Project(OR) Art fair
dal 5/2/2008 al 9/2/2008
Segnalato da
5/2/2008
Project(OR) Art fair
Former Post Office, Rotterdam
Platform for contemporary art platforms. From label to magazine and from gallery to collective: the first edition of the event, during Art Rotterdam, a unique diversity of art expressions from home and abroad. 28 progressive art spaces will each give a presentation in their own manner, ranging from a performance to an over-the-top art show presentation: over 100 artists.
Platform for contemporary art platforms
During 5 days, 28 progressive art spaces will present art, performances and art fair presentations by over 100 artists.
From label to magazine and from gallery to collective: the first edition of the event, during Art Rotterdam, a unique diversity of art expressions from home and abroad. Over twenty go-ahead art platforms will each give a presentation in their own manner, ranging from a performance to an over-the-top art show presentation. In what used to be the post office Showroom MAMA will bring together participants from, among others, Berlin, Los Angeles, Casablanca, London and Madrid on a floor area of 1,000 m2. In addition, Project(OR) offers a daily programme with a mix of local and international performances and club nights.
Participants like Fette's Gallery from Los Angeles, Artists Anonymous from Berlin, Liquidacion Total from Madrid, The Centre of Attention from London, KOP from Breda and TAG from The Hague will present themselves in their own way, from performance to an extravagant art fair presentation.
The following art platforms will present themselves during Project(OR)
ak 28 Stockholm, Sweden
Artis Den Bosch Den Bosch, The Netherlands
Artists Anonymous Berlin, Germany
Artonaut Brussels, BE
The Centre of Attention London, England
Centrifugal Projects London, England
Doual'art/iStrike Douala, Cameroun
Error One Belgium
Fette's Gallery Los Angeles, USA
Galleri Rekord Oslo, Norway
Immanence Paris, France
K3 Project Space Zurich, Switserland
KOP Breda, The Netherlands
Kop-Art Istanbul, Turkey
Kunstraum NOE Vienna, Austria
Liquidacion Total Madrid, Spain
MAMA Rotterdam, The Netherlands
MOT international London, England
MU Eindhoven, The Netherlands
press to exit project space Skopje, Macedonia
rotor Graz, Austria
SAarts Emerging Johannesburg, South Africa
La Source du Lion Casablanca, Morocco
<>TAG Den Haag, The Netherlands
Underdogs: Six Stray Australian Artists Australia
Vegas Gallery London, England
Het Wilde Weten Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Wound London, England
SPEED LECTURES
Participants will give speed lectures from Thursday till Sunday, 19.00 till 20.00 hrs: short presentations or performances of 10 minutes max.
Live performances from Feral / Cantankerous (London), Martin Duvall a.k.a. Martin C de Waal (Amsterdam) and Machinegewehr (Rotterdam).
DJ's: Eric D Clark (Berlin), 200.000 Turntables (Rotterdam), Monica Electronica (Rotterdam) and Rory Phillips/Durrr (London)
Two floors / mixed audience
PROJECT(OR) PARTY
Booty up at the Project(OR) Party at Gaypalace on Friday February 8th, with DJ's and live performances from Berlin, London, Amsterdam and Rotterdam.
Friday 8 February, 23.00 till 5.00 hrs
Gay Palace, Schiedamsesingel 139, Rotterdam
Communication: Hedwig Homoet hedwig@showroommama.nl
Press: Herrie/ Noortje van de Sande
info@herrieschoppers.nl +31 20 4868212/ +31 6 54301094
Press conference & pre-exhibition tour Art Rotterdam: on Wednesday 6 February
Former Post Office
Coolsingel 42 Rotterdam
open daily from 13:00 - 19:00
Entry: euro 15