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Images: art KARLSRUHE. More than 220 gallery owners showcase at the annual art KARLSRUHE, drawing in 50,000 visitors.
The simple joy of art Even for those who tend to visit solo artist exhibitions, any visit to an art fair is an enriching experience, lending itself to fruitful browsing, according to curator and founder of art KARLSRUHE, Ewald Schrade. TEXT: EMMIE COLLINGE | PHOTOS: ART KARLSRUHE / JÜRGEN RÖSNER
With as much variation in budget (with some pieces going for up to two million euros) as in taste (with all mediums represented), a visit to art KARLSRUHE, with over 200 galleries exhibiting, including 160 solo artists, will certainly be rewarding. Regardless of whether you are passionately buying a piece to grace your home, or whether you prefer to buy rationally for financial investment, the artwork will be equally appreciated by vendors, buyers and browsers. Schrade’s number one hint for those making that first exciting step into a collection is to head to the limited edition art and photography in hall one, where the prices are “rather friendly.” At art KARLSRUHE, the galleries are well prepared. By choosing the artists they want
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to represent, this ensures that all the pieces brought to display at the fair are well-chosen – so in terms of quality and value you cannot go wrong. Since founding the fair 11 years ago, Schrade remains as dedicated as ever to the presentation of remarkable pieces of art.“It’s an important event internationally, but we present art based on quality, rather than nationality. This year I’m most excited about Henri Nannen’s private collection displayed on over 400 square metres and the LightScapes installation by rosalie in cooperation with ZKM.” While painting enjoys a revival in creative cities such as Berlin and Madrid much to Schrade’s delight, he is suitably pleased that it has always been a focus at art KARLSRUHE.“Ever since we began we’ve focused
on painting and sculpture – the wonderful dialogue between 3D art and modern painting – and now that painting is suddenly drawing more attention, it’s great for us.” Whether you are beginning a collection, already have tens to your name, or just fancy a day of flaneuring around the exhibition centre, art KARLRUHE, under Schrade’s direction, shares “the simple joy of art” with you. www.art-karlsruhe.de
art KARLSRUHE 13 – 16 March 2014 A free “art shuttle” takes you directly between Messe Karlsruhe, ZKM and Staatliche Kunsthalle Karlsruhe.