Inaugural Art Southampton Proves To Be Game Changer On Hamptons Art Scene
Sister fair to long-running Art Miami redefines presentation of world-class art out East
Wednesday, August 1, 2012
Monday, July 30, 2012
STEADY SALES AND UPBEAT MOOD AT THE SECOND ANNUAL artMRKT HAMPTONS
STEADY SALES AND UPBEAT MOOD AT THE SECOND ANNUAL artMRKT HAMPTONS
Jon Bon Jovi, Edie Falco and Nina Garcia Join the 7000-Strong Crowd of Attendees At This Year's Fair
BRIDGEHAMPTON, NY (July 21, 2012) – The second annual artMRKT Hamptons, founded by Max Fishko and Jeffrey Wainhause, closed on a high note this past Sunday, with exhibitors reporting steady sales and strong attendance throughout the weekend. The well-heeled Hamptons crowd strolled through the tent on the Bridgehampton Historical Society grounds -- some with canine pals in tow -- scooping up works ranging from sculpture to works on paper, to paintings and photography. Further proof that East Enders considered this a “must attend” event -- over 1500 collectors and art enthusiasts attended the preview night party and guest numbers topped 7000 in total for the weekend.
Throughout the weekend, notables including Musician/Actor Jon Bon Jovi, Actress Edie Falco, Marie Claire Fashion Editor and “Project Runway” Judge Nina Garcia, society figures Kathy and Richard Hilton and Bonnie Engelbardt Lautenberg, TV Reality Star and Interior Decorator Dina Manzo, Jewelry Designer Jennifer Miller, Broadway Producer Stewart Lane (“War Horse” and “Priscilla Queen of the Desert”) as well as Producer and Actress Bonnie Comley strolled the tent in search of their next art purchase.
According to Jay Lehman of Morgan Lehman Gallery, “The treatment gallerists receive is exceptional and is something that one typically expects only from the big fairs. Jeff and Max are ambitious and their efforts produce results. More people came through this year and they were serious collectors. The scale of the show made it easy for visitors to feel relaxed and focused.” Kevin Havelton of Aureus Contemporary said, “We sold out of most of our largest works and estimate that 80 percent of sales were to new clients.”
Local as well as international galleries reported successful outcomes with painting, photography and works on paper accounting for the bulk of sales throughout the weekend. Several large-scale items were sold at JHB Gallery, including two hand-cut paper works by Jaq Belcher and a John Noestheden silver crystal on paper piece. Sag Harbor gallerist Karen Boltax sold works by several artists including a Regina Scully canvas and a work on paper in addition to three works by Peter Opheim, Sylvia Hommert and Jackie Black. Italian gallery Arte Nova sold a large-scale photo by renowned photographer Massimo Vitali. Morgan Lehman reported sales of several works by Nancy Lorenz and photographer David Allee and, in addition, has several clients doing studio visits with painter Ryan Wallace as a result of their participation in the fair. New York gallerist Eli Klein reported strong sales and Nancy Margolis made several new clients and garnered a large-scale outdoor commission for artist Eva Hild as a result of her participation in artMRKT Hamptons.
Launched by Fishko and Wainhause in 2011 to create an intimate and thoughtfully-curated fair in the Hamptons, the 2012 edition featured 41 galleries -- up from 35 in its inaugural year --representing over 400 artists. Dealers and visitors complimented organizers for establishing a manageably sized show which was described as both “inviting” and “enjoyable.” As well, Terrie Sultan, director of the Parrish Museum commented, “the Fair looked wonderful -- there were very good galleries exhibiting a very high caliber selection of artworks.” She added, “Max and Jeff are doing all the right things and their enthusiasm for the Parrish and the East End community should be applauded.”
Sultan’s sentiments were echoed by the exhibitors who uniformly cited the support and enthusiasm of the artMRKT team. According to Peter of Peter Mendenhall Gallery, “The attentiveness of Max, Jeff and the rest of the team is unparalleled. They make it worthwhile to do art fairs.”
“This weekend’s event once again proved that there is a need and a great opportunity for a contemporary fair like artMRKT – one that is convenient, well curated and comfortable,” says Max Fishko of artMRKT. “We are very much looking forward to next year’s outing.”
