Art Miami Kicks Off its 2017 Winter Season

Art Miami Kicks Off its 2017 Winter Season with the Inaugural

Palm Beach Modern + Contemporary Fair

The Palm Beach Modern + Contemporary art fair, presented by Art Miami and sponsored by the City of West Palm Beach, will make its debut in West Palm Beach City's Tent Site from January 12^th through January 15^th, 2017.

The fair will open on Thursday evening with an exclusive VIP Preview benefiting The Palm Beach Zoo & Conservation Society, sponsored by Christie's International Real Estate who is the official luxury real estate sponsor of Palm Beach Modern + Contemporary. Together with its international affiliates, Christie's International Real Estate will host an elegant booth at the main entrance of the fair, showcasing luxury residential property offerings from around the world.

As the newest addition to the prestigious Art Miami Group, celebrating its 27^th year, Palm Beach Modern + Contemporary will bring a world-class art fair back to Palm Beach during the height of the season, filling a void in the local collecting scene. The fair, which will curate and offer the best investment quality works from the 20^th and 21^st centuries, will take place in the intimate and modern setting of a 65,000-square-foot clear span pavilion centrally located between CityPlace and the luxurious Hilton West Palm Beach.

Nick Korniloff, Art Miami LLC Founder and Fair Director, said, "I started my career in Palm Beach, so it is an honor to bring back a much needed first class high quality modern and contemporary fair that matches the culturally savvy lifestyle and philanthropy of the community. We are proud to have partnered with the leading local cultural institutions to ensure that our fair continues to reinforce Palm Beach County as true cultural destination. We are confident that those living or vacationing in the tri-county area of South Florida will have an incredible opportunity to visit the fair in the City of West Palm Beach and acquire some of the most important works of art from the 20^th and 21^st centuries."

Collectors, art connoisseurs and art world luminaries alike will have the opportunity to acquire investment quality blue chip contemporary, Post-War works from fifty top international galleries over the four days of the fair. These premier galleries will come to Palm Beach County and the exciting City of West Palm Beach from as far as Japan, United Kingdom, France, Germany, Canada, The Netherlands, Portugal and Venezuela. Participating galleries previously have been featured in numerous prominent international fairs, including TEFAF in Maastricht and New York, The Armory Show, Masterpiece London, Art Miami, Expo Chicago, and many others.

The Palm Beach Modern + Contemporary will showcase important works from renowned artists Josef Albers, John Chamberlain, Pablo Picasso, Andy Warhol and Keith Haring, among others.

Palm Beach Modern + Contemporary has partnered with the historic Ann Norton Sculpture Gardens, which will serve as a satellite venue and exclusive cultural partner for the fair, and commemorate the fair with a special exhibit of artist Sophie Ryder's monumental and small-scale sculptures, which will continue through April 2017, courtesy of Waterhouse & Dodd. Complimentary shuttle service will be available daily between the fair and ANSG during general show hours.

The fair will also present an exhibition curated by Jeffrey Deitch, featuring works by Francis Picabia from the Jeff and Mei Sze Greene Collection. These works will not be for sale, and selected pieces currently are on display at The Museum of Modern Art through mid-March.

On Tuesday, January 10, the Palm Beach Modern + Contemporary fair will kick-off with Spotlight Luncheon in 2017: Evolution of an Artist, an event presented by the Cultural Council of Palm Beach County at the Kravis Center's Cohen Pavilion, where life-long creative Bernie Taupin will discuss his career and evolution as an artist. A special selection of Mr. Taupin's works will be on exhibit and for sale at the luncheon, with a portion of the proceeds benefiting the Cultural Council and the Perry J. Cohen Foundation. For ticket information, please visit: http://bit.ly/2hragiF

On Saturday, January 14, the fair will host the First Annual Professional Achievement in the Arts Award, a by invitation only cocktail event, honoring Bruce Helander. He has been a resident of Palm Beach County for the last 34 years, is a nationally recognized artist, curator and writer; a member of the Florida Artists Hall of Fame; and a former White House Fellow of the National Endowment for the Arts. The presentation of this noteworthy acknowledgement will coincide with Helander's 70th birthday, and there will be a special projects exhibition of his paintings and collages at the fair. By Invitation Only.

