‘Tis the season for all kinds of offbeat, artsy shit to pop up all over the 305. That’s what Art Basel is all about. And by far our favorite part of the week’s adventures is the interactive, off-the-cuff stuff that local creatives come up with. One such event is next…
Let the celebrity watch begin. At the beginning of this month, we speculated about the A-listers who might show up in Miami for some champagne-soaked Art Basel parties this year. But with the mega culture fest less than one week away, the time for speculation is over. And the time…
Most of us know that standing in an all red room will get the blood pumping, while being surrounded by blue and green hues instills a sense of serenity. Studies have shown that colors affect our psychological state, and different shades have been associated with different feelings. White, for example,…
Chances are we’re going to see lots of wickedly wild things during Art Basel this year. Among them will be the Art Drive-Thru installed in the 1111 Lincoln Road parking garage, just outside the Alchemist store. Opening in December, the drive-thru will be running 24/7 throughout the week of Art…
Music and art often go hand in hand, especially during the temporary party paradise that is Art Basel in Miami. Last night at the Pop Up Piano Miami Mixer, they were one and the same. Artists from around the world were invited to trade in their usual canvas or building…
Take a stroll down Washington Ave from December 3-7 and stumble into an arcade to get a different shade of Art Basel. The FAILE Bast Deluxx Fluxx Arcade 2013 Miami Beach Presented by Perrier (phew) will take you back to the grand ol’ days of the arcade and give you…
American Apparel isn’t the only big name selling artist-designed t-shirts during Art Basel this year. Life Is Art, a nonprofit dedicated to support the arts in South Florida, will announce the winner of its t-shirt design contest at an event kicking off Miami Art Week on Dec. 2 at Cafe…
Adam Lindemann’s dream has finally come true. A longtime art and car collector, the New York-based gallery owner brings his two loves to Miami Beach in the upcoming exhibition “PISTON HEAD: Artists Engage the Automobile.” “I’ve always been fascinated when artists deal with cars because it’s something near and dear…
She calls herself the “godmother of performance art.” She has her own HBO special. She hangs out with the likes of Lady Gaga and Jeff Koons. And next month, you can see her in the flesh. Like, all the flesh. Artist and filmmaker Matthu Placek will screen the world premiere…
Marina Abramovic. Andy Warhol. Banksy. Dov Charney. One of these things is not like the others, and that thing is Charney, the provocative, perpetually molester-glasses wearing American Apparel founder and CEO. He’s known as much for the claims of sexual harassment against him as he is for fostering the modern…
Art and technology are no strangers. (Think of LED-spangled fashion shows, CGI special effects, or TM Sisters’ psychedelic video installations.) We’ve seen art and technology come together before, and we’ll see it again during Art Basel this year — in a whole new light. New York resident artist David Datuna…
So what did we learn from last year’s Banksy exhibit at CONTEXT Art Miami during Art Basel? Essentially, that commerce is king; though street art advocates blasted fair and the art owners for removing the pieces from their original homes, thousands of art lovers still flocked to CONTEXT to see…
For years, gallerists have complained that development in Wynwood has raised real estate prices and crowded the local marketplace, making it difficult for arts organizations to run a successful business in the area. Now, the problem has spread to Art Basel week fairs, too. That’s according to Joe Amrhein, owner…
The Ricart Gallery’s newest location is planted firmly in the heart of Wynwood’s Art District. The walls are a bright white, and positioned neatly at the front windows — as well as the roof of the building — are two Pinocchio statues painted by artist Carlito Dalceggio. Some might remember…
As city architecture goes, Miami’s pretty diverse, with buildings ranging from South Beach’s Art Deco hotels to ’80s-style, neon-lit buildings to Zaha Hadid’s upcoming condo tower with an exoskeleton. But we’re pretty sure that Kolkoz’s “Curiosity” installation, set to rise at the Miami Marine Stadium during Art Basel this year,…
We could all use a little more luminosity in our lives, so we’re pretty stoked about Heineken’s plans for Art Basel. The beer brand is bringing the glow this December with its “Light Your Night” installation at, you guessed it, Light Box at Goldman Warehouse. This epic lineup of fluorescent…
If you’re the kind of person who looks at a conceptual work of art and thinks, “I could do that,” Design Miami’s tent this year is going to piss you off. (Also, stop that. You’re annoying.) If, on the other hand, you’re big on inventive architecture, natural materials, and site-specific…
As the story goes, a teenager visiting a Florida tourist trap bought a baby alligator and flushed it down the toilet. Months later, it emerged from the sewers, as big as a school bus, to stalk unsuspecting humans. Well, Lloyd Goradesky’s gargantuan Gator in the Bay was never dropped into…
In the sea of impressive and eye-catching displays coming this winter to Miami during Art Basel, one country will make its overdue debut. Often described as an ethnic melting pot, Malaysia’s rich art culture will join Miami’s sweaty, glitzy stew for the first Malaysian art festival. South Florida resident and…
There are a lot of satellite art fairs in Miami during Art Basel Week, so many that you might even be one and not realize it. Are there people in weird glasses trying to talk their way into your colon’s VIP section? No? Safe for now, then. One of the…
Every year around this time, news begins filtering in about the biggest Art Basel art projects. We mean “biggest” in the physical sense; the giant projects that take months or even years to plan, such as last year’s 230-foot “Gator in the Bay” or giant inflatable psychic dog at Lords…
Nobody’s happy with Florida these days. And for good reason: the George Zimmerman verdict has convinced the better part of the country that there’s little more going on in the Sunshine State than a huge, ongoing, racist murder spree. A MoveOn.org petition urges travelers to boycott the state until Stand…
