Released on: August 11, 2008, 7:01 am

Press Release Author: Studio Abba

Industry: Entertainment

Press Release Summary: WORLD ART VISION will take place from 5 to 14 December 2008
at the Cancun Center, Cancun, Mexico. It is the first edition of this contemporary
art fair that is to become essential to the art scene of the Americas.

Press Release Body: Over 100 artists from 5 continents will participate in WORLD ART
VISION, which will feature painting, drawing, sculpture, photography, prints,
installation art, video and digital art. Arturo Garcia Bustos and Rina Lazo, who
were, respectively, pupils of and assistants to Frida Kahlo and Diego Rivera will be
present during the exhibition, therefore bringing an exceptional artistic testimony
to WORLD ART VISION: CANCUN 2008.

The idea of WORLD ART VISION comes from a desire to invest in contemporary art in
the state of Quintana Roo, Mexico; not only to further increase the number of
tourists, but also to make it a meeting point for the Americas for collectors,
critics and interested parties, to visit a fair where the artists stand beside the
art, without the representation of a gallery, to give a vision of contemporary art
worldwide. WORLD ART VISION will be located at the Cancun Center, the modern, well
equipped exhibition centre located in the heart of Cancun's prestigious "zona
hotelera", one of the world's preferred tourist locations.

Sietze Groenewold, fellow artist and member of the Selection Committee of WORLD ART
VISION, said "WORLD ART VISION is a chance for individual artists to exhibit their
most recent work. But it is also an opportunity to meet with the other artists
present and attend the exciting program of collateral events and conferences which
are being organized and of course, to meet with the public, visitors, collectors and
critics".

WORLD ART VISION is offering the artists various incentives including discounts on
accommodation, travel and local entertainment during their stay in Cancun and two
social highlights during the ten day period of the exhibition: the opening
Vernissage cocktail and the gala dinner. The gala dinner will be a not to be missed
opportunity for all artists and the public to savor Mexican cuisine on the exclusive
terrace of the Cancun Center with the accompaniment of the exciting Mariachi.

An important artistic incentive for all participating artists is the opportunity to
be part of the Vision Virtual Gallery where their art works will be on sale via the
web for the year following the WORLD ART VISION: CANCUN 2008.

The artists who participate in WORLD ART VISION are picked by the Selection
Committee, that is made up of important critics, journalists and artists: Fabrizio
Borghini, Diana Calvillo, Argelia Castillo, Sietze Groenewold, Betty Jonker, Luisa
Noriega, Matty Roca, Agnese Sartori, Mirella Setzu and Giampaolo Trotta. The
Artistic Director of WORLD ART VISION is Matty Roca, Mexican art critic and
historian and member of AICA. She has said recently, "this is a marvellous
opportunity for artists to meet with each other, with the public and potential
buyers, Cancun being a resort with extremely high level tourism and trade and we are
extremely grateful for the encouragement and for the support given by the
Ayuntamiento Benito Juarez Cancun and the State of Quintana Roo in the organisation
of this event".


For further information for journalists prior to the exhibition, please contact the
press office:
Studio Abba - Corso Italia, 6 - 50123 Florence - Italy
tel. /fax +39 055 292082 - info@studioabba.com - http://www.studioabba.com/

For artists interested in participating please contact the WAV Organisation team at
info@world-art-vision.com http://www.world-art-vision.com/

Web Site: http://www.world-art-vision.com/

Contact Details: Studio Abba - Corso Italia, 6 - 50123 Florence - Italy
tel. /fax +39 055 292082 - info@studioabba.com - http://www.studioabba.com/