TRIBE: THE COLLECTORS HQ: The Four Seasons Members: Jerry Speyer, Eli Broad, Steve Cohen, Peter Brant, Beth Rudin De Woody, Asher Edelman, Michael Lynne. Party of Choice: After-party for private screening of Berlin, the Lou Reed film directed by Julian Schnabel. Spot Them: Trying to sneak into the NADA fair early to see Daniel Reich’s booth. Most Likely To: Promise never to sell a piece, then sell it.
TRIBE: THE ARTISTS HQ: The Raleigh Members: Damien Hirst, David LaChapelle, Tim White-Sobieski, Doug Aitken, Jack Pierson, Aaron Young, Kehinde Wiley, Terence Koh. Party of Choice: Visionaire. It’s launching a $250 “sound magazine” (tracks by U2, Courtney Love, Robert Wilson). Spot Them: Doing midnight karaoke at the Shelborne. Most Likely To: Hoard the gift-bag bottles of Imperia vodka.
TRIBE: THE CELEBRITIES HQ: The Setai Members: Dennis Hopper, David Byrne, Steve Martin, Russell Simmons, Lou Reed—and maybe Keanu Reeves. Party of Choice: Sotheby’s dinner—by imported French chef Pierre Gagnaire—saluting contemporary Asian art. Spot Them: With an art adviser. Most Likely To: Get comped bottle service at the new Lenny Kravitz speakeasy, the Florida Room.
TRIBE: THE FASHION PEOPLE HQ: The Ritz-Carlton Members: Calvin Klein, Nadia Swarovski, Tamara Mellon, Donna Karan, Laudomia Pucci, Vivienne Tam, Kenzo. Party of Choice: Cartier, which is flying in a crystal party dome to shelter part of the city’s botanical garden. Spot Them: Nowhere near the art fair. Most Likely To: Actually get a table at Prime One Twelve, then order chopped salad.
TRIBE: THE SUITS HQ: Mandarin Oriental Members: UBS’s Karl Schweizer; Citicorp’s Mary Hoeveler; execs of Campari, Cartier, BMW. Party of Choice: UBS banquet. Nearly two dozen buffet tables of free food and drink. Spot Them: Fielding requests for access to the lush corporate VIP lounges. Most Likely To: Wonder if they can afford to spend all this money next year if the economy keeps slowing.
TRIBE: THE LOCALS HQ: Their villas on the Intercoastal Members: Donald and Mira Rubell, Marty Margulies, Craig Robins, Norman Braman, Rosa de la Cruz. Party of Choice: Miami Museum of Contemporary Art’s Jorge Pardo opening. Spot Them: In the design district, matching furniture to art. Most Likely To: Trying to start a trend.
TRIBE: THE ART DEALERS AND ADVISERS HQ: The Delano Members: Larry Gagosian, Mary Boone, Andrea Rosen, Tate Osten, Barbara Gladstone, Mark Fletcher, Sandy Heller. Party of Choice: Crazy transgressive Taschen Books party. Spot Them: : Offering faux-urgent fifteen-minute “holds” on pieces. Most Likely To: Complain that it was better last year.
Occupy Pool - Acquired Through Mismanagement , a photo by Chase Alias :)(: on Flickr. Via Flickr: On Behalf of Concerned Art Professionals Everywhere, In response to Supposed "Media Values of Free Press Being Touted by Frere Independent to the Very Artist Who Lost Expense, Sales and in Even had Damages Due to the Miami Pool Art Fair's Abrupt Police Shut Down. (See Attached Correspondance Sent from Frere Independent to the press and their artists) Acquired Through Mismanagement may be the best...Read Full Story
The 10th edition of Art Basel Miami Beach takes place December 1st-4th. Over 260 leading galleries from North America, Europe, Latin America, Asia and Africa will take part, showcasing works by more than 2,000 artists of the 20th and 21st centuries. We’ll be there all 4 days to soak up some brilliant art and the Miami sun. We also printed an arsenal of custom projects, here’s a breakdown.
