Artists, inspired by new scientific and technological discoveries, will be showcasing interactive and new media art forms at the Kinetica Art Fair. On the other side of the globe the Perth International Arts Festival will spring to life with a dazzling display of arts, theater and performance.
4th Kinetica Art Fair
February 9-12
Ambika P3
London, UK
The Kinetica Art Fair bridges the gaps between science, art and technology. From kinetic sculptures to weird science experiments to artworks created hand in hand with cutting-edge technology, the Kinetica Art Fair encompasses all disciplines of new media art. The extensive events program features live performance, feature exhibitions and the presentation of the Musion Academy MAMAs Awards for the world’s best holographic projection artwork. Similar events include the Ars Electronica Festival and the Boston Cyberarts Festival.
http://www.kinetica-artfair.com/
Gauguin and Polynesia: An Elusive Paradise
February 9 - April 29
Seattle Art Museum
Seattle, Washington, USA
The only US stop of this exhibition featuring 50 paintings, sculptures and works on paper by Gauguin (1848-1903) and 60 examples of Polynesian sculpture, illustrating the painter's defining experience in the South Pacific and the exotic influence of its art and culture on his work. Organized by the Art Centre Basel, the show focuses on post-Impressionist artist Gauguin's Primitivism period with an emphasis on Polynesian arts.
http://seattleartmuseum.org
60th Perth International Arts Festival
February 10 - March 3
Various locations
Perth, Australia
The Perth International Arts Festival is the longest-running multi-arts festival in the southern hemisphere. While attendance is lower than at NSW's iconic Sydney Festival, the Perth International Arts Festival offers a more varied program. The three-week-long festival features more than 1100 performances and boasts a diverse program of art, music, theater, dance, literature and film. Since 1953, the festival has welcomed some of the world’s greatest living artists and entertained more than 800,000 people. The opening of the festival will be a visual spectacular called "Place des Anges" by internationally renowned French company Les Studios de Cirque.
http://perthfestival.com.au/
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31st ARCOmadrid
February 15-19
Feria de Madrid
Madrid, Spain
ARCOmadrid is a Spanish-based arts fair that aims to provide a truly global perspective on modern art and emerging creative expression. Around 150,000 visitors will travel to the festival to view cutting-edge contemporary works. Approximately 160 galleries from more than 30 countries will showcase works at the event. The Netherlands will be the guest country in 2012 and 14 Dutch galleries have been invited to the fair. The smaller Art Madrid art fair will run concurrently to ARCOmadrid. Other noteworthy Spanish art events include PHotoEspaña, ArtFutura, Loop and Swab.
http://www.ifema.es/ferias/arco/default_i.html
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4th Taiwan International Festival of Arts
February 16 - April 1
Various venues
Taipei, Taiwan
Taiwan's largest annual arts event prides itself on its diverse range of national and international artists who perform dance, drama and music. Last year's program boasted 16 shows from France, Poland, Spain, Belgium, Germany, the United States and Hong Kong.
http://tifa.ntch.edu.tw
20th Tropfest
February 19
Various locations
Sydney, Australia
Tropfest is the world's largest short film festival. It offers young filmmakers a unique opportunity to showcase their works to a huge audience. The festival is open to anyone who wishes to enter and usually amasses around 700 entries each year. Tropfest is a free event held annually in Sydney. It is also broadcast live to venues in Melbourne, Canberra, Brisbane, Adelaide, Hobart and Perth, attracting a national audience of around one million people. Since starting in Sydney, Tropfest has expanded to include international events in places such as London, New York and Toronto. For an additional fix of Australian cinema, the Melbourne International Film Festival is held annually in July.
http://www.tropfest.com/
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7th AHAF Asia Top Gallery Hotel Art Fair HK
February 24-26
Mandarin Oriental
Hong Kong
The Asia Top Gallery Hotel Art Fair (AHAF) is an innovative art fair that transforms Asian hotels into galleries over the space of a weekend. The fair has been held in luxurious hotels in Hong Kong, Seoul and Japan. In 2012 over 3,000 artworks and installations from 60 galleries will take over hotel rooms at the Mandarin Oriental, with paintings sprawling across beds and sculptures erupting out of bathtubs. Hotel-based art fairs -- the likes of which include Aqua Art Miami, Trajector Art Fair (Brussels), Pool Art Fair (New York, Guadeloupe, Miami), and Young Art Taipei -- have sprung up in cities around the world as organizers seek to provide a fun and original way for viewers to experience contemporary artwork.
