Art Basel in Miami Beach 2022

Death in Miami: crypto winter imperils NFTs and the 'effective altruism' movement too

The collapse of FTX has not only devastated the crypto world, but also threatened the ethics of “make money, do good”, touted by its founders

The last hurrah? Art world excess at Art Basel Miami Beach

Plus, UK culture cuts and Ukrainian Modernism in Madrid

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Venezuelan artists make a comeback in Miami

Art from the beleaguered country is on show at the Pinta fair, from Modern abstraction to textile works by Indigenous people

Cheeky ATM installation that shows users' bank balances sells for $75,000 and will go on public display in Miami

Work that showed a public leaderboard of the richest people at Art Basel in Miami Beach will now stay in the city

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Proceeds from sale of Banksy sculpture will aid refugees

The work, depicting a boat of refugees, is at Context Art Miami fair

Art Basel in Miami Beach sales report: dealers brace for gloomier times ahead

The fair saw healthy sales, particularly at the market’s top end, but many galleries are wary of a downturn

Anny Shaw. With additional reporting by Gareth Harris

Big Butch Energy: Nina Chanel Abney tells stories of college fraternities and sororities through collage

Depictions of hedonistic campus experiences are reframed through the parameters of sexuality, race and gender in the artist’s new exhibition at ICA Miami

Gossip from Miami Art Week: a Q&A with Anna Delvey, an edible sofa and a ready-to-ride artist

Plus, felted fast food, football graffiti and appearances from Doja Cat, Jared Leto and Leonardo Di Caprio

The seven best Latin American works at Art Basel Miami Beach

Laura Hakel, the curator of the Fundación Ama Amoedo in Uruguay, chooses her favourite contemporary pieces

Miami Beach public votes to acquire installation by Cuban artist Juana Valdés from Art Basel fair

Valdés's work will join pieces by Amoako Boafo, Sanford Biggers and others on long-term public display

Sculptor Julien Creuzet wins $20,000 French art prize at Art Basel in Miami Beach

The artist’s work is on show in both Andrew Kreps and High Art’s stands at the fair

Tania Bruguera pays tribute to political prisoners in Miami performance

The artist and activist staged a performance at El Espacio 23 during Miami Art Week "to remind people what is happening in Cuba right now"

Miami mega-collector Jorge Pérez: 'I hate to see where America is now'

Other leading cultural figures also respond to Florida's swing to the right

Next year—for the first time—a Miami gallery is going to Art Basel in Switzerland

David Castillo Gallery will become the only local dealer to make the jump to the mothership in its more than 50-year history

Gossip from Miami Art Week: rapper Jadakiss performs in a synagogue and Pace gallery boss Marc Glimcher is the karaoke king

Plus, a pop-up casino in Art Basel Miami Beach, a drone-delivered birthday message, and a Joe/Joan Jonas mix up

Mushrooms, moss and disco ball mirrors: our seven favourite works from Design Miami

The fair's theme this year "The Golden Age" looked towards the future amid present global uncertainties

Collectorsinterview

'I have a painting of two pig butts—portraying love—hanging in my kitchen': collector Ashley Abess on what she buys and why

The Miami native got the collecting bug young, buying a series of portraits—which still hang in her home—when she was in college

Not quite land, not quite sea, but all fearsome beauty: how Florida's Everglades has inspired artists

Celebrating its 75th anniversary, Everglades National Park is something of a guest of honour at this year’s Art Basel in Miami Beach. But the region’s conservation was hard-fought—and is still far from guaranteed

'An African way of seeing and Duchamp’s way of playing': artist Alexandre Diop shares his artistic inspirations

As an exhibition opens at the end of his residency at Miami’s Rubell Museum, the artist explains why discarded found objects are fundamental to his work

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Miami's next big art hub? Dilapidated, industrial district Little River attracts new galleries and art spaces

The neighbourhood will soon see the arrival of the non-profits Oolite Arts and Locust Projects, attracted by its vibrant community and relatively affordable real estate

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Artist Gabriel Massan uses video game world-building and the blockchain to reimagine the meaning of 'Third World'

The Brazilian digital artist is creating a multi-level collaborative game as part of the Serpentine Galleries' Artist Worlds programme, and minting tokens with the Tezos Ecosystem blockchain

Sports stars spotted at Art Basel in Miami Beach VIP preview

Venus Williams and Amar’e Stoudemire among the big-hitters at the fair

Random International’s newest work combines an immersive experience with NFTs

The light work "Living Room" is one several interactive pieces on show for Miami Art Week

'Art Basel has to keep changing': after 20 years, what is next for the fair juggernaut?

Noah Horowitz and Vincenzo de Bellis discuss their visions for the global fair brand and its flagship US fair in Miami

Gossip from Art Basel Miami Beach: Kelis serves Milkshake, Madonna reprises Sex, and gymnast turns art on its head

Plus, bare-chested violinist wows audience at Museum of Graffiti party and an arty car takes off at El Espacio 23

Miami—once touted as an NFT hub—suffers through enduring ‘crypto winter’

Amid high-profile bankruptcies of cryptocurrency companies and a dramatically shrinking NFT market, some art world players are pulling back while others double down

Miami’s controversial dog and cat sculpture park is unleashed

The new garden, containing 52 sculptures of pets by 50 local artists, has been criticised by many in the city’s arts community

Collectorsinterview

From a Keith Haring painting to a mummified Barbie: what collector Mario Cader-Frech buys and why

The adviser to the Untitled Art fair, and champion of contemporary artists from his native El Salvador, has only ever sold two works