The XXIII edition continues to present the most important contemporary and modern artworks from over 125 of the world's most prominent art galleries. This year debuts Context Art Miami featuring emerging and cutting edge artists; 'Banksy Out of Context' consists of five wall reliefs equaling six-and-a-half tons in weight; Peter Anton's 'Sugar & Gomorrah' is the world's first art installation; Art from Berlin is Miami's first showcase of some of the most celebrated Berlin galleries; 'The Art Video, New Media Lounge' features a selection of video art sourced from museums, private collections and art institutions.
MIAMI, Fla. – Nov 16, 2012 – In its 23rd year as the anchor art fair for the city of Miami,
Art Miami, the premiere international contemporary and modern art fair, continues to respond to the
interests of serious collectors and this year will debut CONTEXT Art Miami, its new sister art fair
featuring emerging and cutting edge artists. While Art Miami will continue to present the most important
contemporary and modern artworks from over 125 of the world’s most prominent art galleries, CONTEXT
Art Miami, will highlight works by emerging and mid-career cutting-edge artists from 65 hand-selected
galleries. Art Miami and CONTEXT Art Miami will kick off Miami Art Week with an exclusive VIP Preview
on Tuesday, Dec. 4 benefiting the Miami Art Museum and continue through Sunday, Dec. 9, 2012,
in the Wynwood Arts District. Art Miami & CONTEXT Art Miami are pleased to share their highlight
featured galleries and artists:
Featured Art Miami galleries will include the following:
CONNERSMITH., a Washington-based gallery that maintains long-term representation of internationally
influential artists, will feature the works of Leo Villareal, who has introduced temporal actions of light
into traditional abstract imaging using LEDs, custom software and sequencing.
BARRY FRIEDMAN, a New York-based gallery, will showcase the most recent collection of self-portraits
by contemporary artist Ian Ingram, whose pieces portray a wide range of techniques with realistic yet
dreamlike canvases.
ALAN CRISTEA GALLERY, a London-based gallery presenting Michael Craig-Martin’s Art & Design,
2012, a set of 10 screen prints on paper, and Howard Hodgkin’s Stormy Weather, 2012, a hand-
painted carborundum relief from two aluminum plates, printed with a vivid spectrum of blue and green
washes on two sheets of paper.
GALERIE FORSBLOM, a Helsinki-based gallery, will showcase the works of artists Ola Kholehmainen,
Joel Shapiro and Jacob Hashimoto. One of the most eye-catching pieces presented will be
Hashimoto’s Antihero, 2012, in paper, wood and acrylics.
GALERIE TERMINUS, a Munich-based gallery, will showcase a combination of painting and sculptures.
The sculpture portion of the exhibition will be led by Tony Cragg and Roy Lichtenstein. Cragg will
present Portrait, 2008, a red marble sculpture, and Wild Relatives, 2005, a bronze sculpture.
Lichtenstein will present Metallic Brushstroke Head, 1994, a painted and nickel-plated bronze
sculpture, in addition to his oil on canvas, Reflections Red Frame, 1990.
HOLLIS TAGGART GALLERY, a New York-based gallery, will present the works of Willem de
Kooning and David Smith among its exhibiting artists. The gallery will present Kooning’s Woman in
Motion, 1962, a charcoal and oil on vellum mounted on canvas, and Smith’s Untitled, 1958.
SIMON CAPSTICK-DALE FINE ART, based in New York, will present Jean Dubuffet’s Donnée
(H52), 1984, an acrylic on paper laid down on canvas, as well as Kenneth Noland’s Gravimetric,
1981, an acrylic on canvas.
WILLIAM SHEARBURN GALLERY, based in St. Louis, will display the work of Mel Bochner, including
Head Honcho, 2012, a monoprint engraved and embossed on hand-dyed and handmade paper.
