Art Basel Probably Not Coming to Brooklyn Anytime SoonReaders of this blog who want New York to get its own Art Basel — sorry. The Swiss company that owns the fair announced last week that it is shopping other towns, but they’re in Asia.
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Art Basel Miami: Brought to You by These SponsorsIn one sense, it’s a very good time to be an artist. There’s a lot of money out there, collector and corporate, to fund new work. Companies are using art to get publicity for their business ventures; the overwhelming memory of Art Basel 07 is one of corporate logos, hard-sell pitches and luxury branding.
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Who Bought What at Art Basel Miami?With Art Basel Miami over, and satellite fairs finishing up, the work begins of figuring out who bought, who sold, and what does it mean for contemporary art now.
Who’s Inspiring Booth Envy at Art Basel Miami?“It’s too early to tell,” says bewhiskered Upper East Side art dealer Robert Mnuchin, a little more than an hour into the blockbuster and busy Art Basel Miami fair. But, in one sense, it isn’t too early; a quick sprint across the floor of the Miami Convention Center shows some artists who’ve already hit the jackpot because powerhouse dealers are displaying them alongside bigger names.
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Art Basel Miami Kicks Off With Corporate Sponsors, Lenny Kravitz“Here we go again!” Sam Keller, impresario of Art Basel Miami, cries out to a friend on a Miami street late last night. And, as if on cue, the double doors of a giant geodesic dome swing open over his shoulder to reveal millions of dollars’ worth of glittering jewels.