Pulse Miami 2008
PULSE Contemporary Art Fair Presents Its Largest-Ever Miami Edition
Featuring over 100 Galleries
The Second Presentation of GEISAI Miami
And an Expanded Set of Programs
Press and VIP Preview:
Tuesday, December 2, 2008, 5-10pm
Dates:
Wednesday, December 3 – Sunday December 7, 2008
Soho Studios
2136 NW 1st Avenue
(enter on NW 21st Street),
Wynwood Art District
FAIR HOURS:
Wednesday
December 3
10am – 3pm
Thursday
December 4
10am – 6pm
Friday
December 5
10am – 6pm
Saturday
December 6
10am – 6pm
Sunday
December 7
10am – 5pm
PULSE Miami returns to Soho Studios in the Wynwood Art District to present its largest edition to date. Taking place December 3-7, 2008, concurrent with Art Basel Miami Beach, PULSE will feature a range of new exhibitors with 23 countries represented. The more than 100 galleries exhibiting at PULSE Miami include first–time participants ARARIO GALLERY of New York, Beijing, Seoul, and Cheonan, SAKSHI GALLERY of Mumbai, GERING & LóPEZ GALLERY of New York, and Martin Asbæk Projects of Copenhagen. The IMPULSE section will present 19 emerging galleries, 14 of which will be exhibiting for the first time.
PULSE MIAMI 2008 EXHIBITORS
Angles Gallery (Santa Monica), ARARIO GALLERY (Cheonan/Seoul/Beijing/New York), Artrepco Gallery (Zurich), ARTWARE editions (New York), Martin Asbæk Projects (Copenhagen), Jeff Bailey Gallery (New York), BANK (Los Angeles), Galeria Baró Cruz (São Paulo), Galerie Anita Beckers (Frankfurt), Birch Libralato (Toronto), bitforms gallery (New York), RENA BRANSTEN GALLERY (San Francisco), BravinLee programs (New York), Catharine Clark Gallery (San Francisco), Conner Contemporary Art (Washington D.C.), CONRADS (Düsseldorf/Berlin) Copro/Nason Gallery (Santa Monica), Charles Cowles Gallery (New York), DCKT Contemporary (New York), DNA (Berlin), envoy enterprises (New York), Espacio Liquido (Gijón), La Fábrica Galería (Madrid), Faurschou (Copenhagen/Beijing), Lukas Feichtner Gallery (Vienna), ftc. (Berlin), GALLERIA ENRICO FORNELLO (Prato), FRED (London), Freight + Volume (New York), FÚCARES (Madrid), galerie davide gallo (Berlin), GERING & LóPEZ GALLERY (New York), Galerie Grand Siècle (Taipei), Richard Heller Gallery (Santa Monica), GALERIE ERNST HILGER/hilger contemporary (Vienna), GALERIA LLUCIÀ HOMS (Barcelona), Horrach Moya (Palma de Mallorca), KINZ, TILLOU + FEIGEN (New York), galerieKleindienst (Leipzig), Locust Projects (Miami), Diana Lowenstein Fine Arts (Miami), Lyons Wier Ortt Gallery (New York), MADDER139 (London), Magnan Projects (New York), Robert Mann Gallery (New York), Marx & Zavattero (San Francisco), nina menocal (Mexico City), Yossi Milo Gallery (New York), Mixed Greens (New York), MIZUMA ART GALLERY (Tokyo/Beijing), moniquemeloche (Chicago), Mark Moore Gallery (Santa Monica), magnus müller (Berlin), Mummery + Schnelle (London), One and J. Gallery (Seoul), One in the Other (London), P.P.O.W Gallery (New York), perugi artecontemporanea (Padua), Postmasters Gallery (New York), Max Protetch (New York), Purdy Hicks Gallery (London), Lora Reynolds Gallery (Austin), GALERIE STEFAN ROEPKE (Cologne/Madrid), RuArts Gallery (Moscow), RUBICON GALLERY (Dublin), SAKSHI GALLERY (Mumbai), JULIE SAUL GALLERY (New York), Schroeder Romero (New York), Schultz Gallery (Berlin/Seoul/Beijing), galeria SENDA (Barcelona), Shoshana Wayne Gallery (Los Angeles), SPACE (Bratislava), SPINELLO GALLERY (Miami), Springer & Winckler Galerie (Berlin), Margaret Thatcher Projects (New York), Torch Gallery (Amsterdam), UNION (London), Virgil de Voldere Gallery (New York), TONY WIGHT GALLERY (Chicago), Winkleman Gallery (New York), Pavel Zoubok Gallery (New York), ZÜRCHER (Paris/New York)
