Jason Douglas Griffin, Cool Grey, 48” x 32”, mixed media on wood, 2008

Jonny Fenix, A Note to All Indigenous People Everywhere, 31 x 24, mixed media on board, 2008

Ray Sell, Hi Ho Silver!, 72” x 52”, mixed media on canvas, 2008

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Leo Kesting to Participate in Fountain Miami 2008
2505 North Miami Ave Miami FL 33137
Telephone: 917.650.3760 Email: gallery@leokesting.com
Website: http://leokesting.com
Dates: December 3–7, 2008; 11am–7pm
VIP/Press brunch: Wed Dec 3, from 10am to Noon and Thur Dec 4, from 9am to Noon
Reception for the artists: Friday, December 5; 7pm–midnight
Wynwood Arts Tour: Saturday, December 6; 7pm–10pm
Cost: Suggested donation of $5 at the door for all weekend access

FOUNTAIN UPDATE!!!

Fountain art fair expands to a 16,000 sqare foot complex.

New York (November 19, 2008) - In an unprecedented move, Fountain art fair has tripled its size. Located at the same address, Fountain has now taken over bay 5 & 6 increasing its size to 11,000 square feet indoors and 5,000 square feet outdoors. Booth sizes are now a minimum of 800 square feet and an average of 1200.

Also, Fountain has two late comers to the exhibition, Jonathan Shorr Gallery (New York) and Dada Gallery (Philadelphia). We are delighted to welcome these new participants!

Look forward to Fountain Miami 2008. Bigger, stronger, faster.




New York (November 5, 2008) – Leo Kesting Gallery announces its participation in Fountain Miami, the alternative art exhibition known for presenting cutting-edge independent galleries, during Art Basel weekend this December 3-7. Fountain's venue, a dramatic 8000 square-foot industrial warehouse complex at 25th St and North Miami Ave has both interior and exterior exhibition areas. Fountain is also adjacent to the Wynwood exhibitions of Aqua, Pulse, NADA, Photo Miami and the Rubell Collection.

"The Leo Kesting booth will be approximately 700 square feet with 30 foot tall ceilings, a space similar to our Manhattan gallery, and will allow for a true installation of the best works we have showcased this year," stated gallery co-owner David Kesting.

Also sharing the Fountain Warehouse will be Glowlab from New York, Open Ground from Brooklyn, Yum Yum Factory from Brooklyn and Susan Radau from Miami. The showcase will also bring to light new artmedia groups like, ArtCards, ArtLog, Culture Hall, WhiteHot Magazine and M New York Art World.

"Fountain, with its independent flare, is the perfect environment for Leo Kesting's artists," explains co-owner John Leo. "Expect high-lights of our installation to include Jonny Fenix, Ray Sell, Brian Leo, Shawn Bishop Leo, Diane Dwyer and Jason Douglas Griffin. Each of these artists produced strong solo exhibitions with us in 2008 enjoying critical success.”

The gallery will also showcase select works from: David Tree, Nick Dyball, Donna Cleary, Casey Porn, James Turek and Alison Berkoy.

Artnet – the most widely read art site on the web – describes Fountain: "Likeability and chutzpah used to be what art was about. That, and a little guerrilla mentality, which you had at Fountain in spades. This is the place where you reminisce about the good old days, when you did it yourself, when inspiration and magic struck like a bolt from the blue. Here at Fountain, the artists and dealers are hungry and they welcome all visitors warmly. They are having fun and that's the vibe. I felt like sitting down, having a beer, and hanging."

Fountain was launched in March 2006 in New York in an effort to leverage support for independent galleries overlooked by the larger, corporate-sponsored art fairs. The name "Fountain" is a nod to Marcel Duchamp's controversial sculpture which shook up the art world when it was rejected by the Society of Artists' exhibition in 1917. Similarly, in defiant contrast with The Armory Show, Art Basel Miami Beach, Pulse, Scope and the numerous other international art fairs, Fountain has received wide public support and critical acclaim for its experimental slant. In form and spirit, the artwork exhibited at Fountain reflects the avant-garde attitude of the Dada art movement, while attracting the attention of the international clientele and top collectors who attend the more traditional fairs.

A VIP/Press preview of the booth will take place on Wednesday Morning Dec 3 from 10am until Noon and then again on Thursday Morning December 4 from 9am until noon. A reception for the artist will take place on Friday December 5 from 7pm until Midnight.

From its origins as Capla Kesting Fine Art in Brooklyn, the Leo Kesting Gallery launched in 2003 and developed an aggressive campaign to introduce new figurative artists to collectors and art supporters. Leo Kesting offers the art viewing public an opportunity to see forthcoming talents in an intimate setting where undiscovered, cutting-edge artists are presented to the contemporary art scene.