Reviews of KT Sullivan:
• The New Yorker: “As vocally, comically and theatrically assured as contemporary cabaret performers get.”
• Wall Street Journal: “Too much of a good thing is simply wonderful. That’s KT Sullivan all over.”
• Stephen Holden, The New York Times: “One of the pleasures of cabaret reviewing over the long haul has been to observe the evolution of KT Sullivan from an effervescent musical comedian into the increasingly fearless and complex singing character actor she is today… Ms. Sullivan’s natural ebullience and perfect comic timing transport you to a blissful plateau.”
• Cabaret Scenes: “With the slightest lift of the eyebrows, most subtle tilt of the head, KT Sullivan communicates her songs with singular understanding. At this point in her career, she is a standard of interpretation. She does breezy comedy better than almost any singer around, using her expressive face, precise timing and immaculate phrasing and vocal stress.”

KAORUKO – Japanese artist KAORUKO draws upon both the rich cultural history of her homeland as well as her experiences as a former Japanese pop stars to create her large-scale, graphically illustrated paintings depicting women in their private domestic spaces. Her highly codified motifs sourced from traditional woodblock prints and textiles are juxtaposed with figures defiant against the contemporary Japanese construct of kawaii, which values the feminine in terms of ‘cuteness’ and ‘adorability.’ Using acrylic paint, traditional sumi calligraphy techniques and silkscreened kimono patterns on canvas, she explores the complexity of the modern Japanese woman in terms of her relationship with herself and tradition. KAORUKO’s first major solo show Aromako is on view in the gallery January 7, 2011.

Kim Dorland – Canadian artist Kim Dorland is noted for his “extreme” impasto oil paintings of phantasmagoric scenes. Landscapes are drenched in light and offer a connection with space and a natural beauty as well as an affinity and longing for departed eras. Through this investigation of traditional landscape painting, he pushes the limits of the medium to visually narrate his experience of being raised in rural environment.

Will Kurtz – Brooklyn based sculptor and urban voyeur Will Kurtz meticulously constructs life-size figures modeled after personal acquaintances and eye-catching characters encountered on the street in and around his Bushwick neighborhood. The sculptures are constructed from easily accessible, everyday household materials like glue, newspaper, masking tape, screws and wood, which when brought together give the work an immediate sense of comfort and familiarity. With utter sincerity, Kurtz gives us a candid and unapologetic mosaic of New Yorkers in their blunt, colorful, borderline-manic behaviors.

Yigal Ozeri – Israeli artist Yigal Ozeri is distinguished for near photo-realistic oil paintings capturing the spirit of his subjects enveloped in the beauty of a vast landscape, from lush rainforests to arid deserts. Thousands of tiny brushstrokes animate the paintings’ surfaces and give way to an uncanny realism, overt beauty, and seductive power; the viewer is compelled to gaze into the deeply symbolic realm between reality and fantasy. In Ozeri’s Aquabella series, time and locale are ambiguous against an infinite seascape. He painstakingly captures the spirit of his subjects through a heartfelt quest to capture his muses’ energy.

Liao Yibai born 1971, Jiang An, Sichuan, China (GR)
Lives and works in Beijing and Chongqing, China
Chinese artist Liao Yibai creates sculptures and drawings of fake luxury goods and antique treasures. Through his intriguing combination of humor, imagination, and cultural criticism, Yibai reevaluates potentials and explores the complexities of material value. The shiny brilliance and technical skill of his hand-welded, stainless steel sculptures offers a complex and intriguing dialogue with prestige and power. Yibai’s work has been exhibited throughout the United States, China, and France.

Mike Weiss Gallery – Booth B20
Location
The Art Miami Pavilion
Midtown Miami | Wynwood
3101 NE 1st Avenue
Miami, FL 33137
www.art-wynwood.com

Reviews
• Stephen Holden, The New York Times: “The return engagement of Paulo Szot, the smoldering Polish-Brazilian baritone… is an encouraging example of an opera singer belatedly finding his pop mojo… Mr. Szot’s lady-killer aura (bedroom eyes, pencil-line mustache, flickering half-smile, loosened tie and the slightly tousled look of a lover emerging from an erotic tussle) is matched vocally by a much more persuasive emotional connection with his material.”
• Cabaret Scenes: “The dreamy-eyed, mustached singer seemed very casual in his approach, using a music stand when needed, as he oozed sexy flair on a variety of Latin rhythms after giving the audience what they hoped for — a Some Enchanted Evening’ opening and ‘This Nearly Was Mine’ closing.”
• Variety: “Brazilian operatic baritone Paulo Szot turned heads in New York with his performance in the smashing 2008 revival of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s South Pacific, earning himself a lead actor Tony and more than enough fans to fill the Allen Room many times over. Those fortunate to score a ticket for his one-night-only Lincoln Center American Songbook concert were not disappointed; Szot’s voice and personality more than filled the soaring space.”

Get The Led Out’s approach to their performance of this hallowed catalog is not unlike a classical performance. “Led Zeppelin are sort of the classical composers of the rock era,” says lead vocalist Paul Sinclair. “I believe 100 years from now they will be looked at as the Bach or Beethoven of our time. As cliché as it sounds, their music is timeless.”

