Rolling Stop: Mark Hansforth at MoCA
I first met Mark Handforth at the Rubell Gallery on Lincoln Road. Some visitor had playfully, or acting as a prankster, kicked his sculpture that was on the floor. Though
Art Basel: The Obligatory ‘Winners And Losers’ Post
Art Basel: The Obligatory ‘Winners And Losers’ Post: “Win: At Basel, the Art Kabinett booths were almost all good. Elmgreen & Dragset created a sort of virtual art gym, with
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Dodge & Burn: Art Basel Miami
Dodge & Burn: Art Basel Miami: Small mushroom piece inside of the SEVEN exhibit. Photo by John E. Ramspott. “Art Basel Miami Beach (ABMB) 2011 presented quite a few unique
Seven Art Fair Miami 2011
Seven Art Fair Miami 2011: “Seven is a collective project organized by the galleries BravinLee programs, Hales Gallery, Pierogi Gallery, Postmasters, P.P.O.W., Ronald Feldman Fine Arts and Winkleman Gallery. Seven
Noah Becker: Art Basel Week: a Quick Killing in Miami
Noah Becker: Art Basel Week: a Quick Killing in Miami: Sonic Youth guitarist Lee Ranaldo (left) Joe Heaps Nelson (third from right) Mr. Brainwash (second from right) and Noah Becker
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Nero and the Social Contract at Art Basel Miami
As music throbbed, bodies writhed and shadows danced over the torch-lit sand outside Dasha’s half-million dollar party celebrating Art Basel Miami Beach, I couldn’t help but think of Nero, who
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Time to take stock (ABMB)
Time to take stock: “Miami: Although Art Basel Miami Beach celebrates its tenth edition this year, it really should have been its 11th: the inaugural fair was cancelled after the
NADA Miami Beach Art Fair 2011
NADA Miami Beach Art Fair 2011: “The New Art Dealers Alliance (NADA) first launched the art fair in Miami in 2003. Since 2009, the fair that is held in parallel
Art Basel holds lessons for Florida’s governor
Art Basel holds lessons for Florida’s governor: “Somebody ought to buy Gov. Rick Scott plane fare and a $40 day-ticket to Art Basel Miami Beach so that the penny-pincher can
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The Other Art Basel
The Other Art Basel: “In the tenth year of Art Basel Miami Beach, the number and range of supplementary events has skyrocketed. From satellite fairs, such as the more established