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Pinto International, A Non-Profit Arts Institution, Spreading The World About Filipino Art At Untitled Miami Beach 2019.

11/30/2019

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by Patrick Ogle

Pinto International is a non profit institution born as an extension of the non-profit Pinto Art Museum in the Philippines. Director Luca Parolari, and a number of artists who've worked on a variety of international exhibitions with the organization will be at Untitled Miami Beach, December 4 to 8, 2019.

Their HQ and gallery in the USA is in NY.

"The aim is to promote contemporary art from the Philippines and Southeast Asia around the world. We also work as cultural ambassadors," says Parolari. "We have exhibitions in Milan, Tokyo and New York. We often work with diplomatic representatives."


They have curated shows around the globe, four times a year with their first show happening in 2017. This is the organization's first participation in an art fair.

"We really believe in the curation and quality of Untitled. Untitled was the perfect fit." he says.

Ultimately the aim is to spread knowledge about Filipino art, culture and history in the United States and the Western World. Parolari is frank on where that knowledge stands now.
 
"The knowledge of Filipino art is poor but that is good and bad. Mostly bad, we have work to do.” he says.

The lack of knowledge is, however, both an obstacle and a benefit. Pinto has a clean slate to work with and can tell the story in many ways, building from the ground up.

“If were weren’t doing it no one would be. People are starting to know about Philippines' art" says Parolari. We are at the forefront, we are opening a window, or , as we prefer to think, a door; pinto means ‘door’ in Tagalog.”
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The first show they did was Aliens in Manila, a psychedelic installation on migration and immigration. It

is about the Fillipino Diaspora and exile. A significant part of the country's economy relies on remittances from abroad. People work far from their families and homeland to provide.
 
The second exhibition was took on the Philippines' colonial history.

"There is a saying in the Philippines, ‘300 years in the convent, 50 years in Hollywood”. It describes the country’s colonial rule."

The 300 years refers to Spanish rule and the 50 years refers to the period of U.S. Colonialism.

"The exhibit was titled “Fifty Years in Hollywood” and it delved into the lingering effects oa American rule. The exhibit also included communication with other nations with experience in America’s colonialist era." he says.

Pinto also did an exhibition on pre-colonial religion and indigenous art. The exhibit delved into not just indigenous art but the influence of nearby areas, Indonesia, China , Southeast Asia and even South Asia . He notes we tend to think of the Phillipine’s history as beginning with Spanish colonial era, this is a
fallacy.

At Untitled the work will be a mix.

"Some of the work comes from previous shows, Three artists from the sow on mysticism and religion, other artists from the colonial show and 'fear of the different' he says..

Artists at Untitled include; Cian Dayrit, Kawayan de Guia, Nona Garcia, Pow Martinez, Raffy 

All these themes are , obviously, connected. Find out more about Pinto at www.pintoart.com.

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Zemack Contemporary Art (Tel Aviv) Showing Core And New Artists At Art Miami/Context 2019

11/30/2019

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by Patrick Ogle

Zemack Contemporary Art (Tel Aviv), since its founding nine years ago, has endeavored to show work from a new angle, work that tosses a curveball into contemporary art. Their shows feature Israeli and international artists. They do half a dozen shows a year and are a force in international fairs, including the 30th anniversary of Art Miami/Context.

They always bring an eclectic group of artists to any fair.
 
“We try to bring our core artists that have a strong following in Miami and the US with us every year - Yigal Ozeri, Lee Yanor, Angelika Sher and Piet van den Boog,” says Shai Zemack. “ In addition, we always change our curated exhibition to include two or three new names. This year, the new additions are a wonderful Israeli sculptor who returned to Israel after spending 6 years in New York, Avner Levinson.”

Zemack is also bringing new artists to Miami.

“We are bringing another new sculptor we haven't even exhibited in Tel Aviv yet, Leo Caillard.  He is a French artist with an incredible record of some major public exhibitions. Another sculptor included this year for the first time is Willy Verginer, an incredible Italian wood sculpture,” he says. “A new painter and a leading instructor at Israel's leading art school, Bezalel, will also be on display - Maya Gold. We are also highlighting Israel's only Pulitzer Prize winning photographer, Oded Balilty. The centerpiece of the exhibition will be a monumental work by Orit Hofshi and a painting by George Condo.  We are excited to show these two works at Art Miami.“

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As noted Zemack have participated in Art Miami, and other North American fairs on innumerable occasions, why do they travel all this way with so much art in tow?

“Art Miami is our favorite and most effective art fair. There is a steady flow of incredible visitors - from curators, dealers, collectors and institutions.We have seen a very consistent high caliber presence.” says Zemack.

The fair is about more than selling art, although obviously that is the main purpose of the visit.

