INVADER : Mission Miami / Art 4 Space
PULSE-Miami at The Ice Palace Booth #E305
1400 North Miami Avenue, Miami FL
December 4—9, 2012
Jonathan LeVine Gallery is pleased to announce its program for PULSE-Miami 2012 with a solo presentation of new mosaic works by Invader inspired by his invasion of Miami and operation Art 4 Space.
In 2012, Invader visited Miami for the second time, expanding his invasion of the city. He added 44 new mosaics to the 28 previously placed in 2010, bringing the total number of Miami invaders to 72. As with all of his invasions, Invader methodically maps out and documents each individual placement on the street. His meticulous reference system allows him to capture and immortalize the project on a global scale. This archival process is materialized by the publication of Invasion of Miami, a map showing his placement locations throughout the city and the invasion guide/book Mission Miami, both released in conjunction with this exhibition.
Concurrent to the invasion of the city, the artist reached new territory with the project Art 4 Space. After fifteen years of spreading mosaics around the globe, his work made its first suborbital sojourn on August 20th, 2012, when he launched the mosaic Space-One from the Space Coast of Florida in a device he created using his own resources. Equipped with a camera, the balloon traveled across the atmosphere into the stratosphere, reaching its peak at 21 miles (35 km) before descending, returning the world’s first astronautic artwork back to Earth along with video and photographic documentation of its journey.
The exhibition at PULSE highlights a selection of Miami aliases (single clones of pieces placed throughout the city) and features a projection of Art 4 Space, a film documenting the surprising and epic journey of Space-One. The installation includes the original Space-One mosaic and the low-tech device that enabled its ascension, as well as a series of 20 special copies of Mission Miami with mosaic covers. The standard edition of the book will be released as well as Invasion of Miami, the artist’s 23rd invasion map, which will be distributed at the fair to guide the public in navigating the invaded territory and discovering the locations of his mosaics throughout the city.
For further information and to view a trailer of the film Art 4 Space, please click HERE.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Invader was born in 1969 in Paris, France, the city where he is currently based. In the late 1990s, he began placing popular 8-bit video game characters of the late 1970s on the streets of Paris, using mosaic tiles to simulate digital pixels. His project has spread on a global scale as the artist continues invading public spaces across five continents, on the streets of over seventy cities, worldwide. Invader was featured in Exit Through the Gift Shop, an Oscar-nominated documentary film directed by renowned British street artist Banksy. Additionally, his work has been exhibited in numerous institutions including Museum of Contemporary Art (MoCA) in Los Angeles, Museum of Contemporary Art (MCASD) in San Diego, Museu de Arte de São Paulo (MASP) in Brazil, Museé Ingres in France, and many more.
ABOUT JONATHAN LEVINE GALLERY
Jonathan LeVine Gallery is committed to new and cutting edge art. Our roots go back to 1995, when Jonathan’s life-long participation in punk and underground music grew into a curatorial experiment with the visual culture that surrounded him. We moved to Chelsea in 2005, with an eye towards honoring and connecting with the history and context of Post War art. We contribute to the dialogue by challenging the conventions of the canon – exploring the terrain of the high/low and everything in between. Jonathan LeVine Gallery is located at 529 West 20th Street, New York, NY 10011. For further information, please visit: www.jonathanlevinegallery.com, call: 212.243.3822 or email: info@jonathanlevinegallery.com.
ABOUT PULSE
PULSE Contemporary Art Fair is the leading US art fair dedicated solely to contemporary art. Through its annual editions in Miami and New York, PULSE provides a unique platform for diverse galleries to present a progressive blend of renowned and pioneering contemporary artists, alongside an evolving series of original programming. The fair’s distinctive commitment to the art community and visitor experience makes PULSE unique among art fairs and creates an art market experience that is both dynamic and inviting. www.pulse-art.com