SOUL OF SEOUL, Curated by Bernice Steinbaum, is an exhibition which explores the essence of
Korean artistic sensibility - the commingling of daily life and nature. The exhibition features an
extraordinary range of works that include contemporary art, ceramics, traditional silver services, hand
carved chests and informal modeling of the traditional Korean dress, the "Hanbok". An intuitive and
innate wisdom and serenity flows from the natural world to the Korean people and this relationship
prominently translates into the work of Korea’s most accomplished artists.
For the inaugural edition of CONTEXT Art Miami, notable galleries will include:
LYONS WIER GALLERY will feature the Auto Erotic solo presentation by artist James Rieck, whose
newest painting series creates black-and-white compositions that evoke vintage 1960s advertisements
and old movie stills. Drive 2012, a grayscale oil on canvas, recalls a sense of nostalgia, and will be
among his showcased pieces. Lyons Wier Gallery will also be participating in Art Miami.
CURATOR’S OFFICE, a Washington-based gallery, will present some of the most relevant paintings,
photography, video installations, sculptures and works on paper the market has to offer. The gallery’s
most prominent pieces include: Kathryn Cornelius’s No. 179 (action painting), a playful match
between the history of performance art and abstract expressionism; Korean artist Jiha Moon’s new
works on Hanji paper, which explode with visual turbulence, color and density; and Nicolas & Sheila
Pye, who performs in front of the camera to create tableaux reflecting transitions from union to
separation.
GERING & LOPEZ, one of the most anticipated galleries, will present the collections of artists Michael
Bevilacqua, Todd James, Ryan McGuinness and Steve Powers. Bevilacqua’s Dark Side of the
Spoon, 2010, an acrylic and spray paint on linen, and James’s Feel The Magic, 2012, an acrylic on
canvas, will be featured as two of the strongest artworks.
Swiss Licht Feld Gallery will feature the works of artists such as MARCK, Daniel Karrer, Maurice
Calanca and Tiffany Trenda. MARCK’s unique video sculpture titled NeueFreiheit, 2011 will be part
of body of work presented by the artist. Also featured will be Maurice Calanca’s100-USD bill Slave of
Debts, a characteristic piece of the artist’s politically charged works. Tiffany Trenda will present her
live performance named BODY CODE, where she will stand still, raising the question as to whether she
is a sculpture or human being.
NINA MENOCAL, a prominent Mexican gallery, will be presenting the works of Latin American artists
Carlos Aguirre, Carlos Ranc, Omar Torres, Sandra Ramos and Eric Perez.
THE PROPOSITION, a New York-based gallery, will be showcasing Lee Vanderpool’s Everyone in
One Direction, 2012, an acrylic on canvas, along with the works from artists BalintZsako and Dane
Patterson.
The following are among the most anticipated exhibitions for the 23rd edition of Art Miami and debut
edition of CONTEXT Art Miami:
“BANKSY OUT OF CONTEXT”
Art Miami, in conjunction with new-photo sharing platform I PXL U (www.ipxlu.com), have come
together to present one of the most anticipated exhibitions of the year. BANKSY OUT of CONTEXT, which
consists of five wall reliefs equaling six-and-a-half tons in weight, each one showcasing one of the most
iconic stencils by the most relevant street artist in the world, encourages the debate about ‘site-specific’
street art outside of its original context; a very divisive issue within the art community. At the same time,
it presents an arena for the public to enter the debate and participate in the discussion. Although the five
walls are privately owned and not for sale, I PXL U, and BANKROBBER who will be exhibiting in
CONTEXT Art Miami, have come together to offer collectors, artists, connoisseurs and VIP fair guests the
rare opportunity to acquire works from a limited showing of a selection of the artists most iconic
editioned works, including a rare ‘Kate Moss AP’ and a unique hand-decorated example of the artist’s
first ever ‘Rude Copper’ print. BANKROBBER also specializes in salvaging, sourcing and restoring
original works by the artist known as BANKSY. The wall reliefs will be kept secret until the grand VIP
Preview taking place on December 4 from 5:30 to 10 p.m. when they will be unveiled.
