Today official opening for VIP at ABMB located at MBCC. I mean Art Basel Miami Beach at Miami Beach Convention Center.
Press accreditation from 12 PM for the non-registered on line. I sneaked on the booths yesterday. There is couple of nice works from German, US, Japanese, Chinese artists and few French as usual. I bought couple of pieces already. You would never know with the "buyers" of great collectors coming before on the fairs...
The official opening of galleries in Wynwood yesterday showed good quality. A big social event with nice art at PanAmerican Projects was the beginning of my visits.
Then, I came to Lelia Mordoch Gallery following my insider view at Red Dot. Their booth was one of the good ones of this fair. The works of Franck Loret might be feather weight and really resistant. But, it is mainly a new "lexicon" of symbols really meaningful and poetical. The "Black sun" of Alain Le Boucher was another step in artistical poetry. The rest of the booth and at the gallery gave more sensation to me.
Tonight at Wynwood would be a great party everywhere with art and beverages. But, art wil win in its attractivity.
May art be with you under the Floridian sun!
Art Basel Miami Beach
Miami Beach Convention Center
Lelia Mordoch Gallery
2300 North Miami Avenue
Miami
Red Dot booth D 108
mardi 4 décembre 2012
samedi 1 décembre 2012
Fever smoke on the ocean
Miami is waking up...
After a dinner with friends, I stopped by for a cocktail at Shore Club outside. It was busy and well attended by "nice" people in the Miami Style. The young and cute were there. The fact I noticed the stylish people came from friends from Europe, who noticed what is our everyday life.
The bed where I used to lie on the terrace was taken. This is a sign for me of a nice busy saturday before ABMB.
I had already talk with some gallerists and artists ready to enter the Box ring to win in this fight club during this hectic frenzy week.
What I read today from Perrotin press information was the commissioned portrait project by Murakami.
Being portrayed by Murakami is good. But, in my case, I prefer the painting I bought of him rather than seeing my face everyday in a frame.
Emmanuel P. was enhancing the following of Wahrol's line to make such works. There is aswell with Van Dongen such a way to develop the "Portrait Mondain". It has been done before and it would still exist in many years. But, the real question for me more about Murakami is: Is it a lack of inspiration, a need of more financial security or a real part of his work where he could explore more creativity?
More news soon about my friends and what happens mostly in Miami Beach and Wynwood district this week.
After a dinner with friends, I stopped by for a cocktail at Shore Club outside. It was busy and well attended by "nice" people in the Miami Style. The young and cute were there. The fact I noticed the stylish people came from friends from Europe, who noticed what is our everyday life.
The bed where I used to lie on the terrace was taken. This is a sign for me of a nice busy saturday before ABMB.
I had already talk with some gallerists and artists ready to enter the Box ring to win in this fight club during this hectic frenzy week.
What I read today from Perrotin press information was the commissioned portrait project by Murakami.
Being portrayed by Murakami is good. But, in my case, I prefer the painting I bought of him rather than seeing my face everyday in a frame.
Emmanuel P. was enhancing the following of Wahrol's line to make such works. There is aswell with Van Dongen such a way to develop the "Portrait Mondain". It has been done before and it would still exist in many years. But, the real question for me more about Murakami is: Is it a lack of inspiration, a need of more financial security or a real part of his work where he could explore more creativity?
More news soon about my friends and what happens mostly in Miami Beach and Wynwood district this week.
ABMB D day-X?
I don't even know when it will really start.
But, at least, even if the city is still quiet and you don't have yet to carry your Ipad and business cards on you in order to make your arty duty, you feel the energy of next week coming with the official opening of Art Basel Miami Beach.
Still in bermuda and flip flop, I am ready for any party, visiting or even better private viewing of selling works to start. Tomorrow for sure a MOCA or art foundation would do something to introduice us to the arty Basli week with greeting mitanand. You never know if some of my friends from Shakira to Margulies might call me urgently to set up a high flying party
A few weeks of not high-buying make me almost "rusty".
I will tell you more soon.
XXXXXXXX as it is the greeting here;
I don't even know when it will really start.
But, at least, even if the city is still quiet and you don't have yet to carry your Ipad and business cards on you in order to make your arty duty, you feel the energy of next week coming with the official opening of Art Basel Miami Beach.
Still in bermuda and flip flop, I am ready for any party, visiting or even better private viewing of selling works to start. Tomorrow for sure a MOCA or art foundation would do something to introduice us to the arty Basli week with greeting mitanand. You never know if some of my friends from Shakira to Margulies might call me urgently to set up a high flying party
A few weeks of not high-buying make me almost "rusty".
