The four-day ‘ArtRio Fair’, from September 13-16, will welcome Contemporary art dealer Gagosian for the first time as an exhibitor.
This is the second outing for the event,
which launched last year in response to what is being seen as a
rising demand among Brazil's middle class for art.
Many industry eyes have been turning to this
BRIC nation as the economies of both India and China have weakened
over the past couple of years.
Organisers Brenda Valansi Osorio and
Elisangela Valadares are reported as having initially modelled this
100-plus gallery event on Miami Art Basel.
It occupies 13,000 sq m of exhibition space
in four warehouses in the heart of the city's harbourside area,
expanding from the 83 galleries - 33 of them from other countries -
who exhibited last year.
Together they were reported as selling $120m
worth of art by 700 artists, and at 46,000 the visitor numbers were
30% up on what the organisers had hoped for.
Prices for artworks ranged from around $500
to $5m.
Other big overseas names standing at the
fair this year include White Cube, Max Wigram and the Marlborough
Gallery from London, David Zwirner and Vogt Gallery from New York,
Andersen's Contemporary from Copenhagen, Christinger de Mayo and
Hauser & Wirth from Zurich, Galeria e Museo from Madrid and
Galeri Koal from Berlin.
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