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Miami International Art
Fair – MIA: Highlights Unveiled Miami, FL - November 30, 2011 – The 3rd edition of Miami International Art Fair (MIA),
one of America's most exciting mid-winter contemporary art fairs, will return January 12-16, 2012 with a dynamic
ensemble of 28 international galleries representing artist from Europe, Latin America, United States and
Asia. The Fair will feature paintings, sculpture, photography, design, fine art glass, video and installations from a bevy
of established museum collected artists as well as some of today's most promising emerging artists.
The
Fair will relocate aboard SeaFair – the 228-foot megayacht venue – docked at 100 Chopin Plaza in Miami’s
premiere downtown entertainment district and will include a waterside installation and sculpture exhibition in Bayfront Park.
FAIR HIGHLIGHTS:
Focusing on projects that reflect on universal subject matters, Hardcore Contemporary
Art Space (Miami) will present work of local and international artists who use innovative and provocative mediums
to foster questions about our post-contemporary society. At MIA the gallery will bring works by the renowned Latin
American artist, Gastón Ugalde. He is called "the most important living Bolivian artist" by the
Konex Foundation in Argentina and is often referred to as the "Andean Warhol" by art critics. Ugalde is also known
as "the enfant terrible" of the Bolivian Art Scene and gained global attention with his controversial series of
"coca paintings ". Gastón has been experimenting with coca in his art since the 1980s and will exhibit a
selection of coca works at the Fair. The gallery will also feature Venezuelan artist Milton Becerra. Becerra
is known for addressing cultural and environmental concerns through his mixed media works and has a unique technique of weaving
organic materials – a skill learned during time spent with Amazonian tribes in the early 80’s. He has been exhibited
in prestigious museums worldwide including Museum of Modern Art, Paris; Ludwig Museum, Aachen; and the Museum of Modern Art,
Rio de Janeiro.
Cernuda Arte (Coral Gables) specializes in the exhibition and sale of Colonial,
Early Republic, Vanguardia, and Modern master Cuban paintings, as well as fine artworks by contemporary artists. At MIA 2012,
the Gallery will exhibit a collection of established and emerging Cuban artist including Wifredo Lam, Agustin Cardenas,
Mario Carreno and René Portocarrero among others.
Black Square Gallery (Miami)
has flourished in the Miami art scene since the Gallery was founded in 2010. They will exhibit works by Emilio Garcia,
Pablo Lehmann, Victor Sydorenko, Taisha 3,14, Zhanna Kadyrova, Anibal Vallejo, Jorge Chirinos Sanchez and Taro Hattori.
Kavachnina Contemporary (Miami) will exhibit emerging, mid-career artists both local and foreign
in various media and will feature a large scale sculpture installation in MIA’s sculpture garden at Bayfront
Park. Among the sculptors exhibited will be Dutch stainless steel sculptor Ronald Westerhuis, South American
artists John Angee and Cecilia Lueza, Spanish sculptor Joan Barrantes, Italian sculptor Maria Cristina Carlini, American artists
Gilbert Boro, Claudia Klein and local Miami artist Jorge Fernandez.
Evan Lurie Gallery (Carmel)
will feature works by renowned Italian sculptor Oriano Galloni, whose stunning figures in marble, wood, and aluminum
range in height from 6 to 30 feet. A monumental 30-foot high marble sculpture entitled "White Moon" has been generously
donated by the artist, and is expected to fetch an estimated $2.5 million at auction, with the proceeds from the sale benefitting
the non-profit Arts for India. Galloni has also designed and donated 30 small-scale sculptures for the launch of Arts
for India at the Guggenheim Museum New York on April 26, 2012. The Evan Lurie Gallery will also feature new works by sculptors
Brad Howe, Carlo Borer, Kevin Barrett, and Gino Miles, as well as two-dimensional pieces by Jorge Santos, Victor Wang, Alexi
Torres, and Jason Paul Bennett.
