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ArtHamptons

 

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

ARTHAMPTONS ATTENDANCE SOARS AGAIN; MID-LEVEL SALES PREDOMINATE;  

HIGH DEMAND AT INTERNATIONAL GALLERIES

SOUTHAMPTON, N.Y., July 13, 2011 – The continued growth of the four-day ArtHamptons international art fair of post-war and contemporary works has proven that the Hamptons is a vibrant art lover’s marketplace in the summer.

Attendance at the fourth annual ArtHamptons in Bridgehampton, NY, July 7-10, soared to more than 9,500 people compared to the 8,000 in the previous year. Sales in the $10,000 to $40,000 range predominated and amounted to approximately $5 million in total. However, sales being discussed this week are a $2.4 million Franz Kline painting, and a $1.2 million Wilfredo Lam, which if consummated, will increase the final sales total to more than $8 million. Also, the fair’s 20 international galleries experienced strong demand. For instance, the Woolff Gallery, London, and The Cynthia Corbett Gallery, London, sold their entire ArtHamptons inventories.

The opening preview was attended by 3,000 Hamptonites, out-of-towners and a sprinkling of celebrities, surpassing last year’s 2,000 attendees and making it the largest art opening ever in the Hamptons once again.

The U.S. galleries Emmanuel Fremin Gallery, NY, and Caldwell Snyder Gallery, San Francisco, also reported the sales of their inventories. Emmanuel Fremin sold an entire wall of photographs to a  major Russian collector.

ArtHamptons was an ideal forum to buy paintings, works on paper, photography, prints, and sculpture. Among the artists whose works sold were Milton Resnick, Perle Fine, Norman Bluhm, Peter Dayton, Wolf Kahn, David Burliuk, Richard Prince, Sam Francis, John Waters, Lluis Barba, Melissa Chandon, Gregory Scott, Jean Francois Rauzier, Robert Motherwell, Alex Cao, Eric Forstmann, Esteban Vicente, Paul Balmer, John Waters, Norman Lewis, Boaz Vaadia, Stanley Boxer, Fred Mitchell, Peter Reginato, Doug and Mike Starn, Garry Fabian Miller, Victor Kord, Elizabeth Catlett, Russell Young, Bert Stern, Katherine Morling, Kari Reis and Jordan Eagels.

“Collectors were impressed by the quality of the art and the architectural design and comfortable viewing space of the fair building,” said Rick Friedman,  ArtHamptons' founder. “Dealers were impressed by the nonstop flow off tastemakers over the four days and learned not to misjudge the purchasing power of people wearing shorts and t-shirts,” he added.

June Kelly, of June Kelly Gallery, NY, commented, “ArtHamptons provided an opportunity for art lovers to see works by established as well as emerging artists.  The venue served as a dialogue between collectors and dealers.  Its strength was its making accessible a broad range of art in many mediums.  It was a microcosm of the New York Art Scene.” 

Russell Simmons, who received the ArtHamptons Arts Patron of the Year award, bought art at the Portico New York. His brother, the painter, Danny Simmons, and a co-recipient of the award, was represented at ArtHamptons by the Bill Hodges Gallery, NY. The gallery sold works by Beauford Delaney, Jacob Lawrence and Norman Lewis, among other African-American artists.

KIWI Arts Group, Miami, sold a record 18 of William John Kennedy’s newly published prints of Robert Indiana and Andy Warhol. The daily multiple screenings of Kennedy’s documentary, “Full Circle: Before They Were Famous,” followed by discussions by Warhol superstars Ultra Violet and Taylor Mead, were filled to capacity.   

This year’s ArtHamptons slimmed down to 77 galleries in order to provide fairgoers a more cogent, manageable viewing and art- buying experience. There were 4,000 artworks and 500 artists represented. The international galleries were from Israel, Korea, Japan, Greece, U.K. Canada, Spain, China, and Finland.

 “The beautiful pastoral five-acre setting of ArtHamptons sets the relaxed tone for shopping art of all media, ranging from paintings, contemporary photography and prints to both indoor and outdoor sculpture,” said Friedman.

