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Tuesday, December 9th, 2008
Art Basel Miami Recap – Part 1
Damien Hirst
The Art Collectors presents the first installment of our extensive coverage of Art Basel Miami and its surrounding satellite fairs.
Undoubtedly there was a significant downturn to the feverish buying frenzy of the boom of the past several years. Although there was less spending and decadence in the air, overall, spirits remained hopeful as the week progressed.
Reporting for the Times London, Sarah Thornton describes the five-day affair as yet another measure of a market that has “slowed down dramatically but averted a crash, mainly as a result of the skilful driving of dealers and the return of serious collectors who were ‘priced out of the market’ during the boom by fast and high-spending billionaires,” and a somber tone of “deep relief, as there were enough transactions at the fair to demonstrate that art is still a liquid asset.” (full story here)
The less that disasterous slump was substantiated by a Miami Herald survey of 86 galleries and dealers – 41 exhibiting at Basel, and another 45 from satellite fairs. Over 70 percent experienced flat or slight decreases in prices. The Herald notes that this does not account for reports of major discounting. Half reported smaller crowds and less potential buyers. Even with these somewhat bleak reports, 60 percent of exhibitors surveyed were ”extremely likely” to return next year. (full story here)
Despite the overall somber tone, crowds flocked to view a massive mix of established heavyweights and up-and-coming stars of international modern and contemporary art. Here is part one of our Art Basel recap, to be followed up with a closer look at satellite fairs and a special focus on some of our favorites from the past several days.
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Saturday, December 6th, 2008
Corey Helford Gallery::David Stoupakis
Corey Helford Gallery is proud to present “These Predicaments”, a solo exhibition of new works by pop surrealist David Stoupakis. For his second solo exhibition at the Gallery, Stoupakis parlays his talent for the supernatural and macabre into dramatic narratives that reveal symbolic turning points and unexpected dilemmas. A delicate balance of childhood innocence and haunting imagery, the series of oil-on-panel paintings and graphite drawings recounts grim fairytales of the decadent and demure. Marking a new direction for the artist, Stoupakis employs a brighter color palette than before and will unveil his largest piece to date for the exhibition.
The reception for “These Predicaments” takes place on Saturday, December 13, and the evening will include music scored by composer Geoff Gersh. Open to the public, the exhibition will be on view until December 31, 2008.
Corey Helford Gallery
8522 Washington Boulevard
Culver City, CA 90232
T: 310-287-2340
Friday, December 5th, 2008
Donny Miller::Big 3 Bake Sale
Donny Miller, notorious artist-provocateur extraordinaire, took the opportunity of staging his ‘bake sale’ on the final day of the Los Angeles Auto Show, just in time to save the automakers (who are in Congress again this week). In the video of the installation, there are a range of responses, but don’t miss the surprise ending that is particularly hilarious.
Monday, December 1st, 2008
Miami Art Fair Free Passes Courtesy of The Art Collectors
The Art Collectors has free VIP passes to many of the Miami art fairs, including Scope, Aqua, and Pulse. Drop us a line at info@theartcollectors.com
Thanks goes out to our gallery friends. If you are in Miami please visit them at the following locations.
Cinders, Aqua Hotel, Room 117
Jonathan Levine, Scope / Aqua Wynwood
Joshua Liner, Scope, Booth 310
Morgan Lehman, Pulse, Booth I-102
Richard Heller, Pulse
Roberts and Tilton, Art Basel, Booth H-19
Sloan Fine Art, Aqua Wynwood, Booth 25
Thursday, November 27th, 2008
London::Herakut’s Dirty Laundry Aired
Courtesy of our man on the scene, Romanywg aka Jeremy Gibbs, we bring you a look into the highly anticipated Herakut exhibition. Official opening is this week.
28th Nov through to 7th Dec 2008
Preview 27th Nov 6.30pm – 9.30pm (RSVP info@campbarbossa.com)
22 Wellington Street
Opera Quarter
Covent Garden
WC2E 7DD
Saturday, November 15th, 2008
Templeton + Leines at Roberts & Tilton
Under the ambient glow of the orange moon and the smoke in the air from the SoCal fires, Roberts & Tilton opened the two man show by Ed Templeton and Matt Leines to an eager, thriving crowd. Shoulder to shoulder in the new space, wide support for the artists was clear. There is a broad offering of art that ranges from photography to mixed media to sculpture and, of course, Leines’ usual works on paper. Both artists delivered exceptional works that were appreciated by a noticeably diverse group. Stand-out pieces by Templeton included large sculputures and Leines continued to explore his voice with cut-out forms. Books by both artists are available through the gallery website.
Friday, November 14th, 2008
CLOWNS! Preview at Corey Helford Gallery
Clowns to the left of me, jokers to the right, here I am, stuck in the middle with glue? No, really, there’s no Elmer’s involved, but this group show is indeed one of the most cohesive Fall group shows in LA’s fragmented gallery landscape. CLOWNS!, previewed on Nov. 14 by invitation, opens to the public on Saturday, Nov. 15 at Culver City’s art gem, Corey Helford Gallery. The exhibition effort also involves London’s StolenSpace Gallery – with notable international artists such as D*Face submitting a seminal and brilliantly timely piece parodying the venerable (and recently fragile) US institution AmEx. Shag, Dave Kinsey, Gary Taxali and Paul Frank also contribute to the depth of the show.
CLOWNS! amounts to a curatorial statement, with focused, inspired artwork – the Corey Helford Gallery displaying why it is among the leaders in the ever evolving LA art scene.
Monday, November 10th, 2008
Herakut at Campbarbossa
Campbarbossa is presenting a commission-only show for the European duo, Herakut, in London:
New Works by Herakut
28th Nov through to 7th Dec 2008
Preview 27th Nov 6.30pm – 9.30pm (RSVP info@campbarbossa.com)
22 Wellington Street
Covent Garden
WC2E 7DD
For the uninitiated, Herakut are unlikely collaborative German artists extraordinaire, the cunning confluence of aliases Hera and Akut and the finest artistic alliance of Frankfurt and Efurt the modern art world has to offer. It’s not like we’ve actually researched this part but if there’s a finer alliance we’d like to know. All the works on display are new, pre-commissioned pieces. So this is simply an opportunity to come along, hang out, have a fine time, admire Herakut’s increasingly bold, unique body of work—the strangely beautiful union of Akut’s photorealist spray paint and Hera’s distinctively scratchy, sexualised, everyday world.
Thursday, October 30th, 2008
R.I.P. Riviera Gallery
After six years, Brooklyn’s Riviera Gallery is closing its doors. With the sad departure of Clementine Gallery earlier this year, this marks yet another loss to the NY gallery community that has supported up and coming and emerging artists. Join Riviera in its closing celebration, Thursday, Nov. 6th, 6pm – midnight.
Tuesday, October 21st, 2008
Community Outreach is Back
Many of us have been wondering what happened to Community Outreach, the Canadian gallery responsible for showcasing the talents of some amazing U.S. artists like Barry McGee and Clare Rojas across our northern border. Now, CO’s founder is back with Paul Bright Gallery and an exciting roster of represented artists including Matt Leines, Andrew Jeffrey Wright, Taylor McKimens, and Ben Jones. The official opening takes place Saturday, Nov. 6, with an exhibit by Marc Bell, whose last state-side solo show was over a year ago.
I couldn’t find a suitable image for this post, so here you have an amazing composite Paul sent over a year ago of the walls of the Community Outreach back room – click for the bigger view.
Paul Bright Gallery
1265 Bloor St.
Toronto, ON
info@paulbrightgallery.com