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Art Basel Miami Beach

  • Blogs

    January 6, 2012

    Santigold Announces Concert at the Fontainebleau Miami Beach on January 19

    ​When Santigold called to tell Crossfade that she'd be in town for Art Basel Miami Beach, we squealed with delight like the Disney-fied version of those piglets penned outside Primary Flight. But after about 15 minutes, we got sad, thinking, "Well, she hasn't hit the Beach since ... November 2009 ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 5, 2011

    Tom Tom Magazine's All-Star Art Basel Showcase at Churchill's Pub

    Tom Tom's about ladies with drums. The crowd at Churchill's Pub for Tom Tom Magazine's Basel showcase wasn't all chicks with drumsticks. But there certainly were many of both. The night opened with an all-female percussion group, Gainesville's Cave Rave. A cave rave is apparently the opposite of a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 2, 2011

    Deniz Kurtel on Her LED Installation at Get Lost Art Basel This Sunday

    ​With all the world-class concerts and dance parties complementing the art fair and gallery action, Art Basel Miami Beach is becoming the perfect marriage of art and music. And none of the myriad international luminaries visiting Miami this week embody that more than Deniz Kurtel. She might be be ... More >>

  • Music

    December 1, 2011

    James Murphy and Pat Mahoney at Grand Central December 1

    ​With all the world-class concerts and dance parties complementing the art fair and gallery action, Art Basel Miami Beach is becoming the perfect marriage of art and music. And none of the myriad international luminaries visiting Miami this week embody that more than Deniz Kurtel. She might be be ... More >>

  • Music

    December 1, 2011

    Salem at the Gusman Center December 1

    ​With all the world-class concerts and dance parties complementing the art fair and gallery action, Art Basel Miami Beach is becoming the perfect marriage of art and music. And none of the myriad international luminaries visiting Miami this week embody that more than Deniz Kurtel. She might be be ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 30, 2011

    Art Basel Miami Beach 2011 Music Guide: All the Acts Announced So Far

    ​Right now, Miami is being swarmed by art fairs, galleries, and artists from across the globe. Of course, we're talking about Art Basel Miami Beach. A side benefit to all this arty international activity is the influx of awesome music to entertain all the jetsetters. And naturally, Crossfade is k ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 30, 2011

    Art Basel Miami Beach: Ten Places to Spot a Celeb Listening to Music

    ​Art Basel Miami Beach is a horrible, crippling beast. It stands, hovering over the first week of December, forcing free drinks down your throat, making you listen to terrible music and look at bad art. Sometimes, though, every once in a while, it takes a step back and shows you the light, somet ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 28, 2011

    Art Basel's Open Bar Sculpture By Erwin Wurm Wants To Get You Drunk

    ​Art Basel Miami Beach and the surrounding bacchanal kicks off this week, and on the tenth anniversary of the festivities we've realized the entire week comes down to two factors: expensive artwork and free booze. So it's about time that an artist fully combines the two into one work. Austrian art ... More >>

  • Calendar

    November 24, 2011

    Fair Time

    ​Art Basel Miami Beach and the surrounding bacchanal kicks off this week, and on the tenth anniversary of the festivities we've realized the entire week comes down to two factors: expensive artwork and free booze. So it's about time that an artist fully combines the two into one work. Austrian art ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 23, 2011

    You Are Not Invited to Spotify's Basel Concert Series With Nas, TV on the Radio, Sharon Jones

    ​Over the last couple weeks, we here at Crossfade have become total Spotify addicts. Our habit began last week after learning that the free on-demand music service had teamed up with Midtown's Ricochet Lounge to put together a Basel week concert lineup that's packed with more superstar names than ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 22, 2011

    DFA Records' Secret Show, Moby, Macy Gray Added to Bardot's Art Basel Lineup

    ​In terms of show announcements, the weeks leading up to Art Basel Miami Beach are like Crossfade's never-ending Hanukkah. Every day, we get a new gift, as one culturally relevant musical act after another proclaims its mission to rock the Magic City, Basel-style. Just a short time ago, Bardot ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 18, 2011

