Vienna Art fair As well as being the capital of Austria, Vienna is also the 19th marketplace for contemporary art auctions in the world, just behind Berlin. Not only is there local demand strong, but Vienna also benefits considerably from its strategic geographical position, a little over 1,000 km from Paris and Brussels, 650 km from Berlin and 400 km from Prague. Its ninth contemporary art fair is taking place from 10 to 13 October 2013, with around 110 galleries, some from Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovenia, Russia, Romania, Bulgaria and Albania. The fair is thus a unique occasion to discover the art of Central and Eastern Europe, generally little represented in other fairs of this type. New artists can be discovered in Zone 1, reserved for the solo show and young talents. Artists participating include Albert Bernard (Lisi Hämmerle Gallery, Bregenz), Sofia Goscinski (Zimmermann Kratochwill Gallery, Graz), Jochen Höller (Mario Mauroner Contemporary Art, Salzburg/Vienna) and Peter Fritzenwallner (Altnöder Gallery, Salzburg), all of whom are still strangers to the sales room. Confirmed artists whose rating is already established in the sales room include Thomas STIMM (sculptures available at $2,000 – $10,000 on average), Gunter DAMISCH (paintings priced at $5,000 – $33,000), Gerwald ROCKENSCHAUB (sculptures at $3,000 – $8,000; paintings at $5,000 – $35,000 at auction) and the great Erwin WURM (sculptures at $10,000 – $125,000 on average). The two artistic directors, Christina Steinbrecher-Pfandt and Vita Zaman, are keen to expand the fair, and are increasing its content. The ninth fair has an intense programme of lectures and conferences, numerous curators and institutions are involved, and it is notably opening outup to video works – and offering a prize, the "Happiness Award".
Posted on: Fri, 04 Oct 2013 14:25:08 +0000
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