UNSEEN PHOTO FAIR 2014
Announcing Participating Galleries & Premieres Unseen, the annual celebration of new photography, returns to Amsterdam’s Westergasfabriek from the 18th until the 21st of September with a sharp focus on work that has never been seen before.

AN ESTABLISHED FAIR FOR NEW PHOTOGRAPHY
Unseen is the international photography fair and festival that focuses on new photography talent and unseen work by established photographers. Managing Director of Unseen, Sasha Stone (1984): “This year, we have challenged galleries to present work that has been created since 2012. Unseen Photo Fair 2014 will unveil the important developments that are taking place in the world of contemporary photography. Through placing talents on the map and highlighting new work by renowned artists, visitors will discover the unseen.”

NEW IN 2014: PREMIERES
Unseen is proud to introduce premieres at Unseen Photo Fair 2014. Work is considered a premiere if it has not previously been shown in a gallery, an institution or online. Unseen will mark the exclusive introduction of this work. Amongst others, premieres have been confirmed by Gallery Taik Persons (FI), the renowned gallery specialising in Finnish photography presenting a premiere of Santeri Tuori (1970); young Dutch galleries, BoetzelaerINispen and Ton de Boer will be showing new work by a strong selection of Dutch talents, respectively Maurice van Es (1984) and Ruth van Beek (1977); Grundemark Nilsson Gallery (DE) will present a premiere of the Swedish photographer JH Engström (1969) who will also have a solo exhibition at Foam Photography Museum Amsterdam coinciding with Unseen; and Galerie van der Mieden (BE) will show a premiere of the acclaimed photographer from Dusseldorf, Martina Sauter (1974).

INTERNATIONAL APPEAL
Galleries from around the world have been invited to participate at Unseen Photo Fair 2014. The participating galleries present an exceptional image of the world of contemporary photography, and Unseen is proud to welcome for the first time Galerie Paul Andriesse (NL), Galerie Nicola von Senger (CH), Feldbuschwiesner (DE), Camilla Grimaldi (UK) and many more. New cities that will be represented at the fair include Bratislava, Slovakia (Krokus Galeria), Budapest, Hungary (acb Gallery), Jakarta, Indonesia (d gallerie), and Modena, Italy (METRONOM). For more information, please visit www.unseenamsterdam.com.

2014 PARTICIPATING GALLERIES
Aando Fine Art (DE) ACB Gallery (HU) Alex Daniëls - Reflex Amsterdam (NL) Anita Beckers (DE) Aperture (USA) Boetzelaer|Nispen (NL) Camilla Grimaldi (UK) D Gallery (ID) Division of Labour (UK) East Wing (AE/QA) Edel Assanti (UK) Ellipsis Gallery (TR) FELDBUSCHWIESNER (DE) Flatland Gallery (NL) Flowers Gallery (UK) G/P Gallery (JP) Galeria Tagomago (ES/FR) Galerie Bart (NL) Galerie Fons Welters (NL) Galerie Juliètte Jongma (NL) Galerie Les Filles du Calvaire (FR) Galerie Nicola von Senger (CH) Galerie van der Mieden (BE) Galerie Wagner + Partner (DE) Galerie Wouter van Leeuwen (NL) Gallery Taik Persons (FI/DE) Gallery Vassie (NL) Grundemark Nilsson Gallery (DE) Galerie Jo van de Loo (DE) Kahmann Gallery (NL) Kaune, Posnik, Spohr (DE) Krokus Galeria (SK) Kuckei + Kuckei (DE) LhGWR (NL) M97 Gallery (CN) Martin Asbaek Gallery (DK) Metronom (IT) Mirko Mayer Galerie (DE) NextLevel Galerie (FR) Paul Andriesse (NL) Robert Morat Galerie (DE) Ron Mandos (NL) Seelevel Gallery (NL) Stieglitz19 (BE) The Empire Project (TR) The Photographers' Gallery (UK) The Ravestijn Gallery (NL) Ton de Boer (NL)

A PHOTO FAIR WITH A FESTIVAL FLAIR
The Unseen Photo Fair brings together more than fifty galleries presenting new photography. The gallery stands are complemented by artist-run initiatives in the Unseen Niches, and the Unseen Collection, the unique collection of more than 100 high-quality works of prices up to 1,000 Euros. Several prestigious awards founded to foster the careers of emerging photographers will be presented at Unseen. These include the Outset | Unseen Exhibition Fund (a platform for emerging photography talent and young curators), BankGiro Loterij Talent Collection (a collection of 16 photos by 8 promising Netherlands-based artists), the New Talent Photography Award (an initiative of ING Private Banking and ING Art Management), and the launch of Foam Magazine’s annual Talent issue. In addition to the fair, the festival is a place for dialogue, artistic expression, knowledge and ideas, and includes exhibitions, lectures and debates, films and documentaries, and a celebration of photobooks and their makers in the Unseen Book Market. Unseen is a joint venture between photography museum Foam, office for business development in the arts Platform A, and creative agency Vandejong.

UNSEEN 2013 FACTS & FIGURES
More than 24,000 visitors were welcomed during the four days of Unseen 2013. Fifty-three international galleries represented more than 160 photographers. The festival included, among others, an interactive exhibition (JR’s INSIDE OUT Project), 25 talks, discussions and presentations, 30 films and documentaries, a book fair with more than 50 independent publishers, and a presentation of the 2013 Foam Magazine Talents. PARTNERS Blockbusterfonds Westergasfabriek City of Amsterdam And many more.

TICKET INFORMATION
Tickets will be available online from mid-May 2014 at www.unseenamsterdam.com.

OPENING HOURS AND VISITOR INFORMATION
Preview Day: Wednesday 17 September, Press Preview 15.00-18.00
Public Days: Thursday 18 September Friday 19 September Saturday 20 September Sunday 21 September