http://www.hotelartfair.kr/
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Cindy Sherman
February 26 - June 11
Museum of Modern Art
New York City, New York
A retrospective of this American contemporary photographer, known for conceptual portraits featuring herself disguised as personas that examine the media and the representation of women. The 180 photographs trace the artist's career from the mid-1970s to the present including her Untitled Film Stills (1977-80) series, society images and the debut of recent murals. The show travels to San Francisco Museum of Modern Art in July and Walker Art Center of Minneapolis in November.
http://moma.org
TED2012
February 27 - March 2
Long Beach Performing Arts Center
Long Beach, California, USA
TED, an acronym for Technology Entertainment Design, brings together scientific pioneers, visionaries, musicians and provocateurs from around the world for its famous talks. Presentations feature tech demos, video and TEDUniversity sessions. The program extends into evening art exhibits, comedy and experiences. The hugely popular TED talks are shown online for free, attracting more than 290 million views. A webcast of the event is available online for $500 and features all 12 sessions of mainstage talks, moderated live chats during and after the conference and an online archive of the entire conference that can be accessed at any time.
http://www.TED.com
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3rd Art Month Sydney
March 1-25
Various venues across Sydney
Sydney, Australia
Sydney celebrates contemporary art with a month-long festival of exhibitions, late night openings, free public talks, behind-the-scenes tours and special events. Galleries and venues across the city will take part in the event. Like LA Arts Month, Arts Month San Diego, and New York Gallery Week, Art Month Sydney aims to promote local galleries and artists. It also aspires to encourage people to make gallery-going a regular activity in their schedules.
http://artmonthsydney.com.au
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14th Armory Arts Week
March 8-11
Various locations
New York City, USA
Centered around the Armory Show (New York's biggest art fair), Armory Arts Week has become an international institution that involves artists, galleries, collectors, critics and curators from around the world. Armory Arts Week draws a healthy crowd of around 60,000 international and local visitors. Museums, art institutions and local galleries across the city participate with dedicated exhibitions and events. Concurrent art fairs include The Art Show, Volta NY, Fountain Art Fair, Independent, Moving Image, Scope, and the Pool Art Fair.
http://www.armoryartsweek.com/
JUE | Music + Art 2012
March 9-25
Various venues
Shanghai and Beijing
Jointly held in Shanghai and Beijing, Jue gathers together China's urban artists and musicians for almost a month of concerts, promoting the country's vibrant independent arts scene along the way. It's the largest independent art and music festival in China.
http://www.juefestival.com/
14th FotoFest 2012 Biennial
March 16 - April 29
Houston, Texas, USA
FotoFest is the largest and longest-running international photography festival in the US and rivals photo festivals such as Contact and PHotoEspaña on the global scale. The event features photography and mixed media exhibitions plus an international portfolio review for artists, symposia on photography, workshops, talks and the international Biennial Fine Print Auction. In 2010, 250,000 people attended the event. In 2012 the spotlight will be on Contemporary Russian photography from the late 1950s to today and five photography, video and multimedia exhibitions will showcase the work of contemporary Russian artists.
http://www.fotofest.org/2012biennial/
25th TEFAF Maastricht Arts and Antiques Fair
March 16-25
Maastricht Exhibition & Congress Centre
Maastricht, The Netherlands
TEFAF (run by The European Fine Art Foundation) is the world's leading arts and antiques fair. Last year the fair attracted more than 73,000 visitors and displayed some 30,000 examples of stunning art and artifacts from across the globe. In 2012 more than 260 art and antiques dealers will travel to the fair from 18 countries as it celebrates its silver jubilee. The event is divided into nine sections that represent all the different forms of art and antiques from modern masterpieces to artifacts dating back 7,000 years. London's Olympia International Fine Art & Antiques Fair (June 7-17) is slightly smaller.
http://www.tefaf.com/
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