SPRING MASTERS NEW YORK ANNOUNCES INTERNATIONAL GALLERIES  PARTICIPATING IN THE ART AND DESIGN FAIR’S THIRD EDITION Exhibitors to showcase works from antiquity through the 21st century at the historic Park Avenue Armory May 6 - 9, 2016 Park Avenue Armory, New York Images, left to right: Pablo Picasso, Le peintre au chapeau, 1965. Courtesy of Hammer Galleries; A Mummy Mask, Egypt, New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, Amenophis III, 1390-1353 B.C., Courtesy of Cahn International; Yves Klein, La Victoire de Samothrace, 1962, Courtesy of David Benrimon Fine Art. (New York) March 31, 2016— International art and design fair, Spring Masters New York, announces gallery participants for its third edition, taking place at the historic Park Avenue Armory from Friday, May 6 through Monday, May 9, 2016. The fair will feature leading dealers of fine art, design, furniture and jewelry within a unique hexagonal exhibition layout, fostering a dialogue between the diverse periods, styles and mediums on view. Spring Masters New York has established itself as an important destination on the art world calendar, filling the need for a high-end, secondary market fair during the peak of the spring art season in New York. This year, Spring Masters will continue its focus on connoisseurship, with expertly curated and thoroughly vetted presentations by exhibitors from the U.S., Europe, and Asia. The fair’s signature Rafael Viñoly-designed hexagonal booth layout creates endless juxtapositions, highlighting the vibrant eclecticism of the range of periods and styles on view, from an ancient mummy mask presented by Cahn International to masterworks by Matisse and Picasso displayed by Hammer Galleries to Andy Warhol’s The Scream (After Munch) exhibited by Waterhouse & Dodd. Vojtech Blau will feature antique and modern tapestries, Tomasso Brothers Fine Art will present 17th and 18th Century white marble busts, and Didier Aaron will showcase French and European masterpieces. Further adding to the diversity of the objects on offer, Spring Masters is welcoming several new exhibitors, including Yufuku Gallery, Sladmore, and Sundaram Tagore. Galleries will emphasize their unique areas of expertise: Yufuku Gallery will display a number of ceramic, glass, and metal works by acclaimed Japanese artists, Jerome Zodo Gallery will present Italian Post War artists such as Lucio Fontana and Umberto Mariani, and Simon Teakle will curate a selection of jewelry by Bulgari and Oscar Heyman. Osborne Samuel will present an abstract bronze composition by sculptor Lynn Chadwick, while Galerie Lefebvre’s booth will highlight works by Jean Dunand, Bernard Boutet de Monvel, Jean Pascaud, and others. Among the fair’s solo exhibitions, Bernard Goldberg Fine Arts’ booth will be dedicated to lifetime casts by Gaston Lachaise and Sladmore Contemporary will focus exclusively on Nic Fiddian Green’s monumental equine sculptures. Additional highlights include Armand Bartos’ 20th Century masterpieces, ranging from a mixed media work by Frank Stella to a steel cut-out by Tom Wesselmann, and Schillay Fine Art’s display of 19th Century works by Guy Carleton Wiggins and Berthe Morisot, among others. Following this year’s edition of Spring Masters, co-Directors Michael Plummer and Jeff Rabin are using their extensive experience with collectors, galleries and museums to transition from Spring Masters and present a new joint venture with TEFAF in New York City at the Park Avenue Armory. They will present two new fairs annually: TEFAF | New York | Fall will premiere in October and TEFAF | New York | Spring will premiere in May 2017 on the dates previously held by Spring Masters. Exhibitors in the 2016 edition of Spring Masters plan to mount their best exhibitions in anticipation of possible participation in the future TEFAF | New York fairs. Spring Masters New York 2016 Exhibitor List:
Abellán | New York ACA Galleries | New York Armand Bartos Fine Art | New York Bernard Goldberg Fine Arts | New York Boulakia & Co. Limited | London Bowman Sculpture | London Cahn International | Münchenstein Chowaiki & Co | New York Colnaghi | London & Madrid Daphne Alazraki Fine Art | New York David Benrimon Fine Art | New York Didier Aaron | New York Didier Ltd. | London Dolan/Maxwell | Philadelphia, PA Drucker Antiques | Mount Kisco, NY Erik Thomsen | New York Galerie Lefebvre | Paris Gerald Peters Gallery | New York Hammer Galleries | New York Heather James | Palm Desert, CA Jerome Zodo | London & Milan John Martin Gallery | London Lillian Nassau | New York Long-Sharp Gallery | Indianapolis, IN Maison d’Art | Monaco	Martin du Louvre | Paris Michael Pashby Antiques | New York Opera Gallery | New York Osborne Samuel Gallery | London Phoenix Ancient Art | New York Primavera Gallery | New York Richters of Palm Beach | Palm Beach, FL Robert Simon Fine Art | Tuxedo Park, NY Ronald Phillips LTD | London Rosenberg & Co | New York Schillay Fine Art | New York Simon Teakle | Greenwich, CT Sladmore | London Sladmore Contemporary | London Soraya Cartategui | Madrid Sundaram Tagore Gallery | New York, Hong Kong, & Singapore Sylvia Powell Decorative Arts | London Taylor | Graham | New York Thomas Colville | Guilford, CT Tomasso Brothers Fine Art | Leeds & London Trinity House | New York, London, & Broadway Vojtech Blau | New York Waterhouse & Dodd | London & New York Yufuku Gallery | Tokyo
About Spring Masters New York: Spring Masters New York was founded as The Spring Show NYC in 2011. Inspired to bring innovation, museum-like quality and an international presence to the fair experience, Artvest Partners acquired The Spring Show NYC in late 2013. Artvest re-conceptualized and rebranded it to foster a dialogue on collecting emphasizing connoisseurship, curation, and the visitor experience. Spring Masters New York provides audiences with an opportunity to engage with exceptional works of art and design across cultures and geographic regions, including important 20th century objects. The third edition of Spring Masters New York will take place in May 2016, after which the fair’s existing dates and location will be used for TEFAF | New York | Spring in May 2017. About Artvest Partners: Artvest is an art advisory firm founded by Michael Plummer and Jeff Rabin that counsels private clients, museums, foundations, and Fortune 500 companies on valuations, market projections, acquisitions, dispositions, and business strategies related to art. Additionally, Artvest arranges art financing for private collectors and dealers. Since its founding in 2009, Artvest has guided clients from around the globe on projects in the billions of dollars. In 2013, while consulting for Citibank’s Equity Research Group, Artvest concluded a groundbreaking, thirteen-year analysis of Sotheby’s that quickly led to activist investors demanding significant change. In 2014, Artvest was named as an Expert Witness for the Detroit Institute of Arts and the City of Detroit in the City’s Chapter 9 bankruptcy trial. Since 2014, Artvest has owned and managed Spring Masters New York. Through a joint venture with TEFAF | Maastricht, Artvest will be launching two TEFAF art fairs to be held annually at New York’s Park Avenue Armory, starting Fall 2016. Plummer and Rabin are two of the leading speakers in the art industry and have lectured extensively and been featured on FOX Business News, CNBC and CNBC Asia. Additionally, their observations on the art market are frequently quoted in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, Barron’s, the Financial Times, Forbes, Fortune, The Washington Post, and The Art Newspaper, among others. For more information, please visit: http://artvest.com/ # # #
VIP Preview Party: Thursday, May 5 | 5:00 – 9:00pm (by invitation only)	General Admission: Friday, May 6 | 11:00am – 7:30pm Saturday, May 7 | 11:00am – 7:30pm Sunday, May 8 | 11:00am – 6:00pm Monday, May 9 | 11:00am – 6:00pm
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The Opening Night Preview of Art Hamptons taking place on Thursday, June 23 at 5pm will benefit LongHouse Reserve of East Hampto

