ERRO at Art Miami Big Fair

 

There were many works at the Art Basel fair that conveyed the tenor of the times -- a yearning for peace, a disdain for war.

Galerie Perrotin brought a monumental work by ERRO, an 83-year-old postmodern artist born in Iceland and now living in Paris.

Gallery owner Emmanuel Perrotin says the artist has been undervalued, but he expects that to change, particularly when people revisit the work currently on exhibit at his booth, "God Bless Bagdad".

"We know it will be a rediscovery for many people," Perrotin says.

The mural on three panels spans roughly 10 x 16 feet and shows then President George W. Bush and Iraqi President Saddam Hussein and missiles of mass destruction, as well as Iranian ayatollahs, one with the name "Cabu" written on his turban. The artist was prescient, as Cabu was the Charlie Hebdo cartoonist who was killed by terrorists earlier this year.

The mural -- although created in 2004 -- illustrates the ongoing terror threat in Paris and the rest of the world.

Galerie Perrotin, which is located near where the most recent terror attacks took place in Paris in November, had decided to bring ERRO's mural earlier in the year.

"We arranged the shipping of this work before the attack," Perrotin says, adding, "We were affected by the attack. The first week we had 50 percent less visitors. We are all a target."

Valentine Blondel, who also works at the gallery, echoed Perrotin's assessment.

"We all know people who died," she says. "We all have a friend who has friends who died."

-- By Siobhan Morrissey

 

Art Miami opening night: Big works, big crowd

After 13 years of Miami art fairs, some regulars say they are cutting back on the number of fairs and events they attend. (“We’re being very economical about what we’re going to,” said Yolanda Berkowitz. Still, she, husband Jeffrey, a developer, and other selective artgoers were among the 11,000-plus VIP guests at Tuesday’s invitation-only opening of Art Miami.  

Fair director and principal Nick Korniloff said the number of requests for VIP credentials this year exceeded 2014, despite a softening economy in Latin America and Europe’s migration crisis. That included Leonardo Dicaprio, who got a private preview of the fair before the hordes arrived. Korniloff said he expected to pass last year’s total visitor count of $82,500. Still, Tuesday night there seemed to be fewer European and South American accents than in years past.

At Art Miami, they found more blue chip works than ever, including a massive 9-plus foot kinetic Calder sculpture for $12.8 million, a rare 1980s collaboration between Andy Warhold and Jean-Michel Basquiat for $3.4 million, and an unusual 1960s painting that by Alma Thomas that graced the cover of her 1972 solo show at the Whitney -- the first African American female artist to be featured there. (Asking price: $950,000.) Works by Robert Rauschenberg, Alex Katz, Keith Haring, Ai Wei Wei, Damian Hirst, John Chamberlain, Christopher Wool and Kehinde Wiley covered booth walls. The Frank Stella retrospective now at the Whitney seemed to bring Stellas out of the closet; at least eight were for sale.

Also for sale in a booth near the café were jackets, hoodies and T-shirts with the message Look@ Art, Not your Phone, to encourage teens to enjoy the outdoors. Last summer, Nick Korniloff and his wife, fair marketing director Pamela Cohen, lost their teenage son Perry Cohen in a storm while fishing. Sales of the clothing, designed by The Original Inside Pocket Company, help support the Perry J Cohen foundation for boating safety education. 

-- Jane Wooldridge

Miami Art Week traffic alert

Traffic is always interesting in Miami-Dade, but thanks to the closure of the Venetian Causeway for repairs, getting from the Beach to the mainland threatens to be even more painful than usual. 

The good news: Several local governments have collaborated on free shuttles. And the Related Group has worked with Uber to bring Uberboat for the length of the fair. Plus, the water taxis promise to be running on a schedule. Find the lowdown here. 

$5,000 reward for return of Picasso piece pilfered from Art Miami

The premier satellite fair to Art Basel Miami Beach says it will pay for the return of artwork by Pablo Picasso valued at $85,000.

Art Miami became the scene of a crime this week when someone snatched the piece, a 1956 engraved silver plate titled Visage aux Mains (Face with Hands). The fair on Saturday offered a $5,000 reward to whoever brings it back by 6 p.m. Sunday.

"No questions asked," said Nick Korniloff, the fair's director and partner.

Read more here.

