This event will be held in conjunction with the exhibition Against the Grain: Wood in Contemporary Art Craft and Design, currently on view at the Museum of Arts and Design through July 7, 2013. The participants include designer Sebastian Errazuriz and sculptors Willie Cole, Sarah Oppenheimer and Ursula von Rydingsvard whose work appears in the exhibition. The discussion is moderated by Lowery Stokes Sims curator of Against the Grain.

Wednesday, May 8, 2013

6-8PM

New York Public Library: Stephen A. Schwarzman Building, South Court Auditorium

Please visit the link below for more information!

http://www.nypl.org/locations/tid/36/node/187598

PARAGUAY PAVILION

Paraguay Pavilion at the 55th International Art Exhibition - La Biennale di Venezia (First official participation)

Title of the Exhibition: The Encyclopedic Palace of Paraguay

Exhibitors: Pedro Barrail, Daniel Milessi, Diana Rossi, Felix Toranzos

Commissioner: Elisa Victoria Aquino Laterza - Assistant Commissioner: Nori Vaccari Starck

Curator: Osvaldo Gonzalez Real

Technical Curator in Venice: Tiziano Inguanotto, Studio Arbur ltalia
( www.arburitalia.com - Architecture )

Venue: Palazzo Carminati, Santa Croce 1882 ( San Stae ), Venice 30135.

The Government of Paraguay is taking part in the 55th International Art Exhibition for the first time, and is doing so with works of four Paraguayan artists under the title of “The Encyclopedic Palace of Paraguay”. It consists of works from various trends of contemporary art related to the main theme of the 55th International Art Exhibition - La Biennale di Venezia – curated by Massimiliano Gioni.

Pedro Barrail presents his work, "View of Point", with an intervention in the main room where the Paraguayan exhibition will take place. It comes to tackling the virtual space of the canvas with the real space of the room of the Palazzo Carminati. The internal facade would be erased by its own image, which will have printed in the center a red dot: "You are not here". This situation would be the metaphor of Paraguayan cultural isolation and of its wandering in the surrounding world: "a real maze of advertising images and entertainment media‘. The work is inspired by the writings of Josefina Plá. In one of her poems, she speaks of a "Landscape with no exit" such as the photographs, an unknown place, inhabited by dreams and silence, while we see to nothingness.

The proposal of Daniel Milessi, "Yasururu Sororo" (invasion?) refers to the history of successive invaders of Guarani country (now Paraguay) through the Game of War, a video that presents a revisionist conception of history, from colonial days to the present. This game, where nobody wins, is institutionalized: usurers, bankers, and exploiters, supported by the political class in action. Something very important, from an aesthetic point of view, is the discovery by Milessi of the similarity between the design pattern of a native carpet and the videogames in-8-bit. Therefore, the visual communication more suitable for Paraguayans would be: the video games, part of the pop culture. A true Paraguayan philosophy of power is used by the big landowners, and the popular iconography. In fact the work is a video/animation/performance.

Diana Rossi was inspired by a prehistoric fossil, found recently in Paraguay. This is an installation that represents the anteater (“yurumi”) totemic animal of the indigenous tribe Ache-Guayakí of Paraguay. For them this mammal is considered genitor, sacred ancestor and icon of the ancient inhabitants of this land. It is made on the basis of “object-trouvé" such as bones, henhouse wires, and discarded leather, Coke bottles, etc. The work also recalls the genocide committed against this indigenous tribe in 1973, during the long Paraguayan dictatorship and conducted by landless peasants and soldiers. The survivors were interned in a kind of concentration camp run by Christian missionaries. The children of the massacred were sold as slaves. The idea of Diana is to pay tribute to the memory of the disappeared from the tribe Ache-Guayakí.

The work of Felix Toranzos is characterized by a proposal that intends to continue in time, the architectural design, octagonal, called in greek “Horologion”, of the Andronico of Cirro (late first century B.C.) and that appears after 2000 years repeated in the dome of the National Museum of Fine Arts of Asuncion, Paraguay. This Museum has no physical space of its own in the country and is still looking for a final destination. This "Palace of the Winds", which is also a clock of the elapsed time through history, has been transformed, thanks to the creativity of the artist, in a series of panels, printed with geometric figures of hermetic renaissance inspiration sealed by the purest Pythagorean tradition, where the geometry and the numbers are divine. The search for lost times is retrieved, in this way, through art.