The Philadelphia-based group consists of six accomplished musicians intent on delivering Led Zeppelin’s studio recordings with all the bells and whistles. Dubbed by the media as “The American Led Zeppelin,” Get The Led Out presents a more than two hour set that spans the mythic career of the legendary British super group. The group consists of Bassist Billy Childs & Drummer Adam Ferraioli of 80s American glam band Britny Fox
- Paul Hammond is a voting member of the National Association of Recording Arts & Science or “NARAS”, the organization that hosts the Grammy Awards
- Jimmy Marchiano has played in Columbia recording artist “Black Eyed Susan”, been managed by Gene Simmons and performed on the same bill as Guns N Roses.
- Paul Sinclair is a BMI affiliated songwriter & owns Fat City Studios in Philadelphia where he and Paul Hammond where their engineering, production and mastering credits can be found on national releases worldwide.

The Philadelphia Inquirer said “Not content to play an approximation of Zeppelin, Get the Led Out strives to re-create every last sonic detail the band committed to tape. Hammond handbuilt a ‘gizmotron’ to replicate certain sounds on ‘In the Evening,’ and went to great pains to harness the low-speed tape effects heard on ‘Whole Lotta Love.’ That’s as much a part of their quest as Robert Plant’s lyrics or Jimmy Page’s trail-blazing guitar, and given the complexity of Led Zeppelin recordings, it’s an endless one.”

SUNRISE THEATRE: Tickets are $29 and $35. Select your seat online at www.sunrisetheatre.com or order by phone at (772) 461-4884. The Sunrise Theatre is located at 117 South Second Street in Fort Pierce.

PLAZA THEATRE: Tickets are $24 and $34 and are available for purchase at the Plaza Theatre Monday-Friday 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Select your seat online at www.plazaliveorlando.com or order by phone at (407) 228-1220. The Plaza Live is located at 425 North Bumby Avenue in Orlando.

PARKER PLAYHOUSE: Tickets are $29.50 and $39.50 and are available for purchase at the Parker Playhouse Tuesday-Saturday from noon to 5 p.m.. Tickets and group discounts are available at (954) 462- 0222 or select your seat online at www.parkerplayhouse.com. The Parker Playhouse is located in Holiday
Park at 707 N.E. Eighth Street in Fort Lauderdale.

Fort Pierce – The Sunrise Theatre is having another record-breaking season in 2012! From their recently added shows such as Tony Bennett, Diana Ross, Vince Gill and Roger Hodgson (of Supertramp), to their 2011/12 Season showstoppers such as Bill Cosby, Paul Anka, Neil Sedaka, Bob Newhart, Sinbad, Foreigner, 38 Special, BB King, Willie Nelson and others, the Sunrise Theatre is making a name for itself as the most intimate, 1200-seat venue, offering the BEST ENTERTAINMENT, ON THE TREASURE COAST. And it keeps on getting better and better! Today, the Sunrise Theatre announces the addition of two (2) new shows:

1. Lyle Lovett and John Hiatt, Wednesday March 21st at 8 PM (following The Taste of St Lucie, which is also taking place that night in Historic Downtown Fort Piece) – Sponsored by THE WAVE 92.7

2. Kevin Costner and Modern West, Saturday, March 31st at 8 PM – Sponsored GATER 98.7

1. Lyle Lovett and John Hiatt
Ever wonder what it would be like to invite the legendary singer-songwriters John Hiatt and Lyle Lovett over to your house for an evening of song and good times? Well that is exactly what you’ll get, Wednesday, March 21st at the Sunrise Theatre.

Lyle Lovett and John Hiatt are on tour together; performing in small, intimate theaters for sold out audiences. They two are so comfortable with themselves that they make you feel like you are sitting in the living room with them, getting to know them better through their songs.

In the 25 years since the release of his first self-titled album, 4-time Grammy®-award winner, Lovett has released 14 recordings (with sales of more than 4 million) and acted in a number of films (Robert Altman’s “Short Cuts” and “Pret-a-Porter,” among them) and TV shows (including “Mad About You” and “Brothers & Sisters”).

And, in the past few years, he has alternated tours with his Large Band with songwriter circles and acoustic shows with Hiatt. “The show that John and I do is not scripted in any way, and we do not discuss at all what we’re going to play. John always plays first — we go in alphabetical order — and what I play is determined or suggested by what he plays first.
And we just go from there. It’s very relaxed, a free exchange,” said Lovett.

In these “together” shows, Lovett and Hiatt take turns playing songs from their huge repertoires and at times sing harmonies or play guitars on each other’s songs. Audiences may be treated to some truly cool jam sessions.

Active since 1980, Lovett has recorded thirteen albums and released 21 singles to date, including his highest entry, the number 10 chart hit on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, “Cowboy Man”. Lovett has won four Grammy® Awards, including Best Male Country Vocal Performance and Best Country Album. It’s Not Big It’s Large was released in 2007, where it debuted and peaked at number 2 on the Top Country Albums chart. A new studio album, Natural Forces, was released on October 20, 2009 by Lost Highway Records.

