Tuesday, March 4, 2008

A: Is for Art Aounding!

Mark your calenders! Starting March 27th until the 30th The Bridge Art Fair comes to New York. Located at 222 West 12th emerging and contemporary art internationally conjoins for the first time in New York City this spring at the Waterfront, concurrent with the Armory Show. The Waterfront building, popularly known as "The Tunnel," is a 23,000 sq. ft. converted railway tunnel once home to Peter Gatien's infamous Tunnel nightclub. Located smack in the middle of the Chelsea gallery district, the complex of buildings now houses some of New York's hottest young galleries and art entrepreneurs. The Tunnel space spans an entire NYC block over 700 feet in length, and its 20-ft. ceiling heights offer an open, spacious environment for an estimated 70 international exhibitors. Paintings, prints, photography, sculpture, installation, drawing, film, video, new media and conceptual art merge together. A spotlight on Asian art involves Manila, Taipei, Singapore, Shanghai, Tokyo, and the Pacific Rim. Asia offers art collectors never before seen contemporary work from the East. “Cool Stories for When the Planet Gets Hot,” a selection of video works by artists interpreting green themes, is organized by ARTPORT, an international arts exchange project based in New York and Valencia, Spain. The compilation of 11 short videos will screen on a continuous loop each day of the fair. Bridge Art Fair New York follows a very successful Bridge Art Miami, London, Berlin and Chicago. In a short period of time, Bridge has skyrocketed to become a major influence in the international contemporary art market, offering new finds for collectors and art professionals worldwide and now New York is a part of that scene. Maybe you can discover the next face of art here and that is a F.A.C.T.

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