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PULSE Miami Beach 2017 Exhibitors and PROJECTS Special Commission

Hector Arce-Espasas, Ode to Paradise (Dancers), 2017. Porcelain wood, fruits and plants. Courtesy of the artist. October 3, 2017 (New York, NY) - PULSE Miami Beach returns to its oceanfront home at Indian Beach Park from Thursday, December 7 through Sunday, December 10, 2017 with its signature Private Preview Brunch opening the fair on Thursday, December 7 from 10am-1pm. The thirteenth edition of PULSE in Miami marks the debut of Director Katelijne De Backer. Under her guidance, PULSE looks forward to introducing its vibrant audience of art collectors, curators, and enthusiasts to a roster of over 70 galleries from 5 continents, including exhibitors from Denmark, Germany, Israel, Japan, Peru and South Africa, among others. Housed within two spacious pavilions on the beach, PULSE seeks to provide a multi-faceted and engaging experience with a range of works from international artists. PULSE’s North Tent will highlight established galleries presenting multi-artist booths, while the South Tent presents SOLO exhibitions, whose artists are eligible for the PULSE PRIZE, as well as CONVERSATIONS, dual-artist shows encouraging galleries to explore conceptual dialogues between artists they represent.

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PULSE is pleased to present this year’s PROJECTS Special Commission by Hector Arce-Espasas, whose sculptural installation Ode to Paradise (Dancers) presents a series of his iconic ceramics positioned throughout a new site specific environment created specifically for PULSE. His ceramic vessels are reminiscent of the overflowing fruit bowls popular in 17th century Europe, which served as symbols of wealth and social class. Here, ripe fruit and tropical imagery coalesce with the body to create a visual meditation on the idea of the tropical paradise, constructing new realities, or rather, new fantasies. PROJECTSis PULSE’s initiative for the presentation and promotion of site specific, large-scale sculpture, installation and performance within the fair environment. The 2017 roster of installations and performances feature works by Fischer Cherry, Jeana Klein, Phoenix Lindsey-Hall, Alan Rath, Aya Rodriguez-Izumi, Hiba Schahbaz and Matthew Sleeth. The works on display will continue PULSE’s dedication to providing visitors with an immersive art experience. This year, artist and queer activist Phoenix Lindsey-Hall’s installation Never Stop Dancing will present 49 white porcelain disco balls that hang in a solemn tribute to the victims of the 2016 Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando, FL. Matthew Sleeth’s It Was All A Dream, reimagines the darker side of advertising, while Jeana Klein’s textile installation, Recent Activity documents her public persona on Facebook and serves as a commentary on activism in the age of social media. Through these and other works on display, PULSE encourages artists to engage the fair-going public in social dialogue. “I am excited to continue to grow PULSE’s rich legacy as a presenter of a vibrant and noteworthy program of international art. I will continue to push to create opportunities for the public to experience a deeper engagement with artwork and in particular look forward to seeing how our visitors will interact with the political and social messages championed by many of this year’s PROJECT artists.” says Director, Katelijne De Backer. PULSE MIAMI BEACH 2017 EXHIBITORS ANTONIO COLOMBO ARTE CONTEMPORANEA, Milan, Italy ART LEXING, Miami, FL BEERS LONDON, London, UK Bernarducci Gallery Chelsea, New York, NY Black & White Gallery / Project Space, Brooklyn, NY Bryce Wolkowitz Gallery, New York, NY Carrie Able Gallery, Brooklyn, NY CEDE GALERIA, Lima, Peru CHARLIE SMITH LONDON, London, UK Christopher Moller Gallery, Cape Town, South Africa Claire Oliver Gallery, New York, NY ClampArt, New York, NY Danziger Gallery, New York, NY David Lusk Gallery, Memphis, TN Davidson Contemporary, New York, NY Elizabeth Leach Gallery, Portland, OR FIUMANO CLASE, London, UK Flowers Gallery, New York, NY & London, UK Frantic Gallery, Tokyo, Japan Front Room Gallery New York, NY Galleri Urbane, Dallas, TX Galería Leyendecker, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain Galerie de Bellefeuille, Montreal, Canada Galerie Heike Strelow, Frankfurt am Main, Germany GALLERY MoMo, Tokyo, Japan Gallery Poulsen, Copenhagen, Denmark Garis & Hahn, Venice, CA Ginsberg Galeria, Lima, Peru HATHAWAY, Atlanta, GA Honey Ramka, Brooklyn, NY Hosfelt Gallery, San Francisco, CA Jenkins Johnson Gallery, San Francisco, CA