ART VIDEO| NEW MEDIA LOUNGE
“Girls or Boys? Who Cares?!”
The Art Video | New Media Lounge, located in the CONTEXT Art Miami Pavilion, will present a hand-
picked selection of video art sourced from museums, private collections and art institutions around the
globe, specially curated by Julia Draganovic, and Claudia Loffelholz, founders of LaRete Art Projects. The
video art works will address the polemic gender issues in modern society, and question the ongoing
debate about the current roles of men and women. Highlighted art works include: Said Atabekov’s Battle
for the Square, courtesy of Video insight, Turin; Gerald Byrne’s Homme à Femmes (Michel Debrane),
courtesy of Mudam Musèe d’Art Moderne du Grand-Duc Jean, Luxemburg; Eli Cortiñas’s Dial M for
Mother, courtesy of Stiftung Museum Kunstpalast, Düsseldorf; Oded Hirsch’s 50 Blue, courtesy of
Collection Robert Bielecki, New York; Janet Biggs' Brightness All Around, Courtesy of Tampa Museum of
Art, Tampa (FL), and Carlson/Strom's Sloss, Kerr, Rosenberg & Moore, courtesy of Contemporary
Collection of Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, USA
“Sugar & Gomorrah”
Peter Anton’s “Sugar & Gomorrah” is the world’s first art installation where the viewer can ride from
beginning to end of the exhibition in a carnival ride car while viewing a Sodom and Gomorrah-like world
created entirely by the artist. “Sugar & Gomorrah” is a traditional carnival ride reworked into an art
experience, showcasing the juxtaposition between a sense of doom and the magical world of giant treats.
The one-minute ride will be a visually stimulating experience, challenging the viewer to fall into
temptations of food and the flesh.
“ART FROM BERLIN”
Art from Berlin will be Miami’s first showcase of some of the most celebrated Berlin galleries, which will
showcase the best of contemporary, international and innovative works specific to the state of Berlin. The
exhibition is sponsored by the European Union and supported by BERLIN LOUNGE, in cooperation with
Haus am Waldsee, and will be located in the CONTEXT Art Miami Pavilion. Highlight pieces include
Christine Rusche’s Snatch, 2012 PVAC wall paint as well as works by Gosbert Adler, Matteo
Bergamasco, Eva Bertram, John Breed, Eb Broner, Dawid, Pia Dehne, Inka and Niclas, Gal-la Uriol Jané,
Christiane Klatt, Franziska Klotz, Levke Leiss, Wiebke Loeper, Knut Wolfgang Maron, Rex Ray, Susanne
Ring, Susanne Roewer, Christine Rusche, Eric Schmidt and Björn Wallbaum.
SPECIAL SHOWING OF WORKS BY MA DESHENG
Art Miami, CONTEXT Art Miami and The Buoniconti Fund will present internationally acclaimed Chinese
artist Ma Desheng in a VIP Reception to benefit The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis. Already
afflicted by polio, Ma tragically lost his wife and both his legs in a car accident in Miami in 1992. After a
long and arduous process of rehabilitation, he began painting again, depicting stones in his paintings as
part of his recovery and renewed artistic awakening. Art Miami LLC partners will make a generous
donation to the Fund in Ma Desheng’s name. A generous portion of the proceeds from the sale of
Desheng's artwork will be donated to the fund.
Born in Beijing in 1952, Ma worked as a draughtsman during the Cultural Revolution. He was a leading
proponent of the Stars (Xingxing) group of artists who first exhibited in Beijing in 1979, the year China
started its open-door policy. This art group pioneered individualistic and expressionist art forms leading to
China's modernist art movement. As the leader of The Stars, Ma organized two exhibitions that broke the
stranglehold of Communist Party orthodoxy and set the stage for future freedom of artistic expression in
China.
