The Armory Show and Hôtel Americano Partner to Present the 2014

The Armory Show and Hôtel Americano Partner to Present the 2014 VIP Lounge Hôtel Americano is pleased to Offer a Full-Service Restaurant, Bar and Take Out/To-Go Counter on Pier 94. Bringing their culinary expertise to the piers, the Chelsea-based Hôtel Americano will act as hosts to Armory Show VIPs for the sixteenth edition of the fair.  The restaurant will serve a French and Latin-inspired menu designed by Executive Chef Joseph Buenconsejo, featuring dishes such as Atun Crudo, Mushroom Taco, Chicken Paillard and Salmon a la Plancha, along with a selection of cheeses, charcuterie and desserts. Freshly-squeezed juices, smoothies and snacks will also be available. Sustainability, health, and the exclusive use of high quality ingredients are at the heart of Hôtel Americano’s unique approach to dining. To keep things festive, the VIP Lounge by Hôtel Americano will also offer Pommerychampagne, and a premium full bar for your enjoyment. The VIP Lounge will be open from 12 pm - 8 pm during the VIP Preview on Wednesday, March 5, and daily throughout fair hours from 11:00 am – 7:00 pm from March 6 – 9th. For general information please email armory@hotel-americano.com. For Catering and Special Events: Contact Andrea Franchini, afranchini@hotel-americano.com. For room reservations at Hotel Americano, located at 518 W 27th street, please contactJpabon@hotel-americano.com. The Armory Show March 6-9, 2014 Piers 92 & 94 Twelfth Avenue at 55th Street New York City www.thearmoryshow.com Opening Hours Wednesday, March 5th – VIP Preview for invited guests Thursday, March 6 – Sunday, March 9, noon to 7 pm Hôtel Americano 518 W 27th St New York, NY 10001 Phone: (212) 216-0000 www.hotel-americano.com

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Art & Chocolate

Art & Chocolate Tonight! 6 - 8 PM A perfect cure for mid-February blahs and yet another snow storm, join us tonight for art & chocolate with Sweet Muse.  Enjoy a sampling of delectable brownies & cookie charms by Sweet Muse served with hot cocoa and wine! The gallery will provide the perfect backdrop for mingling with friends, meeting new people and tasting delicious treats as artworks by Anne Marchand, Judith Mullen, Roy Wiemann and Tom Wilson take you "Into the Void", the current exhibition, and photographs from the Homebody series by Sarah Kaufman will add some humor to our night! Tickets are available at the door or here.   Upcoming Exhibition: A Portrait Apart Deux February 27 - April 5 Opening Reception: Thursday, February 27, 6:30 - 8:30 PM 22 Artist Views on Portraiture From celebrities to pets and everything in between these 22 artists will present what portraiture means to them! Melissa Anderson, Dianne Athey, Jason Bryant, Louise Daddona, Beata Drozd, Janice Gossman, Naoto Hattori, Amy Hill, JaH-HaHa, Jeff Huntington, Jee Hwang, Elizabeth Knowles, Tasha Lewis, Katarzyna Majak, Jana Millstone, Bruno Perillo, Johnny Romeo, Rachel Sharp, Anne Smerdon, James Stamboni, Suprina, Meghan Willis porter/contemporary 548 W. 28th Street, 3rd Floor New York, New York 10001 212.696.7432 info@portercontemporary.com

