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Miami, FL. October, 2009-  Artist Carlos Betancourt most recent exhibit,  LAPIDUS INFINITUSwill open at Diana Lowenstein Fine Arts in Wynwood, Miami, Florida, during Art Basel Miami Beach.  A special celebration will take place  Saturday, December 5th, 2009.  The exhibition will be on view through February 6th, 2010.   

 

Betancourt will also be part of the official Studio Visits program of Art Basel Miami Beach, Saturday, December 5th, 9AM to Noon. The artist's most recent artworks will  be exhibited as well at  this year’s edition of Pulse Miami at The Ice Palace, Diana Lowenstein Fine Arts, Booth A101.  Additionally, Betancourt's Re-Collection series was selected to be reproduced as part of a limited edition collaboration with bathing suit designer Red Carter and Barney's New York.  A  private fundraiser  will take place at Barney's of New York, Miami Beach store, Friday, December 4th, 2009.  

 

Further details will be announced at a later date.

 

CARLOS BETANCOURT LAPIDUS INFINITUS

 

In Betancourt’s most recent photographic artwork, the artist continues to assemble explosive compositions consisting of thousands of photographs of objects, people, flowers, and many other elements that occupy the superb glitzy realm of beauty for which he is known. The images appear in their full kitsch splendor, possessed by an enchanting light and seemingly crystallized by a magical sorcerer.   

Betancourt, also recognized for his large scale flamboyant interventions, will also unveil one of his most challenging installation to date, a sprawling three-dimensional artwork of multiple column pedestals, each supporting an accumulation of auspicious objects to be worshipped.   A symmetrical assembly creates spaces for interaction within this fantastical world.  As with the photographic compositions, this large-scale installation titled PORTRAIT OF A GARDEN,  iconize Pop and common objects the artist has gifted with a unique sense of dignity.  He has empowered the towering of elements and its base by presenting them primarily in his signature blue, being  this “the color evil cannot cross" (*). This installation is in collaboration with architect  and artist Alberto Latorre.

*( as quoted by Robert Farris Thompson, dean of the History of Art Department, Yale University,  in an essay about the artist).

 

ARTIST BIOGRAPHY:

Artist Carlos Betancourt was born and raised in San Juan, Puerto Rico. In 1981 he moved to Miami, Florida. Mr. Betancourt's artwork is part of public collections such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery in Washington, DC, the Miami Art Museum, the San Antonio Museum of Art in Texas, the Bass Museum in Miami Beach, etc.  Betancourt's artwork has been included in multiple solo and group exhibitions as well as fairs such as Art Basel and Arco.  He is the recipient of numerous awards and grants, including the Florida Department of State Millennium Cultural Recognition Award, a National Endowment for the Arts grant and the Miami Beach Arts Council Grant.  He has been awarded commissions to create artworks for various Art in Public Places programs.  Betancourt is co-founder of 801 Projects, an arts center that provides studio spaces for visual artists based in Miami. 

CONTACT:

For a preview of the exhibit the first week of December 2009 or to request high resolution images,  please contact:

 

Teresa Palmer, studiocb@bellsouth.net  Laurie Escobar, dlfa3@lionstone.net  Walter Otero, walterotero@mac.com

 

DIANA LOWENSTEIN  Fine Arts

2043 N Miami Avenue  |  Miami, FL 33127  |  www.dlfinearts.com  |  T. 305.576.1804  F. 305.576.1805

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C A R L O S   B E T A N C O U R T : 
RE-COLLECTIONS
 
at
 
J. J O H N S O N   G A L L E R Y
904-435-3200.
May 8th -July 10th 2009
 
opening reception May 8th, 2009  6-8PM
 
177 4th Avenue NorthJacksonville Beach, FL 32250  bdempsey@jjohnsongallery.com  904.435.3200 
 
 
also exhibiting at
      
M O  L L O Y   C O L L E G E
A r t   G a l l e r y
 
April 1-30, 2009
 
catalog available
 
1000 Hempstead Avenue, Rockville Centre, Long Island, New York 11571 artgallery@molloy.edu 516.678.5000 ext. 6459
 
 
 
upcoming:
 
C I R C A  A R T  F A I R
W a l t e r  O t e r o  G a l l e r y
Booth D-2
walterotero@mac.com
April 16-20, 2009
 
Puerto Rico Convention Center, 100 Convention Boulevard, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00907 info@circapr.com
 
 
A R T  C H I C A G O
D i a n a   L o w e n s t e i n  F i n e  A r t
dlfa@lionstone.com
May 1-4, 2009
 
222 Merchandise Mart Plaza Chicago, Illinois, 60654
                                                                                                                                                                                                
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C A R L O S    B E T A N C O U R T 'S
 
T H E  (last)  S U P P E R
 

 

exclusively on view during Art Basel

 

at

 

D I A N A   L O W E N S T E I N   F I N E  A R T S

G A L L E R Y

 

 

2043 North Miami Avenue, Wynwood, Miami Florida 33127 

305.576.1804 info@dlfa.com

 

and at

 

