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Santa Fe returns in style this season with
its 9th edition to be held July 23-26, 2009
at El Museo in the heart of Santa Fe's
hottest new district, The Railyard. The champagne-tinged, high stakes world of international art fairs provide heady, glamorous fare for serious collectors and scene-seekers alike, but ART Santa Fe goes one step further. ART Santa Fe provides a total experience that includes not only a high class mix of excellent contemporary galleries from all over the globe, cutting edge art installations, and emerging artists and dealers, but does so in an utterly unique setting that offers visitors the ultimate arts and culture experience. |
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acrylic sheet and fluorescent light, 55 x 33 x 11 inches, Osuna Art, |
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The atmosphere starts outside the venue
with a cadre of carnival-surreal Wise Fools (the renowned
theater and puppetry troupe) on hand to shepherd the public
through the doors. Inside ART Santa Fe, viewers will explore
the best of the art world, with participating galleries from
across the United States, China, Japan, Europe, and Latin
America. |
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Rana Rochat,
Untitled L7O3,
2009,
encaustic on paper, 46 x 41 inches, David Lusk Gallery, Memphis, TN |
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ART Santa Fe's boutique style offers a
perfect balance of breadth and intimacy,
allowing visitors to speak to dealers and artists while
experiencing a full range of art in a comprehensible
context. In addition to special single-artist installation
spaces, viewers will also witness a new event "How Things
Are Made" presented by Landfall Press. This hands-on
demonstration will show the step-by-step process of making
lithographs. |
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Kathleen Wilke,
Twisted Sister,
2009, edition of 10 |
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Unlike other art fairs, the experience
does not stop outside the doors. A series of ART Santa Fe
events including Thursday night's Vernissage champagne
buffet, and the Art in America party at the new LewAllen
Gallery in the Railyard on Saturday are only the beginning. ART Santa Fe puts you at the center of the action, in the chic new Railyard Art District where fine art, fine dining, and the sleek new Rail Runner Express meet. The enchanting Rail Runner allows you to pop north or south to enjoy the expanded cultural offerings of Santa Fe or Albuquerque with ease. |
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Adam Ekberg, Precise
Equilibrium, 2008 inkjet printThomas Robertello Gallery, Chicago, IL |
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A day at ART Santa Fe doesn't have to
end with a glass of wine on the patio of one of the
Railyard's restaurants. The fabled streets of Santa Fe await, with world-class dining, shopping, and music venues tucked among the light and shadows of Santa Fe's adobe walls. The world-renowned Santa Fe Opera will be performing La Traviata, the Santa Fe Chamber Music festival and the New Mexico Jazz Festival will be in full swing and the celebrated Spanish Market will be in operation downtown. Throw in an extra day to hike through piñon in the stunning Sangre de Cristo Mountains and a visitor will leave sated in mind, body, and soul. In all, 2009's installment of ART Santa Fe, July 23-26 at El Museo in the Railyard, promises to satisfy even the most discriminating visitor's every wish. |
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James Wolanin,
Summer Meadow,
2008 48 x 48 inches, Acrylic and resin on wood panel Museum Works Gallery, |
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| Please visit us on facebook or on our website: www.artsantafe.com for news about the fair, and for travel and tour information, or call us at 505.988.8883 | ||
