BRIDGE BERLIN :
October 30–November 2

OTA Apartments GmbH
Schönhauser Allee 5
FOCUS: LOS ANGELES
Application deadline: June 30
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With an ongoing desire to create a fair that is fresh and innovative in all respects, Bridge is pleased to include Berlin in our fall roster of expositions. Unique in every aspect, Bridge launches a radically new concept in art fairs with its inaugural Berlin showing: the first-ever apartment building art fair. Taking place concurrent with the prestigious Art Forum Berlin, Bridge will take over an entire apartment complex and courtyard, using every available space in the 19-unit, 3-story OTA Berlin as temporary gallery space. An international roster of galleries will both share individual rooms and use whole apartments for themselves. Whether showing with “roommates” or exhibiting alone, Bridge Berlin galleries will present their work as if it were on view in a private collector’s home.

Bridge Berlin also offers the luxury of maximum space, ranging from efficiency-size single bedrooms to sprawling 1,200 sq. ft. three-bedroom apartments, the equivalent of six booths at a conventional fair. Located in the radial center of the city, the OTA Berlin is in the former East Berlin district of Mitte/Prenzlauer Berg at Schönhauser Allee 5. Next door to the popular English-speaking White Trash Fast Food restaurant and upstairs from the always-packed underground Diamond Lounge performance bar, Schönhauser Allee offers a rich array of nightlife, dining, and shopping options.

The Focus section of Bridge Berlin brings Los Angeles glamour to the capital of Germany. In 1967, Los Angeles was named Berlin’s first “sister city.” Both cities have recently experienced a boom in their respective creative cultures, and we expect positively explosive results when we bring them together. Bridge Berlin will also host a variety of special projects in collaboration with local artists and art organizations both from within Berlin and internationally, including an expansive program of live performance.

Bridge Berlin produces a fresh show of contemporary art that will include the newest, most innovative galleries from around the globe. Conceived as a boutique edition, Bridge Berlin will present a maximum of 30 galleries in this unique art-viewing setting. Understood as a place to develop the work of new artists by placing them in notable museum collections and cultivating critical reception, Bridge Berlin will play a critical ancillary role to the key art market efforts of our Miami, London, and New York editions.

Bridge Berlin, October 30-November 2
OTA Berlin
Schönhauser Allee 5
10119 Berlin
www.ota-berlin.de