ART FORUM BERLIN 2007
The International Fair for Contemporary Art
29 September – 3 October, 2007
Opening: 28 September, 2007
www.art-forum-berlin.com
ART FORUM BERLIN 2007 proudly presents a stunning line-up for its 12th edition
The 12th edition of ART FORUM BERLIN – International Fair for Contemporary Art — opens its doors September 28th, 2007.
Presenting a more stringent line-up of international galleries than ever, the 12th ART FORUM BERLIN confirms itself to be the most fascinating and innovative art fair in Europe dedicated to contemporary art. Works by more than 2,100 artists in all media will be on view, presented by 136 galleries from 23 countries drawn from four continents. A wide range of extraordinary stand concepts and individual presentations, and a full range of discoveries compose the outstanding character of the Berlin art fair. The Berlin Senate for Economics’ “Project Future” will honor the achievement of participants by donating two prizes for the best gallery stands.
For the first time the fair introduces all Freestyle Gallery Stands on a joint platform in Hall 11.2, adjacent to the regular galleries’ parcours. In a brand new setting each project will be presented in the best possible ways.
Collectors, curators, and critics from around the globe have announced their visit to the fair and
Berlin — Europe’s most progressive art metropolis. Riding a wave of immense popularity, Berlin has attracted more professionals and art lovers than ever to come and enjoy contemporary art and the city.
Galleries:
Abel, Berlin | Adamski, Aachen | Akinci, Amsterdam | Alon Segev, Tel Aviv | Amerika, Berlin | Andersen, Copenhagen | Anhava, Helsinki | Anita Beckers, Frankfurt/Main | Arndt & Partner, Berlin/Zurich | Asbaek, Copenhagen | Hubert Bächler, Zurich | Anne Barrault, Paris | Guy Bärtschi, Geneva | Guido W. Baudach, Berlin | Jürgen Becker, Hamburg | Bo Bjerggaard, Copenhagen | Marianne Boesky, New York | Bortolami, New York | Breeder, Athens | Broadway 1602, New York | Spencer Brownstone, New York | Ellen de Bruijne, Amsterdam | Lena Brüning, Berlin | Buchmann, Berlin | carlier|gebauer, Berlin | Cherry and Martin, Los Angeles | China Art Objects, Los Angeles | Mehdi Chouakri, Berlin | Christina Wilson, Copenhagen | COMA, Berlin | CONTEMPORARY FINE ARTS, Berlin | Cortex Athletico, Bordeaux | Crone, Berlin | Isabella Czarnowska, Berlin | Erika Deák, Budapest | Volker Diehl, Berlin | Dogenhaus, Leipzig | doggerfisher, Edinburgh | Anselm Dreher, Berlin | Dvir, Tel Aviv | EIGEN + ART, Berlin/Leipzig | Frank Elbaz, Paris | Elizabeth Dee, New York | ESPAI 2NOU2, Barcelona | FrancoSoffiantino, Turin | Frehrking Wiesehöfer, Cologne | Friedrich, Basel | Gazonrouge, Athens | Annie Gentils, Antwerp | Vera Gliem, Cologne | Laurent Godin, Paris | Goff + Rosenthal, Berlin/New York | Alexander Gray, New York | Christopher Grimes, Santa Monica | Grimm|Rosenfeld, Munich | Karin Guenther, Hamburg | Hammelehle & Ahrens, Cologne | Reinhard Hauff, Stuttgart | Erna Hecey, Brussels/Luxembourg | Anna Helwing, Los Angeles | i8, Reykjavik | in Situ, Paris | Michael Janssen, Cologne/Berlin| Johnen, Berlin | K Galleri, Oslo | Iris Kadel, Karlsruhe | Kamm, Berlin | GEORG KARGL FINE ARTS, Vienna | Ben Kaufmann, Munich/Berlin | KICKEN BERLIN, Berlin | Peter Kilchmann, Zurich | Kirkhoff, Copenhagen | Andrew Kreps, New York | KRINZINGER PROJEKTE, Vienna | Krobath Wimmer, Vienna | Kuckei + Kuckei, Berlin | Stella Lohaus, Antwerp | Patricia Low, Gstaad | magnus müller, Berlin | Mai 36, Zurich | Marc Berville, Paris | Martin Asbaek, Copenhagen | mirko mayer, Cologne | Kamel Mennour, Paris | Martin Mertens, Berlin | Karlheinz Meyer, Karlsruhe | Francesca Minini, Milan | MOGADISHNI, Copenhagen | MOTIVE, Amsterdam | Christian Nagel, Cologne/Berlin | Nathalie Obadia, Paris | Nina Menocal, Mexico | Alexander Ochs, Berlin/Beijing | oechsner, Nuremberg | Patrick Painter, Santa Monica | David Pestorius, Brisbane | PIEROGI, New York/Leipzig | Praz-Delavallade, Paris | Produzentengalerie Hamburg, Hamburg | Michel Rein, Paris | RONMANDOS, Rotterdam | Thaddaeus Ropac, Salzburg/Paris | Rubicon, Dublin | Jette Rudolph, Berlin | Aurel Scheibler, Berlin | André Schlechtriem, New York | Thomas Schulte, Berlin | Otto Schweins, Cologne | Senda, Barcelona | Sfeir-Semler, Hamburg/Beirut | Suzy Shammah, Milan | Sies + Höke, Düsseldorf | Slewe, Amsterdam | Sorcha Dallas, Glasgow | Springer & Winckler, Berlin | Olaf Stüber, Berlin | TaiK, Helsinki | Barbara Thumm, Berlin | Tim van Laere, Antwerp | VAN HORN, Düsseldorf | veracortes, Lisbon | Susanne Vielmetter, Culver City | Nadja Vilenne, Liège | VOUS ETES ICI, Amsterdam | Wako, Tokyo | Ursula Walbröl, Düsseldorf | Klara Wallner, Berlin | Jan Wentrup, Berlin | Johann Widauer, Innsbruck | Eva Winkeler, Frankfurt/Main | Jan Winkelmann/Berlin, Berlin | Wohnmaschine, Berlin | Thomas Zander, Cologne | Zderzak, Krakow | Michael Zink, Munich | Zwinger, Berlin
The presentation is completed by ART FORUM BERLIN‘s signature. Site-specific artist lounges will be conceived this year by Mladen Bizumic, Coco Kuehn, Daniela Brahm and Joel Morrison, as well as Dharmesh Patel and Marty McElveen, prize winning artists of Cranbrook University.
The fair’s fourth special exhibition is curated by Ami Barak, the Artistic Director of the Art Department of the City of Paris. His show House Trip focuses on the intimate relationship between art, architecture, and design resulting from a growing artistic interest in Modernism. On nearly 2000 sqm exhibition space, 56 artists from 18 countries will be presented in a setting of a temporary house.
Participating Artists: Saâdane Afif / Atelier van Lieshout / Maja Bajevic / Ulla von Brandenburg / Eric Brown / Mircea Cantor / Keren Cytter / Jan De Cock / Krijn de Koning / Marcelline Delbecq / Götz Diergarten / Jürgen Drescher / Tim Eitel / Jean-François Fourtou / Fabrice Gygi / Jitka Hanzlová / Swetlana Heger / Séverine Hubard / Jim Isermann / Lisa Junghanss / Talia Keinan / Mark Kent / Peter Kogler / Susanne Kühn / Lamarche & Ovize / Marko Lehanka / Lucas Lenglet / Zilla Leutenegger / Anna Malagrida / Victor Man / Rita McBride / Wesley Meuris / Ivan Moudov / Shahryar Nashat / Warren Neidich / Fritz Panzer / Maria Pask / Katja Pfeiffer / Marjetica Potrc / Ricarda Roggan / RothStauffenberg / Vittorio Santoro / Yorgos Sapountzis / Bojan Sarcevic / Gitte Schäfer / Zineb Sedira / Miri Segal / Wael Shawki / Francesco Simeti / Markus Sixay / Veron Urdarianu / Els Vanden Meersch / Ina Weber / Franz West / Erwin Wurm / Joseph Zehrer.
Visitors will experience inspiring fair days with 10 excellent ART FORUM BERLIN TALKS featuring renowned international art experts. On the panels will be seen and heard the curators and museum directors Hans Ulrich Obrist, Adam Szymczyk, Jean-Hubert Martin, Christian Schoen, Nina Moentmann, Doreet Harten as well as auction house experts Michaela Neumeister, Cheyenne Westphal, art critics Rose-Maria Gropp, Georgina Adams, André Rottmann as well as artists Angela Ferreira, Danius Kesminas and Ene-Liis Semper and many more.
Berlin’s institutions beckon with a series of major exhibitions by international artists parallel to the 12th ART FORUM BERLIN. On September 27th the Prize of the National Gallery for Young Art will be awarded to one of the short-listed artists Ceal Floyer, Tino Sehgal, Jeanne Faust or Damián Ortega. Solo exhibitions of Brice Marden and Roman Signer will also be on view at Hamburger Bahnhof. These are complimented by Phoebe Washburn (Deutsche Guggenheim) and the visiting exhibition of the Metropolitan Museum of Art New York with its extraordinary collection of 19th Century French Masterpieces (Neue Nationalgalerie) to mention only a few.
The evenings after the fair hours will be busy with a multitude of openings, receptions, and related events all over Berlin. One of the highlights will be the ART FORUM BERLIN Party on September 29th.
ART FORUM BERLIN 2007 – The International Fair for Contemporary Art – will take place for the 12th time from September 29th – October 3rd, 2007 at the Berlin Exhibition Grounds. The Professional Preview will be held on Friday, September 28th, 2007.
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