NewsMiami Art Week
Mama said: Najja Moon’s new Miami Beach monument honours mothers in their own words
The abstract sound sculpture, the first commission for a fifth plinth in Collins Park, will emit recordings of women speaking maternal affirmations, reminders and critiques
NewsAcquisitions
Miami Beach public votes to acquire Sanford Biggers quilt for public art collection
The city bought the piece from the local dealer David Castillo’s virtual Art Basel in Miami Beach display as part of its Legacy Purchase Program
InterviewExhibitions
‘I want to be here’: with two shows in London, Tracey Emin reflects on life, love and loneliness
The artist is paired with the Norwegian Expressionist Edvard Munch at the Royal Academy of Arts, and is showing new works at White Cube’s Mayfair gallery, as well as an installation for the online edition of Art Basel in Miami Beach
AnalysisArt fairs
The art world's Miami vice: bored with OVRs, galleries return with some physical events in lieu of Art Basel—but should they?
While the city’s flagship art fair was cancelled this year, other in-person events and pop-up projects abound despite rising coronavirus cases
NewsSculpture parks
A seven-mile underwater sculpture park is slated to open in Miami Beach next December
The Reef Line, designed by the architect Shohei Shigematsu/OMA, will include new commissions by Leandro Erlich, Ernesto Neto and Agustina Woodgate
NewsBakehouse Art Complex
Miami non-profit launches virtual sales platform with a generous donation from the Martin Margulies Foundation
The Bakehouse Art Complex hopes to raise $100,000 in its inaugural sale to help artists amid the Covid-19 pandemic
NewsReal estate
The pull of Palm Beach proves irresistible for blue-chip galleries—but for how long?
Lehmann Maupin and Paula Cooper are the latest to join dealers like Acquavella and Pace in setting up seasonal spaces in the Sunshine State
NewsArt market
Miami Beach launches residency programme to help artists and businesses in lieu of Art Basel tourism revenue
The initiative encourages property owners to lend their vacant spaces for free and offers $2,500 stipends to artists—but they may still need to pay rent
NewsArt market
Miami Design District aims to fill in the fair gap with winter arts event
The Design Miami fair will return to the Moore Building, and other galleries that regularly show in Art Basel will be given temporary spaces
NewsCommercial galleries
Superblue unveils installations by James Turrell, Es Devlin and teamLab to inaugurate its Miami space
An outgrowth of PaceX, the experiential art centre is the first in a series of planned galleries that focus on the intersection of technology and art
NewsArt market
Galleries cast doubt on the return of fairs in 2021 in latest Art Basel and UBS report
Covid-19 has forced galleries to cut staff by 33% on average as sales plummet 36% in the first half of 2020—and optimism is dwindling for next year
NewsArt fairs
Art Basel cancels Miami Beach edition in December
The fair's organisers say they have "no other option" as Covid-19 cases in Florida stay stubbornly high and US travel restrictions remain in place
NewsDamien Hirst
Damien Hirst offers to swap any work for viral duct-tape banana—but Maurizio Cattelan says no
Curator Francesco Bonami has created his own version for the British artist as a consolation prize
BlogDiary
Cancelled artist or Karen call-out? TikTok video shows disgruntled woman smashing a Romero Britto sculpture
NewsArt & Technology
Superblue experiential art centre to launch in Miami this December
New commercial venture aims to capitalise on the rise of immersive artworks by selling tickets rather than objects
NewsMuseums & Heritage
ICA Miami expands online programming and scholarship with $2m grant
The institution’s Art + Research Center will be renamed after the Knight Foundation in light of gift, which funds two new positions and educational initiatives
NewsArt market
David Castillo is moving his gallery to Miami Design District
The dealer plans to open his new space in the Melin Building in September
NewsArt fairs
Art Basel in Miami Beach waives August withdrawal fee for dealers amid surge in Florida coronavirus cases
Fair organisers say they remain “committed” to the show in December even as the lease for a temporary hospital and Covid-19 testing site at the Miami Beach Convention Center is extended
NewsArt law
Alleging censorship, ACLU sues Miami Beach for removal of painting memorialising the police shooting of Raymond Herisse
A painting by Rodney Jackson was removed from an exhibition focusing on racial justice issues at the request of Miami Beach officials
CommentMuseums & Heritage
Our mission is to be Miami’s art museum—that’s why we spent $145,000 to buy works from local galleries
Franklin Sirmans, the director of the Perez Art Museum Miami, explains the impetus behind the Collectors Council’s largest group acquisition ever
NewsArt market
Untitled, Art turns to virtual reality to improve the online fair experience
The organisers are using video game technology to recreate the “element of discovery” of wandering the aisles of a physical event
NewsForensic Architecture
Forensic Architecture founder barred from entering US ahead of Miami retrospective
Eyal Weizman, the director of the London-based art and research group, says embassy officials told him an algorithm had identified him as a security threat just two days before his planned departure
NewsArt law
UK light artist sues Miami botanical garden over 'unauthorised replicas' of his work
Bruce Munro claims the Fairchild Tropical Botanical Gardens intentionally imitated his works for its festive event known as The NightGarden
BlogArt Basel in Miami Beach
Art Basel in Miami Beach diary: performing beauty at Satellite, cosmic creations at Untitled and making sweet art world music
Plus, a look into the archive at Solange's porn confession
AnalysisLaw
Rule of law: Legal tips for art lovers
From new exhibitor regulations at Art Basel in Miami Beach to questions over insurance and taxes
InterviewArt Basel Miami Beach 2018
Bill Fontana: Miami sound machine
The artist and composer’s new South Florida-specific installation is an evocative experience
CommentArt fairs
When do satellite fairs become space junk?
