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EMILY DICKINSON IN LIFE AND POETRY IS THE SUBJECT OF A MAJOR EXHIBITION AT THE MORGAN LIBRARY & MUSEUM

EMILY DICKINSON IN LIFE AND POETRY IS
THE SUBJECT OF A MAJOR EXHIBITION
AT THE MORGAN LIBRARY & MUSEUM

I’m Nobody! Who are you? The Life and Poetry of Emily Dickinson
January 20 through May 21, 2017

**Press Preview: Thursday, January 19, 10–11:30 am**
RSVP: media@themorgan.org

  

New York, NY, December 13, 2016 — One of the most popular and enigmatic American writers of the nineteenth century, Emily Dickinson (1830–1886) wrote almost 1,800 poems. Nevertheless, her work was essentially unknown to contemporary readers since only a handful of poems were published during her lifetime and a vast trove of her manuscripts was not discovered until after her death in 1886.  

Often typecast as a recluse who rarely left her Amherst home, Dickinson was, in fact, socially active as a young woman and maintained a broad network of friends and correspondents even as she grew older and retreated into seclusion. Bringing together nearly one hundred rarely seen items, including manuscripts and letters, I’m Nobody: Who are you?—a title taken from her popular poem—is the most ambitious exhibition on Dickinson to date. It explores a side of her life that is seldom acknowledged: one filled with rich friendships and long-lasting relationships with mentors and editors.  

The exhibition closely examines twenty-four poems in various draft states, with corresponding audio stops.  In addition to her writings, the show also features an array of visual material, including hand-cut silhouettes, photographs and daguerreotypes, contemporary illustrations, and other items that speak to the rich intellectual and cultural environment in which Dickinson lived and worked. The exhibition is organized in conjunction with Amherst College. 

“Emily Dickinson’s work—and life—remain endlessly compelling to literary scholars and to the larger artistic community,” said Colin B. Bailey, director of the Morgan Library & Museum. “With its experimental poetics and vivid language, her verse continues to be a source of critical inquiry, while her quiet, unassuming years in Amherst are celebrated in music, theatre, and the cinema. The Morgan’s exhibition explores a less well-known aspect of her life—her personal and professional friendships—that will surely delight and surprise exhibition-goers.”

The only authenticated image of Emily Dickinson, Daguerreotype, ca. 1847. The Emily Dickinson Collection, Amherst College Archives & Special Collections. Gift of Millicent Todd Bingham, 1956, 1956.002.

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The Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago presents the North American premiere of Silencio Blanco's

SILENCIO BLANCO CHIFLÓN, EL SILENCIO DEL CARBÓN   January 19-22, 2017

The Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago presents the North American premiere of Silencio Blanco's dramatic production of Chiflón, El Silencio del Carbón (Chiflón, Silence of the Coal), based in part on the writings by distinguished Chilean author Baldomero Lillo. Devised over two years during trips to the mining town of Lota in Chile, Chiflón confronts the intertwined histories of mining and the labor class.  The performance follows a young miner, forced to leave his home after a coal mine collapses. His only chance to keep working is to head to the area of Chiflón de Diablo, known as one of the most dangerous places a miner can work in Chile. Chiflón features hand-constructed marionettes, and is performed with a minimal sonic score and no dialogue so as to connect with audiences through a common theatrical language without cultural, age, or social barriers. Silencio Blanco's Chiflón, El Silencio del Carbón takes place January 19-22, 2017 at MCA Stage, and opens the Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival. Based in Santiago, Chile, the artists from Silencio Blanco are known for their handmade puppets, modeled using newspaper. In the montage, human sensations are represented through everyday situations and familiar gestural movements, telling a universal story of humanity in the face of adversity. Bunraku and marionette puppeteers create a powerful illusion that their puppets are human characters.   The company was formed in 2010 by media artists Santiago Tobar and Dominga Gutiérrez, who met while students at the legendary Theater School of the University of Chile. The current group is made up of seven puppet artists and sound artist-composer Ricardo Pacheco. They work collaboratively and to date have created three full-length works, De Papel, Pescador, andChiflón, employing puppets and more recently, film. Tobar serves as artistic director and head puppet maker. Prior to forming Silencio Blanco with Gutiérrez, Tobar was master puppeteer with Compañía Teatro Milagros, collaborating with artistic director-designer Aline Kuppenheim in the company's award-winning multimedia works El Capote and Sobre la Cuerda Floja (Over the Tightrope).   TICKET INFORMATION Chiflón, El Silencio del Carbón runs 50 minutes and takes place Thursday-Saturday, January 19-21, at 7:30 pm and Sunday, January 22, at 3 pm. Tickets are $30. Tickets are available at the MCA Box Office at 312.397.4010 or www.mcachicago.org. #fineartmagazine

