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Javier S. Peres
File:Javier Peres.jpg
Born1972
Havana, Cuba
OccupationArt Dealer

Javier S. Peres (born 1972, Cuba) is a contemporary art dealer who operates Peres Projects which currently operates a gallery space on Karl-Marx-Allee in Berlin, with offices in Los Angeles, California.

Biography

Peres came to prominence in the early 2000s with the launch of his gallery, Peres Projects. Founded by Peres in San Francisco, California in 2002, Peres Projects is a gallery and art dealership focused on promoting contemporary artists to an international audience. Peres Projects identifies and supports talented artists early in their careers, enabling them to attain widespread acclaim and recognition. Among the artists Peres Projects has brought to forefront over the last decade are Terence Koh, assume vivid astro focus, Joe Bradley, Dan Colen, Dash Snow, Matt Greene, Dan Attoe, Bruce LaBruce, Alex Israel, David Ostrowski, Leo Gabin, Marinella Senatore and Brent Wadden. The gallery has also presented numerous exhibitions of the influential American artists Mike Bouchet, Dorothy Iannone and Mark Flood. Recently, the gallery has begun to promote the work younger artists such as Donna Huanca and Melike Kara, as well as mid career American artist Blair Thurman.

Since its inception, the gallery has focused on championing artists early in their careers as well as repositioning lesser known, yet influential mid and late career artists. Javier Peres based Peres Projects on a flexible, project-based model, in contrast to established gallery structures, in oder to support his interest in working with, and internationally presenting a wide range of artists at pivotal moments in their careers.

Represented Artists

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Dan Attoe

Mike Bouchet

Joe Bradley

Dan Colen

Amie Dicke

Mark Flood

Leo Gabin

Donna Huanca

Dorothy Iannone

Alex Israel

Melike Kara

Terence Koh

Bruce LaBruce

David Ostrowski

Eddie Peake

Kirstine Roepstorff

Dean Sameshima

Marinella Senatore

Agatha Snow

Dash Snow

Mark Titchner

Blair Thurman

Brent Wadden

As part of Peres Projects’ mission to promote important artists to international audiences, it has operated project spaces in several locations across Europe and North America, including San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York, Athens, and Berlin. It currently operates an exhibition space on Berlin’s historic Karl-Marx-Allee and a business office in Los Angeles. Artists represented by Peres Projects have been included in a wide array of internationally renowned exhibitions and biennials at leading institutions including:

Manifesta 11, Zurich, CH[1]

30th São Paulo Biennial, BR[2]

53rd Biennale di Venezia, Venice, IT[3]

2nd Moscow Biennial, Moscow, RU[4]

4th Berlin Biennial, Berlin, DE[5]

Mark Flood: Gratest Hits, Contemporary Arts Museum Houston, US[6]

A Crack up at the Race Riots, Museum Dhondt-Dhaenens, Ghent, BE[7]

Dorothy Iannone, Migros Museum, Zurich, CH (Dorothy Iannone)[8]

The Sweetness Outside of Time, Berlinische Galerie, Berlin, DE[9]

Sightings: Alex Israel, Nasher Sculpture Center, Dallas, US[10]

Alex Israel, Le Consortium, Dijon, FR[11]

Retrospective, MOMA, New York, US[12]

The F Word, Arken Museum, Ishøj, DK[13]

To Lose, Leopold-Hoesch-Museum, Düren, DE[14]

Biennale de Lyon, Lyon, FR[15]

Maxxi Prize, Maxxi Museum, Rome, IT[16]

Marinella Senatore. Costruire comunità/Building Communities, Castello di Rivoli, IT[17]

Honeybadgers, Oklahoma City Museum of Art, Oklahoma City, OK[18]

The Blur in Between, Art Gallery of Alberta, Edmonton, CA[19]

Working closely with collectors, art advisors, and institutions, the gallery assists in building the important public and private collections. In keeping with it’s mission to advance the careers of the artists whom they exhibit and represent, Peres Projects regularly participates in leading international art fairs and publish artist books, monographs and catalogs.

References

  1. ^ "Bouchet, Mike". Manifesta 11. Retrieved 2016-06-29.
  2. ^ Binder, Universes in Universe - Gerhard Haupt & Pat. "30th São Paulo Biennial, 2012". universes-in-universe.org. Retrieved 2016-06-29.
  3. ^ "La Biennale di Venezia - 53rd International Art Exhibition". www.labiennale.org. Retrieved 2016-06-29.
  4. ^ "The Second Moscow Biennale of Contemporary Art". 2nd.moscowbiennale.ru. Retrieved 2016-06-29.
  5. ^ "4th Berlin Biennale - Berlin Biennale". blog.berlinbiennale.de. Retrieved 2016-06-29.
  6. ^ "Mark Flood: Gratest Hits | Contemporary Arts Museum Houston". camh.org. Retrieved 2016-06-29.
  7. ^ bvba, d-artagnan. "Museum Dhondt-Dhaenens". www.museumdd.be. Retrieved 2016-06-29.
  8. ^ "Migros Museum für Gegenwartskunst–Dorothy Iannone: Censorship And The Irrepressible Drive Toward Love And Divinity". www.migrosmuseum.ch. Retrieved 2016-06-29.
  9. ^ "Ausstellungen Berlin: Dorothy Iannone | Berlinische Galerie | Ihr Museum für moderne und zeitgenössische Kunst in Berlin". www.berlinischegalerie.de. Retrieved 2016-06-29.
  10. ^ "Sightings: Alex Israel October 24, 2015 - January 31, 2016 | Exhibition - Nasher Sculpture Center". www.nashersculpturecenter.org. Retrieved 2016-06-29.
  11. ^ "ALEX ISRAEL «  Le Consortium". leconsortium.fr. Retrieved 2016-06-29.
  12. ^ "Bruce LaBruce | MoMA". The Museum of Modern Art. Retrieved 2016-06-29.
  13. ^ "PAST EXHIBITIONS - Arken". Retrieved 2016-06-29.
  14. ^ "Museen Düren - Leopold-Hoesch-Museum • Papiermuseum: Deutsch". www.leopoldhoeschmuseum.de. Retrieved 2016-06-29.
  15. ^ "<02.> Artists - Marinella Senatore". www.biennaledelyon.com. Retrieved 2016-06-29.
  16. ^ "PREMIO MAXXI 2014 | MAXXI". 2012-01-06. Retrieved 2016-06-29.
  17. ^ "Marinella Senatore. Building Communities | Castello di Rivoli". www.castellodirivoli.org. Retrieved 2016-06-29.
  18. ^ "Honeybadgers by Blair Thurman OKC". Retrieved 2016-06-29.
  19. ^ "The Blur in Between Panel | Art Gallery of Alberta". www.youraga.ca. Retrieved 2016-06-29.
  • Bellini, Andrea (2006) "Cautious Alternatives: A New York Tale," Flash Art No. 249, July - September 2006, pp. 106 – 111.
  • Chaplin, Julia (2006) "Art on the Edge in Mexico City," The New York Times, Travel Section.
  • Kunitz, Daniel (2006) "The Generous Pirate," Art Review, May 2006, pp. 66 – 70.
  • Editorial (2006) "Galleries Top Ten," Bon Magazine, Summer 2006, p. 40.
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