JW Marriott Marquis Miami And Christie’s Celebrate Miami’s Art Deco Landscape With Pre-sale Exhibition During Miami Art Week 2013

Global Brand Partners Host 20th Century Decorative Arts & Design Pre-Sale Exhibition

JW Marriott® (www.marriott.com, www.jwmarriottmarquismiami.com) and Christie’s have banded together to present a pre-sale exhibition of 20th Century Decorative Arts and Design and Ettore Sottsass: Important Works from a Private Collection during Miami Art Week 2013, December 2 – December 9, 2013. With its unique integration of 20th Century furniture, jewelry, drawings and decorative objects, both collections are truly unparalleled, and feature important works of 20th Century design by Antoni Gaudí, Jean-Michel Frank, Eugene Printz, Jean Royere, Isamu Noguchi, Fernando and Humberto Campana, and Claude Lalanne. The exhibition will be open to the public from daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday, December 5 – Sunday, December 8.

JW Marriott Hotels & Resorts. (PRNewsFoto/Marriott International, Inc.)

The JW Marriott Marquis Miami is situated in Miami’s new Metropolitan Miami development. The first-to-market JW Marriott property boasts 313 guestrooms, inclusive of 56 suites, along with a broad array of amenities, including renowned chef-restaurateur, Daniel Boulud’s db Bistro Moderne.  Offering a diverse setting for business, meeting and pleasure travel pursuits, the 41-story hotel features three concierge levels; 80,000-square-feet of total function space including a 20,000 sq. ft. Grand Ballroom; and one of the most unique indoor sports, lifestyle and entertainment complexes of any hotel in the U.S. The 50,000-square-foot, two-story indoor facility includes a NBA-approved basketball arena, tennis court, Mariano Bartolome Golf School, virtual bowling alley, billiards, full-service enliven spa and salon and more. Owned and operated by Met 2 Hotels LLC, the JW Marriott Marquis Miami is located at 255 Biscayne Boulevard Way, Miami, FL. (For additional information and booking please visit www.jwmarriottmarquismiami.com.)

JW Marriott Marquis Miami and Christie’s Celebrate Miami’s Art Deco Landscape with Pre-Sale Exhibition During Art Week 2013. (PRNewsFoto/Marriott International, Inc.)

As official hotel partner of Art Basel Miami Beach 2013, Design Miami, Art Miami, and the Perez Art Museum, the JW Marriott Marquis Miami (www.jwmarriottmarquismiami.com) is immersed in the growing art scene already present in the city. Besides it’s more than $250,000 in sponsorships, and its support of other arts orginazations such as the Miami International Symphony Orchestra, Florida Grand Opera and others, the hotel and JW Marriott brand boast a strategic partnership with Christie’s, the world’s leading art auction house.  The partnership began during Art Basel Miami Beach 2010 when the hotel featured a popular exhibition of Post-War and Contemporary highlights which included pieces from artists such as Andy Warhol, Antony Gormley and Damien Hirst.

CONTEXT Art Miami Announces Exhibitors for Second Edition During MIAMI ART WEEK 2013

Art Miami’s Sister Fair to Feature 69 International Galleries Presenting Cutting-Edge Works by Emerging and Mid-Career Talents

Art Miami LLC is pleased to announce its roster of exhibitors for CONTEXT, taking place at a 45,000-square-foot pavilion in the renowned Wynwood Arts District from December 3 through December 8, 2013. CONTEXT’s successful 2012 debut established it as the ultimate platform for international galleries to present cutting-edge works by emerging and mid-career talents. The fair provides insight into the latest trends in contemporary art by contextualizing them with some of the finest examples of groundbreaking 20th century movements at its neighboring sister fair Art Miami.

