arteBA 2008: Barrio Emerging Young Galleries

(Photo Credit: arteBA.) From the 29 May to 2 June takes place the 17th edition of arteBA, the fair of contemporary art galleries largest in Argentina. Every year, arteBA serves as a market for collectors and galleries, but also (since the introduction of section Barrio Joven) as an interesting window to see what is happening in the local art scene in terms of new faces and spaces.

This year, section Barrio Joven is sponsored by Chandon and is made 20 areas of Argentina and Latin America Florencia Braga Menendez elected and Franklin Pedroso. Links to selected emerging galleries and more in the rest of post.

At the site of the fair, Braga Menendez explained the choice of sites referring not only to their novelty, but the business plan and continuity were. “I do not know how many of the exhibitors at the next edition of Barrio Joven Chandon continue their way into the gallery. But I bet they are many. I think that's what we tested with Franklin Pedroso when we take hours of back and forth checking folders. We choose projects of artists and small business development, tomorrow they will have their space and market arteBA Argentine art”.

Barrio Joven This year will also award a prize to an artist under 30 years will not necessarily be the acquisition of his work, but which may be used to what the benefit is most important for your career. The prize will be four thousand dollars.

Emerging galleries were selected this year:
-By Appointment;
-Drawing Club;
-Silver cord;
-Temporary Culture;
-Contemporary ED;
-Elsa One;
-Tired space;
-Garden Light;
-Hidden Garden;
-Kiosko Gallery;
-Wolf productions;
-Net map;
-Nomadism;
-Oficina #1;
-Pagoda video;
-Portela 164;
-Revolver;
-Toad (Liniers artist paintings);
-A center of contemporary art;
-Yagua corner.

With regard to new proposals, arteBA section also presents Black Box / White Cube, in which they view videos of different aesthetics.

On the other hand, arteBA 2008 with the participation of 53 Argentine galleries, Brazilian nine, five Chilean, three Spanish, three Americans, three Peruvian, two American / Venezuelan, two Uruguayan, an Argentine / French, a Colombian / Spanish, a Costa Rican and a Dominican / estadounidense.

The fair will also honor three Argentine artists enshrined: Gyula Kosice (1924), Enio Iommi (1926) and Testa Clorindo (1923), in an exhibition curated by Ana Martínez Quijano.

In the event website can access the Full details of all galleries and different sponsors activities to be organized.

arteBA. From the 29 May to 2 June at La Rural (By. Sarmiento 2704, Palermo). Schedule: by 13 about 22. General Admission: $20. Senior / Student: $10 (with ID). Minor 12 years without charge. Profit Club American Express and The Nation 2 x 1.

::arteBA 2008

UPDATE:
::Argentine Contemporary Artists Featured arteBA 2008, Part 1 (photos)
::Argentine Contemporary Artists Featured arteBA 2008, Part 2 (photos)