Art up!
(13/02/2014 - 16/02/2014)
http://www.art-up.com
Art up!
In
2014, Lille Art Fair becomes Art Up!
The leading contemporary ar fair in
France, aside from Paris
Lille’s fair, known as Lille Art Fair, has doubled in size of its
exhibitors and visitors over the past 6 years.
It is therefore on the crest of its popularity, with over 26,000
visitors who attended the 6th edition, that Lille Art Fair is now
changing its name in order to reinforce its spirit of commitment and
spontaneity.
Art Up!, the new name that also refers to the revised ambitions of this
essential contemporary art fair recognised as one of the leading events
of its kind: with an increasingly international outlook allowing the
discovery of fresh talent and young galleries.
Art Up! however sticks to the original formula of Lille’s fair without
losing any of its warmth and accessibility. Consequently, established
and emerging galleries, future talents and world famous artists as well
as different contemporary art movements will continue to mix up through
the aisles of Lille Grand Palais.
An increasingly widespread and
well-informed audience
In 2013, the fair consolidated its position in the French art fair
calendar and is now considered to beone of the key dates for
contemporary art professionals and enthusiasts.
Buyers and new collectors, coming to the fair in increasing numbers,
recognise the quality of the event that brings something new each year.
The amount of transactions concluded during the last edition grew by
12% for the works of worldly renowned artists and emerging talents.
"In 2013, the fair has attracted visitors from well beyond the city of
Lille. The fair has been given a new impetus and we hope that our
enthusiasm and our passion will attract an increasing number of French
and foreign galleries and publishers to participate in future
editions," explains Didier Vesse, the Director of the fair.
Save the date for Art Up! 2014
• From February, the 13th to 16th
• 30,000 visitors expected
• Over one hundred galleries, selected by the artistic committee
About Art Up!
Formerly known as Lille Art Fair, Art Up! is the annual contemporary
art fair that has been held at the Lille Grand Palais since 2008.
Over 12,000 m of exhibition space that customarily accommodates about
one hundred galleries and publishers. Every year, over 20,000 visitors
discover a national and international contemporary art exhibition based
on diversity, organised under the watchful eye of Didier Vesse, the
Director of
the fair.
www.art-up.com
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About Lille Grand Palais
Opened in 1994, Lille Grand Palais is a unique conference, exhibition
and entertainment venue that hosts over 300 events and welcomes almost
1 million visitors every year.
Lille Grand Palais has also been organising/producing events since
2007. Since 2008, this has been the venue for Lille Art Fair, the
contemporary art fair that was renamed Art Up! this year.
Lille Grand Palais is an enduring living space and source of
inspiration that is ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certified.
Communications Contact
Stéphanie Clarisse – s.clarisse@lillegp.com - Tel : 03 20 14 13 24