The following galleries have been confirmed for participation at CONTEXT in 2013:

532 Gallery Thomas Jaeckel | New York; Accola Griefen Gallery | New York; Alicia David Contemporary Art | London; Alida Anderson Art Projects | Potomac; Amstel Gallery |Amsterdam; Andrea Schwartz Gallery | San Francisco; Anna Kustera Gallery | New York; Arch Gallery | Miami; Art Lexing | Miami; ASYMMETRIK | New York; Athena Contemporânea | Rio de Janeiro; Aureus Contemporary | Providence; Baang + Burne Contemporary | New York; blunt | Toronto; camara oscura galeria de arte | Madrid; Casa de Costa | New York; Cheryl Hazan Contemporary Art | New York; CONNERSMITH. | Washington DC; Cube Gallery | London; Da Xiang Art Space | Taichung; Denise Bibro Fine Art | New York; Eduardo Secci Contemporary | Florence; Eli Klein Fine Art | New York; Fabien Castanier Gallery | Studio City; FitzRoy Knox Gallery | New York; Galeria Enrique Guerrero | Mexico City; Galeria Sicart | Barcelona; Galleria Ca’ D’Oro | Rome; Galerie Berlin | Berlin; Galerie Kornfeld | Berlin; Galerie Kuhn + Partner | Berlin; Galerie Obrist | Essen; Galerie Richard | New York; Galleri Urbane Marfa + Dallas | Dallas; Gallery Henoch | New York; Heitsch Gallery | Munich; JanKossen Contemporay | Basel; JJ Joong Jung Gallery | Seoul; Julian Navarro Projects | Long Island City; Kathryn Markel Fine Arts |New York; Kavachnina Contemporary |Miami; Kim Foster Gallery | New York; Library Street Collective | Detroit; LICHT FELD | Basel; Lyle O. Reitzel Arte Contemporaneo | Santo Domingo; Lyons Wier Gallery | New York; Magnan Metz Gallery | New York; Mark Wolfe Contemporary Art | San Francisco; metroquadro | Rivoli; N2 Galería | Barcelona; Officine dell’Immagine | Milan; P.S.H. project | Miami; Packer Schopf Gallery | Chicago; Patricia Conde Galería | Mexico City; Pentimenti Gallery | Philadelphia; Porter Contemporary | New York; Schmalfuss Berlin contemporary fine arts | Berlin; Seager Gray Gallery | Mill Valley; Shulamit Gallery | Venice; Sous Les Etoiles Gallery | New York; Stephan Stoyanov Gallery | New York; Susan Eley Fine Art | New York; Swedish Photography | Berlin; Tammen & Partner | Berlin; The McLoughlin Gallery | San Francisco; The Proposition | New York; ZIMM GALLERY | Prague; White Room Art System | Naples; Whitestone Gallery | Tokyo

CONTEXT along with the 24th edition of Art Miami will commence on December 3, 2013 with CONTEXT Art Miami’s highly anticipated Opening Night VIP Preview to benefit the Miami Art Museum (PAMM. The 2012 benefit preview attracted 11,000 collectors, curators, artists, connoisseurs, and designers and the fair hosted a total of 60,000 attendees over a six-day period.

This immediately reinforced the CONTEXT fair as a proven destination and serious marketplace for top collectors to acquire important works from the leading international galleries representing emerging and mid career cutting edge works of art.

The combined exhibition space of CONTEXT Art Miami and Art Miami will increase the overall roster of galleries to 190 participants and cover 200,000 square feet. Ample and convenient parking is available for both fairs through the use of a four-story parking garage with 2,000 spots, located directly across the street from the CONTEXT& Art Miami Pavilions as well as valet parking. A network of complimentary shuttle buses will run round-trip service between Art Miami, CONTEXT, Aqua Art Miami and Art Basel Miami Beach.

Linked by a courtyard installed with curated projects, CONTEXT Art Miami and Art Miami create a diverse art community with nearly 200 roomy booths on 250,000 square feet of Midtown Miami at the center of the city’s cultural expansion. Last year this accessible pairing broke records by attracting more than 60,000 visitors and generating sales of more than $50 million.

“The overwhelmingly positive response to the premiere of CONTEXT last year affirmed the art world’s appetite for a fresh approach to presenting cutting-edge artwork,” said Nick Korniloff, Director and Partner of Art Miami LLC. “We saw many new faces enjoying its unique flavor while our loyal patrons appreciated seeing even more of the high-quality artwork they have come to expect from our fairs. We look forward to connecting them with the prestigious and adventurous galleries whose addition in 2013 will take CONTEXT to the next level.”

