SeaFair The Mega Yacht Art Fair in Miami!
January 2012
Photo: Mega Yacht "SeaFair" arrives to the Miami River District and
is preparing for an Artful Weekend in Downtown Miami.
Photo: Miami River District Apartments arrives
Friday night for the Butter Gallery, Churned Event
Photo: Andy Warhol Painting
"Art Basel Miami Beach has subsided, but the art fairs go on into the new year. Miami International Art Fair launched Jan. 13 — literally — on an rather unconventional platform: a 228-foot yacht, known as SeaFair, that docked at Miami’s downtown waterfront near the InterContinental Hotel until Jan.16th. The goal: To take advantage of downtown Miami’s growing reputation as an arts magnet, said organizer Lee Ann Lester, who owns the fair with her husband, David. New condos and hotels and the opening of the Miami Art Museum in 2013 make the location a natural fit, she wrote via email. This year’s event features works in new media, sculpture, digital and video formats. Although some are multiples from established artists, most are original works by emerging artists — a formula that often results in more affordable prices than those at larger fairs. Twenty-three galleries will exhibit at the fair. Almost half are from Wynwood, Midtown and downtown Miami (Ascaso Gallery, Black Square Gallery, Butter Gallery, Galerie Lelia Mordoch, Hardcore Contemporary Art Space, Kavachnina Contemporary and Robert Fontaine Gallery, Nina Torres Fine Art and NAC Gallery) and the oft-overlooked art enclave in Coral Gables (Cernuda Arte)." - Miami Herald by Shana Beth Mason For full article go to: http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/01/11/v-print/2582783/art-fair-on-yacht-coming-to-downtown.html visit us at www.miamiriverdistrictapts.com |
