{"id":92023,"date":"2018-01-16T09:35:08","date_gmt":"2018-01-16T08:35:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conceptualfinearts.com\/cfa\/?p=92023"},"modified":"2018-01-24T17:37:38","modified_gmt":"2018-01-24T16:37:38","slug":"condo-2018-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conceptualfinearts.com\/cfa\/2018\/01\/16\/condo-2018-london\/","title":{"rendered":"Condo 2018: sometimes collaboration is stronger than competition"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-92023 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.conceptualfinearts.com\/cfa\/2018\/01\/16\/condo-2018-london\/img_20180112_163707\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"113\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conceptualfinearts.com\/cfa\/CFA-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/IMG_20180112_163707-360x480.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Condo London 2018.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-92024\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-92024'>\n\t\t\t\tKris Lemsalu at Sadie Coles hosting Koppe Astner. Condo London 2018.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.conceptualfinearts.com\/cfa\/2018\/01\/16\/condo-2018-london\/img_20180112_163818\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"113\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conceptualfinearts.com\/cfa\/CFA-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/IMG_20180112_163818-360x480.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Condo London 2018.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-92025\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-92025'>\n\t\t\t\tJosh Faught at Sadie Coles hosting Koppe Astner. Condo London 2018.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.conceptualfinearts.com\/cfa\/2018\/01\/16\/condo-2018-london\/img_20180113_115122\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"113\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conceptualfinearts.com\/cfa\/CFA-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/IMG_20180113_115122-360x480.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Condo London 2018.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-92026\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-92026'>\n\t\t\t\tNed Vena at Project Native Informant. Condo London 2018.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.conceptualfinearts.com\/cfa\/2018\/01\/16\/condo-2018-london\/img_20180113_115227\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"113\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conceptualfinearts.com\/cfa\/CFA-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/IMG_20180113_115227-360x480.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-92027\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-92027'>\n\t\t\t\tShen Xin at Project Native Informant hosting MadeIn Gallery. Condo London 2018.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.conceptualfinearts.com\/cfa\/2018\/01\/16\/condo-2018-london\/img_20180113_115815\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"113\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conceptualfinearts.com\/cfa\/CFA-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/IMG_20180113_115815-360x480.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-92028\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-92028'>\n\t\t\t\tSam Anderson at Mother&#8217;s Tankstation hosting Edouard Malingue Gallery.  Condo London 2018.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.conceptualfinearts.com\/cfa\/2018\/01\/16\/condo-2018-london\/img_20180113_123205\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"113\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conceptualfinearts.com\/cfa\/CFA-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/IMG_20180113_123205-480x360.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-92029\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-92029'>\n\t\t\t\tEduardo Sarabia at Maureen Paley hosting  Jos\u00e9 Garcia, Mx.  Condo London 2018.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.conceptualfinearts.com\/cfa\/2018\/01\/16\/condo-2018-london\/img_20180113_123335_burst001_cover\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"113\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conceptualfinearts.com\/cfa\/CFA-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/IMG_20180113_123335_BURST001_COVER-360x480.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-92030\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-92030'>\n\t\t\t\tEduardo Sarabia at Maureen Paley hosting  Jos\u00e9 Garcia, Mx.  Condo London 2018.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.conceptualfinearts.com\/cfa\/2018\/01\/16\/condo-2018-london\/img_20180113_124100\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"113\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conceptualfinearts.com\/cfa\/CFA-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/IMG_20180113_124100-360x480.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Condo London 2018\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-92031\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-92031'>\n\t\t\t\tMichaela Eichwald at Maureen Paley hosting D\u00e9pendance. Condo London 2018.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.conceptualfinearts.com\/cfa\/2018\/01\/16\/condo-2018-london\/img_20180113_130516\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"113\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conceptualfinearts.com\/cfa\/CFA-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/IMG_20180113_130516-360x480.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Condo London 2018.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-92032\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-92032'>\n\t\t\t\tZora Mann at Union Pacific hosting Chert l\u00fcdde. Condo London 2018.