Art Miami Participating 2012 Galleries:
101 / Exhibit | Miami, Abby M. Taylor Fine Art | Greenwich, Adrian Sassoon | London, Alan Cristea Gallery
| London, Aldo de Sousa Gallery | Buenos Aires, Alfredo Ginocchio | Mexico, Allan Stone Gallery | New
York, Alpha Gallery | Boston, Antoine Helwaser | New York, Arcature Fine Art | Palm Beach, Armand
Bartos Fine Art | New York, Art Forum Ute Barth | Zurich, Art Nouveau Gallery | Miami, Arthur Roger
Gallery | New Orleans, Ascaso Gallery | Miami, Barry Friedman | New York, Blue Leaf Gallery | Dublin,
Bolsa De Arte | Porto Alegre, Bridgette Mayer Gallery | Philadelphia, C. Grimaldis Gallery | Baltimore,
Catherine Edelman | Chicago, Cernuda Arte | Coral Gables, Christopher Cutts Gallery | Toronto, Claire
Oliver Gallery | New York, CONNERSMITH. | Washington, DC, Contessa Gallery | Cleveland, Cynthia
Corbett Gallery | London, Cynthia-Reeves | New York, Dai Ichi Arts, Ltd. | New York, David Klein Gallery |
Birmingham, David Lusk Gallery | Memphis, David Richard Gallery | Santa Fe, De Buck Gallery | New
York, Dean Project | New York, Denise Bibro Fine Art | New York, DeVera.Iglesias | Miami, Dillon Gallery
| New York, Dot Fiftyone Gallery | Miami, Douglas Dawson | Chicago, Durban Segnini Gallery | Miami,
Durham Press | Durham, Eckert Fine Art | Millerton, Eli Klein Fine Art | New York, Evelyn Aimis Fine Art |
Miami, Fama Gallery | Verona, Ferrin Gallery | Pittsfield, Galería Patricia Ready | Santiago, Galerie
Forsblom | Helsinki, Galerie Kleindienst | Leipzig, Galerie Olivier Waltman | Paris, Galerie Peter
Zimmermann | Mannhein, Galerie Renate Bender | Munich, Galerie Terminus | Munich, Galerie Von
Braunbehrens | Munich, Galleri Andersson/Sandstrom | Stockholm, Galleria Bianconi | Milan, Galleria
D’Arte Contini | Venice, Goya Contemporary | Baltimore, Hackelbury Fine Art | London, Haunch of
Venison | New York, Heller Gallery | New York, Hollis Taggart Galleries | New York, Jackson Fine Art |
Atlanta, James Barron Art | South Kent, Jenkins Johnson Gallery | New York, Jerald Melberg Gallery |
Charlotte, JGM. Galerie | Paris, Jim Kempner Fine Art | New York, Joel Soroka Gallery | Aspen, Juan Ruiz
Gallery | Miami, June Kelly Gallery | New York, KM Fine Arts | Chicago, Kreisler Art Gallery | Madrid,
Lausberg Contemporary | Düsseldorf, Leila Heller Gallery | New York, Leon Tovar Gallery | New York,
Leslie Sacks Contemporary | Santa Monica, Leslie Smith Gallery | Amsterdam, Lisa Sette Gallery |
Scottsdale, Lyons Wier Gallery | New York, Magnan Metz Gallery | New York, Mark Borghi Fine Art Inc |
New York, Mayoral Galeria D’Art | Barcelona, McCormick Gallery | Chicago, Michael Goedhuis | London,
Michael Schultz Gallery | Berlin, Mike Weiss Gallery | New York, Mindy Solomon Gallery | St. Petersburg,
Modernbook Gallery | San Francisco, Modernism Inc. | San Francisco, Nancy Hoffman Gallery | New York,
Nicholas Metivier Gallery | Toronto, Nikola Rukaj Gallery | Toronto, Nohra Haime Gallery | New York, Now
Contemporary | Miami, Olyvia Fine Art | London, Osborne Samuel | London, Pace Prints | New York, Pan
American Art Projects | Miami, Paul Thiebaud Gallery | San Francisco, Peter Fetterman Gallery | Santa
