Claire Fontaine

A Banana on a Penis? Is That Art? The Basel Food Weirdness Edition

​The 10th edition of Art Basel Miami Beach runs through December 4. With more than 260 leading galleries from North America, Europe, Latin America, Asia, and Africa coming to showcase works by more than 2,000 artists, it's a pretty big deal. In fact, Art Basel itself says it's "the most prestigiou ... More >>

Killer machines to Duchamp: the year's best art shows

"Claire Fontaine: Economies" at MOCA: Tennis balls, dildos, and rotating plants help us view our world anew

Senegalese, If You Please

Around Town This Weekend: Ann Coulter Gets Banged, Nipsy Hussle Raps, Metropolis Restored

What Ann Coulter looks like on the inside.​FridayIn tonight's Undershorts, the bawdy older sister of City Theatre's Summer Short Festival, see dramatic and funny snippets like "Banging Ann Coulter."Is Nipsy Hussle the next Snoop Doog? Decide for yourself at the White Room, where he'll make his Mia ... More >>

Aping and Communicating

Mlle. Fontaine’s Not Here

Art Capsules

Art capsules

"Pivot Points Part 3" shines at MOCA in North Miami

The museum kicks off the season with fascinating videos, high technology, and light shows.

Critical Mass

Art Positions: Night of Tights

The word for last night's opening of Art Positons was "tight." Tight in the way Frat boys mean "somewhat awesome." Tight in that it was crowded, and getting in and out of the mini galleries housed in storage containers wasn't an acitivity for claustophobes. Tight in the way that everything went of ... More >>

Art Basel: Politics and Portraits

Perhaps the most striking piece immediately visible as you enter Art Basel from the convention center's East entrance is Obama by Yan Pei-Ming at David Zwriner. Perhaps an Obama portrait should say "Welcome to Art Basel. We know, we know. The economy is in the tank, but look at this President. Don't ... More >>