I will tell you more soon.
XXXXXXXX as it is the greeting here;
dimanche 18 novembre 2012
Photo in Paris
I took a break this week with a trip to Europe and Paris. I am flying back to Florida tonight.
It was a all-week in a busy month dedicated to photography. Paris Photo Art fair, sister fair of FIAC by Reed Organisation, and Photo Saint Germain des Près were my main Parisian cultural activities. Some frenzyness around camera art in the air.
Vintage pictures coupled with young quality artists make wonderful shows.
Paris Photo at Grand Palais was showing a nice quality and a good perspective of the varieties and the richness of the Eighth Art. It provides me each time with good vibes on artistic creation and estheticism.
Photo Saint Germain is located in Saint-Germain-des-Près district with its art galleries focusing on photos through the topic "Voyages et Rêves" (Traveling and Dreams). Most of these galleries are as well together during "Art Saint Germain des Pres" at the end of May. It is of course a nice part of Paris to go and enjoy life too.
At Galerie Alfa, the opportunity of seeing William Wegman is always a great thing not to miss. Especially, when the dog is traveling "high in imagination".
Galerie Lélia Mordoch shows the nice and strong landscapes of Gérard Tordjman. Iceland, Peru, Bhoutan, USA, Argentina and more countries. It gave me a nice reminder of my travels and what I should go and see next. But Tordjman's works are bringing dreams and poetry to places I would even know and that I re-discover.
At Galerie Aittouares, a fantastic show is on display with a vision of the Soviet and American dreams though the eyes of Khaldeï and Craven. These pictures of ways of life with patriotism, propaganda, excesses are portraying very well societies with change and desire to live after WWII.
More exhibitions are there and simply astonishing.
Beyond photography, I had time as well focusing on foreigner visitors to Art Basel Miami in order to give them hints on the city and the Fair.
The Art Basel week will be quite busy. So, I have to get ready.
Galerie Aittouares
2 Rue des Beaux Arts
75006 Paris
contact@aittouares.com
Galerie Alfa
12 rue de l'Echaudé
75006 Paris
contact@galeriealfa.com
Galerie Lélia Mordoch
50 Rue Mazarine
75006 Paris
Lelia.mordoch.galerie@wanadoo.fr
It was a all-week in a busy month dedicated to photography. Paris Photo Art fair, sister fair of FIAC by Reed Organisation, and Photo Saint Germain des Près were my main Parisian cultural activities. Some frenzyness around camera art in the air.
Vintage pictures coupled with young quality artists make wonderful shows.
Paris Photo at Grand Palais was showing a nice quality and a good perspective of the varieties and the richness of the Eighth Art. It provides me each time with good vibes on artistic creation and estheticism.
Photo Saint Germain is located in Saint-Germain-des-Près district with its art galleries focusing on photos through the topic "Voyages et Rêves" (Traveling and Dreams). Most of these galleries are as well together during "Art Saint Germain des Pres" at the end of May. It is of course a nice part of Paris to go and enjoy life too.
At Galerie Alfa, the opportunity of seeing William Wegman is always a great thing not to miss. Especially, when the dog is traveling "high in imagination".
Galerie Lélia Mordoch shows the nice and strong landscapes of Gérard Tordjman. Iceland, Peru, Bhoutan, USA, Argentina and more countries. It gave me a nice reminder of my travels and what I should go and see next. But Tordjman's works are bringing dreams and poetry to places I would even know and that I re-discover.
At Galerie Aittouares, a fantastic show is on display with a vision of the Soviet and American dreams though the eyes of Khaldeï and Craven. These pictures of ways of life with patriotism, propaganda, excesses are portraying very well societies with change and desire to live after WWII.
More exhibitions are there and simply astonishing.
Beyond photography, I had time as well focusing on foreigner visitors to Art Basel Miami in order to give them hints on the city and the Fair.
The Art Basel week will be quite busy. So, I have to get ready.
Galerie Aittouares
2 Rue des Beaux Arts
75006 Paris
contact@aittouares.com
Galerie Alfa
12 rue de l'Echaudé
75006 Paris
contact@galeriealfa.com
Galerie Lélia Mordoch
50 Rue Mazarine
75006 Paris
Lelia.mordoch.galerie@wanadoo.fr
dimanche 4 novembre 2012
I am quite busy these days with organising a party for the election results on Tuesday. But, this would be only for the friends, who can prove that they voted.