John Hiatt is an American rock guitarist, pianist, singer, and songwriter. He has played a variety of musical styles on his albums, including New Wave, blues and country. Hiatt has been nominated for several Grammy®
Awards and has been awarded a variety of other distinctions in the music industry. He remains one of the most respected and influential American singer-songwriters.

For more information on Lyle Lovett and John Hiatt, visit http://www.lylelovett.com/
And http://johnhiatt.com/

To see videos of Lyle Lovett and John Hiatt, click here:

So, if you’re planning on going to the “Taste of St Lucie”, also taking place that night in Historic Downtown Fort Pierce, plan to stay for a little while longer, and enjoy one of the best Country duo’s in town. Lyle Lovett and John Hiatt, together, for ONE NIGHT ONLY, at the Sunrise Theatre. Tickets are $59/$49 and go on sale to Sunrise Theatre Members, Friday February 3 at 10 AM, and to the General Public, Monday, February 13 at 10 AM.

2. Kevin Costner & Modern West
Kevin Costner Kevin grew up with a deep love for and interest in music. Learning piano and then guitar, young Kevin sang in church choirs and in school productions. Motown and The Four Seasons caught his ear growing up, along with the later sounds of Bruce Springsteen, Neil Young, Eric Clapton, and Sting — artists that no doubt inspired Kevin’s love of strong, lyrically-driven melodies and harmonies.

A fortuitous meeting with John Coinman, at the onset of Kevin’s acting career, bonded the two men in their love of music and they began writing and performing together along with another friend, Blair Forward. Together they formed the band Roving Boy. As Kevin’s acting career took off and made ever-increasing demands on his time and focus, he was faced with a tough decision as to whether to continue acting or to follow his musical instincts. Acting won out and music became a private pastime, but the hobby would come front center once more in the years to come.

Ever loyal to his friends, Kevin continued to involve John Coinman in a musical capacity on various movie projects. A Few years ago, around the time of the shooting of The Guardian, Kevin’s wife, Christine, encouraged him to once again take up his guitar and pursue his love of music.

Kevin, John, and Blair got together and found they still enjoyed making their brand of music, and Kevin made the decision to form a new band. John recruited lead guitarist and producer Teddy Morgan, drummer Larry Cobb, and Park Chisolm, and Kevin Costner and Modern West was born. The group quickly developed an easy friendship and a shared love for the sound they created.

There’s an undeniable inherent curiosity factor among some members of the audience as to what a Hollywood actor/director/producer is doing performing in a band. But, no doubt, the Sunrise Theatre audience will be in for a special night and soon realize, that beyond Kevin’s good looks, charm and acting abilities, is a soulful musician with a passion for music. In fact, audiences the world over have appreciated the passion and exuberance of Modern West’s original music and performances.

Kevin Costner & Modern West shows are up-close and personal experiences. “I prefer our performances to be in intimate settings, where the audience can literally be “within reach” of the band,” said Costner.

Don’t miss this chance to create a connection with Kevin Costner & Modern West, for ONE night only, at the Sunrise Theatre in Historic Downtown Fort Pierce, Saturday, March 31st at 8 PM.

For more information on Kevin Costner & Modern West, visit http://kevincostnermodernwest.com/

To see a videos of Kevin Costner & Modern West, click here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hj3vJikZmZ0&list=UUve9_hsXQR8ATkozasrb2IQ&index=3&feature=plcp

Tickets are $49/$39 and go on sale to Sunrise Theatre Members, Friday February 3 at 10 AM, and to the General Public, Monday, February 13 at 10 AM.

AIFAF will present exhibits that span time around the world including all disciplines of fine art from classical antiquity to contemporary, the world’s finest collection of haute and period jewelry and, new to the fair this year, fine musical instruments and classic cars. The Fair is fully vetted by leading museum curators and experts.

HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE:

Under the guidance of legendary artist-jeweler Peter Carl Fabergé’s grandchildren, Tatiana and Sarah Fabergé, Fabergé’s Creative and Managing Director Katharina Flohr is bringing AIFAF the exquisite jewels and objects of today that pay homage to those of the Russian Imperial Court. “Distinguished by Fabergé’s dedication to excellence and pursuit of perfection, the jewels are both linked to Fabergé’s world, yet of the moment and relevant today, demonstrating the modernity that Peter Carl Fabergé was always able to bring to his own eclectic cultural and stylistic references,” states the company’s website. The collection includes a new series of Fabergé eggs based on the lavish Imperial Easter eggs of the Romanov dynasty.
Historic Jewelry

Fresh to the market, Lee Siegelson brings his third generation estate jewelry business to Palm Beach. Exhibiting a unique inventory of rare gems and jewelry, from a 19th century diamond pendant necklace worn by Queen Elizabeth II at her 1953 coronation to an aquamarine and ruby “belt with a buckle” necklace created in 1935 by Fulco Duke of Verdura for Paul Flato, Siegelson’s presentation is directly tailored for the discerning collector. The Siegelson website states, “Pieces offered by Siegelson are screened with a curatorial eye for art historical significance, taste and, ultimately, beauty. Each jewel will stand the test of time, and will be as desirable fifty years from now as it is today.”
Modern Masters

AIFAF 2012 features a Modern Masters exhibition, which includes works from Hammer Galleries. Hammer Galleries originally rose to prominence exhibiting Russian icons in the early 1930s including the Russian Imperial Easter eggs by Peter Carl Fabergé. Today, the gallery focuses on 19th and 20th century European and American Masters. A 1950s oil-on-canvas painting by artist Marc Chagall, called Le Pont Neuf, is among the works provided by the gallery.

