IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Fountain MIAMI 2009 - 2505 North Miami Ave Miami FL 33137
Telephone: 917.650.3760
Email: info@fountainexhibit.com
Website: http://fountainexhibit.com
Dates: December 3-6, 2009; 11am-7pm
VIP/Press Preview: Thursday Dec 3, from 11am until 7pm
Reception for the artists: Friday, December 4; 7pm-midnight
Wynwood Arts Tour: Saturday, December 5; 7pm-10pm
Cost: Donation of $5 at the door for all weekend access
New York (May 27, 2009) - Fountain, the alternative art exhibition known for presenting cutting-edge and independent art galleries, will return to Miami for its fourth year. Located at 2505 North Miami Ave at the corner of 25th st, Fountain will run from December 3 - 6 concurrent with Art Basel, Pulse, Aqua, Scope and other important art fairs. Fountain is a guerrilla-style art event, dubbed by many as the “Anti Art Fair” for its brash, off-the-wall offerings of non-traditional art exhibitions in the art fair environment.
Fountain’s venue, 16,000 square-foot complex with both interior and exterior exhibition areas, is adjacent to all the major Miami exhibitions. Exhibiting galleries occupy approximately 500 - 1500 square feet of exhibition space each, so visitors can expect massive installations of contemporary painting, sculpture, performance and new media art.
Artnet – the most widely read art site on the web – describes Fountain: “Likeability and chutzpah used to be what art was about. That, and a little guerrilla mentality, which you had at Fountain in spades. This is the place where you reminisce about the good old days, when you did it yourself, when inspiration and magic struck like a bolt from the blue. Here at Fountain, the artists and dealers are hungry and they welcome all visitors warmly. They are having fun and that’s the vibe. I felt like sitting down, having a beer, and hanging.”
ArtForum - “Possessed of a scrappy, youthful verve… Fountain was distinguished by a vintage downtown street/self-taught aesthetic.”
Plum – “Extreme, grassroots, and black sheep are names that perhaps best describe Fountain. While other art exhibits are puppets to corporate culture, this show keeps it as real as they come.”
Fountain Miami 2009 participating galleries will be announced shortly. For exhibitor information, please visit: http://fountainexhibit.com
Fountain was launched in March 2006 in New York in an effort to leverage support for independent galleries overlooked by the larger, corporate-sponsored art fairs. The name “Fountain” is a nod to Marcel Duchamp’s controversial sculpture which shook up the art world when it was rejected by the Society of Artists’ exhibition in 1917. Similarly, in defiant contrast with The Armory Show, Art Basel Miami Beach, Pulse, Scope and the numerous other international art fairs, Fountain has received wide public support and critical acclaim for its experimental slant. In form and spirit, the artwork exhibited at Fountain reflects the avant-garde attitude of the Dada art movement, while attracting the attention of the international clientele and top collectors who attend the more traditional fairs.
CHECK OUT THE APPLICATION HERE - Fountain Application
CHECK OUT THE PRESS KIT HERE - Fountain Press Kit Highlights
