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The 13th edition of the arteBA Contemporary Art Fair was a tremendous success: the specialized critics and the media praised the high standard of the exhibition and the quality of the works exhibited. Another indication of success was the great attendance, which increased towards the weekend and the May 25th holiday, with full attendance. This year the structure of the Fair underwent some changes which proved to be quite adequate as the general appearance of the fair became tidier and more precise even to the detail.
Special visitors from abroad were Alfons Hug, curator of the Sao Paulo Biennial, one of the most important events together with the Venice Biennial; and Rosina Gómez-Baeza, director of ARCO (Contemporary Art Fair) of Madrid. They both showed their amazement at the growth of arteBA in these last years.
Fifty-nine art galleries took part in arteBA2004. Among the foreign galleries were Thomas Cohn, Nara Roesler and Baró-Cruz Galería, all from Brazil; Fernando Pradilla, from Spain and Colombia; Astarté and Kraisler from Spain; Durban-Segnini from USA and Venezuela; Vasco Castresana from USA; Entre Estudio y Galería from Mexico; Sur from Uruguay; Cecilia Torres Ltd-Oscar Prato from New York and Montevideo; and Villa Sonja from Switzerland. Other participants were 6 art dealers, l7 non-profit making institutions, 23 corporations and institutions related to art and culture and 11 specialized publications.
