A R T to Represent The Armory Show 2018

A R T Communication + Brand Consultancy is delighted to announce its representation of The Armory Show as the fair's press correspondent in Europe. 

VIP Preview: March 7, 2018: 12–8 pm
March 8 - 11, 2018 on Piers 92 & 94 in New York City

The Armory Show is New York's premier art fair and a definitive cultural destination for discovering and collecting the world's most important 20th and 21st century artworks. Staged on Piers 92 & 94, one of the city's industrial gems, the fair features presentations by leading international galleries, innovative artist commissions and dynamic public programs. Since its founding in 1994, The Armory Show has served as a nexus for the international art world, inspiring dialogue, discover and patronage in the visual arts. 

Opening September 19 | WILD WEST | Austrian Cultural Forum

The Austrian Cultural Forum New York is honored to present WILD WEST, a group exhibition commemorating the legacy of late Austrian artist Franz West (1947-2012), on view September 20, 2017 – January 22, 2018. Please join the Austrian Cultural Forum for the opening reception on September 19, 2017 from 6:30 - 8:00 pm.

Curated by former West-collaborator Andreas Reiter Raabe, the show consists of works by Franz West, his New York based contemporaries, and commissioned works by emerging artists from New York and Austria.

Read more about the exhibition in Artnet, Art Daily, Wall Street International and more.

Franz West and Andreas Reiter Raabe, Fleur Mal, 2012. Courtesy of Andreas ReiterRaabe and the ACFNY.

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Installation Images from Bosco Sodi MURO

As seen in The Art Newspaper, The New York Times, The Huffington Post, W Magazine, Forbes, Vanity Fair, Vogue, Monopol Magazin, Süddeutsche Zeitung, and more, Bosco Sodi's performative installation Muro was constructed on September 7 and subsequently dismantled by the public within 24 hours. Muro's message, inherent in its appearance and its removal, is inextricably linked to civic participation, emphasizing the power of shared responsibility and actions of individuals. 

Bosco Sodi, Muro, 2017. Courtesy of Paul Kasmin Gallery - Chris Stach/Diego Flores.

Rolf Sachs | 'Joy of Living' Art Auction | September 5 - 7, 2017

Rolf Sachs is participating in the 'Joy of Living' art auction, in aid of Maggie's charity, curated by Design journalist Max Fraser. All artworks are available to bid online and can be seen on view at 1 Poultry, London from September 5 - 7, 2017. Read more about this auction in Wallpaper* Magazine. 

Rolf Sachs (Left), Courtesy of Maggie's charity and Wallpaper* Magazine.

Bosco Sodi: Muro

Performative installation on view from 10 AM, September 7, 2017
at Garibaldi Plaza in Washington Square Park, NYC

"It’s my first political performance and I just felt I had to do it now. I wanted to show that any wall is dismantleable. We, the public, can tear down walls when society gets together. It could be a mental, physical, or political wall—the point is, it’s ephemeral." 

– Bosco Sodi

SCHEDULE
Thursday, September 7, 2017
9 AM – 10 AM: Artist and team to install Muro
10 AM – 3 PM: Muro on view for public to viewing
2:30 – 3:30 PM: Inauguration with opening statements by:

• Bosco Sodi

• Nick Olney on behalf of Paul Kasmin Gallery

• Bitta Mostofi, Acting Commissioner of the Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs

• Edwin Torres, Deputy Commissioner of the Department of Cultural Affairs

• Diego Gómez Pickering, Consul General of Mexico in New York City

3 – 8 PM: Artist to instigate the removal of Muro. Team to distribute each timber to a member of the public. Participants will own Muro collectively.

A R T to Represent Austrian Cultural Forum New York

A R T Communication + Brand Consultancy is delighted to announce their latest representation of the Austrian Cultural Forum New York. WILD WEST, the upcoming exhibition celebrating the legacy of late Austrian artist Franz West is on view September 20, 2017 - January 22, 2018.

With its architectural landmark building in Midtown Manhattan, the Austrian Cultural Forum New York is dedicated to innovative and cutting-edge programming, showcasing the best of Austrian contemporary art, music, literature, performance, and academic thought in New York and the United States.

Exterior image of Austrian Cultural Forum New York. Courtesy of David Plakke.

Opening September 7 | Bosco Sodi: Muro | Paul Kasmin Gallery

Mexican artist Bosco Sodi will present Muro, his first public art installation in New York. Resembling a long wall made of 1,600 removable clay timbers, the installation will invite viewers to remove one timber each, resulting in a communally co-owned work of art. Muro's message, inherent in its appearance and its removal, is inextricably linked to civic participation, emphasizing the power of shared responsibility and actions of individuals. 

Bosco Sodi's installation is featured in El Economista, The New York Times, The Washington Examiner and more. 

Bosco Sodi, Muro, 2017. Rendering

Anna Rosa Thomae, featured in Fineartmultiple's Collector's Lounge

“Some of the art created today can be inaccessible, but for me, it’s about having an emotional reaction or experience rather than seeking a specific meaning.”

"Upon returning to her native Berlin from New York in 2014, Anna Rosa Thomae founded A R T, a communication and branding consultancy for art, design and architecture. Drawing upon her cross-continental experience in the cultural sector, she shares with us her story of how she came to collect..." Read More.

Image: © Petrov Ahner

Opening on September 7 | The Enormity of the Possible | Paul Kasmin Gallery

Paul Kasmin Gallery is pleased to announce the upcoming exhibition The Enormity of the Possible on view September 7 – October 28 at 297 Tenth Avenue.  Curated by Priscilla Vail Caldwell the exhibition features both late works by seminal artists from the American Modern movement and early work by a select group of Abstract Expressionists.  The bold improvisational approach and perspective of artists such as Milton Avery, Charles Burchfield, Stuart Davis, Elie Nadelman or Helen Torr among others radically expanded the possibilities for painting and sculpture in the 20th century.

