Fabien Castanier Gallery presents 'New Rules' Group Exhibition

NEW RULES Group Exhibition Online + Little Haiti June 20 - September 13, 2020 Add Fuel, Alex Kizu, Jan Kaláb, Pixel Pancho, RERO, and Tilt www.castaniergallery.com A full catalog of work is available, please contact the gallery for more information.

Fabien Castanier Gallery is excited to present their latest group exhibition, New Rules, featuring work from artists: Add Fuel, Alex Kizu (DEFER), Jan Kaláb, Pixel Pancho, RERO, and Tilt. The show will be on view both in the virtual space, as well as with a selection of work exhibited at their gallery location in Little Haiti. New Rules, highlights six influential urban contemporary artists, who represent a generation of creators that have grown from their graffiti and street art roots to build the foundation of one of the most important genres of our time. Each with a rich history of gallery exhibitions, museum shows, outdoor public installations, and special projects, these artists have become integral to the evolution of urban art around the world. The virtual exhibition went on view Saturday, June 20th, via the links on the gallery's website. If you'd like to make an appointment to view the works and the exhibition in person in Miami, please contact the gallery. A full catalog of work is available, please contact the gallery for more information. Alex Kizu | "Untitled" mixed media on canvas, 42 x 30 in. (107x76cm) TOP: Pixel Pancho | "Golden Rhino" mixed media on wood, 53 x 64 in. (135x163cm) Add Fuel (b. 1980, Cascais) is Portuguese visual artist Diogo Machado. Fascinated with the aesthetic possibilities of symmetrical patterning and tessellations, he works with and reinterprets the language of traditional tile design - particularly that of the Portuguese tin-glazed ceramic azulejo. His current practice seeks to combine traditional decorative elements with contemporary visual referents into new forms that reveal an impressive complexity and a masterful attention to detail. At first glance, his tiled panels and murals seem simply a pastiche of classic formalism, but upon closer inspection of their detail, chaotic worlds of unequivocally original motifs and characters brimming with deep emotions emerge. Besides the numerous public art interventions he creates in various countries, Add Fuel also showcases his work in solo and group exhibitions in reputed international galleries and museums. Alex Kizu's (b. 1975, Los Angeles) work stems from his culture and connection to graffiti and the West Coast urban landscape, representing a profound artistic language which distorts the lines between street art and fine art. Kizu, aka Defer, was one of the pioneer members of the first generation of Los Angeles graffiti writers, and he has distilled the hand-style developed since his youth into abstract pieces that incorporate not only typographic but also cultural references, and complex patterning. Kizu's paintings are highly detailed examinations of line and color – frenetic structures that flow organically with multi-layered abstractions creating a borderless visual depth and complexity. Interviews and work by Kizu have been included in a number of esteemed compendiums of graffiti art, including the LA-centric graffiti book, "Graffiti LA" by Steve Grody, and within the national scope covered in "The History of American Graffiti" by Roger Gastman and Caleb Neelon. RERO | "Untitled (THIS TOO SHALL PASS...)", mixed media on burnt wood, 49.75 x 42.75 in. (126x109cm) Jan Kaláb (b. 1978, Prague) presents vibrant and dynamic compositions that meld the versatility of his canvas medium with the layered depth of sculpture. When Jan Kaláb was born in 1978 in Czechoslovakia, graffiti was not seen in the Eastern World. In the 1990s, as the country was opening itself to western influences, he became one of the pioneers of the local scene, and founded an iconic crew, the DSK. The evolution of his style from graffiti has led to a distillation of ephemeral color. His pieces are harmonious and minimalist studies – immersive works that reflect his complex understanding of the fluidity in the signs and symbols of abstraction. Since 2007, he has focused on the dialogue between form and color in his studio work, and studied formally at the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague. For more than a decade the artist has explored this depth and motion with a vibrant chromatic energy, exhibiting in institutions throughout Europe, and North and South America. Pixel Pancho (b. 1984, Turin) studied formally at the Academy of Fine Arts in Albertina and finished his study in Valencia, Spain. During his education, and especially during his time in Spain, he became well known in the world of graffiti and street art. Influenced by artists such as Salvador Dali, Joaquin Sorolla, and the political artist group, El Equipo Cronica, Pixel Pancho had developed his own unique and recognizable style. Incorporating motifs of nature, industry, classical portraiture, and most commonly, robots, his paintings and murals display a finely detailed exploration of imaginative and whimsical worlds. His pieces are often narrative, weaving stories from the bodies of his human-hybrid subjects. His work can be found all over the world, from major cities in Europe, to locations in Mexico and the United States. RERO (b. 1983, France) presents multi-media work that is instantly recognizable from his distinctive text-based visual style. His pieces contain an inherent fluidity as he explores myriad social concepts, from technology and consumerism to language and obsolescence. RERO's text, always in the same Verdana with a bold strike-through line, becomes embedded within his chosen medium, acting as a literal and material addition while simultaneously a marker for deconstruction. His pieces began as site specific urban interventions, text placed on dilapidated and abandoned buildings. Translated from the exterior to the interior, RERO's most ambitious pieces are large-scale installations that make use of the art gallery or museum venue to explore notions of context and perceptions of space. His works have been shown in numerous public and private spaces, including Pompidou Center, Musée en Herbe and Musée de la Poste, Confluences in Paris and Antje Øklesund in Berlin. More recently, his work has been exhibited throughout France, the United States, Germany, Italy and Switzerland. Tilt (b. 1973, Toulouse) is recognized internationally as a traditional graffiti artist, a practice that began during his youth in the 1980s. Taking the aesthetics of graffiti, Tilt has evolved and expanded his oeuvre to not only build upon the foundation of graffiti art, but as a meta exploration of the urban contemporary art genre. With pieces that de-construct traditional modes of graffiti, Tilt plays with the "throw-ups" and tags ubiquitous in the urban landscape. His current work focuses on the layered and abstracted forms derived from classic lettering and execution. His pieces, on walls and in exhibits, can be seen in the U.S., Hong Kong, Japan, Mexico, Thailand, Australia, New Zealand, Laos, Taiwan, China, Canada, Philippines, Indonesia, Maldivians and throughout Europe.

