VALERIE HIRD: THE GENESIS TREE, in ArtPrize on September 23 Nora Hamie Gallery

VALERIE HIRD  "The Genesis Tree" September 23 - October 11 Reception: September 23rd from 5-9 p.m. Monroe Community Church 800 Monroe NW, Grand Rapids, MI The issue of intelligent design is addressed in the installation THE GENESIS TREE: a 4' x 6' sculpture composed of nearly 3000 individually-folded paper forms that suggests a different hypothesis for the origin of the species. Suspended from wire frames, the forms combine - like molecules - to create a primordial tree that defines the first explosive burst of life. The trunk, shaped by the double-stranded helices of DNA, is color-coded to the fundamental elements of earth, water, air and fire. In the tree's canopy, these elements mix into secondary hues which in turn blossom into a ring of paper birds which flock to the four compass points where they become larger and freer composite birds. An accompanying video will be available in June. Naturally occurring or intentionally created, THE GENESIS TREE celebrates the variety of life engendered by the endless and delicate interconnection of nature's systems. Vote Code: 61424    Learn how to VOTE      Watch the VIDEO      Visit the WEBSITE   NOHRA  HAIME  GALLERY 730 FIFTH AVENUE NEW YORK, NY 10019 212-888-3550   FAX 212-888-7869 g a l l e r y @ n o h r a h a i m e g a l l e r y . c o m #fineartmagazine

ACE GALLERY BEVERLY HILLS TECHNICOLOR HAPPENING BEN JONES SEPTEMBER 24, 2015 7:00 – 9:00 PM

TECHNICOLOR HAPPENING

BEN JONES COLLABORATION WITH
FASHION DESIGNERS WOLK MORAIS,
PING PONG CHAMPION SOO YEON LEE,
AND COMPOSER DAVID UTZINGER

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2015
7:00 – 9:00 PM

Ben Jones's self-titled exhibition Ben Jones X 8 transforms Ace Gallery into an immersive space with Cinema Paintings and wall-climbing New Ladder sculptures. Investigations and celebrations of the 8-bit video medium, Jones's Cinema Paintings combine traditional painting with video to create individual mesmerizing artworks. The works are characterized by vivid colors, geometric shapes and digital abstraction and utilize recurring visuals like bricks and ladders to construct a unique visual language. Distinctly minimalistic, Jones's works play with the viewer's sense of perspective, time, and place.

Designers Wolk and Morais are known for their artistic and playful aesthetic, coupling couture tradition with American sportswear savoire faire. The pair's West Coast presence has generated significant buzz amongst the world's most noteworthy fashion and lifestyle editors, celebrities and tastemakers, which include loyal fans such as Jessica Chastain, Rose McGowan, Jada Pinkett Smith and Michelle Monaghan. Wolk and Morais won the Fashion Group International Rising Star Award and have been featured in top fashion publications such as Vogue, The New York Times, Harper's Bazaar, Teen Vogue, W, Elle, Nylon, Allure and WWD.

Ben Jones's and the designers' shared color palette, sense of form and youthful joie de vivre inspired the trio to work together to produce this collaboration, which will involve the re-contextualization of the WOLK MORAIS critically acclaimed resort 2016 collection, worn by four table tennis stars, including world famous table tennis champion and model Soo Yeon Lee.

The world premiere Apollonian Gasket by LA based composer David Utzinger was commissioned by Ace Gallery's Douglas Chrismas in honor of Ben Jones's exhibition. An Apollonian Gasket is a type of recursive "ring" or circle, made up of smaller circles, i.e. circles within circles. Utzinger states, "I think that patterns and loops are important to this exhibition, and recursion and loops are pretty closely related. Also, I like the word "Apollonian," which invokes thoughts of discipline and beauty, next to the word "gasket," which makes me think of cars and oil pans, and dirt. They don't have anything to do with Apollo though, they were discovered by Greek mathematcian Apollonius of Perga in the 3rd century BC."

