{CTS} creative thriftshop_The Future is Here featuring Jeremy Dean

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

With all eyes turned towards the sun, sand, and surf, art Basel Miami beach 2010 promises to be back this year with a party atmosphere vengeance! {CTS} creative thriftshop in conjunction with the generous support of 21c Museum Hotel is proud to present Jeremy Dean’s spectacle performance endeavor entitled “The Future is Here.”

Following the artist’s successful debut during Armory Art Week in New York (March 2010) where Dean took a gas guzzling 8 mile-per-gallon HUMMER H2, a symbol of extravagance, and converted it into a working horse drawn cart akin to the Hoover Cart of the Great Depression. His however, is pimped out with silver chrome, working LED lights and a booming audio and video system. The aptly named “CEO Stagecoach” turned heads when it cruised through Central Park, jetted through the city of Berlin, and made its’ way to its new home rambling down the streets of Kentucky to open the fall season at 21c Museum.

Procuring accolades from around the world, this work is a site to see. “Impossible to miss” say’s Art Slant, “Eye-popping piece” shouts Art in America, “A rolling reminder what could happen when oil runs out” notes The New York Times, “A statement on consumer culture” echos The Wall Street Journal, and “The fair’s most talked about work” deems Art Info.

Lucky for Miami, we made plans -BIG plans. New work will be on view at -scope art fair, an exhibition and artist talk is scheduled at Lion’s Gallery @ Museo Vault and courtesy of 21c Museum Dean’s “CEO Stagecoach” from the “Back to the Futurama” series will be used by as an actual mode of transportation through out the week long fair as the collector and the artist enjoy every minute of this utterly unique full size- fully functional-truly green vehicle chariots them from event to event along the palm tree lined streets of Miami. THIS IS NOT TO BE MISSED!
(see schedule below)

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about the artist: Jeremy Dean has built a reputation for exploring the American dream and human progress through art. Deconstructing and re-contextualizing iconic symbols of power and wealth, his work addresses social, political, economic and cultural issues. Dean received his BFA from Flagler College and attended an intensive film program before embarking on the six year journey of creating the truly independent feature film Dare Not Walk Alone which received numerous awards and a theatrical release. He was inducted into the Writers Guild of America 2008 and was recently given a special film screening at BAM. He has been exhibited nationally in galleries, museums, and art fairs. His latest work Back to the Futurama exhibited during Armory Week in New York to a great deal of fan fare. Having been deemed the darling of the press as of late his work has been featured in The New York Times, The New York Post, the Wall Street Journal, Art in America, Art Slant, Current TV, ABC World Report, Huffington Post, Reuters, and countless blogs and niche media.