Anyway, it would be Champagne or .... Champagne because we live in a Democracy, where we can vote and express our opinions. But, I think I might serve by the way Champagne Rose millesime or only "normal" Champagne depending on the winner. Even if the winner takes it all!
Before my return to Miami, I had the time in Paris after the FIAC to visit a great exhibition at "Le Bal". After paying a visit to a friend close to Place Clichy, I have seen by serenedipity in a small street a show of Paul Graham. This was not for me the place to expect such a nice experience. Ignorance and prejudice are my worst ennemies.
"Beyond Caring" and "The present" are real testimonies on our society though his revealing camera. Social help and everyday life in England and NYC are here entering our inner world as our eyes are hypnotised and captivated by this reality not so far from us. The thing is we want sometimes not to see what is around us.
The space in itself and the exhibition rooms of "Le Bal" are really appealing to the viewers and soon-to-be admirers.The bar there offers really good drinks and food aswell This cultural center opened 2 years ago for presenting contemporary art. It is linked with the "Cinema des Cineastes" for showing arty films.
Their partners are from the City Hall, Ministry of Culture and Education and private foundations. It is a project led by the Association of Friends of Magnum.
I will do my best to come and visit the next show there with Antoine d'Agata "Anticorps" from January 2013, 19th.
From next week, I would prepare myself for Art Basel Miami. Between my collecting need and the opportunity to meet the world, few weeks would be a bit tight to meet the schedule challenge.
I will tell you more quite soon.
Le Bal
6, Impasse de la Défense
75018 Paris
contact@le-bal.fr
Anyway, it would be Champagne or .... Champagne because we live in a Democracy, where we can vote and express our opinions. But, I think I might serve by the way Champagne Rose millesime or only "normal" Champagne depending on the winner. Even if the winner takes it all!
Before my return to Miami, I had the time in Paris after the FIAC to visit a great exhibition at "Le Bal". After paying a visit to a friend close to Place Clichy, I have seen by serenedipity in a small street a show of Paul Graham. This was not for me the place to expect such a nice experience. Ignorance and prejudice are my worst ennemies.
"Beyond Caring" and "The present" are real testimonies on our society though his revealing camera. Social help and everyday life in England and NYC are here entering our inner world as our eyes are hypnotised and captivated by this reality not so far from us. The thing is we want sometimes not to see what is around us.
The space in itself and the exhibition rooms of "Le Bal" are really appealing to the viewers and soon-to-be admirers.The bar there offers really good drinks and food aswell This cultural center opened 2 years ago for presenting contemporary art. It is linked with the "Cinema des Cineastes" for showing arty films.
Their partners are from the City Hall, Ministry of Culture and Education and private foundations. It is a project led by the Association of Friends of Magnum.
I will do my best to come and visit the next show there with Antoine d'Agata "Anticorps" from January 2013, 19th.
From next week, I would prepare myself for Art Basel Miami. Between my collecting need and the opportunity to meet the world, few weeks would be a bit tight to meet the schedule challenge.
I will tell you more quite soon.
Le Bal
6, Impasse de la Défense
75018 Paris
contact@le-bal.fr
vendredi 26 octobre 2012
Frieze, FIAC are over. Soon hometown art festival a fair called Art Basel Miami with its sattelites, mostly highlighted by their quality with Art Miami and Scope. It would make the art world in its caravan at my feet.
Fiac was good quality driven with the overall displayed works.
The ground floor was mostly busy with worldwide galleries used with the artfair world tour. The choice of works and more space to view it with less labyrinth was a good improval.
For the upper level, it has been more confusing and in the meantime more challenging for visitors to get a good view of the art today. But, discoveries of some "new" artists were highly possible. They were displayed in more space than last year in an ever expanding remodelling policy of the Grand Palais building.
Of course, it was made possible to have all this time for seeing this artfair because I had an all-week entry. Collectors, VIP could visit as much as they want or attend. I know a lot of people limited by the restricted number of week passes and pricing for the entry or catalogue. An art fair is aswell a commercial project. Anyway, some galleries, art collectors and admirers couldn't make it as they wished. Some Parisian satelitte artfairs as Art Elysées made the preview tickets as an all-week entry pass and dailly invitations are for two persons instead of one at FIAC. It helped already some chosen one. But it widens the range of officionados on their fair. Moreover, as direct neighbour of Grand Palais, they had the good vibes of FIAC visitors.
