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Friday, December 12th, 2008
Go See::Shaw Barber at Last Rights
Shawn Barber presents a new body of work tomorrow night at Last Rites Gallery, in Anathema, his new two-person show with Vincent Castiglia. These paintings represent a total departure from Barber’s more recognizable tattoo portraits, and we hear depict themes will not be revisited. More preview images after the jump.
Shawn Barber + Vincent Castiglia - Anathema
Dec. 13 - 22
Opening Dec. 13, 7-11pm
Last Rites Gallery
511 W. 33rd St
NY, NY 10001
Friday, December 12th, 2008
Anthony Lister Installation at Fuse
Anthony Lister has just finished an installation in Fuse Gallery’s new project room, which also functions the underground back lounge at Lit (the popular bar and club that houses Fuse). Come party for the unveiling and watch people get ugly this Friday, Dec. 12, 12am-4am. Thanks to Foss for the pics.
Thursday, December 11th, 2008
Recap::Aqua Art Miami
Shawn Barber - Shooting Gallery, Aqua Wynwood
The Art Collectors presents our favorites selections from both the Aqua Wynwood and Aqua Hotel fairs, including works exhibited by The Shooting Gallery, Jonathan Levine, Quality Pictures, New Image Art, and Cinders. Click pics for larger images.
Tuesday, December 9th, 2008
Art Basel::TAC Focus - Deitch Projects
Swoon
As usual, Deitch Projects exhibited a powerful display at Art Basel Miami. On view were substantial works by a selection of their represented artists, including Swoon, Kehinde Wiley, Os Gemeos, and Ryan McGinness. In addition the gallery showed four large scale paintings by modern master, Francesco Clemente, who exhibited with Deitch in 2007. Read on for more and click images for detailed views. Read the rest of this entry »
Tuesday, December 9th, 2008
TAC Focus :: Art Basel - Mark Ryden
Mark Ryden unveiled this impressive new painting with Tomio Koyama Gallery’s at Art Basel Miami. Price tag - a modest $800,000. The artist will present a body of new work at the Japanese gallery when The Snow Yak Show opens on February 7, 2009. Detailed images after the jump - click for larger views. Read the rest of this entry »
Tuesday, December 9th, 2008
TAC Focus :: Art Basel - Roberts & Tilton Gallery
Barry McGee
Roberts and Tilton Gallery had a strong showing at Art Basel Miami this past week. On view were recent works from Barry McGee, Andrew Schoultz, Jimmy Baker, He Sen, Kehinde Wiley, Ai Yamaguchi, and Andreas Diefenbach. Read on for more and click pics for larger views. Read the rest of this entry »
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.
Lots more to see after the jump… Read the rest of this entry »
Friday, November 28th, 2008
Bobby Hutton Benefit Featuring McGee, Swoon + more
The Bobby Hutton Memorial Benefit art exhibit opens tomorrow, Nov. 29, at the Luggage Store in San Francisco. Hutton was amongst the earliest members of the Black Panther Party, who lost his life at the age of 16 during a 1968 confrontation with police. Proceeds from the show (not auction) will help fund the completion of a memorial sculpture which will be placed in Oakland California’s (the birthplace of the Panthers) De Fremery Park.
The exhibit includes works for sale by Barry McGee, Swoon, Rigo 23, Andrew Schoultz, Date Farmers, Monica Canilao, and many others. The Luggage Store opening will be followed by a party at On Six Gallery, and will feature a performance by Digital Underground.
Here’s a brief biography of Hutton, courtesy of Babylon Falling:
For those of you who might be familiar with the name but not the story, Lil’ Bobby Hutton was the first member of the Black Panther Party and was also the first Party member murdered by the police. Having joined the Panthers as a 15 year old, by the time of his death in 1968 (just two weeks shy of turning 17) Lil’ Bobby was the Treasurer of a rapidly growing organization. Although the circumstances leading up to the confrontation that resulted in his death are the subject of dispute, there is no confusion over the fact that members of the Oakland and Emeryville Police Departments gunned down (12 shots, the first to the head at point blank range) an unarmed black teenager who had surrendered and was in their custody. His murder was the catalyst that increased the urgency and the intensity of the implementation of the Black Panther Party platform.
Bobby Hutton Memorial Benefit
organized by Sham Saenz
Nov. 29
Art Show and Sale
8 - 10 pm
Luggage Store
1007 Market St. (at 6th)
After Party
10pm - 2 am
On Six Gallery
60 6th St.
San Francisco, CA 94103
Wednesday, November 26th, 2008
Aaron Rose
Artist, curator, Beautiful Loser visionary, and conceptual synergist, Aaron Rose, sporting a Matt Leines head at home. Check out the rest of the photo set over at The Selby
Wednesday, November 26th, 2008
Emmanuel Perrotin Launches Investment Fund
These are exciting times for Emmanuel Perrotin. Just a few short weeks after reinstating his representation of Damien Hirst, the international gallery owner has announced the launch of Artists’ Dreams, an investment firm that will pool collectors’ funds to finance the production of major works of art. By removing financial barriers to otherwise cost prohibitive projects, the venture will allow emerging artists to compete with art titans such as Hirst and Koons, whose monumental success has risen with the production of large scale installation and museum-worthy works.
The arrangement will upset the traditional gallery - artist relationship, in which profits are typically split evenly. Works will be sold exclusively via Perrotin’s Miami and Paris galleries, and investors would share in the dealer’s profits, based on initial investment. This is not Perrotin’s first foray into this sort of investor relationship. He pooled collector funds for the production of Piotr Uklanski’s 1996, Untitled (Floor Dance), which went on to be exhibited at the Guggenheim in 2007.
The Art Collectors eagerly awaits to see which artists will be the lucky benefactors of these potentially career-shaping funds.
Source: Art Observed / The Art Newspaper