David Gerhard Utzinger (born 1975 in Los Altos, CA) began his artistic career studying visual art. After music became an ever-increasing influence in his life, he began studying piano with Dr. Renee Chevalier, and composition with Dr. Paul Davies. From 2000 – 2004, he studied composition at the Berklee College of Music in Boston with Dr. John Bavicchi and Dr. Andrew List. While at Berklee, he received the Richard Levy Award in composition, was selected to represent the composition department during the 2004 awards concert, and participated in a residency with the Esterhazy String Quartet. In the spring of 2010, David Utzinger received his Masters degree from the Manhattan School of Music, where he studied with Dr. Richard Danielpour and received the Nicholas Flagello Award for outstanding achievement as a composer. David Utzinger is currently pursuing his Ph.D in composition and theory at UCLA, studying with Dr. Paul Chihara, Dr. David Lefkowitz, and Dr. Ian Krouse.

Soo Yeon Lee is a world champion table tennis player as well as a model and an actress. Lee was recognized for her skills after winning six successive titles as the Korean National Junior Champion by the age of eleven, in addition to winning other international junior tournaments. Lee later played for the Korean National Team and won second place in the World University Championship in China. In 2007, she came to the United States where she won the U.S. Open Championship, after winning a number of other U.S. national tournaments.

Soo Yeon Lee and the table tennis models will play on artworks in the form of ping pong tables created by Ben Jones, challenging each other and guests to matches. As the fashion-clad table tennis players face off, Utzinger's composition, a quadrophonic masterpiece, will resonate throughout the gallery.

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Temnikova and Kasela will represent Krista Mölder, Inga Meldere and Flo Kasearu at upcoming Viennacontemporary art fair Sept 24-26th

(c) Krista Mölder  Temnikova and Kasela Gallery represent Krista Mölder, Inga Meldere and Flo Kasearu at upcoming Viennacontemporary art fair. Do find us at booth 17D, in Marx Halle (Karl-Farkas-Gasse 19, A-1030 Vienna) with Preview 2-6 pm and Vernissage 6-9 pm on 23 of September. Fair working hours are from 11 to 19 24-26 of September and 11 to 18 on Sunday, 27th of September. Temnikova & Kasela gallery Wed–Sat 15.00–19.00; or by appointment Lastekodu 1, 10115 Tallinn, Estonia www.temnikova.ee #fineartmagazine

Design Miami/ expands geographic and creative horizons for 2015 edition

Design Miami/ expands geographic and creative horizons for 2015 edition

Design Miami/ welcomes first-time galleries from São Paulo, Rome, London, New York, Brussels and Beijing   Annual pavilion commission awarded to student team from Harvard University Graduate School of Design Fair’s engagement with graphic arts continues with 2015 fair identity from French illustrator Pierre Le-Tan

September 2015: This December 2-6, the ongoing evolution of Design Miami/ will see a number of exciting ‘firsts’ for the fair alongside the maturation of its core relationships and initiatives. The abiding strength of interest in design from Brazil is marked by the inaugural participation of Firma Casa from São Paulo. Design Miami’s dedication to supporting young and emerging design talent takes a new turn as the fair partners with Harvard University Graduate School of Design (Harvard GSD) on a unique pavilion commission. Following the attention garnered by the dedicated watch satellites at Design Miami/ Basel this summer, the December 2015 fair will for the first time host a horological exhibitor in the gallery program. The joie de vivre associated with the fair’s graphic identity in recent editions will be given fresh verve by the celebrated French illustrator Pierre Le-Tan. The Design Curio program for special projects that challenge and contextualize collectible design will return for its second Miami edition.

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Looks Like Fun:Scottsdale: Larsen Gallery Engages New Audiences at Upcoming Fall Events

Larsen Gallery Engages New Audiences at
Upcoming Fall Events
Networking Mixer, Preview Party & Polo Auction
Expose Young Professionals to the Art World
 

(SCOTTSDALE) – Larsen Gallery, a national leader in the secondary art market for more than 20 years, is targeting new audiences this fall with several exciting events, including The Phoenix Symphony Young Professional Fall Membership Event and Larsen Auction Preview Party, leading up to their biggest event of the year: The Larsen Art Auction at The Bentley Scottsdale Polo Championships: Horses & Horsepower at WestWorld on October 24.

