LONDON.- Now in its fifth year
Moniker Art Fair has earned a reputation as one of the most exciting international contemporary art fairs. It has grown significantly since 2010 both in terms of audience and relevance the fair attracts more than 12,000 visitors over its four-day duration.
Held from 1619 October during Londons busiest arts and culture week, Moniker Art Fair spotlight emerging and established talent, celebrating a generation of artists at the forefront of a unique contemporary art movement. The fair attracts some of the most talked about artists, galleries and collectors from the finer side of the street art movement and its related subcultures.
Garnering a reputation for dedicated artist project spaces and defying the typical constraints of the regular Art Fair format, Moniker Art Fair has become renowned for delivering a rich and varied programme of highly curated, experiential and immersive gallery spaces, live artwork, events, talks and workshops. Staying true to the artists vision, this expressive and immersive approach sets Moniker apart by offering partner galleries and artists more opportunity for experimentation.
Exhibiting galleries and artists include Andenken Gallery Art Wars Buckingham Fine Arts Curious Duke Gallery Fifty24MX Hang-Up Gallery Horn of Plenty ink_d Gallery & Lawrence Alkin Jealous Editions Jealous Gallery Mister E Dawe Open Walls Pouch of Douglas Smithson St.Art Gallery StolenSpace TAG Fine Arts Traffic Gallery London West Bank
Moniker Projects will be exhibiting installations from artists Benjamin Murphy, Keira Rathbone, Boxhead, Mark McClure, Mister E Dawe, Matt Small, Jo Peel and David Shillinglaw.
Moniker Art Fair Programme
Jealous/Moniker Editions Affordable prints
Moniker Art Fair's annual live screen-printing workshops in collaboration with Jealous printers, Moniker will offer the public a chance to meet the artists and printers, and walk away with a unique affordable and collectable edition. Print releases during the fair include Faith 47, Inkie, Beau Stanton, Vinz Feel Free, Rowan Newton and J Patrick Boyle.
Artist Talks
A series of curated talks offering an insight into artists work, art market advice from experts as well as relevant topics that draw from the experience of leading curators.
External Mural Programme
Moniker Art Fair invites chosen artists that are participating in the fair the opportunity of outside wall space in the vicinity of the Old Truman Brewery. Artists will customize six different wall locations during the fair. Curated by Moniker Projects and supported by 31Thirteen & Montana Cans.
Street Art Tours
Moniker once again teams up with the award winning tours specialists Alternative London offering our visitors a guided tour of the fair and its participating gallerists. Then out onto the streets to explore the art of the vibrant East End.
Moniker & The Other Art Fair
Building on the foundations of four years experience and innovation, 2014 sees Moniker Art Fair continuing to co-host with Londons leading artist-led fair The Other Art Fair in what will again be a showcase of independent and established talent, forming the major satellite events of Londons Art Week when 60,000 visitors descend on the city to form an unparalleled international art audience.
Moniker Projects
Moniker Projects is an arts based company and the founder of Moniker Art Fair. The Fair is its annual flagship event and attracts some of the most renowned and talked-about artists, galleries and curators of their genre for Londons art week. The Fair typifies the trend that the city is spearheading- art with its roots firmly embedded in urban culture. Working within this niche sector of the contemporary art world, Moniker Projects focuses on nurturing and representing leading artists and emerging talent and commissions an on-going series of offsite projects including public artworks, exhibitions, educational workshops, film screenings, and commercial projects throughout the calendar year.