Fabien Castanier Gallery is excited to announce our upcoming exhibitions for March 2016.
In Los Angeles, we will present Outland, featuring new work by two contemporary Bolivian artists, Sonia Falcone and Gastón Ugalde. Both artists have represented Bolivia at several editions of the Venice Biennale and will be bringing their work – paintings, photography, installations – to Los Angeles. The exhibition will open Saturday, March 12th, with an opening reception with the artists.
In our Bogotá space, we are exhibiting new work in a solo show for the Czech artist Jan Kaláb. His show, entitled Pulso Cromático will feature new canvases with the artist’s signature bright colors and geometric forms. Kaláb is considered one of the pioneers in urban art in Eastern Europe following the fall of communism. His works are almost sculptural in the way he brings his colors to the very edge of his circular canvases. Pulso Cromático will open Thursday, March 17th, with an opening reception with the artist.
Follow the links below for more information about these two shows.
Fabien Castanier Gallery is excited to participate in this year’s Art Wynwood art fair, February 11-15. The gallery will present new work by three contemporary artists: Fidia Falaschetti (IT), Jan Kaláb (CR), andRERO (FR).
Art Wynwood, Miami’s five-day International Contemporary Art Fair, will take place during Presidents Day Weekend and Yachts Miami Beach – South Florida’s busiest holiday weekend – and will open with its highly anticipated VIP Preview, Thursday, February 11, from 6pm to 10pm, presented by Merrill Lynch.
The gallery has a number of complimentary day passes available. Please contact us for more information.
Art Wynwood 2016
February 11-15, 2016
The Art Wynwood Pavilion
Midtown Miami | Wynwood
2901 NE 1st Avenue
Miami, FL 33137
Fabien Castanier Gallery, Booth 27
Fabien Castanier Gallery is proud to present Memoria Entre Líneas a group show that combines paintings, sculptures, drawings and installations from the Colombian artists Aníbal Vallejo and Iván Castiblanco. Although their work emerges from different standpoints, these two artists share an interest in finding their own way of creating their pieces, they resist in making their work “in resemblance as”, their processes reflect a yearning to try and find new techniques outside the traditional approach. It is also noticeable that they both peruse a quest for perfection, which is achieved by the repetition within their work, both in the patterns within a single piece, as in the perpetuation of the series or the techniques.
Fabien Castanier Gallery se siente orgullosa en presentar la exposición “Memoria entre líneas” reúne pinturas, esculturas, dibujos e instalaciones de Aníbal Vallejo e Iván Castiblanco. Partiendo de temas distintos, estos dos artistas tienen en común la incuestionable calidad de su trabajo y la constante necesidad de experimentar con nuevas técnicas y materiales.
Opening reception with the Artists Thursday, February 4th from 7-10pm. The show will be on view at the gallery’s second location through March 5th.
Castanier Gallery | Bogota
Cra 23 No. 76-56 Bogotá, Colombia
Fabien Castanier Gallery is pleased to announce the gallery will be exhibiting for the first time at Art Palm Beach this year. Celebrating its 19th year, Art Palm Beach is dedicated to contemporary, emerging, and modern master works of art of the 20th and 21st centuries. Over 85 international galleries will be exhibiting paintings, sculpture, as well as functional and innovative design. The gallery will be exhibiting new works from both established and emerging artists including: Speedy Graphito, JonOne, RERO, Mark Jenkins, Miaz Brothers, and Fidia Falaschetti. The fair takes place from January 20th-24th at Palm Beach County Convention Center. For the full schedule of events, ticket information, and location details please see the fair’s website here: Art Palm Beach.
We will be located at booth number 309.
Fabien Castanier Gallery is proud to present TRANSBORDER: A Group Exhibition featuring the work of six international contemporary artists: Rero (FR), Cyrcle (US), Jan Kaláb (CR), OX (FR), Aníbal Vallejo (CO), and Andrey Zignnatto (BR). French artist Rero is curating the group exhibition by bringing together a collective of artists from different backgrounds all working to create a discourse across boundaries.
The exhibition centralizes around artists who challenge the idea of boundaries within art, both physical and ideological borders. Each artist presents new work for TRANSBORDER examining the transitory elements of shape, color, form, and context within art making. The group exhibition takes a survey of how the language of both abstraction and figurative form can be conveyed throughout vastly different corners of the world. Across borders of both time and space, these artists have created connectivity and conversation through creation.
