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Art Basel Miami Beach and Associated Art in Miami

This was the fifth time I’d gone to ABMB (Art Basel Miami Beach) and the multi-ring circus that includes the peripheral art fairs, local museums, collectors who run private museum spaces, temporary public projects and various lectures, performances, film showings and parties. I decided to take it easy and be guided by the interests of several friends who were also in Miami for the events, spending two days with tv news producer, Jake Haselkorn, who’s spent the past 20 years covering Asia and my good friend, Berta Sichel, Director of the Film Department at the Reina Sophia Museum, Madrid, as ... More » »

Summer in Boston

Anish Kapoor, S-Curve, 2006, Polished steel, 85 1/4 x 384 x 48 in. Courtesy Regen Projects, Los Angeles. Photo: John Kennard. I was in Boston last month for a college reunion (my first; it took me decades to attend one) and managed to fit in two important institutions devoted to contemporary art on my way in from the airport. First was the Institute of Contemporary Art in its prize-winning new building by Diller Scofidio + Renfro; what they’ve given up in terms of walk-in traffic at their previous Back Bay location is made up for in harbor views, although the ... More » »