NADA and TD Bank, America’s Most Convenient Bank®, are pleased to present Curated Spotlight, an inaugural special section at NADA Miami 2021 curated by Ebony L. Haynes. The section will feature eight solo presentations by exhibiting galleries.
Participating artists and galleries include Danielle de Jesus (Calderón, New York), Alejandra Moros (Dale Zine, Miami), Adee Roberson (Dominique Gallery, Los Angeles), Joel Gaitan (KDR305, Miami ), Sean-Kierre Lyons (Larrie, New York), Melissa Joseph (Regular Normal, New York), Henri Paul Broyard (Saint George Projects, New York), and Amber Ahmad (Tone, Memphis).
Curatorial Statement by Ebony L. Haynes:
“I am thrilled to have been given this opportunity to highlight eight exciting, emerging galleries for NADA Miami 2021. Each of these spaces house a program that I have been fond of for some time, or one that I am following with bated breath for what’s to come. After approaching these galleries to participate in this spotlighted section, they each proposed an artist to highlight with a solo presentation. These artists’ practices are dynamic and thoughtful, especially for this moment where we see more consideration given to processes across the art world. This whole curatorial experience within the art fair model has been exceptionally rewarding and I hope that this TD Bank intervention is only the first of many.”
For Curated Spotlight, Haynes has chosen to highlight emerging urgent voices in the art world. Haynes, currently a Director for David Zwirner Gallery, has materialized her ambitious and fresh ideas about art’s role in society into a permanent physical space through her creation and programming of 52 Walker, a David Zwirner gallery space that opened with its inaugural exhibition on October 28. Haynes’ curatorial practice has traditionally been drawn towards a vast range of conceptual and research-based artists, never discriminating based on what stage an artist is at in their career. She is particularly interested in artists whose work remains challenging and topical whilst avoiding easy classification or commodification, making her an apt selection for NADA and TD Bank’s Curated Spotlight.
Participating artists and galleries include Danielle de Jesus (Calderón, New York), Alejandra Moros (Dale Zine, Miami), Adee Roberson (Dominique Gallery, Los Angeles), Joel Gaitan (KDR305, Miami ), Sean-Kierre Lyons (Larrie, New York), Melissa Joseph (Regular Normal, New York), Henri Paul Broyard (Saint George Projects, New York), and Amber Ahmad (Tone, Memphis).
Curatorial Statement by Ebony L. Haynes:
“I am thrilled to have been given this opportunity to highlight eight exciting, emerging galleries for NADA Miami 2021. Each of these spaces house a program that I have been fond of for some time, or one that I am following with bated breath for what’s to come. After approaching these galleries to participate in this spotlighted section, they each proposed an artist to highlight with a solo presentation. These artists’ practices are dynamic and thoughtful, especially for this moment where we see more consideration given to processes across the art world. This whole curatorial experience within the art fair model has been exceptionally rewarding and I hope that this TD Bank intervention is only the first of many.”
For Curated Spotlight, Haynes has chosen to highlight emerging urgent voices in the art world. Haynes, currently a Director for David Zwirner Gallery, has materialized her ambitious and fresh ideas about art’s role in society into a permanent physical space through her creation and programming of 52 Walker, a David Zwirner gallery space that opened with its inaugural exhibition on October 28. Haynes’ curatorial practice has traditionally been drawn towards a vast range of conceptual and research-based artists, never discriminating based on what stage an artist is at in their career. She is particularly interested in artists whose work remains challenging and topical whilst avoiding easy classification or commodification, making her an apt selection for NADA and TD Bank’s Curated Spotlight.
Highlights for the section include KDR305’s presentation of Joel Gaitan’s Mesoamerican-style terracotta vessels, which will be presented in a Nicaraguan bodega-like “Pulperia”, displayed among varied Central-American goods and trinkets; Tone's presentation of Amber Ahmad's work in various painting mediums that explore scenes about their personal recovery from physical, trauma, addiction, and upbringing; Saint George Projects’ presentation of Henri Paul Broyard’s rich interior paintings, which depict urban domestic life inspired by the artist’s childhood in Los Angeles’ South Central neighborhood and his adulthood in New York; and Dominique Gallery’s show with Adee Roberson, who uses familial and sonic archives to convey a timeline of the Black diasporic movement across the United States, Caribbean, and West Africa.
