BRIDGE LONDON:
October 16–19
2 Spring Gardens, Trafalgar Square
FOCUS: THE COMMONWEALTH OF NATIONS
SPECIAL EXHIBITION: AFRICA
Application Deadline: May 15, 2008
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Bridge is pleased to announce its second annual London edition, concurrent with the spectacularly popular Frieze Art Fair. Bridge will once again take over the luxurious, five-star Trafalgar Hotel in Trafalgar Square, with an estimated 50 to 60 international exhibitors transforming the historic hotel into a contemporary art center. In the midst of cancellations of other American efforts in London, Bridge promises an even more visible second-year effort.
Bridge London 2008 builds on the tremendous success of Bridge London 2007, which featured exhibitors from Belgium, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, Japan, the Netherlands, Spain, the UK, and the US. Media coverage included Art Newspaper, the New York Times, ABC, BBC, CNN, Fox News, and Art Info. Sales figures were well over a million dollars, with high-profile buyers including Beth DeWoody and a number of major US museums. Lloyd’s TSB, the fair’s sponsor, was inherent to the success of Bridge London, inviting many important clients and offering special art-purchasing programs.
Bridge is pleased to announce our Focus: The Commonwealth of Nations and Special Exhibition: Africa. In London 2008, this special exhibition will proudly showcase young African artists who would not otherwise have the opportunity to reach a centralized global audience. Bridge is also pleased to expand its Projects section, a program which provides artists direct public exposure at the fair. Since its inception, Bridge Projects has launched several budding art careers.
Located at the geographic center of the city across from the National Gallery and National Portrait Galleries, Bridge is only a brief walking distance to the Zoo Art Fair at the Royal Academy near Piccadilly Circus. All of this is only a thirty-minute walk from Frieze Art Fair in Regent's Park.
:: London 2007 Exhibitor list::
