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VOLTA NY is taking place once again at 7W 34th Street, directly across from Manhattan's classic icon, the Empire State building, from Thursday, March 4th - Sunday, March 7th, 2010.
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Get the best value for money and don't wait in line: buy a joint ticket for both VOLTA NY (regular $15) and our partner fair The Armory Show (regular $30) online now for a discounted price of only $40.
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VOLTA NY is the American incarnation of the successful young fair founded in Basel in 2005. VOLTA NY was conceived to continue the original mandate to create a tightly-focused, boutique event that is a place for discovery and a showcase for current art production and relevant contemporary positions—regardless of the artist or gallery’s age.
VOLTA NY is an invitational show, organized by art critic and Fair Director Amanda Coulson, to complement the offerings across town at The Armory Show, with whom VOLTA NY shares the VIP and Talks Programs and shuttles to and from both fairs. By putting the focus back on artists through exclusively featuring solo projects, VOLTA NY promotes a deep exploration of the work of its selected projects, an opportunity for discoveries that move beyond those afforded by a traditional art fair.
A platform for challenging, often complimentary, sometimes competing ideas about contemporary art, the strictly solo format is what gives the fair its unique character. While visitors have positively compared VOLTA NY to doing a series of intense studio visits, nonetheless the dedication to a single artist, while surely the most striking of presentations in any economic landscape, has always be something of a risk. The dedication and confidence shown by the exhibiting galleries to continue to commit themselves to a risky and challenging format has therefore given rise to this year’s title: No Guts No Glory, a phrase that can be applied both to the work on show, its creators and its supporters/presenters.
For a full lists of galleries and artists, please see the Menu at left.
For more information, please write to info@voltashow.com.
Press releases can be found by clicking on Press in the Menu at left.
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