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Art Basel Miami Beach:
A new international art event celebrates its debut
Art Basel Miami Beach the event the art world eagerly awaits
will take
place for the first time from December 5 to 8, 2002, as the sister event
of Art Basel (Switzerland), the worlds most important art show. Art
Basel
Miami Beach is a new kind of art event, which combines an art fair with
an
exciting program of special exhibits, visits to private art collections
and crossover events featuring music, film, fashion, architecture and
design. At the heart of the event are the 160 leading galleries from
North
America, Latin America, Europe, South Africa and Asia which will exhibit
visual art from the 20th and 21st centuries. There will also be
individual
presentations by young artists, a video lounge and art projects in
public
places around Miami Beach. Young avant-garde galleries will have the
opportunity to exhibit works in renovated ships containers
transformed
into mobile exhibition spaces on the beach.
Collectors, gallery owners, artists, curators, critics and art lovers
have
a new winter destination. The International Art Show, Art Basel Miami
Beach will take place for the first time from December 5 to 8, 2002 in
Miami Beach, Florida, USA. Right from the outset, its star-studded cast
list makes Art Basel Miami Beach the most prestigious art show for
contemporary art on the American continent. 160 renowned galleries (list
of participants: ww.artbasel.com/miami_beach/galleries) from all the
worlds most important art metropolises will exhibit at this new art
show.
44% are from the USA and Canada, 48% from Europe, 5% from Latin America,
2% from Asia and 1% from Africa.
Art Basel Miami Beachs exhibits and events are located in the
charming
Art Deco District of Miami Beach. The centerpiece is the International
Art
Show at the Miami Beach Convention Center. Here, over 100 of the
worlds
leading galleries present todays most respected and most sought-after
artists. In addition 30 of the legendary art dealers such as Jan
Krugier,
Richard Gray, Ernst Beyeler, Achim Moeller, Annely Juda, Mitchell-Innes
&
Nash and Mary-Anne Martin will show rare works and highlights of the
20th
century. The 10 best galleries were selected from Latin America, four of
them from Mexico, four from Brazil and one each from Argentina and Costa
Rica. Also counting the European and North American galleries
specializing
in Latin American artists, the Caribbean and South American art scene
will
be represented by dozens of galleries.
All the media paintings, drawings, sculptures, installations,
photographs, publications, performance, digital and video art may be
viewed and purchased. Prices begin at a few hundred dollars for
multiples
and works by young artists, and range all the way to million-dollar
museum
masterpieces.
At Art Basel Miami Beach, young artists have the opportunity to present
their work in one-person shows. These artists (list of participants:
http://www.artbase
l.com/miami_beach/galleries), will be represented by
their galleries in Art Statements, the sector which, at Art
Basel, has
jump-started the careers of many young artists over the years. Art
Statements provides galleries with a platform guaranteeing a high
degree
of attention from collectors, curators and the media at greatly
reduced
rates.
Major international art journals, an art bookstore and cultural
organizations from North and Latin America not only further broaden the
information on offer at the central exhibition hall of the Miami Beach
Convention Center, but also play an important role in the communication
of
contemporary art.
Art Positions, one of the most sensational satellite exhibits of
the new
art show, is located right on the beach, just a few minutes walk from
the
Convention Center. Young galleries (list of participants:
http://www.artbase
l.com/miami_beach/galleries), whose budgets do not yet
allow them to participate in international art shows, will be taking
advantage of an interesting and economical presentation form for new
art.
Working together with the young architects Steinmann & Schmid, Art Basel
Miami Beach has developed mobile exhibition spaces in the form of
refurbished shipping containers. Grouped into a small container village,
they will undoubtedly attract a great deal of public attention.
Other exceptional art projects in public spaces around Miami Beach
(Art
Projects) will be presented at Collins Park and in various sites
throughout the Art Deco District. Also in Collins Park, interested
visitors can see video projections and a videothèque with a
comprehensive
program of works on video in the Rotunda of the Miami Beach Public
Library. Art Basel Miami Beach is also organizing a full program of
panels
with leading art world personalities, museum receptions, visits at
private
collections, a giant party at the Design District of Miami and crossover
events with film featuring John Waters and fashion featuring Karl
Lagerfeld.
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