November 2012
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from Wed. November 21 2012 to Sunday November 25 2012 |
International Fair of Lisbon Parque das Nações Lisboa See on Map |
artelisboa@aip.pt www.artelisboa.fil.pt |
| In 2012, Arte Lisboa will be set at the International Fair of Lisbon, in Parque das Nações, Lisbon, near the Tagus River. The 12nd edition of Arte Lisboa will bring together a selection of 40 national and international contemporary and modern art galleries, as well as journals and specialized publications. The Fair clearly shows the growing interest of the local private contemporary art sector in a country where the private collector is directed more and more toward new creations, following the road marked by important initiatives such as the Museu Colecção Berardo in the Centro Cultural de Belém or the Banco Espírito Santo which invests in contemporary photography. The presence of the Portuguese galleries at Arte Lisboa have allowed for the maturity and strengthening of the Fair. The event is the only one of its type in Portugal and attracts exhibitors from Germany, Hungary, Mexico, Brazil, Mozambique, Korea and especially Spain, confirming the existence of an Iberian contemporary art market. In past editions, Arte Lisboa successfully explored its role turning the Fair into a meeting point for the organization of cycles of debates bringing together art critics, museum directors, exhibition curators, international artists and gallery owners, or Commissioned Programs with curators of renowned international fame such as Isabel Carlos, Paco Barragán, Óscar Alonso Molina and Filipa Oliveira. | ||