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Aqua Art Miami, Actually In Miami Beach, Takes Over The Aqua Hotel In The Heart Of South Beach

11/29/2017

Aqua Art Miami actually takes place in Miami Beach at the Aqua Hotel Deccember 6 to 10, 2017. There is a distinction between Miami and Miami Beach. Even though Lebron James said he was taking his talents to South Beach (technically Miami Beach south of about 17th Street) he was really taking them to MIAMI.

The artists of Aqua Art Miami are, in fact, taking THEIR talents to South Beach. Aqua always has one of the most fun, easy-going openings of any fair. The fair is also smaller, easy to go through and the selection of galleries is unique and stylistically varied.

Among the galleries on hand this year are Boxheart Gallery (Pittsburgh) and Tranter-Sinni Gallery (Miami). You can check out some pieces from each below. Also, check out the complete exhibitor list HERE.

Flights No. 4 by Irina Koukhanova (Boxheart Gallery)

Ghosts I by Seth Clark (Boxheart Gallery)

Lian Lian by Hui Chi Lee (Tranter-Sinni Gallery)

Untitled, Art Runs December 6 To 10, 2017 On Miami Beach (Literally, ON Miami Beach)

11/29/2017

Untitled, Art will once again grace Miami Beach (it takes place, literally ON the beach) from December 6 to 10, 2017. Just head east on 12th Street and when you run out of land? There it is.

You can see a complete list of exhibitors HERE. Below are images from a few galleries--Asya Geisberg Gallery, Fredericks & Freiser Gallery and Lombard Gallery.

Each year Untitled presents contemporary artists in an open, welcoming environment. Sometimes during art week you can feel like you are at a shopping mall on Black Friday. Generally no one elbows you out of the way to get at a $5 toaster but sometimes people get packed tight. The art at Untitled will impress the most persnickity fan of contemporary art but the layout makes it easy to take it all in. They have been the best laid out fair pretty much every year they've been in Miami.

Ed Is Dead by Cristina de Miguel (Fredericks & Freiser Gallery)

from Asya Geisberg Gallery

Untitled by Lucy & Jorge Orta (Jane Lombard Gallery)

Ink Miami Art Fair (Miami Beach) Exhibitors Include GraphicStudio, Rabley Gallery, Tandem Press And Many Others December 6 To 10, 2017

11/25/2017

Ink Miami Art Fair at the Suites of Dorchester (1850 Collins Ave., Miami Beach) has exhibitors such as GraphicStudio, Rabley Gallery and Tandem Press, among many others. The fair takes place from December 6 to 10, 2017. The fair is free and open to the public.

Ink is right near Art Basel, Form Miami and a number of other fairs (and also spitting distance from Lincoln Road). It is a fair focused on printed art. At fairs past I have seen works by Louise Bourgeois and Jim Dine to artists just starting their careers. The fair has pieces that are pricey to be sure but there are also tons of affordable pieces for a variety of tastes.

Ink Miami is also a small manageable fair. You can go through it in fairly short order (and have a drink at the hotel bar). It is a great fair to pop into before or after visiting Art Basel at the Convention Center.

Homemade Submarine SJXXII by Esterio Segura (GraphicStudio)

Norge-San Draumr by Sadie Tierney (Rabley Gallery)

Pentimenti Gallery (Philadelphia) Showing Four Artists At Pulse Miami Beach, December 7 To 10, 2017

11/25/2017

Pentimenti Gallery (145 N 2nd St, Philadelphia) is set to be part of Pulse Miami Beach Contemporary Art Fair 2017 (4601 Collins Ave., Miami Beach). The fair takes place December 7 to 10, 2017. Pentimenti will be in Booth N-307.

Artists in the Pentimenti booth this year include Ted Larsen, Vicki Sher, Derrick Velasquez and Andrea Wolfensberger.
Pentimenti always have engaging, thoughtful work, if you head to Pulse, be sure to drop by.

NADA New York Has A New Location, Skylight Clarkson Square, For 2018

8/10/2017

NADA New York has a new location, Skylight Clarkson Square (550 Washington Street), for 2018. The fair takes place March 8-11. The fair's mission to support and cultivate new voices in contemporary art now has a 60,000 square foot venue to pursue that goal. The area has three separate studios.