Visual and recording artist ABH (Al Baseer Holly) will present his successful "Childhood Access Memories Exhibition" to benefit the Perry J. Cohen Foundation (PJCF). ABH's work has been quietly collected by those in the know. The artwork on display will be highly sought after to support a great cause, and the PJCF will use the proceeds from sales to help fund the "Perry J. Cohen Wetlands Laboratory at Jupiter Community High School." www.pjcf.org

The fair is in the heart of West Palm Beach, within proximity to the city's art, design and antique row district, and within walking distance to popular Clematis Street, local museums, parks and historical points of interest. The famed island of Palm Beach with world-class shopping is less than a quarter mile east.

The fair's refined ambiance will be welcoming and appealing to all levels of visitors, from the seasoned collector looking to acquire new works to the budding art enthusiast looking to start a new meaningful collection.

2017 EXHIBITOR LIST (in formation)

HOURS & LOCATION

Fair Hours:

Opening Night VIP Preview: Thursday, January 12, 5PM – 9PM

General Fair Days: Friday & Saturday, January 13-14, 11AM – 7PM and Sunday, January 15: 11AM – 6PM

Location:

825 S Dixie Hwy at Okeechobee Blvd, West Palm Beach

TICKET INFORMATION

$25 one-day pass. $55 multi-day pass. Students 12-18 & Seniors 62+ $15. VIP Preview Benefit: $150. For further information or tickets, please call 1.800.376.5850, email info@artpbfair.com or visit www.artpbfair.com

BENEFICIARY

Palm Beach Zoo - The Palm Beach Zoo & Conservation Society is a non-profit zoological organization located at Dreher Park in West Palm Beach. The zoo houses more than 700 animals within 23 acres of lush tropical habitat.

"It is such an honor to have been selected as the beneficiary of the Palm Beach Modern + Contemporary art fair," said Andrew Aiken, CEO & President of the Palm Beach Zoo & Conservation Society. "This will help us tremendously in our mission to continue inspiring people to act on behalf of wildlife and the natural world." Many of the zoo's animals are endangered, so every penny counts when it comes to maintaining exceptional quality of life. "The money raised will allow us to continue leading the charge as animal ambassadors, and expedite our efforts to continue providing a haven for animals in need of rescue and rehabilitation."

SPONSORS AND CULTURAL PARTNERS

City of West Palm Beach, Christie's International Real Estate, Meyers Auto Group, Resorts World, Ann Norton Sculpture Gardens, Art Circuits, Art Hive Magazine,artprice.com, Around Town, Blouin Artinfo, Boca Raton Magazine, Boca Raton Museum of Art, Bourlet ArtLogistics, CANVAS Outdoor Museum, Cultural Council of Palm Beach County, Alexander W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts Foundation, Evo Italian, galerie Magazine, Hilton West Palm Beach, Jupiter Magazine, Norton Museum of Art, Perry J. Cohen Foundation, Retrouvé, The Art Newspaper, The Greene School, The Palm Beacher, Turon Travel, Venü Magazine and VOSS Water.

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ABOUT PALM BEACH MODERN + CONTEMPORARY: Palm Beach Modern + Contemporary is produced by the Art Miami Group, the largest and most experienced professional art fair management, marketing and promotional team in America, consisting of art and media industry veterans Nick Korniloff, Mike Tansey and Brian Tyler. The ownership team also produces Art Miami, CONTEXT Art Miami, Aqua Art Miami, Art Wynwood, Art New York, CONTEXT New York, Art Southampton and Art Silicon Valley/San Francisco.

ABOUT ART MIAMI LLC: Art Miami LLC is a partnership consisting of art and media industry veterans Nick Korniloff, Mike Tansey and Brian Tyler. In addition to three fairs during Miami Art Week, Art Miami, CONTEXT Art Miami and Aqua Art Miami, the company annually produces the Palm Beach Modern + Contemporary in January; Art Wynwood during Presidents Day weekend in February; Art New York and CONTEXT New York at Pier 94 in New York in May; Art Southampton in July; and Art Silicon Valley/San Francisco in October.