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What Art Basel Has Done For Miami

Art Basel begins this week, and WLRN will be your guide.  In a special hour hosted by WLRN's arts editor, Alicia Zuckerman, we give you tips on what to see, and how.  Plus we look at the fair's history...

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Local Artists Find Space At NADA During Art Basel Miami

Fifty years ago Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr. and Tony Bennett played the Deauville Beach Resort in Miami Beach. Now a handful of college students will have their day at the Deauville.The New Art...

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Miami Photographer Captures Changing Canvas Of Iconic Marine Stadium

Anyone visiting the National Hotel on South Beach during Art Basel this week will get a rare peek inside the Miami Marine Stadium.The Marine Stadium was built off the Miami mainland on Virginia Key in...

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Composer/Architect Discusses Airport Installation At Art Basel

Christopher Janney's sound and light installation for Miami International Airport was unveiled during last year's Art Basel Miami Beach. This year, he's back to discuss the piece on a panel during...

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How Fine Art Meets Internet Culture In Wynwood During Art Basel

Remember those unsettling dancing babies? The ones that got passed around the Internet in the days before social media and eventually made their way onto the Fox TV show, Ally McBeal? Those were GIFs....

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Shopping With The VIPs At Art Basel

 There are two things that drive Art Basel Miami Beach: passion for art and financial wheeling and dealing. The   organizers of one of the world's top art fairs cater to VIP's in ways that range from...

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Art Basel, Center For Great Apes, Perez Art Museum of Miami, and Broward Arts...

11/29/13 - Next time on South Florida Arts Beat, contributor Judith Bishop previews Art Basel/Miami Beach with Bob Goodman. Wauchula’s Center for Great...» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us

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High-Priced Art Is Booming: The Business of Basel

Sale 2791. Lot 8A. "Three Studies of Lucien Freud." $142.4 million.On the evening of Nov. 12 at Rockefeller Center in New York City, the 1969 oil...» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us

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Miami Muralist's Walls Brighten Art Week With Local Color

Art Basel Miami Beach begins Thursday, and although the fair brings in outside art for exhibits not always open to local talent, Miami artist David...» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us

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Now You See It, Now You Don’t: Wynwood’s Evolving Street Art

If you’ve wandered around Wynwood, chances are you’ve noticed all the murals. And if you wander around there months later, you'll probably notice a lot...» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us

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The Disappearing Act Of Wynwood-Midtown Satellite Fairs

Art Basel satellite fairs are having a harder time setting up shop in Wynwood and Midtown as the area becomes an established, year-round neighborhood....» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us

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An Interview With PAMM Director Thom Collins

The museum's director doesn't expect you to love everything in the museum. He doesn't even really want to you to. Here's an edited version of the...» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us

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Perez to PAMM Critics: Maybe Name Doesn't Sound As Familiar

History was made this week on the shore of Biscayne Bay. The Perez Art Museum Miami enters the world stage with the aim of being among those known by...» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us

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By Sculpting Through His Grief, Local Artist Finds Spotlight

Charles Soto started tattooing four years ago, after his mother died following a long illness. “[It] was a moment in my life of desperation. I hit rock...» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us

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Brazil ArtFair Pushing Latin Artists To Basel Forefront

Brazil has proved itself a global force in soccer and music, architecture and business. But there’s one area where the South American giant has yet to...» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us

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One Man's Trash Is Another Man's ... Artwork?

There’s no question that Art Basel brings plenty of people -- and their stuff -- to Wynwood. The question is: How do you keep the area clean? Leticia...» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us

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Do You Want To Vote On Dope?

On The Florida Roundup: The Florida Supreme Court listens to arguments over allowing a public referendum on legalizing marijuana for medical purposes...» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us

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Women In Art Symposium Tackles Inequality In Galleries

Art Miami, an Art Basel satellite fair, held a symposium this week on women in the arts. The event was designed to bring attention to inequality between...» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us

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Beyond Basel: The Art Market in South Florida

Emmett Moore is a South Florida artist through and through. He grew up in Miami and returned after college. That's when he set out to become an artist...» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us

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Basel Recap: What We Saw And Heard

Art Basel 2013 is over. During it, Wynwood and Miami Beach were oozing with art, music, and people (some of whom could be considered art).Even though...» E-Mail This     » Add to Del.icio.us

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