Posts by Cecilia Paz:
- Posted on: 12.08.11
- Galerie Michael Schultz sold Gerhard Richter’s painting “Abstraktes Bild” for $1.6 million
- Osborne Samuel sold Lynn Chadwick’s sculpture “Stairs” for more than $1.5 million
- Galerie Terminus sold Keith Haring’s “T.c.” (Dog) for $1.2 million, Tony Cragg’s “Mental Landscape” for $500,000, Guenther Uecker’s newly created nail on wood piece for $480,000
- Galerie Forsblom sold Keith Haring’s painted aluminum sculpture, “Untitled” (Self Portrait, 1989) to a private collector for $850,000, Jason Martin’s painting “Kreyòl” for $135,000
- Galleri Andersson/Sandstrom sold Tony Cragg’s stainless steel sculpture “Points of View” for $390,000
- Galerie von Braunbehrens sold several works from artists Daniel Cherbuin and Marck totaling $461,500
- Bridgette Mayer Gallery sold Kenneth Noland’s painting titled “Blue Painted Blue” (1959) for $350,000
- William Shearburn Gallery sold Jules Olitski’s painting “Prince Yellow” for approximately $350,000
- LewAllen Galleries sold Milton Avery’s “Leo Lerman in Mitzi Solomon’s Studio” (1948) for $325,000
- Rosenbaum Contemporary sold Robert Indiana’s sculpture for approximately $325,000
- Mark Borghi Fine Art sold Jean-Michel Basquiat’s work for approximately $250,000
- Osborn Samuel sold Henry Moore’s sculpture for approximately $250,000, two Henry Moore bronze sculptures totaling $200,000, William Turnbull’s bronze sculpture “Small Spade Venus,” for approximately $150,000, Henry Moore’s drawing “Three Reclining Figures/Three Standing Figures” for $100,000
- Mike Weiss Gallery sold six Yigal Ozeri paintings totaling $240,000
- Hollis Taggart Galleries sold Theodoros Stamos’s painting “Low White Sun Box” for approximately $225,000, an important Adolph Gottlieb, a study for the stained glass windows at Park Avenue Synagogue for $225,000
- Michael Goedhuis sold Wei Ligang’s ink and acrylic paper “Qin Fan Yuan Wen, Ri Mu Kong Shan Xiang” (2011) for $225,000
- Eli Klein Fine Art sold two of Liu Bolin’s “Dragon Series” (Photographs in 9 Panels) totaling $160,000
- James Barron Art of Rome sold a series of three paintings from Julie Olitski’s Homage to Kermit Champa for more than $160,000
- Contessa Gallery sold Chuck Close’s jacquard tapestry “Lucas” (2011) for $150,000
- Westwood Gallery NYC sold David Datuna’s “White American Flag” (2011) to a high-profile Netherlands collector for $150,000
- Pace Prints sold 45 of Yoshitomo Nara’s “Doggy Radio” sculptures totaling more than $112,000
- McCormick Gallery/Vallarino Fine Art sold Hans Hofmann’s “Untitled” (1962) oil on board for $100,000
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- Posted on: 11.30.11
- Nick Betancourt
- ADRIENNE LANDAU-Merlot fox fur with a hidden clip $598
SEE WHAT DIDDY, CATHERINE ZETA-JONES & MICHAEL DOUGLAS SHOPPED FOR AT MIAMI’S ART WEEK!!!
December 9th, 2011
The Miami Art Week Tally and Celeb Shopping
Sightings
While we’re all still winding down after the whirlwind of fashion, music, manicures and, oh, art, that was Miami Art Week, the big question remains: What sold? And who bought? Well, thank youartnet and your crack team of researchers who tallied up the numbers and the hot sellers, all broken down by art fair. Here are the highlights:
Art Basel Miami
The A-List Shoppers: This is where the heavy hitters dropped by: Eli Broad, Dasha Zhukovaand, oh, hello, Sean “Diddy” Combs.
The Highlights: artnet estimates that in the 260 booths at Art Basel, there was a total of $2.5billion worth of arty pieces on sale. Eli Broad dropped a pocket change amount of $175,000 for a Kara Walker drawing from the Sikkema Jenkins & Co. gallery. Diddy picked up two items:Tracy Emin‘s “I Listen to the Ocean and All I Hear is You” neon piece from Lehmann Maupin for £45,000 and art collective Andom International‘s interactive light installation (no price listed). New York gallerist Christophe van de Weghe racked up multi-million dollar digits in sales: $2.8 for a 2004 Gerhard Richter‘s Abstraktes Bild and a cool $1 million for a 1961 Frank Stella. It’s also noteworthy that David Zwirner gallery sold out of all Brooklyn-based Carol Bove‘s paintings and sculptures ringing in between $60,000 and $150,000 each. Cha-ching!
Diddy purchased this neon piece by Tracey-Emin
PULSE Miami Art Fair
The A-List Shoppers: In-need-of-a-muzzle movie director Brett Ratner, Oscar winner Adrien Brody and Hollywood power couple Catherine Zeta-Jones and Michael Douglas.
The Highlights: The contemporary art fair brought in 15,000 visitors this time around — not bad for a six year old art fair. Especially when four of the 15K were the big names listed above. While there’s no word on what the Hollywood crew purchased, word is that they were perusing mini sushi truck sculptures by Paramodel at Mori Yu gallery from Tokyo. A mystery private collector in NYC spent $180,000 on “Cambodia: Splendour and Darkness”, a trio of photos of Khmer Rouge prisoners by Din Q. Le. Plus, Danziger Gallery sold out of six seascapes by Garry Fabian Miller for $20,000 each — totaling $120,000.
Art Miami
The A-List Shoppers: None reported at this 22-year old fair, but Jean-Michel Basquiat pieces were on offer.
The Highlights: And about those Basquiats — they brought in $250,000 for Mark Borghi Fine Art. Galerie Michael Shulz made out with $1.6 million for another Abstraktes Bild by Gerhard Richter, Osborne Sandborne raked in roughly $500,000 for a few Henry Moore sculptures, and Bridgette Mayer Gallery sold “Blue Painted Blue”, a 1959 painting by the late Kenneth Noland, for $350,000. Recession, who?
