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London Art Fair 2010

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London Art Fair 2010

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London Art Fair 2010

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Last month, the Business Design Centre in Islington, London, hosted the 22nd London Art Fair, the largest British and contemporary art showcase in the UK. From 13th to 17th January, the Fair brought together over a hundred leading British galleries, a selection of international projects and a showcase of contemporary photography. It included the highest-quality paintings, sculptures, drawings, installations, photographs, video and editioned prints and multiples.

A great success, this edition attracted over 20,000 visitors, including major collectors and directors from public galleries and institutions. Major sales included a large Alan Davie painting from the early Sixties at £120,000, the Blue Dress (oil on canvas) by Harold Gilman for £95,000, as well as works by Alex Pearl and Thomas Allen.

Thomas Allen - Courtesy of Foley Gallery

Emma Bennett - Courtesy of Charlie Smith, London

It was also the fourth edition of Photo50. Fifty works, selected by a distinguished panel that included Ekow Eshun (Institute of Contemporary Arts), Anita Zabludowicz (176 / Zabludowicz Collection), David Campany (writer and lecturer on history and theory of photography) and a team from Goldsmith’s  MFA curating program, were shown and championed by the members of the panel. The selection included a broad range of approaches to contemporary photography with established artists such as Dan Holdsworth alongside recent graduates and figures better known for their work in fashion, music and advertising.
Polly Braden – Courtesy of the artist
The 2010 edition of Art Projects, featuring several international galleries – whereas the London Art Fair traditionally concentrates on supporting British galleries – brought together 25 projects from emerging artists. Having been established as one of the most exciting sections of the Fair, photography was a large part of  this year’s edition, with French photographer Vincent Fournier’s uncanny interiors of Chinese, Russian and USA space agencies – the result of 15 years of persuasion to access state and government stations and training grounds, photographs from the Forties and Fifties covering the early history of atomic and nuclear bomb program, as well as a group show from artists responding to the conflict in Northern Ireland and other projects in the same vein.

Ordinary Light, London

This edition also presented a large number of installations, including Sue Morgan’s fictional voyage inside the human mind with maps, collages and etchings or Gabrielle Le Bayon’s live feed interactive projection piece.

The next edition of London Art Fair will take place 19th-23rd January 2011, so put the dates in your diary now! 

Laurie Guillem

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Im letzten Monat fand im Business Design Centre in Islington, London, die 22. London Art Fair statt, die größte britische und zeitgenössische Kunstausstellung im Vereinigten Königreich. Vom 13. bis 17. Januar brachte die Messe über hundert führende britische Galerien, eine Auswahl internationaler Projekte und eine Leistungsschau der zeitgenössischen Fotografie zusammen. It included the highest-quality paintings, sculptures, drawings, installations, photographs, video and editioned prints and multiple.

Ein großer Erfolg, diese Ausgabe zog über 20.000 Besucher an, darunter wichtige Sammler und Direktoren von öffentlichen Galerien und Institutionen. Zu den Hauptverkäufen gehörten ein großes Alan-Davie-Gemälde aus den frühen Sechzigern für 120.000 £, das Blaue Kleid (Öl auf Leinwand) von Harold Gilman für 95.000 £, sowie Werke von Alex Pearl und Thomas Allen.

Thomas Allen - Courtesy of Foley Gallery

Emma Bennett - Courtesy of Charlie Smith, London

Es war auch die vierte Ausgabe von Photo50. Fifty works, selected by a distinguished panel that included Ekow Eshun (Institute of Contemporary Arts), Anita Zabludowicz (176 / Zabludowicz Collection), David Campany (writer and lecturer on history and theory of photography) and a team from Goldsmith’s MFA curating program, were shown and championed by the members of the panel. Die Auswahl umfasste eine breite Palette von Ansätzen zur zeitgenössischen Fotografie mit etablierten Künstlern wie Dan Holdsworth neben neueren Absolventen und Figuren, die besser für ihre Arbeit in Mode, Musik und Werbung bekannt sind.
Polly Braden – Courtesy of the artist
The 2010 edition of Art Projects, featuring several international galleries – whereas the London Art Fair traditionally concentrates on supporting British galleries – brought together 25 projects from emerging artists. Die Fotografie, die sich als eine der aufregendsten Sektionen der Messe etabliert hat, war ein großer Teil der diesjährigen Ausgabe. So zeigte der französische Fotograf Vincent Fournier unheimliche Innenräume chinesischer, russischer und US-amerikanischer Raumfahrtagenturen – das Ergebnis seiner 15-jährigen Überzeugungsarbeit, um Zugang zu staatlichen und staatlichen Stationen und Ausbildungsplätzen zu erhalten -, Fotografien aus den 1950er und 1950er Jahren, die die Frühgeschichte des Atom- und Atombombenprogramms abdecken, sowie eine Gruppenausstellung von Künstlern, die auf den Konflikt in Nordirland reagierten, und andere Projekte in diesem Sinne.

Ordinary Light, London

This edition also presented a large number of installations, including Sue Morgan’s fictional journey inside the human mind with maps, collages and etchings or Gabrielle Le Bayon’s live feed interactive projection piece.

Die nächste Ausgabe der London Art Fair findet vom 19. bis 23. Januar 2011 statt, also schreiben Sie die Daten jetzt in Ihr Tagebuch!

Laurie Guillem

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Last month, the Business Design Centre in Islington, London, hosted the 22nd London Art Fair, the largest British and contemporary art showcase in the UK. From 13th to 17th January, the Fair brought together over a hundred leading British galleries, a selection of international projects and a showcase of contemporary photography. It included the highest-quality paintings, sculptures, drawings, installations, photographs, video and editioned prints and multiples.

A great success, this edition attracted over 20,000 visitors, including major collectors and directors from public galleries and institutions. Major sales included a large Alan Davie painting from the early Sixties at £120,000, the Blue Dress (oil on canvas) by Harold Gilman for £95,000, as well as works by Alex Pearl and Thomas Allen.

Thomas Allen - Courtesy of Foley Gallery

Emma Bennett - Courtesy of Charlie Smith, London

It was also the fourth edition of Photo50. Fifty works, selected by a distinguished panel that included Ekow Eshun (Institute of Contemporary Arts), Anita Zabludowicz (176 / Zabludowicz Collection), David Campany (writer and lecturer on history and theory of photography) and a team from Goldsmith’s MFA curating program, were shown and championed by the members of the panel. The selection included a broad range of approaches to contemporary photography with established artists such as Dan Holdsworth alongside recent graduates and figures better known for their work in fashion, music and advertising.
Polly Braden – Courtesy of the artist
The 2010 edition of Art Projects, featuring several international galleries – whereas the London Art Fair traditionally concentrates on supporting British galleries – brought together 25 projects from emerging artists. Having been established as one of the most exciting sections of the Fair, photography was a large part of this year’s edition, with French photographer Vincent Fournier’s uncanny interiors of Chinese, Russian and USA space agencies – the result of 15 years of persuasion to access state and government stations and training grounds, photographs from the Forties and Fifties covering the early history of atomic and nuclear bomb program, as well as a group show from artists responding to the conflict in Northern Ireland and other projects in the same vein.

Ordinary Light, London

This edition also presented a large number of installations, including Sue Morgan’s fictional voyage inside the human mind with maps, collages and etchings or Gabrielle Le Bayon’s live feed interactive projection piece.

The next edition of London Art Fair will take place 19th-23rd January 2011, so put the dates in your diary now!

Laurie Guillem

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