PRESS RELEASE
Art Miami 2024
Dec 3 – Dec 9, 2024
NEW HOURS FOR 2024!
Tuesday, December 3, 2024
Platinum VIP Preview:11am - 1pm
Access for Art Miami + CONTEXT Art Miami Platinum VIP Passholders
Tuesday, December 3, 2024
VIP Preview:1pm - 4pm
Access for Art Miami + CONTEXT VIP Passholders, Art Basel Miami Beach, Design Miami, Untitled VIP Passholders & Press
GENERAL ADMISSION
Tuesday, December 3 4pm - 9pm
Wednesday, December 4 11am - 7pm
Thursday, December 5 11am - 7pm
Friday, December 6 11am - 7pm
Saturday, December 7 11am - 7pm
Sunday, December 8 11am - 6pm
The Art Miami + CONTEXT Pavilions
One Herald Plaza (NE 14th Street & Biscayne Bay), Miami, FL 33132
On Biscayne Bay between the Venetian & MacArthur Causeways
Sponder Gallery’s Art Miami 2024 exhibition presents a dynamic dialogue between tradition and innovation, with artists who each expand the visual language of contemporary art. Doug Argue’s Untitled (2024) embodies a meditative exploration of form, using oil on linen to create a textured yet introspective narrative. The geometric abstraction of Ilya Bolotowsky’s Tondo with Blue and Yellow (1969) and Stanley Boxer’s rhythmic Grimslitherofaviewincohate (1982) reflect a commitment to the post-war modernist lineage, while Dan Christensen’s luminous April Blue (1995) invites viewers into an expansive color field, recalling mid-century experimentation with abstraction yet redefined for a contemporary gaze. Each work in this collection is selected to emphasize the interplay of form, color, and materiality, drawing viewers into a reflective engagement with the physical and conceptual boundaries of painting.
Sculptural works further articulate this intersection between material exploration and conceptual depth. Lynn Chadwick’s Sitting Woman in Robes II (1987) and Scarlett Kanistanaux’s Stillness (2024) in bronze express a timeless meditation on form and human presence, while Boaz Vaadia’s bluestone and bronze figures ground the exhibition in elemental, earthbound textures. The sculptural dialogue is extended through Carole Feuerman’s hyperrealistic Capri, which juxtaposes classical and modern forms in resin. Mixed-media installations by Taher Jaoui and Holton Rower, along with photographic works by Isabelle van Zeijl and Max-Steven Grossman, bring contemporary socio-political commentary into the fold, each piece challenging viewers to examine notions of identity, heritage, and the constructed nature of cultural symbols. Sponder Gallery’s exhibition at Art Miami 2024 is thus a comprehensive survey of artistic practices that transcend genre, offering an intellectually stimulating journey through modern and contemporary visual dialogues.