Opening reception with the artists Saturday, January 30th from 6-9pm. The show will be on view through February 28th. Please contact the gallery for more information.
Fabien Castanier Gallery would like to thank Arrested Motion, Fearless Leon, and CONTEXT Art Miami for featuring the gallery and making this year’s fair such a great event. CONTEXT is a part of Miami Art Week (Dec. 1-6), one of the most important weeks for contemporary art in the United States. This art fair brings together international galleries from all over the globe with over four hundred and sixty artists represented. This fair take place in tandem with Art Miami which allows for artists, galleries, and collectors to develop an open dialogue and share new ideas about contemporary art.
See below for full articles.
Arrested Motion- Basel Week Miami Recap:CONTEXT
Fearless Leon- Context Art Miami 2015
Fabien Castanier Gallery is pleased to share a recent interview from Be -Street featuring Fidia Falaschetti speaking about his latest body of work. The artist discusses last week’s CONTEXT Art Fair as well as new artworks in development for the coming new year. We would like to thank Be-Street for the mention! Read the full interview below.
Fidia Falaschetti – Never Gives Up Fighting For a Better World
Fabien Castanier Gallery would also like to thank Arrested Motion for featuring the Miaz Brothers latest show at the Bogotá gallery space. Their solo exhibition, Antimatter Series: Timeless, was an extension of the artists’ Antimatter Series which once again focused on the artists’ unique form of portraiture. This exhibition marked the grand opening of the gallery’s second location in Bogotá, Colombia. See the link below for the full article.
Fabien Castanier Gallery would like to thank Widewalls for featuring the Miaz Brothers latest show at the Bogotá gallery space. Their solo exhibition, Antimatter Series: Timeless, was an extension of the artists’ Antimatter Series which once again focused on the artists’ unique form of portraiture. This exhibition marked the grand opening of the gallery’s second location in Bogotá, Colombia. See the link below for the full article.
THE MIAZ BROTHERS EXHIBITION IN BOGOTA BRINGS THEIR HAZY, MYSTERIOUS PORTRAITS TO COLOMBIA
Fabien Castanier Gallery would like to thank It’s Nice That for featuring Stuart Semple’s recent interview about his artwork and involvement with various charities focused on mental health.
The proceeds from Semple’s “MY SONIC YOUTH” soundtrack will go to support CALM (campaign against living miserably). The album is a limited edition vinyl record, which includes a custom soundtrack featuring collaborations with BLACK MOSES, OFFICERS, KARIMA FRANCIS, SAM FORREST (nine black alps), MAXIM (prodigy), ED LAURIE, PAUL FRYER, CHARLOTTE CHURCH, DOUG TIELL, and IAN PICKERING (sneaker pimps). My Sonic Youth is available for pre-order for delivery on or before 12th December.
This solo exhibition is the LA debut for one of the UK’s most significant post YBA artists, Stuart Semple. In My Sonic Youth, Semple uses painting, sculpture, and installation to explore social concepts in addition to dissecting the psychological evolution of youth culture over the course of several decades. The artist illustrates how spaces, communication, and music have changed drastically, forcing a generation of young people into a new kind of isolation. Heavily inspired by the music of his own youth, Semple uses references from music and art history to construct a fluid visual narrative, which tells the tale of a radical social and emotional shift among youth culture.
MY SONIC YOUTH is on view through January 9th. See link below for the full article.
Being Creative and Looking at Art: What Can It Do For Mental Health?
Fabien Castanier Gallery is pleased to announce the gallery will be exhibiting once again at CONTEXT Art Miami 2015. CONTEXT is a part of Miami Art Week (Dec. 1-6), one of the most important weeks for contemporary art in the United States. This art fair brings together international galleries from all over the globe with over four hundred and sixty artists represented. This fair take place in tandem with Art Miami which allows for artists, galleries, and collectors to develop an open dialogue and share new ideas about contemporary art.