    Art Basel Miami Beach: Salem Announces Show for Premiere of Neckface's Horror Movie

    ​On the night of Thursday, December 1, 2011, a waxing crescent moon will be hanging, dead and icy, in a jet-black winter sky as the souls of a thousand damned witches scream for mercy while being burned at the stake inside an abandoned house totally consumed by fire. And it's gonna sound amazing. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 7, 2011

    Santigold and Wale Booked For Dirty Hairy's Art Basel Bash at LIV November 30

    ​Bribe the bouncer. Buy a dozen bottles. Get a job behind the bar. We here at Crossfade will personally do whatever's necessary to get our art-addicted asses past the velvet ropes at LIV on November 30. But you should probably just keep it legit and buy a pair of tickets. Right. Fucking. Now. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 1, 2011

    Au Revoir Simone Announce Miami Show at Mamushka's December 10

    ​Even as Crossfade continues to closely monitor Art Basel Miami Beach music and party news, we're already looking beyond the early-December art extravaganza, working our sources and scouring the interweb for the scoop on end-of-the-year show announcements. And here's the latest tidbit: On Decembe ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 27, 2011

    Occupy Miami Presents Occupalooza Music Festival This Saturday

    TwitpicDon't expect these guys at Occupy Miami.Occupy Wall Street has been swarming with acoustic appearances by musicians like Tom Morello, Talib Kweli, and Jeff Mangum. But Occupy Miami still hasn't drawn in Pitbull or Gloria Estefan. Guess that's no big surprise. As the Occupiers round out a sec ... More >>

  • Calendar

    October 27, 2011

    Seeing Red

    TwitpicDon't expect these guys at Occupy Miami.Occupy Wall Street has been swarming with acoustic appearances by musicians like Tom Morello, Talib Kweli, and Jeff Mangum. But Occupy Miami still hasn't drawn in Pitbull or Gloria Estefan. Guess that's no big surprise. As the Occupiers round out a sec ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 12, 2011

    Florida Room at the Delano Closing at the End of the Year UPDATED

    Say goodbye to the lucite piano at the Florida Room.​As reported today on our food blog, Short Order, the Delano's basement bar and lounge, the Florida Room, will be closing right before the new year. We had heard rumors that the Lenny Kravitz-designed space was facing closure, but this is the fir ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 14, 2011

    Best of Miami 2011: Best One-Nighter

    In anticipation of the upcoming Best of Miami issue hitting newsstands June 16, here is a sneak peek at one category and its winner.Photo by Daniel De Las Casas​Best One-NighterThe Overthrow's Basel CastleThe Castle41 NW 20th St.Miami 33137

  • News

    March 10, 2011

    Wynwood's Second Saturday circus

    In anticipation of the upcoming Best of Miami issue hitting newsstands June 16, here is a sneak peek at one category and its winner.Photo by Daniel De Las Casas​Best One-NighterThe Overthrow's Basel CastleThe Castle41 NW 20th St.Miami 33137

  • Calendar

    March 10, 2011

    Kreyol Comeback

    In anticipation of the upcoming Best of Miami issue hitting newsstands June 16, here is a sneak peek at one category and its winner.Photo by Daniel De Las Casas​Best One-NighterThe Overthrow's Basel CastleThe Castle41 NW 20th St.Miami 33137

  • Blogs

    December 3, 2010

    Tesla and Laurence Gartel Collaborate on Art Car That Doesn't Suck

    ​In a nice break from Britto-mobiles and Stephen Gamson Lambos, electric car makers Tesla have unveiled a car collaboration with an artist that doesn't offend our sensibilities. They commissioned painter Laurence Gartel to design a costume wrap for their Roadster model.

  • News

    November 25, 2010

    BooksIIII Bischof: Street Vendor

    ​In a nice break from Britto-mobiles and Stephen Gamson Lambos, electric car makers Tesla have unveiled a car collaboration with an artist that doesn't offend our sensibilities. They commissioned painter Laurence Gartel to design a costume wrap for their Roadster model.

