Art Cologne

Art Cologne is the oldest art fair in the world. It takes place at Koelnmesse in Cologne- Deutz annually. In 1967, she was launched on the initiative of the gallery Hein Stünke and Rudolf Zwirner as " the Cologne Art Fair " in Gürzenich to life. The business model of the art fair brings art exhibition venue and forum of art. 2013 was the 47th edition from 19 to 22 April.

History

On the first Art Market Cologne participated in eighteen Galleries; with 15,000 visitors and one million German marks sales, the event was a great success. Was hosted by the founding fathers of Hein Stünke (Galerie Der Spiegel), Rudolf Zwirner and five other colleagues based club progressive German art dealer.

1968 moved the show to the more spacious, existing until 2001 Josef- Haubrich - Kunsthalle. It further galleries were admitted, even from abroad, to prevent the neighboring Dusseldorf a rival event with international participation. 1974 joined the Cologne art market in the Rhine halls in Cologne -Deutz. The organization was transferred to the Cologne fair society. In 1975, the name of the show was changed to "International Art Market " ( IKM ). For the first time, in cooperation with the Federal Association of German Galleries ( BVDG ), the Art Cologne Prize awarded. The fair was held in Cologne and Dusseldorf alternately. In 1984 the fair for the time being the last time a new name: the IKM the species was Cologne, which since then only takes place in Cologne.

2007 Art Cologne has been moved from the traditional autumn date into the spring. In the fall, also caused by the current organizer Koelnmesse in Cologne Fine Art life now takes place. Director of Art Cologne since 2008, the U.S. art dealer Daniel Hug. He followed the incumbent since 2003, Gérard Goodrow.

Surroundings

Since the beginning of 1967, the "art market Cologne " competition in their own environment. Since all galleries never allowed to participate, who applied it, there were always alternative offers in the context of Art Cologne 1967, " Demonstrative " Cologne, 1968 " Prospect 68 " Dusseldorf 1969 " Neumarkt of Arts " Cologne, 1971/72 " International art and information fair " Dusseldorf.

1992 called the Cologne gallery Christian Nagel the counter exhibition " Unfair" to life; 1995 was one of the founders of Nail Art Forum Berlin, an explicit competition event. Since 2003, ART.FAIR established as a counter exhibition. 2007 started on time equal to three new art fairs: the " list Cologne ", the " Tease Art Fair " and the "dc duesseldorf contemporary ".

1994 gave the Museum Ludwig in Cologne during the fair the first time named after the collector and chief conservator of the Museum Ludwig Wolfgang Hahn Prize. 2006 was Rudolf Zwirner, co-founder of Art Cologne, this price.

ART COLOGNE prices

The ART COLOGNE Prize is endowed with 10,000 euros and is awarded since 1988 during the show by the Federal Association of German Galleries and art dealers annually ( BVDG ) together with Koelnmesse.

• The ART COLOGNE Prize 2009 was awarded Harald Falck mountain because he has done with his art collection Falkenberg contemporary art to a wide audience.
• In 2010, the family of collectors Graesslin Award for their " outstanding contribution to the teaching of modern art " with the ART COLOGNE Prize.
• 2013 is the winner of the Munich gallery Fred Jahn. The justification for the award noted, among other things: " In him profound knowledge of cultural history and connoisseurship connect with the economic ambitions of an art dealer at the highest level ."

In addition, since 2006 in cooperation with Art Cologne and the Association of German art associations ADKV -ART COLOGNE Prize for Art Associations and ADKV -ART COLOGNE Prize for Art Criticism.

Competitors

Important art fairs today are in addition to the Art Cologne especially the Art Basel and its offshoot Art Basel Miami Beach, which The Armory Show - The International Fair of New Art, New York, The European Fine Art Fair ( TEFAF ) in Maastricht, the Frieze Art Fair in London as well as the art fair in Hong Kong.

Awards

• 2012: Cologne Culture Award for the cultural event in 2011