Miami Art Fairs, Art Basel Miami Beach, Aqua, Art Miami, Bridge, Pulse, Red Dot, Scope, Rubell Collection
Already posted:
At the Catalina Hotel: The "exploding monitor, " titled LCDblossom_Future-genetic-Anomalies #1, 2008, by the artist [dNASAb] at Frederieke Taylor, New York. This is a strong sculpture and video installation in a room full of them, below
To my eye, Bridge has always been one of the weaker fairs. Certainly some interesting galleries and artists have taken up residence, and that was true this year as well, but over the years I’ve noticed a dealer migration into other, stronger fairs. Why it had two locations this year--at the Catalina Hotel on the beach, and in Wynwood-- was a mystery, when the good stuff would have fit handily into one small venue.
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Here’s what I liked. (Other galleries, like Project, Toomey Tourell, LTMH, and Garden Fresh were mentioned in the various Trends and Coinicidences posts, and Chi Contemporary, with a fabulous presentation in Wynwood, is coming up in one shortly.)
Installation at Frederieke Taylor Gallery, New York
Wynwood: Out and proud art at the Barbara Ann Levy Gallery, West Palm Beach, above and below
Catalina: Laugh out loud at Kidder Smith, Boston, with Peter Buchman's painting
Wynwood: The Williamsburg Gallery Association, Brooklyn
I like the cooperative spirit at work here. Artists have done this kind of thing, too, with open studios and cooperative galleries. For small dealers it makes sense to work communally, even if some of the galleries included also had booths of their own. (Even at the bigger fairs some galleries joined forces, presumably to share the work load and expenses.)
.If anyone felt differently about Bridge, please share your comments.
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