Monica, Piece Unique | Paris, Priveekollektie Contemporary Art & Design | Heusden, Rosenbaum
Contemporary | Boca Raton, Rudolf Budja Gallery LLC | Miami, Santa Giustina | Lucca, Schantz Galleries |
Stockbridge, Schuebbe Projects | Düsseldorf, Scott White Contemporary Art | La Jolla, Shaheen Modern
and Contemporary Art | Cleveland, Simon Capstick-Dale Fine Art | New York, Sundaram Tagore | New
York, Talento / Guijarro de Pablo | Mexico City, Tresart | Coral Gables, Unix Contemporary | London,
Vincent Vallarino Fine Art | New York, Waterhouse & Dodd | London, Westwood Gallery | New York,
Wetterling Gallery | Stockholm, William Shearburn Gallery | St. Louis, Woolff Gallery | London, Yares Art
Projects | Santa Fe, Zadok Gallery | Miami, Zolla/Lieberman Gallery Inc. | Chicago
Inaugural CONTEXT Participating 2012 Galleries:
AJLart | Berlin, Asymmetrik | New York, Atlas Gallery | London, Aureus I Contemporary | Providence,
Bankrobber | London, Berlin Lounge by LVBG | Berlin, Beth Urdang Gallery | Boston, Black Square Gallery
| Miami, Cancio Contemporary | Bal Harbour, Centro De Edicion | San Martin, ClampArt | New York,
CONNERSMITH. | Washington, DC, Contemporary by Angela Li | Hong Kong, Curator’s Office |
Washington, DC, Dialogue Space Gallery | Beijing, Dmitriy Semenov Gallery | Saint-Petersburg, Fabien
Castanier Gallery | Studio City, Frederieke Taylor Gallery | New York, FREIGHT + VOLUME | New York,
Gaga Gallery | Seoul, Galeria Enrique Guerrero | Mexico City, Galeria Sicart | Barcelona, Galerie cubus-m
| Berlin, Galerie Kornfeld | Berlin, Galerie Leroyer | Montreal, Galerie Paris - Beijing | Paris, Galerie
Richard | Paris, Gering & Lopéz Gallery | New York, Glaz Gallery | Moscow, J. Cacciola Gallery | New
York, Jennifer Kostuik Gallery | Vancouver, Kasia Kay Art Projects | Chicago, Kavachnina Contemporary |
Miami, Kit Schulte Contemporary Art | Berlin, Kunst Limited | San Jose, Licht Feld | Basel, Lyle O. Reitzel
Gallery | Santo Domingo, Lyons Wier Gallery | New York, Magnan Metz Gallery | New York, Marcia Wood
Gallery | Atlanta, The McLoughlin Gallery | San Francisco, Merry Karnowsky Gallery | Los Angeles,
Morgen Contemporary | Berlin, Nina Menocal Gallery | Mexico, NOMAD Gallery | Brussels, Packer Schopf
Gallery | Chicago, Patricia Conde Galería | Mexico City, Porter Contemporary | New York, Praxis
International Art | New York, Robert Klein Gallery | Boston, Robert Mann Gallery | New York, Stewart
Gallery | Boise, Swedish Photography | Berlin, Traeger & Pinto Arte Contemporaneo | Mexico, The
Proposition | New York, Torbandena | Trieste, Varnish Fine Art | San Francisco, Villa del Arte galleries |
Barcelona, White Room Art System | Positano, Witzenhausen Gallery | Amsterdam, z2o Galleria | Rome,
Zadok Gallery | Miami, zone B | Berlin, Zemack Contemporary Art | Tel Aviv, 532 Gallery Thomas Jaeckel
| New York
About Art Miami, LLC
Art Miami, LLC, is a partnership consisting of art and media industry veterans Nick Korniloff, Mike Tansey
and Brian Tyler. Art Miami, LLC, produces Art Miami (www.art-miami.com), Miami’s longest-running
contemporary art fair, CONTEXT Art Miami (www.contextartmiami.com), Art Wynwood (www.art-
wynwood.com) and the prestigious Art Southampton (www.art-southampton.com).