Fine Musical Instruments

Fine instruments join fine art as Violin Advisor in association with Rare Violins of New York present a collection of fine violins and other stringed instruments at AIFAF. Violin Advisor Stewart Pollens is the former conservator of musical instruments for the Metropolitan Museum of Art. He is the global authority on musical instruments, including restoration and maintenance of historic pieces, as evidenced in his many scholarly achievements and analytical publications.

Ancient Art

Leaders in the field of antiques, president and founder Torkom Demirjian’s team from Ariadne is bringing their expertise, acute aesthetic judgment, and sense of history to AIFAF 2012. From their three locations in New York, Paris, and Munich, they will exhibit ancient art and classical antiques. One such work is Torso of Aphrodite with Drapery, a Roman piece from the first to second century AD. The sculpture of the goddess of love depicts physical perfection and feminine charm with a delicately draped stone form.

Classic Cars

Age makes a difference for these models – classic cars collide with fine art at AIFAF 2012. On a fair floor partially transformed into a showroom, long-loved wheels will rest for AIFAF’s attendees to admire. It’s a first for this fair, rounding out the variety AIFAF provides for the discerning collector.

Innovative Design

When technology and art merge its byproduct is nothing short of dazzling. Consider this a way of rethinking what it means to ‘go green’ in our postmodern age.

The AlphaXXI & Its Wind Turbine Technology (WTT) is a big step forward in the automotive world. By combining non-mainstream artistic design, aerodynamics, nature’s awesome power and man’s ingenuity innovative advancements begin to take shape. To leverage magnetic power, our team has utilized cutting edge technologies to levitate turbine blades thus eliminating friction while simultaneously helping to create more power generation. Limiting additional power expense cost effectively is no longer a thing of the future. With a low threshold velocity for producing energy, our team’s (WTT) could theoretically survive for centuries and can help power & propel the AlphaXXI while at the same time helping to surpass distances currently attainable through the use of regular lithium batteries.

Going green has gone mainstream and with its new found popularity has come a surge of interest followed by some amazing innovations in design and technology. The AlphaXXI is here to stay. Welcome to a future where art and technology coincide.

LECTURE PROGRAM

AIFAF 2012 PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS:

“Rembrandt and the Face of Jesus”, Lloyd DeWitt, Art Gallery of Ontario

“The Violin; its history and popularity as an Investment”, Stewart Pollens

“Fabergé Then and Now”, Géza von Habsburg

“Recent works by Andrew and Jamie Wyeth”, Victoria Wyeth

“Modern Nature: Georgia O’Keeffe and Lake George.”, Erin Coe, Chief Curator of The Hyde Collection

“Mirror, Chrome, and Gin Fizz: Art Deco in Britain”, Emily Evans Eerdmans, design historian and instructor at the Fashion Institute of Technology

“When You Wish Upon a Star: Recently Discovered Paintings by Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, and Pieter Breugel.”, Dr. Roger Ward

“Art Disasters-Stories from the Trenches: How to Protect Your Art”, Chartis

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Location: Palm Beach County Convention Center, 650 Okeechobee Boulevard West Palm Beach, FL 33401 • Fair Hours: Preview, Feb 3, 2012 6-10 pm • Public Hours: Feb 4-12, 2012, 12 pm – 7 pm (til 6 pm on the 12th)

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McNay ANDY WARHOL: FAME AND MISFORTUNE
Wednesday, February 1 | May 20, 2012

Andy Warhol: Fame and Misfortune brings McNay visitors a comprehensive view of the work of one of America’s most celebrated artists. This exhibition-exclusive to the McNay- is drawn from the rich collections of the Andy Warhol Museum in the artist’s hometown of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Andy Warhol: Fame and Misfortune assembles over 150 objects in all media and is organized by the McNay’s Chief Curator and Curator of Art after 1945, René Paul Barilleaux. “Despite living in a predigital world, Warhol managed to achieve international celebrity through his paintings, prints, films, books, magazine, and television programs, not to mention through his associations with the already famous. For Warhol, fame was an important measure of his success, and with success came even greater fame,” comments Barilleaux.

This exhibition looks simultaneously at Warhol’s lifelong obsession with both celebrity and disaster. Works included in this survey juxtapose icons of popular culture, legendary entertainers, art world luminaries, and world leaders, with images of suicides, automobile accidents, skulls, and an electric chair. Beginning in the mid-1950s and continuing through 1986, the year prior to Warhol’s death, the paintings, drawings, prints, photographs, and films span the three prolific decades of the artist’s career. Source images for Warhol’s most notable works deepen appreciation of what inspired the artist and offer clues to his working process. Self-portraits and photographs of Warhol by his contemporaries evoke the artist’s presence throughout the exhibition galleries. “This will be the first opportunity for the San Antonio audience to see Warhol in depth, thanks to the access the McNay has received to the unrivalled collection of the Andy Warhol Museum,” said McNay director, Bill Chiego.