New Art Dealers Alliance (NADA)
The A-List Shoppers: No names to report, but we’re sure there were young it-kids on the scene who we’ll be reading about later.
The Highlights: So the young indie fair of Miami Art Week held its own lst week. The first edition of “Anthology” by Clifford Owens, currently on exhibition at the MoMA PS1 in Long Island City, New York, brought in $169,000 for On Stellar Rays. Lower East Sider Simon Preston was cleaned out of his entire booth of offerings. Also, Manhattan-based dealer Leo Koenig brought in $175 by unloading a total of nine photos circa 1968 by painter Sigmar Polke.
And now let’s rest up for next year.
Reproduced by Miami Art Blog/Cecilia Paz with permission of Societe Perrier.
Sean Combs via Diddy/Facebook; I Listen to the Ocean and All I Hear is You by Tracey Emin via Art Basel Miami/Lehmann Maupin
WILL SMITH SPOTTED AS SALES GO THROUGH THE ROOF AT ART-MIAMI IN WYNWOOD-THE RESULTS!!!
December 8th, 2011ART MIAMI SOLIDIFIES ITS ROLE AS COLLECTORS FAIR OF CHOICE DURING ART WEEK MIAMI 2011
Fair Reports Record Sales and Attendance
December 7, 2011 (MIAMI, FL) – From the moment Art Miami (www.art-miami.com) opened with the VIP Private Preview on November 29th, high-profile collectors flooded the aisles to experience the greatly anticipated fair. This trend continued for six days with record-breaking sales, attendance, and a multitude of events from the fair’s premier sponsors. Art Miami, Miami’s longest running contemporary art fair and anchor fair to the City of Miami, concluded its 22nd edition reporting 55,000 collectors, museum professionals, curators, artists, celebrities, interior designers and art enthusiasts over the course of the week. Distinguished for its quality, depth and diversity, Art Miami presented an incredible showcase of renowned modern and contemporary art from the 20th and 21st centuries.
Will Smith and Nick Korniloff (Art-Miami Director)
The 22nd edition of Art Miami took place from November 29 – December 4 in a state-of-the-art 125,000 square foot pavilion in Midtown Miami’s burgeoning Wynwood Arts District. The fair featured modern and contemporary paintings, drawings, sculpture, photography and prints from Europe, Asia, Latin America, India, the Middle East and the United States from 110 galleries in 18 countries, showcasing 1,000 artists from 60 countries around the world. There were 400 artists represented from nearly 100 cities in the United States. This year, Art Miami featured a number of compelling additions including: famed interior designer Juan Montoya’s design for the Mandarin Oriental, Miami’s VIP Lounge; Julia Draganovic’s curated projects including Persol’s Art Video | New Media Lounge showcasing “ZOOOM! Decoding Common Practice;” and a thought-provoking collection of artwork in the indoor/outdoor sculpture exhibition.
“We are extremely pleased with sales and attendance this year at Art Miami,” said Nick Korniloff, Director of Art Miami. “We attribute the phenomenal success of this year’s fair to the superb quality of works from blue-chip, mid-career and emerging artists. Art Miami 2011 demonstrated that high-profile international collectors continue to attend our fair to acquire art. We have heard from many galleries that 2011 was a banner year for them, and they are already looking forward to participating in Art Miami 2012.”
Throughout the fair exhibitors reported on the enthusiasm and outstanding reception of the fair by attendees. Hollis Taggart, owner of Hollis Taggart Galleries, stated, “This show has been well attended and has had a very strong energy throughout. Sales have been strong and the contacts made this year exceed any previous show. Many people commented that the Art Miami show was ‘user friendly and more open and spread out than the Art Basel, Miami fair – you can actually buy things here.’ Well-organized and managed by Nick Korniloff, the Art Miami show has grown and evolved into one of the truly elite art fairs in America.”
Michael Schultz, owner of Galerie Michael Schultz stated, “In the past I have experienced many art fairs in America (Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago, New York and Art Basel Miami) but above all, Art Miami is the most American and authentic fair to me. I have been watching the fair over the past four years as a visitor and recognized that the variety and the quality have always improved. Now, I take part myself with my gallery and I do not regret anything at all. Nowhere else in the world, you can find such professional and interested people as here at Art Miami.”
William Shearburn, owner of William Shearburn Gallery stated, “Nick Korniloff has done an amazing job at re-branding this fair over the past three years—all of that effort is showing this year. The look is elegant, clean and sophisticated. Yesterday, when I was meeting with the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, they told me ‘your show looks amazing, and the buzz on the beach is to get over to Art Miami.’”
Vincent Vallarino, owner of Vincent Vallarino Fine Art stated, “We saw very good people, important collectors we’ve known from the past, and new collectors that are quite knowledgeable. The attendance throughout the fair was very good and the aura of the fair was completely energized.” McCormick Gallery/Vincent Vallarino Fine Art, has exhibited at Art Miami for several years, and sold a record of eight abstract expressionist paintings from important artists from the 1950s in four days.
James Barron, owner of James Barron Art stated, “We had a great Opening Night of the Fair. We sold several important works within the first 5 minutes to major American collectors. On our first full day (Wednesday), we had reserves and sold several paintings with museum trustees and collector committees. With the stock market being shaky, people are investing their funds in superb quality works at the right prices, and that is what we are exhibiting.”