This is the seventh edition of NADA New York.

Superfine! The Fair Head Back To Miami And New York While Adding Shows In Los Angeles And Washington D.C.

8/2/2017

Superfine! The Fair returns to Miami and New York while adding art shows in Los Angeles and Washington D.C.

The Miami Fair at 56 N. 29th St from December 6 to 10, 2017 includes a midnight vernissage from 11:30 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. Wednesday, December 6. The fair will include 46 exhibitors (32 solo artists and 14 galleries) from all over the world. There will be 800 original works. In line with the fair's notion of "art for all," pieces range in price from $200 to $10,000.

The New York version will be during Frieze week (May, 2018). The D.C. fair will take place in the Dupont neighborhood in October 2018. The Los Angeles version will appear in January, 2019.

Find out more at the fair's website linked above.

Seattle Art Fair 2017 Runs August 4 To 6 At CenturyLink Field Event Center

7/6/2017

Seattle Art Fair 2017 runs August 4 to 6 at CenturyLink Field Event Center (1000 Occidental Ave. S).

This year's festival features 88 exhibitors from 26 cities and nine countries. A large percentage of these galleries are from the Pacific Rim (not the monster movie...the area). This, to me, makes this fair distinct from what you see at many East Coast/Central USA fairs. There is a different flavor here when you look at the list of exhibitors (which you can do HERE).

There is also a slew of programming curated by artistic director, Laura Fried. You can see the programming HERE.

Superfine! Art Fair Runs May 4 To 6, 2017 In New York City During Frieze Week

4/30/2017

Superfine! Art Fair runs May 4 to 7, 2016 at 459 West 14th St., New York City (Meatpacking District). This is the fair's inaugural Frieze Week edition.

Superfine! The Fairest Fair was a highlight of Art Week in Miami. The funky, manageable fair with a range of artists who
some might call "outsiders" but who are really right in the middle of what contemporary art is all about. Or what it should be all about.

The NYC version will feature the Young Collectors' Ice Cream Social feat. DJ set (with live vocals) by Penguin Prison from 6 to 10 p.m. Friday May 5. There will, of course, be other happenings and you can find out about all of them HERE.

Check out our interview with Superfine! co-founder, Alex Mitow, HERE.

FRidGe Art Fair,"Fifty Shades of FRidGe" New York Edition #5 Announces Two New Venues May 3 To 6, 2017

4/26/2017

FRidGe Art Fair, Fifty Shades of FRidGe, New York edition number five announces two new venues for the May 3 To 6, 2017 fair. Branded Saloon (603 Vanderbilt Ave., Brooklyn) and Little NU FRidGe (85 Smith St., Brooklyn).

The latter is a pop up show at the NU Hotel curated by Michelle Hill and Susanna Thornton. For those who were at Miami's Art Week this is similar to the "Mini Fridge" at the Betsy Hotel. The main venue is a country western club in the heart of Brooklyn (who KNEW there was such a thing!).

Expect fun, cutting edge artwork. Founder Eric Ginsberg's work will also be represented. He paints cats and dogs and proceeds from his work goes to BARC (Brooklyn Animal Rescue Coalition).

FRidGe asks for donations but if you are strapped? They turn no one away. Find out more HERE.

Expo Chicago Announces 2nd Annual Art Critics Forum And Third Annual Curatorial Forum September 13 To 17, 2017

3/22/2017

Expo Chicago announces 2nd annual Art Critics Forum and 3rd annual Curatorial Forum September 13 to 17, 2017. The critics forum, Criticism in the Post-Truth Era, features Ana Bilbao, Sarah Douglas, Kevin McGarry and Kenny Schachter. The forum is to be moderated by Christian Viveros-Fauné. The forum takes place from 5 to 6 p.m., Thursday, September 14, 2017

The Curatorial forum, developed by Expo and Independent Curators International, offers established and mid-career curators, both independent and working for institutions, a chance to discuss issues with their peers. There is also a panel, open to the public, that will give a glimpse into these discussions from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m., Thursday, September 14, 2017.