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Verge Art Brooklyn Announces "Brooklyn Art Now"
The First International Art Fair Ever Held in Brooklyn to Host a Curated Survey Exhibition of the Best Work by Galleries Throughout the Borough; All Brooklyn Galleries Are Invited to Participate Free of Charge

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ABOUT BROOKLYN ART NOW
Verge Art Brooklyn, in partnership with the Brooklyn Borough President's Office, Two Trees Management and Brooklyn Arts Council is proud to announce Brooklyn Art Now, a special Brooklyn-only curated survey exhibition of the best in new and emerging art. On view during the Verge Art Fair, Brooklyn Art Now will feature a curated artist exhibition, selected from all participating Brooklyn galleries. All galleries throughout the borough are invited to apply and participate free of charge. Verge Art Brooklyn seeks to represent the full scope of artistic practice reflected in galleries throughout Brooklyn, and to showcase the borough as a leading cultural capital on a world-class scale. Brooklyn galleries from Greenpoint to Williamsburg, from Bushwick to Red Hook and from DUMBO to Sunset Park represent the cutting edge source of what is the global art market's life blood. Brooklyn Art Now will provide an opportunity for these works to reach the larger audiences that otherwise might miss out. Brooklyn Art Now will run the duration of Verge Art Brooklyn, March 3-6.

HOW GALLERIES CAN PARTICIPATE & ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
Submissions are now being accepted from all galleries located in the borough of Brooklyn to participate in Brooklyn Art Now. Eligible galleries must have regularly-scheduled, weekly hours and an ongoing public exhibition schedule that is advertised and promoted. Download the submission form by clicking here. The deadline for filing the submission form and required images is Tuesday, February 15.

ABOUT BROOKLYN ART NOW CURATOR JAMES KALM
James Kalm is the pseudonym of a Brooklyn based painter Loren Munk who is a long time contributor to The Brooklyn Rail. He has written hundreds of published art reviews, catalogue essays, and cultural commentaries. Recently Kalm has emerged as the foremost art vlogger in the world, having invented the spontaneous on line video art review. His YouTube channels "The James Kalm Report" and "James Kalm Roughcuts" have a worldwide cult following, with over 500 programs and over 1,500,000 views. His reports have been featured on numerous websites, art blogs, and online magazines like ARTFORUM.com, Art Daily, Art Fag City and Saatchi Online. His report on Jeff Koons at the Metropolitan Museum was recently the subject of a feature article in the Los Angeles Times by Thomas Mulligan, and James Panero has written a feature article appearing in February 2011 issue of The New Criterion on Munk's practice. His art production for the last decade has evolved out of his theory “The Physics of Aesthetics” which involves the documentation, mapping and charting of the New York art world, with a special focus on the Williamsburg and Brooklyn scene. With frequent tours and a long term critical focus on this neighborhood, and his development of an archive and artist’s file, James Kalm may be the preeminent art historian of the Williamsburg and Greater Brooklyn Community. He is married, with two adult children, paints and writes in Brooklyn.

THE INAUGURAL ART BROOKLYN: WWW.BROOKLYNARTFAIR.COM
Verge is proud to return to New York during Armory Show 2011 with the inaugural Art Brooklyn, a historic first-ever art fair to take place in multiple locations throughout the DUMBO neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York, 3-6 March. Verge has partnered with Two Trees Management, Brooklyn Arts Council and the Brooklyn Borough President's office to provide critical real estate, government and institutional support to ensure a successful Brooklyn art fair.

ABOUT VERGE ART BROOKLYN
An art fair without precedent, Art Brooklyn is the first fair of its kind to be held in Brooklyn, NY. The intention of the fair is to promote and support Brooklyn as a cultural bellwether of artistic endeavor that influences artistic practice the world over. Open to artists and galleries alike at all levels of practice, Art Brooklyn recovers the standard of an art fair as a platform for presenting the best work by living artists.

PUBLIC HOURS
Thursday, Friday & Saturday, 3 - 5 March, Noon to 10 pm
Sunday, 6 March, Noon to 6 pm

OPENING NIGHT RECEPTION
Thursday, 3 March, 2011, 10:00 pm to 2 am

ART BROOKLYN VIP PASSPORT
Art Brooklyn VIP Passport holders will receive discounts at a variety of DUMBO and Brooklyn-area businesses, including restaurants, bars and elsewhere. A full list of participating businesses and available discounts will be published at www.brooklynartfair.com. The Opening Night Reception is for those cardholders and for paid public admission. Click here for VIP Passport requests (Credentialed requests only)

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