SALES HIGHLIGHTS FOR 2011 INCLUDED:
ATTENDEES
Among the prominent crowd seen at the VIP Opening Night Preview and throughout the week included: Catherine Zeta-Jones, Michael Douglas, Will Smith, Marilyn Manson, Moby, Jane Seymour, Alice Walton, Director of Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art Don Bacigalupi, Eli Broad, James Rosenquist, Collector and Curator Beth Rudin DeWoody Earl and Carol Mack, Ted and Ruth Baum, President of the Cisneros Fontanals Art Foundation-CIFO Ella Cisneros, Real Estate Executive Jorge Perez, Martin and Constance Margulies, Collectors Doug and Dale Anderson, CIFO Board Member Manuel de Santaren, Nicole Miller, Steven Perlman, New York Real Estate Developer Hadley Martin Fisher, Roberta Model Amon, Michael Stein, Michael Shvo, Ted and Barbara Alfond, Chief Curator of the Colby College Museum of Art Sharon Corwin, Executive Chairmen of McLaren Automotive and McLaren Group Ron Dennis, Juan Montoya, Louis Aguirre, George Cohon, Carolina Stubbe, Michele Oka Doner, Carola Hinojosa, Kim Heirston, Judy Auchincloss, Daisy Olarte de Kanavos, Ralph and Muriel Saltzman, Todd Wyman, Interior Designer Christopher Coleman, Photographer Michael Eastman, James Byrd, Patricia and Phillip Frost, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Otsberg, Mike Eidson, Stephen and Diane Volk, Darren Kimball, Mark Rosen, Dr. Jorge Daaboul, Silvana Facchini, Consuelo Escrihuela Chumilla, Silvia Tcherassi, Arty Takian, Andrea Dorigo, Milena Cavicchioli, Paolo Alberti, Niklas Goldbach, Daniele Veronesi, Federico Uribe, Alex Arrechea, Frank Boehm, and more.
Groups from the following Museums attended the fair: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Museum of Modern Art (New York), Museum of Art and Design (New York), Smithsonian Institution (Washington, DC), Philadelphia Museum of Art, Chrysler Museum of Art, Art Institute of Chicago, The Museum of Contemporary Art (Los Angeles), The Whitney Museum of American Art, The Lowe Art Museum, Victoria and Albert Museum (London), Moscow Museum of Modern Art, El Museo de Art Latinoamericano de Buenos Aires (MALBA); Brooklyn Museum, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Phillips Collection (Washington DC), Columbus Museum of Art, The Minneapolis Institute of Arts, The Cleveland Museum of Art, Detroit Institute of Arts, MOCA Detroit, Oklahoma City Museum, Mobile Museum of Art, ArtTable, The Fine Art Fund Group (London), Walker Art Center (Minneapolis), McNay Art Museum (Texas), Dallas Museum of Art, Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, Bellevue Arts Museum, 21c Museum, Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Museum Biedermann, Mint Museum, Taubman Museum of Art, Kreeger Museum, The Kennedy Center, The Akron Art Museum, The Robert Rauschenberg Foundation; The de la Cruz Collection, The Frost Art Museum, Institute of Contemporary Art at the University of Pennsylvania, Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University, Hood Museum of Art at Dartmouth College, Colby College Art Museum, Spellman College, Miami Art Museum, MOCA Miami, Vero Beach Museum of Art, Museum of Art of Fort Lauderdale, Palm Springs Art Museum, The Boca Raton Museum of Art, Norton Museum of Art, Ringling Museum (Sarasota).
2011 ART MIAMI EVENTS
On Tuesday, November 29th, Art Miami hosted its Opening Night VIP Preview that benefited The Lotus House Women’s Shelter, a local and vitally important Miami charity. Nearly 8,000 attended this high-profile first night of Art Week in Miami. More than $20,000 was raised for Lotus House on Opening Night, and Art Miami cumulatively has raised more than $96,000 over the four-year charitable partnership.
“We are so grateful for the contributions from this year’s Art Miami fair, as the donations received provide a much needed gift to our shelter, making all that we do possible,” said Constance Collins Margulies, Director of the Lotus House Women’s Shelter. “The funds raised truly make a difference for so many women and children in need by providing resources essential to reclaiming and transforming lives.”
“We are very excited to have supported the Wynwood Art Fair and the Lotus House Women’s Shelter,” said Korniloff. “The funds raised from Art Miami’s sponsorship and Opening Night VIP Preview exceeded all previous donations from past years and totaled nearly $55,000. I would like to especially thank Jorge Gonzalez and Art Miami’s official host hotel, the Mandarin Oriental, Miami, for donating $10,000 to the Lotus House Women’s Shelter for the second consecutive year. This generous donation will be utilized by Constance Collins Margulies to continue her mission of changing lives for the better and making a better Miami for all of us.”
On Thursday, December 1st, Director of the Miami Art Museum Thom Collins hosted the Art Miami Museum Professional + Curators Brunch honoring Faith Ringgold in the VIP lounge. Sotheby’s International Realty also hosted a private cocktail reception in Art Miami’s VIP Lounge for almost 200 high-profile international clients. On Thursday evening Mandarin Oriental, Miami, hosted a VIP cocktail reception to honor the specially curated Asian art exhibition by Brian A. Dursum, curator and director of The Lowe Museum in the hotel’s lobby. The exhibition featured work from some of China’s most exciting contemporary artists. The evening was hosted by General Manager Jorge Gonzalez and benefitted The Lotus House Women’s Shelter.
On Friday, December 2nd, Art Miami hosted the Florida State Division of Cultural Affairs Cocktail Reception. Guests included Katharine Dickinson, Chairman of the Florida Division of Cultural Affairs, Michael Spring, Director of Miami-Dade Country Department of Cultural Affairs, and artist Xavier Cortada. The evening celebrated Art Miami’s role in the arts and economic vitality within the Miami community.
Throughout the week, Balthazar magazine hosted VIPs in in the Balthazar Lounge. Featured singer/songwriter, Francis Agbu closed the lounge each night with his soulful tunes. The magazine also launched its international edition at Art Miami, dedicating its cover to Art Miami’s Director Nick Korniloff.
Press Contact:
For more information on Art Miami, please contact Nicole Janok at nj@sharpthink.com/917-603-9001, Beryl Crofton-Atkins at bc@sharpthink.com /917-833-0082 or Stephanie Grabbe at sg@sharpthink.com /917-969-7479.
