Good friends Nick Korniloff, Pamela Cohen and Joe Namath at Palm Beach Modern Contemporary Art Fair
Art NY, B’way Joe Team Up Against A Mighty Foe
Art New York, presented by Art Miami, returns to Pier 94 New York Art Week, the pinnacle of New York’s art and cultural season. The Fair offers noteworthy and fresh works by artists from the Modern, Post-war and Pop eras, featuring paintings, photography, prints, drawings, design and sculpture. The 2018 edition will host over 75 from 30 countries representing over 1,200 artists, including this year’s context section which will provide the ultimate platform to enjoy and acquire artworks by emerging, mid-career and cutting-edge talent. Art New York is operated by LAAS LLC a subsidiary company of Art Miami LLC which is a partnership consisting of art and media industry veterans Nick Korniloff, Mike Tansey and Brian Tyler. In addition to three fairs during Miami Art Week in December – Art Miami, context Art Miami and Aqua Art Miami – the company annually produces Palm Beach Modern + Contemporary in January; Art Wynwood during Presidents Day Weekend in February; as well as Art New York. Art New York begins with an elegant, invitation-only VIP Preview event benefiting the Joe Namath Foundation and the Hope for Depression Research Foundation. The special preview offers collectors, art advisors, curators, and media the opportunity to examine and acquire the finest works available in the market before the fair opens to the public that evening. “We are honored to have both prestigious organizations as co-beneficiaries of Art New York. It is a privilege to be able to support great foundations that encourage understanding of the brain and the mind. Over the years I have had the privilege to witness firsthand the passion and energy that both Mrs. Gruss, Mr. Namath and their supporters bring to each of their respective causes and the arts. Combined, they are a very powerful team. Art New York looks forward to helping them tackle two of the most important issues facing every demographic and generation of our society,” said Korniloff, Founder/Director, Art New York. The subject matter of many artists over the past six decades, Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback and Super Bowl III MVP Joe Namath will return to the city of his glory days. Known as much for his off-the-field hi-jinx and pantyhose television commercials, Page 34 • SunStorm/Fine Art • Spring 2018
Joe Namath at Art Miami 2017 (Credit Dylan Rives at Getty Images for Art Miami)
Namath put all the critics to rest when he made good on his brash prediction that the lowly New York Jets of the fledgling American Football League would topple the powerhouse Baltimore Colts, who 11 years earlier, had destroyed the hopes of New York Giants fans when they won the 1958 Championship in overtime at Yankee Stadium in what many call the greatest game ever. “Super Bowl III was better for us New Yorkers because we won,” commented Victor Forbes, former Sports Editor of The Riverdale Press. “Watching Joe fulfill his prophesy on that cold January day energized the entire city. Today, Broadway Joe’s mission is to create awareness and raise funds for his newly formed namesake foundation to help many causes.” Adds Joe, “I am thrilled to be a part of Art New York. Having played with the New York Jets for many years, the city holds a special place in my heart. )I am so happy to be here raising awareness of the causes that mean the most to me, through art, about which I am very passionate. I have no doubt that this will be a very special event.” Philanthropist and avid art collector Audrey Gruss founded the Hope for Depression Research Foundation in 2006 in memory of her mother, Hope, who suffered from clinical depression. HDRF is now the leading non-profit dedicated solely to advanced depression research with every dollar raised going directly to research. Appropriately, in that so many creative people have fought with depression both publicly and privately — from Gogh to Pollock — it is well documented that artists from different eras and backgrounds have struggled with mental health issues. We are grateful to Nick Korniloff and his team for helping Hope for Depression Research Foundation