Featuring galleries from four continents and 20 countries, including China, Mexico, Japan, Korea, Brazil, Italy, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Norway, Switzerland, Germany, UK, Spain, and Canada, Scope's 50 invitees will uphold its unique tradition of solo and thematic group shows presented alongside museum-quality programming, collector tours, screenings, and special events. Introducing artists, curators, and cutting-edge galleries to new audiences internationally has made the fair the most comprehensive destination for the emerging art world available anywhere.
Building on Miami’s overwhelming success, SCOPE launches its 2008 season with its flagship fair, SCOPE New York 08. SNY08, an invitation only edition of SCOPE art fairs, proudly returns to Manhattan’s most famous cultural icon, Lincoln Center, with a glass facade pavilion situated in Lincoln Center's Damrosch Park, at the corner of 62nd Street and 10th Avenue. SCOPE New York is just blocks from the Armory Show and serviced daily by VIP Zipcars, shuttles and pedicabs.
Featuring galleries from four continents and 20 countries, including China, Mexico, Japan, Korea, Brazil, Italy, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Norway, Switzerland, Germany, UK, Spain, and Canada, SCOPE New York 2008’s 50 invitees will uphold its unique tradition of solo and thematic group shows presented alongside museum-quality programming, collector tours, screenings, and special events. The fair opens to Press, SCOPE and Armory VIPs on Wednesday, March 26, 3-9pm with the FirstView benefit. SCOPE NY FirstView to benefit the Museum of Arts and Design, opening at 2 Columbus Circle, Sept. 2008, &
SCOPE Foundation.
Introducing artists, curators, and cutting-edge galleries to new audiences internationally has made SCOPE the most comprehensive destination for the emerging art world available anywhere. With art fairs in Miami, Basel, New York, London, and the Hamptons, SCOPE is proud to be an influential presence in the expanding global art market.
FirstView
Wed March 26 3-9pm
SCOPE VIP, Armory VIP cardholders and Press are invited to preview the fair and the premiere of SCOPE Special Programs featuring performances by Venuz White & Michael Helland.
SCOPE NY FirstView to benefit the Museum of Arts and Design, opening at 2 Columbus Circle, Sept. 2008, & SCOPE Foundation.
For FirstView tickets contact:
Museum of Arts and Design
Email rsvp@madmuseum.org
Fax 212 459 0926
Telephone 212 956 3535x112
Collector Lecture Series and Receptions
Thursday-Saturday March 27-29 6-8pm
Collector Lounge Sip and Learn. Panel discussions and lectures
SCOPE VIP Card Admits Two.
Seriously Slow: New Tactics in Art and Design
Thursday March 27 6-8pm
The philosophy of ‘slow design’ links the quality perceived in objects with the quality of their production, their materials, and their long-term impact.
Moderator: Carolyn F. Strauss and Lindsey Adelman
Panelist: Lindsey Adelman and Nava Lubelski
SCOPE A.R.T.
AlternativeResourcesToday
Friday March28 6-8pm
Moderator: Ron Sherga
Panel: Andrew Faust, Adriana Magaña, Mitch Miller, Meredith Drum, Alyson Baker
Two Futures of Design: High Gloss/Socially Conscious
Saturday March 29 6-8pm
The event is to be hosted by Art + Auction
Chair/Moderator: Anthony Barzilay Freund, Editor in Chief of Art+Auction
Panel: Jason Miller, Designer; James Zemaitis, Senior Vice President of Sotheby’s 20th Century Design department. Craig Kellogg, freelance design writer; Pierre-Alexandre de Looz, writer, architect, designer; Dr. Mitchell Joachim, partner at Terreform.
Sunday Brunch
SundayMarch 30 12-2pm
Hosted by Art and Living
Sponsored by SCOPE
Luminaries of art and design join SCOPE for a meet and greet brunch to honor the nominees for the 2008 curatorial awards.
Free for SCOPE VIPs.
brunchrsvp@scope-art.com
Opening Night Party
Friday March 28 10pm-Late
Tribeca Grand Hotel. Emerging NYC bands & DJs. SCOPE Exhibitors and VIP cardholders free.
Special Programs:
Cinema
[PAM] Perpetual Art Machine Lee Wells, Raphaele Shirley, Chris Borkowski, Aaron Miller
Monkey Town Capsule Hotel Antoine Catala, Mariana Ellenberg, HappyFun, Sam Zimmerman
Installation
Entrance Pavilion Cleon Peterson, Date Farmers, and Anthony Lister Courtesy New Image Art
Existence — Columns Seon Ghi Bahk Courtesy Krampf Gallery
imagiNAPtion Freedland & Mednick Ph.D. Presented by spookyaction
Invisible Heroes Admir Jahic, Pawel Ferus, Comenius Roethlisberger, Smash137 Courtesy GriZZly
News from the Art World: Fields of Truth Salvador Diaz Courtesy Fernando Pradilla
Under the Banyan Tree Guerra de la Paz Courtesy Creative Thriftshop
What the Flock?! Johnston Foster Courtesy RARE
Goon Gone Matthew Rodriguez Courtesy RARE
Performance
A.T.T. Vegetable Oil Taxi Carissa Carman Horse 2 Linda Molenaar Courtesy 2x2projects
Kiss Collector Venuz White Dress Up Party Michael Helland
Sound
638.267 Adam Payson
Exhibitors:
2x2projects | 33 Bond Gallery | ada gallery | Ambrosino | ANNA KLINKHAMMER GALERIE | arróniz arte contemporáneo | Bonelli Contemporary | brot.undspiele galerie | BRYCE_WOLKOWITZ_NEW YORK_ | {CTS} creative thriftshop | CHARLIE SMITH London | CHINESECONTEMPORARY | Christopher Cutts Gallery | Curator's Office | Cynthia Broan Gallery | DEAN PROJECT | Fabian & Claude Walter | Galeria Fernando Pradilla | Gagliardi Art System | Galerie Andreas Binder | galería begoña malone | galerie baer | Galerie Römerapotheke | Galerie Rupert Pfab | Galerie Schuster | Galleri K | Greener Pastures | heliumcowboy artspace | IguapopGallery | JACK THE PELICAN PRESENTS | Katharine Mulherin | KRAMPF GALLERY | Kuckei + Kuckei | LICHT FELD | Lincart | M + R Fricke | Magical Artroom | Mendes Bahia | Mike Weiss Gallery | modart | My Name's Lolita Art | Nettie Horn | New Image Art | Project 4 | RARE | RHYS gallery | Sara Tecchia Roma New York | stuArt gallery | The Flat - Massimo Carasi | TOKYO GALLERY + BTAP
Lincoln Center
Broadway- between 62nd and 65th Streets - New York
Hours: 10am – 8pm
FirstView Admission $100 (without VIP card)
General Admission $15
SCOPE VIP Card FREE
Student $10