About Art Miami:
Miami’s longest running contemporary art fair, Art Miami was held from November 29 – December 4, 2011. As the anchor art fair to the City of Miami, the fair offered a compelling array of modern and contemporary artwork from 110 international galleries and prominent art institutions. Art Miami was held in a state-of-the-art 125,000 square foot pavilion in Miami’s burgeoning Wynwood arts district. Art Miami’s Opening Night VIP Preview occurred on Tuesday, November 29, 2011, and benefited The Lotus House Women’s Shelter.
Art Miami Sponsors + Partners:
Art Miami was generously supported by: Mandarin Oriental, Miami; Persol eyewear; Sotheby’s International Realty; Balthazar magazine; Bootlegger 21 NY Vodka; Juan Montoya Design, Gander + White; Universal Travel; The Miami Herald; Spuntino Catering; Société Perrier; Heineken and Midtown Miami.
About Art Miami, LLC:
Art Miami, LLC is a partnership consisting of art and media industry veterans Nick Korniloff, Mike Tansey and Brian Tyler. Art Miami LLC produces Art Miami (www.art-miami.com), Miami’s longest running contemporary show.
About Art Wynwood
Art Miami, LLC is pleased to announce the launch of Art Wynwood for President’s Day Weekend, February 16 – 20, 2012 in Miami. The five-day fair is scheduled to take place during Miami’s busiest holiday weekend and will open with a VIP Private Preview on Thursday, February 16, 2012. This inaugural international Contemporary Art Fair will be held in the spacious 125,000 square foot Art Miami Pavilion located in Midtown Miami Wynwood Arts District. Art Wynwood will feature carefully selected art dealers, showcasing curated indoor and outdoor projects, art video & new media, solo exhibitions and conceptual art. The Fair will continue to distinguish the Wynwood Arts District as Miami’s epicenter where art, fashion, design and the culinary arts intersect.
Press Contact:
Nicole Janok
Sharp Communications
(212) 829-0002 x122
Posted by request at Sharp Communications-Miami Art Blog
Manny Alonso-Art Director turned Artist and Children’s Book Illustrator-A great gift for kids, “LULU PLAYS PRETEND”
December 7th, 2011MANNY ALONSO
Manny Alonso specializes in creating unforgettable experiences. He has been transforming the ordinary into the extraordinary for over 30 years. As an event producer, an artist and most recently an author, Manny has conceptualized, organized and flawlessly executed everything he’s done.
Manny Alonso photographed by Alain Martinez
With his unmistakable black ensemble and disarming smile, Manny is an icon in the Miami social scene. Born in Havana, Cuba, Manny immigrated to the U.S. as a boy. He attended the University of Miami, graduating with a B.A. in Graphic Design and Architectural Engineering. He worked as an art director in the publishing industry for over 17 years launching in Spanish many English magazines, COSMOPOLITAN being his favorite.
In 1985, Manny started his own company, where he was able to exercise his creativity for nearly 25 years and in 2009 launched Manny Alonso Productions, which is the perfect marriage of his artistic and directorial talents.
A lifetime artist, Manny expresses with dark, bold lines and layers of dry brush watercolor his view of the world and his passion for people. His art work graces the homes of art collectors, industry leaders, medical professionals and fellow artists worldwide. His latest exhibit was in 2009 when he was selected with two other Latin artists to show his work at Miami Dade College Art Gallery in an exhibit titled ”Conveyed Messages – The Artistic Expression of Three Latin Artists” honoring Hispanic Heritage month.
You and Me by Manny Alonso, Drybrush Watercolor
Additionally, during his career, Manny has dedicated much of his time to philanthropic work. He presently sits in the Board of Directors of the Ambassadors of Mercy for the Mercy Hospital Foundation.
Manny has said that his love of beauty drives his creativity. And, in his eyes, one of the most beautiful things in the world is his granddaughter and her joyful spirit and imagination. Inspired by her and in contrast to his watercolors, Manny recently published LULU PLAYS PRETEND a sophisticated book of drawings and rhymes for children of all ages.
The real Lulu and Manny Alonso at Books & Books
Whether he is producing an event, drafting a scenic design concept, making brush strokes on paper or playing pretend with his granddaughter, Manny never stops making the world a more beautiful place. And according to his wife and daughter, he cannot imagine life any other way.
Miami Herald coverage of the debut of "Lulu Plays Pretend"
ART BASEL-VERNISSAGE PICTURES, DECEMBER 30, 2011
December 5th, 2011As the traffic, stress of “what to wear” and the impending importance of the event Vernissage “hit” me, I was completely overwhelmed until I finallyarrived. Art Basel which is located inside the Miami Beach Convention Center Basel is in its 10th year and has become “the place” for the elite in the United States to converge on the venue as it is has become the most prestigious art fair in the country (second only to its original in Basel, Switzerland.)
Cindy Sherman, edition of 10
The long awaited Vernissage or preview before an exhibition begins brought even more magic to our city on December 30, 2011. The who’s who of the art world hung on the walls of Art Basel. There usually are over 2,000 artists represented by galleries whose names are known to those who collect these wondrous creations. The artworks there represent all tastes and ways of craftsmanship. The work had an overall sense of wanting to be taken seriously and much less about the shock value or lack thereof from prior openings.
Steven Gamson & Cecilia Paz with his own design of the 2012 Fisker Karma luxury car
The works go for around 70,000 USD and well into the millions. International galleries, national and local galleries participate as they try to shape and question what our idea of art is and should be. This is not the type of art that goes well over the sofa to match the elements of the interior of a room in a house. Sometimes the Artworks are purchased by collectors, museums, corporations and foundations for all kinds of reasons. They can be seen as investments, especially for artists whose works keep their value and their supply and demand is controlled.
Personally, I have attended for a good 5 or so years and always find surprises and wonder the same as all folks, irrespective of the fact that I am an professional artist. Do I consider this or that Art is a question I ask myself all of the time? What is the artist’s intent, and how do I feel towards the artwork? This year did not disappoint! It was the best collection which I have seen since attending. There was no “fluff” or rather “art for art’s sake.” It felt like the collections were better curated and not as haphazardly thought of as in years past.
