Fotofever Brussels
dal 2/10/2012 al 6/10/2012
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2/10/2012
Fotofever Brussels
Tour & Taxis, Bruxelles
2nd edition. The first european photography art fair settles in Brussels and invites 60 galleries from the whole of europe to present the best of contemporary photographic and video creation.
fotofever is born from the will to create a platform to promote contemporary photography and video. through a pointed selection each edition carries the values of fotofever: daring, passion, and sharing.
november 2011: 1st edition in paris with 40 gallerie and 11.500 visitors
october 2012: 2nd edition launched in the european capital, brussels, with 60 galleries presented in 4 sections: galleries (50), young (10 galleries under 3 years old), video and editors.
fotofever explores the diversity of photography and video art of today while also supporting the young generation and spreading interest among new collectors.
cécile schall, founder and director of fotofever, has an ambition to launch a fair on every continent through making fotofever paris a springboard for its international development.
from 4-7 october, in the heart of europe, tour & taxis turns into a temple of photography and welcomes galleries, collectors, and institutions alike to live intensely and together celebrate our passion for photography in a fiery atmosphere!
fotofever features 60 European galleries
Infused with talent, fotofever explores the diversity of today’s imagery, from numeric art to video, showcasing renowned artists as well as exciting newcomers and sparking the vocation of collecting. 60 European galleries will exhibit the latest works of their artists at Tour & Taxis, the spectacular turn of the century complex on the banks of the Brussels-Charleroi Canal right in the heart of the European capital. The galleries come from 16 countries such as Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Poland, Slovenia, Spain or the UK. Among them EDUARD PLANTING (Amsterdam), FIFTY ONE FINE ART PHOTOGRAPHY (Antwerp), PACI CONTEMPORARY (Brescia), NKA *PHOTOGRAPHY (Brussels), ROTHAMEL (Frankfurt), CAMARA OSCURA GALERIA DE ARTE (Madrid), PARIS – BEIJING (Paris), RAUM MIT LICHT (Vienna) and ASYMETRIA (Warsaw). The photographers to be shown include big names such as Terence Donovan, William Klein, Douglas Kirkland, Saul Leiter, Munkásci, Jean-Marie Périer, Sandy Skoglund and Alex Webb as well as newcomers such as French Sacha Goldberger, Spanish Lola Guerrera, Dutch Ellen Kooi, Chinese Lu Yanpeng and Austrian Marko Zink. Also to be featured: Russian Oleg Dou (International Photography Award 2007/08/09), German Hans-Christian Schink (Real Photography Award 2008) and French Olivier Valsecchi (Husselblad Master in Fine Art 2012).
fotoprize for the First Time Awarded. The Winner Is: Polish Anna Orlowska
fotofever will also display a video space, fototalks and a VIP programme including visits to public and private venues.
Image: Robert Cebulski / november 2010 / série éléments. Courtesy of the artist and Begramoff Gallery
Goldmann Public Relations
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PROFESSIONNAL DAY wednesday, october 3
3pm: press invitation
4pm: vip vernissage
6pm: vernissage
fotofever party Friday 5 october 2012 starting at 7 PM
program :
7 pm : E2M
10 pm : concert live MAKE MAKE
12 am : DJ set by : ATTAR!
MICKEY
LORENZO OTTATI
Tour & Taxis - Shed 1
avenue du Port 86c b1000 Brussels
Hours:
thursday october 4: 11am - 10pm I FEVER NIGHT
friday october 5: 11am - 7pm
saturday october 6: 11am - 7pm
sunday october 7: 11am - 7pm
Admission:
presale on site
full-fare ticket €12
reduce (<26) €8
free entry (<12)