Bass Museum Will Present Exhibition By Artist Charles LeDray
April 27, 2012 through August 12, 2012
Bass Museum of Art
2100 Collins Ave
Miami Beach, FL 33139

This April, Bass Museum of Art will present an exhibition of four works by New York based artist Charles LeDray – the first presentation of the artist’s work in Miami Beach to date. The highly anticipated exhibition, curated by Adjunct Curator Steven Homes, will open to the public on Friday, April 27, 2012 following a private preview. “Charles LeDray” will be on view through August 12, 2012 and will include four distinct pieces from LeDray, including his major work, “Mens Suits.”

While “workworkworkworkwork” included more than 50 works of art spanning the artist’s career, “Charles LeDray” will concentrate on four pieces, including “Mens Suits,” which the artist meticulously labored over for three years. The clothes include miniaturized jackets, shirts and polo tops…even trousers, ties, bow ties, gloves and hangers. The result is a focused exhibition allowing boundless physical and imaginative space to four distinctly selected works. In contrast to a survey that seeks to explore the full range of an artist’s concerns or approaches, “Charles LeDray” will contemplate the artist’s work in a specific place at a specific time. This exhibition is focused on creating a unique dialogue between four individual, powerful works.

LeDray has often been described as the best kept secret of the contemporary art world, laboring for years before completing a sculpture. He does not often discuss the meaning of his work, leaving pieces open to interpretation. LeDray is best known for his miniature but proportioned sculptures of everyday objects. His work is poetry of material, scale and cultural resonance, rich with history and emotion. Renowned for exquisite objects crafted in a range of materials from fabric to human bone, LeDray’s work touches on loss, pathos, and absence.

Charles LeDray is an American sculptor born in Seattle in 1960, who now lives and works in New York. Primarily self-taught, he began his career as a security guard at the Seattle Art Museum. LeDray went on to work as an art handler for a private gallery, where his first piece of work was selected for inclusion in a group show just hours before the opening. Recent solo exhibitions include Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen in Rotterdam, Galerie Schmela in Düsseldorf, Institute of Contemporary Art in Philadelphia, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco and Seattle Art Museum.

Located in Miami Beach, the Bass Museum of Art offers a dynamic year-round calendar of exhibitions exploring the connections between contemporary art and works of art from its permanent collection of Renaissance and Baroque paintings, sculpture, textiles, Apulian Vessel Gallery and Egyptian Gallery. Artists’ projects, educational programs, lectures, concerts and free family days complement the works on view. Founded in 1963 when the City of Miami Beach accepted a collection of Renaissance and Baroque works of art from collectors John and Johanna Bass, the collection was housed in an Art Deco building designed in 1930 by Russell Pancoast. Architect Arata Isozaki designed an addition to the museum between 1998 and 2001 that doubled its size from 15,000 to 35,000 square feet. Most recently, the museum selected internationally acclaimed Oppenheim Architecture + Design to lead its first phase of design and renovation tied to the 2010 completion of Miami Beach’s Collins Park. Oppenheim redesigned and relocated the museum’s arrival area to flow from and into the new park on Collins Avenue. For more information, please visit www.bassmuseum.org.

The Bass Museum of Art is generously funded by the City of Miami Beach, Cultural Affairs Program, Cultural Arts Council; Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs and the Cultural Affairs Council, the Miami-Dade County Mayor and Board of County Commissioners; John S. and James L. Knight Foundation; and sponsored in part by the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs and the Florida Council on Arts and Culture and members of the Bass Museum of Art.

Tony Chimento Presented by: Bang & Olufsen Miami Beach
Friday, March 23, 7:00pm until 11:00pm
Bang & Olufsen Miami Beach
1691 Michigan Avenue, Suite 110
Miami Beach, FL

The Gallery @ Bang & Olufsen Miami Beach is proud to have the American classically trained artist Tony Chimento be the latest featured artist at the gallery located in the heart of South Beach.

Tony Chimento has established himself as an artist that rebelled against the avant-garde movement and creating a niche for himself by the realization that … “my work is mostly about the exploration of beauty and the space we make for its contemplation. In a world where the ugly and violent seem increasingly more intense, the exploration of beauty and serenity, not as escape…but as antidote, certainly must be as valid a reason for making art as any other”.

