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27/1/2010

Art Los Angeles Contemporary

Pacific Design Center - PDC, Los Angeles

Art Los Angeles Contemporary to Take Place in January, 2010; Fair Grounds Associates to Produce International Art Fair, Featuring Select Local and International Contemporary Art Galleries at 14-Acre Campus Located in the Heart of Los Angeles

Fair Grounds Associates (FGA), founded by Tim Fleming, former director of the ART LA and photo MIAMI fairs, has signed a deal with Charles S. Cohen to bring the inaugural production of Art Los Angeles Contemporary: The International Contemporary Art Fair of L.A., to the Pacific Design Center in January, 2010. Tim Fleming will serve as director of the fair.

Art Los Angeles Contemporary is an annual contemporary art fair that will offer an exclusive list of fifty top blue chip and emerging art galleries the opportunity to have their artists’ work on display at the 14-acre campus. The premiere edition of the fair will take place from January 28 to January 31. The fair is currently accepting applications through October 20.

Art Los Angeles Contemporary is aligned with the citywide Los Angeles Arts Month, a collaboration between dozens of local arts organizations, arts and civic leaders, artists, philanthropists, and committed public and private partners. LA Arts Month aims to connect Los Angeles’ diverse communities to the arts, while showcasing its vibrancy to both national and international visitors.

“Los Angeles has long been an important cultural hub of some of the country’s most innovative contemporary artists and institutions. Art Los Angeles Contemporary brings these inherent cultural qualities of our city together, making Los Angeles the perfect destination for a progressive international contemporary art fair," said Tim Fleming, founder of Fair Grounds Associates and director of Art Los Angeles Contemporary.
“We are pleased to produce the inaugural fair at the Pacific Design Center and support their progressive mission to incorporate contemporary art into the long term programming of their established, design-focused building,” Fleming continued.

“Design and art are natural partners - for both creators and appreciators,” observed Charles S. Cohen, Founder and CEO of Cohen Design Centers and MOCA trustee. “We’re delighted that the Pacific Design Center is the nexus that unites the two disciplines, and gives a home to Art Los Angeles Contemporary for what we believe will be years to come.”

Tim Fleming is founder of Fair Grounds Associates (FGA), an organization that runs and owns the new Art Los Angeles Contemporary: The International Contemporary Art Fair of L.A.. For over a decade, Fleming has produced some of the country’s most noted contemporary art shows. Under his direction, ART LA (2006 – 2009) gained notoriety on the international art fair circuit as having a strong community background that championed the bustling Los Angeles contemporary art scene. In addition to ART LA, Fleming also served as director of photo MIAMI (2006 – 2008). Shortly after graduating from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Fleming began his career as a cultural events and art show developer. He served as the director of non-commercial project gallery Seven Three Split, and later while working with Art Chicago, served on the team that developed The Stray Show, an acclaimed ancillary art fair for alternative gallery spaces.

The first Art Los Angeles Contemporary, January 28-31, promises to be a highly exclusive and tightly focused selection of top blue chip and emerging art galleries from Los Angeles and around the world. The 2010 selection committee members for the premiere edition of Art Los Angeles Contemporary will choose up to 50 galleries to present exhibitions at the international contemporary art fair. The 2010 selection committee members include 1301PE, Los Angeles; David Kordansky Gallery, Los Angeles; Peres Projects, Los Angeles / Berlin; Susanne Vielmetter, Los Angeles / Berlin.

The galleries chosen for this years’ fair, to date, will feature a wide array of emerging and established artists and will spotlight the curatorial skill of each gallery.

Below are the galleries that have been selected, to date:
1301PE, Los Angeles; Angles, Los Angeles; Blum and Poe, Los Angeles; Kathryn Brennan Gallery, Los Angeles; Shane Campbell, Chicago; Charro Negro Galeria, Guadalajara; China Art Objects, Los Angeles; The Company, Los Angeles; Lisa Cooley, New York; EDS Galeria, Mexico City; Eighth Veil, Los Angeles; Francios Ghebaly, Los Angeles; Anthony Greaney, Boston; Kalfayan Gallery, Athens / Thessaloniki; Klosterfelde, Berlin; David Kordansky Gallery, Los Angeles; Karyn Lovegrove Gallery, Los Angeles; Museum 52, London / New York; Nice & Fit, Berlin; Ooga Booga, Los Angeles; Peres Projects, Los Angeles / Berlin; Redling Fine Art, Los Angeles; Regen Projects, Los Angeles; Rental, New York; Marc Selwyn Fine Art, Los Angeles; Fredric Snitzer Gallery, Miami; Thomas Solomon Gallery, Los Angeles; Starkwhite, Auckland; Steve Turner Contemporary, Los Angeles; Susanne Vielmetter, Los Angeles / Berlin; Tracy Williams, New York.

Further highlights include talks and book signings by D.A.P. / Distributed Art Publishers, New York. An independent publishers section will be organized by Wendy Yao of Ooga Booga, Los Angeles. LA-based non-profit organizations LA>
Art Los Angeles Contemporary is aligned with the citywide Los Angeles Arts Month, a collaboration between dozens of local arts organizations, arts and civic leaders, artists, philanthropists, and committed public and private partners. LA Arts Month aims to connect Los Angeles’ diverse communities to the arts, while showcasing its vibrancy to both national and international visitors.

Tim Fleming is founder of Fair Grounds Associates (FGA), an organization that runs and owns the new Art Los Angeles Contemporary. For over a decade, Fleming has produced some of the country’s most noted contemporary art shows.

Under his direction, ART LA (2006 – 2009) gained notoriety on the international art fair circuit as having a strong community background that championed the bustling Los Angeles contemporary art scene.

In addition to ART LA, Fleming also served as director of photo MIAMI (2006 – 2008). Shortly after graduating from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Fleming began his career as a cultural events and art show developer. He served as the director of non-commercial project gallery Seven Three Split, and later while working with Art Chicago, served on the team that developed The Stray Show, an acclaimed ancillary art fair for alternative gallery spaces.

Art Los Angeles Contemporary c/o Fair Grounds Associates
7176 West Sunset Boulevard Los Angeles, California 90046
323-851-7530 t
323-851-7149 f

Media Contacts:
Kelly Kimball, Art Los Angeles Contemporary 310.701.7773/ kelly@fairgroundsllc.com
Ellen Rubin, Pacific Design Center 310-360-6409/ erubin@pacificdesigncenter.com

Opening Night Thursday, January 28th Public Reception: 8:30pm–10:30pm

Pacific Design Center
8687 Melrose Avenue West Hollywood, CA.
Hours
Friday, January 29th, 11am–7pm
Saturday, January 30th, 11am–7pm
Sunday, January 31st, 11am–6pm
Public Admission 1-day Pass: $16
Public Admission 3-day Pass: $24
Opening Night Public Reception: $30

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