In de e-mail trof ik vandaag een uitnodiging aan voor publicatie in Art Collector’s Choice Book – Volume II – Middle East uitgegeven door Contemporary Art Station.
ART COLLECTOR’S CHOICE BOOK
VOLUME II – MIDDLE EAST
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The “Art Collector’s Choice – Volume II” book published by Contemporary Art Station, is a curated collection of some of the most investable artists of the current international contemporary art market.
Publication Date: March 2021 Deadline: 15th January 2021 |
The upcoming contemporary art series book published by Contemporary Art Station, is a curated collection of some of the most investable artists of the current international contemporary art market.
INCLUDED WITH THE BOOK: Book editing, design, layout and text review | Arabic translation | Social Media Promotion | Press Release | Each featured artist will receive one free copy of the book | Interview on our Website and Social Media | Layout revisions | 1 x image per page
Please note this is a curated book. Decisions on admission are made exclusively by the Curator board. Please note that the number of published artists is limited.
Nog even voorop gesteld hoe deze organisatie mij heeft weten te vinden, prikkelt de e-mail me wel.
En dus is een bezoekje aan de website van de organisatie het eerste dat ik doe.
Daar valt het volgende te lezen:
Contemporary Art Station, based in London and Tokyo, the platform that facilitates both emerging and established artists to display their works in public space. We are a company designed to showcase the work and value offered by some of the best artists in the world. We exhibit the works of selected artists in curated exhibitions, and at the same time we are also engaged in big-scale audience artist promotion.
Our focus is on offering artists a way to reach the big-scale audience. We turn up public spaces into art exhibitions, covering important art fairs and art events periods to guarantee the best audience possible.
We believe that it’s very important to showcase the contemporary art in the public space. We understand that a lot of people want to explore and enjoy art the way they want, and Contemporary Art Station certainly helps achieve such a goal in no time.
We are firm believers that by showcasing contemporary art to the right audience, people will finally be able to push the boundaries and evolve as well as adjust stuff in life based on their own needs.
What makes Contemporary Art Station stand out is that we transform the public space at all times. We create an outstanding museum from it and we always do everything in our power to showcase the right artwork to people in major cities. The idea here is to try and bring art close to people, regardless of its format. We believe that, by bringing more art to people, we make it easier for everyone to be in touch with art and enrich the everyday life of the traveling public by giving the very latest insights in contemporary art.
Nu ik dit zo lees doet het me denken aan The Billboard Creative en The Fence waar ik een aantal jaar geleden een paar keer foto’s voor heb ingestuurd.
In het geval van deze organisatie hebben ze in een aantal keer een “buitenexpositie” gehouden in het Shibuya Station in Tokio (met 2,4 miljoen passagiers op een gemiddelde weekdag in 2004 – bron: Wikipedia).
Het gaat nu echter niet om een buitenexpositie, maar om publicatie in een kunstboek in feite bestemd voor het Midden-Oosten.
Op de website valt te lezen dat:
Our mission is to promote the arts globally and offer a platform for emerging and professional artists by showcasing their works to the Japanese art market and to the worldwide audience.
The contemporary art series book published by Contemporary Art Station, is a curated collection of some of the most investable artists of the current international contemporary art market.
The book is available online through e-commerce sites such as Amazon, Barnes & Noble, iBook, Foyles, Aladin (Korea), Baker & Taylor, Gardners Books, Bertrams, Waterstore’s, Kobo, Blackwell’s, Scribd, National Library Scotland, … and is also distributed among our database of art bookstores, gallery consultants, art dealers, and art fair directors.
Al met al een interessante optie, omdat publicaties en exposities voornamelijk – op een paar uitzonderingen na – op het Europese vasteland hebben plaatsgevonden.
Van wat ik zo her en der in de virtuele wandelgangen heb opgevangen, is de kunstmarkt in het Midden-Oosten en met name China op dit moment booming.
Wordt vervolgd?