Art Link International (Lake Worth) will present a collection
of Modern Masters as well as emerging artists. The gallery will feature artwork and a live painting performance Friday
evening by celebrated graffiti artist John Matos – better known as Crash. Crash will donate one of his works to benefit
the Marli Foundation for Ovarian Cancer during a benefit for the Foundation on Saturday, January 14th aboard SeaFair.
Among the additional works exhibited will include a 1979 original Joan Miro, as well as original paintings
by Robert Rauschenberg and Frank Stella, two original Botero drawings from
the 1980’s, a Venetian glass exhibit of Dale Chihuly circa the 1990’s and an important painting,
Dame mit Tomate, by painter Paul Klee completed in 1930, as well as works by Jimmy Ernst, Charles
Green Shaw, Jim Ceravolo, A.R. Penck and Tom Wesselmann.
From the far reaches of South Korea,
Ejung Gallery (Seoul) will present works by artist Lee Kyu-Hak. Inspired by the work of Vincent Van Gogh the artist
uses mixed media including styrofoam, magazines, newspaper and Korean traditional paper, hanji, to create his textured works.
In addition, the gallery will present work by sculptor Moo In-Soo.
An exhibition of artists Frank Hyder
and Florence Putterman will be presented by Projects Gallery (Philadelphia). Hyder has participated in more than
150 group shows and has had over 80 solo exhibitions throughout North, South and Central America, including 8 individual exhibitions
in New York City.
The Fair will commence with a private preview, January 12th from 6:30-8:30 PM, for the members
of the MOCA Shakers. The preview evening will continue with a Collectors' Invitational from 8:30-10 PM for additional
distinguished collectors and VIP guests. To discover how you can join the MOCA Shakers please visit http://www.mocanomi.org/membership/.
Fair hours are January 13-14, noon to 10 PM and January 15-16, noon to 7 PM. Tickets can be purchased at
the door for $15 for a One-day ticket, $20 for a Multi-day ticket and $30 for a Priority Boarding ticket; discounted tickets
are available on the MIA website at www.mia-artfair.com.
For more information on participating exhibitors and programming, please visit the Fair website at www.mia-artfair.com For information on the one-of-a-kind venue, SeaFair, please visit www.expoships.com
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Nassau County Museum Of Art January 2012
EXHIBITIONS
MAIN GALLERIES
Through
March 18, 2012 (opened December 10, 2011)
The Paintings of Louis Comfort Tiffany: Works from a Long Island
Collection
Drawn from an important Long Island collection, this major exhibition showcases approximately
125 oils and works on paper by Louis Comfort Tiffany (1848-1933), an American artist most closely associated with the Art
Nouveau and Aesthetic movements. Centered on Tiffany’s paintings, which he created for himself to memorialize his travels
and surroundings, The Paintings of Louis Comfort Tiffany offers an uncommon glimpse into the artist’s personal
world. It is the first New York exhibit to focus on Tiffany’s paintings in more than 30 years. The exhibition also includes
examples of Tiffany’s decorative arts, especially stained glass lamps and windows.
CONTEMPORARY GALLERY
Through March 18, 2012 (opened December 10, 2011)
Nathan Sawaya: Recent Works
No longer
just for child’s play, plastic toy building bricks have become material for fine art. The New York sculptor, Nathan
Sawaya, is among the most prominent of contemporary artists working with LEGO® blocks. Sawaya’s work, exploring
themes of identity, elevates brick art to a new phase of artistic expression through large-scale sculptures that portray complexities
of the human condition. Nathan Sawaya: Recent Works is organized by Elaine Berger for the museum’s Contemporary
Collectors Circle in cooperation with the Agora Gallery in New York
ON THE GROUNDS
Ongoing
Sculpture Park
More than 50 works, many of them monumental in size, by renowned
artists including Fernando Botero, Tom Otterness, George Rickey and Mark DiSuvero among others are situated to interact with
nature on the museum’s magnificent 145-acre property.
