Over 120,000 people, 18,000 square meters, 5 days. These are some of the figures that belong to what according to specialized critics and media was the best edition of arteBA Contemporary Art Fair. This edition was a clear sample of an event that combines the highest exhibition quality, a significant flux of visitors and a remarkable success in sales.
arteBA has just closed its 17th edition and has definitely established itself as an annual meeting point for curators, critics, directors of museums and other institutions, gallery owners and Latin American artists. arteBA also works as a trigger for a number of shows, events, exhibitions and acquisitions that take place all year round through the whole region.
arteBA’ 08 received more than 300 foreign guests: important collectors and patrons, directors and curators of collections and international museums, critics and representatives of the most influential institutions in the field of visual arts.
The Fair’s undeniable protagonists were art galleries, which showed the highest quality and daring art projects. For the first time, an important number of foreign galleries participated, mainly from Latin America, offering a wide panorama of the best of contemporary visual arts in the region.
