7/3/2012
Volta NY 2012
7W, New York
An impressive array of artists showing solo projects, but the cutting-edge art fair will also feature content beyond the limits of the exhibitor booth, artist-run cultural initiative and performance. The 2012 edition of Open Forum, hosted in conjunction with The Armory Show, highlights the Nordic Focus with thought-provoking conversations featuring artists, curators and critical minds from New York and Scandinavia.
In addition to an impressive array of artists showing solo projects at VOLTA NY - a total of 80 galleries, representing 25 countries and 45 cities - the cutting-edge art fair will also feature content beyond the limits of the exhibitor booth.
HomeBase Project, the non-for-profit, artist-run cultural initiative, presents the U.S. launch of its artistic craft Ignatz Bier, brewed at the HomeBase LAB in Berlin. HomeBase Project holds a talk and auction of their products on Saturday at the fair. NURTUREart Non-Profit Inc., which provides exhibition opportunities and resources for emerging artists, curators, and local public school students, shows photography from New York City artist David Schoerner, featured in NURTUREart's 2011 Open Call. The contemporary art online marketplace Artspace.com presents a sensory immersion space by assume vivid astro focus, plus works by artists in partnership with leading cultural institutions worldwide. VOLTA NY's official sponsor Gallerist hosts an online version of the fair, extending its duration and reach to global collectors via a high-resolution, dynamic display.
The fair's opening day features a live taping of cable TV series Art/Trek NYC, a five-borough quest showcasing emerging artistic talent. The winner enjoys their debut solo gallery show underwritten by Art/Trek NYC's sponsor, WelcometoCOMPANY. In addition, Art/Trek NYC's five finalists will be featured in a dedicated booth for the duration of the fair: Edoheart (Brooklyn), Allison Kaufman (Manhattan), Christopher Smith (The Bronx), PEACOCK (Queens), and Nicholas Fevelo (Staten Island).
CULTURE SHOCK presents BOOM!, a visitor-interactive celebration of technology, creativity, physicality and art, featuring boomboxes from Lyle Owerko; generative animation iPad apps from Glenn Marshall; audio interfaces curated by Dave Hodge; and dance performances by Victor "Kid Glyde" Alicea and Melanie Aguirre. Additionally, a series of related video animations will screen in the fair elevators.
Performances at VOLTA NY add further dimension to exhibiting artists' methodology and disciplines. Wilmer Wilson IV (USA), member of Conner Contemporary's *gogo emerging art projects and participant in the upcoming DC Commission on Arts and Humanities 5x5 Public Art Project, will perform three different durational works from Thursday through Saturday at the fair. Pristine Galerie presents a participatory performance created by Oreet Ashery (UK), featuring a delegated artist painting performers as both an allusion to Yves Klein and a meditation on body politics.
The 2012 edition of Open Forum, hosted in conjunction with The Armory Show and organized by curator Amanda Parmer, highlights the fairs' Nordic Focus with thought-provoking conversations featuring artists, curators and critical minds from New York and Scandinavia. Included at VOLTA NY are journalist and Osloo project contributor Maria Kjær Themsen with curators Birta Gudjonsdottir (Berlin/Reykjavik) and Aura Seikkula (Helsinki), plus Bombblog editor Legacy Russell; a journalism panel moderated by Margaret Liu Clinton, Blind Spot's Contributing Editor-At-large, with writer Magnus Bons (Norway), Kunstforum editor André Gali and curator and writer Stamatina Gregory (Brooklyn); artists Anna Lundh (Stockholm/New York) and Bryan Zanisnik (Brooklyn), on their respective temporal projects; and DIY public access collective Paper Tiger Television co-founder Maria Byck with Norwegian artist Sara Eliassen on her "anti-commercials" Not Worth It (No: Handlefri).
A full artists and gallery list on the website: www.voltashow.com
VOLTA was founded in Basel in 2005 by dealers Kavi Gupta (Chicago), Ulrich Voges (Frankfurt) and Friedrich Loock (Berlin).
VOLTA NY takes place in 2012 to coincide with our partner fair The Armory Show, from Thursday, March 8th - Sunday, March 11th.
Image: Nicola Samorì, Seer, 2011, oil on wood, 41.7 x 36.2 inches, Courtesy LARMgalleri
Media contact
Brian Fee press@voltashow.com
Preview Thursday, March 8th
Guest of Honor 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.
VIP / Press 12 p.m. - 2 p.m.
Access with personal invitation from VOLTA NY (for Armory VIPs) or VOLTA NY credentials.
General Opening: Thursday, March 8th 2 p.m. - 7 p.m.
7W
7 West 34th Street
(Between 5th / 6th Avenue; Opposite Empire State Building) New York, NY 10001 USA
Public Hours Daily:
Friday, March 9th - Sunday, March 11th 11 a.m. - 7 p.m.
General Admission US $15
Student / Seniors US $10
The Armory Show / VOLTA NY Combo Pass US $40
Shuttle: A regular complimentary bus shuttle service will run every 20 mins to and from The Armory