Interesting Basalt Metate Jaguar Barakat Gallery

Basalt Metate in the form of Jaguar 6.375 inches (16.2cm) high x 9.5 inches (24.1cm) wide 1st Century AD to 5th Century AD This exquisite ceremonial metate was the most important ritual object of its time. Serving as a special  purpose, high-status grave offering, its function as a metate was secondary to its form. There is no  evidence of its use as a grinding surface, for the rough interior area of the stone bowl has not been  smoothed by the use of a mano. In fact, this powerful object, when placed in a tomb, represented both  elite control over food production and the promise of rebirth and new life.  The jaguar form of the metate is almost modern in its dynamism. Its head and tail are incised with a  geometric pattern, perhaps representing the animal's spots. The long tail, which curves to the side and  attaches itself to the back leg, gives an appearance of swift side-to-side movement. The fierce looking  N- shaped incisors and teeth, coupled with the curved shape of the legs makes one expect to see the  animal move forward, adding an attribute of life to this stone feline. The creative artistry evidenced in this  piece and other ceremonial metates of its time contributed to the creation of the first freestanding  sculpture in the region. The legacy of this jaguar continues into the present for its power and beauty is  still a joy to behold. For more details or further reading please click on the image above. Barakat Gallery London: 58 Brook Street, Mayfair, London +442074937778  Beverly Hills: 421 North Rodeo Drive, Beverly Hills, California +13108598408 Seoul: 58-4, Samcheong-ro, Jongno-gu, South Korea +821034973413 #fineartmagazine

Madelyn Jordon Fine Art Join us for the opening of 3D HOLIDAY Celebrate this Sat 12-6PM

3D Holiday: Fidia Falaschetti, Abigail Goldman, Keng Lau, DJ Leon, and Leslie Lew Dec 10- Jan 21, 2017 Celebrate this Sat 12-6PM Meet the artists, refreshments and more! Vitruvian Athlete Basketball by Keng Lau, 3mm Poly, 48 x 48 inches, Ed. 5/35 Batman in Gotham by DJ Leon, 2015, 3D lenticular print, 28.5 x 45.5 inches Join us for the opening of 3D HOLIDAY, an exhibition of paintings, sculpture and hi-tech prints by five contemporary artists.  While presenting works in a variety of mediums, the artists in this exhibition seriously spice up the 2D image with optical illusions, hi tech processes, sly humor, and visual tricks.  3D HOLIDAY's works draw principally from popular culture of post war America and the present- sports, fashion, comics, TV.  Whether homage or commentary, we see ourselves in the works.  Artists included in the exhibition are Fidia Falaschetti, Abigail Goldman, Keng Lau, DJ Leon and Leslie Lew.  To preview the exhibition and press release click here. Please contact the gallery for more information. Madelyn Jordon Fine Art 37 Popham Road Scarsdale, NY 10583 T: (914) 723-8738 E: info@madelynjordonfineart.com W: madelynjordonfineart.com Hours: Tues-Sat. 10:00 am - 5: #firneartmagazine

Design Miami has a banner turnout 2016

DESIGN MIAMI/ ACHIEVES RECORD ATTENDANCE AND CONFIRMS SIGNIFICANT INSTITUTIONAL ACQUISITIONS, WITH REFRESHED FAIR LAYOUT AND ROBUST NEW PROGRAMMING Highest footfall ever at Design Miami. Significantly broadened collector base, delivering sales across historic and contemporary galleries Refreshed layout with large public entrance plaza, glass facade,  and re-imagined floor plan. Two large-scale donations of fair content made to local institutions

