A n i n v i tat i o n a l s o l o p r o j e c t fa i r for contemporary art Ma r c h 5 – 8 , 2 0 1 5 , PIER 9 0 Press Summary Exhibitors: 9 0 G a l l e r i e s A r t i s t s f r o m 3 4 N a t i o n s L o c at i o n : P I E R 9 0 W e s t 5 0 t h S t r e e t a t 1 2 t h A v e n u e N e w Yo r k , N Y 1 0 0 3 6 E x h i b i t i o n P e r i o d : M a r c h 5 – 8 , 2 0 1 5 V O LTA Team : A r t i s t i c D i r e c t o r A m a n d a C o u l s o n M a n a g i n g D i r e c t o r C h r i s D e A n g e l i s P r o j e c t M a n a g e r K e r s t i n H e r d P r o j e c t C o o r d i n a t o r R a c h e l M i j a r e s F i c k P r e s s M a n a g e r B r i a n F e e F o u n d i ng Y ea r : 2 0 0 5 ( B a s e l ) / 2 0 0 8 ( N e w Yo r k ) F o u n d e r s : : K a v i G u p t a , C h i c a g o F r i e d r i c h L o o c k , B e r l i n U l r i c h Vo g e s , F r a n k f u r t P r e s s C o n ta c t: B r i a n F e e P r e s s M a n a g e r b r i a n @ v o l t a s h o w. c o m J a i m y - L e e V i l o ( B A C K S L A SH G A L L E R Y, P a r i s ) , s u r r o u n d e d b y w o r k s b y R E RO “ V O LTA i s u n i q u e a m o n g A r m o r y W e e k a r t f a i r s i n t h a t e a c h g a l l e r y b o o t h e x h i b i t s a solo project by one artist. The fair is still sizable — 90 galleries in total — but i t ’s a n i c e c h a n g e t o d e v o t e y o u r t i m e t o i n d i v i d u a l s e r i e s o f w o r k s , r a t h e r t h a n split your attention among pieces by many different artists at each booth, as is the case in most other fairs.” Elisa Wouk Almino, Hyperallergic “ [ V O LTA A r t i s t i c D i r e c t o r A m a n d a C o u l s o n ] i s t a l k i n g a b o u t t h e f a i r ’s n e w l o c a t i o n at Pier 90, on the far west side of Manhattan, steps away from the behemoth A r m o r y S h o w, w h i c h t a k e s p l a c e a t P i e r s 9 2 a n d 9 4 . ‘ B u t I d o n ’ t t h i n k t h e f a i r i s g o i n g t o c h a n g e t h a t m u c h , ’ s h e a d d s . T h a t ’s a g o o d t h i n g f o r a r t l o v e r s w h o h a v e c o m e t o p r i z e V O LTA f o r i t s c a r e f u l l y c u r a t e d , i n v i t a t i o n - o n l y, a n d l a r g e l y single-artist booths. [...] The solo-artist booth appeals to visitors and exhibitors a l i k e , a s i t a l l o w s f o r s e e i n g a h e a l t h y s a m p l i n g o f a s p e c i a l l y s e l e c t e d a r t i s t ’s work in-depth.” Eileen Kinsella, artnet news “ M o v i n g t o t h e p i e r s w e s t o f m i d t o w n b r o u g h t o n e a r t f a i r a n e w f o u n d d i g n i t y. C e r t a i n l y i t b r o u g h t Vo l t a a l o t m o r e s p a c e . O n e c o u l d s e e i t f r o m t h e v e r y f i r s t booth no matter which way one entered, for the fair uses that space not for more dealers, but for more room for their art.” J o h n H a b e r, H a b e r ’s A r t R e v i e w s “ I n i t s n e w d i g s , V O LTA N e w Yo r k i s m o r e p o l i s h e d , t h e y o u n g e r s i b l i n g r e a d y t o t a k e o n p l a y i n g w i t h t h e b i g b o y s . S t i l l , V O LTA , t h e f a i r k n o w n f o r c e l e b r a t i n g the singular and in-depth presentation, has not lost its identity as a place for the discovering emerging talent.” Gabrielle Selz, Hamptons Art Hub “ V O LTA’s i d e n t i t y k i c