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X Contemporary Announces Inaugural Exhibitors
X Contemporary is pleased to announce
exhibitors for the inaugural edition set to take place during Art Basel
Miami Beach. Opening in the Wynwood district, across from Wynwood Walls,
the boutique art fair will present a selection of 27 international
exhibitors from the US, Europe and South America. The art fair will
emphasize a crossover between postwar and contemporary art in specially
curated projects that add depth to the fair’s exhibitions, while
considering the art historic importance of the trends and cultural
influences impacting artists today. The first edition of X Contemporary
will take place on Tuesday, December 2nd through Sunday, December 6th
with a vernissage for VIP guests and press on December 1st, from 5 to 10
p.m.
2015 X Contemporary exhibitors:
Ambacher Contemporary, Munich, Germany
ArtStager, New York, NY
Artfully Awear, New York, NY
Art Shape Mammoth, Brooklyn, NY
Berlin Collective, Brooklyn, NY
Castle Fitzjohns Gallery, New York, NY
Compass Realty, Miami, FL
Dorian Grey Gallery, New York, NY
Fashion Institute of Technology, New York, NY
Gallery Sensei, New York, NY
The Hollows Art Space, Brooklyn, NY
Hungry for Fortune, Berlin, Germany & New York, NY
KH Fine Arts, Jersey City, NJ
Krammer & Stoudt, Brooklyn, NY
LGTripp Gallery, Philadelphia, PA
LOCUS, Oslo, Norway
Nicole Longnecker Gallery, Houston, TX
Olive & Orient, Brooklyn, NY
Parenthesis, Brooklyn, NY
Robert Fontaine Gallery, Miami, FL
Sasson Soffer Foundation, Jersey City, NJ
TIMEBAG, Medellin, Colombia
Torche Gallerie, Belmar, NJ
Treason Gallery, Seattle, WA
US+U, New York, NY
Vertu Fine Art, Boca Raton, FL
Willoughby Art Advisory, East Hampton & New York, NY
X Contemporary is excited to highlight a few key exhibitions
presented at the fair, as special projects that will enrich attendee’s
experiences with curated, survey and retrospective style shows.
Michael Klein Arts LLC will present, Grace Hartigan 1960-1965, The Perry Collection,
an exhibition of paintings and collages that represent Hartigan's
Abstract Expressionist style as it evolved in the early 1960s. Hartigan
was a key innovator amongst painters of the New York School and was the
only female artist included in the traveling exhibit The New American Painting,
designed to introduce European audiences to American art. The variety
of paintings in this anticipated exhibition will highlight Hartigan’s
style of vivid color and texture painted on a large scale. The fair will
provide the perfect opportunity to reintroduce Hartigan's work to a
professional audience of dealers, curators and critics. After its
exhibition at X Contemporary, the collection will tour to other
institutions both in the US and abroad.
Pamela Willoughby,
an art consultant based in New York City and East Hampton that has
served as an advisor to many respected contemporary collections, will
showcase her expertise in post modern, contemporary and emerging art.
Presenting iconic handmade postcard collages created by Jean-Michel Basquiat early in his career, alongside work by renowned UK based mural artist, Hush,
Willoughby Art Advisory will give viewers the opportunity to consider
the genesis of street art incorporation into the New York gallery scene
and its global evolution through today. This thought-provoking range of
work will also include work by artists Peter Dayton, Dora Frost and
photography by the artistic team Cyril Christo & Marie Wilkinson.
Castle Fitzjohns Gallery presents the original Pop Shop sign, painted by Keith Haring
for the Lafayette St. gallery in 1986. The 10-panel Pop Shop Sign
conceived and executed by Keith Haring in collaboration with Andre
Charles extended across and around the building during its renovation
beginning in the winter of 1986. The sign was made from an original
sketch drawn by Haring and served as a temporary placard until it was
removed from the building in the fall of 1987. At the time of its
removal by the City of New York, artist Robin Van Arsdol acquired it for
his private collection where it has remained ever since. It has been
exhibited internationally and was featured in Germany in 2010 and and
was then sent to an exhibition at the Russian State Art Museum in Moscow
in May 2011.
TIMEBAG,
the independently organized artist project based in Colombia, will
present a survey of work by emerging, mid-career and established
Colombian artists, titled Colombia N.O.W. This
project curated by Carlos Uribe, Gabriel Mario Vélez and Maria Luisa
Vélez, invites a public discussion on the country and culture of
Colombia today. In this dynamic exhibition, the artists reflect on
several social, political and emotional landscapes of a contemporary
Colombia. The presentation will include works by artists Fredy Alzate,
Victor Garcés, Sara Herrera and Harold Ortiz.
International artist network, Berlin Collective
works to connect artists with new exhibiting and collaborating
opportunities. The group’s presentation at X Contemporary will include
works by artists Eric Slayton, Elena Lyakir and Javier Barrera. In
presenting these works together, the comparison becomes relevant to
understanding each artist’s journey and discovery. The selection
highlights bold work by Eric Slayton and the addition to his Gravity Collection. As well as, new work by artist Elena Lyakir titled, City Parks Romance.
The presentation will also showcase a intaglio prints series by Javier
Barrera, in which the artist uses hybrid forms of traditional and
digital printmaking.
About X Contemporary
X
Contemporary is a contemporary art fair established in 2015 under the
direction of Matthew Eck with a focus on galleries and cultural
institutions who promote the work of emerging and midcareer artists.
Location
240-252 NW 25th St.
Miami, FL 33127
Dates
December 1-6, 2015
Hours
December 1 | VIP vernissage, 5-10 p.m.
December 2 | Open to the public, 12-9 p.m.
December 3 | Open to the public, 12-9 p.m.
December 4 | Open to the public, 12-9 p.m.
December 5 | Open to the public, 12-9 p.m.
December 6 | Open to the public, 12-6 p.m.
Tickets
Single Day $10
Single Day Plus $20
Run of Show $25
Fair Contact
P.O. Box 20191
Greeley Square Station
4 East 27th Street
New York, NY 10001
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