Silver Picasso plate stolen from Art Miami fair

A silver plate crafted by Spanish master Pablo Picasso was stolen, apparently overnight, from Art Miami in Midtown, the premier satellite fair to Art Basel Miami Beach.

David Smith, owner of the Amsterdam-based Leslie Smith Gallery, said he arrived at the booth Friday morning to find an empty plate holder on the wall where the artwork hung Thursday night.

“I’ve been doing art shows all my life. Even when I was a kid, I went with my parents,” he said. “I’ve never, ever had anything stolen.”

Smith reported the theft to the show and to Miami police, who came and dusted for fingerprints, he said.

The 1956 piece, Visage aux Mains (Face with Hands), is a 16.5-inch-wide silver plate engraved with, naturally, a face and hands. It’s Number 16 in a 20-plate series, Smith said, and is valued at about $85,000.

More here.

Art Miami at Art Basel

Wanna buy a creepy kid crawling the wall? Better hurry — just one left at Galerie von Braunbehrens at Art Miami ... Kendall Hamersly

 

 

 

Art Miami: Venus

Li Hongbo 'Venus' from Simon Capstick-Dale at Art Miami @miamiherald#artbasel

 

Art Basel: Openings for Wednesday, Dec. 3

Photo: Tomas Loewy

FAIRS

Art Miami: The Art Miami Pavilion, 3101 NE First Ave., Midtown. Hours: 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Dec. 3-4; 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Dec. 5; 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Dec. 6; 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Dec. 7. Tickets: $35; $75 multi-day pass also includes CONTEXT and Aqua art fairs. art-miami.com.

Art Spot: The new fair offers a selection of contemporary art from Latin America. Tent at 3011 NE First Ave., Midtown. 6-10 p.m. daily through Dec. 7. $5. artspotmiami.com.

Concept-Fair: Bayfront Park, 301 Biscayne Blvd. Hours: 1-10 p.m. Dec. 3-6; 1-7 p.m. Dec. 7. Tickets: $15; concept-fair.com

CONTEXT Art Miami: Inside the Art Miami Pavilion, 3101 NE First Ave., Midtown. Hours: 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Dec. 3-4; 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Dec. 5; 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Dec. 6; 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Dec. 7. Tickets: $35 (Included with entry to Art Miami); $75 multi-day pass also includes Art Miami and Aqua art fairs. contextartmiami.com

Design Miami\: Meridian Avenue and 19th Street, adjacent to the Miami Beach Convention Center. Hours: 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Dec. 3, 4; 11-8 p.m. Dec. 5; noon-8 p.m. Dec. 6; noon-6 p.m. Dec. 7. Tickets: $25; designmiami.com.

INK Miami Art Fair: Suites of Dorchester, 1850 Collins Ave., Miami Beach. Free. Hours: noon-5 p.m. Dec. 3; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Dec. 4; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Dec. 5-6; 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Dec. 7. inkartfair.com

MiamiProject: Northeast 29th Street and Northeast First Avenue, Miami. Hours: 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Dec. 3; 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Dec. 4; 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Dec. 6; 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Dec. 6; 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Dec. 7. Tickets: $25. www.miami-project.com

PINTA, international art fair of select exhibitors specializing in Modern and Contemporary art from Latin America, Spain, and Portugal, relocated from New York. 3501 NE First Ave. 3-8 p.m. Dec. 3, 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Dec. 4-7. $20 one-day pass adults, $15 students and seniors; three-day pass $45. pintamiami.com.

Red Dot Miami: 3011 NE First Ave.; Miami. Hours: 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Dec. 3; 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Dec.4; 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Dec. 5-6. Tickets: $15. www.reddotfair.com

SELECT Art Fair: 72nd Street and Collins Avenue, Miami Beach. Free. Hours: 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Dec. 3-6; 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Dec. 7. www.select-fair.com

SCOPE Miami Beach: 910 Ocean Drive, Miami Beach. Hours: 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Dec. 3-7. Tickets: $25. www.scope-art.com

UNTITLED: 12th Street and Ocean Drive, Miami Beach. Hours: 3.-7 p.m. Dec. 3; 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Dec. 4-6; 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Dec. 7. Tickets: $25, $15 for Miami Beach residents. art-untitled.com.