Art Hamptons Announces Host Committee The Opening Night Preview of Art Hamptons taking place on Thursday, June 23 at 5pm will benefit LongHouse Reserve of East Hampton, and the Samuel Waxman Cancer Research Foundation. The inaugural Host Committee will be co-chaired by Jack Lenor Larsen, internationally regarded textile designer, author, collector and one of the world's foremost advocates of traditional and contemporary crafts, with Maria and Kenneth Fishelwho are integral supporters of the Samuel Waxman Cancer Research Foundation's mission to eradicate cancer and fund the vanguard of life-extending research. Members of this year’s illustrious Host Committee include influential curators, collectors, designers and Hamptonites. To date, Host Committee members include: collectors Dale and Doug Anderson; Christopher L. Apgar, Apgar Sinderbrand Group; Ruth Appelhof, Executive Director, Guild Hall; Dianne B. President of LongHouse Reserve, author, and garden stylist: Brett Beldock, Principal, Brett Design Inc.; Arlene Bujese, Curator, Southampton Cultural Center Art Gallery, Board Member, East End Hospice; Ada Ciniglio, Executive Director, ArtTable; Lisa and James Cohen, James Cohen is the President and CEO of Hudson Media Inc., the largest magazine distributor in the northeastern United States. Lisa Cohen is the Founder and Editorial Director of Galerie magazine; Kipton Cronkite, Principal, ArtStager; Judy Olson Dunne, Principal, Butter and Eggs; Marge Hadar, Broker, Brown Harris Stevens; Helen Harrison, Director, Pollock-Krasner Study Center; Harry Heissmann, Principal, Harry Heissmann Inc.; Andre Kikoski, Principal, Andre Kikoski Architect; Amy Lau, Principal, Amy Lau Design; David Ling, Principal, David Ling Architect; Suzanne Lovell, Principal, Suzanne Lovell Inc.; Jayne Michaels and Joan Michaels, Principals, 2Michaels LLC.; Scott Sanders, Principal, Scott Sanders LLC; Christina Mossaides Strassfield, Museum Director and Chief Curator of Guild Hall Museum; Edwina von Gal, Principal, Edwina von Gal + Co and Founder/President, Perfect Earth Project; Marion Waxman, Founding Chairperson, A Hamptons Happening; and Dr. Samuel Waxman, Founder and CEO, Samuel Waxman Cancer Research Foundation. As the region’s original and longest-running art fair, Art Hamptons will kick off the summer season, returning to Bridgehampton for its 9th edition, June 23 - 26, 2016. The fair is set to present a series of VIP events, special programming, and panel discussions, as well as a selection of leading galleries from the US and around the world, showcasing work from emerging artists and modern masters alike. About Maria and Kenneth Fishel True patrons of the arts and champions of health research philanthropy, Maria and Kenneth Fishel host Art Hamptons for the second consecutive year. Maria Fishel is a tireless fundraiser and arts advocate. Kenneth Fishel is the CEO of Renaissance Properties. He currently serves on the Board of Trustees of the Samuel Waxman Cancer Research Foundation. About Jack Lenor Larsen An internationally recognized textile designer, author, and collector, Jack Lenor Larsen is one of the world's foremost advocates of traditional and contemporary crafts and one of four Americans ever to be honored with an exhibition in the Palais du Louvre. His home, LongHouse, located on 16 acres in East Hampton, NY, and inspired by the famous Japanese shrine at Ise, was built as a case study in creative approach to contemporary life and designed landscape as an art form. Dates Opening Night Preview: Thursday, June 23, 2016 5:00 - 9:00 p.m. Black Card: Thursday, June 23, 5:00 - 9:00 p.m. VIP Preview: Thursday, June 23, 6:30 - 9:00 p.m. Friday, June 24, 12:00 - 8:00 p.m. Saturday, June 25, 12:00 - 8:00 p.m. Sunday, June 26, 12:00 - 7:00 p.m. Location 900 Lumber Ln., Bridgehampton, NY 11932 (at Scuttlehole Rd. & Lumber Ln.) #fineartmagazine

