A local firefighter-turned-artist will bring her unique bodypainting style to the Basel scene this week. Shannon Defreitas slathers in-your-face pigments all over the bare bodies of models, who then pose for art photos that seriously pop. You can check her out at The Art Place Wynwoood and a couple other…
“Architecture for Dogs: this is only the start,” world-renowned Japanese designer Kenya Hara, said as part of his introduction to the furriest, friendliest exhibit this side of Art Basel. And from what this reporter’s seen, he’s not kidding. For this project, artists all over the world have taken doggie design…
With more than 50,000 international visitors pouring into the Big Mango for the Art Basel blitz, our cultural calendar has hit critical mass. Everywhere across the 305 the top shelf swill is flowing, B-listers are rubbing elbows with Euro-trash; people you haven’t seen since middle school are contacting you to…
Human beings are superstitious. We believe black cats are bad luck, stepping on cracks leads to broken backs, and Magic 8 Balls and cheap cookies can foretell the future. So is it any less plausible that an artist’s creation could prognosticate accurately? See also: – Desi Santiago’s Giant Dog Installation…
The time has come. The big show is here. Before you know it, it’ll be Sunday, and you’ll find yourself wondering where Art Basel 2012 went. (Hint: You spent a good chunk of it in a boozy blackout.) With so many shows, parties, and other events competing for your attention…
When contemporary art star Jeff Koons immortalized Michael Jackson and Bubbles the Chimp in 1988, little did he imagine that the celebrity primate would one day follow in his footsteps to become the featured artist during an Art Basel exhibit. Back then, Koons created a series of three life-sized gold…
Sugar and sex have made for an epic combination since American Pie’s Jim and his junk took on that infamous apple pie. (Ok, maybe even before that.) See also: – #ArtBaselProblems is Now a Thing on Twitter – Where to Drink for Free During Miami Art Week Sugar and Gomorrah,…
Champagne. It’s everywhere you look at Art Basel and at Design Miami/. The gods practically pour it down from the sky and into your mouth as you meander, quenching you with its sweet effervescence. But how about artwork that’s influenced by it? Yeah, they’ve got that, too.Run, don’t walk, to…
You know what’s worse than finding out the Art Basel show you’re at doesn’t have an open bar?Nothing. Absolutely nothing is worse than that.This week Art Basel takes #FirstWorldProblems to a whole other level. Celebutantes and wannabe Miami hotshots have taken to complaining (ironically or not) on Twitter about how…
Sure, Art Week in Miami has been going on since Monday. But Wednesday is the day things really kick into high gear, with events all over town forcing you to make Sophie’s Choice-esque decisions about where and how to spend our free time. Will you have more fun on the…
We’ve all got closets full of crap we can’t use, and in this consumption-based society, we’re more likely to haul it to the garbage bin than put it to any good use. But don’t head to the dumpster just yet, especially not if you’re skilled in the art of getting…
When it comes to the publishing magazines, Condé Nast is kind of a big deal. Vogue, GQ, Vanity Fair, and Architectural Digest are not exactly run of the mill publications. Writers, models, and photographers at the top of their game have graced the pages. The company is planning to cash…
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…