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The Bird Road Art Walk

Dear Collectors, As many of you know, our Bird Road gallery, H. Benitez Fine Art Gallery II exhibits three exceptionally talented artists alongside renowned artist Humbert Benitez. I would like to elaborate on their work. First, I would like to comment on Julio Borda's work. He is one of my favorite abstract artists. His abstracts are soulful and powerful, always taking  the viewer into other dimensions. Julio also engages in figurative and landscapes. A long time patriot of the Coconut Grove Art Show, he is an explosive, experienced artist with a honed technique, and we are honored to have him in our Bird Road Gallery. Another artist who has been with us for several years is Holly A. Jones. The botanical themes in her pieces are certainly praise worthy: a clash between earthy tones and vibrant color meticulously placed throughout the scope of each painting. Her ability to work within the realm of fashion is evident in her "Art to Wear" purses, which are exhibited in many museum shops around the nation. Our third artist, Roxy Sora! A woman with many talents and wonderful character, her photography reflects much of the positivity she sheds on anyone around her. While her pictures are sheer surrealism, her subject matter is tied firmly to reality; by doing surrealist photography, she is able to play with the parameters of interpretation. All of these three artists will and always will be dear to our hearts. They are not only incredibly talented: they are wonderful people with integrity and joyful souls. Join us this Saturday, February 15th, at H. Benitez Fine Art Gallery II for: The Bird Road Art Walk From 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm Start Developing your Art Collection with an Acquisition Program at the H Benitez Fine Art Galleries! __________________________________________ H Benitez Fine Art Gallery II | Bird Road Art District 4277 SW 75th Avenue | Miami, Florida 33155 hbenitezart@aol.com | +1(786)877-1045 Gallery Hours: Monday - Friday 1:30pm-6:00pm | Saturday and Sunday by Appointment #fineartmagazine

'Art Basel | Year 44'

'Art Basel | Year 44' Greetings from Basel We are delighted to share with you news that Art Basel will be publishing a new book with JRP|Ringier, which captures the excitement of 2013, our 44th year and the first to include three shows on three continents. 'Art Basel | Year 44' documents the dynamic experience of last year's Basel, Miami Beach and Hong Kong shows, featuring interviews, essays and personal highlights from artists, curators, collectors, museum directors and other luminaries from the international artworld. As well as showcasing each of the 527 participating galleries, the publication includes many lavish images from the three shows, their exhibition sectors, parallel cultural events, the Art Basel talks, partner engagements, and much, much more. Among the authors and artists featured are John M Armleder, Nicholas Baume, Harry Bellet, Dara Birnbaum, Maurizio Cattelan, Chris Dercon, Florence Derieux, Harald Falckenberg, Herzog & de Meuron, Gianni Jetzer, David Juda, Tadashi Kawamata, Hicham Khalidi, Arto Lindsay, Christine Macel, Massimo Minini, Elaine Ng, Hans Ulrich Obrist, Adam Szymczyk, Franklin Sirmans, Mickalene Thomas, Adrian Wong, and David Zwirner, as well as many others whose work contributed to our three shows in 2013. The publication will be available to buy at all our shows, and at selected art bookstores across Europe in April, the United States and Asia in May and online, priced at CHF70, €57, £44, $80 or HKD600. Find more information about 'Art Basel | Year 44'. Warm regards from the Art Basel Team!  #fineartmagazine

HILTON ASMUS CONTEMPORARY IS PROUD TO ANNOUNCE ANI AFSHAR PARTICIPATES IN A GROUP EXHIBITION AT HOKIN PROJECT GALLERY, COLUMBIA COLLEGE

