"I've wandered around a lot of art galleries thinking: I could have done that, so it seemed only right that I should try. These galleries are just trophy cabinets for a handful of millionaires. The public never has any real say in what art they see." (Banksy)

For the first time in human history, the majority of the earth's population is living in urban residential areas. The urban environment and the corresponding lifestyle can be counted amongst the fundamental sources of inspiration for contemporary culture. The historical revolution of visual forms of expression, in which the designs of the everyday streetscape, with its graffiti, tags, tattoos, advertising or graphic design found their sustenance, define the progression of

contemporary art. The urban environment as the literal and metaphorical platform for this development both inspires and presents the artist and their work. The Urban Art Fair works as a parallel universe to the inflated classical artmarket of the "rich and beautiful", driven by aggressive investement strategies, auctions houses and the greed for spectacular maximum prices. The goal is to establish an art-entry-market for both: the artist (gallery) and the interested buyer.

Passion and dedication are still more important than business plans and projections. Unbeatable participation costs combined with professional presentation and an uninterrupted passion for the art - this is where we see the starting point for the world's first and only the Urban Art Fair. During the last decade, no other german art-show can compete the Urban Art Fair regarding growth and media interest.

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Within the last 2 years, more then 47,000 visitors came to see artists and galleries from all over der world. (Poland, Brasil, Austria, USA, Italy, France, Chile, Spain, Switzerland or the UK - just to name a few). Urban Art is now! In fact the huge variety of subcultural dynamics of the last 30 years in this in this melting pot are self-replicating. Terms such as "Low Brow", "Street Art", "Graffiti", "Illustration", "Graphic Design" or "Comic Art" are fused with classic notions of art, newly interpreted, and with unconventional resources are given a whole new context.

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NEWS

02/09/2012// Official registration process for galleries starts on february 20th.

01/19/2012// In 2012 we will support the Deutschen PalliativStiftung with different projects.

01/15/2012// Lots of barriers to take and public limitations to handle to realize all planned projects.

01/01/2012// All official dates for Munich are fixed. STROKE URBAN ART FAIR will take place from may 4. - 6. 2012 at the Praterinsel. Thanks to the Paterinsel team for their support.

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 ©STROKE URBAN ART FAIR ist ein Projekt der INTOXICATED DEMONS GmbH / Impressum