We all know that art is subjective, but artist Betty Tompkins proves that one teenager’s sophomoric doodle is another person’s work of art.The M Building in Wynwood features Tompkins “F*ck” series — large scale photorealistic renderings of heterosexual intercourse. We’d like to make something clear — by “photorealistic renderings of…
We had a lot of fun last year when we played our first-ever Basel Bingo. So we’ve decided to resuscitate the game, because arty folks are such easy targets. We’ve once again, packed the board with (stereotypical) things you’ll encounter during the week of Art Basel Miami Beach 2012. All the…
As Art Basel approaches, you may try to fool your friends into thinking you’re all about the art. But let’s be real: the reason you’re so stoked about the wild week ahead is the b-o-o-z-e. Free booze, that is. The open bars are important as the multi million dollar objets…
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…
For most of us, that childhood dream of soaring into outer space probably set sail long ago (specifically, after we were too old to attend Space Camp). But during Art Basel, anything is possible — including a stroll in the footsteps of Neil Armstrong. See also: Desi Santiago’s Giant Dog…
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 –…
Forget the likes of Aquafina and Dasani — clear plastic is so passe (and environmentally unfriendly). Luckily, you can walk the aisles of Basel with a stylish substitute full of H2O clipped to your shoulder bag. See also: Desi Santiago’s Giant Dog Installation at Lords South Beach Is Going Up…
Of all the large-scale, eye-catching public art coming to Miami during Art Basel week, the wackiest has got to be the giant, psychic dog set to overtake Lords South Beach hotel. The work, which we first told you about in October, is a 60-foot tall black dog figure with evil-looking…
We stopped by Wynwood Walls yesterday to take a peek at Shepard Fairey’s latest work in progress and chat with the artist himself. The massive mural, which encompasses almost the entirety of the Walls’ entry courtyard, will be officially introduced during Art Basel next week. The new piece is being created…
Pop-Up Piano Miami takes to the streets once again next week, adding its own combination of art and music to the madness that is Art Basel week. The organization launched this year’s project with a party at Miami Iron Side last night, letting attendees see all eight of 2012’s completed…
The anonymous artist Invader, known for his street art of mosaic tiles inspired by characters from video gaming’s primitive 8-bit years of the late ’70s, placed one of his tiled creations literally up in space earlier this year, using a high-tech weather balloon. He has made a 45-minute movie documenting…
In addition to pumping out more than 4 billion cans a year of potable jet fuel, Red Bull is known for supporting a wild array of extracurricular activities. From the Flugtag to Felix Baumgartner’s space jump, their interests are anything but average. See also: – MAM’s “New Work Miami 2013″…
How convenient for the rest of us that when Bob Bonis embarked on the Beatles’ and Rolling Stones’ first U.S. tours from 1964-66, he thought to toss his modest Leica M3 camera in his suitcase. Bonis, who served as the bands’ tour manager during these crucial first U.S. appearances, captured…
As if your Basel schedule weren’t already tight enough, OHWOW’s It Ain’t Fair has announced a seriously buzz-worthy lineup that just might make you rethink your seemingly important schmoozing sessions at the other fairs. See also: – Ultra Violet’s Giant Laser Beam Is Canceled – Local Art Students to Show…
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,…
“Will you mention my mom?” asks the 6-foot-and-1-inch tall Asif Farooq with a broad smile. He wears a black baseball cap on the back of his head, the lip pointing skyward at an angle, adding even more height to his massive build. Farooq, 33, exudes a playful energy, which belies…
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…
Miami could easily be described as a modern-day Sodom and Gomorrah. What with the drugs, the sex, the booze, the corruption — need we go on? And the fact that we’re all such depraved sinners makes the upcoming appearance of Peter Anton’s Sugar & Gomorrah roller coaster installation particularly apt…
Seven years ago, Miami-based architect Luis Pons unveiled the “Fabulous Floating Inflatable Villa” at Art Basel 2005. Floating proudly offshore in Miami, the over-the-top, gargantuan inflated pavilion aimed to critique the McMansion culture of the day, arguing that the real estate bubble had caused Miamians to lose sight of detail…
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…
As Art Basel looms for the 10th year in Miami Beach, WLRN will air an hour-long documentary on its influence on the Miami art scene. Through the eyes of several local artists and art scene movers and shakers, Rising Tide: A Story of Miami Artists presents a brisk, hour-long overview…
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…
