Sandwiched between Joey’s Italian Cafe and Wynwood Kitchen and Bar is a portal into the evolution of street art. What was once scribbles illegally spray-painted on the sides of buildings, trash bins, and newspaper racks is now fine, museum-quality art displayed proudly on the Wynwood Walls. Shepard Fairey, Ryan McGinness,…
Regardless of your approach, the sad truth is it’s impossible to catch every piece of art worth experiencing during Basel week. With 250 exhibitors at the Miami Beach Convention Center, not to mention hundreds of others operating at the more than a dozen satellite fairs, this year’s tenth edition is…
Father Alberto Cutie will lead a group of local luminaries — including Rabbie Shmuley Boteach (former Michael Jackson spiritual adviser) and CBS4 Morning Anchor Jawan Strader tonight at a fundraiser for a local nonprofit: Ax Sex Abusers Now. The group, which doesn’t advocate violence, sponsors a team of first responders…
Art Basel not only offers an overload of visual stimulation, it also presents a time to dredge up any tragic feelings of rejection you experienced in your youth. Sure, there are like 300 openings and parties each and every night of next week, but there are only like three you…
When an elementary schooler with a knack for papier-mâché grows up, it’s only natural that the child fall into the Sacramento street art scene. Such was the case with world-renowned graffiti artist Neckface. As a kid, Neckface loved making papier-mâché art, but as a teen, he started tagging building ’round…
Whether you’re dropping mad bills on original pieces of contemporary art or simply admiring the work, Basel week can be relatively expensive. From admission fees to parking costs, mixed drinks and gourmet street food, Basel budgeting can be real a bitch. Lucky for y’all, we’ve teamed up with folks at…
Artist, composer, architect, and all around Jack-of-all-trades Christopher Janney has made a name for himself blending sound and architecture in unique ways. Fortunately for us, Janney has taken a shine to Miami, bringing both an exhibition of “Architecture of the Air” at the Moore Building and a new art installation,…
What artists’ new favorite canvas? Miami’s bright blue sky. Street artist Above recently hung a banker dummy from wires above his Occupy Wall Street mural in Wynwood. Several blocks away there is another figure in the sky, this time courtesy of Miami artist Susan Lee-Chun. Perched high above the rooftop…
There was a time when the 305’s boho rogues were overlooked by the Basel culturati. But now some our city’s former art bastards have been embraced by these same folks as wayward sons. The adoption process began back in 2007 when the lads behind Primary Flight took urban walls as…
A lot can be said about OHWOW’s quick two-year residency in Miami. In a short time, the gallery-meets-performance space brought us an incredible amount of quality exhibitions as well as unforgettable parties, all coming out of a simple black-and-white warehouse in the middle of Allapattah.Who can forget exhibits by David…
Shulman and Associates, an architectural firm located in the Design District, kindly offered their outside walls as a well-situated installation space to up-and-coming artists during the past two Art Basels. Last year, Jessy Nite created a storefront mural that brought glam and bling to those waltzing around 38th Street. “We’ve given free reign to the artist…
Last year, dozens of storm troopers surrounded an abandoned building on Miami Beach, guns blazing. They were joined by a giant Albert Einstein, holding a sign that read “Love Is the Answer.” The mystery lasted for about 30 seconds until word got around that street artist Mr. Brainwash was behind…
In honor of our 10th Anniversary Basel Issue, Cultist introduces “Baselphrenia,” where Miami art scenesters discuss the Swiss art fair’s impact on our cultural landscape over the past decade. Artist Kevin Arrow, one of New Times’ 100 Creatives, was born in the same town as Lenny Bruce and moved to…
Art Basel Miami Beach, or as we fondly refer to it – hipster spring break, is only three weeks away. Except most folks don’t go to the eponymous art fair in the Miami Beach Convention Center. Entry is a bit steep at $40. But if you can sneak in, have…
New York-based artist Esmeralda Kosmatopoulos has lived her life surrounded by unique cultures–born in Greece, raised in Paris–and now she aims to bring her one-of-a-kind vision to Miami’s own little center of culture, Art Basel. With “Palm Authority,” Kosmatopoulos is raising funds to create five towering sculptures of hands in…
Something’s wrong. There’s obvious tension, warning signs of infidelity linger, eating away at the very foundation your marriage is built on, trust. But what if she’s not fucking someone else? What if it’s your own twisted mind planting dangerously subconscious seeds of betrayal in your head? Three years ago, graffiti…
In honor of our 10th Anniversary Basel Issue, Cultist introduces “Baselphrenia,” where Miami art scenesters discuss the Swiss art fair’s impact on our cultural landscape over the past decade. Robert Fontaine is the owner of an eponymous candy-striped gallery in Wynwood where he traffics in the work of emerging and…
What do you do when your head designer turns out to be blatantly anti-Semitic? Well, first you fire him. Then you hope for a reputation makeover. Christian Dior is collaborating with a German artist for a pop-up shop in the Design District during Art Basel Miami Beach. These kind of…
As we creep into October, news of Art Basel Miami Beach, everyone’s favorite Swiss art fair, is slowly rolling in. While it’s clearly our favorite week of the year, we’re aware that most Miamians find it a smidge too high brow, a touch too elitist. But hey, this your free…
Despite what you read on Yelp, Wynwood Walls is not any painted wall west of North Miami Avenue and south of 34th Street. It’s a specific urban art park sandwiched between Joey’s and Wynwood Kitchen on NW Second Ave. It began with 12 murals in 2009 under the direction of…
David Castillo is no stranger to the Art Basel election committee. The Wynwood art dealer has been applying for a booth at the December arts confab every year since 2007.In 2008 his eponymous space was one of a select few Miami galleries to gain entrance to the prestigious international fair…
Back in February, London’s Financial Times reported that Steve Lazarides, the art dealer and Sleaze editor credited with discovering Banksy, was planning a huge art/music/film event in Miami during Art Basel Miami Beach. They even called it his “most audacious move yet.”Paper Magazine also reported that he was indeed sniffing…