Christian Dior x Anselm Reyle Camo-Themed Pop-Up Opens
December 4th, 2011Reposted with permission from Societe Perrier (Miami Edition)
Art Basel who? Sorry, but we’re very distracted by the Christian Dior x Anselm Reyle concept pop-up shop that just threw its doors open in the Design District. Now we had a hint of this inspired collaboration between the legendary Parisian design house and edgy contemporary German artist back in October and turns out that the partnership is an even bigger deal for two major reasons. According to WWD, is Dior’s first ever venture into the pop-up shop arena and Reyle has never collaborated with a fashion brand before. Well, the two have seriously gone all out for this grand occasion.
First off, the pop-up shop is pretty sizeable — 3100 square feet to be exact — and it’s filled with bright, gleamy, contemporary arty and multi-media concepts that art aficionados have come to expect from Reyle. And in your face glam luxury that we all expect from Dior. There’s kicky camo everywhere — from the food truck (yes, a food truck!) sitting outside the pop-up to the killer platform sandals on offer — plus of video screens featuring walls of metallic neon clutches. Reyle also created two pieces of original artwork for the pop-up. There’s the eight foot tall “Mauve Earth”, which was painted on the exact same camo-canvas that the Dior x Reyle totes are made from. Silver Mylar foil (one of Reyle’s favorite materials, apparently) and “DIOR” in neon letters make up the second piece.
But there’s more. So much more. We’re sensing an Art Basel theme here, but there’s a plush camo-covered nail salon in back offering free manis (did anyone tell Dzine?!) and there are parties and DJs — big name ones. Throughout the pop-up’s two week run there will be bashes with Harley Viera Newton and Mia Moretti at the turntables. There’s even a “game night” on Thursday hosted by Dior’s super chic artistic director of costume jewelry Camille Micelli. What are the games, you ask? Well, pinball and foosball tables, but don’t expect the old fratty kind. The ones in store at Dior feature designs inspired by baubles from the collaboration.
Oh wait, there are Dior x Reyle goods on sale, too. Bags, wallets, heels, jewelry, scarves, and limited edition nail polishes and eye-palettes. Art Basel attendees get first dibs, but then the collection will be unleashed at select retailers worldwide on January 9, 2012. No word on whether the food truck will travel.
Images via WWD
COPE2-GRAFFITI ARTIST USES MIXED MEDIA TO AMAZE WITH COLOR
November 21st, 2011
ANILUZ MERCEDES-Early Career Photographer Working Her Craft
November 21st, 2011These are Q & A which I submitted to the photographer Aniluz Mercedes, please read her inspiring interview for those beginning photographers interested in capturing diverse subject matter.
1.Which is your favorite subject to photograph?
Political events and small details — cracks in sidewalks, dripping drains, all that artsy stuff.
2. What is your most memorable photograph and can you tell me why?
I photographed the President Obama during a speech. But the focus of the image isn’t on the President, rather it’s on a sea of cameras snapping away during his speech. I love to think about image making and why we choose to make the images we make, and how an image, rather than the event itself is sometimes more coveted. That image, of a “sea of cameras” snapping away as the leader of the free world speaks is an important image to me.
3. Where did you learn how to photograph? Did anyone teach you formally (school, mentor, fellow photographer?)
The very first college level course I took was an analogue black and white photography course when I was sixteen. Although I’d veiled my love for photography with a “more practical” focus to my studies, I couldn’t deny it and during my very last semester in college I took a photography course in Paris. I later spent a year in Hawaii working at a camera rental store and assisting a photographer – and that was invaluable.
4. Did you learn both manual photography and digital photography?
I’m still learning about both.
5. How large are your prints?
I print in a variety of sizes, but, as the great photogrpher Tracy Wright Corvo once told me, I should always try to imagine my work as if it were to be printed on a billboard so I can think about all the details in the image and dissect what my viewer might catch.
6. Do you have a preference for Black and White or Color Photography?
It depends on the image.
7. What will be your course of study at Syracuse?
I’ll be starting a Masters in Public Administration at Syracuse University in a few weeks. Although there’s much less light in upstate New York than Miami Beach, I’m excited for a little photo project that’s been marinating in my mind involving snow and the little handheld fireworks everyone has on the 4th of July (sparklers.)
8.Where can people go to see your work? Can they purchase prints?
I welcome visitors, patrons, customers, art dealers at http://www.lookylookypictures.com
Contact Information: Aniluz Mercedes
Email: invisiblestring@gmail.com,
Website, http://lookylookypictures.com
IRREVERSIBLE MAGAZINE’S NEWSLETTER-NOV 30-DEC 4, ART WEEK CALENDAR OF EVENTS
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Bernice Steinbaum at THE Bernice Steinbaum Gallery. Image courtesy Liam Crotty 
SCOPE Miami 2011 Programming
KAVACHNINA GALLERY | SCULPT MIAMIRed Dot Fair debut a 1,000 ST foot Sculpture Garden produced by Sculp Miami.
image courtesy of Norelkys Blazekovic GIANTS IN THE CITY “A LOLLIPOP WORLD”DON’T MISS A LOVELY FAMILY ARTSY DAY!!!
Noor Blazekovic founder Publisher IRREVERSIBLE an International Art projectimage courtesy of GIANTS IN THE CITY 2010 Artist Edouard Duval- Carrie (FR-HT)
THOMAS SAUJET, PRESIDENT OF CREED FRAGRANCES, SIGNS BOTTLES FOR THE GOOD KARMA GROUP AT SAKS FIFTH AVENUE
November 10th, 2011Kim Bacardi organized this wonderful event for the Good Karma Group which helps those which are less fortunate achieve their goals. She is a staple in the Miami community of Philanthropy and Saks Fifth Avenue, Dadeland held the event to also honor designers which created dreams for those with illnesses such as Maria Elena Holguin. Maria Elena designed a beautiful room for a little girl who unfortunately is now in heaven, yet got to see her room in another light due to Holguin Interiors attention to detail in the little girl’s dream for a fabulous bedroom.