Visit the official website for more informaiton
www.chimentostudio.com

Tony will be the featured artist in a series of talented masters to grace the walls of the Bang & Olufsen showroom after the grand opening showcase of old masters. The gallery will exhibit new artists every three months and will hold mini receptions for guests to introduce the them to the general public. Each will be accessible for your questions and the event provides a unique opportunity to get to know an artist of great quality up close and personal.

The Bang & Olufsen family is delighted to welcome you and your guests Friday, March 9th, to it’s showroom once again for another great night of art and culture. Light refreshments and hors d’oeuvres as only Bang & Olufsen can deliver will be served.

Art of Night: The DJ Series opening night party
Thursday, March 22, 2012 at 9 pm
The Shelborne South Beach Resort
1801 Collins Avenue
Miami Beach, Florida.

with DJ Ruckus and DJ Jessica Who (as well as not to be announced special guest DJs).

At the exhibition, collectors will have the opportunity to purchase any of the twenty-five prints in this exhibit featuring the works of the visionary nightlife photographer, Seth Browarnik, beginning Thursday, March 22, 2012.

Following the success of his first Art of Night exhibit during the tenth annual Art Basel Miami Beach, Hennessy Black is presenting the Art of Night: The DJ Series, paying tribute to nightlife’s key players – the DJs. Browarnik, who has been capturing DJs since the inception of his career, will pay tribute to those he has photographed and befriended since electronic music began making its mark on nightlife.
DJs Frankie Knuckles, Danny Tenaglia, Sasha and Digweed, Deadmau5 and Aoki, are just some of the industry icons that will be featured. The collection invites viewers “inside the DJ booth,” providing a glimpse into each artist’s signature characteristics and energy. The photos expose moments of debauchery, backstage preparation, celebrity encounters and more, telling a story that drives an undeniable adoration for each DJ.

Browarnik has also partnered with Gen Art and electrostub.com to donate a portion of the proceeds of the exhibit to help market and launch the career of Felix Cartal, an emerging DJ releasing his new album, Different Faces, out March 27th. As day turns into evening, each night of the exhibit, the Hennessy Black Gallery will transform into an exclusive VIP lounge for approximately 250 guests, including Browarnik’s celebrity companions and some of the DJs featured.

The VIP lounge for Art of Night: The DJ Series is open on Friday night, March 23, 2012 at 9 PM where DJs Ross One and DJ Rick Rude will be spinning (as well as not to be announced special guest DJs).
The exhibition will be open each day from 10:00 AM until 6:00 PM for private tours.

For more information on Art of Night: the DJ Series, for a private tour, or to purchase works from the exhibition, please contact:
Rachel K. Ward
Phone Number: 561.900.5420
E-Mail Address: artofnight@gmail.com

Seth Browarnik, 32, is the founder of Red Eye Productions and online outlet WorldRedEye.com, the predominant celebrity/social photo agency in South Florida. Browarnik started his career in 1999 working for the newly launched OceanDrive.com, the online version of South Florida’s premiere glossy, lifestyle magazine Ocean Drive, where his first assignment was covering the then nightclub of-the-moment, Liquid. After an evening shooting Puff Daddy, Cher, Dennis Rodman, and a coterie of bold-faced names, he was hooked and found his niche becoming known as “the celebrity lensman of South Beach.” Seth soon made a career of showing the world the intimate scenes behind the velvet ropes and in VIP rooms at the most exclusive parties. Celebrities and socialites, athletes and entertainers, musicians and models all booked Seth to shoot their events and capture the energy of the room.

Meet the Artist
Friday, March 23rd, 7:30pm – 10pm
Claridge Hotel Miami Beach
3500 Collins Avenue.
www.ClaridgeMiamiBeach.com

The Claridge Hotel, in support of the local art scene and young upcoming talent, is hosting a series of events each month for your cultural pleasure and opportunity to support the local art community.

Don’t miss this month’s “Meet the Artist” event at the Claridge Hotel Miami Beach.

This Friday, March 23rd 7:30pm – 10pm. Enjoy art, complimentary champagne on arrival, half-priced cash bar, passed hors d’oeuvres and great music. Free public parking across from hotel after 6pm.

The Claridge Hotel is also the lucky recipient of art from renowned artist Eleazar Delgado. Visit the Claridge Hotel to enjoy “The Claridge Collection”.
RSVP 786-342-7105.

