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Basel's Weirdest Art: Vaginas, Frozen Castro, and Crack Baby

Basel Castle 2012: Twin Shadow, Trinidad James, and Purity Ring

Basel CastleWith Twin Shadow, Trinidad James, Purity Ring, and many moreThe Overthrow CastleSaturday, December 8, 2012Better Than: Getting stuck on the wrong side of the entrance ropesWhile most of Art Basel week involves outsiders swooping in with dollars and largesse and trying to show everyone ho ... More >>

Gramps Bar's Gator Show at Soft Opening

This weekend saw approximately 10,378 Basel-related events. And despite the attraction of porn-as-art; an erotic candy-themed carnival ride and pop-ups galore - one of the most talked about attractions was an old school Florida tradition: the gator show. Read also: - Art Basel: The Most Artistic Co ... More >>

Man, Pregnant Woman Shot Blocks Away From Wynwood Basel Revelry

As art-bloated partiers wound down the last dregs of Basel Week on Sunday with a final stroll through Wynwood's murals and galleries, a horrific shooting went down just a few blocks south.At 7:45 p.m. last night, a man and a pregnant woman were shot multiple times in front of a convenience shop at N ... More >>

Art Miami and Context: The Most Intriguing Food Art We've Seen

Sure, art "feeds your soul," but if you were trapped on a deserted island for a year which would you rather have -- a Rembrandt or a year's supply of bacon and bourbon?And yet, we agree there is a time when food and art intersect. A chef can create a dish that's as visually stunning as it is delicio ... More >>

Miami's Best Eats and Drinks During Art Basel Weekend 2012

This weekend guide, we're shaking things up a little. Since, YA KNOW, it's Art Basel and all. For the past few weeks, we've been posting guides, and previews, and lists of all the things going on for Art Basel. Today's edition of Miami's Best Eats and Drinks will include everything we've covered ... More >>

Art Basel: The Most Artistic Cocktails in Miami

About now you've driven around for miles looking for some parking spot under $50, walked miles in shoes that hurt, downed your fair share of cheese cubes, and pondered both art and the throngs of "interesting" fairgoers. Read also:- Art Basel Eats: From a Phuc Yea!Pop-Up to a Basel Biergar ... More >>

Satellite Fair Highlights: From Banksy Walls to Spanish Piazzas

Miami's Museums Up the Ante for Basel Week

Cardboard Guns and Plant People Light Up Local Galleries During Basel

Art Basel Satellite Fair Guide

Navigating Basel: From Melting Snowmen to Arty Cocktails

Fifteen Best Concerts During Art Basel Miami Beach 2012

A$AP Rocky Swarmed by Art Weirdos at Art Basel Miami Beach Show (Video)

Art Basel Miami Beach just seemed to work out magically this Wednesday night. Parking was shockingly easy to find. Thank you, dude-looking ladies who left early. You rule! Then I ran into a friend at the Bass Museum who was on the list for the A$AP Rocky party at the Delano Hotel, but he wasn't g ... More >>

Jugofresh Pop-Up Opens in Wynwood During Basel

Half the fun of Basel week is the overindulgence, IE, stuffing yourself with copious quantities of food, booze and assorted illicitness. But after a few days of too many parties, too much Prosecco and too little sleep, even Michelangelo himself (the Ninja Turtle, not the painter) would need to refue ... More >>

UR1 Promises to Announce "New Festival Dates Along With Refund Procedures"

Promises. In July, UR1 Festival organizers pledged to bring "a true celebration of art and music" to this year's Art Basel Miami Beach week. But two weeks ago, after assembling an awesome two-day "EDM, pop, hip-hop, and rock" lineup led by Kanye West and Lou Reed, "The UR1 Music & Art Festival ... More >>

Go With the Flow

First Trust: Free Cocktails at Pop-Up Lounge During Art Basel

Art Basel is just starting and Short Order is making plans for the closing night's festivities. We suggest you do the same, especially when it entails a pop-up lounge and four different cocktails -- and everything's free.First Trust is a new cocktail lounge scheduled to open in downtown Miami in fal ... More >>

