This Week's Major Events: LA Art Show, FOG Design+Art, Photo LA, Palm Beach Modern + Contemporary & The Washington Winter Show
January 10–16, 2017
CALIFORNIA
- The atmosphere in 2016. Courtesy LA Art Show.
LA Art Show
January 11–15, 2017
Special Collectors Preview: Wednesday, 3pm–5pm; Opening Night Preview Party: 8–11pm
Thursday–Saturday: 11am – 7pm; Sunday: 11am – 5pm
Los Angeles Convention Center, 1201 South Figueroa Street West Hall, Los Angeles, Calif.
For more information call 310.822.9145 or visit www.laartshow.com
The LA Art Show is the region’s preeminent art fair and one of the largest international art fairs in the United States. After a record-breaking turnout in 2016, this year is projected to draw 70,000 attendees when it returns for its 22nd edition. Since the show’s founding in 1995 to address the cultural interests of Angelenos, it has become one of the art world’s largest and longest running events. This year, the fair’s board of directors has placed a new focus on postwar modern and contemporary artwork. The LA Art Show brings together the largest grouping of Chinese, Korean and Japanese dealers outside of Asia, exemplifying how the city of Los Angeles is spearheading the global art scene. This year’s show will feature the most international list of exhibitors to date, with more than 100 leading galleries from 18 countries. Those who attend the Opening Night Preview and Premiere Party on Wednesday, January 11, benefitting St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, will be the first to preview the works exhibited by top galleries around the world while enjoying culinary creations and specialty beverages from the city’s finest restaurants. A one day pass is $30, and four day pass is $60, but you can receive a $5 discount if you order in advance of the show.
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photo l.a.
January 12–15, 2017; Opening Benefit Gala Thursday, January 12, 7–10pm
Friday & Saturday: 11am – 7pm; Sunday 11am – 6pm
The Reef / LA Mart, 2nd Floor, 1933 S. Broadway, Los Angeles, Calif.
For more information call 323.965.1000 or visit www.photola.com
photo l.a. began 26 years ago in 1991 as a casual meet-up for artists, galleries and collectors but has since transformed into a seminal global showcase of photographic art ranging from 19th-century masterpieces to cutting-edge works by contemporary talents. Some of the highlights from this year’s offerings include a curated installation by Monroe Gallery of Photography of LIFE magazine photographer Grey Villet’s intimate portraits of Richard and Mildred Loving, an interracial couple in 1960s segregated Virginia, as well as a contemporary installation of work by Penelope Umbrico combining photographic prints with other elements such as repurposed plexiglass, plastic lenses from deconstructed televisions, house paint, and cardboard boxes. The Opening Benefit Gala will honor the pioneering career of Weston Naef, author of numerous books on the history and art of photography, and the founding curator of photographs at the J. Paul Getty Museum. Proceeds from the gala benefit the Lucie Foundation and John Wayne Cancer Foundation.
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_01_1.jpg "Giacomo Ravagli, Barometro Table Lamp 2.1, 2016. Black portoro marble, brass, and light fittings. Courtesy Carpenters Workshop Gallery.")
- Giacomo Ravagli, Barometro Table Lamp 2.1, 2016. Black portoro marble, brass, and light fittings. Courtesy Carpenters Workshop Gallery.
FOG Design+Art
January 12–15, 2017; Preview Gala Wednesday, January 11 from 7–10pm
Thursday–Saturday: 11am – 7pm; Sunday: 11am – 5pm
Fort Mason Center Festival Pavilion, 2 Marina Blvd, San Francisco, Calif.
For more information call 800.454.6401 or visit fogfair.com
The West Coast cultural hub of San Francisco is equally famous for its progressive creative communities as it is for its weather. The aptly named FOG Design+Art fair returns this week for its fourth edition. The five-day celebration of the most significant creators and contributors in the worlds of visual art and design has quickly become a must-see event for collectors across the world, despite its relative newcomer status. Forty-five leading international galleries and outstanding 20th-century and contemporary design dealers including Magen H Gallery, Carpenters Workshop Gallery, Hostler Burrows, Lebreton Gallery, Friedman Benda, Jason Jacques Gallery, Demisch Danant Gallery, and many more, will assemble to showcase an array of furniture, fine art and design objects. The annual installation staple 21POP, by renowned San Francisco-based designer Stanlee Gatti, features a single material each year. This year’s edition will be created from flowers, and feature artisans who specialize in floral-themed designs. The Preview Gala Wednesday evening will continue to benefit the exhibitions and educational programs at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, which serve more than 60,000 students, teachers, and families annually. Preview Gala ticket packages start from $175. General admission tickets, which are good for reentry throughout the fair, are available for purchase online in advance for $20, or at the door for $25.