EXHIBITIONS

Bass Museum: One Way: Peter Marino will be a site-specific installation created from strips of tape from cassettes of Jean Cocteau’s film Orphée — the backdrop to the eclectic works and personal collection from the architect, designer and all-around multidisciplinary pioneer Marino. Tickets $8 adults, $6 seniors and students; under 6 free. At the Bass Museum of Art, 2100 Collins Ave., Miami Beach; bassmuseum.org; 305-673-7530.

CIFO: “Impulse, Reason, Sense, Conflict — Abstract Art From the Collection,” culled from the expansive collection of Ella Fontanals-Cisneros. Free. Hours: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. At CIFO, 1018 N. Miami Ave., Miami; cifo.org; 305-415-6343.

ICA: Experimental projects from Pedro Reyes and Andra Ursuta inaugurate the Institute of Contemporary Art in the Design District’s landmark Moore Building. 4040 NE Second Ave., Design District; icamiami.org; 305-901-5272.

Rubell Family Collection: The Rubell Family Collection celebrates 20 years of its Wynwood space with highlights of the collection, from the likes of Cindy Sherman, Andy Warhol, Keith Haring and Jeff Koons. Opens at 9 a.m. 95 NW 29th St., Wynwood; www.rfc.museum; 305-573-6090.

Margulies Collection at the Warehouse: To celebrate its quince, brand new works from sculptors Mario Merz, Hans Josephsohn and Richard Long will be unveiled, sharing space with recent acquisitions from prominent photographers and painters and the permanent installations. Opening 3 p.m. at 91 NW 27th St., Wynwood; www.margulieswarehouse.com; 305-576-1051.

ONE-DAY EVENTS

Pop-up galleries from Bill Powers and Harper’s Books, L.E.S Gallery and Rulton Ryder (owned by artist Richard Prince) open at Miami Beach EDITION, 2901 Collins Ave., Miami Beach. Free. Open noon-6 p.m. through Dec. 7. Marriott.com.

Bass Museum members’ opening of One Way: Peter Marino, 8-11 p.m. at 2100 Collins Ave. (Join at bassmuseum.org; $50.)

Art Basel / Film presents Charles Atlas’s 1986 Ex-Romance and a special 2014 Miami-edit of Wipeout XL by Parker Ito. 10 p.m. at the New World Center Soundscape, 500 17th St., Miami Beach. Free. Artbasel.com.

Satellite fairs bring art beyond Art Basel

Satellite fairs on both sides of the causeways are big draws in their own right.

By Tere Figueras Negrete 

Art Week isn’t all about Art Basel.

While the main festival’s labyrinthine stretches of exhibits may be a universe unto itself, savvy art lovers know that the city beyond the convention center is teeming with possibilities and promise.

Neighborhoods on both sides of the causeway glitter this week with a constellation of satellite events, from intimate fairs with tightly curated rosters of local artists to the massive twin offering of Art Miami/CONTEXT that has emerged as an anchor event in its own right.

Complete schedule of satellite fairs below. Click here for the rest of this story.

SATELLITE FAIRS SCHEDULES

• Aqua Art Fair: Aqua Hotel, 1530 Collins Ave., Miami Beach. Hours: Noon-9 p.m. Dec. 4; 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Dec. 5-6; 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Dec. 7. Tickets $15; $75 multi-day fair pass to Aqua, CONTEXT and Art Miami. aquaartmiami.com

• Art Miami: The Art Miami Pavilion, 3101 NE First Ave., Midtown. Hours: 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Dec. 3-4; 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Dec. 5; 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Dec. 6; 11 a.m. - 6 p.m. Dec. 7. Tickets: $35; $75 multi-day pass also includes CONTEXT and Aqua art fairs. art-miami.com

• Art Spot Miami: 3011 NE First Ave. (inside Spectrum art fair), Midtown. Hours: 1-9 p.m. Dec. 4-6; noon-6 p.m. Dec. 7; Tickets: included with admission to Spectrum. aldocastilloprojects.com

• Concept-Fair: Bayfront Park, 301 Biscayne Blvd. Hours: 1-10 p.m. Dec. 3-6; 1-7 p.m. Dec. 7. Tickets: $15; concept-fair.com

• CONTEXT Art Miami: Inside the Art Miami Pavilion, 3101 NE First Ave., Midtown. Hours: 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Dec. 3-4; 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Dec. 5; 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Dec. 6; 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Dec. 7. Tickets: $35 (Included with entry to Art Miami); $75 multi-day pass also includes Art Miami and Aqua art fairs. contextartmiami.com