The Garage and Cooper Avenue's Art Basel Pop-Up Opens

The Garage opens today for late-night dining,  cocktails, music, and, yes, games.Read also: First Trust: Free Cocktails at Pop-Up Lounge During Art Basel- Art Basel on the Beach: Where to Eat on Lincoln Road- Art Basel in Midtown: Where to Eat, See, and be Seen- Art Basel Eats: From a Phuc Yea! ... More >>

Art Basel in Wynwood: Where to Eat Near The Galleries

Art Basel wouldn't be complete without a trip around the galleries in Wynwood. To tackle all of these spaces, jammed into every nook and alleyway, you're going to need comfortable shoes (that means screw the Jimmy Choos, wear some Keds and call yourself a real artist) and some food and drink to keep ... More >>

SambaPop: SushiSamba Pops Up In Midtown for Art Basel

SushiSamba Dromo is bringing its Brazilian/Japanese sexiness to Midtown for an Art Basel pop-up.Read also:- Art Basel on the Beach: Where to Eat on Lincoln Road- Art Basel in Midtown: Where to Eat, See, and be Seen- Art Basel Eats: From a Phuc Yea! Pop-Up to a Basel BiergardenSambaPop starts its six ... More >>

Art Basel Survival Kit: Red Bull and a 20-Year-Old Costume

The week you've been waiting for all year has finally arrived. Art Basel has hit our sandy shores, and there's no stopping till the sun goes down Sunday. As when you go into any good battle (or party) you need to go prepared. So we've put together a list of the essentials you need to pack in your A ... More >>

Art Basel on the Beach: Where to Eat on Lincoln Road

Like a giant colorful bird, Art Basel swoops down upon our Miami and the beach for a glorious few days. Though the event is now scattered all over Miami-Dade, with satellite events and gallery shows, the focal point and heart of the show is at the Miami Beach Convention Center. Read also:- Art Basel ... More >>

Miami Smokers to Sell Candied Bacon During Basel

Two men are on a mission to bring the likes of candied bacon and high-quality charcuterie to the citizens of Miami. Their new venture, Miami Smokers, is launching during Basel - and bacon ambassadors will be taking to the streets of Wynwood to distribute the sweet and salty pork product. Read also: ... More >>

Beers for Basel

Art Basel Eats: From a Phuc Yea! Pop-Up to a Basel Biergarten

Schmoozing with art snobs requires serious sustenance. After all, how will you remain fluent in artspeak, keep track of notable names to drop, and make it from Wynwood to the Beach and back without an adequate caloric intake? Luckily, the fairs are all on board with keeping you well-fed, so this ye ... More >>

Gators Galore

UR1 Music Festival Promises Diverse Music Lineup, Art During Basel 2012 Weekend

If you're saw the ads and announcements popping up for the UR1 Music Festival, you know that there is something brewing for the week of Art Basel Miami Beach 2012 in December. We have to admit our first thought was, Wait, another EDM event in Miami? How many do we need? Our initial conclusion was ... More >>

Basel Hangover Edition

Art Basel's Weirdest: Drug Coffins, Floating Testicles and Naked Pig Wrasslin

photo by Carlos Suarez de JesusWho wants a coffin full of pills and bullets?Sure, the big-money Warhols and eye-popping, million-dollar deals get all the headlines, but we all know what really gets your pulse jacked about Art Basel and its satellite fairs: the free booze and the really weird art.Som ... More >>

Saturday's Best Art Basel Miami Beach 2011 Events

​Can you feel it? It's in the very back of your mind, but it's there -- that half-disappointed, half-relieved feeling that always hits you on Basel Saturday. It's the realization that the annual Basel bacchanal will be over in just a couple days. Maybe you're already Baseled out, ready for all the ... More >>

Art Basel: $8 for Four Chocolate-Covered Strawberries!

