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30/11/2005

Scope Miami Art Fair

The TownHouse Hotel, Miami

The Momentarily Seduction of Now

"The interpretation of our reality through patterns not our own, serves only to make us ever more unknown, ever less free, ever more solitary." Gabriel Garcia Marquez

Part three of the series That Uncomfortable Place Between Beginning and Ending, The Momentary Seduction of Now examines over 100 international contemporary artists’ response to the turbulent beginnings of a new millennia. These timely video artists show a strangely prophetic view of our ever-shrinking world, juxtaposing mundane, everyday existence with a direct political commentary on contemporary life. In addition to screenings at the Townhouse during -scopeMiami, there will also be a Guerrilla Media Vehicle roaming the art spectacle of Miami and Miami Beach. Catch it if you can at events throughout the weekend.

* Elkin Calderon (Colombia) - From the Other Side of the Pond (FOSP - Muestra de Video Saltacharco)
FOSP compiles video artworks by First-World Colombian emigrants, which primarily explore definitions of “exodus" and “immigrant." Artists include: Sebastian Ramirez, Valerie Bugman, Johana Marin, Elkin Calderon, Wilson Diaz, Santiago Caicedo, Carolina Petro, Carlos Franklin, Nicolas Villegas, Hector Mora, Beatriz Lopez, Pilar Barrios, Maria Linares, Andrea Riviere, Adriana Garcia, Victor Escobar.

Timo Mank (Netherlands) - Sand Eye (Zandoog)
In an effort to explore local cultural values of the Dutch island of Ameland, the Archipel MediaLab, in collaboration with Park4DTV, create virtual, web-based islands using cinema, interactive animation, thematic publications, and weblogs. Artists include: Levend Zand, Erik Visser, Martin Takken, Marten Winters, Marga Houtman, Patrick Gofre, Marga Houtman, Constant Dullaart , Anne de Vries, Vera Stiphout, Peter Mertens, Dick Tuinder, Timo Mank..

Sheila and Nick Pye (Canada) - The Arsonist, 2005
Living and working in Montreal Canada, and currently pursuing their MFA’s in film at Concordia University, Sheila and Nick’s work discusses representations of androgyny, autoeroticism while exploring gender significance. Their work has been shown internationally, most recently in South Korea and Buenos Aires.

Raphaele Shirley (New York) - Colosse, 2002
A French-American artist living and working in New York City, Shirley specializes in in-situ public and collaborative interventions. She has shown her work nationally and internationally, including the recent Istanbul and Venice Biennales. In “Colosse," part of a video performance series, she analyses sports inspire idealism and human icons within our societies.

Program Artists
Bani Abidi (Pakistan), Jason Archer & Paul Beck (US), Cecilia Bagini & Dahlia Fischbein (Argentina), Janet Biggs (US), Aline Bouvy & John Gillis (Brussels), Olga Chernysheva (Russia), Lottie Child (UK), Lou Anne Colodny (US), Ana De Vicente (Costa Rica), El Perro (Spain), Raul Vincent Enriquez (US), Miky Fabrega (Panama), Isabelle Ferreira (France), Davey Force (US), Gismo (US), Amalia Harithas (US), Sangbin Im (South Korea), Isaac Leung (China), Petra Lindholm (Sweden), Liuba (Italy), Kristine Marx (US), Mac McKean (US), Brian Miller (US), Laurent Montaron (France), Motomichi Nakamura (Japan), Ned and Shiva (US), Laure Prouvost (France), Annie Schap (US), Jennifer Schmidt (US), Joaquin Segura (Mexico), Teresa Serrano (Mexico), Jeanne Susplugas (France), Marco Roso (US), Lenara Verle (Brazil), Maria Walz (US), Amy Yoes (US) Santi Zegarra (Peru), Jason Zimmerman (US).

Curatorial Advisors

Michael Clark, Ed Marszewski, Trong Nquyen, Christiane Paul, Laure Prouvost, Juan Puntes, Miroslaw Rogala, M.J. Salema, Melissa Schubeck, Raul Zamudio Taylor.

