Jürgen Paas, Jukebox Cluster (symbolic image) 2025 / Galerie Kovacek & Zetter
SPARK Art Fair Vienna advocates for a new art fair concept, addressing the challenges of the art market. Based on a strong trust in art and the role of the galleries in the primary art market, SPARK Art Fair Vienna is the only international art fair focusing exclusively on solo presentations.
Its unique exhibition architecture is inspired by the steel construction of the historic MARX HALLE. A democratization model provides all galleries with same-size booths and architectural orientation. The vastness of the exhibition space and the booths’ open structure paves the way for a deeper and more personal encounter with each individual artistic position, lending SPARK an institutional flair.
Boris Torres, Brigitte and Veronique, 2024 / Kates-Ferri Projects
Georgia Sagri, Coming Together / The Breeder
Cihan Öncü, Untitled, 2022 / Dirimart
THE ARTISTS IN FOCUS
Through this exclusivity, the artists receive full attention for their work, the galleries are perceived more strongly in their role as developers and presenters, enabling collectors and art enthusiasts to engage on a more profound level with contemporary artists and possibly make surprising (re)discoveries. As a consequent development of SPARK Art Fair’s concept, the selection of galleries and especially of the represented artistic positions is made by a curatorial & advisory board comprising Marina Fokidis, Christoph Doswald, and the Artistic Directors Walter Seidl and Jan Gustav Fiedler.
Lunita-July Dorn, Alles mit Fein reimt sich auf Wein, 2024 / Galerie Judith Andreae
Jörg Reissner, White Raven, 2021 / Galerie 422 Margund Lössl
Hako Hankson, After the end, 2023 / AG18
SPARK Art Fair Vienna 2025: Contemporary Art, Digital Innovation and Creative Diversity
Solo Presentations from Artists Representing 90 Galleries, from Five Different Continents, to be Featured
In March 2024, the 3rd SPARK Art Fair Vienna enjoyed great success, with a total of 20,000 visitors and with some stands having already sold out on the opening day. This year’s international fair for contemporary art in Vienna’s MARX HALLE promises to be another exciting and successful weekend: From 21 to 23 March 2025, 90 galleries from five different continents will present works selected exclusively for SPARK. The artists’ works will be on show in the customary manner as solo presentations. The fair offers a global spectrum of contemporary art, ranging from painting and photography to innovative and interactive mixed-media exhibitions. Rounding off the event’s diverse programme is a variety of inspiring talks and also a family day on 23 March.
Moje Assefjah, the singing river, 2023 / Galerie Tanit Beyrouth/Munich
Laura Killer Walter / Walter Storms Galerie
Samuel Nnorom, In Days Like This, Just Trust Me, 2024 / THK Gallery
Marcin Jasik, Untitled, 2024 / Persons Projects
This year’s fair is all about the interplay between tradition and the future, artists and the public, and people and technology. Artistic directors Jan Gustav Fiedler and Walter Seidl are looking to provide a stage for both up-and-coming talents and established artists: ‘Our democratic exhibition layout, with equal stand space for everyone, not only promotes equal opportunities, but also gives visitors the opportunity to engage more deeply with the works on display.’
Stefan Gletter, spinnom III, 2024 / Galerie Grill
Vera Klimentyeva / The Stable
Selma Selman, Untitled, 2020 / ACB
International galleries, including Nächst St. Stephan, Krinzinger, Lombardi-Kargl (Vienna), Konrad Fischer (Berlin/Düsseldorf), Dirimart (Istanbul), 1 Mira Madrid (Madrid) and Fonti (Naples) will be presenting an impressive selection of artists: from established greats such as Lois Weinberger, a visionary who has blurred the boundaries between art, nature and society with his works, to Sanja Iveković, a pioneer of feminist art and Gregor Schneider, winner of the Golden Lion at the 49th Art Biennale in Venice. Up-and-coming talents such as Vera Klimentyeva, Lunita-July Dorn and Laura Killer have also not been forgotten, having the opportunity to present their innovative ideas for the first time in such a prominent setting, planting the seeds of pioneering future trends.
SPARK Art Fair Vienna 2025
March 21–23, 2025 / SPARK
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