“Many institutional visitors and museum personnel visit the fair. In addition, we meet many visitors who do not buy but they come to visit us in Israel and that is always very warming--not even from a selling perspective, but from a personal connection and a connection to Israel.  Lastly, we meet many artists at the fair.” says Zemack.

You can see Zemack Contemporary Arts at Art Miami (Booth AM530) and Context (Booth B25).
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James Clar's Dynamic Entities Will Show At Untitled Miami Beach 2019 Via Jane Lombard Gallery

11/28/2019

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by Patrick Ogle

James Clar is set to show his latest collection of work, Dynamic Entities, at Untitled Miami Beach 2019 via Jane Lombard Gallery (New York). Dynamic Entities features sculpture and installation inspired by the movement of, and our relationship with, water.

Climate change, specifically, is part of our existence now and these works are a reflection of that in art.

"The weather connects us to the world through the sensations of natural phenomena like rain, wind, and sunlight. And with the increase of technology, we've been able to gain information about the weather from places and times we hadn't before, and this has given us better perspective of how we are in this time and place, " he says. "Dynamic Entities is about our human relationship to the weather, specifically water. I'm looking at properties of liquids to find an aesthetic system to recreate and that creates conceptual narrative for viewers. There is an area between the scientific 'truth' of meteorology and the psychological and imaginative effects of weather that I'm navigating."

The work shows liquid as a force using LED lights and filters to make complicated but still intimate structures. The title refers to the system by which power (or water) ebbs and flows. The title itself is derived from Nietzsche.


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A part of Clar's arts education was in animation. He holds a BA in film and 3D animation. There are aspects of these pieces that have motion,an obvious fluidity, that recalls animation. Time is also integral to the work.

"Time plays a large roll in the works by either slowing down, pausing, or repeating actions indefinitely," says Clar. "Liquids and the weather are a way to integrate indeterminate systems into an otherwise rigid system."

Clar is originally from Wisconsin and lives in New York City. He holds a BA in film and 3D animation and an MA in media art from Tisch School of the Arts (NYU). His work is held in museums worldwide. including the Can Framis Museum (Barcelona), Pera Art Museum (Istanbul) The New Museum (New York). Shadai Gallery (at Tokyo Polytechnic University).
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Adah Rose Gallery (Kensington, Maryland) ShowIng Work By Gabe Brown, Gregory Ferrand And Wesley Berg At Pulse Miami 2019

11/26/2019

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by Patrick Ogle

Adah Rose Gallery (Kensington, Maryland) showing work by Gabe Brown, Gregory Ferrand and Wesley Berg at Pulse Miami 2019.

"I am bringing three artists to PULSE Miami this year. I chose them for their diversity, their body of work and for the opportunity to show them to a larger audience," says Adah Rose Bitterbaum. "I love all the artists I show and try and give many of them  an opportunity to show at a Fair. This year I have the paintings of Gregory Ferrand from Washington DC, the paintings and works on paper of Gabe Brown from the Hudson Valley of NY and the drawings of Wesley Berg from Texas."

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Because If You Don't , You Just Might Cry by Gregory Ferrand
Bitterbaum has  been away from Miami Art Week for the past three years. In those years she says she has seen a rapid growth in the number of fairs and auxilliary fairs.

"It is an exciting place to be and the energy is amazing. I love everything about being there except the traffic. There is a wonderful enthusiasm in the viewers and even if they are not buying, they love talking to you about art," she says. " I love getting to meet my fellow gallerists who come from all over the world. It is amazing to see art you might not otherwise ever see unless  you travel far and wide. I always get amazing advice from the galleries and visitors and I love the PULSE team and Director Cristina Salmestrelli."

by Gabe Brown

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"Elysium Flats" By Suzzane Unrein At Mitte Projects + Wynwood Arts 29 (Miami) As Part Of "Play Me," A Music Centril Exhibition

11/25/2019

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Elysium Flats by Suzanne Unrein is showing at Mitte Projects + Wynwood Arts 29 (95 NW 29th Street Miami) as part of PLAY ME, a music-centric exhibition.

The exhibit has already opened and will continue until April 21, 2020.

The exhibition is a mix tape of  a dozen songs paired with appropriate paintings.

Artists include Alison Causer, Angela Deane, Annette Wehrhahn, Bernadette Despujols, Carla Fache, Carol Prusa, Celeste Tavares, Dan Schneiger, Derek Hunter, Elysa Batista, Ernesto Kunde, Fernando Cuetara, Frida Harari-Sitton, Hallie Hart, Hector Reyes, Jay Miriam, Jill Hoffman, J. Margulis, Juan Pablo Castro, Lauren Shapiro, Maritza De Quesada, Nathan Ritterpusch, Rachel Valdes, Raquel Glottman, Rodolfo Edwards, Suzanne Unrein, Tony Vazquez, Vic Garcia, Valeria Yamamoto, Victor Rodriguez, William Sorvillo, and Zou And Lou.

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