Art up!

(13 Feb 2014 - 16 Feb 2014)

http://www.art-up.com

Art up!
Lille
France

In 2014, Lille Art Fair becomes Art Up!

The leading contemporary ar fair in France, aside from Paris

Lille’s fair, known as Lille Art Fair, has doubled in size of its exhibitors and visitors over the past 6 years.

It is therefore on the crest of its popularity, with over 26,000 visitors who attended the 6th edition, that Lille Art Fair is now changing its name in order to reinforce its spirit of commitment and spontaneity.

Art Up!, the new name that also refers to the revised ambitions of this essential contemporary art fair recognised as one of the leading events of its kind: with an increasingly international outlook allowing the discovery of fresh talent and young galleries.

Art Up! however sticks to the original formula of Lille’s fair without losing any of its warmth and accessibility. Consequently, established and emerging galleries, future talents and world famous artists as well as different contemporary art movements will continue to mix up through the aisles of Lille Grand Palais.

An increasingly widespread and well-informed audience

In 2013, the fair consolidated its position in the French art fair calendar and is now considered to beone of the key dates for contemporary art professionals and enthusiasts.

Buyers and new collectors, coming to the fair in increasing numbers, recognise the quality of the event that brings something new each year. The amount of transactions concluded during the last edition grew by 12% for the works of worldly renowned artists and emerging talents.

"In 2013, the fair has attracted visitors from well beyond the city of Lille. The fair has been given a new impetus and we hope that our enthusiasm and our passion will attract an increasing number of French and foreign galleries and publishers to participate in future editions," explains Didier Vesse, the Director of the fair.

Save the date for Art Up! 2014

• From February, the 13th to 16th
• 30,000 visitors expected
• Over one hundred galleries, selected by the artistic committee

About Art Up!

Formerly known as Lille Art Fair, Art Up! is the annual contemporary art fair that has been held at the Lille Grand Palais since 2008.

Over 12,000 m of exhibition space that customarily accommodates about one hundred galleries and publishers. Every year, over 20,000 visitors discover a national and international contemporary art exhibition based on diversity, organised under the watchful eye of Didier Vesse, the Director of
the fair.

www.art-up.com

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About Lille Grand Palais

Opened in 1994, Lille Grand Palais is a unique conference, exhibition and entertainment venue that hosts over 300 events and welcomes almost 1 million visitors every year.
Lille Grand Palais has also been organising/producing events since 2007. Since 2008, this has been the venue for Lille Art Fair, the contemporary art fair that was renamed Art Up! this year.
Lille Grand Palais is an enduring living space and source of inspiration that is ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certified.

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