Walking Trails
The museum’s
145 acres include many marked nature trails through the woods, perfect for family hikes or independent exploration.
Gardens
From restored Formal Gardens of historic importance to quiet little nooks for dreaming away
an afternoon, the museum’s 145 acre property features many lush examples of horticultural arts. Come view our expanded
gardens and beautiful new path to the museum.
EVENTS
FILM
Screening daily at 11 a.m., 12:30 p.m. & 3 p.m.
Through March 18, 2012
(not available during special programs)
Louis Comfort Tiffany Remembered
See this rare
58-minute video hosted by Hugh F. McKean, director of the Morse Museum in Winter Park, Florida which is devoted to Tiffany’s
works. McKean studied with Tiffany during the 1930s.
Free
with museum admission. No reservations. First come, first seated.
LECTURE
Saturday, January 7 at 3 p.m.
Tiffany: Tastemaker of the Gilded Age
Franklin Hill Perrell, executive director of the Roslyn
Landmark Society
Franklin Hill Perrell, the past senior curator of Nassau County Museum of Art, returns to discuss Louis
Comfort Tiffany, the subject of the museum’s current exhibition. Perrell was the curator for Tiffany and the Guilded
Age, a major exhibition that was on view at the museum from September 2008 to January 2009.
Admission
is $5 for members (nonmembers, $15) and includes museum admission. Weekend parking fee is $2 (members free).
FOR THE FAMILY
Sundays from 1 p.m.
January 8, 15, 22 & 29
Family Sundays at the Museum
Now there's even more reason for families to plan the weekend around a visit to Nassau County Museum of Art.
Each Sunday the museum offers a 1 p.m. docent-led family walk-through of the exhibition and supervised art activities for
the whole family beginning at 1:30 p.m. Special family guides of the main exhibition are available in the galleries. Family
Sundays at the Museum are free with museum admission and are held in the museum’s main building, the Arnold &
Joan Saltzman Fine Art Building. Weekend parking fee is $2 (members free).
LUNCHTIME LECTURES
Thursday,
January 19, 1-2 p.m.
Thursday, March 1, 1-2 p.m.
Brown Bag Lecture
Bring a sandwich
and enjoy lunch with friends as a museum docent presents an informative talk on the exhibition of paintings and other works
by Louis Comfort Tiffany. Join the public exhibition tour at 2 p.m.
Free
with museum admission. No reservations. First come, first seated.
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Log onto nassaumuseum.org/events
for details on events and
reservations.
Docent
Led Tours of the Main Galleries Exhibition, Tuesday-Sunday at 2 p.m.
Docent Led Family Tours, Sundays at 1 p.m.
Tours
are free with museum admission
There is a $2 per car parking fee on weekends (members free) Nassau County Museum of Art is located at One Museum Drive
(just off Northern Boulevard, Route 25A, two traffic lights west of Glen Cove Road) in Roslyn Harbor. Hours are 11 a.m. to
4:45 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday. Docent-led tours of the exhibition are offered at 2 p.m. each day; meet in the lobby, no
reservations needed. Admission to the galleries in the Arnold & Joan Saltzman Fine Art Building is $10 for adults, $8
for seniors (62 and above) and $4 for students and children (4 to12). Members are admitted free. There is a $2 parking fee
on weekends (members, free). The Museum Gift Shop is open during museum hours.
Nassau County Museum of Art, governed by a privately elected board of trustees, is chartered and accredited
by New York State as a not-for-profit, private educational institution. The museum’s programs and exhibitions are made
possible through the support of Nassau County under County Executive Edward P. Mangano and the Nassau County Legislature,
the museum’s board of trustees, memberships, corporate memberships, event and exhibition sponsors, admissions, special
events, private and corporate donations, and government and foundation grants.
Call (516) 484-9337 for current exhibitions, events, hours and directions or log onto nassaumuseum.org.