Blum & Poe: an exhibition of new sculptures by Susumu Koshimizu, Blum & Poe, Tokyo May 14 – July 2, 2016 Opening Reception: Saturday, May 14, 6 – 8pm

Susumu Koshimizu Blum & Poe, Tokyo May 14 – July 2, 2016 Opening Reception: Saturday, May 14, 6 – 8pm

Tokyo, (March 31, 2016)—Blum & Poe is very pleased to present an exhibition of new sculptures by Susumu Koshimizu. This is Koshimizu’s second solo exhibition with the gallery. Koshimizu was one of the core figures of Mono-ha (School of Things), a movement that radically redefined the Japanese art scene during the late 1960s and early 1970s with ephemeral installations of natural and industrial materials. From early on, Koshimizu’s investigation of material, surface, and space resulted in some of Mono-ha’s most iconic artworks. At the Paris Youth Biennale in 1971, he exhibited From Surface to Surface (Wooden Logs Placed in a Radial Pattern on the Ground) (1971), a circular arrangement of thirty pine beams sliced at varying intervals and angles. In the mid-1970s, Koshimizu began his Working Table series, which develops the ideas initially explored in From Surface to Surface. The surfaces of these sculptures are variously incised with pools of water, or supplemented with stacks of branches and elongated protrusions reminiscent of horns or ribs. Koshimizu has expert knowledge of carving, joinery, and the qualities of wood and has made sculptures out of pine, cedar, cherry, birch, cypress, hemlock, paulownia, oak, maple, and chestnut. Koshimizu debuted his Working Table series internationally at the Venice Biennale in 1976. However, the sculptures were discarded at the close of the show. The Working Tables in this exhibition are conceived as a variation of these lost works, consisting of four tables whose carved surfaces form an interlocking series of geometric patterns. Juxtaposed against the gallery’s expansive view of the Meiji Shrine forest, these sculptures are a meditation on the quality of wood in its natural and manmade states. Susumu Koshimizu was born in Uwajima, Ehime Prefecture, in 1944, and currently lives and works in Kyoto and Osaka. He studied in the sculpture department at Tama Art University, Tokyo, from 1966 to 1971. Since then, he has had numerous solo exhibitions in Japan, including at the Museum of Fine Arts, Gifu (1992); Ehime Prefectural Museum of Art  (1992); Kuma Museum of Art, Osaka (2005); and Kyoto City University of Arts (2010). Following his inclusion in Requiem for the Sun: The Art of Mono-ha, curated by Mika Yoshitake and held at Blum & Poe, Los Angeles in 2012, Koshimizu has been featured in many landmark surveys, most recently: Other Primary Structures, Jewish Museum, New York (2014); Prima Materia, Punta della Dogana, Venice, Italy (2013); Parallel Views: Italian and Japanese Art from the 1950s, 60s, and 70s, The Warehouse, Dallas, Texas (2013); and Tokyo 1955–1970: A New Avant-Garde, Museum of Modern Art, New York (2012). Previously he was included in Reconsidering Mono-ha, National Museum of Art, Osaka (2005); Century City: Art and Culture in the Modern Metropolis, Tate Modern, London (2001); Japanese Art after 1945: Scream Against the Sky, Yokohama Museum of Art, Guggenheim Museum Soho, New York, and San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (1994); São Paulo Biennale (1983); and Tokyo Biennale ’70: Between Man and Matter, Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum (1970). Image: Susumu Koshimizu Working Table (97), 1976-1997 Japanese hemlock wood 32 x 58.3 x 37.8 inches Courtesy of the artist and Blum & Poe, Los Angeles/New York/Tokyo  Locations Blum & Poe, Tokyo, 1-14-34 Jingumaeshibuya, Tokyo, 150-0001 Blum & Poe, Los Angeles, 2727 S La Cienega Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA 90034 Blum & Poe, New York, 19 East 66th Street, New York, NY 10065 Concurrently on view Blum & Poe, Los Angeles, Julian Schnabel: Infinity on Trial (through April 30) Blum & Poe, New York, Kazunori Hamana, Yuji Ueda, and Otani Workshop (through April 9) Hours Los Angeles, Tuesday – Saturday, 10am – 6pm New York, Tuesday – Friday, 10am – 6pm Tokyo, Tuesday – Saturday, 11am – 7pm Join the conversation on Instagram and Twitter: @blumandpoe Fineartmagazine