SAVE THE DATE for April’s “Meet the Artist” event, set for Friday, April 20th.
Visit facebook page to stay abreast of future dates and times for this event.
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Graphic Intervention: 25 Years Of International Aids Awareness Posters 1985-2010 Exhibition Opens
May 11, 2012
The Wolfsonian–Florida International University
1001 Washington Avenue
Miami Beach, Florida 33139

The Wolfsonian–Florida International University is the recipient of a donation from Henry S. Hacker of more than thirty-six hundred AIDS-themed posters from over eighty countries, produced between 1985 and 2010. To mark this major gift, The Wolfsonian–Florida International University presents the exhibition Graphic Intervention: 25 Years of International AIDS Awareness Posters 1985–2010 beginning on May 11, 2012. Graphic Intervention explores the role the poster has played in global efforts to prevent HIV/AIDS and promote awareness and safe sex education.

The poster has played a special role in conveying information about the HIV/AIDS virus. The posters in the collection are extremely diverse—different aims, messages, visual metaphors, and strategies have strongly influenced the content and design of the posters. Originating from countries as varied as Papua New Guinea, India, China, Denmark, and the United States, the posters provide a fascinating overview of the wide-ranging visual and messaging strategies employed in response to HIV/AIDS.

In many countries, the poster as a communicative tool was uncommon prior to the disease, while in other parts of the world the poster’s heyday was long past. And yet, in part because the poster is inexpensive and easy to produce locally, the poster became a core vehicle for conveying information about the disease in many different countries throughout the world.

These posters are a significant addition to The Wolfsonian’s growing holdings on health and hygiene. The museum has placed an emphasis in recent years on increasing its collection in this area, and has chosen to extend the time frame for these materials beyond the museum’s period in order to continually explore the ways in which design reflects and shapes human experience with issues that are of core concern to society, such as the HIV/AIDS epidemic, the most significant global health crisis in recent history.

“I think this is an amazing collection that over the years will be a very special research tool,” notes Hacker. The collection was assembled with great care during the course of several years. Hacker purchased the posters from James Lapides of the International Poster Gallery in Boston, who had acquired a large portion of the collection in 1999 from a European collector and then worked with collaborators for more than a decade to augment it.

“This collection not only demonstrates the role design plays—and in this case poster design—in public health campaigns, but it also connects to the history of our community, nation, times, as well as research interests at our university,” notes Wolfsonian director Cathy Leff. “It is a staggering accomplishment to have assembled more than three thousand posters from over eighty countries. We are grateful for Jim’s commitment to this collection and humbled by this incredible gift from Henry Hacker.”

Hacker is a newly appointed Wolfsonian Advisory Board member whose career has included directing the design, marketing, and management functions of brands and licensees as both a private-practice business lawyer and a corporate executive. He earned a B.A. from Yale University, a J.D. from Cornell University, and is currently a candidate for a master’s degree in liberal arts in museum studies at Harvard Extension School.

Graphic Intervention: 25 Years of International Aids Awareness Posters 1985–2010
Graphic Intervention showcases over one hundred and fifty posters from forty-four countries, presenting a comprehensive overview of the diverse visual strategies employed by government agencies, community activists, grassroots organizations, and motivated citizens to educate the local population in response to HIV/AIDS. Almost all of the posters included in Graphic Intervention are part of the donation to The Wolfsonian—some of the posters that are not in the collection are being donated to the museum. The exhibition, which opens on May 11, 2012, is organized by the Massachusetts College of Art and Design.

“In Graphic Intervention we see a wide spectrum of visual and communication strategies employed across cultures but utilizing the same format—the poster—and sharing the objective of increasing AIDS education, awareness, and prevention,” notes Marianne Lamonaca, The Wolfsonian’s associate director for curatorial affairs and education. “The exhibition continues our ongoing exploration of themes of public health/hygiene as well as our overarching interest in ways in which design communicates messages to and about society.”

Graphic Intervention was curated by Elizabeth Resnick, professor and chair of graphic design at Mass Art, and Javier Cortés, partner and creative director at Korn Design, Boston, in collaboration with James Lapides of the International Poster Gallery in Boston. There is an exhibition website (http://graphicintervention.org/).

