Despite a Strong Miami Fair, Art Basel’s Parent Company MCH Group Is Under Pressure to Cut Costs and Streamline Its Business

Art Fairs

Despite a Strong Miami Fair, Art Basel’s Parent Company MCH Group Is Under Pressure to Cut Costs and Streamline Its Business

Internal communications show MCH is still struggling with budget issues.

By Eileen Kinsella, Dec 9, 2019

Art Fairs

How the Unhinged Reaction to Maurizio Cattelan’s Banana Revealed the Thin Line Between the Art World and Total Anarchy

Everyone from the Guerrilla Girls to Popeyes Chicken had something to say.

By Sarah Cascone, Dec 9, 2019

Events and Parties

Pulitzer Prize-Winning Art Critic Jerry Saltz and Artist Marilyn Minter Warn of ‘Creeping Puritanism’ in an ‘Unforgiving Art World’

Shepard Fairey, Shantell Martin, and Tali Lennox were among the guests for an intimate conversation between the two provocateurs.

By Sarah Cascone, Dec 9, 2019

Art Fairs

Maurizio Cattelan’s $120,000 Banana Was Ejected From Art Basel Miami Beach After Drawing Unsafe Crowds (and Getting Eaten)

The day after the stunt, the gallerist Emmanuel Perrotin took the artwork down for good a day early.

By Javier Pes, Dec 7, 2019

Art Fairs

4 Striking Trends at NADA Miami That Show Us Where the Art World—and Market—Are Headed Next

The fair this year included a healthy number of works priced at $10,000 and less.

By Julia Halperin & Tim Schneider, Dec 6, 2019

Art World

Wet Paint: Celebs Storm Art Basel Miami Beach, the KAWS Whisperer Revealed, & More Juicy Art-World Gossip

Which celebrities attended the Dior show at the Rubell Museum? What art did Justin Bieber choose to sell at auction? Read on for answers.

By Nate Freeman, Dec 5, 2019

Art Fairs

Cindy Sherman Has Unveiled Her First Non-Photographic Works at Art Basel Miami Beach: Tapestries Based on Her Instagram

The new experiments are selling like hotcakes at Metro Pictures.

By Sarah Cascone, Dec 5, 2019

Art Fairs

‘People Get Into the Rhythm’: Here’s What VIPs Were Buying During Art Basel Miami Beach’s Leisurely Preview Day

Miami retains its status as North America's most important art shopping destination.

By Eileen Kinsella & Nate Freeman, Dec 4, 2019

Art Fairs

Maurizio Cattelan Is Taping Bananas to a Wall at Art Basel Miami Beach and Selling Them for $120,000 Each

"The banana," explains the artist, "is supposed to be a banana."

By Sarah Cascone, Dec 4, 2019

Art Fairs

See Highlights From Art Basel Miami Beach’s New ‘Meridians’ Section, Where the Fair’s Biggest (and Best) Artworks Shine

Art Basel's new features impressive works like Portia Munson’s ‘The Garden,’ which sold quickly.

By Sarah Cascone, Dec 4, 2019

On View

Take a Peek Inside the Newly Relocated—and Renamed—Rubell Museum in Miami, Opening Just in Time for Art Basel

More than 300 works are presented across 40 galleries in the inaugural installation.

By Eileen Kinsella, Dec 3, 2019

People

The Rubell Effect: How the Miami Couple Brought the Midas Touch to Generations of Young Artists

As Don and Mera Rubell prepare to open their newly expanded museum in Miami's Allapattah neighborhood, we examine their formidable legacy.

By Janelle Zara, Dec 3, 2019

Art Fairs

The Class of 2019? Meet 6 Fast-Rising Artists Having Star Turns at This Year’s Art Basel Miami Beach

These emerging artists work in all manner of media, from ceramics to textile to painting.

By Artnet News, Dec 2, 2019

Art Fairs

As Jetsetters Prepare to Descend on the Eroding Shores of Miami, Art Basel Awkwardly Tries to Address Climate Change

How can an industry that hinges on international travel confront climate change?

By Eileen Kinsella & Naomi Rea, Dec 2, 2019

Art Fairs

From the MoMA Effect to a New Platform for Massive Art, Here’s What’s New at Art Basel Miami Beach This Year

The new "Meridians" platform will showcase large works in a massive ballroom.

By Eileen Kinsella, Dec 1, 2019