Dec. 2011 - Hey everyone, I just wanted to share with you info on the brand new group show I'm putting together down in Miami for Jan. 7th. I will be showing new work and it also has by Johnny Robles, Eric Torriente, Nicole Soden, David Marsh, Dianne Radler, Rollin Stirman, Edward Crowell II, Kristy Leibowitz, George Sanchez-Calderon. Curator: Kiki Valdes. To learn more about the show visit the site: TheOutsidersExhibition
THE OUTSIDERS Saturday, January 7th 2012 Ironside Warehouse 7620 NE 4th Court 6pm - 10:30pm
Social Media Week Bogota Recap
SOCIAL MEDIA WEEK (BOGOTA, COLOMBIA)
Oct 2001- I was invited earlier this month to the wonderful country of Colombia in the city of Bogota for Social Media Week. There were so many amazing speakers and I got to connect again with my good friend from Kiip.me (Brian Wong). I have to thank the amazing folks at Zemoga for making it possible. Special thanks to Tatiana Gonzalez, Camila Pedraza, DJ Edgerton, Brianna Campbell and everyone else from Zemoga
While I was there I got to talk to a bunch of young Colombians about using social media to bridge the gap between art and communication online. It was a lot of fun. I also had a chance to create an action painting at one of Bogota's amazing Juan Valdez Coffee locations. They were awesome and gave me so much love and so much...coffee! It was really cool how they invited me as an artist to share my experience. I got to talk about our blogging platform too (ownzee.com) which made me excited because I have never spoken publicly about our new venture. See you soon Bogota!
The Art of The Elysium + Ruinart
RUINART AUCTION IN WEST HOLLYWOOD
Oct 2001 - Last weekend Ruinart along with The Art of The Elysium kicked off an art auction over at The London in West Hollywood, CA. I donated a painting to them about a year ago and I'm glad they held this auction along with seasoned auctioneer Alexander Gilkes. Anne Hathaway made it to the auction which I thought was pretty cool of her....I actually met her mom last week in New York. Below are some pictures.
Joie Jacoby, Anne Hathaway, Adam Shulman
MOCA LA Communications Director, Lyn Winter
Long Over Due!
NEW VIDEO "SECRET ART STASH" MADE BY DAVID UPNUP
Sept 2011 - Wow, long time friends, it's been a while. This site will be updated very soon and the look will be a bit different. Details of that coming soon, I promise to update more, I've just gotten so use to using other platforms through social media that sometimes I neglect my personal site! That will change though! Okay, now for some updates
My friend David from UpnUpDaily has been making me these little clips and we just did this one. It features work from over the years at a storage place where I house some older work. Check it out:
Feb. 2011 - Hey all, Kiki here. Just wanted to update you all. It's been a while. Happy New Year even if I'm a little late. It's been a little quiet, I'm in a new city and just taking it all in. I have seen some great shows and continue to meet new great people.
I'm working a series of drawings based on super heroes and certain cartoons I grew up with. It's an experiment and I'll see where it takes me. Some of the lines in comics and cartoons are really expressive and sometimes remind me of abstract paintings. We'll see where it goes. In the meantime. Here are some of the ideas I've been working out.
Work with Lexus
KIKI VALDES WORKS WITH LEXUS "DARKCASTING" WEB PROMO
Dec 2010 - Hey everybody. Check out the new video. I worked with Lexus about 4 weeks ago on this project. It's a show/reality commerical called "Darkcasting." It's exclusively on the Lexus site for customers to view. The show is pretty much creatives from different cities getting to drive the new Lexus 2011 hybrid around town. The host Whitney Cummings is really funny. I hope you all enjoy, it was a lot of fun. Most of the work in the studio in the promo is from 2007ish. I had no new work to show since most of it was already shipped off to New York. It was a lot of fun to do and I'm glad to have gotten to meet the whole crew and everyone was really cool and made it easy. You don't expect to have 30 cameras pointing at your face, so it was cool that everyone was so laid back.