Read more in Art Daily, The Brooklyn Rail, Blouin Artinfo and more. 

John Marin, Movement VI, 1946. Oil on Canvas. 22 x 28 inches. 55.9 x 71.1 cm. Courtesy Private collection © The Estate of John Marin/ Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York.

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On View through October 2: Without Masks | Contemporary Afro-Cuban Art

The Watch Hill Foundation and the Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes (MNBA) present the 10th anniversary exhibition of the von Christierson Collection, Without Masks: Contemporary Afro-Cuban Art at the MNBA. The exhibition is comprised of 149 works by 40 Cuban artists from the last three decades in its largest exhibition yet. 

Without Masks: Contemporary Afro-Cuban Art has been featured in It's Nice That, Aishti, ArtDaily, Wall Art Magazine, Blouin Artinfo, and Architectural Digest Mexico.

Installation view of Without Masks. Courtesy of Watch Hill Foundation.

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Opening on September 7 | Caro & Olitski: 1965–1968 | Paul Kasmin Gallery

Paul Kasmin is honored to announce Caro & Olitski: 1965 –1968, Painted Sculptures and the Bennington Sprays, an exhibition that celebrates the dialogue, exchange of ideas, and lasting friendship between British sculptor, Sir Anthony Caro and American painter, Jules Olitski. The exhibition will feature painted steel sculptures by Caro and never-before exhibited Spray paintings by Olitski, paintings that art critic Clement Greenberg considered to be among the artist’s finest. Caro & Olitski will be on view from September 7 through October 28 , 2017 at 515 West 27th Street.

Read more about this exhibition in Hyperallergic, Blouin Artinfo, Art Daily and more. 

(Left) Jules Olitski, Pink Hoodoo, 1965, acrylic on canvas, spray. 56 x 52 inches. 142.2 x 132.1 cm. Photo by: Christopher Stach / Paul Kasmin Gallery © The Estate of Jules Olitski/ Licensed by VAGA, New York.
(Right) Anthony Caro, Green Sleeper, 1965, painted steel. 12 x 58 x 43 inches. 30.5 x 147.3 x 109.2 cm Photo by: Christopher Stach / Paul Kasmin Gallery. © 2017 Anthony Caro

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Opening September 7 | Robert Motherwell: Early Paintings | Paul Kasmin Gallery

Paul Kasmin Gallery is pleased to announce a forthcoming exhibition of the early paintings of Robert Motherwell, which will open on September 7, 2017. Comprised solely of works from the 1940s and early 1950s, the exhibition will be one of only three such solo presentations in the last forty years to explore the artist’s developmental beginnings in painting and the first in New York City. 

Read more about the exhibition in Art Critical, Hyperallergic, The Brooklyn Rail and more.

Robert Motherwell, La Belle Mexicaine (Maria), 1941, oil on canvas, 29 1/2 x 23 3/4 inches / 74.9 x 60.3 cm. © Dedalus Foundation Inc. Licensed by VAGA, New York, NY

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Luxury Hotel Walther in Pontresina Celebrates 110th Anniversary with New Interiors and Artistic Installations

In celebration of its 110th anniversary, the Hotel Walther has commissioned Zürich-based designer Virginia Maissen to redesign the common spaces, featuring a light installation by artist Rolf Sachs and paintings by Sandro Fabbri. Built during the Belle Epoche, the heritage hotel will unveil its new design that showcases both modern and traditional aesthetics on July 16, 2017.

Hotel Walther is featured in Casa Vogue, Sleeper Magazine, Architectural Digest, Wallpaper* Magazine, National Geographic Winter Sports Edition, National Geographic Traveller and more. 

Hotel Walther lobby, courtesy of Hotel Walther and Reto Guntil

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Contemporary Afro-Cuban Art Collection Celebrates 10th Anniversary with Exhibition at Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes in Havana, Cuba

The Museo Nacional de Bellas Artes (MNBA) and the Watch Hill Foundation are pleased to announce the opening of “Without Masks,” on view July 28 - October 2, 2017 at the MNBA. Following successful exhibitions in Johannesburg, South Africa and Vancouver, Canada, the third exhibition in Havana commemorates the 10th anniversary of the von Christierson Collection of contemporary Afro-Cuban art.

José Bedia Valdés, “Kindembo Sarabanda Malongo Yaya Arriba Ntoto” 2009. Acrylic on canvas, 182 x 464 cm.

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Deborah Kass | OY/YO Returns to Brooklyn

Douglaston Development and NYC Parks are pleased to announce the return of the monumental sculpture OY/YO by Deborah Kass along the Williamsburg waterfront situated at the North 5th Street Pier and Park. First presented in Brooklyn Bridge Park in December 2015, the sculpture will open starting July 11 and remain on view in Williamsburg through July of next year.

Walking the line between respectful homage and brazen appropriation, Brooklyn-based artist Deborah Kass mimics and reworks the signature styles of iconic 20th century, often with a feminist twist. OY/YO is sourced from urban and Brooklyn slang, the statement “I am” in Spanish, and the popular Yiddish expression.

Deborah Kass's public art installation is featured in TimeOut, Hyperallergic and more.
 

Deborah Kass, OY/YO, 2015, painted aluminum, 96 x 204 x 60 inches, 243.8 x 518.2 x 152.4 cm.