HILTON ASMUS CONTEMPORARY IS PROUD TO ANNOUNCE ANI AFSHAR PARTICIPATES IN A GROUP EXHIBITION AT HOKIN PROJECT GALLERY, COLUMBIA COLLEGE 623 SOUTH WABASH AVENUE, first floor FEBRUARY 13, 5:30 - 8:30 pm ____________________________________________ ANI AFSHAR IN  CHICAGO SUN-TIMES SUNDAY SPLASH SECTION!             Some of our favorite homes in Chicago share a particular verve. It's a certain way artwork is enthusiastically tossed up on walls salon-style. High art - modernism, imagist works - gracefully mixes with the low: hand-painted barbershop signs, Popsicle-stick lamps, fantastical outsider-art scenes. We asked three art experts how to duplicate this easy-to-spot, hard-to-replicate collecting style. If all else fails, our curated selection of picks gives you a peek at each expert's offerings.    Mixing high/low  Expert: Ani Afshar Originally hailing from Turkey, Afshar moved to Chicago in the 1970s, when her then-husband studied architecture at the Illinois Institute of Technology. The creative couple became enmeshed with the city's vital imagist art scene, buying significant paintings and hanging them among an assortment of objects and Middle Eastern folk art. Around this time, Afshar dove headfirst into her weaving practice, which later evolved into jewelry - wearable pieces elevated by complex textile techniques. She sold them at Neiman Marcus, Harrods and other high-end shops, and continues to sell work out of her Logan Square showroom studio and website.       Collecting tips: Look for beauty everywhere.  Afshar - who's lived in Istanbul, Iran and Switzerland - believes beautiful things can be found in any culture or place. "When I'm bored, I go to Crate and Barrel with $20 and a smile on my face." In her own textiles, she integrates items she's gathered: molted feathers from a friend's pet bird, metallic chocolate wrappers or leaves from a visit to the landmark Farnsworth House's wooded estate.    Don't pay much attention to the market.  "Go with your heart," Afshar says. "When we started collecting imagists, we weren't thinking of value. It felt like the right fit."  Don't over think placement.  When we ask Afshar how she decides to hang artwork in her own home, she shrugs. "When there's an empty space on the wall." THE WEAVINGS OF ANI AFSHAR WILL BE ON EXHIBIT AT COLUMBIA COLLEGE JANUARY 27 - MARCH 7 #fineartmagazine

IRFAN ONURMEN

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Steven Wolf Fine Arts

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Revved Up and Ready to Rumble

F e b r u a r y   E x h i b i t   A n n o u n c e m e n t s   f r o m   A l l a n   G o r m a n News about a few upcoming events. Perhaps you'd like to attend?      Please come join me for Revved Up and Ready to Rumble  A solo show of recent motorcycle engine paintings Azarian McCullough Art Gallery  St Thomas Aquinas College  |  125 Route 340  |  Sparkill, NY  |  845-398-4100   On view until February 16, 2014     -- Due to the weather, the artist's reception and lecture has       been rescheduled for this Wednesday, February 12 at 4:30 pm --    For more information and directions visit: http://stacweb.stac.edu/~amag/  _____________________________ I'm happy to announce that    HOWARD REHS CONTEMPORARY GALLERIES (NYC)  will be showing some of my works at the   Palm Beach Jewelry, Antique & Art Show  February 15-18, 2014  For more information about REHS GALLERIES and these shows visit:  http://www.rehs.com/exhibitions.html?contemporary=Y ____________________________   Four works will be featured in the    2013 Artists of the Month Exhibit  Twelve artists will display four works each     at the  Arts Guild of New Jersey 1670 Irving Street  |  Rahway, NJ 07065  |  732-381-7511 February 17 - March 13, 2014 Join me at a reception for the artists   this Sunday, February 17 from 1- 4 pm For more information and directions, visit:    http://www.agnj.org/EXHIBITIONS/exhibits.htm   ___________________________     My painting "Patek" has been selected for inclusion at this prestigious exhibit at the Arnot Art Museum (Elmira, NY) Re-presenting Representation VIII at the  Arnot Art Museum  235 Lake Street  |  Elmira, NY 14901  |  607-734-3697 28 February 28 - May 31 2014 For more information and directions, visit:   http://www.arnotartmuseum.org ______________________________ As always, I thank you for your support  and hope you can make one of these events Watch your e-mail for more news and announcements soon --  Allan  --  #fineartmagazine