Switching gears now, Art Basel was pretty cool from what my friends tell me. My good friend Valerie DeLeon set up a fashion show at the Albion Hotel and wore one of our Kiki Valdes dresses. Check it out
I still don't have pictures from the other show at Cielo. But I hear the Ruinart show was pretty fun. I had one commissioned painting there at the Betsy Hotel. The reception looked like a good time. Here are some pictures and of the piece I created too. The party was hosted by White Wall Magazine.
During Art Basel Week (Miami Beach)
ART BASEL WEEK, KIKI VALDES SHOWINGS
Nov 2010 - Hi friends, looks like Art Basel week is upon us. I've gotten to enjoy it personally for the past 5 years first hand but this year I can't make it down to Miami during all the parties and art world madness. But I will be showing some paintings at MIA - Mi Cielo and I will be included in a pop up gallery for ruinart champagne at the Betsy Hotel. Information is below.
MIA | MI CIELO
Exhibition Hours: Thursday Dec 2 | 11am - 6pm Friday Dec 3 | 11am - 8pm | 6 - 8pm Dan Witz Book Signing Saturday Dec 4 | 11am - 11pm | 7 - 11pm Cocktails provide by 42Below Sunday Dec 5 | 11am - 6pm
Address: 7935 East Drive Harbor Island, North Bay Village, FL
The opening reception for this is private. If you would like to be included on the list let us know. The show will be open during regular hotel hours at the Betsy. Ruinart Pop up gallery sponsored by Ruinart Champagne and White Wall Magazine. The work in this show was commissioned by Ruinart and the work will be auctioned off at a later date in New York. I believe at the Art and Design Museum. Stay tuned for details.
Address:1440 Ocean Drive, Miami Beach, FL 33139-4186 (305) 531-3934
Oct 2010 - Okay, this is the news I've been wanting to share with all of you. I'm moving out of Miami and heading over to New York. I've had a very interesting time in Miami but I feel I must move on and experience life in the big apple. Also, I've always wanted to be more involved in New York's art world. I am having a going away party next Friday.
FROM MIAMI TO NYC: KIKI VALDES GOING AWAY PARTY Friday, Oct 15th 2010 Comp drink specials 9-10pm Sounds by: Ess & Emm and Maxwell
Cafeina Wynwood Lounge 297 NW 23rd Street in Miami's Wynwood Neighborhood
In closing here is a interview done by Art + Hustle from way back in the summer. But, it was just put out recently. Special thanks to Corey Knight for producing this. The segment is called "We Are Leaders" which is pretty much a segment from their website where they talk to people in the arts who are leaders or trying to be one someday? Check it out
Oct. 2010 - The event with CNN was great. I got to meet so many great people from the network and beyond. It was pretty cool, Spam All Stars played last night too at this event. This is 3rd event I've been involved in with them. We did the Princeton/Havard Cuba Conference together in 2006 and this year we did an Absolute Vodka ad launch together and this CNN engagement last night. It was great.
I want to thank all of the fine people that got me involved and the staff at the ViceRoy. Thank you. I am also really glad to hear that this painting will be in the newly built CNN studio in Brickell Key, Miami.
New Commission
NEW KIKI VALDES COMMISSION FOR CNN/TURNER BROADCASTING
Oct. 2010 - Kiki Valdes here, hi all! Just wanted to give you guys the scoop. I've been invited by Turner Broadcasting/CNN to do a commission piece for a private event they are having Oct 5th at the ViceRoy in Brickell, here in Miami. I think it's going to be a lot of fun. I'll make sure to post pictures here so you guys can get an idea of what happens. Oh, and as soon as they send me the press release I'll share it!
I also have some great news but I'll leave that for next week. Very transitional news to say the least. I'm very excited though and ready for a new start. Gonna be very cool. Talk soon, stay tuned. Much love! Ohhh...yeah I just made a Tumblr, check it out http://www.Tumblr.com/Kikivaldes
