GALLERIES
Studio visits by appointment.
Bridgehampton, NY
ARTIST'S
STATEMENT
Some of my earliest memories are of taking things apart, usually in such a way that they could not be put back together again. How things are put together - how they work - was a mystery that I had to unravel. As Arthur C. Clark said, "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." I wanted to learn the secret.
Trying to discover how things work was eventually followed by trying to find out why things work - including human and social factors like behavior and economics. Using the rigorous analytical methods of my industrial design training I try to figure out why things don't work. As such I’ve been called cynical, but only by those who lack the power of accurate observation. I prefer to think of myself as a sardonic optimist.
That some of my work is displayed upside down is a reflection of my world view. Art - long before the capital 'A' Art of the Renaissance - has been driven not by creative vision but by commerce and as such is a near-perfect reflection of society.
I blame Warhol ("Art is what you can get away with") although he clearly wasn't the first. Andy just took the anti-art of Dada to The Factory floor. Some artists find success by being the first to exploit some tiny previously unexplored niche; some find it by being outrageous in some way; others capitalize on marketing - for which being outrageous is a perfect vehicle. I do not consider this to be either art or success.
This becomes my point of departure. My work contemplates the relationship between artist, medium, and product – and thus the very nature of art itself. It is a parody of parodies, which makes it a tribute as well, with no small irony.
Miles Jaffe
b. 1958, Berkeley CA
BFA Industrial Design, Rhode Island School of Design 1980
SELECTED
EXHIBITIONS
2024
Quidley & Company, Naples FL
Art Palm Beach, Palm Beach FL
Krause Gallery, New York NY
2023
Solo Show Stella Flame Gallery, Bridgehampton NY
Quidley & Company, Nantucket MA
VW Contemporary, Greenwich CT
Abraham Art, Eindhoven NL
Abraham Art, Amsterdam NL
Quidley & Company, Naples FL
Art Wynwood, Miami FL
2022
Avenue Art, Vineland Station Ontario CA
Context Art Fair Miami FL
Solo Show, VW Contemporary, Greenwich CT
Bradbury Art Museum, Jonesboro, AR
Krause Gallery, New York NY
Luxembourg Art Fair, Luxembourg
Conrad West Gallery, Las Vegas NV
Art Up! Fair, Lille, France
Mark Borghi Gallery, Sag Harbor NY
2021
Context Art Fair Miami FL
S16 Gallery, Montreal CA
Krause Gallery, New York NY
Art Up! Fair, Lille, France
Range of Arts, Honfleur France
Krause Gallery, New York NY
2020
Solo Show, VW Contemporary, Greenwich CT
Context Art Fair, Miami FL
Solo Show, Keyes Art Gallery, Sag Harbor NY
S16 Gallery, Montreal CA
Solo Show, Shelter In Place Gallery, Boston MA
Mozaik Philanthropy Future Art Awards
Range of Arts, Honfleur France
Guild Hall, East Hampton NY
Krause Gallery, New York NY
VW Contemporary Greenwich CT
2019
SOFA Art Fair, Chicago IL
Mark Borghi Fine Art, Bridgehampton NY
VW Contemporary, Greenwich CT
Moniker Art Fair, New York NY
Art Market San Francisco, San Francisco CA
Keyes Art Gallery, Sag Harbor NY
Philadelphia Fine Art Fair, Philadelphia PA
Laura Rathe Fine Art, Houston, TX
Solo Show, George Billis Gallery, Los Angeles CA
Art Palm Springs, Palm Springs CA
Keyes Art Gallery, Wellington FL
2018
SCOPE Art Fair, Miami FL
Harvest Festival Exhibition, Southampton NY
George Billis Gallery, New York, NY
Batshit Crazy Man’s Gallery, West Palm Beach FL
Solo Show, Thief and Liar Gallery, Sag Harbor NY
Reveal Art Fair, Saratoga Springs, NY
George Billis Gallery, New York, NY
Art Market Hamptons, Bridgehampton NY
Sag Cinema Benefit , Sag Harbor NY
Benefit for The Retreat, East Hampton NY
Art Market San Francisco
SCOPE Art Fair, New York, NY
Mark Borghi Gallery, New York, NY
Art Palm Springs , Palm Springs, CA
George Billis Gallery, Los Angeles, CA
2017
George Billis Gallery, New York, NY
Form Art Fair, South Beach, Miami FL
SOFA Art Fair, Chicago, IL
Solo Show, Monika Olko Gallery, Sag Harbor NY
RJD Gallery, Bridgehampton, NY
Janet Lehr Fine Art, East Hampton, NY
Springs Invitational, East Hampton NY
2016
Vered Gallery, East Hampton, NY
RJD Gallery, Sag Harbor NY
Guild Hall, East Hampton NY
Chase Edwards Gallery, Bridgehampton NY
2000 - 2015
AE Gallery, East Hampton NY
Corcoran Gallery, Sag Harbor NY
Sara Nightingale Gallery, Watermill NY
Elaine Benson Gallery, Bridgehampton NY
Bridgehampton Historical Society, Bridgehampton NY
Hampton Day School Benefit Exhibition, Bridgehampton NY
East End Arts Council Invitational, Riverhead NY
Color Fields Benefit, Bridgehampton NY
World Wide Web Exhibit, Nuke the Hamptons
Conservatory of Dance Arts, Bridgehampton NY
AWARDS
2020 Mozaik Philanthropy Future Art Award
2017 The 8th Annual Hamptons Juried Art Show
2016 The 7th Annual Hamptons Juried Art Show
1993 Honorable Mention / The Architecture Society of Atlanta
1988 Award of Merit / The American Institute of Architects
1988 Certificate of Excellence In Design / NYS Association of Architects
MEDIA WORKS
On the Nature of Art, Miles Jaffe, 2021
The Hamptons Dictionary, Platinum Edition, The Disinformation Company, 2008
The Hamptons Dictionary, Complete Fabrications Ltd., 2007
Nuke The Hamptons (.com), a simulator constructed in virtual reality, 2001