George Billis Gallery, March 31- April 23

Opening Receptionthis Thursday: Craig Carlisle, Maureen Mullarkey, Alice Federico & Aaron Apsley March 29 - April 23 __________________________________________________________________________ Craig Carlisle NEW WORKS Artist Reception: Thursday March 31, 6-8pm March 29 through April 23, 2016 Craig Carlisle: Press ReleaseAmerican Art Collector: April, 2016 __________________________________________________________________________ Maureen Mullarkey PECULIAR TO TIME Artist Reception: Thursday March 31, 6-8pm March 29 through April 23, 2016 Maureen Mullarkey: Press ReleaseClick here to view exhibition: E Catalog __________________________________________________________________________ Alice Federico CERAMICS Artist Reception: Thursday, March 31, 6-8pm March 29 through April 23, 2016 Alice Federico: Press Release __________________________________________________________________________________________________ Aaron Apsley WATERCOLORS Artist Reception: Thursday, March 31, 6-8pm March 29 through April 23, 2016 Aaron Apsley: Press Release __________________________________________________________________________ The George Billis Gallery marks its 20th year in the Chelsea Art district and its sister gallery is located in the burgeoning gallery district of Culver City in Los Angeles. GEORGE BILLIS GALLERY 525 W. 26th STREET, GROUND FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10001 Phone: (212) 645.2621 Email: gallery@georgebillis.com Website: www.georgebillis.comFacebook: facebook/georgebillisgallery Hours: Tuesday – Saturday, 10am–6pm. New York Map __________________________________________________________________________

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Sharjah Art Foundation (SAF) presents The Time is Out of Joint, an exhibition curated by Tarek Abou El Fetouh.

Sharjah Art Foundation presents The Time is out of Joint an exhibition curated by Tarek Abou El Fetouh March 12 - June 12, 2016 Ali Cherri, The Disquiet (still), 2013. Courtesy of Imane Farès gallery, Paris and the artist.

