BERLINER LISTE 2007

What was begun at first as an experiment in an old school in the Prenzlauer Berg district has now been successfully integrated into the contemporary art scene in Berlin.

In 2003, Wolfram Völcker together with other gallery owners had the idea to bring to life an off-fair especially for young and ambitious galleries, for which a classical art fair was badly suited. There the exhibitors are under large financial pressure, due to high fair expenses, and high sale turnovers are difficult to achieve with young artists. The Berliner Liste offers a suitable platform to these galleries, providing a format where they can experiment without financial risk. Thus the Berliner Liste does not consider itself to be a competition, but a supplement to the Art Forum.

This year the Berliner Liste presents more than 60 galleries from 11 countries. For the first time participants from Mexico and the USA also participate. Pleasantly many gallery owners come this year from East Europe, namely from Poland and Latvia. As Berlin has historically, and geographically, been regarded as an important interface between the east and west, the Berliner Liste also reflects this trend. As international as the exhibitors the audience will be. The organizers expect more than 12,000 curators, collectors, journalists and art enthusiast from the whole world.

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