General Public Hours : 12pm – 7pm
Special Events (21+):
Friday September
30th
Flavorpill Friday (all day)
Opening Night Reception (7pm –
1am)
Saturday October 1st - 7pm – 1am
LA Weekly Presents: Saturday Night
Event
Admission: $10 daily / $15 weekend pass (all tickets
sold at door)
September 27, 2011 (Los
Angeles) – Los Angeles get ready - Fountain Art
Fair has officially landed on the west coast,
prepared to bring you a weekend packed full of art, music and
more. Fountain kicks off with Flavorpill
Friday, sponsored of course by Flavorpill, the
coolest culture gurus around. Along with our exceptional
platform featuring the edgy galleries, independent artist
projects curated by Ever Gold Gallery, and collectives, as
well as local DJs to get you grooving, Fountain’s
Flavorpill Giveaway is sure to be a highlight
of your weekend. Be sure to visit Flavorpill’s
media booth for the chance to win unique prizes including
original works by Fountain returnees Brian
Leo and Danni Rash from Christina
Ray Gallery, a special edition Fountain surf board created by
Lindsay Carron and Courtney Branch of Board
Well, your very own retro Lomography
camera and more.
Fountain’s
presenting sponsor LAWeekly is taking charge
of Saturday night, along with culture industry insider and
online magazine Newestra. Get your
photo snapped at Newestra’s funky photo booth while listening
to the easy beats of Los Angeles DJs LaMuerte, Antidote,
P-Dot, Dances with Wolves, and the perfectly sweet and
viscious Bullet & SnowFox. Stop by Yelp’s
table to pick up some swag and head to the courtyard to check
out our massive installation of the wickedest street art
around. Co-curated by Fountain veteran Carly Ivan
Garcia, this slew of artists is ready to bust out the aerosol
in Fountain tradition of bringing the street to you.
Artists include: GILF!, Eddie Colla, Tiki Jay One, Shark Toof,
Chor Boogie, Hugh Leeman, Billi Kid & CIG, Ian Ross, and
Cryptik.
If you’re stoked to be
coming to Los Angeles but still need a place to stay, head
over to Santa Monica’s Oceana Hotel where you
can soak up some California sun and enjoy a view of the
Pacific. Oceana is the perfect getaway after a full day
of Fountain. Book now with our special promotion code to
receive a discount on your stay.
Fountain
Exhibitors: CHALK, Los Angeles *Ever
Gold, San Francisco *HungryMan, San
Francisco * Murder Lounge, New York
*Cheap & Plastique, Brooklyn
*Christina Ray Gallery, New York
*TincaArt, New York * Blythe
Projects, Los Angeles
Independent Artist
Projects: Ryan Cronin, New York *The
Mechanism, Los Angeles *Carly Ivan
Garcia, San Francisco * GILF!,
Brooklyn *Greg Haberny, New York
*Brian Leo, New York *Evo
Love, Miami *Danni Rash, New York *
Aleve Mei Loh, Los Angeles
AboutFOUNTAINARTFAIR:
“Possessed of a
scrappy, youthful verve lacking in its more prestigious
neighbors... Fountain was distinguished by a vintage
street/self-taught aesthetic...”
- ArtForum
“The artists
displaying their multimedia wares here are true avant-garde
upstarts... Saturating your eyeballs with new imagery while
listing on a rusty boat? Priceless.”
- NBC New
York
“The way an art fair
should be.”
- The
Economist
“Fountain draws the
type of unruly installations and unsettling performances that
make it an unpredictable must-see... It’s perfect for jaded
art lovers wondering where they can stumble across fresh,
anti-corporate, stick-it-to-the-man hijinks in a laid back
environment reminiscent of Burning Man”
- Miami New
Times
Fountain Art
Fair was founded in 2006 as an attempt to leverage
support for smaller independent galleries to gain access to
larger collectors and critics. Since its inception, Fountain
has held five exhibitions in Miami, one in Chicago, and six in
New York. From its roots deep within the independent
Williamsburg art scene, Fountain has grown to represent over
20 international avant-garde galleries and projects,
showcasing progressive primary-market works.