With at least 19 such events taking place during Art Basel in Miami Beach this year, have we reached "peak fair"?
BlogArt Basel in Miami Beach 2018
Art Basel in Miami Beach diary: the ghost of Dan Flavin, Dan Sallick wants to start a 'slow art movement' and Fab 5 Freddy talks art
Plus, a look into the archive at Isabella Rossellini's saucy series on the sex lives of animals
InterviewArtists
Ebony G. Patterson: new garden-inspired installations reveal an original thinker in full bloom
The artist’s exhibition at the Pérez Art Museum Miami is an intense, immersive experience
Feature
You have to renovate to accumulate: three South Florida museums expand in very different ways
The Norton Museum of Art, the Boca Raton Museum of Art and the Museum of Art and Design at Miami Dade College show that museum expansions can take different sizes and forms
CommentArt Basel in Miami Beach 2018
Miami’s art scene will keep on growing
The city is young, but it is making a noticeable mark internationally when it comes to contemporary art
NewsArt Basel in Miami Beach 2018
A gift for Chicago, a new work for Norway, and a Rothko rockets in price: talking points at Art Basel in Miami Beach
From a Tschabalala Self painting donated to the Art Institute of Chicago to Goshka Macuga's commission the Norwegian parliament
NewsLatin American art
Ella Fontanals-Cisneros plans to take her Latin American art collection worldwide
Works from the 3,000-strong collection have already travelled to Mexico, Ecuador and Brazil and in 2019, Fontanals-Cisneros plans to “cross even more uncharted waters”
BlogArt Basel in Miami Beach 2018
Art Basel in Miami Beach diary: Neneh is the Cherry on top at White Cube and stars show support for HIV/Aids charity auction
Plus, feast your eyes on a ten-foot-high chocolate tower
CommentLatin American art
Art Basel in Miami Beach has become Latin American art’s El Dorado
Just as the fair has transformed the city’s image and economy, it has also had a big influence on the neighbouring region's flourishing art trade
InterviewCollector's Eye
Collector's eye: Jorge Pérez
Art lovers tell us what they’ve bought and why
InterviewArtist interview
Pedro Reyes and Carla Fernández: 'death to planned obsolescence'
The Design Miami Visionary award-winners tell us about their projects at the fair
AnalysisMarket
In debt we trust: the rise of art-secured lending
The rapid growth in the number of loan providers, from private banks to specialist lenders, could transform the art market’s relationship with the financial markets
NewsArt Basel in Miami Beach
Done deals: what's selling in Miami this week
Follow our tweets tagged #TANsalestally for notable purchases from Art Basel and the surrounding fairs
InterviewCollector's Eye
Collector's eye: Dennis Scholl
Art lovers tell us what they’ve bought and why
InterviewExhibitions
Larry Bell: Through the looking glass
With an exhibition at ICA Miami, we speak to the artist about his innovative work, from transparent cubes to sensuous colour installations
FeatureArt Basel in Miami Beach 2018
From the archive: headlines from our 15 years (so far) at Art Basel in Miami Beach
We look back at our very first set of daily papers in 2004
BlogArt Basel in Miami Beach 2018
Art Basel in Miami Beach diary: Arnold Schwarzenegger is a forgery fan and Tomás Saraceno gets nerdy on the beach
Plus, a look into the archive at Larry Gagosian's crabby habits
InterviewThe Haas Brothers
Agony Uncles: the Haas Brothers
The stylish siblings answer your questions about the art world
NewsProtest
'Tania Bruguera's bravery always stands out': art world responds to Cuban artist's arrest
Activist is among several artists detained in Havana on Monday ahead of planned protest
PreviewExhibitions
Judy Chicago’s career and journey into the art-historical canon celebrated in new show
Exhibition at the Institute of Contemporary Art in Miami includes test plates for the artist's most famous work, The Dinner Party
ArchiveMiami Art Week
Buyers and dealers unswervingly snapping up art at Miami fairs, despite economic slump
How young dealers are on the up
CommentArt market
Gatherings are taboo in the Covid-19 world, so where does that leave experiential art?
New venture Superblue aims to attract younger audiences by selling tickets for immersive events, but its model is at odds with a socially distanced society
Melanie Gerlis