● Helwaser Gallery ​​(New York) ​​will return to Art Miami for its ninth time with a George Condo feature. Ahead of the artist’s 61s​ t birthday on December 10, 2018, collectors will experience a thoughtful presentation of works produced over the famed American artist’s four-decade career. Additional artworks include pieces by Alexander Calder​​, ​John Chamberlain​​, ​Richard Diebenkorn​​, ​Friedel Dzubas​​,​ Helen Frankenthaler​​,​ Yayoi Kusama​​,​ Sol Lewitt​​,​ ​​and​ Richard Serra​​.
● Catherine Edelman Gallery ​​(Chicago) ​​will present ​How Do You See Me? – ​a collection of w​ ork by three female photographers, ​Alanna Airitam​​, ​Endia Beal and ​Medina Dugger​​, that ​​confronts the ways African-Americans are often perceived in art, the workplace, and through their physical appearance.
● Peter Anton​​, represented by ​Galerie von Braunbehrens ​​(Stuttgart,) will reveal his ​​CHOCO TOWER​​, a monumental sculpture measuring 10 feet tall and more than 1,000-pounds, comprised of five chocolates made from painted aluminum stacked on top of each other. Anton made headlines for his 2012 installation, ​SUGAR & GOMORRAH, at CONTEXT Art Miami, which allowed spectators to ride a roller coaster through an exhibition of sugar sculptures, models and ruins of a destroyed city. CHOCO TOWER​ was created at the world-renowned Foundry of Polich Tallix.
● DIE GALERIE ​​(Frankfurt) ​​will exhibit the work of ​Johannes Heisig​​, ​​including a large format still life entitled ​Fischgericht (Fish dish),​ almost two meters high. They will also present ​Les Jeunes et les Jeux Twistent, ​a rare painting from 1964 by​ Max Ernst​​, which is valued at more than one million dollars.
● Galerie Ernst Hilger ​​(Vienna) will bring a rare, never before shown large scale ​Picassó Rodez from 2001 by ​Erró Erró​​. They will also ​display up to 30 works by​ ​​Shepard Fairey​​ in the VIP lounge.
● Gilden’s Art Gallery ​​will present a selection of work by Alexander Calder ​​and Sam Francis ​​from their recent show, ‘​American Abstraction – Kineticism to Expressionism.​ ’
● Nancy Hoffman ​​(New York) will exhibit a selection of Michele Pred​​’s work, including never before seen pieces and her series of vintage purses affixed with electroluminescent wire designed into bold statements. Pieces include ​Power of the Purse: Time’s Up/Equal Pay​, Vote Feminist,​ and Power of the Purse: We Vote a​ ll from 2018. They will also present her full body riot suit, ​Untitled, her bullet proof vest piece, ​My Body My Business 1/3​, and her vintage voting booth piece​, Real Choices​, all from 2018. Pred’s statement pieces have been admired by Amy Schumer and ​Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor​. Pred was responsible for organizing Parade Against Patriarchy at Miami Art Week 2017.
● Richard Levy Gallery ​​(Albuquerque) will display work from transgender artist Earl McBride​​. Growing up in Georgia, Earl transitioned at age 53, and the large-scale paintings on show were created during the two years he transitioned. The gallery will also show work from various blue chip artists, including ​James Turrell​​’s ​Aten Reign from 2015. ​​The print is based on his 2013 installation at the Guggenheim Museum and captures the artist’s sense of light and color, while beautifully representing a three-dimensional installation on a two-dimensional plane.
● Grosvenor Gallery ​​(London) will display work from modern Indian artists including ​F.N. Souza​​, ​M.F. Husain​​, ​​and ​S.H. Raza ​​– one of the founders of the modern art movement in India – who are currently part of a major show at New York’s Asia Society. They will also present a colorful minimalist sculpture from the political artist and social activist ​Rasheed Araeen who is the subject of a major retrospective, which is on exhibit at the BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art.
CONTEXT Art Miami Fair highlights include:
● Art Angels ​​(Los Angeles) will host a print signing for artist ​Beau Dunn ​​at ​​the VIP preview December 4t​ h at 8pm. They will also present work from Dunn, who is known for her tongue-in-cheek mixed media photography, sculptures and paintings. Her work has been exhibited at the ​Frederick R. Weisman Museum and LACMA. Her Barbie series was recently featured in ​Architectural Digest at Claudia Schiffer’s home. They will also show work from ​sculpting artist Jennie Vinter​​, who is known for her feminine lifecasting sculptures.
● Cantor Fine Art will present a solo show by German-born artist ​Andrew Myers​​, known for his large scale three-dimensional portraits.
● DS Projects (Miami) will debut a solo exhibition by Argentinian artist ​Marcolina Dipierro​​, who addresses the notion of modern abstraction, exploring formal aspects of modern architecture and design in combination and contrast with various forms and materials.
● Estudio Arte Contemporaneo (Havana) will present a solo show by Cuban artist ​Rubén Alpízar​​, who explores the postmodern language and its ambiguity of political, economic, social and artistic resources in a contemporary world. ​Alpízar is one of the most important Cuban artists, whose work has sold at Sotheby’s and Christie’s.
● GAMA Gallery (Istanbul) will ​present seven artists including ​Devrim Erbil​​, the most famous living Turkish artist, in a booth themed around the cultural mix of Turkey, how the country relates to global art scene, and its interaction between other artists around the world.
● Hashimoto Contemporary ​​(San Francisco) will display new work from ​Peter Gronquist​​'s ​Immortals series, in addition to his ​Infinity Mirrors.​ They will also hold a book signing with ​Joel Daniel Philips​​.