The event also featured fragrances by the upscale brand Creed and its President, Thomas Saujet, signed bottles for those who purchased one of the lovely bottles.
Everyone was so excited to see the generosity and support of the respective designers and their commitment to Philanthropic causes which helps everyone.
–Cecilia Paz
Kim Bacardi, Philanthropist, Founder of Kim's Good Karma Group
Kim Bacardi, who through her many efforts has helped the underprivileged and has raised money for a Community Center in Haiti.
Project Runway Celebrity Hairstylist, George Ortiz
George Ortiz, a very well-know Hairstylist was there to lend his support to such a great cause!
Thomas Saujet and Cecilia Paz
Thomas Saujet and Arlene Abreu
April Bolet and Cristina Diez
Signed by Thomas Saujet on the back
Maria Holguin with her GKA for her outstanding contribution
Cristina Diez and Fashion Designer, Sha
Spring Flower Fragrance-$240
Samata Ferrini (Marketing Manager, SFA) and Tom Soares (Director of Marketing, SFA)
April Bolet, Cristina Diez and Ibis Noda
Awards Ceremony
A collection of CREED fragrances
Creed Fragrances 251st Anniversary and Good Karma Awards
Celebrate fine taste and good karma this Friday, November 4, 2011 as we honored outstanding members of Kimberly Bacardi’s Good Karma Group who have made extraordinary and selfless contributions to this community. The occasion will also mark the 251st Anniversary of Creed Fragrances, the perfumer of royalty and distinction for more than two and a half centuries.
Creed President, Thomas Saujet, and Chief Perfumer, Robert Ferreira, was present to help select the perfect fragrance and personally endorse bottles while guests enjoyed champagne, passed light bites and sweets, music, dancing, and, of course, exceptional holiday shopping.
The best part? 10% of proceeds on most items will go to Food for the Poor for the construction of the KGKG Community Center in the Marlins’ Village inHaiti.
Take part in extending more positive energy as we honor some of those who do it best. Nelson Delgado, Alex Ferbeyre (DJ Maximus 3000), Maria ElenaHolguin, Natasha Mayne, Richard Morgan, A Touch of Class Linens, Bang & Olufsen Miami Beach, Elisabeth Gardere of Carafiori and Noel Brown of Medallion Occasions are all members of Kim’s Good Karma Group who have shown exceptional dedication to giving their time and resources to better our world and deliver smiles where they are needed most.
Special members of KGKG planning to attend include Tim Hardaway and NBA friends, Beauty Expert George Ortiz of Project Runway and Actor Vincent De Paul.
Host Committee:
Sha Ali, Somy Ali, Gabriella Arango, Ikebana Arango, Krishna Arango, Gian Bacardi, Kimberly Bacardi, Ruby Bacardi, Nick Betancourt, Rhonda Billie, Baronness Anka Birgu, Rachel Cadet, Ruben Campbell, Hello Campos, Abel Caruajales, Nelceda Chakoff, Joe Chris, Carmine Dagnell, Heather Davis, Cristina Diez, Norma Estrada, Bina Fink, Diana Cox Few, Stephen Gamson, Bubblegum Gangsters, Evie Hernandez, Lois Kaufman, Lukas Klessig, Vivian Lacorra, Griselda Lechini, Stan LeConte, Hilda Lopez, Dr. Sharon MacIvor Bauer, Dana Mark, Glaja Mayne, Erin Mia Milchman, Zurami Pascual de Lara, Melanie Prapopoulos, Monica Puig, Barbara Romero, Lois Ruben, Bridget Sanchez, Jowharah Sanders, Adriana Sassoon, Dimitri Sculptor, and Tyla Smith.
Attire: Business/Cocktail The event will take place from 6-8:30 pm at Saks Fifth Avenue Dadeland. Please RSVP to Anesa at KimberlyBacardi@aol.com.
Sponsored by:
Advantage PR, Winston Delawar Photography, DJ Maximus 3000, Dadeland Animal Hospital, Whole Foods and Enable Consulting Group.
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****TONIGHT****CREED FRAGRANCES & ROBERTO FERREIRA AT SAKS DADELAND, 6PM,
November 4th, 2011Saks Fifth Avenue Dadeland Hosts Personal Appearance by Roberto Ferreira
October 5, 2011 Miami, FL- Saks Fifth Avenue Dadeland will feature a personal appearance by Roberto Ferreira, National CREED Educator and Curator of the CREED collection on Friday, November 4, 2011 from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
Guests will enjoy a champagne reception with passed hors d’oeuvres as Roberto Ferreira conducts a client profile suggesting the perfect scent based on the client’s likes. Attendees will get the chance to enter and a win a gift basket presented by CREED.
Roberto Ferreira serves in two important roles for the House of CREED the world’s only private luxury fragrance dynasty. As National CREED Educator, Roberto’s mission is to train CREED specialists who serve the public at luxury stores from coast to coast to ensure they are the most responsive and knowledgeable representatives in the industry.
As Curator of the CREED Collection, Roberto offers his vast knowledge of CREED’s more than 45 fragrances in one-on-one meetings with members of the public who seek private and personal high-level consultation and tailored fragrance solutions.
About Saks Fifth Avenue
Saks Fifth Avenue, one of the world’s preeminent specialty retailers, is renowned for its superlative American and international designer collections, its expertly edited assortment of handbags, shoes, jewelry, cosmetics and gifts, and the first-rate fashion expertise and exemplary client service of its Associates. Today, Saks operates 53 full-line stores in 24 states, 5 licensed stores in the Middle East and 1 licensed store inMexico City,55 Saks Fifth AvenueOFF 5TH stores and saks.com, the company’s online store.
