It is time to pack your bags and head to Miami for a wonderful week of international contemporary and modern art! This week kicks off a huge week in Miami in the art fair world including Art Basel Miami Beach, Art Miami, Aqua Art Miami, Context Art Miami, Fridge Art Fair, NADA Art Fair, and the list keeps going!
These international art fairs have really dominated the art market, growing in size and giving artists a broader exposure over a course of a week then they may have in years of exhibiting. The Miami Art Fairs take place during December 2-7, 2014 featuring thousands of artists and galleries, food, music and parties. There are only two galleries representing Arizona this year, Lisa Sette Gallery and Perihelion Arts.
Lisa Sette Gallery will be exhibiting an excellent rooster of artists at Art Miami including Damion Berger, Rachel Bess, Enrique Chagoya, Claudio Dicochea, Angela Ellsworth, Jessica Joslin, Siri Devi Khandavilli, Carrie Marill, Julianne Swartz, Jennifer Trask and James Turrell. So what exactly is Art Miami? It is the original and longest running contemporary and modern art fair in Miami, celebrating its 25th anniversary. They showcase important artworks of the 20th and 21st centuries along with a notable selection of the world’s most respected galleries.
Perihelion Arts curated by Amy Young brings the captivating and lively artwork of Paradise Valley Artist, Fred Tieken with a solo exhibition “Heads Up!” to Aqua Art Miami.“Tieken’s solo exhibition Heads Up! is a series of paintings that highlights the artist’s values and passions”, says Perihelion Curator, Amy Young. In addition to his artwork, the artist will be doing a book signing of Selected Works by Fred Tieken was published in early 2014, 96-page hardbound art edition. Speaking with Tieken about exhibiting at Aqua Art Miami, he was so humble and incredibly enthusiastic about exhibiting among such an impressive international rooster of artists and having the opportunity to reach such a broad and diverse audience.
What is Aqua Art Miami? This art fair was established back in 2005, recently joining the Art Miami Fair family, it temporarily transforms the beautiful Aqua Hotel in Miami Beach. Focusing on supporting young and established galleries with strong emerging and mid-career artists. These art fairs offer an amazing week of artwork, artists, collectors, curators and art lovers from all over the world converging in Miami.
If you are lucky enough to be headed to Miami this week, enjoy the gorgeous weather, nightlife and most importantly don’t miss all the great art! Find out more about what happening at the Miami art fairs at The Miami Art Scene or ArtNews concise guide to miami art fairs. *Images courtesy of Art Miami, galleries and artists.