Sharjah Art Foundation (SAF) presents The Time is Out of Joint, an exhibition curated by Tarek Abou El Fetouh. A continuation of the exhibition programme for Home Works 6, Beirut (2013), The Time is Out of Joint is inspired by Andalusian philosopher Ibn Arabi’s concept of time as a fluid place and place as a frozen time. The project challenges the constraints of time and place by suggesting leaps across temporal and geographic boundaries, deliberately confusing times, places, cities and artistic events that took place in the past or will take place in the future. The project invites the audience to engage with different platforms: an exhibition; a reading room with a discursive programme; and a conference. The Time is Out of Joint will be on view at Sharjah Art Foundation from 12 March through 12 June 2016 and will also open at the Asian Culture Complex, in Gwangju, Korea starting 8 April 2016. The Time is Out of Joint reenacts two pivotal exhibitions that took place during key transitional moments in history – the ‘First Arab Arts Biennale’ (1) in Baghdad (1974) and the ‘China/Avant-Garde’ (2) exhibition in Beijing (1989) – and pre-enacts a future event – the ‘Equator Conference 2022’ (3) in Yogyakarta (2022). The exhibition includes video works, installations and photography by Zeinab Al Hashemi, Basma Alsharif, Hicham Benohoud, Ali Cherri, Venzha Christ, Cao Fei, Ho Tzu-Nyen, Meiro Koizumi, Maha Maamoun, Basim Magdy, Radouan Mriziga, Khalil Rabah, Kyohei Sakaguchi, Tita Salina, Wael Shawky, Konrad Smoleński, Song Ta, Jalal Toufic, Mark Teh, Aleksandra Waliszewska and Raed Yassin. The Time is Out of Joint features four new commissions by the artists Venzha Christ, Maha Maamoun, Kyohei Sakaguchi and Raed Yassin. From March 12–15, an extensive programme of events took place as part of the project, including a series of performances, film screenings, artist talks, presentations and discussions. The Time is Out of Joint also encompassed a one-day conference titled Equator Conference 2022 – Yogyakarta, held in Sharjah 2016 with speakers and artists; Antariksa, Researcher and co-founder of KUNCI Cultural Studies Center, Indonesia; Bassam El Baroni, Curator and Professor at the Dutch Art Institute, Netherlands; Hilmar Farid, Lecturer at the Universitas Indonesia and Jakarta Institute of Arts, Indonesia; Helgard Haug, Rimini Protokoll, Germany; Taneli Kukkonen, Professor at New York University, US and UAE; and Enin Supriyanto, Curator and Project Officer of Equator International Symposium, Indonesia. Feature performances included: ~55 by Radouan Mriziga; Doppelgänger by Basma Alsharif; Baling by Mark Teh, 13-14; Time Tuning by Raed Yassin; and Degrees of Freedom and B by Konrad Smoleński. The Time is Out of Joint also presents a screening of Cabaret Crusades: The Secrets of Karbala by Wael Shawky. Live streaming of Venzha Christ’s installation Evolution of the Unknown will took place from the Sharjah Center for Astronomy & Space Sciences. A two-volume publication co-edited by Ala Younis was developed as part of project. The first volume of The Time is Out of Joint features new text and images, while the second reproduces archival material and/or reflections on such material. Contributions were commissioned by writers, artists and researchers, including Tarek Abou El Fetouh, Sohyun Ahn, John Akomfrah, Kwame Appiah, Jee-sook Beck, Judith Butler, Park Chan-kyong, Faisal Darraj, Nick Denes, Fan Di’an, Cevdet Erek, Hilmar Farid, Samer Frangie, Alexander Gall, Ho Tzu Nyen, Niu Kecheng, Chen Kezhi, Kristine Khouri, Chan Koonchung, Maha Maamoun, Toni Maraini, Mohamed Melehi, You Mi, Gao Minglu, Mostafa Nissabory, Otobong Nkanga, Nikos Papastergiadis, Ismail Shammout, Ships on Stamps, Koh Seung-wook, Vandana Shiva, Sohl Lee, Sung Wan-kyung, Ahdaf Soueif, Enin Supriyanto, Tang Qingnian, Jalal Toufic, Oraib Toukan, Daniella Trimboli, Haytham El Wardany, Li Xianting, Mao Xuhui, Zhou Yan, Jeon Yong-Seok and Anthony Yung. Another essential component of the project, The Time is Out of Joint Reading Room, presents a platform for books that expand on the themes in the exhibition. Conceptualised by Marwa Arsanios and Samer Frangie, the Reading Room will be open at SAF Art Spaces throughout the duration of the exhibition. In addition to books from across cultures, the project includes a programme of talks that started with Earth Democracy, a presentation and reading group session by Dr. Vandana Shiva, Founder of the Research Foundation for Science, Technology and Ecology and Navdanya, India. In Sharjah, an archive room hosts the special digital library in collaboration with Asia Art Archive (Hong Kong), which includes selections of archival material of the China/Avant-Garde exhibition and the Indonesia Visual Art Archive. Next to it is a station for the Modern Art Iraq Archive as well as an active digitising station to be used to collect data from the UAE, while enabling local researchers and thinkers to engage with the growing archive. For the complete list of events and information on The Time is Out of Joint, please visit sharjahart.org. The Time Out of Joint is commissioned by Asia Culture Center – Theater and Sharjah Art Foundation and is supported by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism Republic of Korea and Sharjah Department of Culture and Information.  About Sharjah Art Foundation Since 2009 SAF has built on the history of cultural collaboration and exchange that began with the first Sharjah Biennial in 1993. Working with local and international partners, Sharjah Art Foundation creates opportunities for artists and artistic production through core initiatives that include Sharjah Biennial, the annual March Meeting, residencies, production grants, commissions, exhibitions, research, publications and a growing collection. Our education and public programmers focus on building recognition of the central role art can play in the life of a community by promoting public learning and a participatory approach to art. All our events are free and open to the public. Connect with Sharjah Art Foundation: Facebook  Twitter  Instagram (1) Baghdad’s Arab Art Biennale was a result of the 70’s short-lived revival of Arab nationalism. Designed to travel from one Arab capital to, another the second and final edition of the biennale was held in Rabat in 1976; shortly after the Arab nationalist concept collapsed altogether, along with the biennale project. (2) ‘China/Avant-Garde’ took place at Beijing’s National Art Gallery a few months before the events in Tiananmen Square and the same year that the Berlin Wall fell. The exhibition was shut down by the authorities hours after its opening in response several provocative performance works; it reopened for three more days before being forcefully shut down due to an anonymous threatening letter. (3) Yogyakarta’s ‘Equator Conference 2022’ is a planned conclusion to the 10-year strategy implemented by Yogyakarta Biennale Foundation through two main bi-annual events; the Jogja Biennale and Equator Symposium. The events alternate as they focus on one region around the equator every two years. #fineartmagazine