Fabien Castanier Gallery presents Hermes Berrio 'The Extravagance of the Quotidian' Solo Show

The Extravagance of the Quotidian Hermes Berrio solo exhibition February 8 - 29, 2020 OPENING RECEPTIONS WITH THE ARTIST Wynwood | Saturday, February 8th @ 6pm Little River Progressive Art Brunch | Sunday, February 16th @ 11am

Fabien Castanier Gallery is excited to present a solo exhibition for Colombian, Miami-based artist, Hermes Berrio. The exhibition, The Extravagance of the Quotidian, is on view February 8 – 29, and will be held in both gallery locations. The show will commence with a reception in Wynwood on Saturday, February 8, and will have a subsequent opening in Little River on Sunday, February 16 with the Progressive Art Brunch event. This is the first solo exhibition for Hermes Berrio at the gallery, featuring a new series of large-scale paintings. For The Extravagance of the Quotidian, Hermes Berrio captures the significance from his everyday life, relating it with a grand scope that emphasizes both the mundane and the extraordinary. With reality as the foundation to his practice, Berrio creates a vibrant narrative and a personal reflection on the world. Finding inspiration in these unusual and yet commonplace experiences, the artist explores the complexity of such simple moments and renders them on a monumental scale. He has re-imagined, re-arranged, and metamorphosed visions of a cultural and personal landscape, seeking new ways to interpret one's truth visually. Hermes Berrio (b. 1980, Colombia) studied art formally in New York, and has since grown his artistic career in Miami. In recent years, he has participated in group and solo exhibitions around the world for galleries and institutions in the U.S. and Colombia, Spain, Germany, Mexico, Australia, and Canada. He's also completed a number of murals, with the most recent installations throughout the city of Miami. In 2018 he was awarded a grant from the Pollock-Krasner Foundation and in 2019 from the Ruth and Harold Chenven Foundation. He continues to evolve his practice, investigating new processes and mediums, while challenging contemporary expectations with his prodigious compositions. A catalog work is available, please contact the gallery for more information. IMAGE: Hermes Berrio | "A La Mode" fabrics, acrylic, collage, gold leaf on canvas, 96 x 80 in. (244x203cm)

Local Views at PAMM: Roberto Behar and Rosario Marquardt

Thursday, January 30th from 6-6:30pm experience a local, Miami artist at the Pérez Art Museum Miami, enjoy PAMM’s in-gallery tour program. Local Views at PAMM is where select local artists speak about a few works of art currently on view at the museum. This month, Roberto Behar and Rosario Marquardt will lead the tour. Behar and Marquardt are known for creating social sculptures for public pleasure. R & R Studios, the collaborative office of Roberto Behar and Rosario Marquardt, is a multidisciplinary practice weaving together visual arts, architecture, design, and the city.

