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AD Presentation for Exhibitors.Pdf 16. 18. 18 IMPRESSIONEN 2017 IMPORTANT REGISTRATION INFORMATION / THE APPLICATION DEADLINE FOR ART DÜSSELDORF IS MAY 8, 2018. / REGISTRATIONS FOR ART DÜSSELDORF CAN BE SUBMITTED ONLINE ONLY. / THE REGISTRATION FEE CAN BE PAID BY CREDIT CARD ONLY. / PLEASE REGISTER ONLINE AT: WWW.ART-DUS.DE KEY PARAMETER / NOV 16 – 18, 2018 / PREVIEW: NOV 15, 2018 / AROUND 100 ESTABLISHED AND YOUNG REGIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL GALLERIES / AROUND 40,000 VISITORS / MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY ART (1945-2018) / LOCATION: AREAL BÖHLER - 2 HALLS - 12,000 SQM GROSS EXHIBITION SPACE IMPRESSIONEN 2017 PRESS COMMENTS ON THE PREMIERE 2017 „THIS YEAR, FOR THE FIRST YEAR, DÜSSELDORF HOSTED ITS OWN ART FAIR. THE OPENING WAS A GLITZY EVENT– AN ENORMOUS HANGAR SWARMING WITH WEALTHY COLLECTORS IN EXPENSIVE CLOTHES.“ (BBC) „ART DÜSSELDORF WINS OVER THE RHINELAND´S COLLECTORS.“ (THE ART NEWSPAPER) „ART DÜSSELDORF DARES TO LAUNCH A NEW ART FAIR IN THE RHINELAND - THE PREMIERE WITH 80 GALLERIES IS A SUCCESS.“ (TAGESSPIEGEL) „ART DÜSSELDORF FULFILLED ALL THE REQUIREMENTS FOR VISITORS TO BECOME CUSTOMERS – NO MATTER WHETHER REGIONAL OR NOT.“ (WELT - N24) „THE NEW ART FAIR IN THE FORMER INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX AREAL BÖHLER KICKS OFF WITH AN ENTHRALLING SHOW, WHICH RECEIVES THE HIGHEST OF PRAISE.“ (WESTDEUTSCHE ZEITUNG) „A DIGESTIBLE, PLEASANT AND HIGH-QUALITY EXHIBITION WITH WIDE CORRIDORS AND LARGE STANDS THAT MAKE A VISIT A RELAXING EXPERIENCE.“ (H.ART MAGAZINE) IMPRESSIONEN 2017 MEMBERS OF THE SELECTION COMMITTEE VERONIQUE ANSORGE, DAVID ZWIRNER (NEW YORK, LONDON) CRISTINA GUERRA, CRISTINA GUERRA CONTEMPORARY ART (LISBON) THOMAS KRINZINGER, GALERIE KRINZINGER (VIENNA) LINN LÜHN, GALERIE LINN LÜHN (DUESSELDORF) MARKUS LÜTTGEN, GALERIE MARKUS LÜTTGEN (COLOGNE) MAX MAYER, GALERIE MAX MAYER (DUESSELDORF) NIKOLAUS OBERHUBER, GALERIE KOW (BERLIN) ALEXANDER SIES, SIES + HÖKE (DUESSELDORF) GALERIE GREGOR STAIGER (ZURICH) BORIS VERVOORDT, GALERIE AXEL VERVOORDT (WIJNEGEM, HONG KONG) IMPRESSIONEN 2017 ART DÜSSELDORF’S ENVIRONMENT DUESSELDORF IS A CENTER OF ART THAT ALREADY ENJOYS INTERNATIONAL RECOGNITION TODAY WITH ITS ART ACADEMY, EXHIBITION VENUES, MUSEUMS AND PRIVATE COLLECTIONS. THUS, ART DÜSSELDORF IS EMBEDDED WITHIN A DENSE URBAN CULTURAL LANDSCAPE WITH IMPORTANT ART INSTITUTIONS DIRECTLY NEIGHBORING IT ALONG THE RHINE AND RUHR RIVERS, IN COLOGNE AND BONN, ESSEN AND BOCHUM. DUESSELDORF IS THE MOST LIVABLE CITY IN GERMANY (MERCER SURVEY 2016). 9 MILLION INHABITANTS WITHIN A 50KM RADIUS. 50% OF THE EU PURCHASING POWER WITHIN A 500KM RADIUS. 3,724 INCOME MILLIONAIRES IN NORTH RHINE-WESTPHALIA. 1,140 INCOME MILLIONAIRES IN THE ADMINISTRATIVE DISTRICT OF DUESSELDORF. 380 INCOME MILLIONAIRES WITHIN A 6KM RADIUS AROUND AREAL BÖHLER. DÜSSELDORF’S ROLE IN ART HISTORY TOMMA ABTS | JOSEF ALBERS | TADAO ANDŌ | BERND AND HILLA BECHER JOSEPH BEUYS | TONY CRAGG | RICHARD DEACON | PETER DOIG | TRISHA DONNELLY | KATHARINA FRITSCH | ISA GENZKEN | GOTTHARD GRAUBNER | ANDREAS GURSKY | CANDIDA HÖFER | JÖRG IMMENDORFF | ANSELM KIEFER | MARTIN KIPPENBERGER | KONRAD KLAPHECK | PAUL KLEE | IMI KNOEBEL | KRAFTWERK | BRUCE NAUMAN | GERHARD RICHTER | KONRAD LUEG | MARKUS LÜPERTZ | HEINZ MACK | AUGUST MACKE | RITA MCBRIDE | ALBERT OEHLEN | NAM JUNE PAIK | BLINKY PALERMO | A.R. PENCK | OTTO PIENE | SIGMAR POLKE | TAL R | THOMAS RUFF | GREGOR SCHNEIDER | THOMAS SCHÜTTE | KATHARINA SIEVERDING | DANIEL SPOERRI | THOMAS STRUTH | ROSEMARIE TROCKEL | GÜNTHER UECKER | WOLF VOSTELL | CHRISTOPHER WILLIAMS | AND MANY OTHERS BOOTH OPTIONS 25SQM FOR YOUNG GALLERIES | AT 5750 EURO 25SQM BOOTH FOR GALLERIES FOUNDED FROM SEPTEMBER 15, 2008 („POST-LEHMAN“). A JURY OF THREE CURATORS FROM THE RHINELAND AREA WILL SELECT THE BEST BOOTH PRESENTATION. THE BEST BOOTH PRESENTATION WILL RECEIVE A 50% DISCOUNT ON THEIR STAND FEE. SHARED POST LEHMAN BOOTHS: 1/2 X 35SQM | AT 4,000 EURO EACH. 30SQM | 266 EURO/SQM* SHARED BOOTHS CAN BE BOOKED BY 2 X 30SQM. A SHARED BOOTH WILL GET A DISCOUNT OF 10%. 40-150SQM | 295 EURO/SQM* REGULAR BOOTHS CAN BE BOOKED FROM 40SQM ON. *PREMIUM LOCATION 5% ADDITIONAL IMPRESSIONEN 2017 CONTACT WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO YOUR APPLICATION. WALTER M. GEHLEN CO-DIRECTOR ART DÜSSELDORF [email protected] M +49.151.156 76 128 ART.FAIR INTERNATIONAL GMBH ALTEBURGER STRASSE 36 50678 COLOGNE | GERMANY .
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