ArtRio 2015 reinforces the importance of Brazil in the world art market
The fair reaches its 5th edition recognized as one of the main
art events in the world, with positive business results
ArtRio 2015, to be held between September 09 th and 13th at Pier Mauá, Rio de
Janeiro, will gather the most important galleries of Brazil and the world.
Reaching its 5th edition, the fair has among its goals to be one of the main
global business events in the art segment. The event will bring collectors,
gallery owners and artists of the current scene to the city.
ArtRio 2015 will be attended by representatives of 11 countries besides Brazil:
Argentina, Spain, USA, France, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Portugal, UK,
Switzerland and Uruguay.
In addition to the presence of really relevant names of the market, ArtRio also
focuses on presenting emerging galleries with young artists who are already
recognized by curators as future market bets.
Since its first edition, ArtRio features unprecedented curatorial programs and
two new curators will debut in PRISMA program in 2015. One of them is
Carolyn H. Drake, Dutch independent curator and director of A Tale of a Tub,
non-profit organization for debates on contemporary art based in Rotterdam.
Drake is also an advisor of Young Stedelijk at the Stedelijk Museum in
Amsterdam. The other newcomer is Bernardo José de Souza, from Brazil, who
was assistant curator of the Mercosul Biennial and is a member of the boards of
curators at Contemporary Art Museum of Rio Grande do Sul and Vera Chaves
Barcellos Foundation.
ArtRio is part of the official events calendar of the city of Rio de Janeiro.
Held by the partners Brenda Valansi, Elisangela Valadares, Luiz Calainho and
Alexandre Accioly, ArtRio can be considered a great art platform that includes,
beyond the international fair, differentiated and diversified initiatives focused on
spreading the concept of art in the country, solidifying the market and
encouraging and facilitating the growth of a new public by offering access to
culture.
The objectives of ArtRio platform are, among others, to increase visitation to
museums, exhibitions and galleries; to promote the creation of new collections;
and to help rescuing the memory of art, based on the enhancement of Brazilian
artists, gallery owners and curators.
An important goal of ArtRio is spreading the practice of donating works to
museums and public collections in Brazil. In this way, we will be enriching the
collections and providing access and knowledge. During the 2014 edition of the
fair, ArtRio was a partner of Rio Art Museum (MAR), encouraging the visitors of
the event to donate exhibits – previously selected and identified in the galleries
by the directors of the institution. At that time, the Museum received more than
40 donations acquired at the fair.
For the fourth consecutive year, Bradesco bank is the master sponsor of ArtRio,
through the Culture Incentive Law of the Ministry of Culture. The fair is
sponsored by Rio Secretariat of Culture also, through the municipal Culture
Incentive Law, and by Rock in Rio. ArtRio also counts on the support of
Heineken, Sky, Minalba, Nescafé Dolce Gusto and Pirelli, and on the
institutional support of Klabin, Body Tech and Estácio de Sá University. The
cultural support comes from H. Stern.
"Among our goals for this year, we want to be the best fair for doing business,
gathering, in the same place, the most relevant market players: gallery owners,
collectors, curators, and artists. Our focus is on fostering the market, giving high
visibility to Brazilian art and also bringing in the major highlights in the world
scene,” Brenda Valansi says.
"ArtRio is today a great platform with actions at all different times and segments
of the art market. These actions enable sponsors and supporters of ArtRio to be
present at different times of the segment, and to influence the growth of art
public in the country. We are strongly working in the creation of this new public
by promoting exhibitions and interventions in open spaces and producing a web
portal with all the information of the art segment. We also seek to give access to
all social layers, promoting guided tours to museums and institutions for NGOs
and public schools. We created a prize to encourage and give visibility to young
artists, who present their works at the fair next to the already renowned artists
of the market. With ArtRio, we managed to have Brazilian art in a global
showcase, recognized by its importance and value," Luiz Calainho adds.
ARTRIO - INTERNATIONAL ART FAIR
Selection of Galleries
To participate in ArtRio, galleries must be approved by a selection committee
that analyzes many aspects, such as relevance in their market, represented
artists – exclusively or not –, number of exhibitions per year and participation in
events and/or fairs. The 2015 Committee is formed by the gallery owners
Alexandre Gabriel (Galeria Fortes Vilaça / São Paulo), Anita Schwartz (Anita
Schwartz Galeria de Arte / Rio de Janeiro), Elsa Ravazzolo (A Gentil Carioca /
Rio de Janeiro), Greg Lulay (David Zwirner / New York), Eduardo Brandão
(Galeria Vermelho / São Paulo) and Max Perlingeiro (Pinakotheke Cultural / Rio
de Janeiro).
