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»Vienna’s New Art Fair Spark Has the Potential to Become an Important Address for European Galleries«

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SPARK – THE CURATED FAIR UNIQUE & FOCUSED: SPARK Art Fair Vienna shines with its world-wide unique concept based on the role of galleries in the primary art market. SPARK is the only international art fair which focuses exclusively on solo presentations. A natural development of this is that the choice of galleries and even the selection of works exhibited at SPARK is defined by a Curatorial & Advisory Board, consisting of experienced curators and advisors, each bringing their own unique expertise to the table. All this is set within a unique exhibition architecture that - with its vast exhibition space and the booths’ open structure inspired by the impressive industrial architecture of Vienna’s MARX HALLE, allows equal attention to be paid to all artists and exhibitors. 2

HIGHLIGHTS

15,000+ SQM EXHIBITION SPACE 80+ LEADING GALLERIES From Austria, Europe and around the world

90+ SOLO PRESENTATIONS From national and international artists

13,000+ VISITORS From over 40 countries

100+ PRESS ARTICLES 1,100,000+ REACH ON SOCIAL MEDIA

»A Buzzy New Art Fair Has Taken Vienna by Storm« 3

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MARINA FOKIDIS

CURATORIAL & ADVISORY BOARD Together with the curatorial advisors Marina Fokidis and Christoph Doswald, artistic directors Walter Seidl and Jan Gustav Fiedler will ensure that the fair exhibits a diverse and high-quality selection of contemporary art by inviting the galleries and selecting the exhibited works in close cooperation with gallery representatives. MARINA FOKIDIS is an independent curator, writer, and educator based in Athens, Greece. Besides several curatorial projects like the 51th Venice Biennale she was founder of the art centre Kunsthalle Athena (2010-2015) and of the journal „South as a State of Mind.“ WALTER SEIDL is based in Vienna and works as a curator, writer, and artist. He has realized numerous exhibition projects throughout Europe, North America, and Japan. His written pieces include catalogue essays for artist monographs as well as reviews published in international art magazines. JAN GUSTAV FIEDLER is working as a curator for various galleries, interim spaces and museum formats. The curatorial practice of his international projects aims at supporting young and emerging artists. CHRISTOPH DOSWALD is an independent curator, lecturer and publicist based in Zurich. He was Chairman of the Public Art Program in Zurich from 2008 to 2020, initiated numerous projects, among them one for the city’s new urban space. In 2023 he co-curated the 4th Industrial Art Biennial in Croatia and was appointed Artistic Director of ART FLOW in the Limmat valley. 4

TIMETABLE SETTING UP 11–12 March / 12–8 pm 13 March / 12–6 pm

PRESS CONFERENCE

14 March / 10 am–12 pm

EXHIBITOR OPENING HOURS 1hr before & 1hr after the visitor opening hours

PREVIEW 14 March / 12–5 pm (invitation only)

As every year, SPARK will be kicked-off on Thursday with a hosted preview and opening party, exclusively for VIPs. For this event and for the whole fair the SPARK VIP Team offers comprehensive invitation management for participating galleries including personal invitations for collectors and VIPs.

E VERNISSAGE 14 March / 5–8 pm (invitation only)

FAIR DAYS

15 March / 11 am–7 pm 16 March / 11 am–7 pm 17 March / 11 am–6 pm

OPENING NIGHT

TAKING DOWN

14 March / 8 pm– open end (invitation only)

17 March / 6 pm–12 am 18 March / 8 am–12 pm

»The Most Exciting Art Fair in Recent Years«

VIPs

VIP SERVICES & PROGRAM Partnering with Vienna’s foremost institutions, private museums and independent spaces, our VIP program celebrates the local scene while offering exclusive meeting points and intimate experiences to a selected international art crowd. The program will include invitation-only access to private collections, guided museum tours with the exhibition curators, corporate collection visits, cocktail hours and much more. 6

SPECIALS »From Spark to Flame«

SECTIONS & THEMES Thematic focal points will be determined by the fair’s Curatorial & Advisory Board. One such example: SPARK EXPANDED, which uses the open spaces provided by the fair by extending the booth for the presentation of sculptures and other art installations that would not usually be encountered because they are too extensive, too unwieldy, too ephemeral, or too experimental for mainstream commercial environments.

