Art Rotterdam 2017

review 2017
18th edition Art Rotterdam attracts 26,500 visitors

The Art Rotterdam art fair that took place during the past five days in the historic Van Nelle Factory was once again a huge success. The 18th edition of this annual and versatile presentation of international, and, mostly recent, art attracted 26,500 art lovers and professionals from the Netherlands and abroad – despite the wintry weather. As the linchpin of the Art Rotterdam Week - an annually recurring festival for culture and contemporary art - the fair has yet again exceeded expectations. Fons Hof: "The programme in the city has made a huge impression on our foreign guests. The opening in both The Kunsthal and Museum Boijmans van Beuningen were spectacular, with works of unprecedented quality".

The sales at this year’s Art Rotterdam were also again very good at both Dutch as well as foreign galleries. ING bank, for example, bought a 2.5 metre high sculpture by artist Matthew Day Jackson at Grimm Gallery for its collection. C & H Gallery has sold all kinetic artworks by artist Zoro Feigl in its stand, including two works to art collector Joop van Caldenborgh’ s Museum Voorlinden, one work to an American collector and various works to Dutch private and company collections. Fons Hof "The market for contemporary art is clearly an upward trend again. Especially noticeable is how active once again the company collections are in the market".

NN Group Art Award
The NN Group Art Award was presented for the first time. This new art award of a value of € 10,000 puts the spotlight on an exceptionally talented artist who has undergone art training in the Netherlands die in Nederland and whose work can be seen at the fair. French brothers Florian & Michael Quistrebert from gallery Juliètte Jongma in Amsterdam have won the first NN Group Art Award. NN Group has also acquired a huge work by the brothers at Art Rotterdam.

IFFR
Art Rotterdam and IFFR showed the film Establishing Eden by artist duo Broersen & Lukács in a jointly created video room in Rotterdam Central Station from 25-12 January. Tens of thousands of train passengers have attended this show.

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Welcome to Art Rotterdam 2017

The 18th edition of Art Rotterdam will once again immerse you for four days into the newest developments in contemporary art. Its focus on young art, its variety of the different sections, the connection with the city Rotterdam and the historic location have given Art Rotterdam its unique identity. For an increasing number of art lovers, Art Rotterdam is the attractive alternative within the international field of art fairs and attracts more visitors, both domestic and international, every year.

I hope you will be inspired by what the artists have to offer during this edition and that you will enjoy all there is to see and experience at and around Art Rotterdam.

Fons Hof
Director Art Rotterdam

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MAIN SECTION 2017

Ag Galerie (IR) | AKINCI (NL) | andriesse eyck galerie (NL) | Martin Asbæk Gallery (DK) | ASPN Galerie (DE) | Willem Baars Projects (NL) | balzer projects (CH) | Base-Alpha Gallery (BE) | van den Berge (NL) | Francis Boeske Projects (NL) | BORZO Gallery (NL) | Ellen de Bruijne Projects (NL) | C&H gallery (NL) | Kristof De Clercq gallery (BE) | Johan Deumens Gallery (NL) | Dürst Britt & Mayhew (NL) | Galerie Kai Erdmann (DE) | Galerie la Ferronnerie / Brigitte Négrier (FR) | Flatland Gallery (NL) | Charlotte Fogh Gallery (DK) | Annet Gelink Gallery (NL) | Annie Gentils Gallery (BE) | GNYP Gallery (DE) | GRIMM (NL) | Galerie Rianne Groen (NL) | Gerhard Hofland (NL) | Hopstreet Gallery (BE) | Juliette Jongma (NL) | Roger Katwijk (NL) | Martin Kudlek (DE) | Maurits van de Laar (NL) | RonLangArt (NL) | Wouter van Leeuwen (NL) | LhGWR (NL) | Livingstone gallery (NL) | Lullin + Ferrari (CH) | Lumen Travo (NL) | Ron Mandos (NL) | Kunsthandel Meijer (NL) | Van der Mieden Gallery (BE) | Galerie Onrust (NL) | Ornis A. Gallery (NL) | Pablo's Birthday (USA) | PHOEBUS Rotterdam (NL) | RAM Berry Koedam (NL) | Galerie Ramakers (NL) | David Risley Gallery (DK) | The Ravestijn Gallery (NL) | Michel Rein (BE) | Gabriel Rolt (NL) | Mieke van Schaijk (NL) | Seelevel Gallery (NL) | Hidde van Seggelen (UK) | Barbara Seiler (CH) | Slewe (NL) | SPECTA (DK) | Stigter Van Doesburg (NL) | Frank Taal (NL) | tegenboschvanvreden (NL) | TORCH (NL) | Upstream Gallery (NL) | Gallery Sofie Van de Velde (BE) | Vilma Gold (UK) | Galerie VIVID (NL) | kunstruimte Wagemans (NL) | WAGNER + PARTNER (DE) | Galerie Fons Welters (NL) | ZERP Galerie (NL) | Martin van Zomeren (NL)

  NEW ART SECTION 2017

galleria Acappella (IT) | 22,48m² (FR) | Billytown (NL) | Bosse & Baum (UK) | C Ø P P E R F I E L D (UK) | CINNNAMON (NL) | Collicaligreggi (IT) | CONRADI (DE) | Dapiran Art Project Space (NL) | Division of Labour (UK) | Eastwards Prospectus (RO) | FOLD Gallery (UK) | Grimmuseum (DE) | Irene Laub Gallery (BE) | JOEY RAMONE (NL) | Leslie (DE) | mariondecannière (BE) | narrative projects (UK) | Neumeister Bar-Am (DE) | SARIEV Contemporary (BG) | SCHWARZ CONTEMPORARY (DE) | SEXAUER (DE) | Space in Between (UK) | The RYDER Projects (UK) | Tžužjj (UK)

  PROJECTIONS 2017

Melanie Bonajo - AKINCI (NL) | Molly Palmer - Bosse & Baum (UK) | Falke Pisano - Ellen de Bruijne Projects (NL) | Raúl Ortega Ayala - Dürst Britt & Mayhew (NL) | David Verbeek - Flatland Gallery (NL) | Hanne Nielsn Birgit Johnsen - Charlotte Fogh Gallery (DK) | Elke Andreas Boon - Annie Gentils (BE) | Nicolas Provost - GRIMM (NL) | Mohau Modisakeng - Galerie Ron Mandos (NL) | Catherine Biocca - PSM (DE) | Semâ Bekirovic - Stigter Van Doesburg (NL) | Chaim van Luit - tegenboschvanvreden (NL) | Anouk De Clercq - Gallery Sofie Van De Velde (BE)

  INTERSECTIONS 2017

1646 (NL) | Buro Bradwolff (NL) | Club Solo (NL) | De Player (NL) | DordtYart (NL) | FLAM (NL) | Framer Framed (NL) | Kunsthuis Syb (NL) | Mertens Frames Project Space by Plan B (NL) | MILK (NL) | Nieuwe Vide (NL) | P/////AKT (NL) | Patty Morgan (NL) | Roodkapje (NL) | Satellietgroep (NL) | Showroom MAMA (NL) | UBIK - Worm (NL) | V2_, Lab for the Unstable Media (NL) | VHDG (NL) | Vleeshal (NL)

  OPEN AIR 2017

Nadia Naveau – Base-Alpha Gallery (BE) | Ronald de Bloeme – BorzoGallery (NL) | Susan Philipsz – Ellen de Bruijne Projects (NL) | Roeland Tweelinckx – IRÈNE LAUB GALLERY (BE) | Jay Gard – SEXAUER (DE) | David Jablonowski – Galerie Fons Welters (NL)