Art Basel Miami Beach 2009

Booth F19

December 3 - 6, 2009

www.artbaselmiamibeach.com

Press Release

Lehmann Maupin is pleased to announce its participation in Art Basel Miami Beach 2009, 3 - 6 December 2009. The gallery will present a selection of works by Tracey Emin, Tim Rollins and K.O.S., Mickalene Thomas and will feature special installations by Teresita Fernández and new Lehmann Maupin artist, Nari Ward.

Following the successful opening of her 4th New York exhibition with Lehmann Maupin, Only God Knows I'm Good, Tracey Emin will present works from the show including an electric green neon by the same title, large-scale embroideries and monoprints from the Rizzoli monograph, One Thousand Drawings. These works, intensely personal and revealing, explore the artist's reoccurring themes of love, sex, and lust. Emin's work is currently on view at Lehmann Maupin Gallery through 19 December; at Tate Modern in the exhibition Pop Life: Art in a Material World through January 2010; and in 2011 the Hayward Gallery will present the artist's first retrospective in England.

Known for his dramatic sculptural installations, Nari Ward composes his works of systematically collected material from his urban neighborhood. By revealing the numerous emotions inherent in found everyday objects, Ward's works examine issues surrounding race, poverty, and consumer culture. Ward's work is currently featured at the Studio Museum Harlem in a major survey entitled 30 Seconds off an Inch, on view through March 2010. The artist will have his first exhibition at Lehmann Maupin Gallery in February 2010.

Mickalene Thomas, known for her elaborate works composed with rhinestones, enamel and colorful acrylics, shows works that introduce a complex vision of what it means to be a woman and expand common definitions of beauty. Drawing from her long study of art history and the classical genre of portraiture, she has infused her knowledge with more recent influences of popular culture and Pop Art. Thomas will present a new work entitled Hudson River On My Mind, portraying a colorful landscape collage - in 2010, Thomas will participate in the Art Production Fund Residency in Giverny, where she will continue to explore the subject matter. Thomas's work is currently on view through 3 January, 2010, at the International Center of Photography in Dress Codes: The Third ICP Triennial of Photography and Video. Additionally, The Museum of Modern Art has commissioned Thomas to create a new work specifically for the façade of the 53rd street entrance, which will be on view in February 2010.

Teresita Fernández's new body of work, on view at Lehmann Maupin Gallery's Chelsea location through 19 December, is made entirely of graphite, establishing a unique and unconventional vocabulary with the material itself. Fernández's works reflect elements of sculpture and installation and redefine the notion of precisely what constitutes a drawing. In the work Sfumato, made of swarms of small pieces of graphite attached to the wall, the lustrous, gem-like pieces cast what appear to be shadows that are actually soft graphite marks drawn directly on the wall. The entire dynamic composition recalls sweeping atmospheric clouds, grand natural phenomena or epic meteor events. This body of work is featured in a solo exhibition at the Blanton Museum of Art in Texas and will travel on to the Cleveland Museum of Contemporary Art in early 2010.

Spanning more than two decades, the collaboration of Tim Rollins and K.O.S. (Kids of Survival) continues to challenge notions of art through their deep engagement with literature, historical texts, music, and contemporary art practice. The artists present a visual counterpoint to the venerable words of prominent social advocates including Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., Harriet Jacobs, Lagston Hughes, Ralph Ellison, and Malcolm X. ICA Philadelphia is currently showing the first major museum retrospective of work by Tim Rollins and K.O.S., which will be on view through 6 December, 2009.

For further information please contact Bethanie Brady at 212 255 2923, Bethanie@LehmannMaupin.com, or by mobile in Miami at 917 327 4945 or visit our website LehmannMaupin.com. Please also visit the gallery on Facebook and Twitter.
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Exhibition Works

MICKALENE THOMAS Portrait of Qusuquzah #2 , 2009 rhinestone, acrylic and enamel on panel 60 x 48 x 2 inches 152.4 x 121.9 x 5.1 cm LM12843
MICKALENE THOMAS Portrait of Qusuquzah #2 , 2009 rhinestone, acrylic and enamel on panel 60 x 48 x 2 inches 152.4 x 121.9 x 5.1 cm LM12843

NARI WARD West LiquorsouL, 2009 metal and neon sign, wood with artificial flowers, pvc tubing, shoelaces and shoe tips 124 x 34 x 28 inches 315 x 86.4 x 71.1 cm LM12838
NARI WARD West LiquorsouL, 2009 metal and neon sign, wood with artificial flowers, pvc tubing, shoelaces and shoe tips 124 x 34 x 28 inches 315 x 86.4 x 71.1 cm LM12838

