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THE WORLD - X

VICTORIA KOVALENCHIKOVA, 2021 Mixed media, oil on canvas 40’’ diameter VK GALLERY

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DIVERSEartPB is a special programming section devoted to nurturing the creative energy of international collectors, artists, curators, museums and non-profits by connecting them directly with audiences in West Palm Beach. Art Palm Beach donates exhibition space to participating organizations each year as our civic engagement, and the featured work is not for sale. Overall curation by Marisa Caichiolo with individual curators from institutions around the world.

DIVERSEartLA is a prominent art platform and a rotating section of museums, art institutions and non-profits annually featured at the LA ART SHOW Contemporary Art Fair in Los Angeles. By extension, DIVERSEartPB is the first edition of the same program at ART PALM BEACH. Its mission is to engage communities both locally and globally by connecting thought leaders and key figures within the art world to generate innovative ideas and drive social change through art.

The 2023 ART PALM BEACH edition will feature Florida-based non-profit organizations, international museums and artists participating for the first time in the fair, including internationally-renowned artist Marcos Lutyens, author of a powerful video art piece named “Particles.” The video installation was created for the IMAX Room at the Museum Sol del Niño in Mexico in collaboration with Collective Group Filamento and a collective project by visual artist and architect Guillermo Anselmo Vezzosi and Dr. Eric Larour (Scientist V and Group Supervisor for the Sea Level and Ice Group in the Earth Sciences Section at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory –– JPL/NASA).

The goal of DIVERSEartPB 2023 is to view this sector of art within the show through ecological glasses. The curatorial focus of this first edition is at the heart of a growing number of art narratives, including exhibitions built with high-tech innovations designed to inspire artistic appreciation and the desire to respond to environmental challenges. This program reinforces the value of translating environmental advocacy into art and the ways to better understand its effects on our lives, the environment and the urgent need for action.

One of the most powerful things about art is that it brings people together and transforms the way we communicate. This is achieved through immersive experiences and installations that invite visitors to consider potential solutions.