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120px Art Cologne is an art fair held annually in Cologne, Germany and was established in 1967 as K lner Kunstmarkt. It is regarded the world's oldest art fair of its kind.[1][2] The fair runs for six days and brings together galleries from more than 20 countries. It is open to the public and attracts about 60,000 visitors.[3]
Background The Art Cologne was the first art fair organized by and for commercial galleries to exhibit and sell Modern and Contemporary art. This kind of art fair distinguished itself from earlier art fairs such as the 57th Street Art Fair in Chicago or the Ann Arbor Art Fairs in Michigan, in which artists themselves marketed their works directly to the public from stands set-up in the streets. The Art Cologne and other international art fairs that followed offer private galleries conditions similar to their own back home: booths in buildings enabling them to present art works of high value. History catalogue cover The K lner Kunstmarkt was founded by galerists Hein St nke and Rudolph Zwirner in 1967 in an attempt to reinvigorate the weak market for contemporary art. The first K lner Kunstmarkt took place in the G rzenich festival hall in the medieval part of the city; the following year Kunsthalle K ln was added as an additional location. The fair helped to establish Cologne as a new center of contemporary art. In 1974 the fair moved to its current location, the tradeshow halls at the district of Deutz. On this occasion the name was changed to Internationaler Kunstmarkt (IKM). Today's name Art Cologne was adopted in 1984. See also References External links de:Art Cologne es:Art Cologne nl:Art Cologne
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