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Art Miami 2000 looks forward on 10th anniversary |
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BY KAREN BAROFSKY |
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Art Miami 2000 celebrates its 10th anniversary, Jan. 20-25, at the Miami Beach Convention Center, with an exciting lineup of special events and a newly inaugurated high profile team poised to shape the future of the prestigious exposition. Daniel Borda, Papaya y tajada de papaya, 1999, oil on canvas Building upon Art Miami's decade of success under the operation of International Fine Arts Expositions' David and Lee Ann Lester, new owners, Advanstar Communications, have hired two of the art industry's most respected exposition managers to help plot the fair's future course. Jim Dine, For Nina's Birth, 1989, acrylic on canvas Art Miami's new director, Ilana Vardy, director of Art Chicago since 1992, and new director of marketing, Joanne Leopold, most recently of the San Francisco International Art Exposition, are working with the Lesters on Art Miami's transition into the 21st Century. Art Miami already is a fixture on the international art circuit as a forum for more than 100 exhibitors to gather to present a broad range of artistic talent to an estimated 45,000 collectors, curators and art professionals from around the world. Now, Art Miami is taking steps to unveil new cutting edge initiatives designed to appeal to both the emerging generation of young collectors and the established international collector base that has contributed to its ongoing success. Deja vu, a cutting edge exhibition of installation and video art is a harbinger of Art Miami's new direction in the new millennium. Taking place adjacent to Art Miami, Deja vu presents the work of 11 leading artists in an exhibit guest-curated by one of the United States' most respected curators for contemporary art, Amada Cruz, director, Center for Curatorial Studies Museum at Bard College. Cruz has served in curatorial positions at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago and the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in Washington, DC, and the Lannan Foundation (formerly of West Palm Beach). In conjunction with Deja vu, Dialogues will take place on Saturday, Jan. 22, from 1 to 3 p.m., within the exhibition. Dialogues will present a series of one-on-one discussions between contemporary art curators and Deja vu artists. Dialogues is open to fair attendees. Art Miami 2000 also presents Currents, a dynamic new section within the fair highlighting galleries and cutting-edge artists who challenge the boundaries of contemporary art. ART MIAMI 2000 VISIONS AWARD Bravo, who was born in Chile, and lives and works in Chile and Tangier, is a highly acclaimed realist, known for his still life work, portraits and interiors. His work will be exhibited at Art Miami by Marlborough Gallery of New York and Boca Raton. According to Edward Sullivan, Bravo expert and chairman of the New York University Department of Fine Arts, "Bravo's art in many instances seems to straddle two worlds, that in which we exist and another slightly beyond our comprehension. Bravo has taken the real to another plane of perception." Sullivan will present the Visions award to Bravo at an invitation only event at the Miami Beach Convention Center on Thursday, Jan. 20, at 7:30 p.m. In addition, Sullivan, considered one of this country's foremost experts on Latin American art, will conduct an interview with the artist, open to all Art Miami attendees, Saturday, Jan. 22, 4 p.m., at the Miami Beach Convention Center. An invitation only opening night gala preview, which includes the presentation of the Art Miami 2000 Visions Award to Claudio Bravo, will take place on Thursday, Jan. 20, 7-10 p.m. Those interested in invitations should call 305-696-6749. Show hours are Friday, noon-8 p.m.; Saturday-Monday, noon-7 p.m., and Tuesday, noon-5 p.m. For details, call 305-696-6749 or see the fair's Web site at < www.artmiami.net >. |