Collaborating Galleries and Project Spaces

Aliceday (Brussels), Virginie Boissiere (Paris), Wendy Cooper (Chicago), Curator's Office (Washington), Dean Project (New York), Galerie Parisud (Paris), Herrmann & Wagner (Berlin), IFAC (Brooklyn), Joymore (Brooklyn), JJ Heckenhauer (Berlin), Carol Jazzar (Miami), Kasia Kay Art Project (Chicago), Light Contemporary (London), LMAK Projects (New York), Raza / Mirza (Fontainebleau), Michael Steinberg (New York), White Box (New York)

Key Sponsors
This project was made possible and generously supported by -scope art fair, Imir Benzion of Paradise International Development, Jill Clark of Magnet, Mobile Video Signs and BB19.
Special Thanks to Alexis, Robert, Michael, Daniel, Helen, Jill, Alex, Prescott, and Maria Joao.

MIAMI BEACH—Now in its fourth year, -scopeMiami, the premiere alternative art fair, will feature over seventy exhibitors from the Americas, Europe, and Asia at the TownHouse Hotel (150 20th Street at Collins Avenue) in South Beach from December 1-4, 2005. -scope art fairs, which have been held in Miami, New York, London, and the Hamptons, distinguish themselves from other fairs by asking each exhibitor to focus on the work of one contemporary artist in a hotel room venue. In addition to cutting-edge work by emerging artists, -scope presents a full program of special events, art performances, video and film screenings, and topical panel discussions. -scopeMiami 2005 will be open daily from 12 pm to 8 pm. Admission is $10.

HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE

A press preview brunch will be held at the TownHouse Hotel on Thursday, December 1, 12-2 pm. The brunch will feature Cranked, a performance by Bakkom, Freedland, and Smith, and a group of performances organized by Art Papers.

Collectors’ Choice Reception, Friday, December 2, 6-9 pm. This event celebrates an exhibition of emerging artists chosen by -scopeCircle, a group of art world influentials, including Beth Rudin DeWoody, Eileen and Richard Ekstract, Michael and Susan Hort, Suzy and Joe Berland, Joel and Nancy Portnoy, Madeline Weinrib, Ken Miller, Jerome and Ellen Stern, Henry Buhl, and George Mills. For a complete list, visit www.scope-art.com.

Culture On The Verge, Friday, December 2, 9 pm-late. This highly anticipated event will debut works from this year’s Performance-scope, Cinema-scope, and -scopeSound.

Also a Silent Auction Benefit, Panel Dissuccions, and Collectors Exhibiton.
For more detailed information please goto http://www.scope-art.com

About -scope
Founded in 2002, -scope’s mission is to demystify the buying process of contemporary art by producing international art fairs that nurture cutting-edge art and emerging culture. The fairs bring together up-and-coming dealers, curators, and artists in a relaxed atmosphere. In this way, -scope makes itself an invaluable resource for established and burgeoning collectors, as well as for museums, corporate curators, and the general public.

Sponsors
Primary: Miami-Dade County Tourist Development Council.
General: Berklay Cargo Services, Casa Noble Tequila, Enterprise Press, Finlandia Vodka, Gen Art, Hertz, KeKe Beach, Ralph Lauren Fragrances, Red Stripe, and Wild Oats.
Media: Art Circuits, Art AsiaPacific, artinfo.com, ArtNexus, ArtReview, Art Papers, dART, International, Gallery Guide, International Sculpture Center, Modern Painters and W Magazine.
Not-for-profits: Arts for Learning/Miami (www.arts4learning.org) and ArtCenter/South Florida. http://artcentersf.org

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Lee Wells
Brooklyn, NY 11222
917 723 2524
http://www.leewells.org

Lee Wells, born in 1971, is an artist, exhibition organizer, and consultant. Currently living and working in Brooklyn, New York, his works analyze systems of power and control, advocating socio-political responsibility for artists. -scope Art Fair has granted him three Independent Curator Awards for his innovative and ambitious international programming. In 1995 he co-founded IFAC as an alternative art space in Chicago, which, since 2000, has functioned as a nomadic concept. Wells is currently Co-organizing an Anglo-American artist project called Transvoyeur for the 2006 Liverpool Biennial.

Opening: December 1

The TownHouse Hotel
150 20th Street (at Collins Ave.)
Miami Beach, FL 33139

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