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.conceptualfinearts.com\/cfa\/2018\/01\/16\/condo-2018-london\/img_20180113_130807\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"113\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conceptualfinearts.com\/cfa\/CFA-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/IMG_20180113_130807-360x480.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Condo London 2018.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-92033\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-92033'>\n\t\t\t\tMaya Hewitt at Union Pacific hosting Misako and Rosen.  Condo London 2018.\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>The third edition of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conceptualfinearts.com\/cfa\/2016\/02\/05\/the-glasgow-effect-the-condo-complex-and-the-zero-kilometres-artworks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Condo<\/a>, Condo 2018, kick started last weekend in London. It&#8217;s now clear that regarding it as an alternative to the art fairs would be a mistake. And it would be also a mistake to consider it as a mere commercial platform. It&#8217;s something different, for some reasons terribly inspiring, particularly to those investigative collectors who prefer the cosiness of the art gallery to the impersonal gallery booth at the main fairs. As a matter of fact they have become quite a small minority, while the empire of the so called &#8216;representative&#8217; &#8211; and most of the time unfortunately ignorant &#8211; collectors is rapidly growing (W. McIntosh &#8211; B Schmeichel, 2016). But this minority has educated eyes and ears, it has collecting know-how and, what counts more, it precisely represents the kind of supporters \u2013 calling them clients sounds diminishing \u2013 that emerging\/young art dealers should be able to engage.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.condocomplex.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Condo 2018<\/a> presents 29 international art galleries, hosted by 17 London-based art galleries, all following the rule written on Condo&#8217;s bold web site: &#8216;host galleries share their spaces with visiting galleries \u2013 either by co-curating an exhibition together, or dividing their galleries and allocating spaces&#8217;. It so happens that a contemporary giant such as Sadie Coles is giving a room to Koppe Astner for pairing mysterious young talent <a href=\"http:\/\/www.krislemsalu.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kris Lemsalu<\/a> with Josh Faught, a wit &#8216;queer identity explorer&#8217; who is expert in textiles and archival materials. And Sadie Coles is also giving its &#8216;shop&#8217; outside the gallery to Galeria Madragoa, which is presenting a group show with Rodrigo Hern\u00e1ndez, Renato Leotta, Gon\u00e7alo Preto, Buhlebezwe Siwani, and Bel\u00e9n Uriel. Meanwhile, in the London fashionable East End, a relatively small gallery like Union Pacific is sharing the space with Misako &amp; Rosen (Tokyo), Chert L\u00fcdde (Berlin) and Gregor Staiger (Zurich). Or, in Soho, Rodeo hosts Andrew Kreps, while The Sunday Painter and Arcadia Missa welcome in South Lambeth two galleries from Warsaw, David Radziszewski and Stereo.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;It&#8217;s a great opportunity for my gallery&#8217; says Matteo Consonni from Madragoa, who is taking part to Condo for the first time and is positive about it. He is going to take part also to the new session Condo will have later this year in Mexico City. &#8216;You get in touch with the hosting gallery&#8217;s public but you also bring your audience to them&#8217;. So it&#8217;s a win-win model, whose upside is definitely stronger than the downside: you open the door to your competitor, providing it with a full responsive environment. Moreover, the hosted galleries are not paying exhibition fees, so they are taking no risk. That&#8217;s help.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Condo is also giving the opportunity of promoting dialogues between artists from different galleries&#8217; Consonni continues. He mentions Rodeo gallery and Andrew Kreps, who are presenting works by young British artist Ian Law (from Rodeo) alongside a selection of historical works by Robert Overby. Similarly, Maureen Paley is presenting a body of recent works by Cologne-based artist Michaela Eichwald (from D\u00e9pandance) and sets a surprisingly efficient dialogue between her and Eduardo Sarabia (from Jos\u00e9 Garcia), who&#8217;s work questions local folk history of northern Mexico. Here he exhibits two sculptures, two drawings, and four terrific paintings.<\/p>\n<p>In 2018 this &#8216;collaborative exhibition&#8217; \u2013 that is how Condo calls itself \u2013 is planning to have sessions also in Shanghai, Mexico City and, for the second time, in New York. That would prove the original idea to be a persistent one. Collaboration may be a force as stronger as competition, especially when dealing with contemporary art, particularly in our hyper-connected but highly divided society. We asserted that Condo can&#8217;t be a substitute to the traditional art fairs. Still, it has been shaping a supplementary, possibly innovative art environment. The evolution of contemporary art certainly depends on the ability of its players to create new positions, also in the realm of commercial galleries and exhibitions. Meaningfully, these are the same new positions that are making Paris Internationale a successful experimental art fair, apparently free from too big sharks and secret lords. These positions \u2013 namely gallerists, but also artists and art collectors \u2013 now represent the most promising future for contemporary art. Stay tuned.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In London 46 art galleries join forces to shape the future of contemporary art. 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