“We have some spectacular events this fall that will really connect us with a wider audience than most galleries are able to reach,” said Scott Larsen, Owner of Larsen Gallery and Art Auction. “We aim to share our passion for the arts, and excited to do so with our involvement with the Phoenix Symphony and Bentley Scottsdale Polo Championships.”

Larsen Gallery will host The Phoenix Symphony Young Professionals (PSYP) Fall Membership event onThursday, Sept. 24 from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. at its Downtown Town Scottsdale location. PSYP is a networking group that encourages social events tied to concerts throughout the year that cultivates younger audience members’ interests. Guests will savor complimentary cocktails and appetizers, enjoy entertainment by The Phoenix Symphony, learn about the membership benefits as well as get a sneak peek at the Larsen Art Auction collection.

To RSVP for the PSYP Fall Membership please contact RSVP@LarsenGallery.com.

Then on Wednesday, Oct. 21 from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m., Larsen Gallery will kick off the Bentley Scottsdale Polo Championships with their Auction Preview Party, also at the Gallery. In addition to being among the first to view the auction collection, guests at the Auction Preview Party will be treated to food and drinks, collector car displays and the chance to mingle with professional polo players! All the excitement will be building up to…

The 2015 Larsen Art Auction inside The Picasso Pavilion VIP tent at theBentley Scottsdale Polo Championships: Horses & Horsepower on Saturday, Oct. 24 at WestWorld. Returning for its second year, the 2015 Larsen Art Auction is expected to be the largest live art auction at a polo championship event. The collection includes several valuable Picasso works of art, as well as original paintings by LeRoy Neiman, Milton Avery and Maynard Dixon.

In addition to the live Larsen Art Auction and three championship polo matches, the Polo Party will feature a Fashion Show by Phoenix Fashion Week, Canine Couture Runway show, field-side ballroom dancing by Fred Astaire Dance Studios, a Phoenix Symphony quartet at preview of the 2016 Barrett-Jackson Collection Car Auction.

Larsen Gallery is located at 3705 N Bishop Lane in Scottsdale.  To get more information, RSVP to the Preview Party or to register to bid for the 2015 Larsen Art Auction please visit the auction’s website atlarsenartauction.com or contact the gallery at 480-941-0900.

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Walker Art Center will presents, German artist Andrea Büttner, November 21, 2015 through April 10, 2016 in the Burnet Gallery.

WALKER ART CENTER TO PRESENT FIRST U.S. SOLO EXHIBITION OF ANDREA BÜTTNER

Images in Kant's Critique of the Power of Judgment, 2014 (detail) Courtesy Hollybush Gardens, London and David Kordansky Gallery, Los Angeles. © Andrea Büttner / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn 2014. MINNEAPOLIS, September 14 2015—The Walker Art Center will present the first solo exhibition in the United States of German artist Andrea Büttner (b. 1972), including a newly-commissioned installation. Andrea Büttner will be on view from November 21, 2015 through April 10, 2016 in the Burnet Gallery. Andrea Büttner’s work often creates connections between art history and social or ethical issues, with a particular interest in notions of poverty, shame, value, and vulnerability, and both exploring and challenging the belief systems that underpin them. Working within a range of premodernist media that includes woodcuts, reverse glass painting, weaving, sculpture, and moss cultivation, Büttner emphasizes such methods in dialogue and counterpoint with video, performance, and installation. By restoring outmoded methods of our time, Büttner challenges conventions of high and low, constructing a profound space between ornate and humble, cool remove and humility, and the urge to judge or remain partially withheld. She often infuses her work with her own primary research on artists who engaged in socially responsive projects, including German printmaker and activist HAP Grieshaber and the Welsh painter Gwen John. In other projects, Büttner has positioned the relatively anonymous alongside a questioning of monumental or iconic figures, a contrast evident in the artist’s recent illustration of German philosopher Immanuel Kant’s Critique of the Power of Judgment (1790). #fineartmagazine

Keep Frozen: Art-Practice-As-Research (The Artist’s View) & a 6-Hour Photo Studio

Book presentation, screening and discussion with Hulda Rós Guðnadóttir and Jonatan Habib Engqvist, Laila Hida and Hicham Khalidi, moderated by Berit Schuck

