CONTEXT Art Miami Fair Announces Exhibitors& Special Projects for Fifth Edition

Oct 26, 2016 4:00AM

The fair runs from Tuesday, November 29 to Sunday, December 4, 2016

Miami, FL – CONTEXT Art Miami presented by Art Miami LLC is proud to announce this year's confirmed list of 100 international contemporary galleries from more than twenty different countries and fifty cities.

CONTEXT Art Miami and Art Miami kick off on November 29 with a special VIP Preview benefitting Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM), sponsored by Christie's International Real Estate. The preview is set to be the premier event of Art Week, giving prominent collectors an inside look and a chance to acquire contemporary works of art before both fairs open to the public on November 30, continuing through December 4.

Now celebrating its fifth edition, CONTEXT Art Miami also has been relocated to a standalone 65,000 square-foot pavilion just one block from its sister fair, Art Miami, on 34th Street (between NE 1st Avenue and Buena Vista Blvd.). The new location will allow fairgoers to travel with ease between the two fairs under Art Miami LLC, creating a perfect art crawl for established collectors, curators, art institutions and art advisors.

As an exciting addition this year, new exhibitors to CONTEXT Art Miami include London's Paul Stolper Gallery, which will offer an installation of new works from English musical genius and visual artist, Brian Eno. Eno will show new light boxes, which seamlessly phase through combinations of seductive self-generated ‘colourscapes.’ Zurich’s Galerie Andres Thalmann will make its first appearance at the fair, presenting a solo booth of works by Katja Loher. Gibbons & Nicholas from Dublin also will make their debut in Miami with a selection of emerging, mid-career and established Irish artists.

2016 CONTEXT ART MIAMI EXHIBITOR LIST

In addition to the 100 exhibiting galleries, CONTEXT Art Miami will feature a series of special projects, including an event with the Galleries Association of Korea, Sound Positions, CONTEXT Projects and Sculpture Garden.

GALLERIES ASSOCIATION OF KOREA

Galleries Association of Korea, as a meeting of nationwide galleries, was founded in 1976 with a sense of duty to the establishment of order in the circulation and to foster a sound art market as well as to promote the understanding and popularization of art and contribute to the global advancement of the culture of art. It was registered as a social organization of the ministry of culture and information in 1979. By being promoted to a corporation in 1991, its social obligation has been strengthened.

SOUND POSITIONS

Curated by Christoph Cox, Sound Positions creates immersive and intimate situations for listening to work by an international selection of emerging and established sound artists. The exhibition will featureindividual listening stations, each dedicated to the work of one artist.

SCULPTURE GARDEN

Curated by Claire Breukel, Sculpture Garden is a curatorial program of site-specific artist’s presentations. The exhibition will display experimental and innovative developments in contemporary sculpture.

CONTEXT PROJECTS

This year, CONTEXT PROJECTS will feature artists working with new technologies. From avant-garde wearables to interactive art and new media art, the exhibition will explore the relationship between the audience, technology, performance and art.

HOURS AND LOCATION

Fair Hours:

Opening Night VIP Preview Tuesday, Nov. 29: 5:30PM – 10PM

Fair Wednesday, Nov. 30 – Saturday, Dec. 3, 11 AM – 8 PM; Sunday, Dec. 4, 11 AM – 6 PM.

Location:

Midtown Miami | Wynwood

34th Street (between NE 1st Avenue and Buena Vista Blvd.) Miami, FL

TICKET INFORMATION

One-Day Fair Pass provides admission to Art Miami and CONTEXT, and complimentary shuttle service will be available between the fairs. Multi-Day Pass provides admission to Art Miami, CONTEXT and Aqua Art Miami. Tickets: $45 one-day pass. $90 multi-day pass. $30 Students 12 – 18 & seniors 62. Children under 12: Free. VIP Preview Benefit: $250.

For further information or tickets, please call 1.800.376.5850, email [email protected] or visit www.contextartmiami.com.

