Tuesday, April 28, 2015

MAXXI - Rome Comes into the 21st Century

The MAXXI is the recently opened contemporary art museum in Rome designed by Zaha Hadid. ,

The Power Station of Art - New Chinese Art

The Power Station of Art located in Shanghai is the first contemporary art museum in China run by the national system. It is a converted power station.

AR4T: Artists Republic 4 Tomorrow

AR4T is a gallery in Laguna Beach, California that provides a space for emerging contemporary artists to show their work. It opened its doors in May 2010 and in August 2013, it was able to upgrade and move to a larger space.

"It is our belief that art creates community. As humans we need to be shaken up, constantly in motion, exposed to change. Visual arts, music, and language are as necessary to our bodies as air and water. To live without art is like living on a dry desert plain… or being stuck forever in a planned community mini-mall.

Artists Republic For Tomorrow works with artists who make amazing works in the studio and are also leaders in life – travelers, curators, musicians, skateboarders, surfers, teachers, builders. These people are the vanguards of our day, shaping the way we see and feel the world. We stand in support of them, offering not just original art works, photographs and prints to a growing collector base but an open invitation to join in the fun."

Currently they are preparing to exhibit Taka Hayashi's "Portrait of Nature", a self-taught Japanese-American illustrator, graphic designer, and footwear designer. The show will last from May 2-24 2015 (I plan to take a look!)

"Central in Hayashi’s works are landscapes, birds, symbols and cultural signatures that refer to tribes worlds apart: Native American craft, ‘80s skate culture, North African tribal art, and ‘60s psychedelia, to name a few. The mystery is in how Hayashi traps, and then connects, quick flashes and deep feelings of these worlds on canvas.

Working in charcoal, ink, gouache, watercolor, acrylic, and spray paint, this new series by Hayashi is presented in a range of earthy tones, vibrant hues, and black-and-white, and range in size from 24”x36” to 51”x51”."

Art Cube: Cutting Edge Contemporary

Art Cube is a "cutting edge contemporary" gallery located in Laguna Beach, California. It seeks to establish a relationship between artist, artwork, and viewer.

"Art Cube is a gallery that supports my continuous search for truth in art, a place that offers a certain breathing room for the spirit. I believe that Art can not fully exist without interaction that questions its significance. Therefore, Art Cube builds a unity between the artist and the viewer, and it is only in this interaction that art takes its true meaning." - Sanja Simidzija (owner and curator)

2015 Art Fairs

2015 ART FAIRS

National and International Art Fairs

For those interested in collecting art, art fairs are an excellent place to begin one's art education. One can see a wide range of works in a short period of time. While some fairs focus on a specific type of artwork, such as photography, prints, or contemporary art, others present a broader range. The artwork is usually of good quality, as usually only the top galleries and dealers can afford the high cost of participating in an art fair. In addition, art fair organizers will sometimes selectively invite artists.

If possible, attend art fair opening night previews. This is where you'll find the best selection and have the first opportunity to purchase artwork before the fair opens to the general public. Opening nights are frequently gala events, supporting one or more nonprofit art organizations. They're usually very enjoyable, you can buy art, socialize with the art community, and have a good time.

2015 Art Fairs
March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December

2016 Art Fairs
January | February

Upcoming Art Fairs

Art Market San Francisco (San Francisco, CA)
April 30 - May 3, 2015
stARTup Fair SF (San Francisco, CA)
May 1 - 3, 2015
Paris Photo (Los Angeles, CA)
May 1 - 3, 2015
Photo Contemporary (Los Angeles, CA)
May 1 - 3, 2015
Photo Independent Art Fair & PhotoBook Independent (Los Angeles, CA)
May 1 - 3, 2015
SELECT New York City (New York, NY)
May 13 - 17, 2015
Frieze Art Fair (New York, NY)
May 14 - 17, 2015
NADA Art Fair (New York, NY)
May 14 - 17, 2015
Art Miami New York (New York, NY)
May 14 - 17, 2015
Fridge Art Fair (New York, NY)
May 14 - 17, 2015

