MiamiHerald.com: Art Basel

Pricey art continues its rebound at Basel

Sun, 04 Dec 2011 10:25 EST

Leaving the dark days of the financial crisis well behind them, art collectors appear to be gaining confidence and scooping up more expensive pieces. Forget that red drip: the price remains $2.8 million.

Miami’s cultural maturity on display in Art Basel’s 10th year

Sat, 03 Dec 2011 22:42 EST

The 10th edition of Art Basel Miami Beach has burnished our cultural reputation, and been a boon for local artists and art-scene pros.

Must see events at this year’s Art Basel

Sat, 03 Dec 2011 11:45 EST

Just when it seems the furor around Art Basel Miami Beach has hit the ultimate fever pitch, here comes the fair’s 10th edition. Add in a cyclone of side bars, pop-up installations and mobile projects, and you hardly know which way to turn.

Coming up roses

Fri, 02 Dec 2011 18:14 EST

Building on a tradition of years past, a modern artist joins the garden party at Fairchild

Developer gives $35 million naming donation to Miami Art Museum

Fri, 02 Dec 2011 08:34 EST

The Miami Art Museum will be renamed the Jorge M. Pérez Art Museum of Miami-Dade County after a $35 million gift from the developer.

Coming up roses

Fri, 02 Dec 2011 18:14 EST

Building on a tradition of years past, a modern artist joins the garden party at Fairchild

Miami graffiti artist: Art Basel leaves local artists in the cold

Thu, 01 Dec 2011 14:01 EST

Art Basel brings international artists, dealers and galleries to Miami by the thousands, but where does local art fit in?

Art Basel Miami Beach: Yogurt for breakfast at the Rubells'

Thu, 01 Dec 2011 15:00 EST

Every year during Art Basel Miami Beach, the Rubells, Miami's foremost art-collecting clan, invite guests to their 45,000-square-foot Wynwood home/museum for an artful breakfast. Last year the fare was oatmeal, and you served yourself through a ritualized process that featured mounds of spoons and sugar packets, stacks of bowls, rows of milk, and a phalanx of crock pots -- each component a dwindling sculpture.

Andy Warhol at Art Basel Miami Beach (VIDEO)

Thu, 01 Dec 2011 12:51 EST

In the late '60s, Andy Warhol famously prophesied that, in the future, everyone would be world-famous for 15 minutes. With reality television making, breaking, and forsaking "everyone"s with brutal speed, YouTube giving hope to anyone with the dream of landing a mention on Tosh.0, and Twitter putting celebrity/infamy a mere 140 characters away, Warhol's prediction was dead on.

Artful fashion: Eye-catching ensembles compete with paintings

Thu, 01 Dec 2011 19:48 EST

Fashion filled the aisles, fueled the spirit and framed the artwork at Art Basel Miami Beach this week — a green floral Balenciaga frock inspired by the designer’s archives; a black Alaia outfit purchased at his Paris atelier; a silky, brightly colored maxi dress that matched a painting’s palette.

A vodka named Miami? Absolutely

Thu, 01 Dec 2011 06:00 EST

The Swedish-spirits company is debuting a limited-edition drink during Art Basel that aims to distill ‘the essence of Miami’ in a bottle.

Art is a perk at some South Florida hotels

Thu, 01 Dec 2011 00:00 EST

From gallery partnerships to pieces from their owners’ personal collections, several South Florida hotels are featuring art in a big way.

ART FOR EVERYONE

Thu, 01 Dec 2011 17:00 EST

With so much art to see this week, why not customize your itinerary? Our Basel correspondents offer their tailor-made picks.

Art Basel opens to big VIP crowd, credit for Miami’s culture “evolution”

Thu, 01 Dec 2011 01:47 EST

Opening day brought the usual rush of VIP collectors and browsers, along with backers touting the fair’s growth and Miami’s growing art scene.

A princely time at Art Basel

Thu, 01 Dec 2011 19:19 EST

Miami artist Jennifer Rubell’s sculpture of Prince William at Art Basel Miami Beach’s Friedman booth was a hit, with women crowding around to have their photo taken with the wax prince. The idea came from photos of the prince and his bride during the engagement, said Rubell. "My first reaction was imaginig myself in Kate’s place,’’ she said. She knew other women were doing the same. So she created the experience for them.

Fairs encourage social media

Wed, 30 Nov 2011 19:23 EST

At this year’s Art Basel and surrounding satellite fairs, the challenge will be to keep visitors’ eyes focused on the art, not on their smartphones.

Food for thought

Wed, 30 Nov 2011 13:46 EST

On every opening day of Art Basel Miami Beach, Jennifer Rubell — whose family owns a massive contemporary art collection housed in Wynwood — opens a culinary exhibition, studying the relationship between art and food and often, a larger social issue. Every year, she offers something more than breakfast.