Information: Elisa Victoria Aquino Laterza
T: +393467870985 - www.bienaldevenecia-paraguay.com – info@bienaldevenecia-paraguay.com

PARAGUAY PAVILION
55. INTERNATIONAL ART EXHIBITION
LA BIENNALE DI VENEZIA
First National Participation
(From 29.05 until 24.11.2013 )
Palazzo Carminati, Santa Croce 1882 (San Stae), Venice

For more information, please visit the link below:

http://creativetime.org/projects/heard-ny/

For more information, please visit the link below:

http://aigany.org/events/hacking-life-using-creativity-to-break-into-the-system/

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Media contact: Brooke LeMaire
Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden
blemaire@fairchildgarden.org
305-667-1651, ext. 3392

CRISTINA GRAJALES NAMED CURATOR OF DESIGN: FAIRCHILD EXHIBITS
AT FAIRCHILD TROPICAL BOTANIC GARDEN

Coral Gables, FL, February 7, 2013 – On December 1, 2012, the “Sitting Naturally” art exhibit from the Cristina Grajales Gallery in New York City went on display at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden. Seven talented artists from around the world were commissioned to design natural looking benches to complement Fairchild’s tropical backdrop. Cristina Grajales, the New York gallery’s founder, served as the exhibit’s visiting curator during the popular Art Basel Miami Beach as part of the inaugural Design: Fairchild. Following the success of the inaugural event and the Sitting Naturally exhibit, Fairchild is pleased to announce Grajales as the returning curator for all future Design: Fairchild exhibits. She will showcase the latest and most innovative works of art and design at Fairchild during Art Basel.

Grajales opened the Cristina Grajales Gallery in 2001 to explore the expanding field of design. The gallery, which specializes in 20th century and contemporary design, serves clients who are dedicated art collectors and represents artists who blur the lines between art and functional design. It was a founding gallery of the Design Miami and Design Miami Basel international design shows. Grajales strongly believes in educating the community about art, so she launched the Dialogues with Design Legends lecture series at the renowned 92nd Street Y in Manhattan to bring in celebrated artists and designers to talk about the industry. She also serves on the board of Creative Time, a nonprofit arts organization devoted to promoting public art.

Design: Fairchild is going to be an annual exhibition held during Art Basel Miami Beach that celebrates art and culture. As part of Fairchild’s Art Program, it supports conservation work and educational and scientific outreach programs. The Art Program has featured works from artists like Jorge Pardo, John Chamberlain, Will Ryman, Claude and François-Xavier Lalanne, Yayoi Kusama, Mark di Suvero, Roy Lichtenstein, Dale Chihuly, Fernando Botero, Yoko Ono, Franz West, Ursula von Rydingsvard and Kris Martin. It is supported by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, Lin Lougheed, Aaron I. Fleischman, and the Cristina Grajales Gallery.

About Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden
Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden is dedicated to exploring, explaining and conserving the world of tropical plants. It is one of the premier conservation and education-based gardens in the world and a recognized international leader in both Florida and international conservation. Fairchild has field programs in over 20 countries throughout the tropical world including the Indonesia, South America, the Caribbean, Africa and Southeast Asia. Fairchild’s palm and cycad collections are considered the greatest collections in the world and are nationally recognized by the American Public Gardens Association. Fairchild has the largest education program in a metropolitan area reaching more than 100,000 schoolchildren in 2011. Fairchild hosts popular events like the Chocolate, Mango, Orchid, Food and Garden, Ramble and Edible Garden Festivals, as well as an annual art exhibition, concerts, plant shows and sales, evening events and more. Fairchild is a not-for-profit organization with 45,000 members and is located at 10901 Old Cutler Road, Coral Gables, FL 33156. Admission is $25 for adults, $18 for seniors, $12 for children 6-17 and free to children 5 and under and Fairchild members. For more information, please visit www.fairchildgarden.org and follow us on Facebook and Twitter

http://creativetime.org/blog/2013/02/04/a-big-welcome-to-our-new-board-members/

https://www.archetypeme.com/article/innovations-art-new-take-textiles

The Journey of Sebastian Errazuriz Book Launch: New York

Cristina Grajales Gallery

Tuesday, October 2, 2012

5:30PM - 7:30PM

The New York Times describes him as “humorously avant-garde”, while ID Magazine put his picture on their cover and simply wrote: “Sebastian Errazuriz meet Fame”. Over the past several years, Chilean-born, New York-based artist and designer Sebastian Errazuriz has been critically acclaimed by the specialized press for his immensely creative and beautifully crafted works. The variety and depth of his talent has surpassed the design world to be featured globally in mediums such as CNN, The Wall Street Journal, and The Financial Times, highlighting his thought provoking works ranging from Christian Popsicles to the Occupy Movement.

“The Journey of Sebastian Errazuriz” is his first monograph and will be published by Gestalten. The book includes two conversations, one between Errazuriz and the artist Tom Sachs, and the other with Errauriz and MoMa senior curator Paola Antonelli. Art critic Christian Viveros-Faune writes the introduction.