Fabien Castanier Gallery has exhibited with CONTEXT since its launch in 2012. This year the gallery will be exhibiting new works from both established and emerging artists including: Speedy Graphito, JonOne, RERO, Mark Jenkins, Miaz Brothers, Fidia Falaschetti, Stuart Semple and Luke Newton. Making their CONTEXT debut, British artists Stuart Semple and Luke Newton will both be showing new works from their 2015 solo exhibitions.
CONTEXT begins December 1st for VIPs at 5:30pm and General Admission begins December 2nd at 11:00am. The fair is located at The CONTEXT | Art Miami Pavilion Midtown | Wynwood Arts District 2901 NE 1st Avenue Miami, FL 33137.
Fabien Castanier Gallery will be located at booth number 32. For complimentary tickets see here. For more information about CONTEXT and Art Miami please visit their website www.contextartmiami.com.
Fabien Castanier Gallery would like to thank IDOL Magazine for featuring Stuart Semple’s latest solo exhibition MY SONIC YOUTH . This solo exhibition is the LA debut for one of the UK’s most significant post YBA artists, Stuart Semple. In My Sonic Youth, Semple uses painting, sculpture, and installation to explore social concepts in addition to dissecting the psychological evolution of youth culture over the course of several decades. The artist illustrates how spaces, communication, and music have changed drastically, forcing a generation of young people into a new kind of isolation. Heavily inspired by the music of his own youth, Semple uses references from music and art history to construct a fluid visual narrative, which tells the tale of a radical social and emotional shift among youth culture.
MY SONIC YOUTH is on view through November 28th. See link below for the full article.
Fabien Castanier Gallery would like to thank EXCLAMA for their recent interview featuring the Miaz Brothers. The artists discuss their latest solo exhibition, Antimatter Series: Timeless, which opens November 5th in Bogotá. Timeless is an extension of the artists’ Antimatter Series which will once again focus on the artists’ unique form of portraiture. This exhibition will also mark the grand opening of the gallery’s second location in Bogotá, Colombia. See the link below for the full interview.
Fabien Castanier Gallery would like to thank Hunger TV for featuring Stuart Semple’s artist interview. MY SONIC YOUTH is the LA debut for one of the UK’s most significant post YBA artists, Stuart Semple. See link below for the full interview.
Following a traumatic near death experience as a teenager studying fine art in the English countryside, Semple has gone on to exhibit in over 15 solo exhibitions internationally in China, Italy, London and NYC. He is best known for his paintings, which present an emotive and sociological perspective on mass culture. In My Sonic Youth, Semple uses painting, sculpture, and installation to explore social concepts in addition to dissecting the psychological evolution of youth culture over the course of several decades. The artist illustrates how spaces, communication, and music have changed drastically, forcing a generation of young people into a new kind of isolation. Heavily inspired by the music of his own youth, Semple uses references from music and art history to construct a fluid visual narrative, which tells the tale of a radical social and emotional shift among youth culture.
Fabien Castanier Gallery is proud to present Antimatter Series: Timeless, a solo exhibition by the Miaz Brothers. Timeless is an extension of the artists’ Antimatter Series which will once again focus on the artists’ unique form of portraiture. This exhibition will also mark the grand opening of the gallery’s second location in Bogotá, Colombia.
The Miaz Brothers offer a profound new take on conventional portrait painting. The Italian siblings work in tandem using layers of aerosol paint to create ghost-like canvases that are antithetical to the classical portrayal of the lone figure. The Antimatter Series, as their body of work is known, has incorporated a diverse range of subjects. The two installments of the series exhibited in Timeless are both haunting and ethereal representations of familiar faces, the first being the “Masters” series that utilizes figures from the Renaissance and other old world paintings. The second set is the latest by the artists – the “Friends” series – which includes more contemporary subjects.
In the “Friends” series the artists have transitioned to a monochromatic tonal palette, which pays homage to traditional black and white photography. However in contrast to photographic portraits, the Miaz Brothers venture to render an unsharpened image, a mere suggestion of the sitter’s form. As for the “Masters” series, the artists apply the same blurred technique with muted tones of blue, green, and brown to create dark extrapolations of Renaissance portrait paintings.
The brothers employ contextual titles as well as subtle changes in color and form to explore notions of perception rather than representation. The paintings are made up of a fragile haze of aerosol paint, layered to create only ideas of any human likeness and setting. By making such evasive portraits without portraying a real representation, the artists present the viewer with an exercise in memory and subjective understanding. The Miaz Brothers create paintings that defy epochs and activate the present viewer, allowing the audience to contemplate, as the artists suggest, “the transitory nature of existence”.