  • Calendar

    November 25, 2010

    Strike a Pose

    ​In a nice break from Britto-mobiles and Stephen Gamson Lambos, electric car makers Tesla have unveiled a car collaboration with an artist that doesn't offend our sensibilities. They commissioned painter Laurence Gartel to design a costume wrap for their Roadster model.

  • Blogs

    November 18, 2010

    The Overthrow, Theophilus London, and Amanda Blank Go Big With Basel Castle

    Arty nudes with Theophilus London?​Never known for moderation, the Overthrow crew wasn't about to let Art Basel Miami Beach week slip past without plotting some kind of epic descent into nth-level fun and excess. Hence, Basel Castle, a 12-hour carnival of tuneage, booze, games, freakshows, and ot ... More >>

  • Calendar

    October 28, 2010

    Hit-and-Run Fun

    Arty nudes with Theophilus London?​Never known for moderation, the Overthrow crew wasn't about to let Art Basel Miami Beach week slip past without plotting some kind of epic descent into nth-level fun and excess. Hence, Basel Castle, a 12-hour carnival of tuneage, booze, games, freakshows, and ot ... More >>

  • Calendar

    October 28, 2010

    Hold the Pretense

    Arty nudes with Theophilus London?​Never known for moderation, the Overthrow crew wasn't about to let Art Basel Miami Beach week slip past without plotting some kind of epic descent into nth-level fun and excess. Hence, Basel Castle, a 12-hour carnival of tuneage, booze, games, freakshows, and ot ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 13, 2010

    Old PS14/Max Fish Space Reopening January 18 as ... Bar!

    Photo by JipsyAn interior view of the Max Fish pop-up bar during this past Art Basel Miami Beach.​Finally. A place to hang out in downtown Miami that's not a club or a "lounge" or a restaurant or a venue of any kind, just a bar, and one that's cheap but not depressing and full of bros. Okay, okay, ... More >>

  • Music

    December 10, 2009

    A guide to the inaugural Miami Music Festival

    Photo by JipsyAn interior view of the Max Fish pop-up bar during this past Art Basel Miami Beach.​Finally. A place to hang out in downtown Miami that's not a club or a "lounge" or a restaurant or a venue of any kind, just a bar, and one that's cheap but not depressing and full of bros. Okay, okay, ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 10, 2009

    Top Local Stories of the Decade

    ​It's just about 2010. Here are my choices. What do you think?1. After being snatched by federal authorities, Elian Gonzalez is sent home to his father in Cuba on June 28, 2000.2. Art Basel Miami Beach starts in 2002, an offshoot of the Swiss affair, it changes Miami's cultural life forever. 3. No ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 8, 2009

    Deep Breath: Multi-Day Miami Music Festival Launches This Thursday

    via miamimusicfestival.org​In an either extremely clever or just brave bit of scheduling, the inaugural edition of the Miami Music Festival launches this Thursday, less than a week after the onslaught of Art Basel Miami Beach. Despite the lack of a long recuperation lag, though, if you truly want ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 2, 2009

    Your Art Basel Week Music and Club Itinerary For Tonight, Wednesday, December 2

    OK Go plays tonight at Design Miami/.As the week wears on, every morning we'll post our recommendations for the best public music-related and club events taking place during Art Basel Miami Beach.Wednesday, December 2-6:30 to 7 p.m.: OK Go performs at Design Miami/. Click here for full details.  ... More >>

  • Culture

    November 26, 2009

    Spinello Gallery's "Littlest Sister 09" bursts Art Basel's bubble

    OK Go plays tonight at Design Miami/.As the week wears on, every morning we'll post our recommendations for the best public music-related and club events taking place during Art Basel Miami Beach.Wednesday, December 2-6:30 to 7 p.m.: OK Go performs at Design Miami/. Click here for full details.  ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 13, 2009

