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A Question of Evidence, at Thyssen-Bornemisza Art Contemporary (Vienna)

November 20, 2008 - April 5, 2009
“A Question of Evidence,” on view at Thyssen-Bornemisza Art Contemporary includes artworks by a selection of artists and cultural practitioners that engage with or comment upon the difficulty of creating, collecting, and disseminating evidence-based source material around issues such as identity politics, the suppression of human rights, democratic reform, [...]



Roni Horn aka Roni Horn, at the Tate Modern, Level 4

25 February - 25 May, 2009
This exhibition, the most significant overview of American artist Roni Horn’s practice to date, will show her earliest works from the mid-1970s alongside pieces from the intervening years and new sculptures. For “Roni Horn aka Roni Horn,” all the windows in Tate Modern’s west galleries will be uncovered so that [...]



Rediscover Japan - Kaikai Kiki Announces GEISAI # 12

Tokyo Big Sight, East Hall
Sunday, March 8, 2009
Kaikai Kiki announces GEISAI #12, the one-of-a-kind art fair conceived by Takashi Murakami, which allows artists to represent themselves and present their work directly to an audience of collectors, art professionals, and art enthusiasts in a professional art fair setting. 
A jury of creative professionals has been invited based [...]



Bridge Art Fair Announces Bridge Basel '09


St. Jacob-Park, Basel Switzerland
June 10-14, 2009
 Bridge Art Fair is proud to announce its inaugural edition of Bridge Basel, to take place June 10-14, 2009, in Basel, Switzerland concurrent with the esteemed Art Basel.
Bridge Basel 09 will be held at the architecturally prestigious St. Jakob-Park, within walking distance of the Schaulager Collection and the Dreispitz’ cultural [...]



ARTE FIERA ART FIRST will celebrate its 33rd edition

The 33rd edition of Arte Fiera Art First, Italy’s foremost exhibition of modern and contemporary art, will be held in Bologna from 23 to 26 January 2009.  
Arte Fiera Art First is a unique showcase for international art, presenting confirmed market trends, an advance look at new artistic movements, and extraordinary works of art selected by [...]



The Unilever Series: Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster

Tate Modern  Turbine Hall
October 14, 2008 - April 13, 2009
Tate Modern unveils the latest commission in The Unilever Series. TH.2058 by Dominique Gonzalez-Foerster looks 50 years into the future, as the inhabitants of London take shelter in the Turbine Hall from a never-ending rain. Filled with 200 bunk beds scattered with books, the animal forms [...]



artparis-AbuDhabi : Modern + Contemporary Art Fair

For its second edition, artparis-AbuDhabi is returning to the Emirates Palace from November 17 to 21, 2008, to present a broad and impressive panorama of artistic creation of the 20th and 21st centuries. This year, the fair is strengthening its policy of selection and participation of contemporary art galleries active in the international market.
In 2007, [...]



Bridge Berlin Verge 08 announces Exhibitor List

Thursday, October 30-Sunday, November 2, 2008
Opening Night Haus Party, October 30, 5-10pm Berlin (OTA Apartments GMBH)
Bridge Art Fair is one of the most influential presenters of international emerging contemporary artists. Well situated in the top-performing global art markets, Bridge has rapidly evolved from a satellite to a destination show in its own right, offering new [...]



Shanghai Contemporary Art Fair 2nd edition confirmed its position as the leading art fair in Asia.

The 2008 edition of ShContemporary art fair which concluded on September 13th featured 140 galleries from 29 countries meeting in the spectacular Shanghai Exhibition Center and confirmed its position as the rising star of the Asia Pacific region - attracting collectors from across Asia, Europe and the Americas. 
The high level of the participating galleries, the [...]



Rockefeller Foundation Announced Inaugural Bellagio Center Creative Arts Fellows

The Foundation has chosen three of the most outstanding candidates and announced this year’s Fellows on October 15th, during the London Frieze Art Fair. 
The Rockefeller Foundation announced October 15th the inaugural recipients of its Bellagio Creative Arts Fellowships, Mona Hatoum, Kofi Setordji, and Shahzia Sikander.  These fellowships are highly selective residencies that continue the Foundation’s [...]