Andy Warhol: Fame and Misfortune is accompanied by an 80-page catalogue with an introduction by Barilleaux, and an essay by Justin Spring. Spring examines the exhibition’s dual themes as depicted in the works selected for this overview, and places the themes within the larger context of the artist’s life and career. Spring also focuses on Warhol’s recycling of favorite sources and familiar subjects, constantly reinventing pictures over his lifetime. The catalogue also includes reproductions of all paintings and sculpture presented in the exhibition plus a small sampling of key Warhol drawings, prints, and photographs, as well as source photographs for iconic early works and portraits of the artist.

Each of the cabaret headliners will perform 8:30 p.m. shows with doors opening at 6:30 p.m. for dinner.

To make reservations, call the hotel box-office at 561.659.8100.

Jan. 24 – Feb. 4

Return Engagement

Feb. 7 – 18
Paulo Szot
Royal Room Debut

Feb. 21 – 25
KT Sullivan
Return Engagement

Feb. 28 – Mar. 3
Tom Wopat
Return Engagement

Mar. 6 – 17
Melba Moore
Royal Room Debut

Mar. 20 – 31
Chita Rivera
Royal Room Debut

Apr. 3 – 14
Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis, Jr.
Return Engagement

Marilyn Maye
Jan. 24 – Feb. 4
Marilyn Maye is the holder of the singer’s record (76 appearances) on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. Her career is a litany of honors, awards, and landmark achievements. Her hit songs include “Step to the Rear,” “The Lamp is Low,” “Sherry” and “If My Friends Could See Me Now.” Known as a “Singer’s Singer,” she has performed at New York’s Copa Cobana, The Living Room, Michael’s Pub, The Rainbow Grill, St. Regis, The Metropolitan Room and the legendary Birdland. This will be Ms. Maye’s fifth Royal Room engagement since making her debut at The Colony in March 2008.

Reviews of Marilyn Maye:
Palm Beach Daily News: “The island grew a little brighter as songstress Marilyn Maye, an irrepressible ray of sunshine, blew into town and took over the Royal Room at The Colony… Maye instantly set the scene for the evening, creating a party atmosphere with a group of freshly minted friends who came ready to have a good time… (Maye has a) thoroughly engaging presence that makes every song her own in a polished delivery that appears effortless. She drives home every heartfelt note and leaves the audience grinning from ear to ear.”
Stephen Holden in The New York Times: Marilyn Maye “combines Broadway brass and jazz scooby-do with such a natural feel for both that they become twin styles that you can hardly tell apart. Her voice is in remarkable shape: she folds Anita O’Day-style swing and chesty Margaret Whiting-like belting into a musical jelly roll with a bittersweet Judy Garland filling.”
The Hollywood Reporter: “The best all around cabaret singer working today.”
Rex Reed: “Marilyn Maye is a tenor sax … pure, out-of-this-world jazz, performed impeccably with style, and range, and class.”
Philadelphia Inquirer: “Calling her a cabaret singer is like calling Pablo Picasso a painter; it’s true all right, but it leaves a lot out!”
Actor/Playwright Charles Busch: “Watching her perform is nothing short of astonishing.”
Leslie Gray Streeter in The Palm Beach Post: “73 years in the business and still going strong. (Marilyn Maye’s) show is a party, not a performance.”

“With the continued expansion of the Wynwood Arts District and Miami as a global hub for the art world, we are confident that Art Wynwood will fill a gap in the market, offering improved opportunities for our dealers and contemporary art collectors while continuing to distinguish the Wynwood Arts District as Miami’s epicenter where art, fashion, design and the culinary arts intersect,” said Fair Director and Partner, Nick Korniloff.

For more information visit: www.art-miami.com and www.art-wynwood.com

About Art Miami, LLC:
Art Miami, LLC is a partnership consisting of art and media industry veterans Nick Korniloff, Mike Tansey and Brian Tyler. Art Miami LLC produces Art Miami (www.art-miami.com), Miami’s longest running contemporary show, and the new Art Wynwood Art Fair (www.art-wynwood.com).

The Norton is proud to present the first Solo Exhibitions of Young British Artists Tacita Dean and Jenny Saville . Opening on February 3 and running through May 6, 2012, Tacita Dean is the first major museum exhibition to focus on the photographic oeuvre of Dean, who is best known for her canon of work on film. Dean is creating several new works for this exhibition.

Curated by Charlie Stainback, Assistant Director of the Norton, the exhibition will explore how Dean’s work in still photography informs her artistic practice when using a 16mm film camera.  The Norton’s exhibition will particularly focus on how Dean co-opts found images that she paints, draws, or writes on to draw out latent themes, or create new social commentary.  Dean’s photo-based works are known for their dichotomous embrace of fact and fiction.

“Tacita Dean has a sensibility that informs both her cinematic and photo-based artwork,” said Stainback. “This exhibition teases out how the relationship between still camera and film camera has evolved in her work over the course of the past 20 years.”