March 2015 Art Fairs

The Art Show (New York, NY)
March 4 - 8, 2015
The Armory Show (New York, NY)
March 5 - 8, 2015
VOLTA NY (New York, NY)
March 5 - 8, 2015
art on paper (New York, NY)
March 5 - 8, 2015
Pulse New York (New York, NY)
March 5 - 8, 2015
Clio Art Fair (New York, NY)
March 5 - 8, 2015
Independent (New York, NY)
March 5 - 8, 2015
Spring Break Art Showt (New York, NY)
March 5 - 8, 2015
New City Art Fair (New York, NY)
March 5 - 8, 2015
Scope New York 2015 (New York, NY)
March 6 - 8, 2015
TEFAF Maastricht (The Netherlands)
March 13 - 22, 2015
AAHAF Hong Kong 2015 (Hong Kong, China)
March 13 - 16, 2015
Art Basel Hong Kong (Hong Kong, China)
March 15 - 17, 2015
Art Dubai
March 18 - 21, 2015
Affordable Art Fair (New York, NY)
March 25 - 29, 2015

April 2015 Art Fairs

NY Antiquarian Book Fair (New York, NY)
April 9 - 12, 2015
Dallas Fair (Dallas, TX)
April 9 - 12, 2015
The AIPAD Photography Show (New York, NY)
April 16 - 19, 2015
ArtExpo New York (New York, NY)
April 23 - 26, 2015
Art Cologne (Cologne, Germany)
April 16 - 19, 2015
Art Brussels (Brussels, Belgium)
April 24 - 22, 2015
Art Market San Francisco (San Francisco, CA)
April 30 - May 3, 2015

May 2015 Art Fairs

Paris Photo (Los Angeles, CA)
May 1 - 3, 2015
Photo Independent Art Fair & PhotoBook Independent (Los Angeles, CA)
May 1 - 3, 2015

Photo Independent is the first and only high-visibility platform for independent photographers, presenting a forum for direct exchange of ideas and contacts between photographers, collectors and art professionals. As part of Photo Independent 2015, PhotoBook Independent offers photographers, publishers - established imprints, emerging publishing houses and self-publishers - from all genres a highly visible platform to showcase their photobooks to an influential audience of curators, gallerists, other publishers, and art/photobook enthusiasts. Location: Raleigh Studios, Los Angeles. Website: http://photoindependent.com

Photo Contemporary(Los Angeles, CA)
May 1 - 3, 2015

Photo Contemporary presents only the most current, bold, and significant photography from galleries across the globe. Location: Raleigh Studios, Los Angeles. Website: http://photocontemporary.com/
Art Market San Francisco (San Francisco, CA)
May 1 - 3, 2015
stARTup Fair SFo (San Francisco, CA)
May 1 - 3, 2015
SELECT New York City (New York, NY)
May 13 - 17, 2015
Frieze Art Fair (New York, NY)
May 14 - 17, 2015
NADA Art Fair (New York, NY)
May 14 - 17, 2015
Art Miami New York (New York, NY)
May 14 - 17, 2015
Fridge Art Fair (New York, NY)
May 14 - 17, 2015
Photo London (London, England)
May 21 - 24, 2015
Art 15 (London, England)
May 21 - 23, 2015

June 2015 Art Fairs

Olympia International Art and Antiques Fair (London, England)
June 18 - 28, 2015
Art Antiques London (London, England)
June 11 - 18, 2015
VOLTA Basel (Basel, Switzerland)
June 15 - 20, 2015
Scope Basel (Basel, Switzerland)
June 2015
Liste (Basel, Switzerland)
June 16 - 21, 2015
Design Miami/ Basel (Basel, Switzerland)
June 2015
Art Basel (Basel, Switzerland)
June 18 - 21, 2015
Des Moines Arts Festival (Des Moines, Iowa)
June 26 - 28, 2015

