Cologne Fine Art & Antiques Fair 2009
Cologne Trade Fair Centre, Hall 11.2,
Entrance South, Barmer Strasse, Cologne, Germany
Space for art. Time for seeing.
鈥ㄢ赌╓ith the successful presentation of the newly structured Cologne Fine Art & Antiques 2008, which was held under a new management, with reorganized exhibit categories and with a new look, important steps were taken to ensure the art and antiques fair in Cologne would be an outstanding event. Cologne Fine Art & Antiques 2009 will build on this success.
- Antiques
- Applied art, furniture and design
- Clocks
- Design
- Graphics and books
- Icons
- Jewellery
- Miniatures, tapestries and carpets
- Non European art (Japan and China, South East Asia, Africa, South Seas, America)
- Old masters
- Vintage photography
- 19th and 20th century art
Design adds crossover market鈥ㄢ赌
Cologne Fine Art & Antiques continues to make important strides in its development as a crossover event. A special section for design specialists will be a first at this year's fair. 'We've focused on design and the central role it has traditionally played in the applied arts. We want to illustrate historical developments in design from their beginnings through to the twentieth century while continuing to show a rich mix of exhibits. This is to provide fairgoers with a fresh and exciting interplay of visual relationships. This concept is unique in the German art-fair world,' said Ulrike Berendson, Director of Cologne Fine Art & Antiques. In November 2009, the new design section will be showcasing six design specialists for the first time. A highlight of the new section will be Amsterdam-based designer Satyendra Pakhal茅's Design Lounge. Gabrielle Ammann (Cologne) will be working with Pakhal茅 on the project. Pakhal茅 - who also works in his native India - uses new technologies and state-of-the-art materials in combination with traditional techniques and age-old materials. This synthesis of modernism and tradition complements the rich palette of artworks on show.
Cologne Fine Art Prize goes to Georg Baselitz
Georg Baselitz is the winner of this year鈥檚 Cologne Fine Art Prize. Worth 鈧10,000, the Prize is sponsored by Koelnmesse and the Cologne-based Bundesverband Deutscher Galerien und Editionen. The Prize is awarded every year in recognition of outstanding achievement and innovation in the fields of printmaking, photography, serial imagery and graphic reproduction techniques. The prize-giving ceremony will be a feature of the Fair Preview on Tuesday, 17 November at 3 pm.
Special exhibition 'Ancient Contemporary'
Cologne Fine Art & Antiques will be staging a special exhibition titled 鈥楢ncient Contemporary鈥. This rather unusual exhibition showcases over forty examples of traditional textile art 鈥 rugs, carpets and kilims from many countries and cultures. They demonstrate the wide diversity of designs, craft skills and cultural traditions characteristic of traditional textile art. They also highlight the astonishing parallels between traditional textile art and modern art, and provide a fascinating cross-cultural experience. The exhibits are illustrative of the imaginative strength and creative skills required to fashion these vehicles of powerful visual expression from simple materials like wool, cotton, felt, linen and feathers. Professor David Galloway, art critic and former chief curator at the Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art, will be curating the exhibition.
Cologne Trade Fair Centre, Hall 11.2,
Entrance South, Barmer Strasse, Cologne, Germany
Space for art. Time for seeing.
鈥ㄢ赌╓ith the successful presentation of the newly structured Cologne Fine Art & Antiques 2008, which was held under a new management, with reorganized exhibit categories and with a new look, important steps were taken to ensure the art and antiques fair in Cologne would be an outstanding event. Cologne Fine Art & Antiques 2009 will build on this success.
- Antiques
- Applied art, furniture and design
- Clocks
- Design
- Graphics and books
- Icons
- Jewellery
- Miniatures, tapestries and carpets
- Non European art (Japan and China, South East Asia, Africa, South Seas, America)
- Old masters
- Vintage photography
- 19th and 20th century art
Design adds crossover market鈥ㄢ赌
Cologne Fine Art & Antiques continues to make important strides in its development as a crossover event. A special section for design specialists will be a first at this year's fair. 'We've focused on design and the central role it has traditionally played in the applied arts. We want to illustrate historical developments in design from their beginnings through to the twentieth century while continuing to show a rich mix of exhibits. This is to provide fairgoers with a fresh and exciting interplay of visual relationships. This concept is unique in the German art-fair world,' said Ulrike Berendson, Director of Cologne Fine Art & Antiques. In November 2009, the new design section will be showcasing six design specialists for the first time. A highlight of the new section will be Amsterdam-based designer Satyendra Pakhal茅's Design Lounge. Gabrielle Ammann (Cologne) will be working with Pakhal茅 on the project. Pakhal茅 - who also works in his native India - uses new technologies and state-of-the-art materials in combination with traditional techniques and age-old materials. This synthesis of modernism and tradition complements the rich palette of artworks on show.
Cologne Fine Art Prize goes to Georg Baselitz
Georg Baselitz is the winner of this year鈥檚 Cologne Fine Art Prize. Worth 鈧10,000, the Prize is sponsored by Koelnmesse and the Cologne-based Bundesverband Deutscher Galerien und Editionen. The Prize is awarded every year in recognition of outstanding achievement and innovation in the fields of printmaking, photography, serial imagery and graphic reproduction techniques. The prize-giving ceremony will be a feature of the Fair Preview on Tuesday, 17 November at 3 pm.
Special exhibition 'Ancient Contemporary'
Cologne Fine Art & Antiques will be staging a special exhibition titled 鈥楢ncient Contemporary鈥. This rather unusual exhibition showcases over forty examples of traditional textile art 鈥 rugs, carpets and kilims from many countries and cultures. They demonstrate the wide diversity of designs, craft skills and cultural traditions characteristic of traditional textile art. They also highlight the astonishing parallels between traditional textile art and modern art, and provide a fascinating cross-cultural experience. The exhibits are illustrative of the imaginative strength and creative skills required to fashion these vehicles of powerful visual expression from simple materials like wool, cotton, felt, linen and feathers. Professor David Galloway, art critic and former chief curator at the Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art, will be curating the exhibition.
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