Programs
 PANORAMA
Renowned national and international galleries of the modern and contemporary
art market.
 VISTA
A program dedicated to new galleries, with experimental curatorial project.
Focused on emerging contemporary art, the galleries develop innovative artistic
proposals especially for the fair.
 PRISMA
Curated by Carolyn H. Drake and Bernardo José de Souza. With an
unprecedented theme, this program will bring together works by Brazilian and
foreign artists.
COUNTRIES – PARTICIPATING GALLERIES OF ARTRIO 2015
Argentina
France
Portugal
Italy
United Kingdom
Brazil
Japan
Spain
United States
Uruguay
Luxembourg
Switzerland
PARTICIPATING GALLERIES
Program VISTA
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Blau Projects - São Paulo, Brazil
Document-Art Gallery - Buenos Aires, Argentina
espace_L - Geneva, Switzerland
Galeria Lume - São Paulo, Brazil
Galeria Pilar - São Paulo, Brazil
Isla Flotante Galería - Buenos Aires, Argentina
Lamb Arts - London, United Kingdom
Matias Brotas Arte Contemporânea - Vitória, Brazil
MUV Gallery - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Nosco - Londres, Reino Unido
Orlando Lemos Galeria - Nova Lima / Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais
Portas Vilaseca Galeria - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Program PANORAMA
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A Gentil Carioca - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
A Ponte Galeria de Arte - São Paulo, Brazil
Almeida e Dale - São Paulo, Brazil
Amarelonegro Arte Contemporânea - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Anita Schwartz Galeria de Arte - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Artur Fidalgo Galeria - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Athena Galeria de Arte - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Barro Arte Contemporáneo - Buenos Aires, Argentina
Carbono Galeria - São Paulo, Brazil
Casa Triângulo - São Paulo, Brazil
Celma Albuquerque - Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Colecionador Escritório de Arte - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
David Zwirner - New York, United States
Eduardo Secci Contemporary - Florence, Italy
Espaço Eliana Benchimol - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Fólio - São Paulo, Brazil
Gabinete de Arte K20 - Brasília, Brazil
Galeria Arte 57 - São Paulo, Brazil
Galeria Athena Contemporânea - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Galeria Bergamin - São Paulo, Brazil
Galeria da Gávea - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Galeria de Arte Ipanema - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Galería de las Misiones - Montevideo, Uruguay
Galeria Filomena Soares - Lisbon, Portugal
Galeria Fortes Vilaça - São Paulo, Brazil
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Galeria Inox - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Galeria Luisa Strina - São Paulo, Brazil
Galeria Marília Razuk - São Paulo, Brazil
Galeria Millan - São Paulo, Brazil
Galeria Murilo Castro - Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Galeria Nara Roesler - São Paulo, Brazil
Galeria Rabieh - São Paulo, Brazil
Galeria Raquel Arnaud - São Paulo, Brazil
Galerie Agnès Monplaisir - Paris, France
Galerie Bernard Ceysson - Luxembourg
Gustavo Rebello Arte - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Luciana Caravello Arte Contemporânea - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Lurixs: Arte Contemporânea - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Marcia Barrozo do Amaral - Rio de Janeiro
Marsiaj Tempo Galeria - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Maurício Pontual Galeria de Arte - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Mayoral - Barcelona, Spain
Mendes Wood DM - São Paulo, Brazil
Mercedes Viegas Arte Contemporânea - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Mul.ti.plo Espaço Arte - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Other Criteria: New York & London - New York, United States
Paulo Darzé Galeria de Arte - Salvador, Brazil
Paulo Kuczynski Escritório de Arte - São Paulo, Brazil
Piero Atchugarry - Pueblo Garzón, Uruguay
Pinakotheke - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Polígrafa Obra Gráfica - Barcelona, Spain
Referência Galeria de Arte - Brasília, Brazil
Roberto Alban Galeria - Salvador, Brazil
Rolf Art - Buenos Aires, Argentina
Ronie Mesquita Galeria - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Ruth Benzacar Galería de Arte - Buenos Aires, Argentina
Silvia Cintra + Box 4 - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
SIM Galeria - Curitiba, Brazil
Simões de Assis Galeria de Arte - Curitiba, Brazil
Sur - Montevideo, Uruguay
Vermelho - São Paulo, Brazil
Victoria Miro - London, United Kingdom
White Cube - London, United Kingdom
Whitestone Gallery - Tokyo, Japan
Zipper Galeria - São Paulo, Brazil
The German publisher Taschen will have a booth with its main Art books. The
presence of Unisaber, bookstore specialized in Art, Design and Photography
books is also confirmed.
