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Hans Kotter – 1012 – Tunnel View – Rectangle, Down Under, Left Curved Plexiglas, mirror, metal, color-changing LED lights and remote control – 23 1/2 x 35 1/2 x 9 inches – 60 x 90 x 23 cm
Courtesy of Debuck Gallery New York

From January 25th to January 28th, 2013 – Palm Beach County Convention Center
ArtPalmBeach is considered one of the most influential contemporary art fairs on Florida’s Gold Coast by both critics and art enthusiasts since its opening in 1997. This year fair will debut the most extensive program in its history by encompassing premiere events, special exhibitions, topical lectures, special museum tours, site specific art installations, art performances and exclusive VIP programs.

Jefro – A Muse in Waiting – 60 X 48 – Mixed media on canvas
Courtesy of: RosettaStone Fine Art Gallery – Jupiter – Florida – Booth #715

ArtPalmBeach 2013 welcomes back many returning exhibitors as well as introducing newcomers to the Palm Beach art scene. The fair is comprised of over seventy international galleries presenting works of all forms of contemporary art including painting, sculpture, photography, design, fine art glass, video and installations from modern art to new cutting-edge artists.

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Constant Permeke Leonie 1929-32 Privéverzameling Fotograaf: Hugo Maertens, Brugge © SABAM 2012

From October 11, 2012 to January 20th 2013 – Bozar – Centre for fine Arts
He was a contemporary of Otto Dix and Egon Schiele. But the expressionism Constant Permeke (1886-1969) demonstrated had a very specific personality, reflecting the little people of Flanders – workers, women with many children and peasants – who led a very rugged existence. Dark colors, the power of charcoal often mixed with paint, the monumental approach (the rigidity of his women reminds one of antique goddesses) made Permeke the herald of Flemish expressionism.

Constant Permeke De Sjees 1926 Collection MuZEE, Oostende Fotograaf : AD-ART Sint-Amandsberg © SABAM 2012

Yet his reputation did not cross the borders easily. By bringing together 130 of his works, the organizers also wish to show his modernity and they chose to confront him to two contemporary artists – Marlene Dumas and her nudes, Thierry de Cordier and his landscapes.

Centre for fine Arts, Bozar

Japanese, Esoteric Buddhist Bodhisattva, c. 1131–74, color and ink on paper, the Kimiko and John Powers Collection of Japanese Art. - Hester + Hardaway Photographers

From June 10, 2012 to September 23, 2012 – Museum of Fine Arts, Houston
Collectors Kimiko and John Powers began buying Japanese artwork in the 1960s. Over the next four decades they amassed 300 objects, building one of the largest and most comprehensive collections of Japanese art outside of Japan. The MFAH presents 85 selections from their holdings in Unrivalled Splendor: The Kimiko and John Powers Collection of Japanese Art. The last exceptional collection of Japanese art in private hands, the Powers Collection is renowned for its extraordinary scale and quality, and the exhibition provides a rare chance to see these remarkable examples in the Houston region.

Shokado Shojo and Hori Kyan, Crested Mynah on Oak Branch, 1637, ink on paper, the Kimiko and John Powers Collection of Japanese Art. - Hester + Hardaway Photographers

Unrivaled Splendor showcases some of the earliest known examples of Buddhist art in Japan; narrative scroll paintings; beautiful examples of calligraphy; screens embellished with gold and silver; sketches; sculptures; and objects of lacquer, pearl, and silver. The wide array, from courtly to popular works of art, reveals overlapping themes in Japanese art.

These diverse and important objects tell the fascinating story of Japan’s artistic development and its enduring cultural heritage. Accompanying the exhibition is an illustrated catalogue, published by the MFAH and distributed by Yale University Press.

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Plugin | 58x83 | Acrylic on Canvas | 2011