Celebrities spotted included Emmy award winner Mariska Hartigay, playwright Edward Albee, museum curators/directors Terrie Sultan and Ruth Appelhof, collectors Beth Rudin Dewoody and Joanne Cassullo, Broadway producers Stewart Lane and Bonnie Comley, Hillary Geary Ross and Wilbur Ross, and, Kathy and Rick Hilton.

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 Russell Simmons and  a  gallerist. Photo Credit: Tanya Lee Alves

 

Taylor Mead and Ultra Violet         Photo Credit: Lisa Tamburini

ArtHamptons Galleries  Photo Credit: Tanya Lee Alves

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wednesdayjuly13

Alex Markwith opens at Nicelle Beauchene, 21 Orchard St, btw Hester and Canal, 6-8pm

Jung Hur opens at White Box, 329 Broome St, btw Chrystie and Bowery, 7-9pm

Andy Warhol’s New York City realease at Clic, 255 Centre St, at Broome, 6-8pm

DJ Spooky: The Book of Ice after party at Affaire NYC, 50 Ave B, at 4^th, 9:30pm

NewFilmmakers Celebrate Bastille Day at Anthology Film Archives, 32 2^nd Ave, at 2^nd St, 6pm

Soft Machines opens at The Pace Gallery, 545 W 22^nd St, btw 10^th and 11^th, 6-9pm

25 Years 25 Artists, curated by Bonnie Yochelson, opens at Julie Saul, 535 W 22^nd St, btw 10^th and 11^th, 5-7pm

thursdayjuly14

Red Dawn II perform at apexart, 291 Church St, btw Walker and White, 7pm

Amy Lien/Enzo Camacho open at 47 Canal, 47 Canal St, 2^nd Fl, at Hester, 6-8pm

The Making of the Chinese New Working Class opens at The Goethe-Institut – Ludlow 38, 38 Ludlow St, btw Grand and Hester, 6-8pm

What Works opens at ArtStar Space, 195 Chrystie St, 801B, btw Stanton and Rivington, 6-9pm

Christa Maiwald opens at BDG Project Space, 535 W 25^th St, btw 10^th and 11^th, 6-8pm

Cabin Fever opens at Mixed Greens, 531 W 26^th St, btw 10^th and 11^th, 6-9pm

Silver Bullet opens at Priska C Juschka, 547 W 27^th St, btw 10^th and 11^th, 6-9pm

fridayjuly15

Pablo Lafuente opens at Artists Space, 38 Greene St, 3^rd Fl, at Grand, 7:30pm

Colorform perform at The Local 269, 269 E Houston St, btw A and B, 10:30pm

All I Wanna Do and Bongo Barbershop screen at Joyce Kilmer Park, Grand Concourse, btw E 161^st and E 164^th, 7-10pm

Woven Bones, My Teenage Stride, Easter Vomit, and Teen Witch perform at 285 Kent Ave, at S 1^st, Brooklyn, 7pm, $10

saturdayjuly16

See Ostalgia at New Museum, 235 Bowery, btw Prince and Stanton, 11am-6pm

Bastille Week Celebration at Parigot Restaurant, 155 Grand St, at Centre, 7:30

Hiroki Kobayashi opens at FiveMyles, 558 St Johns Place, btw Franklin and Classon, Brooklyn, 5-8pm

Makerbot Make-A-Thon 2 at 3^rd Ward, 195 Morgan Ave, btw Meadow and Stagg, Brooklyn, 2-6pm

Jelly RockBeach at Aviator Sports Complex, 3159 Flatbush Ave, Brooklyn, 2-8pm, Free, $20 party buses leaving from Brooklyn and Manhattan

Warm Up: agnes b. presents at MoMA PS1, 22-25 Jackson Ave, at 46^th Ave, Queens, 2-9pm

sundayjuly17

See Sol Lewitt at City Hall Park, at Broadway and Chambers

The Misfits screens at BAM Rose Cinema, 30 Lafayette Ave, btw Fulton and Flatbush, Brooklyn, 7pm

Michael Levy reads at Book Court, 163 Court St, btw Pacific and Dean, Brooklyn, 7pm

mondayjuly18

See Teen Art Gallery at the Open Center, 22 E 30^th St, at Madison, 10am-9pm

LIT Magazine #20 launch party at powerhouse Arena, 37 Main St, at Water, 7-9pm

The So So Glos and American Darlings perform on Rocks Off Concert Cruise, 7pm, $30

