ARTISTS
Art Santa Fe 2009
23 Jul, 2009 - 26 Jul, 2009
Much of Santa Fe鈥檚 eminent status as an international contemporary art destination is due to the annual occurrence of ART Santa Fe, which boasted record鈥揵reaking attendance in July of 2008.
International galleries mixed with U.S. galleries created a powerful collection of art from all over the world. Asian art was of particular interest for many. Carrie Clyne of China Square Gallery (New York and Beijing) describes her time at ART Santa Fe as 鈥渟uccessful鈥�. People showed interest in Chinese art and I made great contacts with curators, critics and collectors. Special interest was generated by Shen Jingdong鈥檚 brightly colored toy-like soldiers in the triptych Navy/Army/Air force that we displayed.鈥�
As for collectors themselves, Joel and Ann Berson of New York had this to say about ART Santa Fe: 鈥淚t was very positive for us to meet dealers in person. It鈥檚 part of the whole process of collecting. There was a universal quality, a sense of being part of the global art world. We will certainly be returning next year.鈥� Collector Keith Fallis found 鈥渁 wonderfully diverse and truly remarkable assemblage of exquisite work running the gamut of styles鈥� at ART Santa Fe. Continues Fallis, 鈥淲ith unique representation from Thailand to Argentina, one was hard-pressed to leave without finding an ideal match for his or her personal tastes and esthetics.鈥�
High-tech art formats contributed to the excitement of ART Santa Fe. Keep Adding, a collaborative team of new-media artists, presented the site-specific installation Gradient Ghosts I in the entry lobby to the fair. Visitors to ART Santa Fe were greeted by the artists鈥� painting, roughly 10 by 23 feet, composed of shades of purple and blue with pink. Hidden LED light boxes cast dense, digital drawings upon the painting鈥檚 surface.
ART Santa Fe 2008 was covered by Vernissage TV, a Basel, Switzerland-based web site that covers art events around the globe. See www.artsantafe.com, Vernissage TV鈥檚 link for coverage of this year鈥檚 fair, as well as Art in America magazine鈥檚 second annual cocktail party, hosted this year at Zane Bennett Contemporary Art. On Saturday evening of the fair weekend, Dean Sobel, director of Denver鈥檚 new Clyfford Still Museum, was the keynote speaker, part of an ongoing series of lectures and discussions by major art-world contributors presented by ART Santa Fe Presents, a not-for-profit organization for public outreach. William Siegal hosted a post-lecture champagne reception at his gallery in the Railyard Art District.
Museum groups included the Art Institute of Chicago, the El Paso Museum of Art, and Friends of Contemporary Art, the fund-raising arm of the New Mexico Museum of Art. Groups visiting from Denver and Los Angeles reported that their experience at ART Santa Fe was on a par with Art Basel.
ART Santa Fe 2009 will take place July 23 through 26. Contact press (at) artsantafe (dot) com or call 505.988.8883 for details.
Much of Santa Fe鈥檚 eminent status as an international contemporary art destination is due to the annual occurrence of ART Santa Fe, which boasted record鈥揵reaking attendance in July of 2008.
International galleries mixed with U.S. galleries created a powerful collection of art from all over the world. Asian art was of particular interest for many. Carrie Clyne of China Square Gallery (New York and Beijing) describes her time at ART Santa Fe as 鈥渟uccessful鈥�. People showed interest in Chinese art and I made great contacts with curators, critics and collectors. Special interest was generated by Shen Jingdong鈥檚 brightly colored toy-like soldiers in the triptych Navy/Army/Air force that we displayed.鈥�
As for collectors themselves, Joel and Ann Berson of New York had this to say about ART Santa Fe: 鈥淚t was very positive for us to meet dealers in person. It鈥檚 part of the whole process of collecting. There was a universal quality, a sense of being part of the global art world. We will certainly be returning next year.鈥� Collector Keith Fallis found 鈥渁 wonderfully diverse and truly remarkable assemblage of exquisite work running the gamut of styles鈥� at ART Santa Fe. Continues Fallis, 鈥淲ith unique representation from Thailand to Argentina, one was hard-pressed to leave without finding an ideal match for his or her personal tastes and esthetics.鈥�
High-tech art formats contributed to the excitement of ART Santa Fe. Keep Adding, a collaborative team of new-media artists, presented the site-specific installation Gradient Ghosts I in the entry lobby to the fair. Visitors to ART Santa Fe were greeted by the artists鈥� painting, roughly 10 by 23 feet, composed of shades of purple and blue with pink. Hidden LED light boxes cast dense, digital drawings upon the painting鈥檚 surface.
ART Santa Fe 2008 was covered by Vernissage TV, a Basel, Switzerland-based web site that covers art events around the globe. See www.artsantafe.com, Vernissage TV鈥檚 link for coverage of this year鈥檚 fair, as well as Art in America magazine鈥檚 second annual cocktail party, hosted this year at Zane Bennett Contemporary Art. On Saturday evening of the fair weekend, Dean Sobel, director of Denver鈥檚 new Clyfford Still Museum, was the keynote speaker, part of an ongoing series of lectures and discussions by major art-world contributors presented by ART Santa Fe Presents, a not-for-profit organization for public outreach. William Siegal hosted a post-lecture champagne reception at his gallery in the Railyard Art District.
Museum groups included the Art Institute of Chicago, the El Paso Museum of Art, and Friends of Contemporary Art, the fund-raising arm of the New Mexico Museum of Art. Groups visiting from Denver and Los Angeles reported that their experience at ART Santa Fe was on a par with Art Basel.
ART Santa Fe 2009 will take place July 23 through 26. Contact press (at) artsantafe (dot) com or call 505.988.8883 for details.
Contact details
1615 Paseo de Peralta, In the new Railyard Art District
(near the intersection with South Guadalupe Street) Santa Fe, NM, USA
