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Art Platform – Los Angeles, the modern and contemporary
art fair for Los Angeles will debut its second edition from September
28–30, 2012, with a preview on September 27 at the historic Barker
Hangar at the Santa Monica Airport. Art Platform – Los Angeles
will present an extraordinary selection of international art in the Pacific
Rim's cultural capital.
The second edition of Art Platform
– Los Angeles will bring together local and international artists,
dealers, collectors, museums, and art enthusiasts to engage in a vibrant
exchange of art and culture. Art Platform – Los Angeles will continue
to provide unprecedented access to the artists, institutions, and
collections that define the Los Angeles art scene through its outstanding
selection of innovative galleries, extensive VIP program, stimulating Open
Platform speaker series, and special programming.
2012
Exhibitors
The 2012 exhibitor list features a roster of leading
international and Los Angeles-based galleries including:
PRAZ-DELAVALLADE (Paris, Berlin), REPETTO (Acqui Terme), Other Criteria
(London), HACKETT | MILL (San Francisco), Whitestone Gallery (Tokyo), Manny
Silverman Gallery (Los Angeles), Forum Gallery (New York), Haines Gallery
(San Francisco), Sin Sin Fine Art (Hong Kong), Marc Selwyn Fine Art
(Los Angeles), Marine Contemporary (Los Angeles), Night Gallery (Los
Angeles), Nellie Castan Gallery (Melbourne), and bitforms gallery (New
York). The growing roster of internationally acclaimed exhibitors
demonstrates Art Platform – Los Angeles' commitment to
providing a unique fair experience of unparalleled quality.
Location & Partners
As part of its growth, Art
Platform – Los Angeles has secured its new venue at the Barker
Hangar at the Santa Monica Airport. Coinciding with this move, Art Platform
– Los Angeles has engaged the expertise of renowned LA-based
architects Frederick Fisher and Partners who have led the
renovations of PS1 Contemporary Art Center, Bergamot Station &
Galleries, Broad Art Foundation, et al., to design a well-considered floor
plan that interacts seamlessly with the art exhibited in this historic
space. With Art Platform – Los Angeles' expansion of the
facilities at the Santa Monica Airport, the fair will dramatically extend
the Barker Hangar with additional exhibition and entrance pavilions.
This design will be complemented by the additional and significant
influence of a new partner sbe Entertainment Group, an
industry leading creative hospitality company. Through the partnership with
sbe, fair-goers will be provided an array of unique and curated hospitality
experiences in Los Angeles. These unique experiences curated by sbe will
also be extended to our exhibitors. Patina Restaurant Group will
present distinctly Californian dishes throughout the fair, including a
special pop-up edition of the farm-to-plate cuisine of LACMA's famous
Ray's for VIP guests and onsite Smokey Joe's
BBQ.
Travel
Art Platform – Los Angeles
is pleased to be working with travel partner Turon Travel to ensure
luxury accommodations for exhibitors, VIPs, and attendees. Special rates
and accommodations will be available for visitors at our Official VIP Hotel
Partner, The Huntley Hotel Santa Monica, located conveniently near
the fair and local attractions, and at our Partner Hotels, The
Viceroy and SLS Hotel Beverly Hills. To book your flight and
hotel visit: www.turontravel.com
or email ArtPlatform@turontravel.com
Events
There are a number of exciting exhibitions
and events happening in Los Angeles during the weekend of Art Platform
– Los Angeles. Zarina: Paper Like Skin will open at The Hammer
Museum; The Sun and Other Stars: Katy Grannan and Charlie White, as
well as Ken Price Sculpture: A Retrospective, will be
showing at LACMA. The 2nd annual GiveLove Haiti Benefit Art Auction
will happen on Friday, Sept. 28, hosted by Patricia Arquette and Shanit
Schwartz and curated by Sterling Ruby (www.givelove.org).
Los Angeles Nomadic Division (LAND) will host their Benefit Gala on
Saturday, Sept. 29. LAND is a public-art initiative committed to producing
and curating situation and site-specific contemporary art projects in the
Greater Los Angeles area. (www.nomadicdivision.org)
Information
Please visit www.ArtPlatform-LosAngeles.com
for fair updates including the exhibitor list, travel and accommodation
information, and scheduling for our Open Platform Speaker Series.
Press contacts:
Lainya Magaña
lainya@aopublic.com
Danielle
Grant
danielle@aopublic.com
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