"Wrench", Nicola Kupersu, Color Print, 2007
Over at Crossfade we told you electro act ADULT. will be playing White Room during Art Basel week. Here at Riptide we're charged with covering the visual arts beat, and hence are providing you with the ulterior motive for ADULT.'s visit. One half of the band, Nicola Kuperus, will have her photography on display at Hernan Bas’s studio during Basel week's Wynwood Art Walk, according to The Moment. Kuperus is also responsible for the band's artwork, a
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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
from Lehmann MaupinHernan Bas, Mystery Bouf (Or the kingdom after the flood), 2009. Hernan Bas's latest show, The Dance of the Machine Gun and Other Forms of Unpopular Expression at New York's Lehman Maupin Gallery, has only lead to more praise for Miami's art boy wonder. BlackBook magazine recently sat down with the artist after the show's opening night and talked about everything from Ru Paul on The View, the last few disappointing Dior Homme Collection, and accidentally bumping
