Miami 2007 Returns to Miami's Wynwood Art District, Dec. 4-9

photo MIAMI, the International Contemporary Art Fair for Photo-Based Art, Video, and New Media, returns to the Wynwood Art District, in an exciting new location, when the event takes place during Art Basel Miami Beach, December 4-9. Organized by artfairs, inc., producer of globally acclaimed photography and contemporary art fairs in Los Angeles, the second annual fair will be staged in a 40,000-sq. ft. marquee structure at NW 31st street and North Miami Avenue, just steps away from the Rubell Family Collection and the developing Midtown Miami district.

photo MIAMI, the only fair during Art Basel Miami Beach dedicated exclusively to contemporary photography and media based art, offers an expansive and immediate overview of these current international trends. It showcases a range of established to emerging galleries, presents curated sections by global artists and curators, and partners with local and international art institutions. This year the fair will host an even greater number of selected exhibitors from 11 countries.

60 galleries will be represented at photo MIAMI including ADN GalerÍa (Barcelona), Charles Guice Contemporary (Berkeley), Galerie Caprice Horn (Berlin), DNA (Berlin), Galerie Conrads (Düsseldorf), Galerie Dominique Fiat (Paris), Galeria Fernando Pradilla (Madrid), MKgalerie (Rotterdam), Skew Gallery (Calgary), The Third Gallery Aya (Osaka), Camara Oscura Galeria de Arte (Madrid), and Voss Galerie (Düsseldorf).

Highlights of the fair include invitational solo projects by artists including Alex Prager (Robert Berman Gallery) and Lidia Benavides (Estiarte) and Timothy Greenfield-Sanders' premier showing of his photographs of returning injured soldiers from Iraq (Wetterling Gallery). Madrid-based independent curator and writer Paco Barragán will curate "The Last Painting Show," a series of works investigating traditional aspects of painting through a combination of media based arts and installation.

photo MIAMI 2007 will open with an invitational VIP/Media Preview Reception on December 4th from 6-10 p.m. (media only from 4-6 p.m.). Public hours are December 5th, 10 a.m.-3 p.m.; December 6th, 7th and 8th, 10 a.m.-7 p.m.; and December 9th, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Tickets $10 for a one-day pass.

All exhibition tickets are available for purchase at the door and online through Acteva.com. For additional information on photo MIAMI, please visit http://www.artfairsinc.com or call (323) 937-4659.

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