Michael Boodro and Rosie O’Donnell to present awards at April 20th ceremony, hosted by Genevieve Gorder

HOUSING WORKS TO HONOR JAMIE DRAKE AND MARY FISHER AT

4^TH ANNUAL DESIGN ON A DIME GROUNDBREAKER AWARDS DINNER

Michael Boodro and Rosie O’Donnell to present awards at April 20^th ceremony, hosted by Genevieve Gorder

– Housing Works announced today that they will honor famed interior designer, Jamie Drake and activist Mary Fisher at their April 20^th Groundbreaker Awards Dinner hosted by HGTV host Genevieve Gorder. Housing Works is a New York-based organization that provides supportive services and stable housing to the homeless and individuals living with and affected by HIV/AIDS. The non-profit works with advocacy offices across the country and abroad to fight for funding and legislation to ensure all people living with HIV/AIDS have access to quality housing, healthcare, prevention information and other life-sustaining services.

Host Genevieve Gorder’s unmistakable style and enthusiasm have made her one of America’s favorite interior designers, currently appearing on DesignIsh and Design Network. She can also be seen on HGTV’s “Genevieve’s Renovation,” “HGTV Star,” and “HGTV’s White House Christmas Special.” Gorder also has a collection at Capel Rugs, stationary, textile and baby & child lines, and designs for a diverse group of clients and companies from hotels and restaurants to private clients and cruise ships.

Jamie Drake will receive the ELLE DECOR “Heart of Design” Award this year for over a decade of philanthropic work with Housing Works. Drake has created vignettes multiple times for “Design on a Dime,” and he  currently serves as Chair of The Alpha Workshops where he’s been a board member for many years. ELLE DECOR editor-in-chief Michael Boodro will present their “Heart of Design” Award to Drake for his renowned work as an interior designer and his philanthropic work in support of the HIV/AIDS community.

Mary Fisher is being honored for her work and advocacy for HIV and AIDS patients. The actress, artist, author and political activist has used her voice to speak out about contracting HIV and her life living with the disease. She has written several books on the subject and has used her artwork and design collaborations to raise money funding the fight against AIDS. Fisher’s award will be presented by longtime friend, Rosie O’Donnell.

“Jamie and Mary exemplify what Housing Works stands for,” stated Design on a Dime Founding Chair, and Designer James Huniford. “We’re so proud to honor the work they have done and to have these amazing allies stand with us in our common mission to end AIDS and to provide housing and lifesaving services to those who are living with HIV/AIDS.”

Following the Groundbreaker Awards Dinner on the 20^th, Housing Works will then host a three-day public event where guests can shop at the 12^th annual DESIGN ON A DIME benefit and sale. Held at the Metropolitan Pavilion, the ticketed Opening Night Reception on April 21^st attracts VIPs, designers and star-studded friends of Housing Works who will get a first-look at room vignettes and the first opportunity to shop each vignette. These rooms are designed by leading names in the industry and all merchandise (both designer and vintage items) is available at an extreme discount. The following two-days are open up to the wider general public with free admission where guests can experience the vignettes and purchase the remaining items. Proceeds from all sales will support Housing Works newest supportive Housing Project, The Hull Street Residence. Tickets are on sale now at: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/design-on-a-dime-nyc-2016-tickets-21114287402?aff=website

Housing Works Design on a Dime will be attended by the events’ Founding Chair, James Huniford and Co-Chairs Alessandra Branca, Michael Boodro, Nicole Gibbons, George Oliphant, Marisa Tomei and Social Chair, Douglas Friedman /The Facinator.