Opening reception with the Artists Thursday, Nov 5th from 7-10pm. The show will be on view at the gallery’s second location through November 28th.
Castanier Gallery | Bogota
Cra 23 No. 76-56 Bogotá, Colombia
In My Sonic Youth, Stuart Semple uses painting, sculpture, and installation to explore social concepts in addition to dissecting the psychological evolution of youth culture over the course of several decades. The artist illustrates how spaces, communication, and music have changed drastically, forcing a generation of young people into a new kind of isolation. Heavily inspired by the music of his own youth, Semple uses references from music and art history to construct a fluid visual narrative, which tells the tale of a radical social and emotional shift among youth culture.
In addition to the work having a musically historical thread the exhibition is also accompanied with a limited edition vinyl record, which includes a custom soundtrack featuring collaborations with BLACK MOSES, OFFICERS, KARIMA FRANCIS, SAM FORREST (nine black alps), MAXIM (prodigy), ED LAURIE, PAUL FRYER, CHARLOTTE CHURCH, DOUG TIELL, and IAN PICKERING (sneaker pimps). The album is an edition of 250 which includes a 12″ gatefold vinyl with a bonus 7″ vinyl, a signed and numbered screenprint, and an exclusive super high-def digital audio download link.
The vinyl was compiled & curated by: OFFICERS at the Bullfighter Dorm
Mastered by: James Barton
A&R: Emily Mann
All artwork: Stuart Semple
Proceeds will go to support of CALM (campaign against living miserably). My Sonic Youth is available for pre-order for delivery on or before 12th December. Contact the gallery for details.
Fabien Castanier Gallery is proud to announce the second location in Bogotá Colombia is officially opened. The gallery celebrated the newest location with a group exhibition, DANDO PAPAYA. The inaugural exhibition includes the works of Ludo, JonOne, RERO, Speedy Graphito, Fidia Falaschetti, Tilt and Mark Jenkins. A sincere thank you to the San Felipe Arts District and Bogotá community for making the first opening reception such a success. The group exhibition will be on view October 2-31.
Contact the gallery for a full catalog of available work.
NEW BOGOTÁ LOCATION: San Felipe Arts District Cra 23 No. 76-56 Bogota, Colombia.
Fabien Castanier Gallery would like to thank Bizarre Beyond Belief and We Heart for additional features on Mark Jenkins Still Life. In Still Life Jenkins presents an all-new body of work created here in Los Angeles. The collection features an evocative series of site- specific installations, including three-dimensional canvases, incorporated taxidermy, a human birdhouse and anthropomorphic stringed instruments. Akin to traditional notions of the “still life,” his sculptures capture moments that conjure their own realities, presenting tableaus that challenge one’s sense of what is real and what is not. Jenkins constructs his people, animals, children – entities commonly filled with life – into inanimate objects, frozen in bizarre postures and scenarios. By creating these unconventional situations, he re-contextualizes commonplace ideas or things and inserts them into a new landscape in which the viewer plays an integral part.
The show has been extended through October 17th.
To read the full features see the links below:
Bizarre Beyond Belief Magazine- Mark Jenkins- “Still Life”
We Heart- Mark Jenkins, Still Life at Fabien Castanier Gallery
Fabien Castanier Gallery is proud to present My Sonic Youth, the LA debut for one of the UK’s most significant post YBA artists, Stuart Semple. Semple will take over Fabien Castanier Gallery in Culver City this October with a series of new controversial artworks.
Following a traumatic near death experience as a teenager studying fine art in the English countryside, Semple has gone on to exhibit in over 15 solo exhibitions internationally in China, Italy, London and NYC. He is best known for his paintings, which present an emotive and sociological perspective on mass culture. In My Sonic Youth, Semple uses painting, sculpture, and installation to explore social concepts in addition to dissecting the psychological evolution of youth culture over the course of several decades. The artist illustrates how spaces, communication, and music have changed drastically, forcing a generation of young people into a new kind of isolation. Heavily inspired by the music of his own youth, Semple uses references from music and art history to construct a fluid visual narrative, which tells the tale of a radical social and emotional shift among youth culture.
