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Monday, June 28, 2010

CONTEMPORARY ART FAIR (By Hostel Buenos Aires)


Today and tomorrow, you can enjoy the best exponents of Latin American contemporary art in the fair arteBA 10. This 19th edition of the most important modern art event of our city is in tune with the celebrations of the bicentenary. The gathering takes place in the Blue and Green pavilions of the greater exhibition center of Buenos Aires, La Rural (2704 Sarmiento Avenue), from 1PM to 10PM. The cost of the tickets is 30 Argentine pesos (7.5 American dollars).

arteBA is the largest-scale and longest-established event for Latin American art. Through the halls of arteBA transit the most outstanding art collectors and personalities of local culture. This fair is the moment in which galleries exhibit their best works of Latin American art, offering the assistance the chance to see collector pieces, as well as to discover the new art spaces blossoming in the region and the youngest avant-garde artists.

This must of the international art calendar has a special extra this year: a great participation of other countries. Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Venezuela, which celebrate their bicentenaries as well. This edition also presents the “Barrio Joven” (Young neighborhood) space, formed by young artists, potential stars of the contemporary art circuit. Barrio Joven is a chance for art collectors to acquire new original pieces.

Those who visit this great fair today or tomorrow (closing day) might see the “Petrobras prize” winning artwork, a prestigious prize that promotes emerging artists. The avant-garde art lands in Buenos Aires this week and contemporary art lovers can’t miss the appointment.

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