Ironic, sophisticated, precise—the work of Sebastian Errazuriz moves elegantly between art and design. His humor reminds us of the visual exercises of Irwin Wurm while his morbid charm and elegant wit suggests a conceptual kinship with artists Maurizio Cattelan and Gabriel Orozco. His work has already been shown at over 40 exhibitions in cities including New York, Paris, Tokyo, and Barcelona alongside design legends such as Ingo Maurer, Marcel Wanders, and the Campana brothers.

Cristina Grajales Gallery, 10 Greene Street, 4th floor, New York, New York 10013

Please RSVP to rsvp@cristinagrajalesinc.com. For more information please contact Cristina Grajales Gallery at info@cristinagrajalesinc.com.

The Art of Knit, by United Colors of Benetton, is a new type of pop-up experience in the heart of Soho, New York City. Here you will find a world of knit, color and creativity—the definitive story of the Benetton brand. The converted garage space is a vivid mix of retail, gallery and craft workshop knitted together by the creative minds of You Nguyen, the Creative Director and FABRICA, Benetton Group’s Communication Research Center.

A vibrant color spectrum of apparel & accessories is framed by an explosion of wool-covered curiosities, artworks and illustrations. Such an environment challenges conventional ideas of a clothing store, where dolphins, cactus, neons and sex positions are all welcome. In true Benetton style it is a celebration of diversity—needless to say you are also welcome.

Thursday, September 6th, 6PM to 10PM

135 Crosby Street, SoHo, NYC

http://www.benetton.com/popup/

For the first time in his career during the 2012 London Design Festival, Sebastian Errazuriz will be unveiling a selection of exceptional hand made models, drawings and blueprints behind some of his most iconic pieces. Together with these exquisite small-scale studies, Errazuriz will also present his finalized full size version of the “Boat Coffin” and a new version of the “Body of Work” coffee table, photographed as if he had just passed away. The designer hopes to transform the exhibition into a sort of funeral or wake in which his monograph launch marks the end of a decade of work and the start of a new one.

“The Journey of Sebastian Errazuriz” is his first monograph and will be published by Gestalten. The book includes conversations Errazuriz had with artist Tom Sachs and MoMa senior curator Paola Antonelli. The introduction was written by art critic Christian Viveros-Faune.

Ironic, sophisticated, precise—the work of Sebastian Errazuriz moves elegantly between art and design. His humor reminds us of the visual exercises of Irwin Wurm while his morbid charm and elegant wit suggests a conceptual kinship with artists Maurizio Cattelan and Gabriel Orozco. His work has already been shown at over 40 exhibitions in cities including New York, Paris, Tokyo, and Barcelona alongside design legends such as Ingo Maurer, Marcel Wanders, and the Campana brothers. Sotheby’s sold one of his pieces at its renowned Important Twentieth Century Design auction when he was only 28 years old. Today, Errazuriz’s creations are snatched up the second they leave his Brooklyn studio.

“I love what Sebastian is doing, making furniture that is sculpture!!“
-Calvin Klein.

“An immensely talented young artist and designer with few generational equals”
-Christian Viveros-Faune: Art critic for The Art Newspaper & The Village Voice

“We were honored to be the first auction house to sell a work of Sebastian”
-James Zemaitis: Director of Sothebys XXth century Design

On July 31 to August 1, 2012 Michele Oka Doner joined the Museum glassmakers of the Corning Museum of Glass to explore her designs and concepts in a public GlassLab program through the Museum. The GlassLab started by the Corning Glass Museum is an innovative program for designers from many disciplines to experience the material of glass in new ways few have access to. The portable glass workshop has traveled among the US and Europe spanning public design venues like Design Miami/Art Basel, the venue where Michele had her first experience with the glass makers in 2008. The GlassLab has also travelled to the Cooper-Hewitt, and National Design Museums. Within the portable stage, designer and glassmaker collaborate, rapidly prototyping design concepts created beforehand by the designer using the immediacy of hot glass as a catalyst for innovation.

For her second experience with the GlassLab Michele created concepts and designs inspired by a species of seaweed native to her beloved Miami Beach, Florida called sargassum. Working along side the glassmakers Michele created vessels with the essence of sargassum and the natural world. The sargassum seaweeds particles reminded Michele of lungs and breath, which she connected with the art of glass blowing.

The GlassLab continues to travel and put on shows publicly and privately, exploring alongside artists ways to innovate the design of glass. For more information on their public and private exhibitions and programs access is through the Corning Museum of Glass. Below is a picture of Michele from one of the two, two hour sessions on the glass lab stage from July 31 to August 2, 2012.

http://vimeo.com/45968285

http://www.sightunseen.com/2012/07/cristina-grajales-gallery/

Barry Whistler Gallery has had a long association with artist John-Paul Philippe. His work has been included in many group exhibitions going back to 1989. This is their first solo show with the artist, which will take place from June 16th to July 26th, 2012. Hill Work includes drawings, paintings, sculpture and a site specific mural on a 20’ long by 10 ½’ tall wall.