S C O P E   A R T   F A I R

booth 412

Miami

 

 

Please join us at the gallery

for the opening reception of  the group exhibit

 

FANTASTIC VOYAGE

 

and  a special  opportunity to view

 

T H E (last) S U P P E R

 

 SATURDAY, DECEMBER 6th 2008

 

 6 PM TO 11 PM.

 

       exhibit dates: December 2nd 2008 -February 7th, 2009

 

 

 

ARTIST CARLOS BETANCOURT MOST RECENT ARTWORKS WILL BE EXHIBITED DURING ART BASEL:

 

 

THE SUPPER 2008, included in the exhibit FANTASTIC VOYAGE  at DIANA LOWENSTEIN FINE ARTS (2043 North Miami Avenue, Miami Florida 33127).  THE OPENING RECEPTION FOR THIS GROUP EXHIBIT WILL BE SATURDAY, DECEMBER 6th, 2008, FROM 6 PM TO 11 PM, public event. The artworks will be on exhibit from December  2nd, 2008  through February 7th , 2009.  Other recent artwork by the artist will also be part of the exhibit $999CENT in the project room.

 

RE-COLLECTIONS VI-IX 2008  Prints on Canvas and other recent artworks, at SCOPE MIAMI  Art Fair, December  3-7,  (Roberto Clemente Park, 101 NW 34th St Wynwood Art District, Miami), galleries DIANA LOWENSTEIN FINE ARTS booth 412,  and JACK THE PELICAN PRESENTS, (booth to be announced)

 

for further information or high resolution images, please contact:

 

Juliana Meith or Jose Diaz at Diana Lowenstein Fine Arts: 305-576-1804   info@dlfinearts.com dlfa2@lionstone.net

Teresa Palmer, assistant to the artist:  studiocb@bellsouth.net

Walter Otero at Walter Otero Gallery:   walterotero@mac.com

Eva Frost at Jack the Pelican Presents: eva@jackthepelicanpresents.com 

 

 

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M o l l o y  C o l l e g e

A r t  G a l l e r y

Political Winter Redux

carlos betancourt - sasha bezzubov - noah fischer 

 matthew fisher

josh garrett - eva reehl ryer - vee speers

NOVEMBER 1-DECEMBER 23, 2008

1000 Hemstead avenue Rockville Centre NY 11571

www.molloy.edu/artgallery  artgallery@molloy.edu

516.678.5000

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PHOTOSHOPPING

AND MORE / MOLAA COLLECTS

                       PHOTO-BASED ART

Nov 9 2008 - Mar 22 2009

www.molaa.com

628 Alamitos Avenue
Long Beach, CA 90802

Phone: 562.437.1689

 

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CHILDREN'S CANCER BLOOD FOUNDATION CONTEMPORARY ART AUCTION
Some of the most prominent members of the contemporary art community will participate in an art auction on Monday evening, September 15, 2008 at Phillips de Pury & Company in New York City to support the work of the Children's Cancer & Blood Foundation.

In addition to the auction at Phillips de Pury & Company, there will be an online auction in coordination with ARTNET.COM. Most of the works will have no reserve, and there will be no tax and no buyer's commission associated with auctioned artworks.

For more information go to: www.childrenscbf.org
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C A R L O S  B E T A N C O U RT

recent artworks

SCOPEHAMPTONS


Jack the Pelican Presents,  booth 17

July 24-27, 2008

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SECCA, Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art, Potter Gallery
March 14 - June 30, 2008
Winston Salem, NC

People and Places


Selections from the Allen Thomas Jr. Photography Collection
SECCA, Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art, Potter Gallery
March 14 - June 30, 2008
Winston Salem, NC
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People and Places features selections from the contemporary international photography collection of Wilson, North Carolina resident Allen Thomas, Jr., who is inarguably the most charming person I have ever encountered!  I have tremendous respect for his vision and am honored to be part of his incredible collection. 

This exhibition features sixty-eight art works ranging in scale from the intimate to the heroic, including such renowned artists as Tom Hunter, Sze Tsung Leong, Mona Kuhn, Simen Johan, Anthony Goicolea, Carlos Betancourt and Tseng Kwong Chi.

 

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Mobile Museum of Art
"GenX:  Post-Babyboomers and the New South." 
 
The opening reception is scheduled for Sunday, April 13, from 2-4 p.m.  There will be an online catalog, and the catalog will be published on CD. 
 
Artworks by Carlos Betancourt included in the exhibit: Establishing Meanings (print on vinyl, 96 x 72), Interventions in Nature (c-print, 52 x 52 framed), and Los Arrecifes (print on Sintra, 40 x 27). 
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SCOPE New York

March 26- 30 2008

carlos betancourt recent artwork will on exhibit at the booth of gallery JACK THE PELICAN PRESENTS.