This densely woven chronicle of generational displacement takes form in My Sonic Youth through several large-scale paintings, 3d stereogram prints, large format wallpapers, fun house distortion mirrors, large collage works on paper and sculptures. The exhibition will also be accompanied with a limited edition vinyl record, which will include a custom soundtrack featuring collaborations with several musicians. Proceeds from the vinyl sales will go to charity.
“In the tangled web of the anti-social Internet we are all responsible for ‘brand me’… All our friends are beautiful, all their lives are perfect and if we don’t project the same we are worthless. Ironically with this ability to self-direct a fluid and fluctuating image comes a catastrophic resignation of true self-control. The more loved the distorted public persona becomes the more lonely and empty our private reality becomes. In the process of losing our self, we sacrificed our physical connections, exchanging them for a manipulated distorted digital link to other fictions.” –Stuart Semple
The opening reception with the artist will take place on Saturday October 24th from 6:00 -9:00 pm. Contact the gallery for more info.
Fabien Castanier Gallery is excited to announce the gallery will be participating in this year’s Odeón art fair. Odeón will be celebrating its fifth edition happening October 1st through 5th. The fair focuses on providing a platform for both emerging and independent galleries to enter into the Latin American art market. Fabien Castanier Gallery will be showing the work of the Miaz Brothers and RERO.
Odeón, considered the main alternative art fair, will celebrate its fifth version with the country of Brazil as the guest of honor; five of the best contemporary galleries from Brazil will attend this year’s celebration. Odeón seeks to provide a platform for both emerging galleries and independent spaces to join the art market in Colombia and Latin America. The fair is part of Espacio Odeón’s visual arts program, which throughout the year promotes the work of emerging and mid-career artists and curators. Espacio Odeón is thus a platform not only for galleries, but also for artists, curators, and other members of the art circuit.
Additionally, the fair will include other galleries from Los Angeles, Lima, La Habana, Medellin and Bogotá. The artists selected for this year’s Solo Projects are Salvadorian artist Walterio Iraheta and Chilean artist Ignacio Gatica.
Visitors will be able to see two site-specific art installations by Colombian artists Leyla Cárdenas and Luis Fernando Rámirez as well as a public circulation piece by artist Kevin Mancera. The event will also include an academic program that seeks to bring the public closer to the different processes of cultural management, curatorial development and circulation of contemporary art.
Fabien Castanier Gallery, Booth 07
For additional details please visit www.espacioodeon.com.
Fabien Castanier Gallery is excited to announce the gallery will once again be a part of the BARCÚ arts and culture festival in Bogotá, Colombia. On the fair booth at this second edition of BARCÚ, the gallery will be showing the works of Mark Jenkins (U.S.), Speedy Graphito (France), Tilt (France), JonOne (U.S.), Fidia Falaschetti (Italy), and Ludo (France).
In addition to participating in the BARCÚ art fair Fabien Castanier will be curating the House of Urban Art a collection of the world’s top urban contemporary artists including: Speedy Graphito (France), Tilt (France), Mark Jenkins (U.S.), Chanoir (Colombia), DJ Lu (Colombia), and Ludo (France). This event will take place in tandem with Fashion House and the Treasure of SXX, curated by Philippa Adams.
The fair will be held in the historical center of Bogotá D.C., La Candelaria Center, from September 30th to October 5th and is open to the public. For seven days this cultural festival will take over La Candelaria, with more than 12 historic houses from colonial and republican, over 25 national and international galleries, five concerts, 10 cultural lectures, 10 special guests, 3 Solo Projects, and performances and workshops for children.
Fabien Castanier Gallery, Booth B16
For more information please visit www.barcu.com
Fabien Castanier Gallery is excited to announce the opening of a second location in Bogotá, Colombia. The gallery has had a successful year in its new Culver City space since moving in May 2014, and in the wake of this positive move, the gallery wishes to expand programing to include even more international artists and communities. Bogotá, the Colombian capital, has a burgeoning art scene with exciting gallery programs, art fairs, museums, and an emerging arts district in San Felipe, where the new gallery space resides. Artists, gallery owners, and collectors have been developing this historical district in the north of the city, making the community an ideal place for the Fabien Castanier Gallery’s second location. The gallery will continue to develop its established program in Bogotá as well as create new connections with Latin American artists. This focus on Latin American art will also have a cross-over emphasis between the gallery program here in Los Angeles.