Miami Beach, December 2016 - Design Miami/ staged its most successful edition - its twelfth, this past week - with a record 37,900 collectors and visitors to see its offering from the world’s leading design galleries. Thirty-one galleries exhibited, five of which were first time participants and nine of which were founding galleries, returning for their twelfth turn. This 2016 edition also saw increased attendance by ultra high net worth clientele. Rodman Primack, Chief Creative Officer of Design Miami/, voiced, “We reached a certain stride this edition that a lot of collectors and gallerists felt strongly. The mix of historic and contemporary in the program and the quality of the design satellites and collaborations drove attendance and sales to a very exciting height.” The collector base is broadening as well: "The vast majority of our clients here are art collectors now. More than ever before there is an acknowledgment that design is as conceptual and intellectual as contemporary art, but over and above that, you live with it. You use it,” said Zesty Meyers, Principal of R & Company gallery, based in New York, in response to the large influx of art collectors through the fair this year. Notable Attendees/ Some of the notable attendees of this year’s edition of Design Miami/ included return visitors Leonardo DiCaprio; Elle Macpherson; Martha Stewart; Donna Karan; Calvin Klein; Neil Barrett; Stefano Tonchi; Vito Schnabel; André Balazs; along with Calvin Harris; Virgil Abloh; Emily Ratajkowski; will.i.am; Travis Scott; Derek Blasberg; Thom Browne, Cecilia Dean and James Kaliardos; artists John Baldessari; Daniel Arsham and Urs Fischer; dealers Richard Sachs; Dominique Levy, Tico Mugrabi and Stellan Holm; Tim Jeffries; collectors Jean Pigozzi; Aby Rosen; Iran Issa Khan; Susie and Walid Wahab; architects and designers Fernando Romero; Fabio Novembre; Jean Nouvel; Bjarke Ingels; Arik Levy; Julie Hillman; Robert Stillin; Cliff Fong; Yves Béhar; as well as Princess Friyal of Jordan; and Mayor Levine of Miami Beach. Gallery Program/ Sales were high and widespread across the fair, ranging from contemporary work by young designers to rare vintage pieces with distinguished provenance. New York’s Friedman Benda sold all works by Misha Kahn, among other works by Wendell Castle, Chris Schanck and the Campana Brothers. Paris-based Patrick Seguin was successful in his presentation of limited Jean Prouvé and Jean Royère commissions, with several pieces from the Royère vignette sold to important collectors. LAFFANOUR - Galerie Downtown of Paris sold several works, including a tapestry and standing lamp by Le Corbusier. Collectors and journalists were excited by Jousse Entreprise’s presentation, with Maria Pergay’s Ring Chair sold to American collectors; and finally, first-time Miami participant Salon 94 sold every work by Gaetano Pesce presented in a solo exhibition at its stand.  Acquisitions by important design institutions The Smithsonian Cooper Hewitt, The Metropolitan Museum of Art and The Mint Museum transpired, adding to their collections with works from Galerie VIVID with a Verner Panton chair and carpet by Christie Van Der Haak and Snythesis lights by Tom Price at Victor Hunt Designart Dealer. Annie Carlano, Senior Curator of Craft, Design & Fashion at The Mint Museum commented on this year's fair: "The individual galleries seemed better than ever this year, both in terms of objects presented and booth layout.  The flow between 20th and 21st century design felt more organic than usual as a result of this.  Design Miami/ remains a critical venue for networking with the global design community, research, and is a primary source for major acquisitions.   Project spaces like Design Curio and Design Visionary provided more imaginative and immersive experiences, as was SHoP architects 3-D printed structure." Design Collaborations/ Design Miami/ long-time partners, Audi, Maison Perrier-Jouët, and FENDI returned, each with standout projects as part of the Design Collaborations program. Audi presented “The extra hour” by LEGO, inspired by the Audi RS 7 self-piloted driving concept. FENDI showed one of the fair’s most instagrammed spaces, THE HAPPY ROOM, a modular VIP lounge which will continue on in a global tour. Maison Perrier-Jouët presented Strand Garden by American artist and architect Andrew Kudless, inspired by nature and the brand’s Art Nouveau heritage, while Louis Vuitton made its debut on the fair floor with new additions to its Objets Nomades design collection. Another highlight was Dean & DeLuca’s Stage, a prototype of a chef-led fast food concept, which took the place as sole café at the fair, nearly doubling anticipated footfall and leaving an impactful impression for its striking design by architect Ole Scheeren. Fair newcomer Compac, the established Spanish luxury surface maker debuted ICE, a collaboration with Paris-based artist and designer Arik Levy. Finally, Airbnb was a lively presence with Sobremesa, designed by Mexico City-based Pedro&Juana, an evolving and collaborative space which featured a daily celebration of the Mexican tradition of sharing time and company, lingering around the table after a meal. Airbnb's installation will also live on following Design Miami/, through a donation of all materials used in the 'Sobremesa' project to  design students at Miami’s Design and Architecture Senior High (DASH). DESIGN MIAMI/ Design Miami/ is the global forum for design. Each fair brings together the most influential collectors, gallerists, designers, curators and critics from around the world in celebration of design culture and commerce. Occurring alongside the Art Basel fairs in Miami, USA each December and Basel, Switzerland each June, Design Miami/ has become the premier venue for collecting, exhibiting, discussing and creating collectible design. For more information, please visit http://www.designmiami.com #fineartmagazine

JonathanFerraraGallery MIAMI PROJECT 5 BOOTH 16 1 - 4 December

D E C E M B E R   2 0 1 6 ARTISTS      EXHIBITIONS      ART FAIRS      PRESS ARCHIVE A R T   F A I R  @JonathanFerraraGallery MIAMI PROJECT 5  BOOTH 16 1 - 4 December  6625 Indian Creek Drive, Miami Beach Jonathan Ferrara Gallery is delighted to return to Miami for the seventh consecutive year for Art Basel Miami Beach and fourth year at Miami Project Art Fair. The gallery's booth presentation consists of a comprehensive cross-section of JFG's programme. Exhibiting artists include: E2 - Kleinveld & Julien, Richelle Gribble, Bonnie Maygarden, Ti-Rock Moore, Adam Mysock, Michael Pajon, Anastasia Pelias, Nikki Rosato, Peter Sarkisian, Rosemary Scott-Fishburn, Paul Villinski and Monica Zeringue. JFG's booth has already been highlighted as one of the stand-out presentations at the fair by BLOUIN ARTINFO, who also named Miami Project 5 as one of the top 7 must-see satellite fairs.  Additionally, the gallery is presenting two public projects throughout the fair. At the entrance, next to the VIP registration desk, stands Ti-Rock Moore's 'Merica, 2016, a white vending machine stocked with guns and bibles (pictured below). Also, nearby JFG's booth is a display showcasing the recently published Guns In The Hands of Artists book where copies will be available for purchase. (They are also available here on Amazon.) For more information, sales or press inquiries, please contact gallery director Matthew Weldon Showman - 504.343.6827 | matthew@jonathanferraragallery.com #fineartmagazine