PRIZES & PROMOTIONS To support artists and galleries beyond their participation in the fair, SPARK will collaborate with its fair partners to award prizes for outstanding works and presentations, exhibitors, and artists. 7

FREE OF CHARGE STANDARD BOOTH LIGHTING AND ELECTRICITY ACCESS SIGNAGE / BOOTH LETTERING CATERING AT THE FAIR VIRTUAL REPRESENTATION OF THE ARTIST ONLINE & ON SOCIAL MEDIA VIA SPARK STUDIO GALLERY EVENT PROMOTION VIA SPARK’S SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS / ARTIST INTERVIEWS DURING THE FAIR / DATES & VIDEO MATERIAL FOR INDIVIDUAL USE PARTNERING HOTELS WITH SPECIAL BOOKING CONDITIONS VIP SERVICES FOR YOUR VIP GUESTS COMPREHENSIVE INVITATION MANAGEMENT WITH PREVIEW TICKETS FOR YOUR VIP GUESTS BENEFIT FROM OUR NETWORK OF INTERNATIONAL AND NATIONAL, PRIVATE & INSTITUTIONAL COLLECTORS AS WELL AS THEIR REPRESENTATIVES AND ADVISORS

FOR A FEE TAILORED HOSPITALITY PACKAGES IN THE BOOTH, BOOKABLE UPON REQUEST STORAGE AREA ADDITIONAL BOOTH EQUIPMENT OR SET UP FURNITURE HELPING HANDS WHILE SETTING UP OR TAKING DOWN

»Spark Art Fair: Egalité as concept«

Booth Design &

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VIRTUAL FAIR

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SABRINA AMRANI ANASTASIA SAMOYLOVA BIOGRAPHY

VENUS MIRROR 2020 Archival pigment print 102 x 81 cm

Anastasia Samoylova (born 1984, Moscow; lives in Miami) moves between observational photography, studio practice and installation. Samoylova’s work is not about disaster and catastrophe. She explores and evidence the complex relationship between the nature and human society. Samoylova’s photography plays around the collective memories and the narratives of geography. Samoylova received her MFA from Bradley University and MA in Environmental Design from the Russian State University for the Humanities. In 2020 she had her first solo museum exhibition of ongoing project FloodZone at USF Contemporary Art Museum (Tampa, USA). Recently, her work was presented at the Biennale for Contemporary Photography in Germany, Perez Art Museum in Miami (USA); Museum of Contemporary Photography Chicago (USA); The Print Center (USA); Aperture Foundation in NYC (USA); The Chrysler Museum of Art (USA); History Miami Museum (USA), to name a few.

»Spark Art Fair: A Fair that Artists Like«

SPARK STUDIO SPARK Studio is the multimedia platform of the fair. Accessible via our website, it offers participating galleries and their exhibited artists the opportunity to be visible online in advance, during the fair dates and ongoing throughout the year. Here, visitors and the public can access information about the artists and their works, including details of their works, biographies of the artists, and contact details for the galleries and optional prices. A unique feature next to the online viewing room is that SPARK Studio gives the opportunity to conduct a virtual tour through the entire fair as well as access to broadcasted artist and gallery interviews.

PARTICIPATION AS AN EXHIBITOR AT SPARK ART FAIR VIENNA IS BY INVITATION ONLY. NEVERTHELESS, WE WOULD BE DELIGHTED TO RECEIVE PROPOSALS INCLUDING SUPPORTING DOCUMENTATION SUCH AS GALLERY INFORMATION, PROPOSED WORKS, ARTISTS’ CVs AND IMAGES BY 30 SEPTEMBER 2023. The invitation and registration process will be completed by 30 NOVEMBER 2023. For further information please contact our exhibitor relations team:

SONJA LOCHER

HELENA MCFADZEAN

Exhibitor relations sonja@spark-artfair.com +43 (1) 888 55 25-32

Exhibitor relations helena@spark-artfair.com +43 (1) 888 55 25-33

ANNA STURM COO anna@spark-artfair.com +43 (1) 888 55 25-30

exhibitors@spark-artfair.com +43 (1) 888 55 25-31

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