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2/12/2008

Art Basel Miami Beach

Miami Beach Convention Center, Miami Beach

Art Basel Miami Beach is the most important art show in the United States, a cultural and social highlight for the Americas. As the sister event of Switzerland's Art Basel, the most prestigious art show worldwide for the past 39 years, Art Basel Miami Beach combines an international selection of top galleries with an exciting program of special exhibitions, parties and crossover events featuring music, film, architecture and design. Exhibition sites are located in the city's beautiful Art Deco District, within walking distance of the beach and many hotels.

An exclusive selection of more than 250 leading art galleries from North America, Latin America, Europe, Asia and Africa will exhibit 20th and 21st century artworks by over 2,000 artists. The exhibiting galleries are among the world's most respected art dealers, offering exceptional pieces by both renowned artists and cutting-edge newcomers. Special exhibition sections feature young galleries, performance art, public art projects and video art. The show will be a vital source for art lovers, allowing them to both discover new developments in contemporary art and experience rare museum-calibre artworks.

Top-quality exhibitions in the museums of South Florida and special programs for art collectors and curators also help make the event a special time for encountering art. And every year, a greater number of art collectors, artists, dealers, curators, critics and art enthusiasts from around the world participate in Art Basel Miami Beach - the favorite winter meeting place for the international art world.

An exclusive selection of more than 250 leading art galleries from USA, Canada, Europe, Latin America, and Asia will exhibit 20th and 21st century artworks by more than 2,000 artists. On show are exceptional pieces by both renowned artists and cutting-edge newcomers. Special sections (listed at left, with their participating galleries) will feature projects by emerging artists, new artworks, public art projects, performances, video and sound art.

Art Basel Conversations offers the show's public access to first-hand information on aspects of art collecting by facilitating direct encounters between leading personalities of the international art world. It is a forum that encourages the exchange of ideas through a series of platform discussions. The themes of Art Basel Conversations focus on the collection and exhibition of art. Distinguished art collectors, museum directors, biennale curators, gallery owners, publishers, artists and architects take part. They present their current and upcoming projects, report on their experiences and comment on the challenges they face, providing an insider’s view and opening up an opportunity for dynamic and inspiring dialog.

The themes of Art Basel Conversations focus on producing, collecting, and exhibiting art. Distinguished artists, art collectors, museum directors, curators, critics, gallerists, publishers, and others active in the cultural sphere take part. Presenting their current and upcoming projects, reporting on their experiences and commenting on the challenges they face, these speakers provide an insider's view and open up the opportunity for dynamic and inspiring dialog. After each Art Basel Conversation, there is time allotted for the audience to approach the panel in a more informal fashion.

THURSDAY | December 4 | Premiere | Artist Talk
Chuck Close, Artist, New York; Vik Muniz, Artist, New York
Moderator | Richard Flood, Chief Curator, New Museum of Contemporary Art, New York

Friday | Dec 5 | The Future of the Museum | Africa, America and the World
What art institutions does Africa have and need?
What is its relationship to America and the broader artworld?
What are the challenges for producing, collecting, exhibiting, conserving, and researching contemporary art in Africa?
What are the role of artists, institutions, collectors, galleries and foundations?
How are the art scenes in Africa relating to the international artworld?
What are the effects of globalisation on its artists and different art scenes?

Speakers | Eungie Joo, Keith Haring Director of Education and Public Programs, New Museum, New York and Commissioner of the Korean Pavilion, 2009 Venice Biennale; Glenn Ligon, Artist, New York; Raphael Chikukwa, Independent Curator, Harare/London
Co Moderators | Thelma Golden, Director and Chief Curator, The Studio Museum in Harlem, New York; Hans Ulrich Obrist, Co-Director of Exhibitions and Programmes and Director of International Projects, Serpentine Gallery, London

SATURDAY | Dec 6
Public/Private | The Artist as Philanthropist
What are the increasingly important roles that artist-endowed foundations are playing in the today’s artworld?
Which are the risks, opportunities and challenges of funding such a foundation?
How do artist-endowed foundations vary in their activities?
What are the aims and focus of these foundations?

Speakers | Charles C. Bergman, President and CEO, Pollock-Krasner Foundation, New York; Jack Flam, President, The Dedalus Foundation, New York; Jack Cowart, Executive Director, Roy Lichtenstein Foundation, New York; Christine J. Vincent, Director, National Study of Artist-Endowed Foundations, The Aspen Institute, Washington D.C.; Nicholas Fox Weber, Executive Director, Josef & Anni Albers Foundation, Bethany, Connecticut
Moderator | Andras Szanto, author, consultant to arts and philanthropic organizations, New York

SUNDAY | Dec 7
Artistic Production | Los Angeles, an Alternate Artworld Model?
What are the main drivers for the art scene in Los Angeles?
How do the interaction between the artists’ generations come into play?
How do the different art sectors influence each other?
What role do art schools play?
And what impacts do galleries have?
Speakers | Billy Al Bengston, Artist, Venice, California; Sterling Ruby, Artist, Los Angeles; Paul Schimmel, Chief Curator, Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles
Moderator | Russell Ferguson, Chair, UCLA Department of Art, Los Angeles

Daily from Thursday until Sunday
10 – 11 a.m. | Panel Discussion
11 – 11.30 a.m. | Meet the Panelists
Open to the public, free admission.


Art Salon is a new and open platform for discussion, with an emphasis in current themes in contemporary art, informal in its format yet international in scope. Art Salon encourages experimental roundtable discussions with an array of speakers ranging from artists and curators to authors and architects. The program offers an intimate experience for the audience to engage with prominent and thought-provoking guests on a variety of art-related topics. Art Salon is located in the Art Guest Lounge, where the Art Basel Conversations also takes place.

http://www.artbaselmiamibeach.com

Miami Beach Convention Center
Miami Beach Florida, USA
Entrances
Convention Center Drive (Hall D) and Washington Avenue (Hall A)

Duration and Opening hours
Miami Beach Convention Center (Art Galleries, Art Nova, Art Kabinett, Art Supernova)
Vernissage for invited guests:
Wednesday, December 3, 2008, from 5 to 8 p.m.
Public Show Days:
Thursday, December 4 to Saturday, December 6, 2008:
Daily from noon to 8 p.m.
Sunday, December 7: noon to 6 p.m.

Art Positions
Wednesday, December 3:
Vernissage, open to the public, from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Thursday, December 4 to Saturday, December 6, 2008:
Daily from 2 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Sunday, December 7, from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Art Video Lounge
Wednesday, December 3 to Saturday, December 6, 2008:
Daily from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Sunday, December 7: 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Admission
One-Day Ticket $35
Two-Day Ticket $55
Permanent Pass $75
Evening Ticket (after 5 p.m.) $15
Reduced One-Day Ticket (Students with ID, Senior Citizens aged 62 and above, Groups of 10 and more) $20
Chaperoned School Class (per student and accompanying adult) $8

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