Information - ArtRio 2015
Date: September 10th to 13th (Thursday to Sunday) - open to the public
Preview for guests: September 9th (Wednesday)
Location: Pier Mauá - Avenida Rodrigues Alves, 10 - Rio de Janeiro - Entry by
Warehouse 1
ARTRIO 2015 PLATFORM
ArtRio is based on three pillars: Connections, Content and International Fair.
Connections
Links and partnerships between ArtRio and other brands or institutions.
 Prêmio FOCO Bradesco ArtRio - Award
Reaching its 3rd edition in 2015, Award Prêmio FOCO Bradesco ArtRio aims to
promote and spread the works of emerging visual artists, with up to 15-year
career. Three Brazilian artists will be selected and will have the opportunity to
participate in residency and exhibition in three important institutions of the
current scene. They will also exhibit at ArtRio 2015.
The selection of winners will be made by an independent Curatorial Committee,
directed by Bernardo Mosqueira and with the participation of Isabel Portella
(Galeria do Lago), Fernanda Brenner (Pivô) and Sally Mizrachi (Lugar a
Dudas).
 CIGA – Art Galleries Integrated Circuit
The 2nd edition of CIGA took place on May 22nd and 23rd 2015. More than 25
galleries of Rio de Janeiro set up special tour itineraries with differentiated
times, to encourage visitation. The program included actions such as
vernissages, tours guided by artists, performances, lectures and concerts.
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ArtRio Social
A set of activities leading culture, information and art for non-governmental
organizations and municipal public schools. Among the actions, there are
guided tours to exhibitions in museums and cultural centers; lectures; and
donation of materials to be reused by NGOs artisans.
 ArtRio Talks
In partnership with the institute Casa do Saber, ArtRio promotes a schedule of
lectures and courses with renowned artists of the national and international
market of visual arts.
The topics covered this year are:
- Art History in Brazil
- After all, what is a masterpiece?
- Art, from the Mannerism to the French Baroque
- Shards of World War II in the Arts
- A Brief History of Drawing
- Contemporary photography in art, journalism, advertising and technology.
 Bradesco Interventions / ArtRio
Urban intervention project held in September, in parallel to the fair, with the
exhibition of large sculptures in public spaces.
Content
Information and entertainment focused on dissemination of artistic content:
 Web portal ArtRio www.artrio.art.br
Constantly updated during the year, the web portal is a great center of news
about the universe of art, with information on what happens in Rio de Janeiro
and worldwide. This way, ArtRio brand brings art to a broader agenda,
encourages artistic and art concepts dissemination, and provides the bases for
the creation of a new public.
The portal brings the schedule of events, exhibitions and shows held in the city
and is associated to museums and galleries for constant dissemination of their
activities.
 Pílulas de Arte (Pills of Art)
A series of TV programs with up to three minutes each, in partnership with the
channel CURTA!, with testimonials of contemporary Brazilian artists who talk
about their creative processes and works, as well as interviews with curators,
critics and gallery owners.
 Artistic Circuits
Creation of art circuits in the city of Rio de Janeiro, under the perspective of
both visitation and history, indicating (public, immaterial, urban, architectural
etc.) art itineraries in public places, such as streets, museums, galleries and
landscapes.
 Web Radio
Available 24 hours a day with quality music, interviews and news about the
scene of visual arts. The radio line-up includes the first national program totally
dedicated to Sound Art, curated by Franz Manata, Saulo Ladares and Bruno
Queiroz. The radio also has mixtapes signed by guests.
International Fair
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Recognized as one of the world's major art events
Attended by relevant national and international galleries
Works by over 2,000 artists
More than 9,000 m² of art works
About 3,000 professionals involved in the production
More than 50 side events
ARTRIO IN SOCIAL NETWORKS
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 More than 110 followers on Google Plus
 More than 17,000 tags with #artrio on Instagram
 2,700 tags with #artrio2014 and 1,859 tags with #artrio2013 on
Instagram
 In 2014, 11,000 tags with #artrio13 e #artrio2013
 More than 400 stories published on the website every year
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