TRACEY EMIN Dark hole, 2009 embroidered calico 61.42 x 72.83 inches (fabric) 156 x 185 cm 68.5 x 79.92 x 3.74 inches (framed) 174 x 203 x 9.5 cm signed and dated on bottom right, titled on bottom left LM12786
TRACEY EMIN Dark hole, 2009 embroidered calico 61.42 x 72.83 inches (fabric) 156 x 185 cm 68.5 x 79.92 x 3.74 inches (framed) 174 x 203 x 9.5 cm signed and dated on bottom right, titled on bottom left LM12786

TRACEY EMIN Only God Knows I'm Good, 2009 green neon 20 x 117.2 inches 50.8 x 297.7 cm Edition of 3 LM12813
TRACEY EMIN Only God Knows I'm Good, 2009 green neon 20 x 117.2 inches 50.8 x 297.7 cm Edition of 3 LM12813

TERESITA FERNÁNDEZ Sfumato (September 18), 2009 graphite, drawing 78.5 x 174 x 1 inches 199.4 x 442 x 2.5 cm LM12750
TERESITA FERNÁNDEZ Sfumato (September 18), 2009 graphite, drawing 78.5 x 174 x 1 inches 199.4 x 442 x 2.5 cm LM12750

TERESITA FERNANDEZ Nocturnal (Radiant), 2009 solid graphite and pencil on wooden panel 16 x 20 x 3 inches 40.6 x 50.8 x 7.6 cm Signed, titled and dated on the reverse LM12754
TERESITA FERNANDEZ Nocturnal (Radiant), 2009 solid graphite and pencil on wooden panel 16 x 20 x 3 inches 40.6 x 50.8 x 7.6 cm Signed, titled and dated on the reverse LM12754

TIM ROLLINS and K.O.S. Where Do We Go From Here, 2008 matte acrylic and book pages on canvas 72 x 96 inches 182.9 x 243.8 cm LM11965
TIM ROLLINS and K.O.S. Where Do We Go From Here, 2008 matte acrylic and book pages on canvas 72 x 96 inches 182.9 x 243.8 cm LM11965

NARI WARD Service Diptych, 2009 Devotion: stainless steel sword, saddle soap, shoe tips and shoelaces Servitude: steel cutlass, saddle and shoe tips 38.5 x 4.5 x 6 inches (Devotion) 97.8 x 11.4 x 15.2 cm 23 x 5 x 5 inches (Servitude) 58.4 x 12.7 x 12.7 cm LM12621
NARI WARD Service Diptych, 2009 Devotion: stainless steel sword, saddle soap, shoe tips and shoelaces Servitude: steel cutlass, saddle and shoe tips 38.5 x 4.5 x 6 inches (Devotion) 97.8 x 11.4 x 15.2 cm 23 x 5 x 5 inches (Servitude) 58.4 x 12.7 x 12.7 cm LM12621

MICKALENE THOMAS KERI ON, 2009 collage and ten color screen print on board 16.25 x 12.25 x .75 inches 41.3 x 31.1 x 1.9 cm Edition of 20, Exhibition Copy LM12657
MICKALENE THOMAS KERI ON, 2009 collage and ten color screen print on board 16.25 x 12.25 x .75 inches 41.3 x 31.1 x 1.9 cm Edition of 20, Exhibition Copy LM12657

TRACEY EMIN Crushed Dreams, 2009 monoprint on paper 8.27 x 11.65 inches (paper) 21 x 29.6 cm 17.99 x 21.18 x 1.5 inches (framed) 45.7 x 53.8 x 3.8 cm LM12775
TRACEY EMIN Crushed Dreams, 2009 monoprint on paper 8.27 x 11.65 inches (paper) 21 x 29.6 cm 17.99 x 21.18 x 1.5 inches (framed) 45.7 x 53.8 x 3.8 cm LM12775

TRACEY EMIN Good + Bad, 2009 embroidered cotton 8.27 x 8.03 inches (fabric) 21 x 20.4 cm 13.03 x 14.96 x 1.57 inches (framed) 33.1 x 38 x 4 cm signed and dated on bottom right, titled on bottom left LM12796
TRACEY EMIN Good + Bad, 2009 embroidered cotton 8.27 x 8.03 inches (fabric) 21 x 20.4 cm 13.03 x 14.96 x 1.57 inches (framed) 33.1 x 38 x 4 cm signed and dated on bottom right, titled on bottom left LM12796

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