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1/12/2009

Art Asia Miami

SoHo Studios, Miami

curated by Leeza Ahmady

With its return to the Wynwood Art District for the second year, ART ASIA Miami (December 2-6, 2009) is pleased to announce its continuing commitment to supporting educational programs and has appointed independent curator Leeza Ahmady to launch an entirely new curatorial platform. The landmark exhibition titled Truly Truthful showcases internationally recognized artists whose works contest categorical presentations of truth and reality in the world. The exhibition presents some of the best artists working both inside and outside of Asia; they challenge presentations of truth as superlative, established, rigid, objective, and specific.

Using clever methods such as: documentary footage, staged events, real and fictive characters, renewal of age-old crafts, and construction of new myths in a variety of media (painting, installation, video, photography and sculpture), the artists in Truly Truthful engage viewers to ponder established notions about Asian contemporary art, and other so-called truths in relationship to aesthetics, consumerism, colonialism, societal stagnations, individual and collective inertia, and human consciousness.

Born in Afghanistan and raised in New York, Ahmady is an independent art curator, educator, and noted specialist in art from Central Asia. As the Director of Asian Contemporary Art Week (ACAW) at Asia Society, Ahmady is instrumental in organizing the annual citywide event that involves leading New York City galleries and museums to participate in special exhibitions, receptions, lectures, and performances.

The artists in Truly Truthful are selected through nominations by experts in the field including some of the members of the Asian Contemporary Art Consortium (ACAC). A final announcement of participating artists will be made by end of October.

In addition, ART ASIA will continue its film series by presenting the newest film from Yi Zhou titled The Ear. The Ear features Pharrell Wiliams with music by Ennio Morricone, and with costumes designed by Rick Owens and BBC Ice Cream. Inspired by Nikolai Gogol's satirical short story The Nose, The Ear features an EarBridge that is part of a public proposal for Baku, Azerbaijan.

Zhou is a young Chinese artist who has lived in Rome from the age of ten and is now residing between Paris and Hong Kong. Zhou creates multimedia installation artworks that blend film, digital animation, photography, sculpture, painting, drawing and contemporary music.

ART ASIA's move to its new location at the renowned SOHO STUDIOS MIAMI, WYNWOOD CONVENTION CENTER located at 2136 NW 1st Avenue, between 21st street and 1st Avenue, will provide galleries with maximum exposure to an extensive array of international visitors, such as collectors, curators, gallerists, artists, and the general public. Home to leading galleries, museums, studios and alternative spaces, Wynwood is a marketing hub for art enthusiasts around the world in December.

Co-founder of ART ASIA, Jeffrey Lawson says, 'We are extremely excited to return to Miami and have invested heavily in all aspects of ART ASIA to ensure its continued success as the premier fair dedicated to Asian contemporary art with the highest quality curatorial programming'. In 2008, the inaugural event drew over 30,000 visitors including collectors, art advisory firms, museum groups, and media sources. The Preview Night Party at the Mandarin Oriental attracted over 1,200 VIP clients and journalists, setting the tone for its successful five-day run. Building on last year's overwhelming success, ART ASIA Miami 2009 will reach new heights with enhanced curatorial and educational programming.

ART ASIA ANNOUNCES ARTISTS IN TRULY TRUTHFUL

In its second year, ART ASIA Miami (December 2-6, 2009) is taking place at the renowned SOHO STUDIOS in the gallery district of Wynwood. With a new curatorial and educational focus that culminates in the landmark exhibition titled Truly Truthful, ART ASIA features participating galleries and artists from over 15 countries such as Korea, China, Japan, India, Cambodia, Thailand, Lebanon, Pakistan, Taiwan, Albania, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Switzerland, France, and the US. ART ASIA and the exhibition Truly Truthful are open to the public from Thursday, December 3 to Sunday, December 5 with a sneak preview for VIPs and Press on Wednesday, December 2.

"Our objective was to create a platform that reflects the diversity of artists' backgrounds and practices, dispelling the idea that Asian contemporary art is comprised of works from a single region" states Truly Truthful curator Leeza Ahmady, an Afghan born and New York-based independent curator and Director of Asian Contemporary Art Week at Asia Society. The exhibition showcases internationally recognized artists working both inside and outside of Asia whose works contest categorical presentations of truth and reality in the world.

Using clever methods such as: documentary footage, staged events, real and fictive characters, renewal of age-old crafts, and construction of new myths in a variety of media (painting, installation, video, photography and sculpture) Truly Truthful engage viewers to ponder established notions about Asian Contemporary Art and other so-called truths in relationship to aesthetics, consumerism, colonialism, societal stagnations, individual and collective inertia, and human consciousness.

Participating Artists:
Lara Baladi
Huma Bhabha
Jeff Cylkowski
Anita Dube
Cao Fei
Chitra Ganesh
Yeondoo Jung
Gulnara Kasmalieva and Muratbek Djumaliev
Li Jikai
Kimsooja
Marya Kazoun
Mami Kosemura
Bari Kumar
Sopheap Pich
Qiu Zhijie
Jean Shin
Ushio Shinohara
Jakkai Siributr
Sislej Xhafa

Artists for Truly Truthful exhibition have been selected through nominations by experts in the field including some members of the Asian Contemporary Art Consortium, (ACAC), and Asian Contemporary Art Week, (ACAW), participants.

We are thankful to the following individuals and institutions for their nominations and support in lending works for Truly Truthful exhibition: Ombretta Agro' Andruff, independent curator; Patrick Todd, Artist and Exhibition Design Consultant; Elisa Badii, Brancolini Grimaldi Arte Contemporaneo; Shumita Bose, Rebecca Davis, Sadia Rehman, Bose Pacia Gallery; Center for Contemporary Arts Afghanistan (CCAA); Chen Yun (Alice), RCM Gallery; Ethan Cohen and Patrick Regan, Ethan Cohen Fine Arts; Thomas Erben, Thomas Erben Gallery; Esa Epstein, sepia EYE; Lea Fried and Jessica Eisenthal, Lombard-Freid Projects; Alissa Friedman, Salon 94; Kimsooja Studio and Galleria Raffaella Cortese; Magazzino d'arte Moderna; Lori Ordover, Africa Israel; Barbara Koz Paley and Pauline Nee, Art Assets; Tyler Rollins, Tyler Rollins Fine Art; Jung Lee Sanders, Art Projects International; Yuka Sasahara, Yuka Sasahara Gallery; Sarah Schloemer, AhmadyArts; Jamie Schwartz, Tina Kim Gallery; Miwako Tezuka, Asia Society & Museum; Taliesin Thomas, Larry Warsh, AW Asia; Edward Winkleman and Murat Orozobeav, Winkleman Gallery.

Image: Chitra Ganesh, Fire and Water, 2009 (Courtesy of the Artist and Thomas Erben Gallery)

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Opening Wednesday, December 2, 11am-6pm
Free for VIP and Press

Truly Truthful Marya Kazoun performance and cocktail reception on Friday, December 4, from 4pm-6pm.

SoHo Studios Miami
Wynwood Convention Center
located at 2136 NW 1st Avenue, between 21st street and 1st Avenue
General Admission
Thursday | Dec 3 | 11am-7pm
Friday | Dec 4 | 11am-7pm
Saturday | Dec 5 | 11am-7pm
Sunday | Dec 6 | 11am-6pm
*Free for VIP cardholders
General $20
Student $10
Admission tickets can be purchased at the ticket booth during fair hours.

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