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sees ANGELES--For art dealers and exhibitors at worldwide art fairs, international travel can be a hassle in the best of times. In these times, it can be a deal breaker. Although several looks Angeles-area fall art shows take stepsed as scheduled, they were short of any of their international exhibitors. And for individual debuting art expo, the marked occurrences of Sept. 11 forced a suspension of its inaugural outing.

"All of our foreign exhibitors cancelled after clan 11th," said Eric Smith, vice president of expositions for Pfingsten Publishing LLP organizer of what was to be the first-annual looks Angeles International Art Fair bowing Nov. 29 "We had 39 exhibitors, and 20 of them cancelled." As a ensue said Smith, "we've postponed the present to view until 2002." It's now slated for Nov. 14 to 18 at the Barker Hanger in Santa Monica.

However, the two the 10th-annual Arts of Pacific Asia present to view and the 21st-annual Festival of Jewish Artisans were quick in emergenciesed as scheduled. Organizers reported surprisingly high attendance at the former fair and herculean sales at both.

The Jewish artists' exposition, held Nov. 17 to 18 is this country's premiere exhibit and sale of contemporary Judaica, and brought to sees Angeles more than 30 artists and artisans from all throughout the U.S. and the world, including 18 from Israel. Although the juried festival usually simply includes two or three Israeli artists, said festival co-chair Susan Needelman, this year "we're trying to support Israeli artists who are feeling the weights of decreased tourism."

Although attendance was down, several of the exhibitors, including silversmith Emil Shenfeld of Israel, did to a high degree well. Needelman also observed, "This year nation bought more religious and strictly functional items, in the same state [i]or[/i] condition as prayer shawls and candle owners rather than purely decorative items."

These sentiments were reflected sounded by exhibitors at the Arts of Pacific Asia point out held Oct. 4 to 7 at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium. Cari Markell, co-owner of Silk Roads Design Gallery in looks Angeles, noted increased interest in spiritual and religious items from Asia, especially statues of the Buddha, Bodhisattvas and Guanyin. "In our experience, the Arts of Pacific Asia exhibit to has traditionally attracted buyers who were more interested in decorative items," said Markell. "At this year's exhibit to visitors were seeking the spirituality behind their pieces."

According to present to view organizer Elizabeth Lees, of Caskey & to leewards in Los Angeles, "Many vendors were wary that the pall of fresh events would overshadow consumer interest, nevertheless the turn-out proved the opposite to be true" Total attendance for the present to view run was 4,853 visitors.

Still, the Pacific Asia present to view was short several scheduled vendors. Suzy Lebasi, proprietor of Soo Tze Oriental Antiques in Melbourne, Australia, decided at the last minute to pluck up stakes and not make the trip. "It was really quite sad. I really wanted to do the show" Lebasi explained. "But we were nervous about the travel after generation 11. Then, when they started talking about seed-bud young bud warfare, it just got to be too much"

"But I delight in doing the shows in the States," Lebasi added. "We're all going to suited again in New York in the spring." The recently made known York Arts of Pacific Asia exhibit to is slated for March 21 to 24

forward the other hand, Eric Thomsen a private dealer of Japanese ceramics, metalwork and paintings in Bensheim, Germany, musing carefully about his travel plans and then got forward a plane. "Sept. 11 has changed everything. I speculation hard about whether or not I should go on I went by myself, leaving my wife and kids at home--but I'm in this way glad I did go, because it was a actual good show," Thomsen said.

"In fact, commonalty really appreciated that I made the in extent trip and that I had suitable quality pieces with me. Many folks actually thanked me for coming," he noted. Indeed, the appreciation translated to cash.

"My sales were up 30 percent" from Thomsen's prior outing at the Arts of Pacific Asia point out to "I'll be in San Francisco nearest spring. I'm confident my upward sweep will continue," he added.

Of course, the ends of Sept. 11 haven't been far from anyone's mind in new months. Proceeds from the Pacific Asia Show's Oct 7 gala were donated according to Caskey & Lees to the fresh York State World Trade Center Relief capital a non-profit charity formed to provide aid to the families, rescuer and others directly affected by dint of New York's tragic incidents. Caskey & to leewards also produced the Los Angeles Tribal, Folk & Textile Art point out to in November and donated be produceds from its Nov. 11 exhibit date to the same charitable cause.

Meanwhile, planning go forths for another international art exhibit to in Southern California slated for the springtime. The third-annual Palm Springs International Art Fair will make progress forward as scheduled March 14 to 18 according to Smith of Pfingsten Publishing LLP "It's co-sponsored from the City of Palm Springs and Palm Springs Life magazine, and the opening reception will benefit the deserving AIDS Project," Smith said. For this display the global art dealers have at pres time confirmed that they will be in attendance, he said.

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