Contemporary art fair "1703" opened in St. Petersburg
The opening ceremony of the second St. Petersburg Art Fair "1703" took place on June 13 in the exhibition hall "Manege". The project was initiated by PJSC Gazprom, supported by the Committee for Culture of St. Petersburg and included in the program of the culture festival of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum.
Debuted a year ago, the fair has already become an event, and this year Turkey also took part in it, presenting the work of its leading artists. In general, the project involves 36 galleries from Istanbul, Moscow, St. Petersburg, Nizhny Novgorod and Kaluga, which present at their stands a wide range of contemporary art, including painting, sculpture, graphics, photography, installations and works created with the help of digital technologies. Photography is widely represented in the exposition.
As part of the public cultural and educational program, art mediation, as well as lectures and discussions with the participation of leading experts in the field of art, await visitors to the fair. Among the key topics are the gallery business, new technologies in art, collection design, young art and education in the creative industry.
The most important tasks of the fair are to support and popularize contemporary art, develop the practice of collecting, and consolidate various representatives of the professional community, according to a press release from the organizing team.
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