k s i n h e r e a n d t r u e u n i q u e e l e m e n t s o f t h e s h o w s t a n d o u t . T h i s s h o w w a n t s a r t i s t s t o b e a r t i s t i c . Ye s , t h e m i s s i o n i s t o d i s p l a y t h e a r t i s t ’s s o l o p r o j e c t s , b u t Vo l t a e n c o u r a g e s m o r e . I t ’s a b o u t e l e v a t i n g p e r s p e c t i v e a n d e n h a n c i n g e x p e r i e n c e . … Vo l t a N Y 2 0 1 5 h a s g u t s , a n d i t ’s g l o r i o u s . T h e l a y o u t i s a b i t u n g a i n l y a n d s o m e e x h i b i t i o n s d o c l a s h , b u t i t ’s s t i l l a n e x c e p t i o n a l s h o w. ” Robert Malone, The Upcoming E m i l y A n d e r s e n ( c e n t e r, S l a g G a l l e r y, B r o o k l y n ) p r e s e n t s a t r i p t y c h w o r k b y N a o m i S a f r a n - H o n t o c o l l e c t o r s “VOLTA New York, an invitational art fair that features solo artist presentations, has placed a focus on the Caribbean and Africa this year mainly because Amanda Coulson, who is head of the National Art Gallery of the Bahamas, a l s o s e r v e s a s V O LTA’s a r t i s t i c d i r e c t o r. B u t , b e y o n d t h a t , powerhouse grant programs and residencies are juicing t h e r e g i o n ’s s c e n e . A n d w i t h Contemporary art from the Caribbean the subject of survey shows at the Brooklyn Museum, Studio Museum in Harlem, El Museo del Barrio and the Queens Museum of Art in recent years, the sector is hot. [...] A d l e r G u e r r i e r, a n a r t i s t o f Haitian descent that lives and works in Miami, rounds out the Caribbean cluster with photos and collages that explore the life of a flâneur (a person that idly strolls an urban environment) at Marisa Newman Projects from New Yo r k . V i e w e r s a t V O LTA s h o u l d t a k e a c u e f r o m G u e r r i e r ’s pursuit and slowly saunter though the fair in search of a bit of Caribbean creativity right here at home.” P a u l L a s t e r, O b s e r v e r / C u l t u r e A v i s i t o r e n g a g e s w i t h H i r o s h i S h i n n o ’s h a n g i n g C l u s t e r o f L i f e o r b s ( Y OD G a l l e r y, O s a k a ) “ T h i s y e a r ’s V O LTA N Y s h o w t r a n s p l a n t e d i t s e l f t o P i e r 9 0 , r i g h t n e x t d o o r t o i t s g a r g a n t u a n n e i g h b o r / p a r t n e r, b u t s t i l l m a n a g e d t o r e t a i n s o m e o f i t s c a s u a l a u t h e n t i c i t y. A s a f a i r o f s o l o b o o t h s , i t e n c o u r a g e s m o r e m e a s u r e d t h i n k i n g b y design, while also allowing for some more guerilla exposure of lesser known galleries and artists.” Loring Knoblauch, Collector Daily “ K n o w n a s t h e “ s i s t e r f a i r ” o f T h e A r m o r y S h o w, e v e r y t h i n g a b o u t V O LTA i s c o o l e r : t h e f o n t i s c o o l e r, t h e h a n d - o u t s a r e c o o l e r, a n d t h e g a l l e r i e s f e a t u r e only one artist per booth, giving it a less commercial and more relaxed feel. The most surprising highlights this year shared an unbelievable level of intricacy and detail.” D a v i d B e h r i n g e r, C u r a t o r B a s e l ‘ s r e n o w n e d a r t fa i r for new and emerging art Ma r k t h a l l e B a s e l J u n e 15 – 20, 2015 vo lta s h o w.c o m
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