ABOUT CONTEXT ART MIAMI:

CONTEXT Art Miami is the sister fair to Art Miami and is dedicated to the development and reinforcement of emerging and mid-career artists. Launched in 2012, CONTEXT Art Miami's open atmosphere creates a meaningful dialogue between artists, galleries and collectors while providing the ultimate platform for the presentation of emergent, mid-career and cutting-edge talent by developing and established galleries.

One hundred international galleries exhibit highlights from their gallery programs, solo artist exhibitions and curated projects. The combined efforts of CONTEXT Art Miami and Art Miami provide a unique and alternative opportunity for leading primary dealers and their artists to be marketed and promoted internationally during the most important week for contemporary art in America.

The combined exhibition space of CONTEXT Art Miami, Art Miami and Aqua Art Miami will increase the overall roster of galleries to 272 participants. Convenient parking is available for both fairs through the use of a four-story parking garage with 2,000 spots, located adjacent to the CONTEXT Art Miami and Art Miami Pavilions. A network of complimentary shuttle buses will run round-trip service between Art Miami, CONTEXT Art Miami, Aqua Art Miami and Art Basel Miami Beach.

SPONSORS AND PARTNERS

Christie's International Real Estate is an invitation-only affiliate network composed of the world’s most proven and qualified real estate specialists in the luxury residential sector. The company has offices in London, New York, Hong Kong, Moscow, Los Angeles and Palm Beach, and approximately 135 global affiliates with 31,000 real estate professionals in forty-five countries. For additional information, please visit www.christiesrealestate.com.

Pérez Art Museum Miami – This year, PAMM once again will be the philanthropic benefactor of the VIP Previews for Art Miami and CONTEXT Art Miami. Pérez Art Museum Miami promotes artistic expression and the exchange of ideas, advancing public knowledge and appreciation of art, architecture and design, and reflecting the diverse community of its pivotal geographic location at the crossroads of the Americas. A thirty-two-year-old South Florida institution, formerly known as Miami Art Museum (MAM), PAMM opened a new building designed by world- renowned architects Herzog & de Meuron in Downtown Miami’s Museum Park on December 4, 2013. The facility is a state-of-the-art model for sustainable museum design and progressive programming, and features 200,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor program space with flexible galleries; shaded outdoor verandas; a waterfront restaurant and bar; a museum shop; and an education center with a library, media lab and classroom spaces. For more information, please visit www.pamm.org, find them on Facebook (facebook.com/perezartmuseummiami), or follow them on Twitter and Instagram (@pamm).

JW Marriott Marquis Miami and Hotel Beaux Arts Miami – Official Luxury Hotels of CONTEXT Art Miami and Art Miami will host a special exhibition in conjunction with the fair featuring emerging and mid-career international talents on display in the hotel lobby. This unique satellite installation will be comprised of works of art from renowned galleries around the world.

Artsy.net - Artsy is the Official Online Partner of CONTEXT Art Miami and Art Miami. Artsy is the most comprehensive resource for learning about and collecting art from the world’s top galleries, museums, art fairs and auctions. Collectors and art enthusiasts can use Artsy to browse exhibitor booths, make sales inquiries on available art works, and access fair information online via Artsy.net and the Artsy app for iPhone & iPad. Artsy’s exclusive online previews will launch to the general public in advance of the fairs on November 22, with a special first-look for press and VIPs on November 21.

ABOUT ART MIAMI LLC:

Art Miami LLC is a partnership consisting of art and media industry veterans Nick Korniloff, Mike Tansey and Brian Tyler. In addition to three fairs during Miami Art Week, Art Miami, CONTEXT Art Miami and Aqua Art Miami, the company annually produces the Palm Beach Modern + Contemporary in January; Art Wynwood during Presidents Day weekend in February; Art New York and CONTEXT New York at Pier 94 in New York in May; Art Southampton in July; and Art Silicon Valley/San Francisco in October.

VIP RELATIONS, MARKETING, SPONSORS + PARTNERS

Pamela Cohen, Director of Marketing, VIP Relations & Sponsorship [email protected], T: (561) 322-5611

MEDIA RELATIONS:

R. Couri Hay Creative Public Relations, Phone: 212-580-0835. Contacts: Sydney Masters ([email protected]) & Sarah Gartner ([email protected])

CONTEXT Art Miami