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25/10/2006

Slick

La Bellevilloise, Paris

A brand new contemporary art fair celebrates its first edition in October 2006 in Paris.

The SLICK organizers - Cecile Griesmar, Johan Tamer-Morael and Aude de Bourbon Parme -

selected 22 international contemporary art galleries, which will take possession of la Bellivoise from October 27th to the 30th 2006 (preview on the 26th), according to two criterions : their insatiable desire for discovering new talented artists with their dynamic and passionate state of mind.

This fair takes advantage of the Parisian artistic scene’s turmoil on the occasion of FIAC and the international recognition of its sponsoring comity and its members - Caroline Bourgeois, Henry-Claude Cousseau, Alain Fleischer, Louis Ne'gre and Sonia Rykiel - in order to reveal these talent finder galleries and to put forward Paris’ vim in terms of contemporary art. SLICK, a commercial and easy going fair, is an opportunity for the public to discover artists that have rarely or never participated to an exhibition, at still affordable prices, as well as to meet enthusiastic and relevant gallerists. Gallerists, editors, organizers and artists work together to offer an original, astonishing and friendly FIAC’s off.

Cecile Griesmar and Johan Tamer-Morael, two parisian gallerists and a journalist, Aude de Bourbon Parme, decided to set up SLICK this year, when FIAC newly establishes itself in the center of Paris. SLICK is meant to be fathomed as a discovering and meeting place, hand in hand with FIAC. It is also, for the introduced galleries and their artists, a springboard to FIAC as well as a visibility space. SLICK’s organization makes it a point to offer a pertinent and astonishing selection of contemporary art galleries.

Artcore / JTM Paris, France Art Vietnam Gallery Hanoi, Vietnam Ashley Gallery Philadelphia, USA ATM Gallery New York, USA bnd tomasorenoldibracco contemporaryartvision Milano, Italia C.A.Galerija Zagreb, Croatia envoy New York, USA Fat Galerie Paris, France Galerie 13 Se'vigne' Paris, France Galerie Charlotte Norberg Paris, France Galerie Deborah Zafman Paris, France Galerie Hors Sol Paris, France Galerie Incognito Paris, Monaco, France, Principaute' de Monaco Galerie Schirman & de Beauce' Paris, France Galerie Trafic Ivry, France Galerie Yukiko Kawase Paris, France Lincart San Francisco, USA MW Galleries New York, Los Angeles, Aspen, USA Numeriscausa Paris, France Raid FC Los Angeles, USA Se'miose e'ditions Paris, France Vanessa Suchar / Le Salon For Art Collectors London, GB... Why choosing such a name for the new fair ? This term perfectly reflects its identity. As an adjective, it qualifies in particular an action cleverly and efficiently accomplished. As an expression from american informal language, “it’s slick", which means “it’s cool". Its sonority also is sharp and dynamic. But this word also has manifold meanings and the idea that it can escape from only one definition perfectly fits the SLICK’s organizers’ point of view on contemporary art.

The choice of La Bellivoise is an answer to several criterions that allow SLICK to claim its identity : • The building, a former cooperative built in 1877, held political meetings and has always been a place for creation and innovation. • SLICK’s organizers want this fair to be friendly and pleasant to visit, while being a business place. The Bellivoise is bright, airy, and made up with several levels and many spaces, answering in that way our criterions.

• Besides the 1000 m2� of stands present on two floors, SLICK offers three lounges, one for snacking, another for viewing video works and the last one for resting during the visit. The video room offers to watch works of artists from 22 galleries, as well as two daily programs directed by the two best spots in terms of video art and digital art, Le Cube (Issy-les-Moulineaux) and Le Fresnoy (Tourcoing).

The Bar-Restaurant is located in an environment filled with olive trees and Morocco furniture. If the weather allows it, a terrace with a Paris panorama allows visitors to rest between the two levels’ visit. • The geographical situation of La Bellivoise in Menilmontant popular district reveals one of the SLICK’s objectives : to show France but also to the other countries that Paris is a dynamic city in terms of contemporary art. Contemporary art establishes itself all year long in all the city’s districts, such as the Grand Palais, the Louvre (with FIAC), the 16th district and its Palais de Tokyo, the Marais, Saint-Germain and the 13th district and its galleries’ gathering or the 20th district and its Plateau. • In order to facilitate the fair’s visit, shuttles will link FIAC and SLICK every hour. More technical information on La Bellivoise on website www.labellevilloise.com.

Comity members
The sponsoring comity members support SLICK by their presence inside the comity. Each one of them participates to SLICK. Thus, Le Fresnoy, represented by Alain Fischer, will offer a one hour daily program of contemporary art videos. Sonia Rykiel puts forward the SLICK fair in the exhibition “Quoi de neuf n'2" (“what’s new n'2"), that she organizes in her shops, such as the one on boulevard Saint-Germain, from September 14th.

Caroline Bourgeois, Le Plateau artistic director
Henry-Claude Cousseau, Paris’Ecole nationale supe'rieure des Beaux-Arts director
Alain Fleischer, Le Fresnoy director
Louis Ne'gre, collector
Sonia Rykiel, fashion designer

Contacts

Organization : Ce'cile Griesmar - c.griesmar@slick-paris.com
International : Johan Tamer-Morael - jtm@slick-paris.com
Communication : Aude de Bourbon Parme - a.de-bourbon@slick-paris.com
Partnership : Sandrine Bisognin - terremer@noos.fr
Video programming : Rachida Bouaiss - r.bouaiss@slick-paris.com

Opening and preview : on October 26th on invitation

La Bellevilloise
19/21 rue Boyer - Paris
October 27- 29 : 10 am to 8 pm; October 30 : 10 am to 6 pm

Video room
Thursday October 26th from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Friday October 27th from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Saturday October 28th from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Sunday October 29th from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.
Monday October 30th from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Digital Art
Thursday October 26th from 2 p.m. to 12 p.m.
Friday to sunday from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Monday October 30th from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

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