We are getting close to the final countdown for the opening of ART-ATHINA 2010, the 16^th International Contemporary Art Fair of Athens, on May 13^th at the Faliro Pavilion (TaeKwonDo).

58 galleries from 11 countries (Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Italy, The Netherlands, Turkey, USA) are getting ready to surprise and fascinate visitors with works of art by more than 300 artists.

The Parallel Programme boasts –among others– an exhibition of artists’ books for the first time in Greece, showcasing works of art that redefine the concept of bookmaking. Apart from the parallel exhibitions, events, talks and performances, 42 institutions related to contemporary art (museums, foundations, art publishers and media) will also be hosted at the fair. ART-ATHINA offers the opportunity to visitors to get updated and combine pleasure with reflection and constructive dialogue on the contemporary art scene.

Among the Greek and foreign galleries, a lot have participated many times in the fair and others will be hosted for the first time, a fact that underlines the international profile of ART-ATHINA.

The participating galleries are:
a.antonopoulou.art (Athens, Greece), A.D. (Athens, Greece), Adam (London, UΚ), Agathi (Athens, Greece), AMP (Athens, Greece), Apotheke (Nicosia, Cyprus), Artbeat (Brussels, Belgium), Artis Causa (Thessaloniki, Greece), Artower Agora (Athens, Greece), Astrolavos (Athens, Greece), Basia Embiricos (Paris, France), Batagianni (Athens, Greece), Bernier / Eliades (Athens, Greece), Cardi Black Box (Milan, Italy), cheapart (Athens, Greece), Diatopos (Nicosia, Cyprus), ekfrasi – yianna grammatopoulou (Athens, Greece), Eleni Koroneou (Athens, Greece), Elika (Athens, Greece), Fabio Tiboni (Bologna, Italy), Federica Schiavo (Rome, Italy), Federico Bianchi (Milan, Italy), fizz (Athens, Greece), Gallery “7” (Athens, Greece), Gentili Apri (Berlin, Germany), habres (Vienna, Austria), Heinz-Martin Weigand (Ettlingen, Germany), Ikastikos Kiklos (Athens, Greece), Ileana Tounta (Athens, Greece), John Martin (London, UΚ), Kalfayan (Athens-Thessaloniki, Greece), Kaplanon 5 (Athens, Greece), K-art (Athens, Greece), Kouros (New York, USA), Lola Nikolaou (Thessaloniki, Greece), Loraini Alimantiri Gazonrouge (Athens, Greece), Medusa (Athens, Greece), Mihalarias Art (Athens, Greece), mirko mayer / m-projects (Cologne, Germany), Mirta Demare (Rotterdam, The Netherlands), Mulier Mulier (Knokke-Zoute, Belgium), Nice and Fit (Berlin, Germany), Peritechnon (Athens, Greece), Qbox (Athens, Greece), Rebecca Camhi (Athens, Greece), Rodeo (Istanbul, Turkey), Skoufa (Athens, Greece), SpazioA (Pistoia, Italy), Thanassis Frissiras (Athens, Greece), The Breeder (Athens, Greece), The Flat – Massimo Carasi (Milan, Italy), TinT (Thessaloniki, Greece), Titanium Yiayiannos (Athens, Greece), Transit (Mechelen, Belgium), Tsatsis Projects, Artforum (Thessaloniki, Greece), Valentina Bonomo Roma (Rome, Italy), vamiali’s (Athens, Greece), Zina Athanassiadou (Thessaloniki, Greece).

Cultural foundations, art publishers and the media will also have a strong presence at ART-ATHINA 2010. These are:
Agra Publications, AICA Hellas, AKTO, artAZ, ARTeSHOP, Atelier Spyros Vassiliou, Athens Voice, Atopos Cultural Organization, Benaki Museum, Contemporary Greek Art Institute, Cube Art Editions, Deree, DESTE Foundation, Diatton Publications, Gallery Guide, Hellenic American Union, Highlights, House of Cyprus, Hydra School Projects, Institute Mohamed Ali, Kunsthalle Athena, Macedonian Museum of Contemporary Art, Melissa Publications, Minas Chatzichristou – Fine Art Conservation, Motto Distribution, Museum of Greek Children’s Art, Museum of Photography, Thessaloniki, National Gallery, National Theatre – Common View, Nereus Publishers, Ozon, Paperkingdom, Pergamos – Adam Editions, State Museum of Contemporary Art, The Art Newspaper – Greek edition, Vakalo College, Velvet magazine, Yatzer.

ART-ATHINA 2010 will once more be hosted at the Faliro Pavilion (TaeKwonDo), which was transformed last year into a sparkling islet of art for four days leaving all visitors and participants with the best impressions.

The art bookstore Eleftheroudakis will also be present at ART-ATHINA 2010 with a wide selection of art books, as well as Benaki Museum’s art shop.

ART-ATHINA 2010
13 – 16 May 2010
Faliro Pavilion (TaeKwonDo), Hellenic Olympic Properties
2 Moraitini Str., 17561 Paleo Faliro
Opening hours:
Opening: Thursday 13 May, 8 p.m. (by invitation only)
Public Hours: Friday 14 May – Sunday 16 May, 12 – 9 p.m.
Tickets:
General admission tickets: 10,00 €
Concessions: 5,00 € (children under 12, students, members of the Chamber of Fine Arts of Greece and people over the age of 65)