Dean’s photographic works are also notable for their playful approach to scale.  Czech Photos, which will be on view, consists of 326 3-x-4-inch, black-and-white photographs presented in a wooden filing box, creating an intimate viewing experience.  Fernweh is a multi-panel piece that is 12-feet wide and fills one gallery wall.  The work is an imagined landscape which uses four found photographs as its source materials and includes quotes from Goethe’s Italian Journey. Monkey Puzzle II, a recent acquisition by the Norton, is 16-feet high. While the exhibition is primarily a retrospective of the past two decades, several of the works that will be on view—older as well as new–have not been previously exhibited.

“When Tacita Dean opens, we will also have a mid-career survey of Jenny Saville’s work on view at the same time,” said Hope Alswang, Director of the Norton Museum.  “We are delighted by the confluence of these two exhibitions, offering our visitors the opportunity to experience both the boldness of Saville’s paintings and drawings, and the quiet power of Dean’s work.”

The Norton Museum of Art also just opened an installation by contemporary glass artist Beth Lipman. The three exhibitions—Beth Lipman: A Still Life Installation,  Tacita Dean, and Jenny Saville—mark the Norton’s growing commitment to displaying, studying, and interpreting the work of contemporary women artists.  This year the museum launched the Recognition of Art by Women (RAW) initiative.  Its inaugural exhibition, on view now, is the first major museum survey of Jenny Saville’s work.  Over the course of the next five years, the Norton will host five more solo exhibitions of emerging and established women artists.

About the Artist

Tacita Dean is a British artist now based in Berlin and is best known for her films, which do not follow the traditional conventions of storytelling on film. Dean’s cinematic sensibility also extends to her work in other media, including photography and drawing.   Currently, her work is on view in the Tate Modern’s Turbine Hall as part of their Unilever Series.

Tacita Dean studied art at the Falmouth School of Art in England, the Supreme School of Fine Art in Athens, and the Slade School of Fine Art in London. In 1998 she was nominated for a Turner Prize and was awarded a DAAD scholarship for Berlin, Germany, in 2000. She has received the following prizes: Aachen Art Prize (2002); Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo, Turin, Italy (2004); the Sixth Benesse Prize at the 51st Venice Biennale (2005) and the Hugo Boss Prize at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York (2006). In 2003, Dean’s work was displayed in the Arsenale at the Venice Biennale and, in 2005 she had a piece included in the Italian Pavilion’s exhibition.

About the Norton Museum of Art

The Norton Museum of Art is a major cultural attraction in Florida, and is internationally known for its distinguished permanent collection featuring American Art, Chinese Art, Contemporary Art, European Art and Photography. The Norton is located at 1451 S. Olive Ave. in West Palm Beach, FL., and  is open Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Thursday, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.; and Sunday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Closed on Mondays and major holidays). General admission is $12 for adults, $5 for students with valid ID, and free for members and children age 12 and under.  Special group rates are available. West Palm Beach residents receive free admission every Saturday with proof of residency. Palm Beach County residents receive free admission the first Saturday of each month with proof of residency. For additional information, please call (561) 832-5196, or visit www.norton.org.

The American Studio Glass movement began with two glass workshops held at the Toledo Museum of Art in 1962, and quickly spread to art programs in Wisconsin, California, and Rhode Island. The Toledo workshops introduced a small furnace built for glass-working that made it possible for individual artists to work in independent studios. The Norton is among more than 100 institutions across the country recognizing the work of glass artists.

The three programs are as follows:

• Beth Lipman: A Still Life Installation: Renowned, Wisconsin-based glass artist Beth Lipman, just named one of 50 United States Artists Fellows for 2011, has created a large-scale glass construction (65”x78”x41”), inspired by 17th- and 18th-century still lifes by artists such as Daniel Seghers, Jan Fyt, and Juan de Arellano that Lipman selected from the Museum Collection. The commissioned work, titled One and Others, will be on view with still life paintings and photographs in the Museum’s European galleries from Jan. 18 through May 27, 2012.
• The Corning Museum of Glass Hot Glass Roadshow: In conjunction with the Beth Lipman installation, the acclaimed Corning Museum of Glass Hot Glass Roadshow is bringing its mobile glass art studio to the Norton for a nearly 10-weeke run from Jan. 18 through March 25, 2012. The Roadshow is the world’s premiere mobile glassblowing unit, a mobile “hotshop” housed in a 28-foot-long trailer.  The Roadshow will operate on the Norton campus six days a week with a schedule of nine public programs each day during which Corning glassblowers will demonstrate complex glassmaking techniques, offer hands-on-workshops, and present glassblowing performances. Beth Lipman is scheduled to join them at least once. *Admission to the Roadshow is an additional $3, but free to Museum Members as well as children under 13 years old.

• Studio Glass: Works from the Museum Collection: Organized by the Norton Museum of Art and curated by Jerry Dobrick, Curatorial Associate, The Museum will showcase a selection of studio glass from its Permanent Collection to coincide with the Beth Lipman installation and the visit by the Corning Museum of Glass Hot Glass Roadshow.  Works by internationally recognized artists Dale Chihuly, William Morris, and Toots Zynsky will be featured with other outstanding examples of contemporary studio glass. 

