Fresh Paint 6 will take place in Tel Aviv from May 21 – 26, 2013. The contemporary art fair showcases the work of independent artists in Israel, as well as those represented by galleries. The artsy happening maintains a fresh perspective, appearing in a new venue each year. This year’s venue will be The New Logistics Center, Tel Aviv – Yafo, 48 Tel Giborim Street, South Tel Aviv. To see the map, click here.
An intriguing new feature this year is the fair’s expansion into the realm of design, with the launching of Fresh Design 1. Following the successful model of Fresh Paint, there will be two exhibition categories: Design Projects, featuring the work of established designers, and the Design Greenhouse, which will feature works by emerging designers. Greenhouse committee members Yael Taragan (independent designer and researcher, teaching at Bezalel), Pini Leibovich (designer and senior lecturer at Shenkar), Ifat Finkelman (architect, Dept of Architecture, Bezalel), and Naama Steinbock (designer, senior lecturer at HIT, Holon Institute of Technology), have selected about a hundred design items for display, reflecting a wide range of uses and approaches to design. Among the established designers exhibiting in Design Projects are: Daniella Lehavi, Jacquard 2.0, Kastiel, Monkey Business, Noam Dover and Michal Cederbaum, SOHO, and many more.
Fresh Paint gives annual award for The Most Promising Artist. Last year’s award was shared by artists Elham Rokni and Matan Mittwoch, who will each present a solo show at Fresh Paint 6.
The Independent Artists Greenhouse will exhibit the works of 50 emerging artists, selected by the admissions committee. The 2013 selection panel members are: Igal Ahouvi, collector; Miryam Charim, Charim gallery, Vienna, Austria; Ruth Direktor, Chief Curator, Haifa Museum of Art; Dr. Thomas Elsen , Head of H2 Museum, Augsburg, Germany; Raphie Etgar, Artistic Director and Curator, Museum on the Seam; Inga Gallery, Netta Eshel and Revital Gal; Tami Katz-Freiman, Contemporary Art Curator, Miami; Roi Kuper,. Photographer; Dalia Levin, Director, Herzliya Museum of Contemporary Art; Raw Art Gallery, Shimon Ben Shabat and Nogah Davidson; Timna Seligman, Curator of Ticho House; Sarit Shapira, Curator, Igal Ahouvi Art Collection.
Artists exhibiting in the Greenhouse include: Matan Ashkenazy, Rubi Bakal, Liat Elbling, Yulia Frydin, Jonathan Goldman, Hila Laviv, Gustavo Sagorsky and many more…
Galleries exhibiting at Fresh Paint 6 include: Alon Segev, Gordon, P8, Rosenfeld, Sommer, Zemack, and more.
Admission to Fresh Paint is 45 NIS (children under 5 are free)/38 NIS for DigiTel or Maximum Tel Aviv card holders. Complete information on Fresh Paint 6 may be found on the website.