To celebrate the opening of the new space, Fabien Castanier Gallery will present a group exhibition,DANDO PAPAYA, introducing the works of Ludo, JonOne, RERO, Speedy Graphito, Fidia Falaschetti,Tilt and Mark Jenkins.
VIP Opening Reception | Fri. October 2nd and Sat. October 3rd all day from 10am-6pm
Refreshments & Hors d’oeuvres will be served
The group exhibition will be on view October 2-31
Fabien Castanier Gallery would like to thank Widewalls, Arrested Motion, and The LA Times for featuring Mark Jenkins’ solo exhibition STILL LIFE in recent articles and blog posts. In Still Life Jenkins presents an all-new body of work created here in Los Angeles. The collection features an evocative series of site- specific installations, including three-dimensional canvases, incorporated taxidermy, a human birdhouse and anthropomorphic stringed instruments. Akin to traditional notions of the “still life,” his sculptures capture moments that conjure their own realities, presenting tableaus that challenge one’s sense of what is real and what is not. Jenkins constructs his people, animals, children – entities commonly filled with life – into inanimate objects, frozen in bizarre postures and scenarios. By creating these unconventional situations, he re-contextualizes commonplace ideas or things and inserts them into a new landscape in which the viewer plays an integral part.
The solo show will be on view through October 3rd. To read the full features see the links below.
Widewalls -Mark Jenkins at Fabien Castanier Gallery- Still Life
The Los Angeles Times- Datebook
Arrested Motion- Mark Jenkins “Still Life” at Fabien Castanier Gallery
Fabien Castanier Gallery is proud to present Still Life, a solo exhibition by contemporary artist Mark Jenkins and the first solo show for the artist at the gallery. Mark Jenkins is a sculptor and installation artist whose work focuses on a variety of urban and social themes, re-defining the limits of sculpture both in the public sphere, where many of his pieces have been found, to the more intimate realm of the “White Cube.” The foundation of his artwork is in the artist’s specific technique, casting objects as well as his own body (and those of others) using conventional packing tape and plastic wrap. Encompassing the actual form of these subjects with his method, he has materialized a range of characters, from translucent ducks, dogs and babies, to his most well-known clothed hyper-realistic figures.
In Still Life Jenkins presents an all-new body of work created here in Los Angeles. The collection features an evocative series of site- specific installations, including three-dimensional canvases, incorporated taxidermy, a human birdhouse and anthropomorphic stringed instruments. Akin to traditional notions of the “still life,” his sculptures capture moments that conjure their own realities, presenting tableaus that challenge one’s sense of what is real and what is not. Jenkins constructs his people, animals, children – entities commonly filled with life – into inanimate objects, frozen in bizarre postures and scenarios. By creating these unconventional situations, he re-contextualizes commonplace ideas or things and inserts them into a new landscape in which the viewer plays an integral part.
Opening reception will take place on September 5th from 6:00 -9:00 pm.
Please note that our current group exhibition Multifarious Abstraction has been extended and will now be on view through August 1st.
Multifarious Abstraction, a group exhibition featuring the work of five Latin American artists, Magdalena Atria (Chile, 1966), Antonio Muñiz (Mexico, 1969), Ricardo Rendón (Mexico, 1970), Mariángeles Soto-Díaz (Venezuela, 1970), and Rubén Ortiz-Torres (Mexico, 1964). This exhibition is guest curated by Cecilia Fajardo-Hill, a British/Venezuelan art historian and curator. Multifarious Abstractionbrings together these five artists to explore diverse themes related to art and experience through individual practices of conceptual abstraction.
Fabien Castanier Gallery would like to thank Artishock for featuring “Multifarious Abstraction” in a recent article on conceptual abstraction. The group exhibition featuring the work of Magdalena Atria, Antonio Muñiz, Ricardo Rendón, Ruben Ortiz-Torres, and Mariangeles Soto-Díaz will be on view through July 25th. To read the full feature see the link below.
Artishock Conceptual Abstraction Five in the Work of Latin American Artists.