Miami Project Recap: First Year Art Fair With Staying Power
When Miami Project, a brand new art fair, took place Dec. 4-9, 2012 in Miami Beach, art collectors were able to get an up close view of some of the world’s most exciting galleries. Below, our photo highlights.
About Miami Project:
The inaugural Miami Project, a new contemporary and modern art fair debuted December 4-9, 2012 in Miami’s Midtown / Wynwood Art District. Miami Project will consist of presentations by 65 galleries from around the world selected based on the strength and relevance of their programs. This year’s show will be housed in a comfortable and centrally located modular structure located at NE 1st Avenue & NE 29th Street.
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L to R: Charity Burnett and Mat Gleason of Coagula Curatorial with artist Renee A. Fox, who is showing at the gallery this month.
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In a custom interactive art performance in an on-site art studio at Coagula titled SEXT ME IF YOU CAN, Karen Finley painted images that fair-goers had sexted to her.
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Grizzly Bear Blue, Archival cardboard, glue and screws, 2011, by Scott Fife with Platform Gallery, Seattle.
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Made In China (White Gold), 2012, by Andrew Schoultz with Eric Firestone Gallery, East Hampton, New York.
For more images from Miami art fairs and events that took place in December 2012, see:
The Best of 2012 Miami Beach Art Fairs: CARTWHEEL’s List of Trends, Successes and Discoveries
Photos from Miami Art Fairs
Highlights from Pulse Miami Beach
Our Favorite Moments at SCOPE Miami Beach
Context Art Fair: Sculptural and Bright First Year in Miami
Photos from Fountain Art Fair Miami Beach