Metalux and Fat Worm of Error perform at Monster Island Basement, 128 River St, at Kent, Brooklyn, 8pm

tuesdayjuly19

La Carte D’Apres Nature opens at Matthew Marks, 522 W 22^nd St, btw 10^th and 11^th, 6-8pm

Glutton for Punishment opens at Galeria Ramis Barquet, 532 W 24^th St, btw 10^th and 11^th, 6-8pm

Food by Nate Smith at Trophy Bar, 351 Broadway, btw Rodney and Keap, Brooklyn, 6-11pm

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The Summer Six Exhibtion

The Summer Six
Opening Days - July 22nd & 23rd (Friday & Saturday)

Our biggest summer season event ever! Exhibition Dates: July 22nd thru 30th, 2011 Call the gallery for more event information: 904-829-2120 Art from six new, exciting and creative minds will be exhibited at Galeria del Mar (9 King Street, St. Augustine, FL) on July 22nd thru July 30th. This exhibition has been designed for those who love the arts and will include new works from artists such as the iconic "hand coiled pottery" master Worley Faver as well as artist Jeffrey Terreson, whose encaustic technique (oil and wax)has influenced art lovers with its magical merging of colors and texture. New additions to our galleries will include the hip and "endlessly cool" Pop Art of Peter Mars, beautiful cityscapes from the Russian painter Dmitri Danish along with the colorful expressionist paintings of artist Josef Kote. Elegant sculptures in bronze and acrylic from Ira Reines will round out our lovely event with his modern figurative works rooted in classic line and form. Nothing has excited us more and a whole new world of collecting awaits. # # # Company History: Founded in 1998 by the Cutter Family, Cutter & Cutter Fine Art is recognized around the globe as a leading art dealer. With well over 100 years of combined experience in the world of fine art and 4 gallery locations in the downtown St. Augustine, Cutter & Cutter has specialized in representing the finest in contemporary art as well as original work from the 19th Century masters. # # # Email Contact: gdm@cutterandcutter.com Issued By: Cutter & Cutter Fine Art Phone: 904-829-2120 Address: Galeria del Mar 9 King Street Saint Augustine, FL 32084

Scott Dingfelder

Cutter & Cutter Fine Art

904-342-1473

www.cutterandcutter.com

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First Annual Coutts Museum Art Auction

Event date: July 16, 2011

The first annual Coutts Museum Art Auction will be held at the Coutts Museum of Art in El Dorado, KS, this Saturday, July 16, from 6pm to 9pm.  This live auction is also running concurrently online at www.proxibid.com/coutts  Bids may be made online prior to the auction, as well as during the live auction. The auction is in conjunction with PaintAmerica Association, a national nonprofit organization to support artists and the visual arts. Proceeds will be a benefit for the ongoing operations of each of these arts organizations.

“This is a major national art auction, with consigned pieces from many of the top contemporary representative artists in the country,” stated Rod Seel, executive director of the museum. “This is an excellent opportunity to purchase highly collectible works of art at a great price. Every piece in the sale is a high quality work, from a well-known, award-winning artist.”

The auction includes several dozen works of art. Some of the artists featured in the auction include Joseph Orr, Howard Friedland, Susan Blackwood, Jerry Metz, Jay Moore, Eva Van Rijn, Jim Clements, Jack Hetterich, Phil Starke, Neil Patterson, Ralph Oberg and many others. The complete catalog may be viewed online at www.proxibid.com/coutts

"I'm excited about bringing this level of quality work to auction in the Midwest,” said Seel. “Previously, buyers would need to go to Santa Fe, or Scottsdale, or Jackson Hole for this level of auction.  The work is really high quality. And, buyers who come to the live auction will also be able to tour our recently renovated museum, with several walls of fixed price offerings.”

The Coutts Museum of Art, located in downtown El Dorado, Kansas is a regional art museum that houses over 1,500 works of art in a historic 1917 building. The collection includes traditional, contemporary, European, western and local Kansas art.

Contact Person:

Rod Seel, executive director

316-321-1212

Pasadena Festival of the Arts: Call to Artists

For More Information and to download an application, click HERE.