 The Norton Museum of Art is a major cultural attraction in Florida, and internationally known for its distinguished Permanent Collection featuring American Art, Chinese Art, Contemporary Art, European Art and Photography. The Norton is located at 1451 S. Olive Ave. in West Palm Beach, FL., and  is open Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; Thursday, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.; and Sunday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. (Closed on Mondays and major Holidays). General admission is $12 for adults, $5 for students with a valid ID, and free for Members and children12 and under.  Special group rates are available. West Palm Beach residents receive free admission every Saturday with proof of residency. Palm Beach County residents receive free admission the first Saturday of each month with proof of residency. For additional information, please call 561-832-5196, or visit www.norton.org.

Full Circle: Before They Were Famous

Video Presentation, 12:30 PM-1:30PM

Presented by Ultra Violet, Artist and Warhol “superstar”

Video by William John Kennedy represented by KIWI Arts Group

A 40 minute video presentation shot in the early 1960s when fine art photographer William John Kennedy forged a friendship with both Robert Indiana and Andy Warhol, these images capture the two artists and their soon-to-be iconic works at the seminal point of their careers and the birth of the Pop Art Movement.

In Between

Lecture, 2:00 PM-3:00 PM

By Jun Kaneko, Artist and ArtPalmBeach 2012 Visionary Award Recipient

Jun Kaneko will give a visual and informative talk about his artwork, philosophy and designs for opera.

Glass as Art: The First Century

Panel Discussion, 3:30 PM-4:30 PM

Moderated by Bill Warmus, former curator at the Corning Glass Museum,

Panel Participants: Mary Shaffer, Mark Peiser, Beth Lipman, and Lino Tagliapietra

This panel celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Studio Glass movement. We begin with the historic workshops at the Toledo Museum of Art in 1962, explore the first major contemporary glass exhibition at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in 1980, and conclude by speculating wildly about the next 50 years.

Landscapes: Ceramics in a Non-Traditional Format Fired

Lecture, 5:00 PM-6:00 PM

By Margie Hughto represented by Loveed Fine Art

Margie Hughto is an internationally recognized mixed-media artist who has examined ceramics in a non-traditional contemporary format. Peter Doroshenko, executive Director of Dallas Contemporary called Hughto, “a unique and paradoxical artist. Her works are alternatively monumental and intimate in scale, mute and garish in color, objectively descriptive and purely abstract in subject matter.”

Saturday, January 21st | Fair Hours: 12-7pm

Jewish Identity and Intensity in the Work of George Wardlaw

Lecture, 1:30 PM- 2:30 PM

By Ori Z. Soltes, Professorial Lecturer in Theology and Fine Arts at Georgetown University and former director of the B’nai B’rith Klutznick National Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C.

George Wardlaw has never allowed his work to stay confined by categories—his painting is sculptural, his sculpture is both painterly and architectural, his early small-scale metalsmithing resonate within his later gargantuan artworks. Wardlaw’s work reflects art history in both its universal concerns and, in a varied array of works, in the questions that art history raises for contemporary Jewish artists. His work is a dazzling expression of diversely shaped identity and intensity.

The View from Over There, Over Here

Lecture, 3:00 PM-4:00 PM

By Michael Kimmelman, Chief Architecture Critic and Former Chief Art Critic of the New York Times

Michael Kimmelman shares his experience studying art and architecture in Europe as an overseas correspondent for the New York Times. This lecture will discuss art, architecture and culture, and the differences in perspective between Europe and the United States.

Ceramics as Art: Not a New Idea?

Lecture, 4:30 PM-5:30 PM

By Ulysses Dietz, Curator of Decorative Arts at the Newark Museum

Dietz has been working with both contemporary and historic decorative arts at the Newark Museum in Newark, New Jersey for over 30 years. This lecture will examine how ceramics have been interpreted in the past and in today’s generation.

Sunday, January 22nd | Fair Hours: 12-7pm

Life with Warhol: Then and Now

Panel Discussion, 1:30 PM-2:30 PM

Moderated by Bruce Heander, Editor-and-Chief, The Art Economist

Panel Participants: Warhol “superstars” Ultra Violet and Jane Holzer

In the late 1960s, Andy Warhol and his “Factory” epitomized the fusion of high society and art. Both Ultra Violet and Baby Jane Holzer were once the “superstars” who served as muses, subject matter, and company in the New York City social circuit. This conversation will discuss the connection each woman had with Warhol during the Factory era, and how that experience has influenced their lives today.

Whitespace: The Impact of Private Collections on Community Programming

Panel Discussion, 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM

Moderated by Elayne Mordes, Owner and Director of Whitespace: The Mordes Collection

Panel Participants: Nathalia Edenmont, Artist and John J. McGurk, Curator

Owner and Director, Elayne Mordes leads a conversation on what’s to come for Whitespace and its future relevance within the community. Nathalia Edenmont, mid-career artist, will speak about her exhibition at Whitespace and John J. McGurk, previous independent curator at Whitebox, will speak of his experience, goals and thoughts concerning the program.

