal or viewpoint in the contemporary art world, in order to present viewers with a dynamic, multi-faceted experience. IMPULSE will highlight talent from up-and-coming galleries, giving them a voice among those already on the scene, and in a similar vein, the POINTS exhibition will show the work of alternative models and not-for-profit arts organizations. The fair aims to present a variety of media through PULSE Projects, which will focus on large-scale sculptures, installations, and performances, and PULSE Play, which will showcase digital arts as curated by ART21. In a further effort to encourage conversation, and engagement with the works on display, there will be daily, critically-minded discussions concerning the contemporary art world in a series called PULSE Perspectives. Finally, visitors can attend PULSE Prize, where a distinguished jury will award a grant to one of the artists on display at the fair.

PULSE runs from Thursday, May 8,2014 to Sunday, May 11, 2014. See the fair website pulse-art.com for hours and ticketing information.

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Fast Forward to Frieze

mauri — Mon, 05 May 2014 19:43:32 +0000

The third Frieze Art Fair will be opening this week, and its organizers have arranged a multifaceted array of programming which promises to interest viewers from all backgrounds. This year, 190 contemporary galleries will be participating, 53 of which are New York-based, and Frieze’s popular Projects, Talks, Sounds, and Education programs will continue.

Artists Darren Bader, Eduardo Basualdo, Eva Kotátková, Marie Lorenz, Koki Tanaka, and Naama Tsabar have conceived works for “Projects,” curated by Ceclia Alemani, which engage with the history of Randall’s Island, the site of the fair. While viewers can expect a consistent theme for “Projects,” “Sounds,” also curated by Alemani, will present three works, one by each Keren Cytter, Cally Spooner, and Hannah Weinberger, each of which will explore and utilize sound as a medium in a different way.

The Education program will provide workshops and tours for students from area public schools. Additionally, this year, Frieze has organized a workshop for high school students, which will offer them a comprehensive view of the contemporary art world from the artist’s studio to exhibition.

Frieze’s Talks program will be a daily occurrence and will cover a variety of issues pertinent to the contemporary arts from politics to filmmaking to writing. One such talk will be a conversation with Masha Alekhina and Nadya Tolokonnikova of Pussy Riot.
Frieze Art Fair runs from Friday, May 9, 2014 to Monday, May 12, 2014. See the fair website for hours and ticketing information.

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Get Down with the Downtown Fair

mauri — Mon, 05 May 2014 19:34:36 +0000

At the end of this week, Downtown Fair will be launching its inaugural art fair of modern and contemporary artworks selected by Yossi Milo, Nancy Hoffman, and William Shearburn. Art collectors of any experience level and those interested in the contemporary art market will want to attend. Primarily, work from the aforementioned selection committee’s 50 carefully curated galleries will be on display, but the fair is also working with philanthropic organizations like Creative Capital, No Longer Empty, and Time in Children’s Art Initiative in an attempt to reach out to a larger arts community. Visitors can look forward to a series of art talks and guided tours that will inform their viewership and incite conversation with the pieces.

Downtown Fair runs from Thursday, May 8th to Sunday, May 11th, 2014. See the fair website downtownfair.com for hours and ticketing information.

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