IT DOESN’T HURT TO ASK: MIAMI 2017 SATELLITE FAIRS →

Taking advantage of the huge crowds of art collectors in Miami and Miami Beach for Art Basel Miami 2017, the artwork at satellite fairs — often blatantly political — this year was new, older, relevant, colorful, glitzy and humorous. Work at Art Miami and Context, over the bridge into downtown Miami, was gutsy, with artists using new technology and materials; artists were having fun but asking important questions and expressing opinions in unambiguous language. These were the standout artists and works and the fair in which they were shown:

SCOPE ART FAIR
Scope informed, declared and showed action taken. Brazilian artist Dora Longo Bahia, in her series depicting “human made disasters” entitled “Nuclear Accidents” (2017, Gallery Vermelho, San Paulo), painted abandoned theme parks in the nuclear disaster sites Chernobyl and Fukushima on burning orange grounds. Shock and Awe! Tim Okamura’s photograph, “I am V.ITA” (2017, oil on graphite, Meijler Art) declaring, “I am my ancestor’s wildest dreams,” brought awareness of immigrants. Martin C. Herbst’s “Perpetual_Mirror,” (2017, oil and lacquer on stainless steel, Anthony Brunelli Fine Arts) with spheres on the floor and half mirrored, reflected our image if we lowered ourselves to floor level.

How Art Sparked the Vibrant Scene on State Street →

Gallery director, John Brunelli, in front of Anthony Brunelli Fine Arts

As a kid, John Brunelli would walk the streets of his hometown and peer into the dirty windows of old factories, imagining the place at its peak. How many people worked there? What did they make? Why did it fade away?

It was this sense of wonder and curiosity about the stories behind Binghamton’s better days that inspired he and his brother Anthony to convert an old warehouse into one of the region’s premier art spaces.

“There’s a certain architectural integrity to Binghamton that my brother and I saw and always admired,” Brunelli says.

It allowed them to see potential in the 1800s structure that is now home to Anthony Brunelli Fine Arts, where John Brunelli is gallery director.

Source: https://visitbinghamton.org/bingstories

A Look at Exhibitor Highlights of SCOPE Miami Beach 2017 →

Jackie K. Seo, Secret Shame, on view at Anthony Brunelli Fine Arts, photo credit Lisa Morales

Following a successful opening night, SCOPE Miami Beach has opened to the public and is receiving thousands of eager visitors seeking the latest in contemporary art. The 17th edition of SCOPE features 140 exhibitors from 25 countries and 60 cities.

This excitement is also shared by exhibitors (new and returning) who are welcoming the opportunity to show their clients and potential buyers new additions to their gallery portfolio. Even in the digital age, nothing replaces the opportunity to establish a personal relationship between artist and art lover. 

Anthony Brunelli Fine Arts (New York) has a hyperrealist sculpture by artist Jackie K. Seo (Korea) and spherical sculptures by Martin C. Herbst (Austria on debut). Owner Anthony Brunelli is an internationally renowned photorealist painter represented exclusively by the Louis K. Meisel gallery in New York City. Brunelli and his brother John are committed to creating quality relationships by being communicative with the artist they represent.

Source: https://kingsaladeenart.com

SCOPE Miami Beach 2017 - Leading the Charge for Emerging Contemporary Art Market →

Martin C. Herbst, Spheres, installation shot

Renowned for its uncanny ability to forecast new visual trends that are embraced globally, the SCOPE Art Show is the largest and most global art fair in the world. With over 75 fairs spanning more than 15 years, it is celebrated as the premier showcase for emerging contemporary art. Garnering extensive critical acclaim, the fair has attracted over 1.5 million visitors and made sales of over one billion.

The 17th edition of SCOPE Miami Beach returns to the sands of Ocean Drive and 8th Street, running concurrently with Art Basel. This year, the fair will bring together 130 international exhibitors from 25 countries and 60 cities, welcoming over 55,000 visitors over the course of 6 days. A fair that brings together galleries, artists, art collectors and enthusiast, SCOPE Miami Beach is once again poised to lead the charge for emerging contemporary art market.

Source: https://www.widewalls.ch

Corning and Binghamton Art Galleries Trade Spaces for First Friday Show

A First Friday Art Gallery has taken the theme of borrowing from a neighbor to a new level.

Anthony Brunelli Fine Arts is hosting “A Cup of Sugar” for First Friday at its gallery located at 186 State Street in Binghamton.

The show is a collaboration between Brunelli and the Exhibit A Art Gallery in Corning.

Exhibit A Curator Ann Welles has taken her works and designed a show at Brunelli, and Brunelli has does the same at Exhibit A.

Director John Brunelli says the galleries have been trying to team up for a special project.

Director John Brunelli says, “We always thought it would be a good idea to collaborate. The art world can be a lonely domain, especially in Upstate New York. It’s a competitive domain, so it seems. We wanted to get back to the old fashioned notion of borrowing from your neighbor, so it’s an exchange.

Brunelli and Welles will host a Director’s Talk conversation at each of their galleries in the coming weeks.

The Cup of Sugar show runs through September.

Source: https://www.binghamtonhomepage.com/news