Don’t tell Kenton Parker that love means never having to say you’re sorry. On the contrary. For the 45 year-old West Coast artist, apologies when sincere are the weft and weave of romantic purity. During a recent visit to Primary Projects’ sprawling new space in Downtown Miami, Parker was knee…
The development of retail space in Wynwood is inevitable. Of course, nothing would spark more outrage than the presence of say, a Victoria’s Secret (or perhaps a Ducati dealership) smack dab in the center of Miami’s art and cultural hub, but when a development project is placed in the right…
You know how when you go to a museum and find a fascinating piece of art hanging on the wall, you can stare at it for hours and find something new with each passing minute? Well, artist David Datuna has created the ultimate viewing experience that actually interacts and talks…
Yes, we cut in front of the paparazzi to take a shot of Kevin Spacey posing with Tracey Emin. And what? The black walls inside the Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami are glowing and buzzing with Tracey Emin’s work. Lines like “People Like You Need to Fuck People Like…
The big news at Art Miami and CONTEXT this year fell into two camps. Scornful street art aficionados have railed against the fairs’ showing — and this year, selling — of works by the anonymous street artist Banksy ever since they first appeared at the event last year. Meanwhile, art…
The decorative arts sort of get a bad rap. But while everyone oohs and aahs at the blue-chip pieces for sale at Art Basel, you can’t sit on a Picasso — well, you can, but it’s not going to be worth much once you stand up. That’s why Design Miami…
Two thousand words is too many for a Wednesday morning, but too few to do the new Pérez Art Museum Miami justice. So we’ll put it simply: the new Herzog and De Meuron (HDM) edifice on museum island is, no exaggeration, exquisite. Naturally, in this story, we’ll be describing the…
The walls of Miami’s buildings are now covered in murals, created by artists who have returned to Miami on their annual rotation just in time for Art Basel. They invade our city like locusts — albeit suave, good-looking locusts. On any given Taco Tuesday this gang of sun-kissed, paint-speckled artists…
Maybe you’re not interested in the upper crust Art Basel scene. Maybe you find the exclusive opening parties to be vapid and overblown. Maybe you hate drinking for free in a room full of bizarrely dressed strangers. Or maybe you just forgot to RSVP this year. Either way, if you’re…
Miami will get a taste of the British Isles when Art Britannia presents Britain’s contemporary art scene. The show, curated by Ben Austin and produced by Karelle Levy, will be one of the many art events occurring during Art Basel. The show will feature some of Britain’s exciting artists, including…
Sure, there’s a fair amount of Art Basel events this week that seem better suited for New York Fashion Week. But while some argue that these grandiose fashion parties are not exactly art-related (cough, cough New York Times), even the most artistically astute know that fashion is, in fact, art…
Last year, popular art themes during Art Basel included Warhol, guns, Warhol, street art, and more Warhol. But if the UNTITLED art fair is an indicator of this year’s offerings, 2013 will be the year of new technology. (And also B-list celebrities. Hello, Val Kilmer!) UNTITLED opened last night with…
Every year, people complain that Christmas preparations are beginning earlier than the last. But somehow, nobody ever stresses about Art Basel, which has expanded from a weekend event into a weeklong fest full of events, parties, fairs, shows, movie screenings, and more. Once upon a time, you had to wait…
So you think you can Basel? Think again. In the annual arts mayhem that erupts across Miami at this time each year, there’s no way to avoid mishaps. You’re going to get stuck in traffic. You’re going to forget to RSVP for that Vernissage. You’re going to drink too much…
They say one man’s trash is another man’s treasure, and that colloquialism rings truer for art than any other endeavor. And thanks to non-profit org Global Inheritance, recycling bins have become a part of the local artistic landscape, a la TRASHed Miami. For the third year in a row, GI…
On a normal day, Miami is a mash-up of the world’s most eccentric, flamboyant, noisy, and colorful people. We dress for attention, we party all night, and we drive like madmen. Imagine, then, a Miami turned up to eleven, courtesy of an onslaught of cultural events followed by a slew…
Menin Hotels is celebrating the one-year anniversary of its Gale South Beach property in perfect Art Basel fashion. The hospitality group is bringing pop artist Mr. Brainwash, AKA Thierry Guetta, to take over its boutique hotel. Mr. Brainwash is creating multiple large-scale oil paintings for the inside of the hotel…
We’ve featured the fairs. We’ve given you the galleries. But during Art Basel week in Miami, the arts cannot be contained to traditional venues. Every place in town wants a piece of the Basel action, from hotels to restaurants to random addresses in Wynwood. All this attention on Basel’s fairs…
Art Basel is in the air. With just about a month to go before the 2013 edition of the world-renowned Miami Beach blowout, it’s time to get serious about planning your Basel path. From Wynwood to Little Havana to the traditional Miami Beach hot spots, these fairs have something for…
It’s no secret that Miami is full of culture. One of its biggest events of the year, Art Basel Miami Beach, is the quintessential amalgam of all things Miami culture … and then some. But with so many galleries involved in Art Basel 2013, how is a art lover expected…
A lot of Art Basel showcases can be a bit stiff. Some galleries set up shop, serve wine, and let visitors file past artwork like glittery cattle. But Miami’s Tecné Collective plans to dazzle patrons with its unique video mapping and kinetic motion projects, using real-time human influence to enhance…
‘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…
