This article addresses some very important concerns we have here in Miami and its cultural future. With the opening of the De La Cruz collection’s new building arrives another private collection. We cannot turn back time however, if Miami Art Museum were to start over I’m sure their mission would be totally different from its [...]
I did stop by the Sagamore Hotel during last week’s art fairs. Things didn’t seem terribly slow, but since most early mornings in a beachfront hotel would seem to be slow, nothing seemed out of the ordinary. However, we all know what the economy has done locally, and it’s still got a ways to go [...]
Over the days of the art fairs I heard several artists talking about (complaining) the change(s) in Wynwood in particular, citing the negative influence of money. It would be nice if any of them would articulate those concerns here in this forum. It’s open to that. However, the influence of wealth always shows up during [...]
I saw this work and it is large, very large. At the time I didn’t know it was commissioned. Does that make a difference? Maybe. One of the things I found interesting about this article is the negative comments about the painting by fellow artists. The vitriol and bitterness exhibited in web comments is amazing, [...]
Shaq a curator? Yeah, right. His name lends something to the event, however. Bloomberg News: Shaq Takes Shot at Art as Curator of Show ’Size DOES Matter’: Ron Muecks ‘Untitled (Big Man),’ 2000, from the Hirshhorns collection Interview by Lindsay Pollock “Nov. 18 (Bloomberg) — Shaquille O’Neal, the 7’1’ all-star center with the National Basketball [...]












