Art Basel Miami Beach 2008
Art Nova: 58 Galleries present New Works by Young Artists

Art Nova is a platform for the galleries of Art Basel Miami Beach to present new
works, produced in the last two years by a maximum of three artists. 58 international galleries have been chosen by the Selection Committee from a record number of applications. Works by 132 artists from around the globe are on display.

The galleries include both emerging and established galleries with young and innovative
programs. This year a record of 12 solo presentations appear in the Art Nova
sector, presenting works by Ai Weiwei (Urs Meile), Edgar Arceneaux (Vielmetter),
Luis Camnitzer (Alexander Gray), Alexander da Cunhan (Vilma Gold), Michael
Fullerton (Freedman), Cao Guimaraes (Roesler), Zheng Guogu (Vitamin), Yukinori
Maeda (Taka Ishii), Naofumi Maruyama (Shugoarts), Kris Martin (Sies + Höke),
Aïda Ruilova (Salon 94), and Sturtevant (mezzanin).

Below please find a full list of participating galleries and artists; a detailed description
follows.

A Gentil Carioca, Rio de Janeiro: Laura Lima, Jarbas Lopes, Thiago Rocha Pitta
Alcuadrado, Bogotá: Oscar Muñoz, Caio Reisewitz, Miguel Angel Rojas
Guido W. Baudach, Berlin: André Butzer, Thilo Heinzmann, Thomas Zipp
Bortolami, New York: Eric Wesley, Aaron Young
BQ, Köln: Dirk Bell, Owen Gump
Kevin Bruk, Miami: Christian Curiel, Craig Kucia
Casa Triãngulo, São Paulo: Vânia Mignone, Mariana Palma, Mauro Restiffe
Pedro Cera, Lisboa: Marcius Galan, Ricardo Valentim
China Art Objects, Los Angeles: Walead Beshty, Jonathan Pylypchuk, Eric Wesley
Pepe Cobo, Madrid: Alejandra Freymann, Diango Hernández
Corvi-Mora, London: Richard Aldrich, Jason Meadows
Engholm Engelhorn, Wien: Ryan Mosley, Mark Hosking
Zach Feuer, New York: Jules de Balincourt, Nathalie Djurberg
Carl Freedman, London: Michael Fullerton
Galerist, Istanbul: Hussein Chalayan, Leyla Gediz, Evren Tekinoktay
gb agency, Paris: Robert Breer, Roman Ondák, Yann Sérandour
Annet Gelink, Amsterdam: Ryan Gander, Meiro Koizumi, David Maljkovic
Alexander Gray, New York: Luis Camnitzer
Karin Guenther, Hamburg: Markus Amm, Ellen Gronemeyer, Alexander Heim
Enrique Guerrero, México DF: Adela Goldbard, Pablo Helguera, Enrique Jezik
Harris Lieberman, New York: Evan Holloway, Lisa Oppenheim, Michael Queenland
Herald St, London: Oliver Payne & Nick Relph, Klaus Weber
Hotel, London: Michael Bauer, Duncan Campbell, Peter Saville
Martin Janda / Raum Aktueller Kunst, Wien: Joe Scanlan, Maja Vukoje
Kerlin, Dublin: Mark Garry, Tony Swain
David Kordansky, Los Angeles: Amy Bessone, Aaron Curry
Andrew Kreps, New York: Goshka Macuga, Padraig Timoney, Klaus Weber
Krobath Wimmer, Wien: Jirí Kovanda, Florian Pumhösl, Esther Stocker
Kate MacGarry, London: Tasha Amini, Chicks on Speed, Goshka Macuga
Urs Meile, Luzern: Ai Weiwei
kamel mennour, Paris: Doa Aly, Miri Segal, Shen Yuan
mezzanin, Wien: Sturtevant
Nara Roesler, São Paulo: Cao Guimarães
Nature Morte / Bose Pacia, New Delhi: Alexis Kersey, Pushpamala N., Thukral & Tagra
Giti Nourbakhsch, Berlin: Peter Böhnisch
Peres Projects, Los Angeles: Paul Lee, Dash Snow
Gregor Podnar, Ljubljana: Vadim Fishkin, Dan Perjovschi, Tobias Putrih
ProjecteSD, Barcelona: Iñaki Bonillas, Raimond Chaves, Gilda Mantilla
Marília Razuk, São Paulo: Rodrigo Andrade, Debora Bolsoni, Cabelo
Reena Spaulings Fine Art, New York: Ei Arakawa, Seth Price, Nora Schultz
Salon 94, New York: Aïda Ruilova
Gabriele Senn, Wien: Michael S. Riedel, Amelie von Wulffen, Hans Weigand
Sfeir-Semler, Hamburg: Yto Barrada, Randa Mirza, Akram Zaatari
Shugoarts, Tokyo: Naofumi Maruyama
Sies + Höke, Düsseldorf: Kris Martin
Sommer Contemporary Art, Tel Aviv: Yael Bartana, Alona Harpaz, Yehudit Sasportas
Taka Ishii, Tokyo: Yukinori Maeda
Taxter & Spengemann, New York: Frank Benson, David Chieppo
Barbara Thumm, Berlin: Sebastiaan Bremer, Martin Dammann, Christian Hoischen
Vermelho, São Paulo: Marcelo Ciade, Rosângela Rennó, Ana Maria Tavares
Susanne Vielmetter, Los Angeles: Edgar Arceneaux
Vilma Gold, London: Alexander da Cunha
Vitamin Creative Space, Guangzhou: Zheng Guogu
Nicolai Wallner, Copenhagen: Joachim Koester, Jonathan Monk
Michael Wiesehöfer, Köln: Peter Piller, Jürgen von Dückerhoff
Jocelyn Wolff, Paris: Katinka Bock, Guillaume Leblon, Clemens von Wedemeyer
XL, Moscow: Alex Buldakov, Sergei Shekhovtsov
Zero, Milano: Micol Assaël, Klara Liden, Gedi Sibony