Launch Of Lladro’s New Collection The Guest
Friday, March 9th, 7-10 p.m.
Avant Gallery
309 23rd Street
Miami Beach
RSVP by March 7th to rsvp@avantgallery.com

Avant Gallery invites you to the presentation of the most surprising porcelain creation, The Guest, a ground-breaking character conceived by Lladro and Jaime Hayon, with the collaboration of top artists Tim Biskup and Devilrobots.

The new collection, The Guest by Lladro Atelier, will be introduced by Rosa Lladro, President of Lladro.

Also on view during this special event, two unique artist’s proofs by Spanish designer Jaime Hayon and Californian artist Tim Biskup.

Cocktails and Hors d’oeuvres

Evening Of Arts On Ocean Drive: Betsy South Beach To Celebrate The Pocket Guide To Miami Architecture With Author Judith Mcbrien And Illustrator John Desalvo
March 8 At 8 Pm
The Betsy South Beach
1440 Ocean Drive
Miami Beach
305-760-6902
www.thebetsyhotel.com

Artist Andrew Reid To Exhibit Work In Underground Gallery

The Betsy- South Beach will host an exhibition and book signing reception to honor the release of the Pocket Guide To Miami Architecture (W.W. Norton, $24.95) with author Judith Paine McBrien and illustrator John F. DeSalvo, on Thursday, March 8 at 8PM. An illustration of The Betsy’s façade is included in the book and will be on display along with drawings of many other local buildings. The event is free and open to the public.

Hosted by General Manager Jeff Lehman, Betsy’s event is part of an Evening of Arts Programs on Ocean Drive that begins at 7 pm with a lecture at the Miami Design Preservation League, 1001 Ocean Drive by author and scholar Joan Kahr on Edgar Brandt’s legendary Art Deco Ironwork. At 8 pm Betsy will host the book signing and display of book illustrations (for the Pocket Guide), as well as present a related art opening of the work of local artist, Andrew Reid, in the Underground Gallery. Live music from kazz pianist Max Farber and singer Mariana Martin will be featured throughout the evening.

The guidebook organizes 100 architectural highlights into walking tours of Miami and Miami Beach; covering exemplary examples of both historic and contemporary buildings in Coral Gables, Coconut Grove, Downtown Miami, Buena Vista and Overtown, as well as Miami Beach. Books will be available for purchase onsite from Books & Books.

John DeSalvo’s Illustrations from the book will be projected virtually onto a big screen with several selections displayed on easels. Concurrently, Betsy’s Underground Gallery will display maquettes and sectional drawings of large pieces of public art from installations by artist Andrew Reid. Both artists will be present to greet the public and answer questions.

These events are presented under the auspices of The Betsy-South Beach’s Philanthropy, Arts and Culture Program. Believing that public spaces can be more than waiting areas, the vision for the property extends beyond the traditional construct of a hotel; as such, Betsy celebrates the arts through a wide range of programs, and has a very special focus on poetry and literature. Over the past three years, the hotel has become a catalyst for energized discourse, innovative thinking, and charity, and has worked with over 200 nonprofit partners in the region.

Bass Museum of Art Announces… Beats after Sunset
Friday, March 2, 2012, 8-11pm
Bass Museum of Art
2100 Collins Ave
Miami Beach, FL 33139
Admission: $8, $6 seniors & students, free for members, Miami Beach residents and children under 6.

The first Friday of every month on the terrace. Enjoy exhibitions on view: Erwin Wurm & selections from the permanent collection. Guest Dj, mixologist and complimentary specialty cocktails (21+)
After-party in partnership with CHALK.

For more Info: www.bassmuseum.org or call 305.673.7530
Members: Free

Ongoing from the Permanent Collection
Egyptian Gallery – The Egyptian Gallery is permanently housed in a 460 sq. ft. first floor gallery. On exhibit from the museum’s permanent collection are the inner and outer sarcophagi, mummy and fourteen objects of Egyptian antiquity, including a gift to the museum and long-term loans from the Brooklyn Museum, Lowe Art Museum and private collections.

