Maleonn Portrait of Mephisto No 5, 2006 / Courtesy Craig Scott GalleryIn three short years, photo MIAMI, a contemporary art fair for photo-based art, video and new media, has become one of the city's major satellite fairs thanks to its director Tim Fleming. Originally, based in Los Angeles Fleming jumped at the opportunity to take part in Art Basel Miami Beach, which consists lures enough potential buyers to support more than just one fair.But photo MIAMI isn't just leeching on Basel's success.
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Artlurker is reporting that Galerie Emmanuel Perrotin's Miami digs will be closing, kinda. There will still be some staff at the gallery throughout the year, but after the current exhibit closes, Perrotin won't have another one open to the public until Art Basel 2009. Its Parisian counterpart will apparently remain unaffected. Check Lurker for more details. This is the latest in a string of high-profile galleries closing their doors. Perrotin deals with locally based such as Hernan Bas an
