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Art Basel Miami Beach 2011

I decided to take it easy at the fairs this year, assuming that, as with large conferences, I’d certainly discover interesting work but was unlikely to predict ahead of time just where I’d find it. One obvious new feature of Art Basel/Miami Beach this year was the prominence of furniture. Some of it was part of the work on display, such as Dan Peterman‘s Running Tables at Klosterfelde, Berlin, despite the fact that the staff were sitting on the built-in seats to eat their lunch; I assume his recycled plastics can handle the wear.

Drop What You Are Doing and Come to Berlin, 3

Letter from Mari Shaw in Berlin, part 3 This is the third of four posts on Berlin’s Gallery Weekend. Links to the other posts are at the bottom. Mona Hatoum, Nature morte aux grenades (detail), 2006-2007, Crystal, mild steel and rubber, 95 x 208 x 70 cm, Edition of 5, photo courtesy Galerie Max Hetzler Around the corner from Barbara Weiss is Arndt and Partners, which is showing the work of Muntean/Rosenblum, an artist couple who work collaboratively. Muntean and Rosenblum describe their work as an exploration of painting. The show includes large representational paintings of expressionless, languorous teens, with ... More » »