What:
Groundbreaker Awards Dinner (April 20, 2016)
Design on a Dime (April 21-23, 2016)

When/Where:
Groundbreaker Awards Dinner
April 20, 2016
Metropolitan Pavilion
125 West 18th Street, New York, NY
6:00 pm – Cocktail hour
7:30 – 9:00 pm – Groundbreaker Awards Dinner & Silent Auction

Design on a Dime 2016  Opening Night Reception
April 21, 2016
Metropolitan Pavilion
125 West 18th Street, New York, NY
5:30 pm – VIP Reception & Vignette Preview
6:30 pm – 9:30 pm – Opening Reception & Shopping

Design on a Dime Public Sale
April 22 & 23, 2016
Metropolitan Pavilion
125 West 18th Street, New York, NY
Time: Friday 10:00am – 7:00pm

Saturday 10:00am – 5:00pm

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WHAT TO SEE AND DO AT ART DUBAI, MARCH 17-19

WHAT TO SEE AND DO AT ART DUBAI, MARCH 17-19 Tour the Galleries Learn about modern masters of the Middle East, Africa and South Asia with a curator-led tour of Art Dubai Modern, today at 6.30pm and, in the Contemporary halls, experience dynamic works by a new generation of Filipino artists in the thematic, curated Marker programme (booth B14) from 7pm. Art Dubai’s three gallery halls, exhibiting art by more than 500 artists, with works from 1903 to the present day, are open 4-9:30pm today; Friday 2-9.30pm; Saturday 12-6.30pm. Art Dubai Projects This year’s programme of new commissions, curated by Yasmina Reggad, features a range of performances, plus major sculptural and site-specific works by the Cairo collective Nile Sunset Annex (Foyer 1), Moza Almatrooshi (terrace, towards Art Dubai Modern), Massinissa Selmani and Shreshta Rit Premnath (Foyer 2). Log in to the fair’s wifi network on your arrival to experience a new film by A.i.R Dubai residency artist Lydia Ourahmane. 89Plus Dubai can be found on the water terrace: listen to stories submitted and performed by a GCC generation of creatives born in or after 1989 -- the conclusion of the two-year long project, led by artists Sarah Abu Abdallah and Abdullah Al Mutairi. Art Dubai Radio has invited Safina Radio Project to take over the airwaves at the 2016 fair - listen to soundbites from Dhaka to Venice at the booth in Foyer 2. RCA Secret Sale Day  Today, Thursday, is sale day at Art Dubai and Alserkal Avenue! Arrive early to the popular anonymous exhibition, where all original works of art are yours for Dhs500; the sale starts at 4pm and goes until 9pm. View the postcards here and register early as a buyer here. The Wedding Project From 4-7:30pm, wander through the rooms of The Wedding Project, a new immersive, performative project playfully transforming two rooms at Madinat Jumeirah into an artist-created wedding hall (curated by the Delfina Foundation). Read more here.  Global Art Forum: The Future Was continues today at 3pm  Thursday's programme begins at 3pm and includes ‘postcards from the future’ by writer and commentator Mishaal Al Gergawi and the Museum of the Future’s Noah Raford, plus a presentation (‘The Future Was the Cloud’) by João Ribas of the Serralves Museum of Contemporary Art. Don’t miss discussions, films, presentations and performances by award-winning writer Lauren Beukes with artist Sophia Al Maria; the Emirati sci-fi novelists Mohammad Al Hammadi and Noura Al Noman; Yasmina Reggad with dancers Lana Fahmi and Alaa Krimed; and artist eL Seed in conversation with MoMA director Glenn D. Lowry. The Forum's last day is tomorrow, Friday March 18, from 4pm. The full programme and list of contributors can be found here. Ashim Ahluwalia with Akbar Padamsee, Events in a Cloud Chamber, 2016, Courtesy of the artists and Jhaveri Contemporary Art Dubai Cinema: Events in a Cloud Chamber Art Dubai Cinema debuts the celebrated art documentary Events in a Cloud Chamber by Ashim Ahluwalia with Akbar Padamsee tonight at 8pm in the Global Art Forum Tent on Fort Island. (Free and open to all.) Art Dubai Cinema continues Friday at 8pm with Adel Abidin's Michael and concludes with a rolling programme throughout Cinema Saturday. For the full film programme, click here.  Areej Kaoud, 'Brigade D'Urgence' ('Emergency Brigade'), 2016 Performances Today 5-7:00pm | In 'Brigade D'Urgence' ('Emergency Brigade'), A.i.R. Dubai artist Areej Kaoud, working with four UAE-based dancers, uses health and safety regulations as a basis for her performance. Location: Throughout the fair  9:15-9:30pm | Doa Aly: 'Free Radicals' – the renowned Cairo-based artist’s popular live performance takes place again this evening. Location: Foyer 1 The full list of performances can be found here.  Sheikha Manal Little Artists Program Today, Friday and Saturday, children (aged 5-17) and families are invited to participate in the Sheikha Manal Little Artists Program workshops and discovery tours, held in partnership with The Cultural Office. Led by UK-based artist Polly Brannan, the workshop programme features sets, props and visuals created by the participating children and families for various acts including songs, comedy, poetry and puppet shows. Register here for the last available spots today, Friday and Saturday.  #Fineartmagazine

Art Hamptons Kicks Off Summer Season June 23-26 at Private Lumber Lane Estate Grounds Plan Now to Attend!

