Amsterdam will be centre of contemporary photography again in September 2016

Unseen is thé international photography fair and festival focused on new photography. The fifth edition will yet again showcase a top list of over 50 galleries and the latest work of more than 150 artists, plus a full onsite programme. Last year’s fair welcomed over 20.000 international visitors.

Festival
A week before the opening of the central fair at the Westergasfabriek, the second edition of Unseen Festival will start. This festival is located in an area of Amsterdam called the Spaarndammerbuurt. For ten days this neighbourhood bordering the fair site will be buzzing with an engaging programme including exhibitions and various activities.

Photo Fair
Unseen Photo Fair will take place at Amsterdam’s Westergasfabriek from the 23rd to the 25th of September. With 53 international galleries, Unseen Photo Fair highlights the most recent developments in contemporary photography by presenting emerging talent and unseen work by established artists (such as for example Isaac Julien, Anton Corbijn, Antoine d’Agata and Zanele Muholi). The on- site fair is a place for the exchange of dialogue, artistic expression and ideas, and includes a full programme with lectures, debates and a book market, where professionals and photography enthusiasts can meet.

Campaign Artists: Christto & Andrew
Over the past years, Unseen has established a tradition of inviting talented artists to create the annual Unseen campaign images. Unseen is pleased to announce that the Unseen 2016 campaign artist will be the artist-duo Christto & Andrew. Christto Sanz & Andrew Weir (b.1985, Puerto Rico, b. 1987, South Africa) have been commissioned to create the Unseen campaign which will be launched in the coming months. Together they create highly-stylised, colourful, staged images that explore the construction of identity in contemporary society. Past Unseen campaign artists have been Viviane Sassen (2013) and Lorenzo Vitturi (2014).

Participating Galleries 2016 (confirmed so far) include:
A.I (UK) Ag Galerie (IR) Alex Daniëls - Reflex Amsterdam (NL) Anita Beckers (DE) Catherine Clark Gallery (USA) Christophe Guye Galerie (CH) CINNNAMON (NL) Dürst Britt & Mayhew (NL) East Wing (UAE) Flatland Gallery (NL) Flowers Gallery (UK) Francis Boeske Projects (NL) G/P Gallery in association with Rin Art (JP) Galerie Galerie Galerie Galerie Galerie Galerie Grundemark Nilsson Gallery (DE/SW) Ibasho (BE) Kahmann Gallery (NL) Kana Kawanishi (JP) Kehrer Gallery (DE) Kopeikin Gallery (USA) Kristof De Clercq Gallery (BE) LhGWR (NL) Martin van Zomeren (NL) METRONOM (IT) Mirko Mayer Galerie (DE) Nicola von Senger (CH) Parrotta Contemporary Art (DE) Ravestijn Gallery (NL) Ron Mandos (NL) Seelevel (NL) Seen Fifteen (UK) South Kiosk (UK) Stevenson (SA) Stieglitz19 (BE) Stigter Van Doesburg (NL) tegenboschvanvreden (NL) The Photographers’ Gallery (UK) TORCH (NL) Webber Gallery Space (UK)

Partners
Blockbusterfonds Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds VSB Fonds VandenEnde Foundation BankGiro Loterij ING Westergasfabriek Gemeente Amsterdam And many more