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Reality Check: Truth and Illusion in Contemporary Photography, at The Metropolitan Museum of Art

November 4, 2008-March 22, 2009
Joyce and Robert Menschel Hall for Modern Photography
More than any other type of picture, photographs seem to have a direct and natural connection to visible reality. “Reality Check: Truth and Illusion in Contemporary Photography” surveys the ways in which artists exploit illusionism in photography to blur the distinction between what is [...]



Art Projects - Art Basel Miami Beach 2008

December 4 - 7, 2008
This year’s Art Projects sector features nine projects by international artists, more than ever before. For the first time, most of Art Projects will be presented in a single site: Lummus Park, on Ocean Drive between 10th and 14th Street; one will be on view at Watson Island, 888 MacArthur Causeway, [...]



Art Basel Miami Beach: Art Positions

Art Basel Miami Beach announced its Art Positions program for this year. Twenty young galleries will present their special exhibition projects in converted shipping containers, located by the beach at Collins Park between 21st and 22nd Streets. Art Positions counts participating galleries from USA, Italy, Mexico, Germany, Austria, Great Britain, Norway, Austria, Spain and Denmark, [...]



Open Call for Bridge New York 09

Deadline for all applications Bridge Art Fair New York 09: January 9, 2009
Following a highly acclaimed debut in 2008, Bridge New York ‘09 returns to the historic Waterfront Building, located in Manhattan’s Chelsea’s Gallery District. Taking place during the celebrated New York Armory Art Week, Bridge New York is noted as one of the [...]



Sun K. Kwak, Joseph Walsh and Norman Mooney, at Ch’i Contemporary Fine Art , Brooklyn, NY

Sun K. Kwak: Times Composed October 9th - November 3rd
Joseph Walsh: Realisations October 16th- November 16th
Norman Mooney: Interior / Exterior Realities November 6th - December 8th
This Fall, Ch’i Contemporary Fine Art presents three solo shows by contemporary artists. On October 9th “Times Composed” opens. It is the second installation at the gallery by Korean artist, Sun K. [...]



Ewan Gibbs named The Armory Show’s 2009 Commissioned Artist

The Armory Show has commissioned British artist Ewan Gibbs to create the visual identity for the 2009 fair. Gibbs’ artwork, which will feature iconic images of New York City, will set the aesthetic for the fair’s look, will be featured in all of the fair’s advertising and marketing materials and will be showcased in the [...]



Jonathan Stein and Carl Pascuzzi: A Slice of the Action & Irene Pressner: 80 to 150 times a second, at Hardcore Art Contemporary Space,Miami

From October 11 - November 22, 2008, HACS will exhibit the work of Jonathan Stein and Carl Pascuzzi in “A Slice of the Action”; also, Irene Pressner’s first solo exhibition in Miami showing: “80 to 150 times a second.”
“A Slice of The Action” will transform a 3000 square ft gallery space into a wall-to-wall faux [...]



The self and the other, at PanAmerican Art Projects, Miami

October 25th - November 22nd, 2008
In this exhibition PanAmerican Art Projects presents two contemporary Cuban painters, Pedro Pablo Oliva and Rene Francisco, whose work is a direct result of their environment. These two artists are from two different generations, which undoubtedly influences their perception. Their views about social circumstances differ, taking as reference and source [...]



Artformz Alternative Re-Opens at Wynwood Art District

Every Picture Tells a Story: Fabian De La Flor, Donna Haynes & Rosario Rivera-Bond
Mr. & Mrs. Candidate - Performance by David Rohn & Danilo de la Torre of Homo Sapiens Live Art
Project Room - David Rohn, performance-based photographs
October 11th - November 8th, 2008
Artformz Alternative announces the opening of its 1st Artist Partner’s Trio Show. Located [...]



Concretism - Raúl Pavlotzky, at Sammer Gallery

October 11th - November 8th, 2008
Sammer Gallery presents the exhibition “Concretism” featuring a selection of concrete works from the 50’s by Raúl Pavlotzky, one of the pioneers in modern art and co-founder of the “8 Group” in Montevideo, Uruguay. The exhibition will be held from October 11th to November 8th.
Raúl Pavlotzky (1918 - 1998) [...]