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LOUIS VUITTON PRESENTS LOUIS VUITTON ART TALKS WITH VIK MUNIZ
October 14th, 2011
Alonzo Mourning asking questions
LOUIS VUITTON PRESENTS LOUIS VUITTON ART TALKS WITH VIK MUNIZ
Miami, Fl – The Louis Vuitton Art Talk series made its Miami debuted on Sept. 7, with an intimate discussion between renowned Brazilian artist, Vik Muniz, and Gringo Cardia, Creative Director of SPECTACULU. Mr. Muniz is a frequent collaborator with SPECTACULU, a Brazilian non-profit institution that educates at-risk youths in art, design and photography.
Louis Vuitton-Vik Muniz
“Louis Vuitton’s relationship with the world of art dates back to our founder, and continues to evolve and expand to this day,†said Valerie Chapoulaud-Floquet, President and CEO of Louis Vuitton North America. “The Louis Vuitton Art Talk series is a vital part of our art initiatives worldwide, and we are fortunate to feature an artist of Vik Muniz’s caliber at our first-ever Miami Art Talk. Louis Vuitton’s ongoing dedication to the arts runs parallel to our support of arts education initiatives around the world, and we are delighted to celebrate our recent move to Aventura with Vik’s new installation, and to give our support to the students of SPECTACULU.“
George Lindemann, Tiffany Chestler, & Terence Riley
The Art Talk coincided with the display of Muniz’s art installation, Innumerable, at Louis Vuitton Aventura’s dedicated art space. As part of this inaugural exhibit at Louis Vuitton Aventura, Muniz has created a vibrant, wood and canvas sculpture inspired by Louis Vuitton’s iconic “LV†logo, in honor of Louis Vuitton’s longstanding relationship with contemporary art. Composed of 23 individual logos stacked upon a single base, the sculpture is covered in printed canvas, illustrated with colorful drawings and art work that Muniz created in collaboration with students from SPECTACULU.
Cathy Leff
Daniel-Milewski-guest-Fredric-Snitzer
Vik Muniz with Students from SPECTACULU
Launched in 2006 in the UK, Louis Vuitton Art Talks is an ongoing cultural program designed to provide invited audiences with a unique and exclusive personal insight into the life and work of the artist. Previous talks in the series have featured Xavier Veilhan, Ruben Toledo, Vanessa Beecroft, Dinos and Jake Chapman, Sam Taylor-Wood, Tracey Emin, Chris Ofili and Antony Gormley. In October 2010, Louis Vuitton and MoCA hosted an intimate discussion between Richard Prince and Jeffry Deitch at the home of Edythe and Eli Broad in Malibu, CA, marking the North American debut of the Louis Vuitton Art Talk series. This was followed by a conversation between the French artist, Xavier Veilhan, and Philippe Vergne, Director of Dia Art Foundation, at the unveiling of Veilhan’s large-scale art installation, Mobile, at the Louis Vuitton Fifth Avenue Maison in December, 2010; and by an evening with renowned artist and illustrator, Ruben Toledo, in conversation with Editor-in-Chief of :The New York Times Style Magazine, Sally Singer, at Louis Vuitton Soho in March, 2011.
Vik Muniz, Valerie Chapoulaud-Floquet, & Gringo Cardia
Criselda & Michael Breene
Trudy Cejas, Ambra Medda, & Terry Schechter
Laure Heriard Dubreuil & Ambra Medda – in Louis Vuitton
Iran Issa Khan, Laure Heriard Dubreuil, & Miky Grendene
Oscar & Carole Seikaly
Panoram
ABOUT LOUIS VUITTON AND ART
A symbol of elegance and style throughout the world, Louis Vuitton has cultivated a close relationship with the world of art since its founding in 1854. Inventing the art of travel, Louis Vuitton and his successors kept pace with a rapidly changing age, working with the most accomplished engineers, decorators, painters, photographers and designers of the day. This fascination with ever-new forms of expression grew through the subsequent decades and continues today under the guidance of its artistic director, Marc Jacobs. Following on from Louis Vuitton’s previous collaborations in the 1980s with painters such as César, Sol LeWitt and Olivier Debré, Marc Jacobs has since invited some of the world’s most renowned contemporary artists to join forces with Louis Vuitton, increasing the points of exchange between art and fashion to an unprecedented degree. Among these renowned artistic partnerships, Takashi Murakami, Richard Prince, and the late Stephen Sprouse interacted directly with the Maison’s iconic Monogram, freely appropriating its forms and visual identity. Collaborations between Louis Vuitton and other artists have taken a variety of forms: shop window designs, site-specific art installations for stores, contemporary art exhibitions at the Espace Louis Vuitton in Paris and the acquisitions of artworks for the Maison’s own collection. In the same spirit, Louis Vuitton has called upon an international pantheon of architects to design its stores, including Jun Aoki, Kumiko Inui and Peter Marino.
Susie Wahab & Criselda Breene
Arturo Sandoval & Sam Borkson
ABOUT VIK MUNIZ
Born in Sao Paulo, Brazil, in 1961, New York-based artist Vik Muniz began his career as a sculptor, before gradually becoming more interested in photographic reproductions of his work. Often incorporating unlikely materials into this photographic process, Muniz is perhaps best-known for his 1997 series, Pictures of Chocolate, and 2006 series, Pictures of Junk. His work has been exhibited worldwide, meeting with commercial success and critical acclaim alike, and his solo show at MAM in Rio de Janeiro was second only to Picasso in attendance records. Muniz’s collaborative work with Brazilian landfill workers was the subject of the 2011 Academy Award nominated documentary, WASTELAND.
Vik Muniz
Ines Rivero
Ambra Medda & Zaha Hadid
ABOUT GRINGO CARDIA
Gringo Cardia is one of Brazil’s most sought-after designers in the world of performing arts and video. He has successfully integrated the three disciplines in which he works – architecture, graphic design and theatrical staging – designing sets for hundreds of theatrical productions, music shows and award-winning music videos. In 2000, in tandem with respected Brazilian actress, Marisa Orthin, Gringo founded SPECTACULU, a School of Scenic Arts, Design and Photography offering support and professional development to young people in high-risk environments in and around Rio de Janeiro.