The New Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art: Directions in Contemporary Art

Lecture, 4:30 PM-5:30 PM

By Mark Leach, Director of SECCA

Mark Leach will discuss the new direction the Southeastern Center of Contemporary Art has headed towards since he was named Director in 2007. The diverse array of recent acquisitions, programming, and development has helped to transform the arts center and continue its distinguished legacy.

Monday, January 23rd | Fair Hours: 12-6pm

The ICP Legacy and New Directions in Photography

Lecture, 2:00 PM-3:00 PM

By Willis “Buzz” Hartshorn, Director of the International Center for Photography

Hartshorn traces the legacy of the International Center of Photography and how the collection has transformed over the years.

Collecting in 2012: Various Voices of Palm Beach

Panel Discussion, 3:00 PM-4:00 PM

Moderated by Dr. Rodger Ward, Independent Scholar and Adjunct Curator of Collectors, The Bass Museum of Art, Miami Beach

Panel Participants: Sylvia Karman Cubina, Director and Chief Curator of the Bass Museum, Miami Beach; Michael Mezzatesta, Private Art Advisor, Director Emeritus of the Nasher Museum of Art, Duke University and James Swope, Owner, Fine Arts Conservation Inc, West Palm Beach

Collecting in Palm Beach has never been more representative of a wide range of age groups, interests, and priorities. Join Roger Ward and several active collectors for a lively discussion representing different spheres of engagement with the contemporary market.

For more information on ArtPalmBeach programming and for a full schedule of events, please visit www.artpalmbeach.com. All changes will be online.

ArtPalmBeach 2012 welcomes back many returning exhibitors as well as introducing newcomers to the Palm Beach art scene. The fair is comprised of over seventy international galleries presenting works of all forms of contemporary art including painting, sculpture, photography, design, fine art glass, video and installations from modern art to new cutting-edge artists.

The fair will honor the lifetime accomplishments of Japanese sculptor Jun Kaneko and will feature a one-man exhibition of major works sponsored by Elaine Baker Gallery (Palm Beach, FL).

Originally a painting student, Kaneko discovered a passion for sculpture upon his arrival to California in the early 1960’s, a time now defined as the Contemporary Ceramics Movement in America. Kaneko has taught at the nation’s leading art schools including Scripps College and the Rhode Island School of Design. Kaneko’s bronze and glass sculpture and two-dimensional works appear in numerous international exhibitions and as well as over 50 museum collections around the world. He has been honored with national, state and organization fellowships and an honorary doctorate from the Royal College of Art in London. He has realized almost 30 public art commissions and recently designed the set and costumes for a new production of Puccini’s Madame Butterfly.

Additional 2012 fair highlights:

Beth Lipman Installation, presented by Heller Gallery (New York, NY) coinciding with her exhibition opening on January 18th at the Norton

Exhibition and 35’ Installation and Light Performance by Stephen Knapp, presented by Elaine Baker Gallery

Nathalia Edenmont, exhibition of photography exhibited by Wetterling Gallery (Stockholm) coinciding with her exhibition at Whitespace

Lluis Barba one man photography exhibition featuring new monumental works and personal appearance, sponsored by Besharat Gallery (Atlanta,GA)

Michael Taylor, Pioneer in the American Studio Glass Art Movement, presents “A Geometry of Meaning” exhibition and personal appearance, sponsored by Ruth Lawrence Gallery (Rochester, NY)

Tribute to the “50th Anniversary of the American Glass Art Movement, 1962-2012”, group exhibition & book launch for Harvey K. Littleton: A Life in Glass by Joan Falconer Byrd, sponsored by Maurine Littleton Gallery, (Washington DC)

Hans Kotter, “Altered Vision”, light sculpture installation, sponsored by De Buck Gallery (New York, NY)

George Wardlaw, installation works entitled “American Master, Passages into Abstraction, 1958-1978,” book launch and exhibition sponsored by Courthouse Gallery (Ellsworth, ME)

Kent Townsend will exhibit his newest design work presented by Jane Sauer Gallery (Santa Fe, NM)

The lecture and panel discussion series will include a full program of daily presentations; Michael Kimmelman, Chief Architecture Critic and Former Chief Art Critic for The New York Times, “The View from Over There, Over Here”; Jun Kaneko, “In Between”; William Warmus, Former Curator of Modern Glass at Corning Museum of Glass will moderate roundtable discussion, “The Studio Glass Experiment – The First 50 Years 1962-2012”; a thought provoking panel moderated by Bruce Helander, Editor-in-Chief of The Art Economist; Willis “Buzz” Hartshorn of International Center of Photography, “The ICP Legacy and New Directions in Photography”; Ullysees Dietz, Curator of Decorative Arts at the Newark Museum, “Ceramics as Art, Not a New Idea”; and Mark Leach, Executive Director of the SECCA, Southeastern Center of Contemporary Art will present “The New SECCA: Directions in Contemporary Art”.

In 2011, ArtPalmBeach was marked with outstanding attendance and strong sales. The fair welcomed a record 28,000 attendees during the five-day run. Dealers reported positive sales and strong interest from known collectors within the industry, reconfirming ArtPalmBeach’s establishment as a fixture of South Florida’s contemporary art scene.

For more information on ArtPalmBeach 2012 hours, exhibitors and programming, please visit the website at www.artpalmbeach.com.