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
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