The third New York edition of PULSE Contemporary Art Fair will be held at Pier 40 on the West Side Highway at West Houston Street from March 27-30, 2008, concurrently with The Armory Show. The Fair will feature a highly selective presentation of contemporary art works by more than 90 international galleries with an expanded set of programs.

Following its enormous success in Miami, which drew a record 16,000 visitors, PULSE New York promises to continue to inspire visitors by showcasing boundary leaping and thought provoking work. The significantly larger new venue at Pier 40 allows for more spacious and innovative booth displays as well as wider aisles to view the art, visually enhancing the experience for collectors and visitors. According to Director Helen Allen, “Our new venue at Pier 40 provides us with extraordinary opportunities. The larger location permits us to expand our programming and open up new avenues for discourse in contemporary art.”

PROGRAMMING
This year PULSE New York is proud to present several ambitious new programs.

PULSE PLAY > , a video and new technology lounge, will feature a curated video program by Bill Arning, Curator of the MIT List Visual Arts Center.

PULSE PERFORMANCE features Chez Bushwick’s The Invention of Minus One, choreographed by Jonah Bokaer, which examines the erasure of the moving body and the trace of its presence. An endurance performance entitled Bloodscript by artist Mary Coble, courtesy of CONNER CONTEMPORARY ART, which documents hateful insults which will be tattooed onto Coble’s skin without ink.

PULSE PAUSE, a reading room designed by independent curator Jeffrey Walkowiak, and selected students from the MFA Program in Fine Arts at Parsons The New School for Design; create a space for reading, relaxation, discussion and contemplation.

The Lounge of Ethereal Fun, a VIP room created by artist Jenny Marketou, exclusively for children between the ages of 6 – 14, which will provide the young collectors and art enthusiasts with red carpet hospitality, including signature treats and refreshments.

Original installations at PULSE New York will include works by Andy Yoder, Jennifer Burkley Vasher, Graham Caldwell, castaneda/reiman, Ryan Humphrey, Nathaniel Rackowe, Paul Mpagi Sepuya, Gabriel Asgar, Mark Anstee, Lucas Lenglet, Mark Shetabi and John Kalymnios.

PULSE NEW YORK 08 EXHIBITORS
ARTWARE editions (New York), Jeff Bailey Gallery (New York), Galeria Baró Cruz (São Paulo), ANNE BARRAULT (Paris), Galerie Anita Beckers (Frankfurt), Bonelli Arte Contemporanea (Mantua), RENA BRANSTEN GALLERY (San Francisco), Catharine Clark Gallery (San Francisco), CONNER CONTEMPORARY ART (Washington, DC), CONRADS (Düsseldorf), DCKT Contemporary, Inc. (New York), DNA (Berlin), envoy (New York), Espacio Liquido (Gijón), FAURSCHOU COPENHAGEN & BEIJING (Copenhagen/Beijing), LUKAS FEICHTNER GALLERY (Vienna), Rosamund Felsen Gallery (Santa Monica), fiedler contemporary (Cologne), Finesilver Gallery (Houston), Enrico Fornello (Prato), Freight + Volume (New York), GALERÍA FÚCARES (Madrid), galerieKleindienst (Leipzig), Caren Golden Fine Art (New York), Carl Hammer Gallery (Chicago), GALERIE ERNST HILGER/ hilger contemporary (Vienna), Pippy Houldsworth Gallery (London), iCI (New York), Inman Gallery (Houston), Priska C. Juschka Fine Art (New York), KINZ, TILLOU + FEIGEN (New York), Bernhard Knaus Fine Art (Frankfurt), KNOLL GALLERIES (Vienna/Budapest), NATHAN LARRAMENDY GALLERY (Ojai), Richard Levy Gallery (Albuquerque), Lyons Wier Ortt Gallery (New York), Walter Maciel Gallery (Los Angeles), Magnan Projects (New York), nina menocal (Mexico City), Nicholas Metivier Gallery (Toronto), Yossi Milo Gallery (New York), Mixed Greens (New York), moniquemeloche (Chicago), Mark Moore Gallery (Santa Monica), magnus müller (Berlin), MUMMERY + SCHNELLE (London), New York Foundation for the Arts (New York), ALEXANDER OCHS GALLERY BERLIN | BEIJING (Berlin/Beijing), One in the Other (London), P.P.O.W (New York), Parker’s Box (Brooklyn), perugi artecontemporanea (Padua), Galerie Stefan Röpke (Cologne), Monya Rowe (New York), Rubicon Gallery Dublin (Dublin), Saatchi Online (London), Julie Saul Gallery (New York), Schroeder Romero (New York), Michael Schultz Gallery Beijing | Seoul | Berlin (Beijing/Seoul/Berlin), Carrie Secrist Gallery (Chicago), galleria SENDA/Espai 2nou2 (Barcelona), SPRINGER & WINCKLER GALERIE (Berlin), Galerie Tanit (Munich), Margaret Thatcher Projects (New York), Torch Gallery (Amsterdam), UNION (London), Virgil de Voldere Gallery (New York), Von Lintel Gallery (New York), Winkleman Gallery (New York), Galerie Zürcher (Paris)

