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15/2/2012

Supermarket

Kulturhuset, Stockholm

The goal of SUPERMARKET, the international artist-run art fair, is to provide a showcase for artists' initiatives from all over the world and to create opportunities for new networks in the Swedish as well as the international art scene.

Hundreds of artists from over 25 countries show the latest trends in contemporary art. Performance art, photography, painting, video and more.

Beautiful, provocative, educational, humorous - it is the interaction between the visitor and the art/artist that is SUPERMARKET'S founding idea and strength.

SUPERMARKET has grown from being an art happening in 2006 to be an international art fair - unique because it is run by artists. Project managers are the artists Meggi Sandell, Pontus Raud and Andreas Ribbung. This year it again occupies Kulturhuset for a couple of rowdy days in mid-February, in the apocalyptic year 2012.

“I think it's fun to invite back SUPERMARKET to Kulturhuset, for the third year in a row” says Eric Sjöström, Director of Kulturhuset. “It feels like an established and indispensable spring art event. The fair has an exciting form, with international meetings and events, that fits Kulturhuset perfectly.”

This year's artist-run galleries will come from Albania, Australia, Bosnia, Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Greece, Italy, Japan, Canada, China, Latvia, the Netherlands, Poland, Russia, Switzerland, Serbia, Singapore, Spain, UK, South Africa, Czech Republic, Germany, USA and Austria. And Sweden of course!

Why an art fair for artist-run galleries?
It is becoming increasingly common for artists to take matters into their own hands and set up galleries and project spaces. Supermarket is an arena for such artist-run initiatives. The aim is for Supermarket to be a place where a wider public can become a part of what is happening on the artist run scene. Supermarket wants to offer the visitor unexpected meetings and experiences rather than focusing on sales.

More on the programme: Seminar Programme TALKS, Performance Art Stage RED SPOT, Network Meetings and much more.

Sponsorship
Sponsors are welcome to participate in SUPERMARKET – the must-attend art event of the year.

Image: artillerie, Berlin, SUPERMARKET 2011. Photo: José Figueroa

Contact:
Supermarket: Pontus Raud, Project Manager, pontus@supermarketartfair.com, +46 73 999 34 29
Andreas Ribbung, Project Manager, andreas@supermarketartfair.com, +46 70 336 58 62
Kulturhuset: Eric Sjöström, Director, eric.sjostrom@stockholm.se, +46 8 508 314 10
Göran Berselius, marketing, goran.berselius@stockholm.se, +46 8 508313 92, +46 76 123 13 92
Press Officer: Randy Jämtlid press@supermarketartfair.com

Press preview with surprises Thursday 16 February, 11 am
Performance stage RED SPOT, 3rd floor, Kulturhuset

Third and fifth floor of Kulturhuset
Sergels torg 3, in the centre of Stockholm
Opening hours Friday 11-22, Saturday 11-20, Sunday 11-18.

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