Local Views at PAMM gives visitors a first-hand interaction with local artists by creating conversations centered around art and the creative process. This casual 30-minute conversation takes place on the fourth Thursday of each month. Free with museum admission. First come, first served.

Image: BEAUTY FOR ALL!Painted Aluminum and LED lights, vinyl ribbons and fabric.Proposal for Pérez Art Museum Miami. Miami, FL.

#CallForArtists: SaveArtSpace presents Your Art Los Angeles

SaveArtSpace Will Be Transforming Advertising Spaces Into Public Art In Los Angeles. All Artists Nationwide (Including Puerto Rico And US Territories) Are Encouraged To Submit. 

Submit Now For Your Opportunity To Have Your Art Displayed On Advertisement Space In Los Angeles.

Deadline to Submit: January 15, 2020

Local Community Curator: Parker Day

- Each artist is encouraged to submit up to ten (10) images. $10 per image.

- We will announce the selected artist via social media and email.

- There is a 2 to 6-week turnaround time for notification and installation after each deadline.

SUBMIT

Progressive Art Brunch

Enjoy light brunch fare and experience contemporary art in a curated setting on Sunday, December 1st from 11am – 4pm. Conceived by Mindy Solomon, Progressive Art Brunch brings together participating galleries several Sundays throughout the year. The event highlights the current programming at each venue and enables visitors a more intimate look at the exhibitions on view. The galleries are located in the Performing Arts, Little Haiti and Little River Arts Districts. Open to the Public.

During this December brunch, enjoy wine selections from Rioja, Spain’s finest wine region, featuring a tasting of a different Rioja winery at each gallery paired with light tapas and contemporary art in a curated setting. Twelve art galleries will open together for a Progressive Art Brunch — join Bill Brady Miami, The Bonnier Gallery, Dot Fiftyone Gallery, Emerson Dorsch, Fabien Castanier Gallery, Mindy Solomon Gallery, Fredric Snitzer Gallery, Pan American Projects, Piero Atchugarry Gallery, Tile Blush, N’Namdi Contemporary, and Spinello Projects for an afternoon of gastronomic and creative nourishment. Capitalizing on the Sunday brunch concept, the twelve galleries will offer a separate dish at each location that will run simultaneously throughout the day. Facilitated by the creative voices of the galleries involved, the event will highlight the current programming at each venue and enable visitors a more intimate look at the exhibitions on view.

For your convenience, a shuttle bus will be provided to take you to along the crawl route, making loops throughout the day.

PAMM: Free First Thursdays

Experience Free First Thursdays at the Pérez Art Museum Miami on Thursday, August 1st from 10am – 9pm. Enjoy free admission to the museum and check out PAMM’s newest exhibition, The Other Side of Now: Foresight in Contemporary Caribbean Art​. Admission is free every first Thursday of the month, 10am-9pm. Galleries close at 9pm.

Art Workshop: Made at PAMM

Experience Made at PAMM at the Pérez Art Museum Miami on Thursday, July 18th from 6-8:30pm. Every Thursday, enjoy art after dark at PAMM. Participate in hands-on art-making, centered around the museum’s current exhibitions, and explore the galleries until 9pm. Outside, visit Verde restaurant and bar for happy hour specials and dinner. Open to the public. Free with general museum admission.

Local Views at PAMM: Rodolfo Peraza

Experience a local, Miami artist at the Pérez Art Museum Miami on Thursday, June 27th from 6-6:30pm enjoy PAMM’s in-gallery tour program. Local Views at PAMM is where select local artists speak about a few works of art currently on view at the museum. This month, Rodolfo Peraza will lead the tour. Peraza is a Cuban-born multimedia artist who works between Cuba and the US. His work focuses on public spaces, both virtual and physical, as well as DataVis of matters related to the Internet culture and the footprint it leaves in society.

Local Views at PAMM gives visitors a first-hand interaction with local artists by creating conversations centered around art and the creative process. This casual 30-minute conversation takes place on the fourth Thursday of each month. Free with museum admission. First come, first served.

Image: Rodolfo Peraza

Meet Kenton Avery, an Emerging Artist from Chicago also known as 'Maze The Artist'

Chicago-based contemporary artist Kenton Avery, also known as 'Maze The Artist', creates very unique work, his pieces have the viewer engaged in solving the intricate mazes embedded within his paintings. A maze is a complicated and confusing system of connected passages, which Kenton equates to life. 

‘Read Between The Lines’, Oil and Acrylic on Canvas, 36 x 36 Inches.

“My art depicts struggle, happiness, and power through layered painting in maze imagery. I believe that each path has a maze, and no matter how difficult, the maze can be conquered. My goal is to create work that integrates representation of different cultures and has the ability to touch everyone,” explained the artist. 

