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.
The vacuums roared cleaning up leftover debris as the press was allowed a preview of what's in store for the crowds visiting the tent at photo MIAMI. Lights flickers on and off, while the A/C hummed loudly making it uncomfortably cold inside on an usually frigid Tuesday afternoon."We are just testing everything," said a rep for photo MIAMI as the tent plunge into a 20-minute period of darkness. "We just want to make sure everything is working properly for when the crowds get here."Before that pe