It is this global trend from FIAC to Art Basel to be more selective because you are one of the best artfair in the world. The happy-few could have fun and the others try to be happy-few or just leave the game really disappointed.
Anyway, last week was great; Now time for bathing and not only in Champagne!
Fiac was good quality driven with the overall displayed works.
The ground floor was mostly busy with worldwide galleries used with the artfair world tour. The choice of works and more space to view it with less labyrinth was a good improval.
For the upper level, it has been more confusing and in the meantime more challenging for visitors to get a good view of the art today. But, discoveries of some "new" artists were highly possible. They were displayed in more space than last year in an ever expanding remodelling policy of the Grand Palais building.
Of course, it was made possible to have all this time for seeing this artfair because I had an all-week entry. Collectors, VIP could visit as much as they want or attend. I know a lot of people limited by the restricted number of week passes and pricing for the entry or catalogue. An art fair is aswell a commercial project. Anyway, some galleries, art collectors and admirers couldn't make it as they wished. Some Parisian satelitte artfairs as Art Elysées made the preview tickets as an all-week entry pass and dailly invitations are for two persons instead of one at FIAC. It helped already some chosen one. But it widens the range of officionados on their fair. Moreover, as direct neighbour of Grand Palais, they had the good vibes of FIAC visitors.
It is this global trend from FIAC to Art Basel to be more selective because you are one of the best artfair in the world. The happy-few could have fun and the others try to be happy-few or just leave the game really disappointed.
Anyway, last week was great; Now time for bathing and not only in Champagne!
lundi 15 octobre 2012
"Back in business". Time to collect is coming back. Frieze and now FIAC would help my shopping spree. Miami Beach and too much sun tan made my taste for art collecting too much aside.
The time of investing in art comes back. Investing culturally as much as financially is always a nice way to keep my brain open-minded.
Paris this week with the hommage to Denise René tomorrow at her Space Right bank. My friends Gagosian and Ropac opening their new exhibition flagships in the suburbswould make a great week with some parties aswell.
I will keep you informed.
The time of investing in art comes back. Investing culturally as much as financially is always a nice way to keep my brain open-minded.
Paris this week with the hommage to Denise René tomorrow at her Space Right bank. My friends Gagosian and Ropac opening their new exhibition flagships in the suburbswould make a great week with some parties aswell.
I will keep you informed.
mercredi 11 avril 2012
Today, back in France after a trip to Italy and Artparis at the end of March.
I am "stuck" with my TV set currently. As there was no televised direct debates between all the 9 candidates, each potential President of Republic has 20 minutes to explain its policy. It is said they can't listen to the others speech.
All that seems so virtous that no one has broken the rules.
The lack of direct debates even with so many canditates is missing for me.
I am "stuck" with my TV set currently. As there was no televised direct debates between all the 9 candidates, each potential President of Republic has 20 minutes to explain its policy. It is said they can't listen to the others speech.
All that seems so virtous that no one has broken the rules.
The lack of direct debates even with so many canditates is missing for me.
mardi 3 avril 2012
lundi 12 mars 2012
Everything said has to be published?
Art dealers and gallery holders are sometimes strange to understand.
The last book I've read on this is kind of fascinating in a way.
Their jobs are to discover and promote talent. Then, there is many ways of doing it.
Anne Martin-Fugier chose French gallerists to interview. It is not really the choice of the dealers that matters but some of their way of thinking the business and mostly how they consider themselves. Mr Emmanuel Perrotin is one of the best exemples of the self-proclaimed best "art agent".
For Mrs Martin-Fugier, some galleries might be closed to her as many Parisian directors are quite not happy about their absence in her book. Some told me so pretty clearly.
The last book I've read on this is kind of fascinating in a way.
Their jobs are to discover and promote talent. Then, there is many ways of doing it.
Anne Martin-Fugier chose French gallerists to interview. It is not really the choice of the dealers that matters but some of their way of thinking the business and mostly how they consider themselves. Mr Emmanuel Perrotin is one of the best exemples of the self-proclaimed best "art agent".
For Mrs Martin-Fugier, some galleries might be closed to her as many Parisian directors are quite not happy about their absence in her book. Some told me so pretty clearly.
Welcome to my world
As a collector and passionate for artworks, I am now totally focused on art and its world.
I've left behind me my career as a medical specialist.
My life is between USA and Europe most of the time.
I've left behind me my career as a medical specialist.
My life is between USA and Europe most of the time.
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