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Ave. Constitución #402 San Juan, PR 00906 787-‐998-‐9622 | 787-‐627-‐5797 [email protected] PMB 425 701-‐1 Ave. Ponce De León San Juan, PR 00907
Amulet for Light, 2012, c-print on Plexiglas. Currently on exhibit at the Bass Museum of Art, Miami Beach, Fla.
CARLOS BETANCOURT Art I Basel Miami Beach 2014 Studio Visit and artwork exhibit at the Bass Museum of Art GOLD exhibit MIAMI- Art Basel Miami Beach 2014- Walter Otero Contemporary Art (WOCA), invite you to a special visit to artist Carlos Betancourt’s studio as part of the Artist Studio Visit Program of Art Basel Miami Beach 2014. Saturday, December 6, from 9am to 12 noon, at 283 NE 86th Street El Portal Miami, Florida 33138. Light breakfast. For further information, please see attached map or contact Alberto Latorre: [email protected]
We are also pleased to announce the upcoming book CARLOS BETANCOURT by Skira/ Rizzoli (Fall 2015). The lavish 10” x 12” edition includes a fifth color and 200 illustrations within its 224 pages. The Betancourt volume includes an intimate foreword by Inaugural Poet Richard Blanco, text by Robert Farris Thompson, dean of the History of Art Department Yale University, and an interview by art writer Paul Laster.
Betancourt’s distinctive, signature works explore issues of memory through re-examination, fusing together nature, objects and memories in explosive, significant and relevant compositions that challenge established ideas about art. -ON GOING: G O L D, Bass Museum of Art. Presented to celebrate the Bass Museum of Art’s 50th Anniversay, the exhibition G O L D features artworks by 24 international contemporary artists including Carlos Betancourt, Chris Burden, Sylvie Fleury, Jim Hodges, Rudolf Stingel among others who physically or conceptually utilize gold in their expression. An attractive metal that can sometimes be seen as ostentatious, gold is often employed within the visual arts for its
Ave. Constitución #402 San Juan, PR 00906 787-‐998-‐9622 | 787-‐627-‐5797 [email protected] PMB 425 701-‐1 Ave. Ponce De León San Juan, PR 00907
decorative qualities. Exploring a multitude of ideas with which the material is associated, the artists included in this exhibition use gold to reinforce or challenge notions of transformation, beauty, spirituality, and values, both economic and moral. G O L D is the first show curated by the museum’s exhibition curator, Jose Carlos Diaz. Exhibit dates: August 8th through January 11, 2015. 2100 Collins Ave. Miami Beach, FL 33139. For further information please contact Megan Riley: [email protected]. Art Week Hours: Dec 4-7 Thurs- Sun. 10AM-5PM, Fri: 12-9PM.
-ON GOING: THIRTY YEARS ON THE ROAD and the POSTCARD PROJECT. ArtCenter South Florida. The exhibition includes artworks by Carlos Betancourt, Luis Gispert, John Espinosa, Jen Stark and well as other alumni of the ArtCenter South Florida. Curated by Edward Duval Carrier. Exhibit dates: November 19, 2014 - February 1, 2015. 924 Lincoln Road, Miami Beach, FL 33139 Contact: Susan Caraballo: Susan Caraballo: [email protected]. VIP Breakfast Reception during Art Basel Miami Beach Saturday, December 4th 9am-12pm.
Ave. Constitución #402 San Juan, PR 00906 787-‐998-‐9622 | 787-‐627-‐5797 [email protected] PMB 425 701-‐1 Ave. Ponce De León San Juan, PR 00907
ABOUT THE ARTIST:
Artist Carlos Betancourt (b. 1966) was born and raised in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and in 1981 he moved to Florida. His artwork is in numerous public collections including the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C., the Miami Art Museum (no
w the Perez Art Museum in Miami, Florida), the San Antonio Museum of Art in Texas, the Bass Museum of Art in Miami Beach, Museo de Arte Ponce in Puerto Rico, the Fort Lauderdale Museum of Art in Florida, the McNay Art Museum in San Antonio, Texas, Palm Springs Art Museum in California, New Orleans Art Museum In Louisisana, the Centro Atlántico de Arte Moderno in the Canary Islands.
Mr. Betancourt’s artwork has been included in multiple solo and group exhibitions, as well as art fairs such as Art Basel and Arco. He is the recipient of numerous awards and grants, including the Florida Department of State Millennium Cultural Recognition Award, a National Endowment for the Arts Grant, and the Miami Beach Arts Council Grant. As well, he has been awarded commissions to create artworks for various Art in Public Places programs. Mr. Betancourt was co-founder of 801 Projects, an arts studio center that provided studio space for visual artists based in Miami, Florida. He works from various locations throughout the year and keeps a studio in El Portal, Florida.
