Dutch Culture USA press release for Miami Art Week 2014

Mon, Dec 1 - Sun, Dec 7  2014

Miami Art Week 2014

THE NETHERLANDS PAINTS THE TOWN ORANGE DURING ART BASEL MIAMI WITH UNPRECEDENTED NUMBER OF DUTCH ARTISTS, DESIGNERS AND GALLERIES

Theo Jansen’s renowned Strandbeest Exhibit to kick off its U.S. tour on the beaches of Miami December 3rd joined by numerous other presentations

MIAMI, November 24, 2014—The Netherlands and Dutch Culture USA are proud to announce an unprecedented number of renowned, as well as up-and-coming, Dutch artists will participate in this year’s Art Basel Week in Miami. The city welcomes them to its exhibit halls, on the beach and in its gardens, December 3-7, 2014.  Dozens of Dutch artists, designers, and galleries are being represented this year, as well as must see international colleagues who live and work in the Netherlands, or are proudly presenting work from the Netherlands.

“Dutch artists and designers have been represented at Art Basel since the fair’s launch in 2002,” said Jan Kennis, Cultural Attaché at the Consulate General of the Netherlands in New York. “We are very proud to see that this has grown into an unprecedented level of Dutch participation, which runs the gamut from world-renowned artists such as Theo Jansen, to up-and-coming urban artists who are following in his footsteps.” 

The Netherlands, which has contributed to the art world for centuries with the likes of Van Gogh, Rembrandt, Frans Hals, Rietveld, Mondriaan, and many others, is witnessing a proliferation of innovative artists, many of whom use a cross-disciplinary approach between art and design, art and science, as well as art and commerce, a long-standing tradition in Dutch art.  A remarkable example of this marriage is Theo Jansen, with his larger than life Strandbeests (“beach animals”).

The exhibition Strandbeest: The Dream Machines of Theo Jansen will be presented at Art Basel in Miami Beach by Swiss luxury watch manufacturer Audemars Piguet and the Peabody Essex Museum (PEM) of Salem, Massachusetts. This presentation, on display at Audemars Piguet’s exhibition space, Oceanfront between 21st & 22nd streets, previews the first major U.S. tour of Jansen’s Strandbeests in 2015-2016, which is organized by the Peabody Essex Museum. Jansen’s magical creatures will undoubtedly draw thousands of spectators to the beach.

“These wondrous Strandbeests are in their own way symbolic of our living at sea in companionship with the water and the wind in the Netherlands, and remind us that creative and technical solutions are needed in addressing issues like sea level rise,” said Nathalie Olijslager-Jaarsma, Consul General of the Dutch Consulate in Miami.  “As Jansen’s beasts quickly evolve and adapt to environmental changes, so must we.”

Accompanying this presentation, TASCHEN will launch a luxurious book during Art Basel Miami Beach byphotographer Lena Herzog, entitled Strandbeest: The Dream Machines of Theo Jansen. The book includes beautiful black and white photographs by Herzog who, since 2007, has made annual pilgrimages to the beach at Scheveningen in the Netherlands to photograph Jansen and his Strandbeests.  Audemars Piguet will also display a selection of Lena Herzog’s photographs at their beachside exhibition space.

This year’s Art Basel Miami Beach fair will once again be designed by Tom Postma Design, an Amsterdam-based international architecture and design firm that specializes in cultural institutions, art and design related exhibitions, and high-end interior and shop designs. Tom Postma began his career as an artist and known sculptor in the Netherlands, but turned to design and architecture in 1998, and designs world-renowned fairs such as ABMB, TEFAF (The European Fine Art Fair), Design Miami Basel, and others.  