Alexander Gray presents a work by the Latin American conceptual artist Luis Camnitzer (born 1937), titled “Last Words,” compiling the final words of death-row inmates in Texas, and remixing them into a lyrical, touching piece. Ai Weiwei (born 1957) will present a new chandelier work, "Cube Light," in the booth of Urs Meile. Yukinori Maeda (born 1971) will install the environment “Light Deposit” at Taka Ishii Gallery, working with light and sound. Bortolami Gallery will present site-specific installations by Eric Wesley (born 1973) and Aaron Young (born 1972), who both incorporate urban materials and themes in their art.

Shugoarts mounts new paintings by Naofumi Maruyama (born 1964). The current project by Cao Guimarães (born 1965) encompasses a new film and 5 new photographs at Gallery Nara Roesler. The artists Evan Holloway (born 1967), Lisa Oppenheim (born
1975) and Michael Queenland (born 1970) share an interest in challenging the historical
traditions of their chosen media, and thus the booth of Harris Lieberman will explore the
intersection of photography and sculpture.

gb agency will present a curated booth with recent works by Robert Breer (born 1926),
Roman Ondak (born 1966) and Yann Sérandour (born 1974) in order to link those three
universes. Gallery Nicolai Wallner presents Joachim Koester (born 1964) who will show
a new series of black-and-white photos consisting of close-ups of hemp plants, alongside Jonathan Monk (born 1969) presenting a new series of conceptual paintings that appropriate from John Baldessari. David Kordansky Gallery presents a two-person
exhibition with Los Angeles-based artists Aaron Curry (born 1972) and Amy Bessone
(born 1970) positing a fluid boundary between “high” and “low” culture.

The booth of Nature Morte / Bose Pacia features four artists from India: Alexis Kersey
(born 1972), Pushpamala N. (born 1956) and the collaborative duo of Thukral & Tagra
(born 1976/78), all responding to Indian popular culture in their own way. Sommer
Contemporary Art presents the gallery's Israeli women artists Yael Bartana (born 1970),
Yehudit Sasportas (born 1969), and Alona Harpaz (born 1971).

With his oil portraits at Freedman Gallery, Michael Fullerton (born 1971) poses rhetorical questions regarding the issue of the subject/object relationship. Galeria Marilia Razuk presents three brazilian artists: Cabelo (born 1967), who shows an installation, Debora Bolsoni (born 1975) presenting ceramic pieces and Rodrigo Andrade (born 1962) presenting new paintings.

Mezzanin will install a film by Sturtevant (born 1930) projected from a rotating platform.
Reena Spaulings Fine Art shows new sculptures and assemblages by Nora Schultz
(born 1975), recent sculptural and wall-based works by Seth Price (born 1973) and
a new site-specific work by the performance artist Ei Arakawa (born 1977). Taxter
& Spengemann propose New York sculptor Frank Benson (born 1976) who presents
“Chocolate Fountain” (2008), a life-size stainless steel and aluminium replica of the popular party sculpture, and small-scale paintings by Zurich-based artist David Chieppo (born 1973).

ProjecteSD present a selection of works by the artists Iñaki Bonillas (born 1981) and
Raimond Chaves (born 1963) in collaboration with Gilda Mantilla (born 1967); all three
work with different media and work concepts but share in their artistic practise the aesthetics of the archive. Vitamin Creative Space is installing a project by Zheng Guogu (born 1970) titled “Private Photo Gate,“ which is based on the scandal around actor and singer Edison Chen, who admitted to being the author of many intimate porn photographs on the internet showing him with different women. The 2008 scandal received high-profile media attention in Hong Kong and shook the entertainment industry as well as the general public.

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