Mauricio Morillas, ARTMIX        Art Hamptons Kicks Off Summer Season June 23-26 at Private Lumber Lane Estate Grounds Plan Now to Attend! Art Hamptons Opening Night Preview to Benefit LongHouse Reserve and The Samuel Waxman Cancer Research Foundation The Opening Night Preview of Art Hamptons on Thursday, June 23 will benefit both LongHouse Reserve (East Hampton NY) and the Samuel Waxman Cancer Research Foundation. Internationally renowned textile designer and author Jack Lenor Larsen will co-chair the inaugural Host Committee with Maria and Kenneth Fishel, who have been involved with and supported the Samuel Waxman Cancer Research Foundation's mission to eradicate cancer and raise funds for cutting-edge research. "We are thrilled to work in partnership with these two illustrious organizations. Their support and dedication to their respective fields is unmatched, and we are pleased to align with them in this year of important milestones," notes Donna Davies, Vice President of Art Group for Urban Expositions. 2016 marks the 25th anniversary of LongHouse Reserve, while the Samuel Waxman Cancer Research Foundation is celebrating 40 years of tireless research. Inaugural Art Hamptons Host Committee In addition to Co-Chairs Jack Lenor Larsen and Maria and Kenneth Fishel, we are pleased to announce members of the Host Committee include: collectors and patrons of the arts Dale and Doug Anderson, Ruth Appelhof, Executive Director, Guild Hall; Brett Beldock, principal, Brett Design Inc.; curator Arlene Bujese, Ada Ciniglio, Executive Director, ArtTable; patron and artstager Kipton Cronkite; Judy Olson Dunne, principal, Butter and Eggs; Marge Hadar, broker, Brown Harris Stevens; Helen Harrison, Director, Pollock-Krasner Study Center; Harry Heissmann, principal, Harry Heissmann Inc.; Andre Kikoski, principal, Andre Kikoski Architect, Amy Lau, principal, Amy Lau Design, David Ling, principal, David Ling Architect; Suzanne Lovell, principal, Suzanne Lovell Inc.; Jayne Michaels and Joan Michaels, principals, 2Michaels Inc.; Edwina von Gal, principal, Edwina von Gal + Co and founder/president, Perfect Earth Project; Marion Waxman, founding chairperson, A Hamptons Happening; and Dr. Samuel Waxman, Founder and CEO, Samuel Waxman Cancer Research Foundation. The Host Committee is still in formation. Stay tuned for updates! Art Hamptons Expanded Cultural Partners Roster In addition to many of our 2015 Cultural Partners, our expanded roster includes the Whitney Museum, Cooper Hewitt National Design Museum, ASID's NY Metro Chapter, American Folk Art Museum, Dia Foundation's Dan Flavin Art Institute, 92nd Street Y and more.  We look forward to welcoming upper level supporters of these organizations to join us at the fair as our VIP guests and to promoting and supporting these organizations throughout the coming year! Location | Bridgehampton NY For the second year in a row, thousands of patrons and art collectors will flock to Art Hamptons on the stunning Lumber Lane estate grounds of Maria and Kenneth Fishel.  Situated in one of the most exclusive neighborhoods in the Hamptons, Art Hamptons kicks off the summer season June 23-26. Plan now to attend! See hotel partners

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Andrei Protsouk Spring/Summer Tour 2016

Andrei Protsouk Spring/Summer Tour 2016 Art lovers unite, I am proud to announce my new collection for the Spring and Summer 2016. These works were inspired by the splendorous European life and lust for the enjoyment in life. You can view the entire collection HERE! Secondly, I will be embarking on an artistic journey throughout the US featuring in SOLO gallery shows and various exhibits. If you would like to book Andrei Protsouk in your Gallery, Charity or Event throughout this year please let us know. Art Lovers from around the world its your chance to bring the beautiful artwork of Andrei Protsouk to your community!  Please reply to this email or Call 570-476-4407 for availability and inquiries Love, Andrei Protsouk Copyright © 2016 Art and Design Publishing, LLC, All rights reserved.  We send special offers to our clients and mailing lists.  Our mailing address is:  Art and Design Publishing, LLC 7 North 6th Street Stroudsburg, PA 18360 Fineartmagazine