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FLORIDA
- Chul Hyun Ahn, Two Squares, 2016. Exhibited by C. Grimaldis Gallery at the Palm Beach Modern + Contemporary Fair this year.
Palm Beach Modern + Contemporary
Jan 12–15, 2017, VIP Preview: Thursday, 5–9pm
Friday & Saturday: 11am – 7pm; Sunday: 11am – 6pm
Palm Beach Modern + Contemporary Pavilion
825 S Dixie Hwy at Okeechobee Blvd, West Palm Beach, Fla.
For more information call 1.800.376.5850 or visit www.artpbfair.com
The first-ever Palm Beach Modern + Contemporary Fair opens this week in downtown West Palm Beach. Presented by the Art Miami, LLC group, which also produces Art Miami, CONTEXT Art Miami, Art Wynwood, Art New York, Art Southampton and more, the PBM+C fair will appeal to both the seasoned collector and the budding enthusiast looking to experience the best of what the global modern and contemporary art market has to offer. Berry Campbell Gallery, Cavalier Galleries, Jerald Melberg Gallery, Long-Sharp Gallery are among the fifty leading galleries attending the PBM+C fair this year. International galleries hailing from as far as Japan, United Kingdom, France, Germany, The Netherlands, Portugal, and Venezuela, will be exhibiting Blue Chip contemporary, postwar works, and the best investment quality works from the 20th and 21st centuries. Important pieces of art from renowned artists including Josef Albers, Pablo Picasso, Andy Warhol, Keith Haring, John Chamberlain and more than a thousand other artists will be showcased this year. Ann Norton Sculpture Gardens will serve as a satellite venue and exclusive cultural partner for the fair this year, as well as for the next three years. The new partnership will kick off with an exhibit of British sculptor Sophie Ryder’s monumental works. The VIP Preview Thursday evening will benefit The Palm Beach Zoo & Conservation Society, a non-profit zoological organization located at Dreher Park in West Palm Beach that houses 700 animals—many of which are endangered—within a lush tropical habitat spanning 23 acres. Tickets to the benefit are $150. One-day passes to the inaugural PBM+C Fair are $25, while multi-day passes are $55.
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WASHINGTON, D.C.
- G. Sergeant Antiques exhibiting at the 2016 Washington Winter Show.
- Violin exhibited by A Bird in Hand Antiques at the 2017 Washington Winter Show.
Washington Winter Show
January 13–15, 2017, Preview Night Thursday, January 12
Friday: 11 am – 7 pm; Saturday 11am – 8pm; Sunday 11am – 5pm
Katzen Arts Center at American University
4400 Massachusetts Avenue, NW, Washington, D.C.
For more information call 202.248.7159 or visit www.washingtonwintershow.org
The second oldest charitable antiques show in the country, the Washington Winter Show, founded in 1954, returns on January 13. This year’s theme is “The Art of Style,” celebrating the timeless elegance and sophistication of good design. American fashion designer Lela Rose will be the keynote speaker for the 2017 Luncheon Lecture, which will take place on Friday, January 13. A loan exhibition, Coco Chanel: A New Portrait by Marion Pike, Paris 1967-71, which includes a collection of Marion Pike’s portraits of Coco as well as fashions created by the prolific designer, will be displayed for the first time in North America. More than forty exhibitors at the Washington Winter Show will offer a broad range of exquisite antiques and fine arts, including A Bird in Hand Antiques, Artemis Gallery, Fletcher/Copenhaver Fine Art, Christopher H. Jones, Mellin’s Antiques, Sumpter Priddy III, Inc., G. Sergeant Antiques, Spencer Marks Ltd. and Village Braider. The mission of the show has always been to raise funds for local charities that serve the needs of at-risk children and families. The beneficiaries of this year’s show are THEARC, Bishop John T. Walker School for Boys, and the Founders Board of St. John’s Community Services. Tickets are available on the show’s website.