Miami has always been an important gateway city for international business between the Netherlands, the U.S. and Latin America, and is embraced as such by the Netherlands and its partners. Marcel Wanders’ Mondrian Hotel, West 8’s Lincoln Park, and Rem Koolhaas’ / Office for Metropolitan Architecture’s plans for ‘Park Grove’ and the Faena Forum are just a few examples, with the latter just announcing an opening date of December 2015. Faena Collaboratory Miami Beach will include many works by Dutch/Belgium duo Studio Job, and much more to follow.

Other Dutch art and culture highlights during Art Basel Miami 2014 include:

A Satyendra Pakhale outdoorsolo exhibition at the Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, with support by Cappellini, Ammann Gallery (Cologne, Germany), Cristina Grajales (New York), and Design Miami, which blends art, nature, and design together to create a space where visitors are welcome to interact with the 40 pieces on display and the surrounding nature.  Pakhale is considered one of the most influential minds in the design world, and works from Amsterdam, the Netherlands.

Design Miami has been very welcoming to Dutch design since its inception in 2005. As part of its 10th anniversary, more important Dutch works will be presented this year. Carpenters Workshop (London, UK), will present a solo exhibition with recent work by Dutch-Belgian duo Studio Job, including their “Aftermath” series, which references some of the world’s most prominent monuments through the eyes of this duo following the ‘aftermath’ of the crisis of 2008. Galerie Vivid (Rotterdam, the Netherlands) will present a solo exhibition with recent 3D-printing marvels by Janne Kyttanen, a pioneer in the industry. Ornamentum Gallery (Hudson, NY), will present a world premiere with furniture by famed Dutch jewelry designer Ted Noten, and Priveekollektie (Heusden, the Netherlands) will present work by renowned Studio Makkink & Bey, among others.

The Amsterdam Street Art Foundation will feature Amsterdam-based street and mural artists in Wynwood, including Ives.one, The London Police, DHM/Hugo Mulder, Sober Industries, Beazarility, Tim van Vliet, Telmo/Miel, and Sjem Bakkus. The artists will begin their work on December 1, 2014, so make sure to visit them for daily live paintings, informal get-togethers, and—of course—painted bikes!

The Bridge  – The Dutch Pavilion will take over a beautiful space in the Miami Design District from Dec2-7, 2014 featuring the works of influential Dutch street and mural artists, including Wayne Horse, OVNI – Anna Taratiel, SIT, X-O, Raymond Lemstra, Rocco Pezzella, Siard Bijkersma, Joram Roukes, Stefan Glerum, Silas, Sigrid Calon, Graphic Surgery, Erosie, Lennard Schuurmans, Amanda Marie, Deedee Cheriel, Hyuro, and Spencer Keeton Cunningham.  Organizers Andenken Gallery and Kallenbach Gallery are collaborating for a second year in a row with Miami-based Catapult13 Creative Studios.

Haas&Hahn return to Art Week for a third time! Known for their iconic favela paintings in Rio, they will participate in ‘The Art of Collaboration’ at world-renowned Wynwood Walls, along with other internationally renowned artists.

Art Basel Miami Beach, Art Miami, Context Art Miami, NADA, Pulse, Scope, Aqua Art Miami, and Red Dot Art Fair will have numerous Dutch presentations. Participating Dutch galleries and artists include Galerie Juliette Jongma, and Constant Dullaart via Carroll Fletcher Gallery at Art Basel Miami Beach; Gallery Delaive, Leslie Smith Gallery, Galerie Rueb and Torch Gallery at Art Miami; Amstel Gallery, Witzenhausen Gallery, and a solo by Ewerdt Hilgemann via Magnan Metz Gallery at Context Fair; Andenken Gallery, Kallenbach Gallery, Stick Together, and Wanrooij Gallery at Scope Art Fair; LMAK Projects, as well as a special presentation by Michael van den Besselaar via Black & White Gallery at Pulse, where Heineken will also present its Heineken Art House – Live Art Pyramid; Luna Maurer via P!, and Bas van den Hurk via Rod Barton Gallery at NADA, and Elisa Lejuez via S Artspace Gallery at Red Dot.

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