PULSE 22.-25.02. NY

PULSE New York will take place at the 69th Regiment Armory February 22 - 25. The 69th Regiment Armory was home to the legendary 1913 Armory Show and the inaugural Armory Show and is conveniently located on Lexington Avenue and 26th Street. PULSE New York returns after the record-breaking sales and near-double attendance that PULSE Miami had in December 2006, which drew close to 12,000 attendees, including major collectors and art patrons. Artinfo.com praised PULSE's second appearance in Miami, stating, "The auspicious debut of PULSE Miami last year quickly pushed it into the top tier of must-see fairs, and its second outing only added to its favored status." In its second year, PULSE New York will feature high-quality works from 61 established and emerging galleries from 15 countries, including additions from Israel, China and Korea. PULSE, is a biannual invitational contemporary art fair, that will coincide with The Armory Show February 22-25, 2007. The Fair has been created to bridge the gap between established and alternative art fairs and will feature a range of international galleries that have strong and consistent exhibition programs and aesthetics. PULSE requests that participating galleries articulate their program in a curatorial manner.

The Armory Show 22.-26.02 New York

The Armory Show, the International Fair of New Art, is the world's leading art fair devoted exclusively to contemporary art. In its ninth annual exhibition, The Armory Show 2007 will present 148 international galleries, including many of the most important contemporary dealers showcasing new art from around the world. New York is home to more collectors, galleries, critics and artists than any other city in the world. This February, they will be joined by many thousands of their peers from around the globe making New York the true center of the international art world.

ARTEFACTFESTIVAL 13.-18.02. Leuven, BE

Presence and absence. Visible and invisible. This year, ARTEFACT focuses on artists working within these fields of tension. When do things become invisible, or where are they appearing? The confrontation with the visitor's view is most important and the art works very often seem to look back. STUK is filled with empty, but promising spaces, images and constructions. Mirrors and virtual mirrors appear everywhere. Light surprises in the dark. See or don't see, but come and watch.

During the ARTEFACT festival, an experimental program is presented throughout the STUK building. The international program doesn't focus on 'new technology' as such. It rather places themes and research areas in the field of new media in a larger context.