The online-only VIP Art Fair, which suffered from some technical problems in its debut early this year, has released a list of 115 galleries that have opted to participate in its second edition, a total that is down slightly from the 139 it signed for its inaugural edition. VIP 2.0, which stands for “viewing in private” and was started by Chelsea dealer James Cohan and Internet entrepreneur Jonas Almgren, will run next year from Feb. 3 through Feb. 8.
A handful of galleries that participated in this year’ s fair are sitting out 2.0, including Gladstone, L&M Arts, Almine Rech, Andrea Rosen and Sean Kelly. Earlier this year, many dealers and collectors complained that they were unable to access the site in the hours after its opening. Organizers later disabled the site’s instant messaging program and refunded a portion of fees that galleries had paid to participate. They say they have upgraded software in this edition.
In a news release, organizers were quick to note that blue-chip shops like Gagosian, Hauser + Wirth, Zwirner, Pace and Max Hetzler had signed on this year. It has also added sections devoted to multiples and editions, which includes groups like Independent Curators International and Rhizome. The complete list of galleries, organized by booth size, is as follows:
VIP PREMIER LARGE
ALEXANDER AND BONIN
New York
LUHRING AUGUSTINE
New York
PETER BLUM GALLERY
New York
JAMES COHAN GALLERY
New York, Shanghai
GALLERIA CONTINUA
San Gimignano, Beijing, Le Moulin
CORKIN GALLERY
Toronto
ALAN CRISTEA GALLERY
London
GALERIE EIGEN + ART
Leipzig, Berlin
FRAENKEL GALLERY
San Francisco
STEPHEN FRIEDMAN GALLERY
London
GAGOSIAN GALLERY
New York, Beverly Hills, London, Rome, Paris, Geneva, Hong Kong, Athens
GALERIE GMURZYNSKA
Zurich, St. Moritz, Zug
MARIAN GOODMAN GALLERY
New York, Paris
HAUSER & WIRTH
Zurich, London, New York
LEILA HELLER GALLERY
New York
GALERIE MAX HETZLER
Berlin
XAVIER HUFKENS
Brussels
GALLERY HYUNDAI
Seoul
GALERIE KRINZINGER
Vienna
YVON LAMBERT
Paris
GALERIE LELONG
New York, Paris
VICTORIA MIRO
London
ROSLYN OXLEY9 GALLERY
Sydney
THE PACE GALLERY
New York, Beijing
PACE/MACGILL GALLERY
New York
GALERIE THADDAEUS ROPAC
Paris, Salzburg
SHANGHART
Shanghai, Beijing
VAN DE WEGHE FINE ART
New York
WHITE CUBE
London
DAVID ZWIRNER
New York
VIP PREMIER MEDIUM
LUIS ADELANTADO
Valencia, Mexico City
MARIANNE BOESKY
New York
BROOKE ALEXANDER GALLERY
New York
GALERIA RAQUEL ARNAUD
São Paulo
ARNDT
Berlin
GALERIA ELBA BENITEZ
Madrid
JOHN BERGGRUEN GALLERY
San Francisco
BERNIER/ELIADES
Athens
BEN BROWN FINE ARTS
London, Hong Kong
CHEMOULD PRESCOTT ROAD
Mumbai
DIRIMART
Istanbul
FORTES VILAÇA
São Paulo
GOODMAN GALLERY
Johannesburg, Cape Town
GREENBERG VAN DOREN GALLERY
New York, St. Louis
HAINES GALLERY
San Francisco
THE GUILD
Mumbai
i8 GALLERY
Reykjavik
PAUL KASMIN GALLERY
New York
BARBARA KRAKOW GALLERY
Boston
LEHMANN MAUPIN
New York
GALERIE URS MEILE
Beijing, Lucerne
MOELLER FINE ART INC.
New York, Berlin
GALERIE NATHALIE OBADIA
Paris, Brussels
OTA FINE ARTS
Tokyo
GALERIA NARA ROESLER
São Paulo
GALERIA FILOMENA SOARES
Lisbao
GALERIA LUISA STRINA
São Paulo
TUCCI RUSSO
Torre Pellice (Turin)
ANNA SCHWARTZ GALLERY
Melbourne, Sydney
GALERIE DANIEL TEMPLON
Paris
GALERIE THOMAS MODERN
Munich
VIP PREMIER SMALL
A GENTIL CARIOCA
Rio de Janeiro
CASA TRIÂNGULO
São Paulo
CHAMBERS FINE ART
New York, Beijing
PILAR CORRIAS GALLERY
London
ANNET GELINK GALLERY
Amsterdam
IBID PROJECTS
London
GALERIE MICHAEL JANSSEN
Berlin
KAUFMANN REPETTO
Milan
LEO KOENIG INC.
New York
JOHANN KÖNIG
Berlin
KATE MACGARRY
London
ONE AND J. GALLERY
Seoul
PÉKIN FINE ARTS
Beijing
PKM GALLERY
Seoul
YANCEY RICHARDSON GALLERY
New York
THE THIRD LINE
Dubai
WINKLEMAN GALLERY
New York
X-IST
Istanbul
VIP FOCUS
RUTH BENZACAR GALERIA DE ARTE
Buenos Aires
GALLERIA RAFFAELLA CORTESE
Milan
DVIR GALLERY
Tel Aviv
RICHARD L. FEIGEN & CO.
New York
RHONA HOFFMAN GALLERY
Chicago
MAI 36 GALERIE
Zurich
GALERIE NÄCHST ST. STEPHAN ROSEMARIE SCHWARZWÄLDER
Vienna
GALERIA OMR
Mexico City
POSTMASTERS
New York
ROSSI & ROSSI
London
GALERIE THOMAS SCHULTE
Berlin
STPI
Singapore
GALERIE TSCHUDI
Glarus, Zuoz
GALERIE BOB VAN ORSOUW
Zurich
GALERIA JOAN PRATS
Barcelona
SALON 94
New York
GALERIE THOMAS ZANDER
Cologne
VIP EMERGING
BRAND NEW GALLERY
Milan
CARBON 12
Dubai
ELEVEN RIVINGTON
New York
LISA COOLEY
New York
LTD LOS ANGELES
Los Angeles
JAMES FUENTES LLC
New York
GONZALEZ Y GONZALEZ
Santiago
LABOR
Mexico City
LIMONCELLO
London
IGNACIO LIPRANDI ARTE CONTEMPORANEO
Buenos Aires
GALLERY MASKARA
Mumbai
RACHEL UFFNER GALLERY
New York
RAWSON PROJECTS
New York
UNTITLED
New York
MENDES WOOD
São Paulo
EDITIONS AND MULTIPLES
EIKON
Vienna
THE FRUITMARKET GALLERY
Edinburgh
INDEPENDENT CURATORS INTERNATIONAL
New York
PARKETT
New York, Zurich
THE RENAISSANCE SOCIETY
Chicago
RHIZOME
New York
SERPENTINE GALLERY
London
TEXTE ZUR KUNST
Berlin
ULLENS CENTER FOR CONTEMPORARY ART
Beijing
WHITECHAPEL GALLERY
London
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