Artist Troy Simmons Featured in 2019 Design Miami Lexus Design Presentation

 

Miami, Fl: Lexus and Whitewall Magazine will team up for the fourth year in a row and bring their ongoing discussion series to the official programming of Design Miami/.  The series will take place on site at Design Miami/, as part of the fair’s official programming.  The unique series of four conversations features an international group of global art and design leaders discussing key topics relevant to the creative space.

Participants like artist Troy Simmons, automotive designer Tadao Mori, curator Aric Chen, DJ Eduardo Castillo, and advisor Claudia Paetzold will discuss topics such as the design of our future cities, the artist as disrupter, sustainability in luxury markets, as well as the transformative power of design.

“We are honored to partner with Lexus for the fourth iteration of the Lexus Art Series: Art and Innovation talks with Whitewall. We are excited to again be holding this year’s panels—focused on the future of design, sustainability, and creative practices—at the esteemed location of Design Miami/,” said Michael Klug, Whitewall‘s Founder, Publisher, and Editor at Large.

“This series of conversations offers a unique opportunity for us to bring together talents from various industries. We are thrilled to offer a platform for these innovators to share their ideas around new technology and discuss key challenges around designing for the future,” said Laurent Moïsi, Whitewall‘s COO and Associate Publisher.

CULTURED Magazine's Top 25 / Art Basel Miami Edition 2019

 

MIAMI, FL: Miami Artist Troy Simmons was selected at Cultured Magazine’s Top 25 FOR THE Art Basel Miami Edition 2019.  Here’s a portion of the write up.

With a mix of asphalt and acrylics, Troy Simmons explores identity and cultural stereotypes in his latest project. Jessica Goldman Srebnick of Goldman Global Properties chose to integrate his artwork into the façade of a 16,1512 square-foot commercial development in the heart of Wynwood Miami.

Troy Simmons Art Instulation at Bakehouse Art Complex

"BERCHEMIA"-Troy Simmons 

Miami, FL: Bakehouse Art Complex and its 50+ artists-in-residence invite you to an exhibition opening. Bakehouse will inaugurate "Collectivity," a site-specific, juried exhibition curated by Quinn Harrelson, featuring new works by Bakehouse artists including Miami Artist Troy Simmons. 

"Transformation" Links Vintage Advertisement with Interactive Art at Ligne Roset Miami with Troy Simmons

Miami, FL – For the occasion of Art Basel and Design Miami, Ligne Roset’s local showroom will present a special exhibition called Transformation from December 5-13, 2018, at 3820 NE 2nd Avenue, #139. Transformation–curated by Valeray Francisco, Chief Curator of Directed Art Modern–will combine sculpture with architecture and craft with technology, setting up a dialogue between the viewer and the surrounding spaces within the renowned French design brand’s Miami showroom. The exhibit will be comprised of original works from five international artists: Bego Santiago, Lukasz Biliniski, Sean Mick, Troy Simmons, and Ronan & Erwan Bouroullec.

Troy Simmons Featured in Indulge Magazine 2018

Miami Artist Troy Simmons in the Art Basel Edition of Indulge Magazine

MIAMI, FL: Miami Artist Troy Simmons was featured in Indulge Magazine's Art Basel Edition for the December 2018. The article entitled "Troy Simmons Creates Some of Miami's Most Experiential Art" explores Simmons' use of materials to create his work.

Miami Artist Troy Simmons Wins Ellie Award

MIAMI, FL:   Miami Artist Troy Simmons was among a group of artists selected for the prestigious Ellies Award, created by ArtCenter/South Florida to recognize and elevate the careers of Miami visual artists. 

Dialogue:Two-person show featuring Troy Simmons & German Artist Harald Schmitz-Schmelzer

Dialogue

Opening Reception: September 6, 2018, 6-8pm

Exhibition Dates: September 6, 2018 – October 8, 2018

New York, NY – JanKossen Contemporary is pleased to present Dialogue, a two-person show featuring  American Troy Simmons and German artist Harald Schmitz-Schmelzer, on view from September 6, 2018 – October 8, 2018. Although visually both artists appear to be radically different, from Simmons’ bioorganic and deconstructive aesthetic in contrast to the precise geometric clean lines of Schmitz-Schmelzer, both artists carefully engineer each of their works; For Simmons, this involves building and constructing his pieces and then breaking the forms out of the concrete. Inversely, Harald Schmitz-Schmelzer’s process involves freeing the resin sculpture from the constructed molds he crates.
Troy Simmons explores the idea of the Anthropocene and humanity’s destructive relationship with the planet. He plays with the viewer’s notions of nature by depicting it as an independent entity which can fight back against man-made materials. Simmons describes his work as an exploration of incompatible binary relationships; his work exposes how these opposite forces have the ability to coexist in balance.
Inspired by nature’s persistence to co-exist despite the impact we impose, Simmons’ work is a contemporary reimagining of the Arte Povera movement, particularly in the beautification of everyday objects and the bold juxtaposition between traces of nature and industry. However, rather than presenting the objects simply as they are, Simmons creates a dynamic sculpture wherein the materials work both with and against each other.
Conversely, the creations of Harald Schmitz-Schmelzer draw inspiration from nature and ancient culture’s most elemental forms, functioning as contemporary manifestations. Through a technique evolved over years of experimentation, the pigmented resin is poured in parallel or vertical layers onto a base of raw tropical wood.

About JanKossen Contemporary
JanKossen Contemporary, founded in 2009 by Dr. Jasmin Kossenjans, is an international dealer of contemporary art representing artists working across disciplines. Its principal focus is the representation of an international group of contemporary artists whose diverse practices include painting, drawing, sculpture, video, large scale installation, and performance. Aside from its represented artists, the gallery collaborates directly on exhibitions and projects with other artists and guest curators. The gallery is committed to presenting its artists’ work in an international context and to firmly establishing their contributions to the cannon of art history. Gallery artists are in the collections of, and have been part of exhibitions at, many museums around the world. Their works have been widely published as artist monographs, in art journals, and among critical theory texts. The gallery operates in Basel, Switzerland; Venice, Italy; New York, NY; and will open a new exhibition space in Hong Kong in 2019.
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