LOCATION
SCOPE Pavilion
Lincoln Center
Damrosch Park
Corner of West 62nd Street and Amsterdam Ave
New York, NY 10023


DATES & HOURS
FirstView    Wednesday    March 26, 2008      3pm – 9pm
Daily            Thursday          March 27, 2008    10am – 8pm
                     Friday              March 28, 2008    10am – 8pm
                     Saturday         March 29, 2008    10am – 8pm
                     Sunday            March 30, 2008    10am – 6pm

PRESS RELEASE

SCOPE  CELEBRATES  BANNER  YEAR  WITH  LAUNCH  OF  '08  AT  NEW  YORK'S  CULTURAL  ICON  LINCOLN CENTER

NEW YORK - Building on Miami’s overwhelming success, SCOPE launches its 2008 season with its flagship fair, SCOPE New York 08. SNY08, an invitation only edition of SCOPE art fairs, proudly returns to Manhattan’s most famous cultural icon, Lincoln Center, with a glass facade pavilion situated in Lincoln Center's Damrosch Park, at the corner of 62nd Street and 10th Avenue. SCOPE New York is just blocks from the Armory Show and serviced daily by shuttles and pedicabs.

Featuring galleries from four continents and 20 countries, including China, Mexico, Japan, Korea, Brazil, Italy, France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Norway, Switzerland, Germany, UK, Spain, and Canada, SCOPE New York 2008’s 50 invitees will uphold its unique tradition of solo and thematic group shows presented alongside museum-quality programming, collector tours, screenings, and special events. The fair opens to press and VIP’s on Wednesday, March 26, 10am-5pm. General admission is $15.

Introducing artists, curators, and cutting-edge galleries to new audiences internationally has made SCOPE the most comprehensive destination for the emerging art world available anywhere. With art fairs in Miami, Basel, New York, London, and the Hamptons, SCOPE is proud to be an influential presence in the expanding global art market.

 

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CIRCA 08
p u e r t o   r i c o 

international art fair

april 11-14

puerto rico convention center

Recent artworks by Carlos Betancourt will be exhibited at the booths of Diana Lowenstein Fine Arts and Walter Otero Gallery.  The artist artwork can also be seen during the reception of the collection of Luis Gutierrez, a CIRCA VIP event.

Fair Hours

Friday, April 11            4pm -6pm         Professional Preview
                                  7pm – 11pm      Opening Cocktail
Saturday, April 12        12pm – 8pm
Sunday, April 13          12pm – 8pm
Monday, April 14          12pm – 8pm

 

 

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Carlos Betancourt will install Re-Collections III during Art Basel Miami Beach 2007 in conjuction with Diana Lowenstein Fine Arts.  Re-Collections I is a floor installation consisting of thousands of vintage glass Christmas ornaments that the artist have been collecting for at least fifteen years. With this installation, the artist continues to explore with reflective objects,  glittered bravado and hidden sense of humor his concern with bridging the past with the future in a contemporary poetic setting.  The artist will also exhibit other recent artworks. More information to come. 
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Colectiva de Fotografia
L A T I N O A M E R I C A N A

opening reception:

October 17, 2007

ARTCONSULT
Aleman y Grimberg
Panama

artcons@cableonda.net


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Artist CARLOS BETANCOURT will exhibit The  Re-Collections Project and other recent artworks in ART BASEL MIAMI BEACH 2006 at Diana Lowenstein Fine Arts Booth B17 December 7 - 10, 2006.    >  more info

CARLOS BETANCOURT RECENT ARTWORK PROJECT AT ART BASEL MIAMI BEACH: THE CUT-OUT ARMY
In conjunction with Diana Lowenstein Fine Arts' participation at Art Basel Miami Beach, Carlos Betancourt has been invited by La Comunidad Agency to exhibit his installation, The Cut-Out Army. The artwork will be installed at the large warehouse of the future offices of La Comunidad Agency located in Wynwood Art District, from December 1 - 13, 2006. A cocktail reception will take place on December 9, 2006, 7 pm to midnight.   >  more info

Artist CARLOS BETANCOURT will have a SOLO SHOW at DIANA LOWENSTEIN FINE ARTS. The opening celebration for THE EYE OF THE HAND: Questions of Travels, at DL Fine Arts new location in Wynwood will take place on December 3, 2005, 7:30 PM - 11:30 PM.
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Artist CARLOS BETANCOURT ARTWORK, UNTITLED  /1000 with SOUVENIRS, will be exhibited as part of THE BASS MUSEUM'S ART BASEL Opening Event. November 30th, 2005 on Art Basel Miami
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THE REMY TOLEDO GALLERY presents the works of CARLOS BETANCOURT, Liset Castillo, Celso Castro, Ilan Lieberman. The exhibit TERRITORIAL STROKES brings together four Latin American artists with four very different attemps to make sense of the worlds they inhabit.Opening Reception: November 17, Second Opening: November 19.The show continues through December 22nd     >  more info

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Carlos Betancourt is represented by: Diana Lowensteins Fine Art, Miami - Walter Otero Gallery, Puerto Rico
Jack The Pelican Presents, Brooklyn, NY- Heriard Cimino Gallery, New Orleans - Galeria Senda, Barcelona - J. Johnson Gallery, Jacksonville
The artwork of Carlos Betancourt can not be reproduced in any form or matter without the artist representative written consent.