Of French Canadian descent, John-Paul Philippe was born and raised in Henryetta, Oklahoma where his father and grandfather had a glass company. He turned a lifelong interest in art into a profession after graduating from the University of Oklahoma in 1978 and going to work for as an illustrator for Neiman Marcus in Dallas. After a year there, a flip of a coin took him to Santa Fe where he became immersed in painting for two years prior to moving on to London to “ visit the great museums and study art privately.” Once there, he found a job as a restorationist at a Charleston, the count retreat of the Bloomsbury group of artists and consequently became influenced by their graphics and design work. Of that experience, John-Paul has said, “I freely admit my work has a decorative sense, and all the applications I encountered in Charleston, I never would have probably thought of if I hadn’t been there.”

In the early 1990’s, while on a visit to New York, a chance encounter with legendary creative director Simon Doonan landed John-Paul a design assignment with the upscale clothing store Barney’s. The production of a small painted mural led to the creation of massive sculptural entrances and interior treatments for Barney flagship stores worldwide and launched career identifying him as a designer. “I have always considered myself a painter, and never really approached any of the other disciplines. Other things developed through working with Barney’s. I look at the architectural plans for the stores and then think about where we can intervene with art. The influence for the sculptures literally came from my paintings. I just removed the backgrounds and the abstract shapes remained. In all of the sculptures you look through openings or apertures. People focus on that and you direct their line of sight.”

Barry Whistler Gallery is located in the Deep Ellum area of downtown Dallas at 2909-B Canton Street. Regular gallery hours are Wednesday through Saturday, Noon to 5:00 p.m. and by appointment.

Michele Oka Doner: Earth Fire Air Water: The selected pieces in this show reflect Oka Doner’s own interpretation of the elements. The show will include five 96 x 48 inch, one 72 x 36 inch, and two 46 x 46 inch relief prints from organic material such as grasses, roots, and branches, representing earth. The organic material is composed on printing plates to reflect the human form in various ways. This involves both risk taking and the element of chance, as the materials have the inclination to move as they are inked and then subjected to the rigors of the printing process itself. When the press blankets are pulled back and the image revealed, the resulting larger than life figures seem to have given birth to themselves. Placed on the floor in the middle of the surrounding human relief prints will be Oka Doner’s star bases (fire), cast bronze sculptures resembling root systems and which hold candles. The star bases are reminiscent of explosions, with energy bursting from the center of the form. They are derived from forming rotting wood elements, the detritus of very old tree roots – the flotsam and jetsam of the woods – with wax.

Hours: Monday - Friday 8:00am - 5:00pm; Saturday 12:00pm - 4:00pm

Art Association Gallery
240 South Glenwood, Jackson, WY 83001
307-733-6379

Cristina Grajales Gallery is very excited to announce Sebastian Errazuriz's participation in ULTRABODY, an exhibition at the Castello Sforzesco in Milan, Italy. Curated by Beppe Finessi and staged by Civita Servizi, ULTRABODY is an exposition project between architecture and applied arts, fashion design and science; a selection of works telling about anthropology, communication, costume, society, technology, aesthetic and needs of our time.

A research on infinite relationships between oneself and the rest of the world; visitors will attend through a deep impact cognitive tour – at times techno sensorial also – about the body’s big theme, overshooting the bounds, shuffling and producing new means among the worlds of art, design, architecture, technology, fashion design, and science.

ULTRABODY opens on April 18th.

Thursday 19 April, 11.00 am, ARENA SaloneSatellite, Milan, Italy

Please visit the link below for more information.

http://www.cosmit.it/tool/home.php?l=en&s=0,2,67,73,1345,1353

Be sure to visit the link below to read about Cristina Grajales' participation at the Sotheby's International Global Partnership Forum in Dallas, Texas. Cristina had the opportunity to discuss her role as a gallerist and design consultant with realty brokers from Europe, Latin America, and across the United States.

http://www.updatefortworth.com/tag/sothebys-international-global-partnership-forum/

Cristina Grajales Gallery is proud to be part of Salon 94 Freeman's group exhibition, Material. Curated by London-based fashion designer, Duro Olowu, the show will present a group of limited edition fashion and accessory designs from Duro's Spring 2012 collection as well as a selection of vintage and contemporary photography, textiles, contemporary art, furniture, music, books and objets trouvés.

For further information, please visit the link below.

http://www.salon94.com/exhibition/duro-olowu-material--february-09-2012--march-04-2012

Cristina Grajales Gallery is very excited to announce Suzanne Tick's upcoming exhibition SALVAGE, presented by Gensler. The opening reception, located at 1230 Avenue of the Americas, 15th floor, will take place on Wednesday, February 1st from 5:30pm to 7:00pm. Please stop by to show your support and view her beautiful works.

Suzanne's exhibition will be on view Monday-Friday from 8:30am-5:30pm.