Art LA 2008 January 24 opening night benefit & 1/25-1/27, 08 in Santa Monica (Info & Tickets)
ART LA 2008
THE NEW LOS ANGELES INTERNATIONAL CONTEMPORARY ART FAIR
ANNOUNCES IMPRESSIVE ROSTER OF 64 PROMINENT INTERNATIONAL AND LOS ANGELES-BASED GALLERIES
SHOWCASING THE BEST OF EMERGING AND ESTABLISHED ARTISTS
January 25-27, 2008 at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium
Opening Night on January 24 to Benefit the
Hammer Museum’s Hammer Projects
Opening Night Host Committee Includes
Amy Adelson & Dean Valentine, Jeanne & Arthur Cohen, Rosette Delug,
Linda & Bob Gersh, Blaine Halvorson, Alan Hergott & Curt Shepard,
Tia & David Hoberman, Linda & Jerry Janger, Susan & Larry Marx, Michael Rubel,
Lauren & Benedikt Taschen and Marisa & Jeremy Zimmer
(Los Angeles, CA) January 22, 2007 — ART LA, the New Los Angeles International Contemporary Art Fair, is pleased to announce the final list of participating international, national and Los Angeles-based contemporary art galleries featured at ART LA 2008. ART LA returns January 25 through January 27 to the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, 1855 Main Street.
ART LA offers an informed cross section of contemporary art trends happening from Tokyo to Berlin with a focus on Los Angeles-based artists and galleries. The fair showcases 64 top established and emerging galleries from three continents, over half of which are participating for the first time. The galleries represent the most compelling and challenging work being created in art centers including Berlin, London, Mexico City, New York, Paris, and Tokyo, and over half of the galleries participating are based in Los Angeles. ART LA takes place at Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, in conjunction with the 50th anniversary of the building.
ART LA is directed for the second year by Tim Fleming and organized by artfairs inc.
“This is an exciting moment in Los Angeles as the city has become an important and internationally recognized center for art making. More and more prominent contemporary art galleries and visual artists are based in Los Angeles, and the quality of work being produced in L.A. continues to garner international attention,” said Tim Fleming, Director of ART LA. “As the only Los Angeles art fair exclusively focused on showcasing brand new contemporary artwork, ART LA champions L.A.’s vibrant art scene and supportive arts community in the context of international trends. ART LA filters the grandiose global art market into a well-curated and intimate fair experience.”
OPENING NIGHT BENEFITS HAMMER PROJECTS
On January 24 from 6:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m., ART LA hosts a Patron Preview and Opening Preview that benefit the Hammer Museum’s Hammer Projects series.
"What an exciting fair for Los Angeles,” said Ann Philbin, Director of the Hammer Museum, “the list of galleries is so impressive and the Hammer is thrilled to be involved. There is a really nice connection between the artwork presented in our Hammer Projects series and ART LA’s attention to work by emerging artists – specifically LA artists. It is a very exciting moment for the art scene in LA."
Hammer Projects are a series of exhibitions that focus primarily on the work of emerging artists, and reflect the Museum’s commitment to contemporary art by providing international and local artists a laboratory-like environment to create new work, or to present existing work in a new context. Hammer Projects have featured artists such as Edgar Arceneaux, Barry McGee, Katharina Grosse, Runa Islam, Elliott Hundley, and Jeff Wall among many others.
ART LA Opening Night is hosted by a select group of important Los Angeles collectors and avid arts supporters, which include Amy Adelson and Dean Valentine, Jeanne & Arthur Cohen, Rosette Delug, Linda and Bob Gersh, Blaine Halvorson, Alan Hergott and Curt Shepard, Tia and David Hoberman, Linda and Jerry Janger, Susan and Larry Marx, Michael Rubel, Lauren and Benedikt Taschen, Marisa and Jeremy Zimmer.
The evening begins with an exclusive Patron Preview from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. followed by the Opening Preview from 8:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. Tickets for the Patron Preview are $150 in advance and $200 at the door, while tickets to the Opening Preview are $50. Advanced tickets can be purchased by contacting the Hammer Museum at 310-443-7026 or [email protected].