Tracy & Alonzo Mourning
Lolo Sudarski & Virginia Balcazar
Laure Heriard Dubreuil in Louis Vuitton
ABOUT LOUIS VUITTON
The world leader in luxury, Louis Vuitton has been synonymous with the art of stylish travel since 1854. Since 1987, it has been part of L.V.M.H. / Moët Hennessy – Louis Vuitton, the world’s most prestigious luxury goods group, which is headed by Bernard Arnault. Since the arrival of designer Marc Jacobs, in 1997, it has extended its expertise to women’s and men’s ready-to-wear, shoes, watches and jewellery and sunglasses; combining traditional craftsmanship with flair and innovation to create a complete lifestyle experience. Today, Louis Vuitton has a worldwide network of 458 stores.
Find out more about Louis Vuitton at www.louisvuitton.com
ALEXANDER MCQUEEN TOTE-FALL’S TRENDS FROM SAKS FIFTH AVENUE-SEE THE HOTTEST!
October 8th, 2011
IPPOLITA-From the Glamazon Collection-large linked chains in smooth polished silver and gold for urban glamour. Sterling Silver oval link necklace $3,500 Sterling Sllver link necklace $9,995 Clear Quartz pendant $1,995
REED KRAKOFF- Kit cross-body bag handcrafted in crocodile hide and plush shearling Fur origin: Spain. Made in Italy $4,490
IPPOLITA-Adorn your fingers boldly with a cluster of cocktail rings. 18k large Lollipop ring in Red Velvet $3,995 !8k gold Rock Candy king ring in ruby doublet. $2,990 18k yellow gold square ring. $1,995 Sterling silver ring with labradorite cabochon and diamonds $1,995 18k gold Modern Rock Candy cluster ring $3,495
ALEXANDER MCQUEEN-Exclusive to Saks Fifth Avenue, This signature tote has been a Mcqueen favorite season after season because of its top zipper and expanding silhouette. Now, in a green military hue $555
ADRIENNE LANDAU-A racoon twist in a complexion-flattering golden hue. $398
IPPOLITA-The new Bedrock Collection is a bright burst of geometric mother-of-pearl with velum overlay fro a prismatic, stackable look. Top to bottom. Rose square bangle. $575 Azure midnight bangle $575 Seagrass square bangle $575 Rose scarlet bangle $995
ADRIENNE LANDAU-Dyed silver fox in black/teal. $898
DAVID YURMAN-mixes classics with the new Cable Wrap collection, designed with a harder edge. Cable Wrap enhancer in Hampton Blue topaz and diamonds $2,200 Shown on Blackened silver chain $175 Cable Wrap blue topaz neckace $1,950 Cable Wrap ring in Hampton Blue topaz with diamonds set in blackened silver $2,450 Midnight Melange hoop earrings with diamonds $1,850 Long blackened silver chain $175
ENORMOUS QUILT TO BENEFIT ST. JUDE HOSPITAL, SQUARE INCHES OF LOVE PROJECT,DONATIONS NEEDED!!!
October 7th, 2011
Make your personalized mark on the Square Inches of Love project and, be part of a collective contribution to a great organization! Share your Design, Art, Photography, Brand Logo, Message of Hope, etc. with the world. Get a link to your website if you have one on the “List of Love†page. Showcase your creativity or choose to use default Squares.
By December 31st, 2011, with your help, together we will have achieved 1000 x 1000 Square Inches of Love, virtually, that will then be transformed into a custom-printed, interactive Play Quilt as a warm symbol of our love and support for brave lil’ souls suffering from catastrophic diseases. A gigantic ONE MILLION SQUARE INCH quilt! That’s over 83 square feet + over 25 square meters!!! Along with the quilt
50% of all proceeds will go to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital!
number of square inches of love remaining:Â 999,670
Bhakti Baxter: ROMPELOTAS, ROMPELOTAS at Gallery Diet, Opening Reception, Oct 7, 2011, 7-9PM
October 6th, 2011Bhakti Baxter: ROMPELOTAS at Gallery Diet, Opening Reception, Oct 7, 2011, 7-9PM
ROMPELOTAS is the first Miami solo exhibition in four years for locally based artist Bhakti
Baxter. The exhibition will include sculpture, painting, collage, and installation based work. ROMPELOTAS is a collection of work assembled through a careful balance between play and placement. Found objects such as soccer balls and office desk drawers collide with concrete and enamel to behave like irrational models of natural phenomena. Though various layers of media stack up against each other unsettlingly throughout the gallery, the work consists of very basic organic and geometric patterns such as branching, spherical implosion, vertical and panoramic support structures, both rendered and actual. Viewed as a whole, the parts function as components of an expanded portrait, with sculptures and drawings embracing the micro and macro at every junction. Working closely with the laws of gravity, density, and the malleability of mass, Baxter transforms quotidian objects into forms imbued with metaphysical propositions, further defined by the self-made aesthetic of these forces.
The word ROMPELOTAS is a play on the term rompe pelotas, which means ball breaker in Spanish.
Bhakti Baxter has exhibited at Federica Schiavo Gallery in Rome, Emmanuel Perrotin Gallery in
Paris, Bravin Lee Programs, and Guild and Greyskhul in New York. He has also exhibited at the Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami, where he is in the permanent collection, The Bass Museum of Art Miami Beach, The Museum of Contemporary Art Washington DC, and The Ft. Lauderdale Museum of Art. His work is also included in the permanent collection of the NOMAS Foundation in Rome. This will be Baxter's first solo exhibition at Gallery Diet. The exhibition is being accompanied by a 120-page hard cover retrospective publication including texts by Geir Haraldseth, Gean Moreno, and Hugh Stockton.
October 7th – November 12th, 2011
Opening Reception: October 7th, 7-9pm
Gallery Diet 174 NW 23rd Street Miami, Florida 33127 www.gallerydiet.com 305 571 2288
For additional information, interviews or images please contact Jon Handel at jon@sparkplug-pr.com or 347-742-4380.
Special thanks to Palm Breweries.
