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July 23, 2007
AIPAD'S PHOTOGRAPHY SHOW--MIAMI WILL DEBUT DEC. 4-9, 2007 IN WYNWOOD ART DISTRICT IN NEW 30,000 SQ. FT. VENUE
The Association of International Photography Art Dealers (AIPAD) will debut a new art fair, The Photography Show--Miami, from Tuesday, Dec. 4 (invitational preview) through Sunday, Dec. 9, 2007. More than 45 of the world's leading fine art photography galleries will present a wide range of museum quality work by 19th-century, modern and contemporary masters, including Contemporary Works.
The exhibition … Read the Full Article
July 21, 2007
PHOTOGRAPHER MITCH DOBROWNER'S
WESTERN LANDSCAPES ADDED TO ROSTER
OF CONTEMPORARY WORKS/VINTAGE WORKS
I Photo Central dealer Contemporary Works/Vintage Works has added another photographer to its roster--Mitch Dobrowner. Dobrowner's startling Western landscapes are beautifully printed and have an unworldly presence to them.
The artist describes his subject and his response to it this way: "The Earth is an ever changing ego-system. It's existed well before we were here and will hopefully be … Read the Full Article
June 16, 2007
CONTEMPORARY WORKS ADDS 3 NEW
PHOTOGRAPHERS: VLADIMIR BIRGUS,
SAMER MOHDAD AND MICHAEL MANHEIM
Contemporary Works is now representing three additional photographers and has added their work to its inventory of contemporary art photography. The three artists are: Vladimir Birgus, Samer Mohdad and Michael Philip Manheim.
VLADIMIR BIRGUS
Vladimir Birgus became director of the Czech Photographers' Union Institute of Art Photography in 1982 and the Institute of Creative Photography, School of Philosophy and Science, … Read the Full Article
June 1, 2007
PRICES TO BE INCREASED ON SEVERAL PHOTOGRAPHERS REPRESENTED BY CONTEMPORARY WORKS ON JUNE 15TH
Contemporary Works has announced that it will increase some of the prices for three of its European photographers on June 15th. These price increases are necessitated by increases in shipping costs from Europe and by the decline in the dollar versus euro and pound sterling. We recently featured all of these artists at Photo LA, the New York AIPAD Photography … Read the Full Article
May 5, 2007
THE ARMORY AND VOLTA SHOWS AND MERCHANDISE MART PROPERTIES ANNOUNCE "STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIPS"
During the Art Chicago show on April 28th, Chris Kennedy, who heads up Merchandise Mart Properties (MMPI), owner of Art Chicago, made a series of announcements that extended the reach of this group into the art world. The announcements concerned "strategic partnerships" between the Armory Show (the International Fair of New Art), as well as Volta (a satellite show of … Read the Full Article
April 30, 2007
ART CHICAGO 2007 PULLS IN 132 TOP ART DEALERS; AND OVER 42,000 ATTENDEES MAKE IT TO THE FIVE SHOWS AT ARTROPOLIS
By Alex Novak
The 2007 version of Art Chicago put this venerable show back on firm footing. After a messy near-bankruptcy last year under former manager Thomas Blackman and a last-minute save by the current owner, the show has gained additional credibility this year from its committed and deep-pocketed new owner, Chris Kennedy (yes, of those Kennedy's) and Merchandise Mart Properties, … Read the Full Article