ART LA 2008 PARTICIPATING GALLERIES
1301PE, Los Angeles
Ace Gallery, Los Angeles
Andrew Kreps Gallery, New York
Angles Gallery, Santa Monica
Anna Helwing Gallery, Los Angeles
Anton Kern Gallery, New York
Blow de la Barra, London
Bortolami, New York
Broadway 1602, New York
Canada, New York
Cherry and Martin, Los Angeles
China Art Objects Galleries, Los Angeles
Daniel Hug, Los Angeles
David Kordansky Gallery, Los Angeles
Dicksmith Gallery, London
Eleven Rivington, New York
Fredric Snitzer Gallery, Miami
Galerie Ben Kaufmann, Berlin
Galerie Catherine Bastide, Brussels
Galerie Christian Nagel, Cologne/Berlin
Galerie Emmanuel Perrotin, Paris/Miami
Galerie Guido W. Baudach, Berlin
Gavin Brown’s Enterprise, New York
Haunch of Venison, London/Zürich/Berlin
Herald St, London
Honor Fraser Gallery, Los Angeles
Hotel, London
Jack Hanley Gallery, San Francisco/Los Angeles/New York
James Fuentes, New York
Johann König, Berlin
Kim Light / Lightbox, Los Angeles
Kontainer, Los Angeles
Kurimanzutto, Mexico City
Lizabeth Oliveria, Los Angeles
Mary Goldman Gallery, Los Angeles
Michael Janssen, Cologne/Berlin
Michael Kohn Gallery, Los Angeles
Michael Lett, Auckland
Ooga Booga, Los Angeles
Participant, Inc., New York
Patricia Low Contemporary, Gstaad
Patrick Painter, Santa Monica
Peres Projects, Los Angeles/Berlin/Athens
Ratio 3, San Francisco
Redling Fine Art, Los Angeles
Reena Spaulings, New York
Regen Projects, Los Angeles
Rental Gallery, New York
Richard Telles Fine Art, Los Angeles
Roberts & Tilton, Los Angeles
Rowley Kennerk Gallery, Chicago
Salon 94, New York
Sandroni Rey, Los Angeles
Susanne Vielmetter, Los Angeles/Berlin
Taka Ishii Gallery, Tokyo
Taxter & Spengemann, New York
The Balmoral, Venice
The Happy Lion, Los Angeles
The Modern Institute/Toby Webster, Glasgow
Tomio Koyama Gallery, Tokyo
Wallspace, New York
West of Rome, Pasadena
ART LA 2008 PARTICIPATING PUBLICATIONS & NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS
2nd Cannons Publications
Afterall
Art and Living
art ltd.
Arte al Dia
Artillery
Bidoun
Flash Art
Hammer Museum
LACE
LA><ART
New American Paintings
X-tra
ART LA 2008 PROGRAMMING HIGHLIGHTS
D.A.P. BOOKSTORE & LOUNGE
Hosted in the lobby of the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium and furnished by Kartell, Distributed Art Publishers (D.A.P.) will be presenting book signings throughout the weekend by acclaimed contemporary artists and architects.
Friday, January 25
4pm James Welling: Flowers
Saturday, January 26
12pm Michael Maltzan: Alternate Ground
2pm Andrea Zittel: Andrea Zittel
4pm Frances Stark: The Collected Works
Sunday, January 27
2pm Fritz Haeg: Edible Estates: Attack on the Front Lawn
PERFORMANCE
Saturday, January 26
3pm Andrea Zittel Smockshop presents On Her Dress She Wears A Body Performed by Molly Keogh
Regen Projects Booth
VISITING HOURS AND TICKET INFORMATION
LOCATION & VISITING HOURS:
ART LA takes place at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, 1855 Main Street, Santa Monica, CA 90401.
ART LA 2008 exhibition hours are Friday, January 25 and Saturday, January 26 from 12:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. and Sunday, January 27, from 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Tickets are $15 for a one-day pass and $25 for a three-day pass, and are available for purchase at the door.
PATRON PREVIEW AND OPENING PREVIEW:
The ART LA 2008 Patron Preview and Opening Preview will be held Thursday, January 24, 2008 and benefit the Hammer Museum’s Hammer Project Series. The Patron Preview is from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. and the Opening Preview follows from 8:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. Tickets for the Patron Preview are $150 in advance and $200 at the door, while tickets to the Opening Preview are $50. Please contact David Morehouse at 310-443-7026 or [email protected] to purchase tickets.
For more information about the Hammer Museum, visit www.hammer.ucla.edu.
For additional information on ART LA 2008, the opening night benefit, and advance ticket sales, please visit www.artfairsinc.com or call 323-937-4659.
ABOUT artfairs, inc.
artfairs inc. produces three distinct annual art fairs: ART LA, photo l.a., now in its 17th year, and photo MIAMI, holding its 2nd edition this December. Through its productions, artfairs, inc. strives to expand the arts community in Los Angeles and, in particular, to propel the thriving regional art scene onto the international radar.