ART LA 2007 Opening Reception Benefit

ART LA 2007

THE NEW LOS ANGELES INTERNATIONAL CONTEMPORARY ART FAIR

SANTA MONICA CIVIC AUDITORIUM
JANUARY 25 – 28, 2007

Opening Reception to Benefit The MOCA Contemporaries

(Los Angeles, CA) January 5, 2007– artfairs, inc., producer of the highly
acclaimed art fairs photo MIAMI and photo l.a., is pleased to announce ART LA 2007, spearheaded by the fair’s recently appointed director, Tim Fleming. After two successful years, ART LA, the only major contemporary art fair to be held in Los Angeles in more than a decade, returns for a third year and will be held January 25-28 at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, located at 1855 Main Street.

ART LA will focus on Los Angeles' vast number of important galleries ranging from established blue-chip galleries to young experimental art spaces, all operating at the forefront of contemporary art. Also invited are a select number of prominent international galleries. The fair will draw international attention to the multi-faceted world of contemporary art, showcasing current international trends while spotlighting the productive art world that is thriving in Los Angeles.

More than 40 galleries have been selected for this year's edition of ART LA
including Los Angeles galleries 1301PE, ACE Gallery, ACME, China Art
Objects, Anna Helwing Gallery, Daniel Hug, Kantor/Feuer Gallery, Patrick
Painter, Peres Projects, David Patton Los Angeles and Sister. A selection of
galleries visiting from outside the Greater Los Angeles area include Kevin Bruk
Gallery (Miami), Fredric Snitzer Gallery (Miami), Stephanie Skestos Gabriele (Chicago), Galeria Comercial (Puerto Rico), Galerie Caprice Horn
(Berlin, Germany) and Wetterling Gallery (Stockholm, Sweden).

Special curated projects by local non-profits Machine Project, Outpost for Contemporary Art, Los Angeles Contemporary Exhibitions (LACE) and emerging Los Angeles project space TRUDI will be an exciting addition to ART LA 2007.

“We are excited to be partnering with Los Angeles galleries to draw international attention to the fast-paced local art scene," says ART LA director Tim Fleming.
"Our concept is to bring together a diverse range of LA’s influential contemporary galleries ranging from the very established to the radical younger spaces in an effort
to strengthen the ever-growing Los Angeles art community. ART LA is an intimate fair offering the interested art patron—from the novice to the experienced
collector—a broad view of the LA scene and its relationship to
contemporary artistic production on a global scale.”

The opening reception for ART LA 2007 will be held on Thursday, January 25, 2006, from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. and will benefit The MOCA Contemporaries—a support council of The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles (MOCA), which cultivates the museum’s local community of young professionals committed to contemporary art. Tickets to the opening reception are $50 and can be purchased at the door or in advance by calling (213) 633-5381. Additional information about The MOCA Contemporaries can be found at moca.org/contemporaries.
ART LA 2007 exhibition hours are Friday, January 26 and Saturday, January 27
from 12:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., and Sunday, January 28, from 12:00 p.m. to
6:00 p.m. Tickets are $15 for a one-day pass and $25 for a three-day pass.
All exhibition tickets are available for purchase at the door or in advance.
Tickets to the opening benefit reception are $50 and can be purchased at the
door or in advance by calling (213) 633-5381. For additional information on
ART LA 2007, the opening benefit reception, and advance ticket sales,
please visit www.artfairsinc.com or call (323) 937-4659.

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