'Hero', Oil and Acrylic on Canvas, 16 x 20 Inches.

Kenton is known for his unique paintings and art merchandise, his style is influenced by pop culture, fashion, music and the iconography of the modern popular culture. "Maze" exhibits his work in Chicago, New York, Las Vegas and Miami. He plans to branch out into additional markets this year, expanding his reach and collector-base.

The artist has shown his work during Miami Art Week and plans to have his art showcased again during Art Basel Miami Week 2019. To learn more about this fascinating artist, for sales information, commissions or general inquires, email mazetheartist1@gmail.com and visit www.mazetheartist.com

The 7th Art Festival of Miami 2018

The 7th Art Festival of Miami 2018 on Sunday, October 21st from 1 – 6:30pm join us at The 7th Art Festival of Miami by Kingston5 Productions, offering opportunities to film students and emerging filmmakers from around the world.

The competition will provide an opportunity for filmmakers to connect with Film Festival and Marketplace attendees. Accepted competition films will have an opportunity to have their short film and documentary film screened.

Mingle, network and meet cool creatives. Purchase TICKETS. Still accepting film submissions at: www.withoutabox.com

Locust Projects: 20th Anniversary Edition of SMASH AND GRAB

Saturday, October 13th from 6:30-9:30pm enjoy Locust Projects Annual Smash & Grab Fundraiser 2018, the 20th Anniversary edition of SMASH AND GRAB. Followed by SMASHED, the After Party featuring artist activations. Auction starts promptly at 7:30pm, live DJ, food, drinks included.

There is no other fundraiser quite like this one. The lively event revolves around a raffle, for which over one hundred local, national and international artists have donated artwork — enough so that each raffle ticket is guaranteed to win an artwork. Tickets are drawn at random during the party, with the winner getting their choice of artwork (i.e, first called gets first pick, and so on). The result is a fun way to place artwork into collections, build visibility for artists, connect with Miami’s art community, and support Locust Projects. This event SELLS OUT EVERY YEAR so BUY YOUR TICKET TODAY!

ICA Miami: The Everywhere Studio

The Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami will open its new permanent home on December 1, 2017 with a major group exhibition exploring the significance of the artist’s studio, from the post-war period to the present day. The exhibition will be on view from December 1, 2017 through February 12, 2018.

Encompassing some 100 works in painting, sculpture, video, and installation, 'The Everywhere Studio' brings together over 50 artists from the past five decades to reveal the artist’s studio as a charged site that has both predicted and responded to broader social and economic changes of our time.

'The Everywhere Studio' interprets the works of post-war artists and emerging practitioners through the lens of the social and historical conditions in which they were made. Organized chronologically, the exhibition examines the changing relationships that artists have had to their sites of production. From the studio as a site of labor, to one that blurs production, performance, and spectacle, to a concept that defines the artist’s own identity, the exhibition features artists who, in response to changing socioeconomic influences, represented new modes of working and living that would subsequently spread across society.

'The Everywhere Studio' is organized by ICA Miami and curated by Deputy Director & Chief Curator Alex Gartenfeld, Curator of Programs Gean Moreno, and Assistant Curator Stephanie Seidel. Exhibition design by MOS Architects. This exhibition will inaugurate the museum’s new permanent home in the Miami Design District.

Fringe Projects Temporary Public Artworks Launch Event For SeaFair Mega Yacht / Concept Art Fair

Fringe Projects, Miami’s premier agency for temporary public art, is pleased to launch a program of new commissions in Miami’s downtown on the occasion of Downtown Art Days September 9-11, 2016 – with a launch event at Seafair Mega Yacht on Thursday, September 8th supported by Concept Art Fair. Fringe Projects’ partners include the Miami Downtown Development Authority, Miami Dade-County, Department of Cultural Affairs Art in Public Places, Wavemaker Grants Program, and the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.

Siebren Versteeg’s small IS beautiful, 2016. LED lights, InterContinental Miami at 100 Chopin Plaza Miami, FL 33133. September 8th Opening Reception 7-9pm. Nightly Screenings: Thursday September 8 – Monday, September 12.

The evening of Thursday September 8th will feature the premier ofsmall IS beautiful, a public artwork by New York-based artist Siebren Versteeg situated on the exterior “digital canvas” of the InterContinental Miami, with an exciting vantage point from the Seafair Yacht.

Alan Gutierrez, Untitled (scene) Performance, Miami Center for Architecture & Design (sidewalk of NE 1st Street) 100 NE 1st Ave, Miami, FL 33132.