Graffiti Gone Global (GGG) is the brainchild of SUSHI SAMBA founder Shimon Bokovza , and creates a...Read Full Story
Italian fashion label Dsquared² made a big splash at this year’s Art Basel Miami Beach, when design-heads, Dean and Dan Caten , hosted an intimate, Friday night cocktail and dinner at über -chic boutique, The Webster Miami , in the heart of South Beach. The glittery engagement was Dsquared²’s inaugural Art Basel Miami foray and commemorated the label’s partnership with fashion bible VMAN Magazine for the Winter 2011 issue. “It’s young, it’s fresh, it’s modern! Its masculine…It’s...Read Full Story
A dozen upright pianos play peek-a-boo in Miami’s public spaces, sprouting wings and sporting the words "Bling-Bling" above googly-eyed cartoon faces. Next-level graffiti goes three-dimensional in the Midtown Rotunda — one single piece towering 30 feet high, crafted from 12,000 fragments of contemporary furniture. The Miami Airport has given one of its main passenger walkways to an interactive audiovisual installation entitled "Harmonic Convergence." It looks like a rainbow tunnel and sounds...Read Full Story
A dozen upright pianos play peek-a-boo in Miami’s public spaces, sprouting wings and sporting the words "Bling-Bling" above googly-eyed cartoon faces. Next-level graffiti goes three-dimensional in the Midtown Rotunda — one single piece towering 30 feet high, crafted from 12,000 fragments of contemporary furniture. The Miami Airport has given one of its main passenger walkways to an interactive audiovisual installation entitled "Harmonic Convergence." It looks like a rainbow tunnel and sounds...Read Full Story
Along with galleries and artists, Miami’s stock of private art collectors — many of whom house their collections in museumlike buildings — has also risen in the last decade. Despite the growth of the art scene, collectors and gallery owners say the ...
"Awesome" is a word I reserve for a few select things I have experienced, including walking on the Great Wall of China and my mom's Reuben sandwiches. Art Basel Miami Beach is also on that list.
MIAMI BEACH, Fla., Dec. 15, 2011 /PRNewswire/ --
EVENT: ART BASEL MIAMI 2011
WHEN: NOVEMBER 30, 2011
WHERE: MIAMI BEACH, FLORIDA
DETAILS: Amrita Sen (aka "Bollydoll"), the accomplished illustrative artist and Bollywood singer, best known for performing the...
Here is a great short film taken during Art Basel in Miami documenting the process of French graffiti artist André putting together this impressive mural. Entitled “Love Graffiti”, the piece is highlighted with ANNABELLE written in pink with the artist signature face scattered on the background in blue.
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André “Love Graffiti” Mural at The Standard at Art Basel Miami is a post from: SLAMXHYPE
Filmmaker Willie T was on hand at Art Basel Miami 2011 as the LRG Arist Driven Team consisting of WITNES, DABS and MYLA put their mark on the city. Featuring signature, clean lines as well as colorful characters that have known to permeate each artists works, the finished product is certainly something to behold. Watch [...]Read more at Hypebeast.com
White Walls hosted four booths at SCOPE, situated in the center of Miami’s Wynwood Gallery Arts District, featuring a MTN Colors Group show with APEX, Neon, Estria, Vogue, Blek le Rat, HUSH, Kofie and Chor Boogie. As well as curating these spaces at SCOPE, White Walls also lead multiple projects throughout the city of Miami [...]Read more at Hypebeast.com
Art Basel Miami - More than 50,000 people come to Miami for the annual art bacchanal.
The annual event is usually held as Art Basel Miami Beach and takes place around December 4 - 7.
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Bloomberg - Dec. 12 (Bloomberg) -- Adam Sender said he skipped the parties at Art Basel Miami Beach last week, buying about 10 works by ``undervalued'' artists such as Cindy Sherman and Jenny