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1/12/2010

Verge Miami 2010

Catalina Hotel & Beach Club, Miami Beach

Verge is the fastest rising art fair enterprise in America. In only one year, it has established itself among fairs decades more established, with editions in Miami Beach during Art Basel and in New York during Armory Show. Founded by art critic and writer Michael Workman and artist Edouard Steinhauer under the umbrella of Workman/Steinhauer Productions, Verge chose to focus on emerging art as the cutting-edge in a market blindly obsessed with blue chips, a hangover from a boom times disinterest in innovation. Verge has seized this market niche to lead the way, introducing galleries and artists who have gone on to fill out the ranks of more established fairs such as SCOPE, Pulse and Volta. Verge artists are coveted and collected by important museums and top collectors, including the renowned media mogul and collector Charles Saatchi. Verge is lauded alongside major fairs in news coverage that has appeared in notable publications including the New York Times and The Art Newspaper.

Returning in 2010 for only its second year in Miami Beach, revving up the youthful energy that has made the brand a killer, the Catalina Hotel and Beach Club will once again be transformed into a temporary art center at the foot of Art Basel and the newly relocated Design / Miami, all now centered only two blocks from Verge on Collins Avenue. For those who take pride in their engagement with new and emerging art, “Missing out wouldn’t just be a missed show, it would be an embarrassment,” says fair co-founder Michael Workman.

This year’s fair will showcase the best in new and emerging art in galleries from five countries and expansive public projects, programming initiatives and in partnerships with a diversity of art organizations known for their innovative approaches to support of visual art.

The Arts Fund: Marquee Projects
Utilizing the lobby and common spaces of the Catalina Hotel, The Arts Fund—a unique hedge fund and investment organization formed to drive and develop the careers of a select group of visual artists—will present five artists from its portfolio program to present site-specific marquee projects. More information on the Arts Fund and on the specific artists projects, please visit http://www.artsfund.com.

About the Arts Fund
The Arts Fund commercializes innovation in the high arts, motion pictures and social sciences. From offices in San Francisco, Arts Fund general partners work closely with entrepreneurs, artists and scientists translating theory into practice. Innovation within the Arts Fund is aided by computational information design principles amplifying vision and vantage. Housed within San Francisco Sentry Investments the Fund was born into a long tradition of civic minded high finance. Alongside traditional early stage venture capital investments the Arts Fund portfolio includes high art, film, music and design. In support of the portfolio Arts Fund general partners and trusted brands deliver a market, audience and infrastructure for patronage.

Rush Arts/Corridor Galleries and Bombay Sapphire Presents
Russell Simmons’ renowned New York-based Rush Arts Gallery and sister Corridor Gallery have teamed up with Bombay Sapphire to present an exhibition on the second floor lobby of the Catalina, culminating a year’s worth of national exhibitions of the best in new and emerging photography. Touring the country for the last year, the Rush Arts/Bombay Sapphire show has selected the best work of emerging photographers across the country, from which two of the best from each exhibition will be chosen to present the work of 20 artists for a special exhibition during VERGE Miami. Artists TBA. For more information on Rush Arts Gallery, please visit www.rushartsgallery.org.

About Rush Arts/Corridor Galleries
Rush Arts Gallery + Resource Center is a core program of the Rush Philanthropic Arts Foundation, a 501 (c) (3) organization founded in 1995 by brothers Russell, Danny and Joseph “Rev. Run” Simmons. RAG—headed by Curatorial Director, Nico Wheadon—is dedicated to providing exhibition opportunities to the emerging artistic community and also exposes disadvantaged urban youth to contemporary arts and culture through educational programming initiatives sponsored in part by a grant from the New York State Council for the Arts.

In the 90s, the mission of Rush Arts Gallery was to provide resources and support to early career, non-commercial artists of color who lacked representation in Chelsea’s art district. Since it’s establishment, this mission has been expanded to support the diverse creative practices of the entire emerging artistic community, including artists, curators and writers from around the globe. Rush Arts Gallery provides an inclusive space for new audiences and promotes experimental ventures in visual production, curatorial work, performance and community involvement.

The gallery’s Resource Center is equally progressive and donates the use of its space for events in all disciplines, with one-night events or fundraisers ranging from fashion shows and magazine release parties to grassroots fundraisers and educational lectures. In 2008, the Gallery was awarded the Mayor’s Award for Arts and Culture from the department of Cultural Affairs for its pioneering programming.

VERGE Miami 2010 Exhibitors
Among the variety of exhibitors presenting at this year’s VERGE Miami are RUSSELL/Projects, who are bringing the work of art star Peregrine Honig, second-place winner of Bravo channel’s celebrated new reality television show “Work of Art.”

ANTIDOTE, Brooklyn, New York, AS Projects, Paris, France, Art Modern Gallery, Miami, FL, G2 Gallery, Tokyo, Japan, Team Art!, Chicago, IL, Kahmann Gallery, Amsterdam, Vital Art Gallery, New York, New York, RUSSELL/PROJECTS, Richmond, Virginia, HD Studios, Miami, FL, Jean Noel Projects, Paris, France, Galeria José Gonçalves, Londrina, Brazil, Pure Luck, Brooklyn, NY, Wot It Is Gallery, Chicago, IL, Fredrik Strømsæther Project, Paris, France, Rush/Corridor Gallery, New York, New York, Projects Gallery, Philadelphia, PA, Sarah Nightingale Gallery, Shelter Island, New York, Reaves Gallery, San Francisco, California, Van Uxem Projects, New York, NY, final exhibitor list TBA

A full list of VERGE special projects, environmental and site-specific projects at The Catalina Hotel, along with programming and educational programming, will be available at http://www.vergeartfair.com.

About Verge
Verge is an international platform for the most exciting and interesting in new and emerging art. Verge exists to establish boundaries of the extraordinary as a counter to the natural compulsion towards stagnation in the way art is evaluated and delivered to the public. Staying true to this necessary state for the advancement of art requires a sustained focus on the best new ideas and practices of those marginal or newly emerging to international art audiences. The satisfaction of this fixed requirement for a healthy and competitive artistic culture is at the core of Verge as an international exposition of the highest quality artistic production and the galleries, museums and audiences who sustain it.

Press contact:
Natasha Londono
Vital PR 115 E 23rd street 10th floor New York, NY 10010 T: 212 995 9525 F: 212 995 2682 natasha@vitalpublicrelations.com

Miami 2010 Professional Preview Thursday, December 2, 2010, Noon to 6:00 pm
Opening night preview reception Thursday, December 2, 2010, 6:00 to 10:00 pm

The Catalina Hotel & Beach Club
1732 Collins Avenue Miami Beach, Florida
Public hours
Friday & Saturday, 3 - 4 December, Noon to 8 pm
Sunday, 5 December, Noon to 6 pm
Tickets
Opening night preview: $20
General admission: $10,
$5 for students and seniors

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