For this monumental artwork, Versteeg will present the entire text of the seminal book “Small is Beautiful: A Study of Economics as if People Mattered” by E.F. Schumacher word for word.

For six evenings, large letters will scroll down the sides of the hotel at a pace that is comfortable to read, offering a complete public reading visible for miles on Miami’s skyline. For decades, this renowned book has been a resource for economists, business strategists and politicians alike to promote environmentalism and balance between economic growth and the costs of globalism on society.

The launch event kicks off five evenings of public screenings of the over 300-page book, so that it will be “read” in its entirety, each night dedicated to a section of the book: Part 1: THE MODERN WORLD, Part II: RESOURCES, Part III: THE THIRD WORLD, Part IV: ORGANISATION AND OWNERSHIP, and Epilogue.

JPW3’s Zenjail, 2016. Tea Ceremony, Waterfront between SE 1st Street and SE 2nd Street 6:00 – 7:30pm.

Versteeg’s premier of small IS beautiful launches three days before a solo exhibition Middle Ages opening on Saturday, September 10th at Michael Jon and Alan, a contemporary art gallery located at 255 NE 69th Street in Miami, Florida 33138.

Cara Despain’s Sea Unseen, Miami-Dade College Wolfson Campus, Kyriakides Plaza Miami, FL 33132. (NE 4th Street between NE 1st Avenue and NE 2nd Avenue)

Also featured in the launch event on the Seafair will be the work of New York-based artist Ben Vida, with a performance entitled Tracers, an electronic music piece that uses a process of digitally tracing preexisting recordings to extract control data. For this iteration Vida has traced recordings of a Cuban drum ensemble demonstrating Santeria rhythms. The control data extracted from these rhythms were fed into a number of synthesizing systems to create disjunctive dance tracks.

Ben Vida’s Traces, Performance. Seafair Mega Yacht at 100 Chopin Plaza Miami, FL 33133. 7-10pm.

Fringe Projects / 2016 Schedule of Events for Downtown Art Days
Friday, September 9 – Sunday, September 11, 2016

Ongoing: Cara Despain, Sea Unseen
Miami-Dade College Wolfson Campus, Kyriakides Plaza
Miami, FL 33132
(NE 4th Street between NE 1st Avenue and NE 2nd Avenue)

Ongoing: JPW3, Zenjail
Bayfront Park
301 Biscayne Blvd, Miami, FL 33132
(Waterfront between SE1st Street and SE2nd Street)

Ongoing: Siebren Versteeg, small IS beautiful
InterContinental Miami
100 Chopin Plaza, Miami FL 33133
(Nightly screenings through Monday, September 12)

Thursday, September 8
7-9pm: Opening Reception: Siebren Versteeg, small IS beautiful
InterContinental Miami
100 Chopin Plaza, Miami FL 33133
(Nightly screenings through Monday, September 12)

JPW3
Zenjail, 2016
Tea Ceremony
Waterfront between SE 1st Street and SE 2nd Street
6:00 – 7:30pm

Ben Vida
Traces, 2016
Performance
Seafair Mega Yacht
100 Chopin Plaza Miami, FL 33133
7-10pm

Friday, September 9

6:30-7:30pm: Fringe Walking Tour
Miami Center for Architecture & Design
100 NE 1st Ave, Miami, FL 33132
Fringe Projects Walking & Metro Mover Evening Tour with Thom Wheeler Castillo and Fringe Projects Curator Amanda Sanfilippo

7:00-9:00pm: Performance: Alan Gutierrez, Untitled (Scene)
Miami Center for Architecture & Design (sidewalk of NE 1st Street)
100 NE 1st Ave, Miami, FL 33132

Sunday, September 11
1pm – 2:30pm: The Miami Rail Presents Block by Block: Downtown Miami & Fringe Projects

Miami Center for Architecture & Design, 2nd Floor
100 NE 1st Ave, Miami, FL 33132
Block by Block is the Miami Rail’s author series that invites Miami based writers, to engage specific communities and neighborhoods in Miami by providing lectures, workshops and other programming. This iteration will feature a discussion with Fringe Projects Curator Amanda Sanfilippo & participating artists on the nature of intervention-based temporary public art in Miami’s downtown.

2:45pm – 4:15pm: Fringe Walking Tour
Miami Center for Architecture & Design
100 NE 1st Ave, Miami, FL 33132
Fringe Projects Walking & Metro Mover Tour with Thom Wheeler Castillo and Fringe Projects Curator Amanda Sanfilippo