    Sugarcane Raw Bar & Grill Coming to Midtown via Sushi Samba Creators

    The raw space for Sushi Samba presents Graffiti Gone Global for Art Basel Miami '09.​The Sugarcane Raw Bar and Grill is a new concept from the creators of Sushi Samba that will premiere during Art Basel 2009 in Midtown Miami and function in coercion with the Sushi Samba presented Graffiti Gone Glo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 9, 2009

    Vivian Girls, Exene Cervenka, The Blow at Pulse Miami Art Fair in December

    Vivian Girls​The Art Basel Miami Beach music news just keeps coming. This time we've received word that the Vivian Girls, Exene Cervenka and the Blow will be performing at Pulse Miami Art Fair, which moves to Ice Palace Studios this year. Their performances are part of the fair's Pulse Miami Perfo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 30, 2009

    Ultra 2010 Early-Bird Tickets on Sale Today at Noon -- Seriously

    ​I have a personal pledge not to think about Winter Music Conference until, shit, at least Art Basel Miami Beach, and, ideally New Year's are both over. Still, if you are absolutely, totally positive you will be attending both days of the Ultra Music Festival in 2010, this early-bird ticket specia ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 11, 2009

    Your Second Saturday Guide, Now with 40 Percent More Art Gluttony

    Start massaging your art belly because this weekend's buffet of openings is going to stretch your ocular capacity. (Mixed metaphor disaster...Campbell McGrath, I have failed you!) Tomorrow is the first Second Saturday of the fall season, as gallery owners and artists return from vacations, fellowsh ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 26, 2009

    Ready to Be Even More Tired after Art Basel This Year? First Annual Miami Music Festival Scheduled for Dec. 10 to 12

    ​Almost right after this year's edition of Art Basel Miami Beach -- which everyone knows is largely about the satellite parties and concerts, anyways -- comes a new shebang. The first annual Miami Music Festival is scheduled for December 10 to 12. Well, Basel goes from Dec. 3 to 6 this year, so th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 13, 2009

    No Sugar on my Walls, Thanks

    Mary Kidder, a trustee of the Columbus Museum of Art, strolled through Art Basel Miami Beach this past December and out of all the work there decided she really liked this piece by William Cotton called "Ribbon Candy." It is a portrait of a woman with ribbon candy festooned to her head. Mary Boone ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 26, 2009

    Prunk TV: Featuring Marilyn Manson

    via www.marilynmansonartworkonline.com'When I Get Old,' by Marilyn MansonMarilyn Manson's paintings are much better than his music. Just kidding; we love ya, Marilyn! His solo show, Trismegistus, debuted this past December during Art Basel Miami Beach. But if you missed the super-VIP opening, don't ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 10, 2008

    Art Basel's Winners and Losers

    No more art, please! Our eyes have had enough. Really! Between the fairs, we were tempted to take naps in the car. But thankfully everything is back to normal and we can look back at the art orgy that is Art Basel Miami Beach and the satellite fairs. Yes, now it's time to assess the good, the bad, a ... More >>

  • Music

    December 4, 2008

    Art Basel's Got Music Too

    A day-by-day breakdown of the best shows.

  • Music

    January 10, 2008

    The Shows Go On

    Ten good live moments in South Florida this year.

  • News

    December 6, 2007

    All Things Art Basel 2007

    Check out our Baselopoly game and printable, comprehensive listings for the biggest art bash in the world!

  • Culture

    December 14, 2006

    Hands, Hickeys, and Hurly-Burly

    Art Basel leaves its mark on Wynwood

  • Culture

    December 1, 2005

    Take a Peek

    Performance art beckons Baselites with an eye for the erotic — not to mention the eccentric

  • News

    December 1, 2005

    The Color of Money

    Basel high rollers are jetting into town ready to blow big bucks

  • Culture

    December 1, 2005

    Strange but True

    Fish take to the streets as Miami goes bonkers over Basel

  • News

    December 30, 2004

    The Art of Investing in Art

    Wall Street gives new meaning to the term "artist portfolio"

  • News

    December 9, 2004
  • Calendar

    December 4, 2003

    Plaid Prance

    Bagpipe bash brings holiday cheer

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