July 2015 Art Fairs

Art Santa Fe (Santa Fe, NM)
July 9 - 12, 2015
ArtHamptons (Bridgehampton, NY)
July 2 - 5, 2015
Art Southampton (Southampton, NY)
July 23 - 27, 2015
Bellevue Art Museum Arts Fair (Bellevue, WA)
July 24 - 26, 2015
Silver City Clay Festival (Silver City, NM)
July 29 - August 2, 2015
Seattle Art Fair (Seattle, WA)
July 30 - August 2, 2015

August 2015 Art Fairs

Art Aspen (Aspen, CO)
August 13 - 16, 2015
Ethnographic Art Show (Santa Fe, NM)
August 13 - 15, 2015
Antique Indian Art Show (Santa Fe, NM)
August 16 - 18, 2015
Art Nocturne Knocke - International Art and Antiques Fair (Belgium)
August 8 - 16, 2015
Asia Hotel Art Fair Seoul (Seoul, South Korea)
August 21 - 23, 2015
Baltimore Summer Antiques Show (Baltimore, MD)
August 2015

September 2015 Art Fairs

20/21 British Art Fair (London, England)
September 9 - 13, 2015
Houston Fine Art Fair (Houston, TX)
September 17 - 20, 2015
ABC Art Berlin Contemporary (Berlin, Germany)
September 17 - 20, 2015
EXPO CHGO (Chicago, IL)
September 17 - 20, 2015
viennacontemporary (Vienna, Austria)
September 24 - 27, 2015
FOTOSEPTIEMBRE USA-SAFOTO (San Antonio, TX)
Month of September 2015

October 2015 Art Fairs

Texas Contemporary (Houston, TX)
October 1 - 4, 2015
Frieze London (London, England)
October 14 - 17, 2015
Frieze Masters (London, England)
October 14 - 17, 2015
FIAC (Paris, France)
October 22 - 25, 2015
Atlanta Celebrates Photography (Atlanta, GA)
Month of October 2015

November 2015 Art Fairs

IFPDA Print Fair (New York, NY)
November 5 - 9, 2015
Art San Diego (San Diego, CA)
November 5 - 8, 2015
Paris Photo (Paris, France)
November 12 - 15, 2015

December 2015 Art Fairs

Miami and Miami Beach Art Fair Guide
Information about 2015 Miami Art Week, the first week in December, including art fairs in both Miami and Miami Beach. It's filled with useful info, descriptions, locations, hours, special events, reviews and admission prices. Information will continue be added throughout 2015, currently you see what went on in 2014. We'll also be expanding the travel / getting around section and our useful Day-by-Day Event Guide.
Art Miami (Miami, FL)
December 1 - 6, 2015
Miami Project (Miami, FL)
December 1 - 6, 2015
UNTITLED. (Miami Beach, FL)
December 2 - 6, 2015
Red Dot Miami (Miami, FL)
December 2 - 6, 2015
Art Basel Miami Beach (Miami Beach, FL)
December 3 - 6, 2015
Design Miami/ (Miami Beach, FL)
June 3 - 6, 2015
Ink (Miami Beach, FL)
December 3 - 6, 2015
Miami River Art Fair (Miami, FL)
December 4 - 6, 2015

January 2016 Art Fairs

MIA (Miami International Art Fair - Miami, FL)
2016
London Art Fair (London, England)
January 20 - 24, 2016
LA Art Show (Los Angeles, CA)
January 27 - 31, 2016
Art Palm Beach (Palm Beach, FL)
January 20 - 24, 2016

February 2016 Art Fairs

Zona Maco Mexico Arte Contemporaneo (Mexico City, Mexico)
February 3 - 7, 2016
Palm Springs Fine Art Fair (Palm Springs, CA)
February 2016
Art Wynwwod (Miami FL)
February 11 - 15, 2016

Rubell Family Collection & Contemporary Arts Foundation

The Rubell Family Collection (RFC) was founded in 1964 in New York City, shortly after its founders Donald and Mera Rubell were married. It is now one of the world's largest, privately owned contemporary art collections. Since 1993 the RFC is exhibited in a 45,000-square-foot former DEA facility in Miami, Florida. The collection is constantly expanding and features well known artists such as Jeff Koons, Damien Hirst, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Keith Haring, Cindy Sherman, Kara Walker, and Andy Warhol. In addition to displaying internationally recognized artists, the RFC actively acquires and exhibits emerging contemporary artists.