IMPULSE MIAMI 2008 EXHIBITORS
2x2projects (Amsterdam), Angell Gallery (Toronto), La B.A.N.K (Paris), Baer Ridgway Exhibitions (San Francisco), BONELLI ARTE CONTEMPORANEA (Mantua), galerie ColletPark (Paris), DOMOBAAL (London), EDS GALERIA (Mexico City), Gana Art (Seoul/New York/Paris), Julie M. Gallery (Tel Aviv/Toronto), ANNA KLINKHAMMER (Düsseldorf), LARMgalleri (Copenhagen), MORGAN LEHMAN (New York), NETTIE HORN (London), Novembro Arte Contemporânea (Rio de Janeiro), Packer Schopf Gallery (Chicago), think.21 (Brussels), VERNON GALLERY (Prague), Marcia Wood Gallery (Atlanta)
PROGRAMMING
PULSE Miami 2008 will present a series of special programs, installations and events, features that have become a signature of the PULSE fairs. The large-scale sculpture and installation program will be curated by Claire Breukel, Executive Director of Miami’s Locust Projects. Breukel has selected works by Leo Villareal, Lincoln Schatz, Mike Estabrook & Ernest Conception, and Justin Cooper, among many others. The PULSE PLAY> video lounge will be curated by Cuban and Canadian based independent curator and critic Magda Gonzalez-Mora, a founder of the Havana Biennale, with works by Isabel Rocamora, Ferheen Haq, Mariana Vassileva, Rodolfo Pereza, and Lazaro Saavedra. PULSE Miami has partnered with the Financial Times and CORE: to present a series of CORE: conversations, daily panel discussions and breakfast talks on contemporary art and its market. Participants include contemporary artists, collectors, curators, and other distinguished art world leaders.
GEISAI Miami
PULSE Miami 2008 is pleased to host the second edition of the acclaimed GEISAI Miami. Produced by Kaikai Kiki Co., Ltd., Takashi Murakami’s studio, and modeled after its original Japanese version, GEISAI Miami will provide a group of 35 artists the opportunity to present their work directly to the public in a professional art fair setting.
SPONSORS & PARTNERS
PULSE would like to thank CHUBB Personal Insurance, Lavazza (sponsor of the PULSE Private Preview Party), and Grolsch for their additional support. Special thanks to Architectural Digest, presenter of the Collectors Lounge designed by Arquitectonica and to the Financial Times, sponsor of the PULSE Prize.
PULSE Miami would also like to thank the following sponsors and partners for their generous support: artlog, The City of Miami, CORE:, Hendrick’s Gin, Le Tourment Vert, Miami Art Museum, MIAMI Magazine, Milagro Tequila, Museum of Arts and Design, Quintessentially, Penfolds, Phillips ART expert, SmartWater and VitaminEnergy.
ADMISSION
General Admission: $15
Discount Admission (for seniors, students and groups): $10
No advance purchase necessary
Ticket purchase includes admission to GEISAI Miami.
COMPLIMENTARY SHUTTLE SERVICE
PULSE Miami is pleased to provide complimentary shuttle service between its venue and: The LOEWS Hotel at 1601 Collins Avenue (@ 16th Street), Art Basel Miami Beach at The Miami Beach Convention Center (please note that shuttles at the Convention Center will stop near the Jackie Gleason Theatre), NADA and Design Miami.
For more information about PULSE, please visit www.pulse-art.com or call (212) 255-2327.
Media contact:
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