Art Paris Art Fair 2012 Arrives This Spring

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Published on Monday, 02 April 2012 22:36

Written by Joanne Choi

Opening March 29-April 1 2012 at the Grand Palais (Paris, France), the Art Paris Art Fair 2012 is set to display art works of 120 international galleries from 16 different countries. Come and explore some of the most renowned art forms worldwide in the heart of the romantic city. This year’s theme will be sightings in Europe with the incorporation of European history and the influence of the arts. Furthermore, attendees will be able to experience some of the flourishing regions in Marseille to Helsinki, Cologne to Lisbon, Zagreb to Vienna and Budapest. Debuting in accordance will be a new segment, ‘Limited Edition’ composed of six unique art galleries: Patrick Brillet, Pierre Alain Challier, Domeau & Pérès, Galerie Matignon, Slott Galerie and White Moon Gallery presenting contemporary and modern designs, alongside ‘Large Format’ established to illustrate monumental exhibits.
 

The Art Paris Art Fair 2012 will consist of the following exhibitors both new and returning:

• Austria Galerie Ernst Hilger, Vienna
• Belgium-André Simoens Gallery, Knokke
• IFA Gallery, Shanghai
• Bourouina, Berlin
• Anna Klinkhammer Galerie, Dusseldőrf
• Inda Gallery, Budapest
• Luxemburg Espace Beaumont, Luxemburg
• Netherlands Gallery Delaive, Amsterdam
• 313 Art Project, Seoul
• Spain Mayoral Galeria d'Art, Barcelona
• Galerie Imane Farès, Paris
• Galerie Koulinski/Cellule 516, Paris/Marseille
• Galerie Richard, Paris/New York
• GalerieTamenaga, Paris Osaka/Tokyo
• Galerie Olivier Waltman,Paris/Miami
• Limited Edition Design section:-Patrick Brillet Fine Art, London

The fair will introduce a series of talks as well as a programme of visits under the headline 'Springtime in Paris' targeting collectors and institutions. The objective is to provide guests with privileged access to the wealth artistic and cultural events taking place in the City of Lights this spring.

Preview (by invitation only) on Wednesday 28th March 2012 from 6pm to 10pm
Opening hours: Thursday 29th March and Saturday 31st March from 11:30 am to 8pm, Friday 30th March from 11:30 am to 10pm, and Saturday 1st April from 11:30 to 7pm.
Entrance fee: 20 € /10 € for students
Beat the queue and purchase your advance ticket on www.artparis.fr
Travel: for travel arrangements and accommodation, please take advantage of our partnership with www.TuronTravel.com 

For more detailed information on this particular event please visit: http://www.artparis.fr/

Preview - 28th March
Opening - 29th March -1st April 2012
Grand Palais - Paris France

www.artparis.fr
Grand Palais
Avenue Winston Churchill
75008 Paris
France

Phone: +33 (0)1 56265200
Fax: +33 (0)1 47551931

Next Stop Toronto Comic Con 2012

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Published on Saturday, 31 March 2012 00:01

Written by Joanne Choi

Fans are getting pumped up for a weekend full of anime, games, comics, tv/movies with Wizard World Toronto Comic Con at the Metro Toronto Convention Center (MTCC) Saturday (10am-7pm) through Sunday (11am-6pm), April 14 - 15 2012. 

From video game distributors, cosplayers, to celebrities and many other guests/speakers will be attending the convention.

Among those appearing will be the following:

Read more: Next Stop Toronto Comic Con 2012

Varieties of Biography Conference 2012

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Published on Thursday, 29 March 2012 14:27

Written by Brad Balfour

Varieties of Biography is an all-day conference presented by the Leon Levy Center for Biography at the CUNY Graduate Center on March 29, 2012.

It features 15 eminent biographers including:

• Sylvia Nasar
• Debby Applegate
• Brad Gooch
• John Matteson

Novelist E. L. Doctorow is a lead speaker and it also will present graphic artists such as underground comics innovator Kim Deitch and graphic artists

• Lauren Redniss
• Miriam Katin
• Ariel Schrag
• Matt Madden

Lectures and panel discussions will cover topics ranging from ancient biography to the uses of biography in contemporary fiction.

 The full roster of eminent biographers includes:

• Gary Giddins
• Neil Baldwin
• David Evanier
• Margo Jefferson
• James Kaplan
• Nancy Milford
• James Miller
• James Romm
• Amanda Vaill
• Katharina Volk
• Geoffrey Wolff 

The conference will run from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.

All events are free and open to the public.

Reservations are not required, and seating will be first-come, first-served. 

For full schedule, visit: http://leonlevycenterforbiography.org/

Varieties of Biography
March 29, 2012 

the Leon Levy Center for Biography
CUNY Graduate Center
New York, NY