M+ : What's Next for Art Museums?

M+ is a new museum of visual culture currently under construction in West Kowloon Cultural District of Hong Kong, overlooking Victoria Harbor. It is expected to open to the public sometime in 2018. The winning architects of M+ Design Competition were Herzog & de Meuron, known for designing the Tate Modern (London) and Bird's Nest Stadium (Beijing). One of the shortlisted designers for the project was previously blogged upon, Renzo Piano. "The design of M+ will incorporate latest proven technologies and encourage sustainability to be adopted in the development. M+ shall target to become a "Low Carbon and Low Energy" landmark venue in the district."

M+ will focus on 20th-21st century art, design, architecture, and moving image.

"M+ aims to build a world-class collection representative of the 20th and 21st century visual culture, encompassing the disciplines of visual art, design and architecture, and moving image from Hong Kong, China, and expanding to other regions of Asia and the rest of the world. Current holdings include a wide range of media: paintings, photography, installation, objects, architectural models, drawings or studies, printed matter, and electronic media."

M+ strives to offer a wide variety of services and opportunities to its visitors. Some of these include youth summer camps, an Arts Pavilion that offers public outdoor space for art, community, and escape from hectic city life, and a Time Capsule that has been sealed and scheduled to open in 100 years. The directors for M+ believe that this museum could quite possibly become one of the most important institutions for the visual arts of our time.

This video discusses the interesting building process of M+.

Below is a presentation given by M+ Executive Director, Dr. Lars Nittve at M+ Public Forum

"Where We are Now and Where are We Going."

viennacontemporary

viennacontemporary is an art fair that will be held for its 1st Edition this September (24th-27th 2015) at the beautifully designed Marx Halle, Vienna, Austria. Christina Steinbrecher-Pfandt is the fair's Artistic Director and has stated that the show will focus on Austrian and Central & Eastern European Contemporary art. Artists, curators, buyers, and art lovers will gather and be presented the with best of Vienna's flourishing arts scene. The list of participating galleries will be announced in June.

Marx Halle (exterior)

Marx Halle (interior)

Monday, April 27, 2015

MASSMOCA - Western Massachusetts

Since opening in 1999, MASS MoCA has become one of the world's premier centers for making and showing the best art of our time. With annual attendance of 120,000, it ranks among the most visited institutions in the United States dedicated to new art. More than 80 major new works of art and more than 50 performances have been created through fabrication and rehearsal residencies in North Adams, making MASS MoCA perhaps the most fertile site in the country for new art. The museum thrives on making and presenting work that is fresh, surprising, and challenging.

MASS MoCA exhibits work by many of the most important artists of today—both well known, and emerging—focusing on large-scale and complex installations that are impossible to realize in conventional museums. Our broad, soaring galleries with 110,000 square feet of open, flexible space and their robust industrial character have proven both inspiring and empowering to artists.

DeCordova Museum and Sculpture Park, Lincoln, Massachusetts

DeCordova fosters the creation, exhibition, and exploration of contemporary sculpture and art through our exhibitions, learning opportunities, collection, and unique park setting. We engage all visitors with exhibitions and programs that connect our audiences to contemporary art and culture.

Aspen Art Museum

The Aspen Art Museum is a non-collecting institution presenting the newest, most important evolutions in international contemporary art. Our innovative and timely exhibitions, education and public programs, immersive activities, and community happenings actively engage audiences in thought-provoking experiences of art, culture, and society.

Ed Cella - Art, Design, Architecture

Ed Cella Gallery

Cella began his gallery in Santa Barbara but moved to Los Angeles six years ago. He located his gallery near LACMA, but recently he has relocated to Culver City. Below are the artists Cella represents.