Located in Miami Beach, the Bass Museum of Art offers a dynamic year-round calendar of exhibitions presenting contemporary art, works of art from its permanent collection of Renaissance and Baroque paintings, sculpture and textiles and newly opened Egyptian Gallery. Artist’s projects, educational programs, lectures, concerts and free family days complement the works on view. Founded in 1963 when the City of Miami Beach accepted a collection of Renaissance and Baroque works of art from collectors John and Johanna Bass, the collection was housed in an Art Deco building designed in 1930 by Russell Pancoast. Architect Arata Isozaki designed an addition to the museum that doubled its size from 15,000 to 35,000 square feet between 1998 and 2002. Most recently, the museum selected internationally acclaimed Oppenheim Architecture + Design to lead its first phase of design and renovation tied to the 2010 completion of Miami Beach’s highly anticipated Collins Park. Oppenheim redesigned and relocated the museum’s arrival area to flow from and into the new park on Collins Avenue. For more information, please visit http://www.bassmuseum.org

The Bass Museum of Art is generously funded by the City of Miami Beach, Cultural Affairs Program, Cultural Arts Council; Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs and the Cultural Affairs Council, the Miami-Dade County Mayor and Board of County Commissioners; John S. and James L. Knight Foundation; and sponsored in part by the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs, the Florida Council on Arts and Culture and the Friends of the Bass Museum.

Meet the Artist” event, with Juan Luis Perez
Wednesday, February 29 from 6:00 PM to 10:00 PM
Claridge Hotel Miami Beach
3500 Collins Avenue
Free Public Parking After 6pm

Come join us at the Claridge Hotel for our monthly “Meet the Artist” event on Wednesday, February 29, 6-10pm, featuring local artist,

Juan Luis Perez

Come enjoy complimentary glass of champagne (6-7pm), passed hors d’oeuvres and happy hour-priced cash bar (6-10pm).

Mingle with local visitors and international hotel guests from all over the world while admiring the beautiful art of this very talented artist.

RSVP by Monday, February 27th.

Tel: 786-342-7105

E-mail: bmorales@claridgemiamibeach.com

Haven & Rod Pratt Presents bring you the weekly series “For artists … By Artists”
“For artists … By Artists”
Sunday, February 26, 2012 from 7:00 – 10:00 p.m.
Haven
1237 Lincoln Road
Miami Beach, FL 33139
Haven
www.havenlounge.com

Erin Parish will be presenting “Submersion: a digital exhibition” and Todd Erickson “Food is Art, Art is Life, Life is Good”

Dinner seating begins at 7:00 p.m. Menu viewable on the Haven website

This week’s program features the artwork projected on the five surrounding hi-fi digital art walls, curated by Ricardo Aguillon. Created is an emersion into the paintings and the food, echoed by the ever modified color palette of the surrounding objects and the space, a truly submersive experience accompanied by a chill DJ set.

While Erickson is the Executive Chef at Haven, this is a one night event for Parish. Stepping out of her familiar yet rarified world of high art, this is a first for her. The ability to bring together and manipulate high res images of her paintings while outside of the traditional gallery setting gives her a new freedom to experiment with the malleability of the digital medium. She is without the risk of going too far with a work and not being able to step backwards, as happens in the realm of the non-virtual. Usually on a busy exhibition schedule, the concerns here are vastly different and is an exciting opportunity for Parish.

The pairing of Erin Parish and executive chef Todd Erickson together is a fusion of the fine arts and the culinary arts. The program is designed to immerse the guest in an atmosphere that stimulates the senses in every way and also is especially poised to coincide with the last evening of the South Beach Wine and Food Festival. The blending of art, food, and music, sets the stage for a singular and memorable experience. Please come by for drinks or dessert or to dine.

For more information about Parish you may visit Erinparish.com, and for Erickson please visit cheftodderickson.com
Event Information: Rod Pratt | rodprattpresents@gmail.com | 786.600.8210

For more information about local openings and events, please visit www.miamiartguide.com

Mapping Time and Space Opening Reception
Friday, February 24th from 7-10 pm
ArtCenter / South Florida
800 Lincoln Road
Richard Shack Gallery
Miami Beach, FL 33139
artcentersf.org

Exhibition runs February 24th through April 1st.

A map marks locations, demonstrates scale, delineates the features of a place, and represents relationships between objects. The artists featured in Mapping: Time and Space are interested in alternative and experimental ways of conceptualizing the map, its meanings, and its uses, converting the utilitarian object to a philosophical gateway.