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Cultural Council Announces Red Bull Arts New York!

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Announcing Red Bull Arts New York Red Bull’s contemporary arts platform continues its programming in Chelsea as Red Bull Arts New York. Exhibition view,  DISown–Not For Everyone , 2014. (NEW YORK, NY - January 5, 2017)  —  Red Bull Arts New York  is proud to announce the official renaming of their contemporary arts program. An experimental, non-commercial arts space, Red Bull Arts New York is dedicated to offering new opportunities to local and international artists by supporting bold ideas and ambitious projects. Founded in 2013, Red Bull’s art program shared the space with Red Bull Studios New York, a recording studio and broadcast center created on the occasion of the 2013 Red Bull Music Academy in New York City. The renaming reflects a commitment to advancing the contemporary discourse as well as a long-term dedication to redefining the role of corporate patronage in the arts. Red Bull Arts New York will continue to operate at the same location a

The Underline: Inaugural Public Art Commissions

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THE UNDERLINE ANNOUNCES INAUGURAL PUBLIC ART COMMISSIONS   Miami-Dade’s 10-mile linear park will be activated by four participatory artworks from January 14 – April 1, 2017 . Rendering of The Underline, James Corner Field Operations Opening Reception & Performances: Saturday January 14,  2-5pm Brickell Metrorail Station, Downtown Miami Free and Open to the Public RSVP The Underline, Miami-Dade County Parks, Recreation and Open Spaces Department and Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs’ Art in Public Places program are pleased to announce the inaugural public art program for The Underline, a planned world-class linear park designed to transform the underutilized land below Miami-Dade’s Metrorail into an urban trail and art destination. These projects include four commissions by Miami-based artists  Bhakti Baxter ,  Naomi Fisher ,  Nicolas Lobo , and  Agustina Woodgate  and will take place throughout a 9.7-mile corridor which includes

Untitled, Art San Francisco Announces City National Bank as Official Lounge Sponsor at historic pier 70

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Untitled, San Francisco Announces City National Bank as Official Lounge Sponsor at Historic Pier 70 San Francisco, CA, January 12, 2017— The inaugural edition of Untitled, San Francisco continues the fair’s unique curatorial vision with leading  international  exhibitors alongside special collaborations with outstanding Bay Area institutions, nonprofit organizations, and artist-run exhibition spaces; the new Untitled, Monuments sector, which will showcase large-scale, site-specific works, and the return of the popular Untitled, Radio.   As a long-term platform for contemporary art in  the Bay Area , Untitled offers a unique opportunity for cultural exchange between the global arts community and the evolving creative hub in and around San Francisco. The fair will take place at Pier 70 in Dogpatch from January 13 – January 15, 2017. City National Bank, Official Lounge Sponsor Untitled is pleased to have City National Bank as the official lounge sponsor of the

Jim Lewis On Everyday Life of Others

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Jim Lewis On the Everyday Life of Others There was a building in downtown Beirut known as the Yellow House, a neo-Ottoman pile made of ochre limestone. During the Civil War it stood on the city’s infamous Green Line, which divided the Muslim-controlled western sector from the Christian-controlled east. Because of its location, it was a popular hiding place for snipers; because of the snipers, it was a popular target for shells. By the time the war ended, in 1990, the place was a wreck; bombed out, pockmarked, and slated for demolition until a coalition of civic forces came together to reopen it as a war museum called Beit Beirut. As they were cleaning it out, they discovered a certain treasure, a time capsule, consisting of tens of thousands of celluloid negatives depicting life before the war, the archive of a photography studio that had once been housed there.

Art Basel Miami Beach 15th Edition

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Art Basel in Miami Beach’s 15th edition: a landmark year, featuring strong sales across all sectors of the show This Sunday, December 4, Art Basel’s show in Miami Beach closed amidst high praise from participating galleries reporting healthy sales across all levels of the market. The show, whose Lead Partner is UBS, featured 269 world-class galleries from 29 countries who presented exceptional works, ranging from Modern masterpieces to contemporary paintings, films, sculptures and installations by established and emerging artists. In a challenging socio-political and economic landscape, this edition demonstrated that works of the highest quality presented by leading galleries continue to drive strong demand and solid attendance from serious international collectors. Several galleries chose to present powerful and emotive works that address these issues, which collectors responded to with great interest. Across the five show days, the fair attracted an att