With the Fate of the Fair in Question as the Virus Overwhelms Florida, Art Basel Miami Beach Just Gave Dealers More Time to Commit

Art Fairs

With the Fate of the Fair in Question as the Virus Overwhelms Florida, Art Basel Miami Beach Just Gave Dealers More Time to Commit

The fair says it is "deeply committed" to holding the event in December "if at all feasible."

By Eileen Kinsella, Jul 8, 2020

Art Fairs

A Crafty Swiss Financier Is Reportedly Trying to Gather Investors to Wrest Art Basel Away From Its Parent Company, the MCH Group

But the MCH Group has its own plans.

By Eileen Kinsella, Jun 24, 2020

Art Fairs

The Company That Owns Pulse Is Shuttering the 15-Year-Old Art Fair and Replacing It With a Miami Edition of Volta

The new edition of Volta will touch down at Mana Wynwood this December.

By Sarah Cascone, Jun 24, 2020

Art Fairs

Art Basel Says It’s ‘Too Early’ to Confirm Its Marquee Fair Will Take Place This Fall, But Promises More Online Offerings

The fair's latest missive to exhibitors also offers a series of perks.

By Eileen Kinsella, Apr 27, 2020

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