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Indepth Arts News:
"Call for Artists: Kaikai Kiki Launches GEISAI MIAMI"
2007-09-06 until 2007-10-01
GEISAI Miami
Miami, FL,
USA United States of America
Six years since the first inception of GEISAI in Japan in the summer of 2001, Kaikai
Kiki announces GEISAI Miami, the American debut of a fair that has been a
launch pad into the art world for many young artists. Organized by the artist-led
art enterprise Kaikai Kiki, GEISAI Miami introduces an entirely new type of fair in
the booming Miami art market, allowing artists to represent themselves and to
present their work directly to an audience of collectors, art professionals and art
enthusiasts. The fair will run concurrently with Art Basel Miami Beach, and will be
hosted by PULSE Contemporary Art Fair at the Parliament Building of SOHO
Studios in Miami’s Wynwood Art District from Wednesday, December 5 through
Sunday, December 9, 2007.
Application for GEISAI Miami is open to artists of all nationalities that do not have
ongoing commercial gallery representation at the time of their application. A
jury of art world professionals, including Tom Eccles, Massimiliano Gioni, Walter
Robinson, Lin Lougheed, and Carol Kino, will select approximately 20 artists from
among the applicants. The selected artists will be invited to present their work in
the Soho Building with no fee being charged for the booth that will be given to
them.
Applications will be accepted at http://www.geisai.us/.
The deadline for submitting applications is Monday, October 1st, 2007.
GEISAI Miami will occupy a 3,000 sq. ft. space on the second floor of the
Parliament Building in the SOHO Studios facility.
Since its inception in 2001 in Japan, GEISAI has been held twice a year. By
presenting a new art-collecting concept, allowing artists to exhibit their work
directly, without a commercial gallery, to an audience of collectors, curators
and art enthusiasts, GEISAI has established itself as an exceptional art fair. The
name “GEISAI” is derived from the Japanese word for “art festival.” Such festivals
would typically take place within a university or art school.
Venue:
GEISAI Miami
Hosted by PULSE Contemporary Art Fair
Parliament Building of SOHO Studios, Wynwood Art District
2136 NW 1st Avenue
Miami, FL, 33127
United States
Dates:
Wednesday, December 5 – Sunday, December 9, 2007
Hours:
Wednesday 1pm – 6pm;
Thursday through Saturday 10am – 6 pm;
Sunday 10am – 5pm.
About Kaikai Kiki:
The artist-led art enterprise Kaikai Kiki was founded by Takashi Murakami in 2001,
and evolved from its predecessor, the Hiropon Factory. Its goals as an enterprise
include the production and promotion of artwork, the management and support
of select artists, general management of events and projects, and the
production and promotion of merchandise. With bases in Japan’s Motoazabu,
Tokyo, and in Long Island City, New York, Kaikai Kiki is a unique organization
looking to the future to broaden the horizons and practices of contemporary art.
For more information on Kaikai Kiki, please visit http://english.kaikaikiki.co.jp/
For more information about GEISAI Miami contact: geisai@kaikaikikiny.net
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