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JHB Gallery, New York, NY JONATHAN FERRARA GALLERY, New Orleans, LA Joshua Liner Gallery, New York, NY K. Imperial Fine Art, San Francisco, CA Kahn Gallery, London, UK Kallenbach Gallery, Amsterdam, The Netherlands Litvak Contemporary, Tel-Aviv, Israel Livingstone Gallery, The Hague, The Netherlands LPH, London, UK Mark Wolfe Contemporary, San Francisco, CA Maus Contemporary, Birmingham, AL Mindy Solomon Gallery, Miami, FL Muriel Guépin Gallery, New York, NY Nicholas Metivier Gallery, Toronto, Canada NIL GALLERY, Paris, France NL=US Art, Rotterdam, The Netherlands Patricia Sweetow Gallery, San Francisco, CA Patrick Heide Contemporary Art, London, UK PDX CONTEMPORARY ART, Portland, OR Pentimenti Gallery, Philadelphia, PA Project for Empty Space, Newark, NJ Project: ARTspace, New York, NY Purdy Hicks Gallery, London, UK Rena Bransten Gallery, San Francisco, CA Richard Levy Gallery, Albuquerque, NM Rick Wester Fine Art, New York, NY robert henry contemporary, Brooklyn, NY Samuel Freeman Gallery, Los Angeles, CA SVA Galleries, New York, NY taubert contemporary, Berlin, Germany TRAYWICK CONTEMPORARY, Berkeley, CA Uprise Art, New York, NY VICTORI + MO, Brooklyn, NY VIVIANEART, Calgary, Canada Von Lintel Gallery, Los Angeles, CA WHITECONCEPTS, Berlin, Germany William Baczek Fine Arts, Northhampton, MA Winston Wächter Fine Art, New York, NY & Seattle, WA YoungArts, Miami, FL PULSE PRIZE NOMINEES JoAnne Carson | Black & White Gallery / Project Space Cristobal | WHITECONCEPTS Andy Dixon | BEERS LONDON Tony Gum | Christopher Moller Gallery Alejandro Hernández | CEDE GALERIA Amy Hill | Front Room Gallery Sky Kim | Carrie Able Gallery Todd Lanam | Mark Wolfe Contemporary Diane Landry | VIVIANEART Raquel Maulwurf | Livingstone Gallery Mariu Palacios | Ginsberg Galeria Lissa Rivera | ClampArt Donna Ruff | Rick Wester Fine Art Devan Shimoyama | Samuel Freeman Gallery Deborah Tarr | LPH

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CONVERSATIONS Polina Barskaya & Jason Reyen | Honey Ramka William Christenberry & Maysey Craddock | David Lusk Gallery Chris Durosz & Keun Young Parks | Muriel Guépin Gallery Alex Ebstein & Eric Standley | VICTORI + MO Richard Garrison & Noah Loesberg | robert henry contemporary Kim Won Geun & Zhuang Hong Yi | NIL GALLERY Katsumi Hayakawa & Tokuro Sakamoto | GALLERY MoMo Scott Ingram & Christina West | HATHAWAY Cheryl Kelley & Sharon Moody | Bernarducci Gallery Chelsea Dave Kinsey & Jaybo Monk | Kallenbach Gallery Markus Linnenbrink & Ramekon O'Arwisters | Patricia Sweetow Gallery Aliza Morell & Senem Oezdogan | Uprise Art

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ABOUT PULSE CONTEMPORARY ART FAIR Founded in 2005, PULSE Contemporary Art Fair is an established part of the annual art calendar and is recognized for providing its international community of emerging and established galleries with a dynamic platform for connecting with a global audience. PULSE offers visitors an engaging environment in which to discover and collect the most compelling contemporary art being produced today. For further information about PULSE Contemporary Art Fair, please visit www.pulseartfair.com. FAIR INFORMATION PULSE Miami Beach I Thursday, December 7 – Sunday, December 10, 2017 Indian Beach Park, 4601 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach, FL 33140 FAIR HOURS Thursday, December 7 Private Preview Brunch (By VIP Invitation) 10am – 1pm Public Hours 1pm – 5pm Young Collectors Cocktails (Ticketed) 5pm – 7pm Friday, December 8 10am – 7pm Saturday, December 9 10am – 7pm Miami Mornings 10am – 12pm Sunday, December 10 10am – 5pm Miami Mornings 10am – 12pm FOLLOW US @PULSEArtFair JOIN THE CONVERSATION #PULSEMiamiBeach17 PRESS For additional information, please contact: Nadine Johnson | Pulseartfair@nadinejohnson.com | +1 212-228-5555