16 September 2015, 16:30 and 17:30
Pro qm
Almstadtstraße 48-50
D-10119 Berlin

Hulda Rós Guðnadóttir and Stockholm-based curator Jonatan Habib Engqvist present a book project at the bookstore Pro qm in Berlin-Mitte. Keep Frozen: Art-Practice-As-Research – The Artist’s View unites 165 illustrations of and numerous writings on the artist’s ongoing research project Keep Frozen. It discusses and reflects upon the shaped present and possible future of places like Bíldudalur, a small fishing village on the coast of Arnarfjörður, one of the Westfjords in Iceland, the central harbour of Reykjavík, the old fishing port of Essaouira on the West coast of Africa and Brooklyn’s isolated neighbourhood Red Hook. The book is an introduction to the artist’s videos, experiments, observations, sculptures, installations and exhibitions about people and places alongside the Atlantic coast. It also presents the artist’s view on one of the most influential methods of global contemporary cultural production: art practice as research.
Keep Frozen: Art-Practice-As-Research – The Artist’s View was brought out by De-Construkt {projects} in New York; it is distributed by Torpedo Press, Oslo and ÚTÚRDÚR, Reykjavík. A signed and numbered special edition of 20 copies will be available at the venue.

The second presentation extends the discussion about art practice as research to include experimental art initiatives from the south. Laila Hida and Brussels-based curator Hicham Khalidi have both conducted extensive research and realized art projects in cities like Marrakech in Morocco. Hida is the founding director of Le 18, an alternative art space in the Médina of Marrakech. Her collaboration with Magnum-photographer Susan Meiselas in the project Morocco (2013) comprised a 6-hour pop-up photo studio that served the photographer as a research tool for an exhibition about women in Marrakech. Khalidi, who curated the visual arts program for the Marrakech Biennale in 2014, speaks with the artist about her next project.

After the artists’ presentations, the public is invited to ask questions or present further projects from around the world.

The book presentation, screening and discussion is funded by the Institute for Foreign Cultural Relations (ifa) and the Swedish Embassy in Berlin, with additional support from the Embassy of Iceland and the Finland-Institute. Thanks to Andrea A. Aðalsteinsdóttir and Andrea Popelka for their assistance.

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Gallery Nine 5

Look like fun: 2015 marks Charleston's 32nd annual MOJA Arts Festival: A Celebration of African-American and Caribbean Arts

Opening weekend less than two weeks away!

2015 marks Charleston's 32nd annual MOJA Arts Festival: A Celebration of African-American and Caribbean Arts, featuring an exciting line-up of events with a rich variety of traditional favorites. MOJA runs Thursday, September 24 through Sunday, October 4 and nearly half of MOJA's events are admission-free. The MOJA Arts Festival is a multi-disciplinary festival produced and directed by the City of Charleston Office of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the all volunteer MOJA Planning Committee. Thursday, September 24 Opening Day Street Parade at 6pm - From Marion Square down King and Market Streets MOJA Arts Festival Opening Reception at 6pm - Dock Street Theatre Courtyard, 135 Church Street Friday, September 25 Harold Smith Adult Tennis Tournament at 8am -   St. Andrews Parks & Playground (register by 9/23) Reggae Block Dance at 6:30pm - Brittlebank Park Saturday, September 26 Junior Tennis Tournament at 10am - Charleston Tennis Center (West Ashley) Heritage Day from 10am-3pm - Marion Square Blues Cruise: Ceasar at 7pm (boarding at 6:30pm) - Charleston City Marina  Mo' Soul at the Legends Cabaret at 8pm - Dock Street Theatre, 135 Church Street  Jazz Under the Stars with Patti Austin at 8pm - College of Charleston Cistern Yard  Sunday, September 27 Gospel Sound of the Lowcountry at 4pm -Trinity United Methodist Church Blues Cruise: Hitman at 7pm (boarding at 6:30pm) - Charleston City Marina Mo' Soul at the Legends Cabaret at 7pm - Dock Street Theatre, 135 Church Street Choraliers Music Club of Charleston at 7:30pm - St. Mark's Episcopal Church #fineartmagazine