To stimulate meaningful dialogue among artists, galleries and collectors, CONTEXT will offer special programming that enlightens fairgoers about innovative techniques and market developments. Highlights include the sixth edition of Art Miami’s popular Art Video | New Media Lounge, curated by LaRete Art Projects, which will feature an institution specializing in digital and moving images inside the CONTEXT pavilion and extend out to the courtyard with the new exhibition ZOOM IN. In a series of video boxes opening onto the walkway between the CONTEXT and Art Miami pavilions, five galleries will screen moving images chosen by Julia Draganovic, Elena Forin and Claudia Löffelholzof LaRete. An independent jury of video art experts will view the pieces onsite and honor one artist with the inaugural ZOOM IN Award on Saturday, Dec. 7.

Additionally, CONTEXT will once again explore Berlin’s influential art scene with ART FROM BERLIN, a showcase of six of the city’s best contemporary galleries selected by a panel of accomplished curators and art critics. The Galleries Association of Berlin (lvbg) – which presents ART FROM BERLIN with official support from the municipality of Berlin and the European Union (EU) – will entertain and inform guests at the BERLIN LOUNGE. This microcosm of the global art capital’s dynamic gallery community will include a cross-section of established and emerging exhibitors: Galerie Berlin, Galerie Kornfeld, Galerie Kuhn + Partner, Schmalfuss Berlin contemporary fine arts, Swedish Photography and Tammen & Partner.

Brazil ArtFair Accepting Sponsors for Miami Art Week, December 3rd – 8th

Brazil ArtFair accepting sponsors for Miami Art Week 2013.

Brazil ArtFair is accepting sponsors for its Miami Art Week debut during December 3rd through December 8th. Founded by Michel Serebrinsky and Ester Krivkin, two Brazilian entrepreneurs with extensive experience in public events and major brand marketing, Brazil ArtFair is a signature cultural event and Latin America’s global introduction of contemporary design and art and the first fair devoted to Brazilian art galleries during Miami Art Week. Considered one of the most anticipated new attractions of Miami Art Week, Brazil ArtFair will highlight a selection of 40 Brazilian galleries, and the works of hundreds of artists in a 38,000-square-foot expo center. With an estimated audience of 40,000 passionate about art, luxury, travel, business and fashion, the fair is a great way to reach affluent collectors, art enthusiasts and decision makers.

In a recent interview with Miami New Times, Serebrinsky says, “Brazil ArtFair is not just an art fair, it’s a private initiative for the promotion and international of the Brazilian art market.” With the increasing demand for Latin American art, the Brazil ArtFair serves as a platform for both emerging and established artists to showcase their work.”

He continued, “It’s a matter of observing the process that the Brazilian market is going through…the Brazilian market grew twenty-three percent in 2012 with a cumulative growth of forty-four percent over the last two years. We have Brazilian contemporary artworks selling for $2 to $3 million,”

Brazil ArtFair is designed as a gateway to the biggest consumer art market in the world and a place to showcase, appreciate and encourage Brazilian galleries, generating business and rapport. It provides opportunity for art galleries and design studios to highlight contemporary and cutting edge art over a 5-day period. With scrupulous content selection and the aid of a consulting committee, the fair will present 40 Brazilian galleries to one of the most prominent circuits of art collectors and art dealers in the world.

Located in Miami’s Midtown Arts District, Brazil ArtFair will take place alongside some of the world’s largest art fairs including Art Basel Miami Beach, PULSE, Art Miami and Nada ArtFair.

Miami Art Week boasts over 100,000 visitors each year providing massive exposure for art galleries, exhibits and brands. Over a five-day period sponsors will have access to a high-end demographic of consumers who are appreciative of luxury lifestyles, products, brands and services. Sponsors will be invited to take advantage of custom brand activation and display options designed to address specific needs.

Brazil Artfair will make its debut with a VIP preview Tuesday, December 3, before hosting its official opening during Miami Art Week, Wednesday, December 4 through Sunday, December 8 in the Midtown Miami Arts District at NE 36th Street, Miami, FL. For more information on sponsorship opportunities please contact A&M Entertainment at (310) 295-4150 or send email to info@amentertainment.com.