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Anna Zorina Gallery (New York) Showed Work By John Bradford And Alexander Kaletski At Context Miami 2018

12/9/2018

Anna Zorina Gallery (New York) showed work by John Bradford and Alexander Kaletski at Context Miami 2018.

Kaletski has been a regular subject on Mapanare. His art on cardboard and his art on various cardboard wine boxes incorporating the logos (Toasted Head below)

Bradford's work shows strong Impressionist (and that era in general) influences. The piece above is John Adams in Paris and is acrylic and oil on canvas.

Chiefs & Spirits (The Hague) Showed Work By Toyin Loye And Mart De Bronwer At Context Miami 2018

12/9/2018

Spectators by Toyin Loye

Chiefs & Spirits (The Hague) showed work by Toyin Loye and Mart de Bronwer at Context Miami 2018. The gallery, founded in 1992, features artists from around the world. The stated aim of the gallery is to create a borderless art world.

It sounds good but that also sounds like it could be a homogenized art world. Yet when you peruse the artists they represent you feel a bit of a relief; there is a great deal of variety.

by Mart de Bronwer

Alida Anderson Projects (Washington D.C.) Showed Work By Tim Vermeulen At Context Miami 2018

12/9/2018

Alida Andreson Projects (Washington D.C.) showed work by Tim Vermeulen at Context Miami 2018.

Most of these have dogs in them and the artist is a dog lover. But the paintings are stories, often with roots in classical literature. Looking at a broader selection of the artist's work it is fun to try and guess the literary references. Beyond this the pieces are deceptively complex.

Find out more about the artist at timothyvermeulen.com.

Penninsula Fine Art (Guanacaste, Costa Rica) Showed Work By Jose Luis Carranza At Context Miami 2018

12/9/2018

Penninsula Fine Art (Guanacaste, Costa Rica) showed works by Jose Luis Carranza at Context Miami.

When many think of Costa Rica they think of sandy beaches and resorts catering to fat tourists. It is nice to see there is a gallery in the Central American nation that supports art that is, well, creepy.

It is true that Carranza is from Peru but the gallery is not.

Gama Gallery (Istanbul) Showed Galatga Ve Bogaz By Devrim Erbil At Context Miami 2018

12/9/2018

Galatga ve Bogaz

Gama Gallery (Istanbul) showed Galatga ve Bogaz by Devrim Erbil at Context Miami 2018.

There is something almost like an architectural blueprint in this piece when you look closely.

Erbil was one of the founders of Soyutçu 7`ler or Seven abstractionists in Istanbul in 1959. This piece is, obviously, not abstract. He later joined the Mavi or Blue group. He has been the President of the Turkish Association of Contemporary Artists and was also the Director of the Istanbul Museum of Painting and Sculpture. This is just part of his resume to illustrate his stature as an artist.

Rele Gallery (Lagos) Showed Work By Victor Ehikhamenor At Context Miami 2018

12/9/2018

Rele Gallery (Lagos) showed work by Victor Ehikhamenor at Context Miami 2018.

The artist is from the Edo region of Nigeria and mixes his culture's mysticism with Catholicism in this work. The exhibition is entitled The Making of a Monarch includes a number of pieces .

The works include perforated paper works, bronze sculpture and the multi-media work below, Holy, Holy, Holy King. That piece is mixed media on canvas. If you look close you can see the work is infused with rosaries.

The entire exhibit revolves around the intricacies, historically, in choosing a king in the ancient kingdom of Benin.

You can find out more about the artist at www.victorehi.com.

Holy, Holy, Holy King

Momentum Gallery (Asheville) Showed "Blue Shark" By Anne Lemanski At Context Miami 2018

12/9/2018

Momentum Gallery (Asheville) showed Blue Shark by Anne Lemanksi at Context Miami 2018.

Lemanski works a great deal in collage including her Blue Go-Go series, cut from a collection of science encyclopedias. This piece is ink and shellac on paper with copper rod. At first glance you might think this piece to be leather.

You can find out more about Lemanski at annelemanski.com.

Didier Ltd. (London) Showed Jewelry By Jacques Lipchitz, Claude Lalanne And Niki Saint Phalle At Design Miami 2018

12/9/2018

by Niki Saint Phalle

Didier Ltd. (London) showed jewelry by Jacques Lipchitz, Claude Lalanne and Niki Saint Phalle at Design Miami 2018.

Saint Phalle was a painter, sculptor, filmmaker and obviously maker of fine jewelry. She was a prolific and significant artist. You can find out more here at nikidesaintphalle.org.

Lipchitz only rarely made jewelry. He is most widely known as a Cubist sculptor. Lalanne created both jewelry and sculpture.

by Jacques Lipchitz

by Jacques Lipchitz

Moderne Gallery (Philadelphia) Showed Daniel K. Jackson's Rocking Unicorn At Design Miami; If your Friends Don't Want It In Their Living Room? Get New Friends

12/8/2018

Moderne Gallery (Philadelphia) showed Daniel K. Jackson's Rocking Unicorn at Design Miami. If any of your friends say they would not want this in their living room? You should not be their friend anymore. That notion displays a PROFOUND lack of imagination.

And who needs that in their confidants? Everyone should have a unicorn in their living room (or bedroom, I do not judge).

This piece is by Daniel K. Jackson, a designer who passed away in 1976. This piece is made of pine and oak and was created two years before the designer's death.

KAWS And The Campana Brothers Came Together For A Compelling Booth At Design Miami 2018, Great Minds Think Alike

12/8/2018

KAWS and The Campana Brothers came together for a compelling booth at Design Miami 2018. Great minds think alike.

visitors to Design Miami will, n doubt, recall this booth. You cannot enter it to sit on the couches. Unlike many fairs, in some cases you can sit or handle certain pieces in this fair. Be sure to ask, use common sense and realize the chaise lounge you are about to sit on is possibly worth more than your house.

KAWS is the brainchild of Brian Donnelly while the Campana Brothers are ...the Campana Brothers. Find out more on both by clicking the links above.