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ARRANGEMENT 38 IMAGE COURTESY OF THE ARTIST AND DANIEL REICH GALLERY, NYC. ALL OTHER IMAGES COURTESY OF GALLERIES. OH NANCY PHOTO BY ABBY WEBSTER. To get a sense for the international and ever- morphing artistic collaboration that is Oh Nancy—at Gallery Diet through August 1—think Ovid meets the graphic novel meets the Internet. ...continued Joyas Latinoamericanas “Tis year’s strained international economy has a bright side,” says VirginiaMiller: As art collectors are forced to sell prized pieces, the works that enter the market become available for art lovers to see before they change hands again. All summer,Miller exhibits some of these Latin American gems, featuring seldom-seen older works by masters like Cuban artist Wilfredo Lam, whose paintings, sculptures and ceramics combine the spirit of his Afro-Cuban roots with modern European abstraction; Armando Morales, Nicaragua’s best-known contemporary painter; and Gunther Gerzso, one ofMexico’s pioneer abstractionists. Trough August 31; ArtSpace/Virginia Miller Galleries, 169 Madeira Ave., Coral Gables, 305.444.4493 or virginiamiller.com. Oh Nancy In his role as guest curator, artist Brian Burkhardt lured the international and ever-morphing artistic collaboration Oh Nancy to Gallery Diet. To get a sense for Nate Wellman and Fionn McCabe’s online project, think Ovid meets the graphic novel meets the Internet. Born from a story Wellman created and McCabe illustrated, Oh Nancy now incorporates the works of artists from across the world, who add to the story by submitting their photography, graphic art, drawings or other pieces via the website ohnancy.com. For its Wynwood stop, Burkhardt takes works compiled by Wellman and McCabe to showcase the story’s most up-to-date plot twists. Trough August 1; Gallery Diet, 174 N.W. 23rd St., Miami, 305.571.2288 or gallerydiet.com. 52 | | July/August 2009 SUMMER SERIES From top: An image from the “Corn Academy” series by Oh Nancy, at Gallery Diet. Passagère de la Nuit by Gina Pellon, at ArtSpace/Virginia Miller Galleries. Arrangement 38 (Crowds and Power) by Sean Raspet, at MoCA. Argentinian Visions: From Modernism To Contemporary Aesthetics Lourdes and Raul Cremata are amongMiami’s most respected collectors of Cuban and Latin American art (Raul is himself a well-recognized Cuban- American painter); it’s no surprise that the couple’s group shows tend to vibrate with a keen insiders’ sensibility. Tis summer, Lourdes says they “want to show Miami what Argentina has to offer.” From Juan Carlos Benitez’s wispy bird-eyed women, to the romanticmodernismof CarloMonzani and the bold, contemporary strokes of Gonzalo Antón, the walls in the Cremata gallery are sure to pound as passionately as a summer tango. July 1-July 31; Cremata Gallery, 1646 S.W. 8th St., Miami, 305.644.3315 or crematagallery.com. M
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