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Media Contact: Doris Meadows, (516)
609-9696, dorismeadows@optonline.net
Public
Information: Nassau County Museum of Art, (516) 484-9337; nassaumuseum.org
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December 2011
Closed for Show Change November 28—December 9
Reopening December 10
EXHIBITIONS
Opening December 10, 2011
December 10, 2011 though March 18, 2012
The Paintings of Louis Comfort
Tiffany: Works from a Long Island Collection
Drawn from an important Long Island collection, this major
exhibition showcases approximately 125 oils and works on paper by Louis Comfort Tiffany (1848-1933), an American artist most
closely associated with the Art Nouveau and Aesthetic movements. Centered on Tiffany’s paintings, which he created for
himself to memorialize his travels and surroundings, The Paintings of Louis Comfort Tiffany offers an uncommon glimpse
into the artist’s personal world. It is the first New York exhibit to focus on Tiffany’s paintings in more than
30 years. The exhibition also includes examples of Tiffany’s decorative arts, especially stained glass lamps and windows.
ON THE GROUNDS
Ongoing
Sculpture Park
More than 50 works, many of them monumental in size, by renowned artists including Fernando Botero, Tom Otterness,
George Rickey and Mark DiSuvero among others are situated to interact with nature on the museum’s magnificent 145-acre
property.
Walking Trails
The museum’s 145 acres include many marked nature trails
through the woods, perfect for family hikes or independent exploration.
Gardens
From
restored Formal Gardens of historic importance to quiet little nooks for dreaming away an afternoon, the museum’s 145
acre property features many lush examples of horticultural arts. Come view our expanded gardens and beautiful new path to
the museum.
EVENTS
FOR THE FAMILY
Sundays from 1 p.m.
December 11 & 18
Family Sundays
at the Museum
Now there's even more reason for families to plan the weekend around a visit to Nassau County
Museum of Art. Each Sunday the museum offers a 1 p.m. docent-led family walk-through of the exhibition and supervised art
activities for the whole family beginning at 1:30 p.m. Special family guides of the main exhibition are available in the galleries.
Family Sundays at the Museum are free with museum admission. Weekend parking fee is $2 (members free). Family Sundays
are held in the museum’s main building, the Arnold & Joan Saltzman Fine Art Building.
*
* * * * * * * * * * * * *
Log onto nassaumuseum.org/events
for details on events and reservations.
Docent Led Tours of the Main Galleries Exhibition, Tuesday-Sunday at 2 p.m.
Docent Led Family Tours, Sundays
at 1 p.m.
Tours are free with museum admission
There is a $2 per car parking fee on weekends (members free) Nassau County Museum of Art is located at One Museum Drive
(just off Northern Boulevard, Route 25A, two traffic lights west of Glen Cove Road) in Roslyn Harbor. Hours are 11 a.m. to
4:45 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday. Docent-led tours of the exhibition are offered at 2 p.m. each day; meet in the lobby, no
reservations needed. Admission to the galleries in the Arnold & Joan Saltzman Fine Art Building is $10 for adults, $8
for seniors (62 and above) and $4 for students and children (4 to12). Members are admitted free. There is a $2 parking fee
on weekends (members, free). The Museum Gift Shop is open during museum hours.
Nassau County Museum of Art is chartered and accredited by New York State as a not-for-profit, private
educational institution. The museum’s programs and exhibitions are made possible through the support of Nassau County
under County Executive Edward P. Mangano and the Nassau County Legislature, the museum’s board of trustees, memberships,
corporate memberships, event and exhibition sponsors, admissions, special events, private and corporate donations, and government
and foundation grants. The museum is governed by a privately elected board of trustees.
Call (516) 484-9337 for current exhibitions, events, hours and directions or log onto nassaumuseum.org.
# # # 10/11
Media Contact: Doris Meadows, (516)
609-9696, dorismeadows@optonline.net
Public
Information: Nassau County Museum of Art, (516) 484-9337; nassaumuseum.org
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