Art Basel Miami Beach 2009, like every other year, had some changes in venues, galleries, and convention center layout. For the most part the fair was gridded across the convention floor as it usually is, but this year some of peripheral components were brought under one roof which made the fair a much better viewing [...]
MIAMI, FL – Hundreds of hours of shiny black cassette tape pour through a toothy shark jaw suspended from the ceiling in an untitled artwork by Bahamian artist Blue Curry. This is not the Caribbean art tourists expect to find on their hotel walls or in gift shops. A new exhibit showcasing Curry and 22 [...]
Soheap Pich, rattan, and wire SCOPE Art Show and ART ASIA closed Sunday, December 6, reporting doubling of gallery sales. SCOPE, Miami’s longest-running global fair in its eighth year, and second-year standout ART ASIA increased traffic by 20%, bringing in over 30,000 visitors. Both shows attracted prominent institutions, museums, and private collectors from the Americas, [...]
My Big Art Adventure With Stephane Janssen: by Kim Nicolini Spencer Tunick, ‘Dusseldorf 5 (Museum Kunst Palast)’, 2006 Stephane is the bearded guy in the middle. He is also the mountain in the painting in the background. “Last January, I saw the best exhibit I’ve ever seen at the Center for Creative Photography — Oh [...]
Artworld Salon, a site to which I have not actively contributed for a year, just posted an open thread on “What to expect when you’re expecting to go to Miami?”, and suggested readers send their thoughts. The following comments will not appear on AWS, but since I have already been down for four days and [...]












