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MIA Photo Fair "BESIDES PHOTOGRAPHY"
April 29, 2016
"BESIDES PHOTOGRAPHY" Project The artists featured in this exhibition by Madeinartgallery , belong to that generation of Chinese artists who walk across the world of contemporary art. In fact they are using either painting, sculpture, installation, performance and photography. All artists of geat quality, know how to proceed firmly in the search for a way covering both freedom of expression that the need to tell the great changes of contemporary China , which like or not , also affects our daily lives. 80 galleries from 13 different countries worldwide, with 230 artists exhibited in 109 booths, 15 specialized publishers and 16 independent artists: these are the figures of the sixth edition of MIA Photo Fair, the fair dedicated to art photography, conceived and directed by Fabio Castelli and due to be held at The Mall, at the new business district of Porta Nuova, Milan, from Thursday April 28th, inauguration day by invitation only, to Monday, May 2nd, 2016. Under the patronage of Regione Lombardia, the Metropolitan City of Milan and Comune di Milano, MIA Photo Fair is supported by its main sponsors BNL BNP Paribas Group and Lavazzaand by the sponsor Eberhard & Co. After the success of the 2015 edition (with over 22,000 visitors), MIA Photo Fair has decided to extend the period of the fair, which now welcomes visitors from Thursday until Monday. In addition to its established arrangement, characterised by the participation of galleries with their collective exhibitions and monographic projects, the fair also features Proposta MIA, in which a selection of photographers present their work individually. COLLECTION MIA is the online platform of MIA Photo Fair. For the first time worldwide a contemporary art fair conceives a marketplace for online sales. Collection MIA fosters contemporary art collection, through the acquisition of photography artworks directly from galleries and artists. The platform offers for sale a curated selection of some of the artworks exhibited in the various editions of MIA Photo Fair, giving the opportunity to facilitate and enrich a photography art collection. Visitors will be able to look up for the desired artwork and easily buy it online on a secure marketplace. Collection MIA, together with the partner vendors, will take care of packaging and shipping the artwork, accompanied by the certificate of authenticity.