Ten Swanky Art Basel Parties You’re Not Invited To

Over 680 artists and exhibitors tried to gain acceptance into Art Basel; only 257 made it. That’s about a 62 percent rejection rate. Ouch.There are hundreds, if not thousands, of Art Basel events going on throughout the week, but the best make 62 percent rate of rejection look like nothing…

Art Basel Miami Beach 2012 Art Fairs and Gallery Guide

Soon enough Miami will be overtaken by art… well, the art market, in a display of crass commercialism that flaunts a disgusting amount of wealth. But we get it. You want to partake and rub elbows with Europeans in funny clothing and New Yorkers with zero sense of humor –…

Architecture for Dogs: Sparky Can Finally Sit on the Furniture

Pet spas. Puppy training camp where they actually come pick up your pooch in a bone-printed school bus. Poodles with hot pink nail polish wearing Dolphins jerseys.There are few things this reporter hasn’t seen when it comes to what animal enthusiasts will do to their pets, especially in Miami. However,…

HOTBED: Local Art Students to Show Their Chops During Art Basel

Art Basel (and its satellite fairs, public art projects, high profile parties, and general cultural mayhem) is known for bringing the art world’s biggest names to Miami. Think Warhol, Banksy, David Lynch. But plenty of lesser-known artists — and Miami artists in particular — take advantage of the increased cultural…

David Lynch’s Paris Nightclub Silencio Takes Over the Delano During Art Basel

Things you’ll see at Art Basel: Tight dresses. Flamboyant suits. Artsy types speaking theatrically. Sinister-looking dudes with goatees.Things you’ll see at Club Silencio, the freaky nightspot in David Lynch’s 2001 film Mulholland Drive: pretty much those same things.So it’s only natural that Silencio, the real-life Paris nightclub version of that…

Wynwood Walls to Pay Tribute to Tony Goldman During Art Basel

Wynwood Walls, the fascinating “outdoor museum” imagined into reality by the late Tony Goldman, will honor the visionary with its Art Basel program this year, entitled “Come and Dream.” A host of new elements, including a new exhibition of works, the debut of an augmented reality application, and a new…

Temporary Contemporary: The Bass Museum Redefines Street Art

An evening many assumed would be a run of the mill art showcase turned out to be anything but, as the curators of the Bass Museum of Art had attendees marching around the building grounds, into the streets, and finally depositing the group at a gas pump.The museum’s Temporary Contemporary exhibit,…