About Art Miami
Known as Miami's premier anchor fair, Art Miami kicks off the opening day of Art Week. The fair will
commence on Dec. 4, 2012, with Art Miami's highly anticipated Opening Night VIP Preview, which
benefits the Miami Art Museum. World-famous for its outstanding quality, extraordinary variety and
stylish, gallery-like decor, Art Miami showcases the finest in modern and contemporary art from more
than 125 of the most prestigious international art galleries. Art Miami maintains a preeminent position in
America's modern and contemporary art fair market. With its rich history, it is the original and longest-
running contemporary art fair in Miami, and continues to receive praise for the variety of unparalleled art
that it offers. Art Miami is the must-see event for all serious collectors, curators, museum directors, and
interior designers, providing an intimate look at some of the most important work at the forefront of the
international contemporary art movement. (www.art-miami.com)
About CONTEXT Art Miami
Miami's newest international emerging and cutting-edge art fair will launch with a VIP Private Preview on
Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2012, coinciding with the 23rd edition of Art Miami. Trendsetting galleries from around
the globe will exhibit in a state-of-the-art pavilion directly adjacent to Art Miami. CONTEXT Art Miami will
feature a curated group of 65 galleries representing exceptional emerging and mid-career cutting edge
artists, including solo artist installations, immersive environments, curated projects and multimedia
exhibits. The CONTEXT Art Miami Pavilion will feature a VIP Lounge, Art Video New Media Lounge,
performance stage, indoor and outdoor curated projects, and will be located just 50 feet north of the
existing 125,000-square-foot Art Miami Pavilion. The combined exhibition space will increase the overall
roster of galleries to 190 participants and cover 250,000 square feet. Ample and convenient parking is
available for both fairs through the use of a four-story parking garage with 2,000 spots, located directly
across the street from the CONTEXT & Art Miami Pavilions, as well as valet parking. A network of
complimentary shuttle buses will run round-trip service between Art Miami, CONTEXT Art Miami and Art
Basel Miami Beach. (www.contextartmiami.com)
Sponsors & Partners
Art Miami and CONTEXT’s generous 2012 Sponsors and Partners - Christie's International Real
Estate, Official Luxury Real Estate Partner of Art Miami, Epic Miami, A Kimpton Hotel, Official
Luxury Hotel of Art Miami, Haute Living, I PXL U, Rums of Puerto Rico, Greater Miami
Convention and Visitors Bureau, Art From Berlin, LaRete Art Projects, Heineken, Bootlegger
21 NY Vodka, Société Perrier, Flavorpill, The Miami Herald, Kushner Moving Group, ARTLOG,
Puerto Rico Does It, Midtown Miami
Media Contact:
TARA, Ink.
Marcela Rubiano
marcela@taraink.com
305.864.3434 ext. 156
VIP Preview: Tuesday, December 4, 5:30pm - 10pm
The Art Miami + CONTEXT Art Miami Pavilions
Midtown | Wynwood Arts District
3101 NE 1st Avenue - Miami, FL 33137
Wednesday, December 5 11am - 7pm
Thursday, December 6 11am - 7pm
Friday, December 7 11am - 9pm
Saturday, December 8 11am - 7pm
Sunday, December 9 11am - 6pm
One day fair pass $20
One day fair pass including catalog $50
Multi-day fair pass $40
Multi-day fair pass including catalog $65
Art Miami 2012 Catalog $35
Students 12-18 years and Seniors $10
Children under 12 years accompanied by adult Free
Groups 10 or more $10