Art Newport
The inaugural event aboard the 228-foot floating exhibition venue, SeaFair – America’s Megayacht Venue – will gather international galleries representing artists from six continents. The carefully selected presentation will feature all forms of modern and contemporary art, 20th Century Design, antiques and antiquities. The dynamic ensemble will include fine art glass, photography, painting, mixed media, sculpture, and contemporary designer jewelry.
Among the gallery highlights, ModernMasters (Indianapolis, IN) will feature works from modern and contemporary icons; Andy Warhol, Keith Haring, Roy Lichtenstein, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Robert Motherwell, Robert Indiana, Helen Frankenthaler, Russell Young, Pablo Picasso, Joan Miro, Salvador Dali, Victor Vasarely, Alexander Calder; as well as special solo exhibitions by living artists, Lois Main Templeton, Walter Knabe and Constance Edwards Scopelitis.
The New York gallery Lillian Heidenberg Fine Art, known for dynamic pairings of modern masterpieces and cutting edge contemporary works, will present “Made in China”, an exhibition of 17 leading contemporary Chinese artists whose works span the mid-90s to today. The selection of media includes photography, paintings, and works on paper.
An exhibition brought by Michael James Fine Art (Alderney, Channel Islands) will feature contemporary artist, Susan Swartz. Inspired by the natural world, Swartz paints vibrant and profoundly abstract landscapes and nature scenes. Her artistic excellence and distinctive style have earned her international recognition and awards and is currently on exhibit at the National Women’s Museum of the Arts in Washington DC.
Coplan Gallery (Boca Raton, FL) will present works by renowned American photojournalist Steve McCurry- best recognized for his photograph, “Afghan Girl” that originally appeared on the cover of National Geographic magazine and documentary photographer and photojournalist Elliott Erwitt, known for his black and white candid shots of ironic and sometimes absurd situations within everyday settings. Iconic works spanning from 1950 to 1989 will be exhibited including Marilyn Monore “The Misfits” 1960, and “New York City” 1953 which were part of the Museum of Modern Art’s “The Family of Man” exhibition, which later became one of the first books produced on American photography.
American abstract painter, Brian Rutenburg will be represented by Forum Gallery (New York, NY) at Art Newport. Inspired by artists like Gregory Amenoff and Hans Hoffman, Rutenberg accomplishes works that embrace spirituality, passion of color, and a liberal use of paint. The gallery will also show works by conceptual landscape painter, Tula Telfair, whose large-scale landscapes are reminiscent of the Romantic landscape tradition and colors of her native West African roots. Her works can be seen in numerous public collections, including the New Orleans Museum of Art.
Rhonda
July 20, 2011
Dear David and Lee Ann,
the excitement aboard your ship is amazing.
Thank you for this.
Rhonda
Sea Fair
August 14, 2011
About SeaFair
SeaFair is the world’s first mobile megayacht venue and the fourth largest privately owned yacht in the United States. Groundbreaking in scale, ingenuity and style, the yacht – which remains dockside during each event – pairs international fine art, jewelry and collectables with harbor view dining and special events in cities along the eastern seaboard.
The $40M purpose built yacht was designed by internationally acclaimed yacht designer Luiz De Basto. At 228 feet and 2800 international tons, it is the largest ship built for commercial operation in the Intracoastal Waterway and requires a draft of only 6.5 feet allowing it to dock at small yacht facilities in central city locations rather than use commercial ports.
■Deck One features a formal entry, ten individual exhibit spaces and a coffee bar
■Deck Two features twelve exhibit spaces and the Luxe Lounge, an open-air champagne and caviar lounge on the aft deck
■Deck Three features six exhibit spaces and Sapore’, our formal glass-walled restaurant
■The Sky Deck (Deck Four) contains Bistro360, an informal open-air restaurant and Bar360, a cocktail reception area
ABOUT THE ORGANIZERS
This creative concept was developed by International Fine Art Expositions (IFAE) – a leader in organizing leading prestigious art fairs throughout the world.
IFAE has pioneered more international fine art fairs than any global fair organizer since 1991, having established major fairs in Miami Beach, Palm Beach, Chicago, New York, Beverly Hills, Dallas, and Hong Kong . The clientele for IFAE’s major land-based fairs include many of the most important galleries and collectors in the world.