YOU DON'T GET NOTHING FOR NOTHING2008
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THE FREE ART FAIR 2008 The art fair where all the work is given away at the end 13-19 October 2008 Open Monday to Sunday 11am till 6pm (FREE ENTRY) Telephone 079571 36066 14, 19, 21 New Quebec Street and 5, 8, 16 Seymour Place Portman Village, London W1H nearest tubes: Marble Arch and Edgware Road 50 contemporary artists take part in The Free Art Fair 2008. Including Stella Vine, Gavin Turk, Chantal Joffe, Bob & Roberta Smith, and Bruce McLean. In contrast to the recent Damien Hirst auction and the market frenzy of frieze art fair week, The Free Art Fair will allow anyone to see and own great pieces of contemporary art for free. Perfect for the credit crunch, everything at The Free Art Fair is FREE. The final giveaway starts at 6pm on Sunday 19th October, expect people to camp out a week in advance to get the piece they want. Last year's Free Art Fair had people queuing overnight and was broadcast live on BBC News 24.
Takes place in Seymour Place and New Quebec Street, Portman Village, central London right between frieze and Zoo art fairs.
All the artists give a serious artwork to make a great show, some of the pieces will need to be taken home in a large van. Harry Pye gives a version of a Francis Bacon triptych. Jasper Joffe liberates a 4m painting. Bob & Roberta Smith frees his toenail clippings. Peter Harris offers a piece of paper said to have been touched by Damien Hirst. Martin Sexton makes a gratis Stonehenge. Instead of art going to the highest bidder or those who can afford it, someone who really loves an artwork will be able to have it for free. 2000 copies of the Free Art Fair handbook to be given away, each one individually customized with a hand-drawn free on the cover. Artists Artists Anonymous, Centre of Attention, Matthew Collings, Jimmy Conway-Dyer, Sacha Craddock, Stuart Cumberland, Adam Dant, Stephen Farthing, Rose Gibbs, Luke Gottelier, Alex Hamilton, Peter Harris, Pablo Helguera, Saron Hughes, Lee Johnson, Sayshun Jay, James Jessop, Chantal Joffe, Jasper Joffe, Peter Lamb, Cathy Lomax, Amanda Loomes, Marta Marce, Bruce McLean, Alex Gene Morrison, Stephen Nelson, House of O'Dwyer, Harry Pye, Danny Rolph, Martin Sexton, Bob & Roberta Smith, Terry Smith, Geraldine Swayne, Chris Tosic, Gavin Turk, Markus Vater, Stella Vine, Michael Ward, Douglas White, Charlie Woolley. Performances by Laura Wilson, Frog Morris, Lee Campbell, Mark Dean Quinn, Dora Wade, Adrian Lee, Jenny Baines, Rebecca Birch, Kate Hawkins, Jordan McKenzie, Charlotte Young, Victoria Melody, Alex Staiger, Peter Bond, Sarah Turner, Daniel Lehan "I thought we should do something different from what everyone else is doing at this time of year and non-commercial, and something that excites people and values art not selling. This gives anyone the chance to own a serious piece of art." (Jasper Joffe, founder The Free Art Fair) Contact for interviews and images Jasper Joffe jasperjoffe@hotmail.com T: 079571 36066 more info at www.freeartfair.com