Ben GuzmanBasel Grub for a pretty penny.Art Basel opened the flood gates to the public yesterday and all eyes are on Miami Beach. But what happens once you're inside the Convention Center and feeling a little peckish? You get slammed with inflated prices for food and drink..For those of us not holdi ... More >>

Miami Beach and Basel, Switzerland Officially Become Sister Cities

​To locals, the word "Basel" means non-stop art and swanky parties. Sometimes it's easy to forget that the word is actually the name of a Swiss city that's home to the original Art Basel. To mark the tenth anniversary of Art Basel Miami Beach, the two towns finally decided to make it official and ... More >>

Lenny Kravitz Does Yoga at Basel, and So Can You

​Standing all day. Drinking all night. Roaming the streets for hours dressed in heels and strange getups. Art Basel is fun, but it can also take its toll. Still, a normal workout during Miami's most faaahbulous week? It just doesn't seem fitting. How can you relax knowing that you're missing all t ... More >>

In Defense of Mr. Brainwash

​Mr. Brainwash invaded South Beach Wednesday for his second annual "Under Construction" Basel beach bash. The night romped. The two story 25,000-square-foot gallery was filled with MBW's latest works, as well as plenty of vodka, an appearance by the Art Angel, and as many free MBW posters as you c ... More >>

Friday's Best Art Basel Miami Beach 2011 Events

​At long last, it's Art Basel weekend: two glorious days when Miami's poor nine-to-fivers finally get to fully experience the art, the parties and the insanity that the rest of us have been soaking up since Wednesday. But that's not the only reason things are about to get even more crowded. The we ... More >>

Yelle at the Fillmore Miami Beach December 2

YACHT at the Electric Pickle December 1

Guide to 2011 Art Basel Miami Beach Fairs

This year's best picks: Pig pens, pop-up pianos, and hip-hop pioneers.

Art Basel Miami Beach at 10

A decade of debauchery, deals, and disasters.

Art Basel Breakfasts & Brunches: From Bakehouse to FIU to the Sagamore

​Here is the dish on Art Basel's go-to breakfast & brunch events -- the best places to sip mimosas with the rest of the art fanatics. Enjoy!

Occupy Art Basel is So Far Just a Tumblr Blog, a Facebook Page, and a Snobby Art Collector

​Will Art Basel Miami Beach get a Wall Street-style occupation this week? The art fair warned gallerists of the possibility, and rumors are swirling. Now OccupyArtBasel.com is live, but right now it's just a Tumblr blog filled with a mini-manifesto and a Occupy movement related pictures and links. ... More >>

Wednesday's Best Art Basel Miami Beach 2011 Events

​​It's go time, Miami. The official Art Basel exhibits at the convention center may not open to the public until tomorrow, but with so many other fairs, galleries, public projects and more competing for your attention today, we're calling it: Basel is back.Which, of course, means an overload of ... More >>

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 >>

Ten Best Things to Do During Art Basel Miami Beach 2011

​Regardless of your approach, the sad truth is it's impossible to catch every piece of art worth experiencing during Basel week. With 250 exhibitors at the Miami Beach Convention Center, not to mention hundreds of others operating at the more than a dozen satellite fairs, this year's tenth edition ... More >>

Art Basel Bingo 2011: Play Along!

​Back in March, we debuted Ultra Bingo. The exploration of a subculture through a game of chance was more enjoyable that we thought it would be, so why not apply it to another major Miami event? So here you have it, Basel Bingo!Like its Ultra cousin, Basel Bingo is packed with (stereotypical) stu ... More >>

Art Basel Miami Beach 2011's Ten Best Parties, Concerts, and Strip Shows

Via facebook.com/TamaraSkyGet your Basel happy ending with Tamara Sky, The Overthrow, and Hard 2 Leave.​Check out Crossfade's blogs on other awesome Basel week events like YACHT, Salem, James Murphy's Special Disco Version, Yelle, and GZA. It might seem like a really rad idea to spend the next fo ... More >>

Art Basel Food Guide: Miami Beach

​Art Basel is about to capture the minds and imagination of Miami. The self-billed "most prestigious art show in the Americas" showcases art by more than 2,000 artists. Art is everywhere -- on the sides of buildings, in parks, in tents and galleries, and at the Miami Beach Convention Center. In or ... More >>

Overthrow's Hard 2 Leave Invades Goldrush, Bringing Basel Back to the Strip Club

​Every Art Basel, someone's throwing a party at a strip club. A few years ago at Goldrush Miami, a bunch of scenesters put on a fete that featured free tequila shots and Miller High Life. If memory serves, the door was guarded by a password. That was a hot time. A superstupid end-of-Basel night. ... More >>

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