VIENNAFAIR - The International Contemporary Art Fair celebrated its fifth edition at the Messe Wien expo centre in 2009. A total of 122 galleries, 15,719 visitors (an increase of 1,4%) and more than thousand artists, this is the summary of VIENNAFAIR 2009. Thanks to the patronisation of Erste Bank who supported again galleries from Central, Central-Eastern and South-Eastern Europe, VIENNAFAIR could – with a record participation of 29 galleries from the focus countries - once again impressively confirm its position as art fair in the intersection between East and West.
Final Report
PRESS FEEDBACK
‘My God, she’s got it”
The Viennafair has established itself as a fair for the discovery of affordable art…’
(Die Presse 9.5.09) |
‘A natural centre of attention and very unprovincial – bright, airy and spacious, the Viennafair 2009 has shown itself to be resistant to the current crisis’.
(Der Standard 8.5.09) |
‘The enjoyment of art to the point of hyperventilation’
(Falter 29.4.09) |
‘...a broad scope of work, a crisis-proof package...’
(Kurier 6.5.09) |
‘The serious collectors are here and they are continuing to purchase.’
(Ö1 9.5.09) |
‘Despite the strained economic climate the VIENNAFAIR has continued to be successful’
(Vernissage April 2009) |
‘The standard of the galleries on show has been pleasurably high.’
(FAZ 9.5.09) |
"The Viennafair’s focus on the Eastern European art scene has truly evoked an authentic mood of discovery’.
(Süddeutsche 9.5.09) |
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