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ART MIAMI'S CHARITY VIP OPENING DRAWS THE BASEL CROWDSIf you haven't been to Art Miami in a few years, it's time to go.Jane Wooldrige The Miami Herald 02. December 2008 |
| ''Art Miami has done a really good job,'' said Miami collector Dennis Scholl, echoing an oft-heard sentiment at Tuesday's VIP opening, a charity event for Lotus House. Among works for sale: Gottfried Helnwein's photographs of Marilyn Mason at Barry Friedman gallery; Roy Lichtenstein's Water Lily at Galerie Terminus and an eye-catching photo of President-elect Barack Obama by Martin Scholler at Hasted Hunt Gallery. |
| "Last year was a massive leap forward. This year is even more of an improvement." |
| The evening's goal at the 100,000-square-foot tent in Midtown: at least 4,000 guests, fair director Nick Korniloff said. Midway through the evening, he though he'd exceeded that number. |
| Gallerist Ramon Cernuda, who specializes in Cuban masters, had already sold three works. ''People are asking for discounts,'' and in some cases getting them, he said. Among his offerings: A Wifredo Lam painting listed at $1.2 million and a $100,000 casting by Cundo Bermudez that had come out of the foundery earlier in the day. |
| For the first time, Art Miami includes a video lounge, curated by staff from six international museums from Tel Aviv to Naples, Italy. The idea, said chief curator Asher Remy Toledo: bring museums to a commercial venue as a statement against the commercialism that now surrounds art. But for the gallery owners, at least, it was still a night for business. |
| Among works for sale: Gottfried Helnwein's photographs of Marilyn Mason at Barry Friedman gallery; Roy Lichtenstein's Water Lily at Galerie Terminus and an eye-catching photo of President-elect Barack Obama by Martin Scholler at Hasted Hunt Gallery. |
 | The Golden Age 12 (Marilyn Manson) 2003
Pigment Print on Paper |
 | The Golden Age 37 (Marilyn Manson) 2003
Pigment Print on Paper |
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