Reflecting North and South America’s political and economic turbulence and artists’ domestic and environmental concerns, Art Basel Miami Beach 2018 — its 17th edition — will open to the public December 6 through 9 at the newly renovated Miami Beach Convention Center. Two hundred and sixty eight exhibitors will display work in tried and true sectors: Galleries, where gallerists present their choice of artists and where 12 galleries have moved to from their previous sectors; Nova, where three artists will exhibit in each of the twenty nine gallery-supported booths; Survey, showing 16 works made since 2000; Positions, where emerging galleries will show 14 solo artists, eight for the first time; Kabinett, with themed exhibits; Edition, where 11 galleries show prints; Conversations, where artists, curators and gallerists discuss the work and the art world; and Magazines, the sector where … [Read more...] about Still Relevant: Art Basel Miami Beach Keeps the Pulse
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ART BASEL 2018 PREVIEW: WHAT’S NEW?
EVENT ART BASEL MESSEPLATZ 10 4005 BASEL SWITZERLAND JUNE 14 THROUGH 17 Artscope Magazine is again represented in the Publications Section at the 49th edition of Art Basel, taking place from June 12 through 17 in Basel, Switzerland. As the art market shifts from physical galleries to increasing online and art fair sales, 290 galleries from 35 countries will exhibit in Halls 1 and 2 on the Messe Basel as Art Basel stages the world’s biggest art fair. Sixteen mid-size and emerging galleries will exhibit here for the first time, with three more leaping from the proposal-driven Statements and Features sector into Galleries. Unlimited, Statements and Galleries will show photography, painting, drawing. sculpture, video and installations, with outdoor installations and sculpture at Parcours at the Cathedral Square. Films and Conversations, including informative talks by artists … [Read more...] about ART BASEL 2018 PREVIEW: WHAT’S NEW?
ART PALM BEACH 2016
By Molly Hamill Palm Beach, Fl. - Someone says art, Florida, winter and you might think — Art Basel. But that’s not the Sunshine State’s only signature art event. Over 85 exhibitors from 21 countries were in attendance from January 21-25 at Art Palm Beach for an impressive show dedicated to contemporary, emerging and modern masters at the Palm Beach County Convention Center in West Palm Beach. While a winter storm battered the mid-Atlantic and East Coast states, a bustling crowd of creatives and collectors met for the 19th incarnation of the fair. Works by big names like Picasso, Leger and Calder were interwoven with a multitude of contemporary names working in a broad spectrum of mediums — glass, photography, paint, resin and paper, just to name a few. Complimenting the work on view was a variety of talks spanning themes from "Aboriginal Masters of the Australian Western Desert" … [Read more...] about ART PALM BEACH 2016
ART BASEL MIAMI BEACH 2015
THE ART WORLD IS HOT, HOT, HOT by Suzanne Volmer South Beach Miami, Florida - Upon entering Art Basel Miami Beach, one was met with Rosemarie Trockel’s large, abstract, reptilian-looking wall installation, a monochromatic work with scales sprung slightly from the wall in low relief. The trends of relief and monochrome echoed as one progressed through the hallways and booths ahead. Although the color vibrancy for which Miami is known was retained, the current of its profusion was less. Trockel’s swift amplification of textural influences and physical movement was installed adjacent to a large photographic print by Andreas Gursky. Placed at the fore on the outer booth wall of Sprüth Magers Gallery, both works started a dialogue of substrates reflecting trends later evident amid this year’s overall fair content. The artworks explored the idea of process and texture informing … [Read more...] about ART BASEL MIAMI BEACH 2015