About artMRKT:
artMRKT Productions co-founders Max Fishko and Jeffrey Wainhause had been working together four years when they saw an opportunity: Bring a high-touch level of service to the underserved art fair landscape. Forming the Brooklyn-based artMRKT Productions in 2011, Fishko and Wainhause provide the art viewing public, artists, collectors and dealers with a comprehensive vision and the highest level of service – and people are noticing. The duo are taking the art market by storm, producing four successful contemporary fairs in 2012-- in San Francisco, CA, the Hamptons, NY, Houston, TX, and Miami, FL.
For more information about artMRKT Hamptons, Texas Contemporary, The Miami Project or artMRKT San Francisco, please visit www.art-mrkt.com or call +1 (212) 518-6912.
Friday, July 20, 2012
Another Indian Art Rip-Off: Art Sale for Greed
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The Boulin ArtInfo writes on it's online news magazine for today: High Noon for Western Art Lovers, As Coeur d'Alene Rides Into Reno for Its Annual Bank-Busting Sale
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Coeur d'Alene Art Auction, Hayden, Idaho (artinfo.com)
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The article above is in support of the profitable Coeur d’Alene Art Auction July 21st touting the proposed sale of a war shirt known to have been Chief Joseph's of the Nez Perce. On October 5th,1877 Chief Joseph surrendered to U.S. General Nelson Appleton Miles in the Bear Paw Mountains.
There is speculation that this iconic personal piece of clothing, now called an art artifact may fetch an all time market high.
I like art for sale, I like art for profit. I don't like this. It strikes me personally as ghoulish and colonial in it's mind set. I have no idea when this was obtained privately for sale or who was the original owner other than Chief Joseph. I do know it had great value to the original wearer and was worn with valiant pride.
I have seen scandal, fraud & greed in the art market this past year for setting prices to maintain wealth. Nothing new except the prices. The traded art trophies are outrageously expensive over all. Nothing wrong with that.
What I do find is wrong is a people whom were brought to extinction through genocide are now venerated publicly in clothing artifact prices as art for the purpose of greed. Does the buyer think some of the patina of the courage it took Chief Joseph and his 800 warriors, pursued by 2,000 U.S. calvary traveling over 1,170 miles across Oregon, Washington Idaho, Wyoming, and Montana will rub off on them? This shirt should either be in a museum or repatriated to the Nez Perce nation.
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Mike Weiss Gallery: Alex Gingrow All the money IS in the label August 2 - September 1, 2012
Alex Gingrow All the money IS in the label
August 2 - September 1, 2012
Opening Thursday August 2, 6 - 8 pm
Alex Gingrow / He might as well have humped my leg! / 2012 /
Graphite and acrylic on paper / 22 x 30 inches
Mike Weiss Gallery is pleased to present All the money IS in the label by Brooklyn based artist Alex Gingrow. For her first solo exhibition, Alex Gingrow presents dozens of obsessively rendered drawings on paper loaded with cutting, antagonistic humor and a quick trigger finger pointed at the heart of the art world. Over the past five years while working at a midtown frame shop, the artist has collected snippets of sordid conversations overheard from chief art world players as well as from peers working at entry-level positions within art institutions. The resulting works are incredibly revealing, and often baiting epitaphs of insider conversations, reified and displayed, ironically within a frame. With a snarky, sharp wit and a healthy dose of self-deprecation, Gingrow implicates all levels of the "establishment" including Gagosian, Hirst and Warhol, the New Museum and even our own Mike Weiss Gallery.
Alex Gingrow (b. 1979, Knoxville, TN) currently lives and works in Brooklyn. She attended the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston and received her MFA from Savannah College of Art and Design. Her work has been accepted into the White Columns registry and The Drawing Center Slide Registry and has been included in numerous curated exhibitions, most recently at the University of Memphis Art Museum, Ursula Blickle Foundation in Kraichtal Germany and at the Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts in New York.
For additional information please contact Anna Ortt, Director at anna@mikeweissgallery.com
Mike Weiss Gallery
520 West 24th Street
New York, NY 10011
Tel: 212-691-6899
Hours: Tues-Sat 10am to 6pm
www.mikeweissgallery.com
Wednesday, July 18, 2012
Thursday, July 12, 2012
Fine Art Magazine's Special Hamptons Art Fair Edition
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