BUDAPEST.- The Hungarian capital was at the center of the Central and Eastern European contemporary art scene for 4 days. Art Market Budapest 2011, the region’s new contemporary art fair held from October 27 to 30 was attended by more than 10,000 visitors. The event attracted great interest from both visitors and exhibitors: the number of exhibitors taking part in the event, held at a former industrial building in the city’s Millenaris Park, rose to just under 70, late applicants had to be turned down. Exhibitors included many top galleries from Hungary and the region, site specific art projects, art institutions and publications. In its first year as Central and Eastern Europe’s contemporary art fair, Art Market Budapest closed with remarkable professional and commercial results. The exhibition hall and the related spaces hosting the varied international professional programs, artist talks and roundta