From April 14 to June 6, 2012 – 101/Exhibit – Miami
San Francisco-based artist Ted Vasin display his thought-provoking paintings in a solo show titled Poison Bliss at 101/exhibit. Vasin, who has been with the Miami-based gallery for some time, has previously only participated in their group shows so this exhibit marks his fi rst solo outing with the edgy gallery.
“We think he represents a very important part of our program here at the gallery,” remarks Sloan Schaffer, owner of 101/exhibit, “and we think his imagery and techniques are unique and compelling, and we are excited to see the reactions from Ted’s work here in Miami.”
Schaffer notes that the materials Vasin uses and the narratives he creates within the works are unique and provocative. “I think it’s pretty provocative imagery and it almost feels psychedelic in nature. It’s going to be exciting,” he elaborates.
At first glance, collectors may think that Vasin’s works are drawings, but they’re both. They’re finely-crafted paintings using acrylic, metallic paint and graphite on canvas that relay Vasin’s distinctive technique and style. “The work is wild and it’s psychedelic and it’s contemporary and fresh,” adds Schaffer. “He’s not afraid to make a statement and his work sort of substantiates a lot of what he is thinking or feeling. It’s a strong narrative, and of course that fi ts within our program. We like to have work that you have to react to and engage with.” (Art Collector)

Monster | 60x48 Acrylic on Canvas | 2010

Vasin was born in Russia and currently lives and works in San Francisco. The artist has exhibited internationally including shows at the 101/exhibit, Limm Art Gallery, Davis Art Center, artMRKT Hamptons, Frey Norris Gallery, Tarryn Teresa Gallery, Sotheby’s New York, Tel Aviv and Amsterdam, Stanford Art Spaces and more. Vasin participated in two residencies through programs at the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco, exhibiting at the Palace of the Legion of Honor and the De Young Art Center. In 2006 Vasin was a recipient of the Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant. His work has been reviewed by the ArtWeek, San Francisco Chronicle, ArtSlant and has been featured in the American Art Collector, New American Paintings, Fashion Week Magazine, Wired Magazine as well as online in Juxtapoz, Hi-Fructoze and Beautiful/Decay.

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Lipman STILL LIFE WITH VINES, 2011 Courtesy of Hellar Gallery

February 24 to February 28, 2012 -  Naples International Pavilion
The second annual Naples International Art & Antique Fair (NIAAF) will return February 23 – 28 to the Naples International Pavilion at Immokalee and Livingston Roads. Inaugurated in 2011, NIAAF introduced international fine art galleries to the flourishing art scene of Florida’s Gulf Coast for the first time.
The 2012 edition will again showcase an array of international galleries exhibiting works for sale including American and European 19th and 20th century paintings, objet d’art, modern and mid-century Murano glass, sculpture, haute and period jewelry and original design.

Charles Messonier (1844-1917) Taking Tea” - Oil on Canvas - Signed - Size: 28 - Provenance: Private Collection, Paris - Courtesy of Callaghan Fine Paintings

“This new fair will bring 60 – 70 carefully selected, prestigious art, antique, and jewelry dealers of the highest caliber from around the world to Southwest Florida for the first time in a spectacular setting consistent with the other major IFAE international events in Palm Beach, London and Miami,” said David Lester, IFAE Founder and Fair Director. “The fair will take place in a newly renovated 55,000 square foot facility to be designated the Naples International Pavilion and will be consistent in size with our original International Pavilion in Palm Beach where we began our Palm Beach International Art & Antique Fair in 1997. ”

The Preview evening, February 23rd, will be under the patronage of the Patty and Jay Baker Naples Museum of Art.

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From Oct 20, 2011 to Jan 20, 2012 – Long March Space
“It dies just before it begins, and lives just after it ends. We have incorporated our perfect brackets within an infinite spiral, and use the brackets to repeatedly cut into the spiral’s coil in order to configure their self rotation and recovery.”

This outstanding exhibition, a collaboration of Wu Shanzhuan and Inga Svala Thorsdottir, is part of Long March Space’s ongoing search for artistic breakthrough in order to enrich our creative experience.

Wu Shanzhuan & Inga Svala Thorsdottir The More Things Rights Fiber glass 80 x 120 cm

Wu Shanzhuan, 1960 born in China. 1986 graduated from Normal Department of the Zhejiang Academy Of Fine Art. 1995 graduated from the Hochschule für bildende Künste in Hamburg. 1985 founded Red Humour. 1991 has been working and exhibiting collaborative with Thorsdottir Thor’s Daughter’s Pulverization Service. Lives and works in Hamburg and Shanghai.

Inga Svala Thorsdottir, 1966 born in Iceland. 1991 graduated from Painting Department of the Icelandic School of Arts and Crafts. 1995 graduated from the Hochschule für bildende Künste in Hamburg. 1993 founded Thorsdottir Thor’s Daughter’s Pulverization Servic. 1999 founded BORG. Since 1991 has been working and exhibiting collaborative with Wu Red Humour International. Lives and works in Hamburg and Shanghai.

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