“Beautiful Handwritten Letters, please hold.” We’ve arrived at the future in the film Her, where we no longer have the need to pen words on paper, but instead pay someone else to do it for us by speaking at a computer. The profession seems to pay well, however, since Joaquin…
So you’re hungover. You’re tired. Your feet are still aching from spending all week in heels, and your apartment is strewn with event flyers you don’t even remember taking. There’s a lot you don’t remember about the past couple days, actually. You’ve been Basel-battered, Basel-bruised, Basel-beaten-the-fuck-up. But you know what?…
What sort of behavior do photos and video of a naked man lugging around a giant chunk of gold induce in passersby at art fairs? “Yesterday,” Colombian sculptor Nicolas Cardenas says, “a woman came by and threw herself against the nugget so hard that she fell over. If you caress…
For those of us with bananas for heads, the closest we’ve come to artistic representations of ourselves has been still lifes of fruit bowls and and the minstrel show that is Peanut Butter Jelly Time. Things are beginning to change thanks to the work of Lin Shih-Yung. “He is very…
On any given week, turn your FM radio transmitter to 91.1, and you’ll get a bunch of static. But this isn’t just any damn week. This is Art Basel. And for a few more days, turning to 91.1 will open a sonic passageway into the Pulse Miami exhibition bathrooms and…
Art Basel headlines usually focus onthe world-renowned artists (or musicians, or celebrities) who come down to Miami to party and/or paint up a storm. But this year, KIND Healthy Snacks is inviting you to be the artist. The snack company has procured wall in Wynwood and they want the public’s…
If there’s one thing that could make Basel better (other than an appearance by Banksy, free booze for everyone, and infinite parking), it’s kittens. Kittens make everything better. And kitties of all kinds are the inspiration behind Cat Basel. This feline-friendly exhibition in Wynwood will feature artwork created by rescue…
Maison Martin Margiela and Atelier Swarovski hosted a VIP cocktail party at their Design District boutique last night for the unveiling of their new avante-garde jewelry collection Crystalactite. In celebration of the debut, French artist Baptiste Debombourg also created an site-specific installation titled Stalker, which was aptly named for all…
During Art Week in Miami, anything is possible — anything, at least, that concerns the creative arts. How about dancers selecting from an array of small sculptures to create mural-scale drawings underfoot as part of their choreographed performance? This weekend, the Arsht Center is programmed to host exactly that, in…
“Piston Head: Artists Engage the Automobile,” powered by Ferrari, brought the big guns to Miami Beach this week. And by big guns, we mean large-scale art, powerful cars, and Playboy Bunnies. Venus over Manhattan’s opening gave VIPs a first glimpse at the exhibit, which featured automobiles transformed into sculptures by…
Art Basel in Miami Beach may have begun as a snooty event for the arts elite, but these days, there’s something for everyone at the cultural mega-fest. (Well, everyone brave enough to join the endless traffic queues, anyway.) Proof: Today’s best events include both Martha Stewart and Ghostface Killah. You…
Art Basel in Miami Beach: It’s kind of a big deal. So big, in fact, that we at New Times couldn’t possibly cover its entirety in one single article. That’s why we’ve spent the past weeks — months, even — working on a wide selection of stories about its upcoming…
The Rubell Family Collection has opened its new exhibition, “28 Chinese.” The collection is a culmination of the family’s six research trips to China between 2001 and 2012. The Rubells visited hundreds of artists’ studios across China, from Beijing to Hong Kong to Shanghai. Ultimately, they acquired artwork from 28…
Artists: they’re great for creative vision, but not always so great at suiting up and taking care of business. Luckily for a few talented national artists, Red Bull is giving their work some serious wings. For the second year in a row, the Red Bull Canvas Cooler Project has chosen…
A few weeks before Art Basel’s arrival, I noticed Vice’s infamous “I Don’t ‘Get’ Art” article being shared on Facebook. In the piece, Glen Coco (best pen name ever, by the way, and probably written by West Coast editor Jamie Taete) admits he cannot grasp what contemporary artists are trying…
This year of Art Basel has been the year of the pop up, but at least one fair during Art Week Miami has thrown out the idea of a typical white tent and instead has taken over an entire hotel. Aqua Art Miami has once again transformed the Aqua Hotel…
The second edition of The Miami Project opened Tuesday night with a preview of contemporary and modern art from 60 galleries from across the country. For a rookie fair, it attracted a fairly large crowd, considering bigger veteran fairs like Art Miami and CONTEXT were also showing next door…
Art Basel has “art” in its name, but fashion is just as much a part of the celebration. Fashion is the art we live in, an outward expression of our inner selves. So what happens when the medium we use to express our emotions becomes flat, preconceived, status-quo? “When daily…
Last night was supposed to be a night full of celebrity stalking and creeping. We donned our camouflage gear and headed to Wynwood in hopes of catching a glimpse of an earthly god: Yeezus. Yesterday, we told you that if you didn’t see Mr. West last night, you weren’t trying…
Uh-oh. Guess what day it is! Guess what day it is. Eh? Anybody? Mike. Mike Mike Mike Mike Mike. What day is it, Mike? That’s right. It’s your Art Basel hump day. No, it’s not Wednesday. But after the last couple days of VIP parties and satellite fair openings, today…
An empty storefront at the corner of 16th and Washington has transformed into a neon arcade wonderland for Art Basel, as the FAILE & Bast Deluxx-Fluxx Arcade Miami 2013 (Presented by Perrier) opened to a game- and art-starved public this week. The front room featured a series of arcade cabinets…
If you peruse the exhibits of this year’s Scope Art Basel, you’ll notice the unmistakable influence of Andy Warhol throughout the displays. From sequined cereal boxes to giant soup cans and even hashtag-swag art you can wear, Warhol’s posthumous reach is endless. But nowhere is Warhol’s presence felt more deeply…
