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29Th Edition of Art Miami and 7Th Edition of Context Art Miami Feature TH TH 29 ​ EDITION OF ART MIAMI AND 7 ​ EDITION OF CONTEXT ART MIAMI ​ ​ FEATURE INVESTMENT QUALITY WORK, SOLO SHOWS AND ENGAGING INSTALLATIONS FROM MORE THAN 250 INTERNATIONAL CONTEMPORARY GALLERIES th December 4 – 9 ,​ 2018 ​ (MIAMI, FL – November 29, 2018) – Art Miami, America’s foremost contemporary and modern art fair, is ​ ​ returning for its 29th installment in Miami, Florida alongside the 7th edition of its sister fair, CONTEXT Art ​ ​ ​ Miami. This year’s fairs will kick-off on Tuesday, December 4th with a private VIP Preview evening, before ​ th ​ th opening to the public on December 5 ​ and continuing through December 9 ,​ 2018. ​ ​ The Platinum VIP Preview will take place on December 4th from 4:30PM – 5:30PM to benefit the Pérez ​ ​ Art Museum Miami (PAMM), sponsored by Christie's International Real Estate. This will be the first ​ ​ ​ opportunity for collectors, curators, professionals and art world luminaries to acquire the finest investment quality modern and contemporary works from more than 800 established, emerging, and cutting-edge artists, represented by 160 international galleries from nearly 30 countries at Art Miami, and nearly 450 mid-career, emergent and cutting-edge artists from 96 galleries, representing 21 ​ countries at CONTEXT Art Miami. The VIP Preview will then continue for all VIP cardholders from 5:30PM ​ to 10PM. Art Miami and CONTEXT Art Miami will be held for the second consecutive year at the waterfront location of One Herald Plaza, nestled between the Venetian Causeway and MacArthur Causeways, just east of Biscayne Blvd, where they offer an unprecedented level of convenience and a renewed ​ connectivity to the activities and collectors on Miami Beach with accessible parking, a complimentary shuttle service between the fairs and JW Marriott Marquis Miami and Hotel Beaux Arts, and Pérez Art ​ Museum Miami (PAMM). Art Miami continues to feature amenities that improve guests experience, and ​ allow visitors to spend an entire day at the fairs. There are six hospitality areas including a waterfront café, an indoor café, outdoor dining space, cocktail lounge, and an outside cocktail deck overlooking Biscayne Bay. th On Thursday, December 6 ,​ Art Miami and Chef Daniel Boulud will host a special four-course dinner ​ ​ with wine pairings to celebrate Art Miami 2018 Lifetime Visionary Award recipients Mr. and Mrs. Dennis ​ and Debra Scholl for their contributions to the cultural landscape of Miami. A portion of the proceeds from the evening’s dinner will benefit the Perry J. Cohen Foundation (www.PJCF.org). Limited Seating ​ ​ still available. Tickets available to purchase here. ​ ​ Art Miami Fair highlights include: ● Landau Contemporary at Galerie Dominion (Montreal) has curated an unprecedented display of ​ works by Antoni Clavé. Spanning four decades, the collection includes seminal works that have ​ ​ never been seen before in North America. It promises to be one of the most compelling collections of the artist’s works ever mounted. They will also showcase a wide-ranging collection of Henry ​ Moore’s work, anchored by Mother and Child: Block Seat. A notable Marc Chagall will also be ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ displayed. The piece was produced during his first visit to Paris in 1910, which was one of his most fertile and important periods, yet there are very few works that have survived from this period. ● ARCHEUS / POST-MODERN (London) will present work from Post-War and Contemporary artists ​ ​ including Andy Warhol, David Hockney, Lynn Chadwick, Enrico Castellani, and Victor Vasarely – ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ who is widely considered to be the leader of the op-art movement. They will also have, Untitled ​ (Black and gray) from 2009 by Los Angeles based painter, Jonas Wood, whose work has fetched ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ $1.2-million at a charity auction. ● Leslie Feely Fine Art (New York) will bring several high-value works by American expressionist ​ ​ painter Richard Diebenkorn that are new to the market. These works have been held in a private ​ collection for more than 40 years. They will also present a never before seen Kenneth Noland stripe ​ painting from 1970, in addition to a selection of works by Jules Olitski, Helen Frankenthaler, Kikuo ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Saito, Frank Stella, Friedel Dzubas and Kenneth Noland. ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ● Galerie Pascal Landsberg (Paris) will present iconic pieces including The 24 Hours of Le Mans from ​ ​ 1984 by Keith Haring, and Cafetière, tasse et soucoupe, sucrier, a 1965 painting by Jean Dubuffet. ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ● Vertes (Zurich) will display work from blue chip artists including George Condo, Yayoi Kusama, Tom ​ ​ ​ Wesselmann, Willem De Kooning and Andy Warhol. Vertes annually participates in TEFAF ​ ​ ​ ​ Maastricht, Art Cologne, PAD London, Masterpiece, and is a regular exhibitor with Art Miami. ● Osborne Samuel (London) specializes in Modern British paintings and sculpture and will showcase work by Henry Moore, Barbara Hepworth, Keith Armitage and Lynn Chadwick. ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ● Avant Mining and Interprospekt present DeXtinction, an exhibition that brings the archaic and ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ primordial into our postmodern present, highlighting the beauty and magnificence of Earth’s natural treasures. Pieces on display include artifacts and jewels from more than a hundred million years ago. A mother and juvenile Allosaur, that are 120-million years old are available, as is an astonishingly ​ ​ well-preserved Dinosaur Egg Nest from the Cretaceous period, 75-million years ago. These amazing ​ artifacts are offset by the dazzling beauty of hand selected minerals and gems from the Zigras and Pohl collections. Avant Mining will feature sustainably and ethically mined quartz crystals which are considered the finest in the world. Also featured is a 75-million-year-old Ammolite from Canada, ​ ​ which possesses a rare opalized surface displaying all colors in the light spectrum. Humanities’ collective actions drastically affect the fate of the planet, and this collection of ancient treasures symbolize the unification we need now, while reconnecting us to the natural world. ● Galerie Terminus will exclusively present early work by Georg Baselitz as well as an exquisitely ​ ​ typical work by Sigmar Polke. John Chamberlain, Roy Lichtenstein, Mel Ramos, Robert ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Rauschenberg, James Rosenquist, Frank Stella, Andy Warhol and Tom Wesselmann will also be ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ presented, in addition to young Contemporary artists Christian Awe, Jan Davidoff and Tatjana ​ ​ ​ ​ Tartakovska, and exciting new work from Georg Baselitz, Sigmar Polke, and Gerhard Richter. ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ● Galerie Terminus (Munich) and Galerie Barbara von Stechow (Frankfurt) will unveil The New ​ ​ ​ ​ Horizon Project. In 2016, art and car enthusiast Dr. Christian Zschocke commissioned the legendary ​ ​ ​ German aerosol artist and car-racer, Walter Maurer – who was an artistic partner of Andy Warhol, ​ ​ Roy Lichtenstein and Frank Stella, to design a paint coat for the famous BMW E3 that would th commemorate the car’s 50 ​ anniversary and mark its historical role as a symbol of challenge and ​ change. The E3 was introduced in 1968 and featured innovative and groundbreaking technology, which mirrored the technological-led social change that was happening in America and Europe at the time. The car on display at Art Miami is never before seen and has been perfectly restored and is fully functional. ● Galerie Forsblom (Helsinki) holds a unique position on the Nordic art scene as one of the largest and most international contemporary art galleries by bringing international established artists to its exhibition spaces in Helsinki and Stockholm. They will present works by Stephan Balkenhol, Donald ​ ​ ​ Baecher, Peter Halley, Jacob Hashimoto, Secundino Hernánzed, Chantal Joffe, and more. ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ● Priveekollektie Contemporary Art | Design (Heusden aan de Maas) will feature work never before ​ seen in the United States, including Luxuria 99 by Catharina van de Ven. The work is a wall tapestry ​ ​ ​ consisting of 99 unique colored domes, tufted in wool, created in collaboration with TextielMuseum. They will also present work from Alex Chinneck, Barberini & Gunnell, Dominic Harris, Peter ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Macapia, Reinier Bosch, Salustiano, Vincenzo Marsiglia, and Moritz Waldemeryer – who has ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ collaborated with Hussein Chalayan and Zaha Hadid and created high tech costumes for both Rihanna and U2. ● Helwaser Gallery (New York) will return to Art Miami for its ninth time with a George Condo feature. ​ ​ Ahead of the artist’s 61st birthday on December 10, 2018, collectors will experience a thoughtful ​ presentation of works produced over the famed American artist’s four-decade career. Additional artworks include pieces by Alexander Calder, John Chamberlain, Richard Diebenkorn, Friedel ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ Dzubas, Helen Frankenthaler, Yayoi Kusama, Sol Lewitt, and Richard Serra. ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ● Catherine Edelman Gallery (Chicago) will present How Do You See Me? – a collection of work by ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ three female photographers, Alanna Airitam, Endia Beal and Medina Dugger, that confronts the ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ ways African-Americans are often perceived in art, the workplace, and through their physical appearance. ● Peter Anton, represented by Galerie von Braunbehrens (Stuttgart,) will reveal his CHOCO TOWER, a ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ monumental sculpture measuring 10 feet tall and more than 1,000-pounds, comprised of five chocolates made from painted aluminum stacked on top of each other. Anton made headlines for his 2012 installation,
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