IMPULSE NEW YORK 08 EXHIBITORS
Artrepco (Zürich), ASPN (Leipzig), Massimo Audiello (New York), Galería Antonio de Barnola (Barcelona), BISCHOFF/WEISS (London), Braverman Gallery (Tel Aviv), d.e.n. contemporary art (Culver City), GALERIE MAGDA DANYSZ (Paris), FOLEYgallery (New York), G FINE ART (Washington, D.C.), HORRACH MOYÀ GALLERY (Palma de Mallorca), Rebecca Ibel Gallery (Columbus), LOUNGE/Monika Bobinska (London), Madder139 (London), Andrea Meislin Gallery (New York), MORGAN LEHMAN (New York), NANZUKA UNDERGROUND (Tokyo), RuArts Gallery (Moscow), SALTWORKS (Atlanta), SOLLERTIS (Toulouse), SPACE (Bratislava), Spinello Gallery (Miami), TACHE-LEVY GALLERY (Brussels), Vane (Newcastle upon Tyne), GITTE WEISE GALLERY (Berlin), Marcia Wood Gallery (Atlanta)

SPONSORS & PARTNERSHIPS
PULSE New York 2008 is sponsored in part by:
Austrian Airlines, New York Residence, Financial Times, ArtReview, Beautiful Decay, ARTWARE editions, MutualArt.com, Lavazza, IZZE, Christiania, Theo Chocolate and Grolsch.

PULSE New York 2008 has partnered with The Hudson River Park Trust, Parsons School of Art & Design, Lwindesign and Chez Bushwick for the production of its cultural programs.

ADMISSION:
General Admission $15
Discount Admission (for seniors and students with valid I.D.) $10

COMPLIMENTARY SHUTTLE SERVICE:
PULSE will provide complimentary shuttle service to and from the following locations:

• The Armory Show, Pier 94 (Twelfth Avenue at 55th Street)
• VOLTA NY, Fifth Avenue at 34th Street
• The Chelsea Gallery District (Locations available at www.pulse-art.com)

For more information about PULSE, please visit www.pulse-art.com or call (212) 255-2327

Media contact:
For more information on the program or for interviews:
Andy Cushman
Blue Medium, Inc.
T: (212) 675-1800
E: andy@bluemedium.com

NOTE TO THE MEDIA:
To register for the press preview please complete and return the registration form available at: www.pulse-art.com/newyork/press.htm.

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Vik Muniz
Pictures of Pigment:
Series Butterflies, After
Odilon Redon
2006
Chromogenic print
Courtesy of RENA
BRANSTEN GALLERY





Jenny Marketou
Flying Spy Potatoe
2005
Super Agent Ear with
Balloon, photo Sophy
Naess
Courtesy of Galerie
Anita Beckers





Alina and Jeff Bliumis
Language Barrier
2006
C-print
Courtesy of
RuArts Gallery





Laurina Paperina
Krusty the Clown
2007
Mixed media on cardboard
Courtesy of perugi
artecontemporanea





Yasui Tomotaka
Echo
2007
Urushi, linen, glue,
mother of pearl, obsidian,
iwa-enogu, lace, pewter
powder and marble
Courtesy of Braverman
Gallery





Asgar/Gabriel
Keine sorge es geht
uns gut
2007
Oil on canvas
Courtesy of GALERIE
ERNST HILGER/ hilger
contemporary