Grand Opening Celebration
Tuesday, December 2, 2008, 6 pm

The leader in contemporary art editions has arrived in Miami.
From Dec. 2 to January 22nd, 2009
Gerhard Mantz. Virtual Landscapes

LUMAS Miami will celebrate the opening of its new gallery space in Miami’s Design District.
Presenting, Virtual Landscapes, a solo show of works by digital artist Gerhard Mantz.
We cordially invite you to join us for our grand opening reception.

Mantz’s interpretations of landscapes are sculpted to evoke feelings and moods; the viewer enters the visual environment with an immediate emotional response. At first glance the images appear realistic, in some cases even photographic, with inviting naturalistic details that lure and seduce. Upon closer inspection the seemingly realistic details shift to reveal a strange virtual realm more closely associated with an interior reality than with the exterior world.

Created by art collectors, brought to life by 120 renowned artists and promising talents from major academies, LUMAS is passionate about offering you original, inspiring art in affordable editions.

Opening Reception
Saturday December 6th, 6 – 9
Art Basel Night in the Design District

Until January 3rd, 2009
Andy Warhol. Then and Now.
Renowned Photographer William John Kennedy exhibits rarely seen photos of Warhol along side the artwork that made him famous. The Artist is seen working in his studio on the now famous Marilyn Monroe painting, outdoors with the Poppy paintings, with friends and other artists, and in public situations. These portraits capture an inside glimpse into the artist's world at the time and are now seen as important documents in telling the story of America's most famous contemporary artist.

An exhibition of rare portraits of the artist Andy Warhol as seen within a personal context of his life in the 1960's. Along side the photographs will be exhibited a collection of works of Andy Warhol, including Endangered Species, a series of ten serigraphs published at the Factory, where many of the photos were taken. Kennedy photographed Warhol at The Factory numerous times and on location beginning in 1964.

Vernissage Friday December 5th, 7 – 9

From December 5th to February 29th, 2009
Presented by Galerie Brigitte Schenk, Cologne, and 101 Exhibit, Miami

Marilyn Manson: Trismegistus
Multi-talented artist Marilyn Manson, legendary for the cult status of his music career and persona, has simultaneously been creating a large and remarkable body of painting over the past two decades that will be revealed for the first time in the U.S.. Just as Manson?s lyrics are provocative, driving the expressive form of music to its limits, the artist?s paintings, though aesthetically pleasing, play with the grotesque and confront the viewer with the dark side of the American Dream – its obsessions and pitfalls. This exhibition of more than twenty paintings is presented by the Cologne-based Galerie Brigitte Schenk in cooperation with 101 Exhibit, a dynamic new art space in Miami?s Design District.

The artist known as Marilyn Manson took his pseudonym from the names Marilyn Monroe and Charles Manson – figures whom he sees as reflecting the ultimate and most disturbing dualism of American culture. “Marilyn Manson is a living work of art and an anti-popstar.“ stated his gallerist Brigitte Schenk.

Shie Moreno and Leonardo Hidalgo. Art from the Street.
Steve Martin. Oils, gouaches and wires
Andrew Muggleton.Contemporary Furniture

Leonardo Hildalgo. Breaking the mold of traditional portraiture, Ecuadorian born Hidalgo crosses the line between graphic art and fine art. His recent work focus in on his subject’s face. He holds firm that eyes are windows of the soul and that a person essence is captured within. Hidalgo portraits are more than a reflection of a person’s image.

A privy selection of Shie Moreno’s work will be showcased in the Lawrence Savage Galleries. Shie continues to impact contemporary art scenes, drawing audiences beyond fanatics who track his marks in urban landscapes. The manifestations of his art reflect his connections with the urban context, his Cuban ethnicity, and his spiritual roots. Shie’s pieces are illustrative of his experiences and emulate a sense of spontaneity poised with an earnest examination of color, letter forms, and composition.

Lawrence Savage expanded from his home base in Coral Gables (4217 Ponce de Leon Blvd.) to two new art spaces: Lawrence Savage Galleries in the Design District (66 NE 40th St.) and east village gallery in the Wynwood Art District ( 3450 N Miami Ave.). The three galleries will be featuring Art from the Street artists as Shie Moeno and Leonardo Hidalgo, among others.

Art Basel Week Hours
Dec 1 – 7, 10 – 10
On Dec 2 the artist will greet
the visitors

Emeshel. Crystal and Glass Sculptures
Emeshel was founded in 2004 in Budapest, Hungary, as a company created to capture the essence of fine art through the mediums of crystal and glass.  The company’s original Emeshel Home Collection was the first to market with a unique range of glass and crystal collectibles for the home.  Since the inception of its boutique store in Budapest, the company has expanded on its product line to include handcrafted sculptures made from Emeshel’s signature lead crystal and Murano glass, as well as its own exclusive line of women’s jewelry and accessories.  The U.S. launch of Emeshel in Miami sees the inauguration of its Emeshel Beauty line of fragrances, and its newly opened gallery in Miami’s Design District, housing the company’s Emeshel Home Collection, Emeshel Art Collection and Emeshel Love line of luxury jewelry and accessories.

The gallery exhibition is open to the public and admission is free. Collectors, designers and art enthusiasts are invited to meet Emeshel herself at the gallery all day on December 2.

Grand Opening Arno Valere Art Gallery
Thursday, December 4, 6 -10

George Condo, David Lachapelle, Damien Hirst, Manolo Valdes, Kenny sharf, Carlito Dalceggio, Bert Stern, Li Songsong, Tom Wesselmann, Vera Lutter, Vanessa Azoulay, Carolus, Agnieszka Dellfina & Thomas Dellacroix, Jacques Gorde, Alena Davidovskaya and more.

Specialized in art as an investment, Arno Valere Art Gallery is opening in the heart of the Design District. Four of the artists will be attending the opening to share champagne in your company.

RSVP: caroline@valerericartgallery.com or 305 576 5000

Art Basel Week Receptions:
Thursday Dec. 4th & Saturday Dec. 6th, 7 - 10

Highlights of 2008
Roberto Matta, Fernando Botero, Mimmo Paladino, Edgar Negret, Carlos Merida, Mario Velez, Marco Otero, Dasha Reich, Ricardo Pelaez, Claudia Hakim and Mario Benjamin, among others

Especially noteworthy is an original Roberto Matta Trois Voix Dans Une ,which was previously owned by Fuji Television in Japan, and a large Mimmo Paladino Untitled dated 1988.
Installed, will be Claudia Hakim’s 24 feet long sculpture from her series entitled Signs of Skin. Ricardo Pelaez will show his contemporary reinterpretation of Gustav Klimt’s  Fritza, Bitte Sitzt and Mario Velez introduces We Are Not Made Of Sugar, a collection of powerful works on paper and wood.
Complementing the exhibition Francis Hines will come up with a selected group of sculptures from the Subterranean Exposures series and Marco Otero unveils DNA, a unparalleled collection of mixed media works.
With the arrival of 2009 comes the newest Mario Velez series Small Wars and the introduction of Yoko Iwanaga, a young and talented artist from Japan.