CROSSROADS ART SHOW HAS LAUNCHED TONIGHT IN LONDON

Hundreds of people are gathering tonight at the launch of CROSSROADS Art Show at the Old Truman Brewery in East London. Collectors, museum directors, curators, artists and personalities from the art world are celebrating this new and fresh art fair where international and contemporary go hand in hand.

 

With a generous supply of champagne, visitors are enjoying the most current artistic trends that are presented by forty-six galleries, mainly from abroad, handpicked by a team of renowned curators.

 

 

Alongside there is a selection of curatorial projects, different and thought-provoking that range from video, food and on-site installations.

 

Alejandro Zaia, Director of the fair comments on the inaugural night: “We aimed to bring a new and fresh fair to London, almost like a boutique fair, which is not overwhelming, and where the visitor can have a very enjoyable experience discovering the best of international contemporary art. Galleries were selected by our artistic committee, offering Londoners the chance to discover, right on their doorstep, what the young contemporary galleries around the world are showing. Tonight there is a great vibe from the public and exhibitors in general, not only with their comments, but with already a very healthy number of sales reported.”
 

 

The Middle Field presents video in a four-day programme conceived by the curatorial team formed by Bruno Leitão and Marta Ramos-Yzquierdo. Four international independent institutions  - Gasworks (London), VideoBrasil (São Paulo), VideoArt Network (Lagos, Nigeria) and Bar Project (Barcelona) - will offer a perspective on the video creation and video artists that are shown in their venues. The Middle Field will be a meeting point for discussions throughout the event focusing on the role of the exhibitions and their relevance for video art creation. Tomorrow, the programme is as follows:
 

 

Friday 7 OCTOBER
11am to 8pm
 

 

BAR Project (Barcelona, Spain)
 

 

Beatriz Santiago Muñoz, Farmacopea, 2013
16 mm film transferred to DVD. Color. Silent, Rt.
5’38”
 

 

Warren Neidich, The Search Drive, 2014
Video, color
17’36’’
 

 

Virginia García del Pino, Pare de Sufrir, 2002
Video
7’Dora Garcia, “The Joycean Society”, 2013
Video, color, sound
53'
  

 

A dialogue between cultures, geographies, history, diverse political situations and aesthetics intersect at CROSSROADS, in a relaxed and accessible way, showcasing the highest quality contemporary art by established and emerging artists.

 

CROSSROADS Art Show is on until Sunday 9 October.

 

 

CROSSROADS Art show runs from 6 – 9 October
at The Old Truman Brewery in East London.
Tickets for sale at http://crossroadsart.net/tickets/
For further information please visit www.crossroadsart.net 

 

 

 

Area72, Valencia Spain; ATM, Gijón, Spain; Bacelos, Vigo/Madrid, Spain; Baró Galeria, Sao Paulo, Brazil; Bendana Pinel, Paris, France; Cecilia Brunson Projects, London UK; Dittrich & Schlechtriem, Berlin, Germany; FL Gallery, Milano, Italy; Frittelli Arte Contemporanea, Firenze, Italy; Galeria Joan Gaspar, Barcelona, Spain*; Galeria Marc Domènech, Barcelona, Spain; Galeria Miguel Marcos, Barcelona, Spain*; Galeria Pilar Serra, Madrid, Spain; Galería Senda, Barcelona, Spain*; Galeria Silvestre, Tarragona/ Madrid, Spain*; Galeria Trama, Barcelona, Spain*; Galerie Dix9, Paris, France; Galerie Eva Meyer, Paris, France; Indiana Bond Gallery, Bogota, Colombia; Kir Royal, Madrid, Spain; Kristin Hjellegjerde Gallery, London, UK; MAM Mario Mauroner Contemporary Art, Vienna, Austria; N2 Galería, Barcelona, Spain*; Narrative Projects, London, UK; NF Galería, Madrid, Spain; Paolo Maria Deanesi Gallery, Trento, Italy; Revolver Galeria, Lima, Peru; Sala Branca, Lisbon, Portugal; Salar Galeria de Arte, La Paz, Bolívia; Saphira&Ventura Gallery, New York, USA; Satélite, Queretaro, Mexico; Sicart, Barcelona, Spain*; Slowtrack, Madrid, Spain; Galería T20, Murcia, Spain; Víctor Lope Arte Contemporáneo, Barcelona, Spain*; Walden, Buenos Aires, Argentina; Y Gallery, New York, USA; Ybakatu Gallery, Curitiba, Brazil; Zahorian & Van Espen, Bratislava, Slovakia/ Prague, Czech Republic; Zorzini Gallery, Bucharest, Romania.

 

SELECTED CURATORIAL PROJECTS  
Let’s be ironic! -  an original exhibit of works from the Servais Family Collection curated by Eva Ruiz and Eva Mansergas
The Middle Field – videos programmed by Bruno Leitão and Marta Ramos- Yzquierdo
"readingroomincolor"  - a site-specific installation by Franklin Evans
“Years” by Diango Hernández – courtesy of Federico Luger
Somewhere Else  - an on-site project curated by Fortunata Calabro
CROSSROADS Design – furniture and objects selected by Manuel Díaz Cebrian
This is not a Restaurant - Food + Art experience by Argentine chef Martin Milesi

 

Presented by Marta Ramos-Yzquierdo
Àngels, Barcelona, Spain*; Vermelho, Sao Paulo, Brazil; Galeria Pilar, Sao Paulo, Brazil; Galleria Macca, Cagliari, Italy; Isla Flotante, Buenos Aires, Argentina

 

Special Proposals
Ateliê Alê – Espaço de Arte, Sao Paulo, Brazil; Naranjo, Barcelona, Spain; Collectionair, Dubai, UAE

 

* supported by the Government of Catalonia