L'art de l'infini

L'art de l'infini ∞ Miguel Chevalier Keren Sun-Mi Kim L'Atlas Alain Le Boucher Julio Le Parc Franck Loret Jean-Claude Meynard François Morellet Joe Neill Laura Nillni Joël Stein Yvaral ... Notion abstraite, mathématique, géométrique, théologique et philosophique… L’infini fait plaisir. On ne sait pas bien ce que c’est. On ne sait ni où cela commence, ni où cela s’arrête, il n’a ni queue ni tête, ni alpha, ni oméga. Et l’infini sur l’infini, cela ne fait pas toujours un car des infinis, il n’y en a pas qu’un. Il y en a plusieurs, il y en a autant qu’on veut… Il y a un nombre illimité d’infinis… Huit paresseusement couché ou serpent enroulé sur lui-même, il est synonyme de liberté. « La liberté des autres étant la mienne à l’infini » disait Bakounine. On peut s’y perdre et s’y promener à loisir dans les plis du temps. Parfois, pris de vertige les philosophes perdus devant cette notion transcendantale rencontraient Dieu, pierre d’achoppement de l’univers et pouvaient ainsi repartir à zéro en évitant le chaos. « Quatorze, c’est l’infini » disait Borges. Jeux de miroirs et de lumières, jeux de vie et ruban de fer, horizons inversés et coexistences dues au hasard, la représentation plastique de l’infini crée un espace sensoriel où nous vous invitons à venir nous retrouver. Lélia Mordoch Vernissage le jeudi 13 février 2014 de 18h à 21h Exposition du 14 février au 5 avril 2014 Horaires d'ouverture : du mardi au samedi de 13h à 19h. 50, rue Mazarine 75006 Paris | Tél +33 (0)1 53 10 88 52 |lelia.mordoch.galerie@wanadoo.fr | www.galerieleliamordoch.com #fineartmagazine

Wifredo Lam and the Great Cubans. Largest and Most Important Cuban Art Show.

Wifredo Lam and the Great Cubans. Largest and Most Important Cuban Art Show.  The opening will take place at Gary Nader Art Centre on Thursday, February 13 at 7 P.M.     Wifredo Lam and the Great Cubans, a comprehensive compendium of important paintings, drawings and sculptures by Modern and Contemporary Cuban Masters featuring selected artworks by world- renowned Eduardo Abela, Angel Acosta Leon, Carlos Alfonzo, Pedro Alvarez, Hernan Bas, Jose Bedia, Cundo Bermudez, Agustin Cárdenas, Mario Carreño, Luis Cruz Azaceta, Carlos Enríquez, Agustin Fernández, Gay Garcia, Alexis Leyva Machado (Kcho), Wifredo Lam, Julio Larraz, Victor Manuel, Armando Mariño, Manuel Mendive, Amelia Peláez, Fidelio Ponce, Rene Portocarrero, Carlos Quintana, Mariano Rodriguez, Tomas Sanchez, Rafael Soriano and Ruben Torres - Llorca, among others.   Wifredo Lam and the Great Cubans consists of over 100 important artworks showcasing the historical richness, development, and excellence of Cuban art throughout the works of its most representative authors, their technical skills, variety of themes, concepts and forms that built a solid and remarkable image of Cuban art worldwide.     Wifredo Lam and the Great Cubans will run from February 13 through April 30, 2014   Wifredo Lam and the Great Cubans: For Images Please Click Here   For further information, please call us at 305. 576. 0256    Gary Nader Art Centre / 62 NE 27th Street, Miami, Florida 33137 Gallery Hours: Monday-Saturday. 10 am - 6 pm art@garynader.com   / www.garynader.com      #fineartmagazine

Slang Reflections

Greenpoint Gallery Night: Friday, Feb 7th, 6-9pm
Slang Reflections Exhibition Dates: Feb. 7 - March 5, 2014

Yes Gallery is pleased to be participating in, a neighborhood wide event that will be happening all over Greenpoint onFriday, Feb. 7th from 6-9pm.  Over 15 galleries in the historic neighborhood of Greenpoint, Brooklyn will open their doors to art seekers from near and far. 

Participating Galleries: 106 Green, Booklyn Artist Alliance, Brouwerij Lane, Bunker 259, Calico, Concrete Canvas @ Beloved, Dandelion Wine, Dose Projects, Fowler Project Space, Greenpoint Terminal Gallery, G-Spot at Coco66, Heliopolis, Java Studios Gallery, Theceeflat Gallery, Yashar Gallery, and Yes Gallery. See our map of the neighborhood here: greenpointgalleries.org/map.html

Slang Reflections

A group photography exhibit by: Gigi Elmes, Michael Koehler, Chris Shonting, Brooke Smith, James Stone, Justin Vogel, Jammi York, Nick Zinner

February 1st – March 2nd, 2014

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