• Design Miami\: Meridian Avenue and 19th Street, adjacent to the Miami Beach Convention Center. Hours: 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Dec. 3, 4; 11-8 p.m. Dec. 5; noon - 8 p.m. Dec. 6; noon-6 p.m. Dec. 7. Tickets: $25; designmiami.com

• Fridge Art Fair: 3rd Street Garage Artspace, 300 SW 12th Ave., Miami. Hours: 2-8 p.m. Dec. 4; 1-9 p.m. Dec. 5-8; 1-3 p.m. Dec. 9. Tickets: free. fridgeartfair.com.

• FusionMIA: NW 2nd Avenue & NW 22nd Street, Miami. Free. Hours: 9 p.m. - 2 a.m. Dec. 4-7; 10 a.m. - 10 p.m. fusionmia.com/

• INK Miami Art Fair: Suites of Dorchester, 1850 Collins Ave., Miami Beach. Free. Hours: noon-5 p.m. Dec. 3; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Dec. 4; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Dec. 5-6; 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Dec. 7. inkartfair.com

• Miami Photo Salon: Cuban American Phototheque Foundation, 4260 SW 74 Ave. Hours: 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Dec. 2; 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Dec. 3; 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Dec. 4; 9:30 a.m.-7 p.m. Dec. 5. Tickets: $15. miamiphotosalonfestival.com

• MiamiProject: Northeast 29th Street and Northeast First Avenue, Miami. Hours: 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Dec. 3; 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Dec. 4; 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Dec. 6; 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Dec. 6; 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Dec. 7. Tickets: $25. www.miami-project.com

• Miami Street Photography Fair: Kike San Martin Studios, 2045 NW First Ave., Miami. Free. Hours: 10 a.m. - 10 p.m. Dec. 4-5; 10-11 p.m. Dec. 6; noon-5 p.m. Dec. 7. www.miamistreetphotographyfestival.org

• Miami River Art Fair: Miami Convention Center at the James L. Knight Center, 400 SE Second Ave., Miami. Hours: noon to 8 p.m. Dec. 5-6; 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Dec. 7. Tickets: Free with online registration. miamiriverartfair.com

• NADA Art Fair: The Deauville Beach Resort, 6701 Collins Ave., Miami Beach. Free. Hours: 2-8 p.m. Dec. 4; 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Dec. 5-6; 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Dec. 7. newartdealers.org

• Prizm: Miami Centerfor Architecture and Design, 100 NE First Ave., Miami. Hours: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Dec. 5; noon-7 p.m. Dec. 6-8. Tickets, $10. prizmartfair.com.

• Pulse Miami: Indian Beach Park 4601 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach. Hours 1-7 p.m. Dec. 4; 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Dec. 5-6; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Dec. 7. Tickets: $20. pulse-art.com

• Red Dot Miami: 3011 NE First Ave.; Miami. Hours: 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Dec. 3; 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Dec.4; 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Dec. 5-6. Tickets: $15. www.reddotfair.com

• SELECT Art Fair: 72nd Street and Collins Avenue, Miami Beach. Free. Hours: 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Dec. 3-6; 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Dec. 7. www.select-fair.com

•SCOPE Miami Beach: 910 Ocean Drive, Miami Beach. Hours: 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Dec. 3-7. Tickets: $25. www.scope-art.com

•Sculpt Miami: 46 NW 36th St., Midtown. Hours: 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Dec. 4-7. Free. sculptmiami.com.

•SPECTRUM Miami: 3011 NE First Ave., Midtown. Hours: 1-9 p.m. Dec. 4-6; noon-6 p.m. Dec. 7; Tickets: $10. www.spectrum-miami.com

•UNTITLED: 12th Street and Ocean Drive, Miami Beach. Hours: 3.-7 p.m. Dec. 3; 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Dec. 4-6; 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Dec. 7. Tickets: $25, $15 for Miami Beach residents. art-untitled.com

 

Rewind: Miami Art Week 2013

Scenes from satellite fairs during Miami Art Week 2013 including CIFO, Art Miami, Scope, Wynwood and Art Car from Miami.com Photographer Tomas Loewy.