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# Art Burning for Dummies
- URL: https://hyperallergic.com/art-burning-for-dummies/
- Published: 2010-12-04T12:30:14.000Z
- Updated: 2025-11-24T16:03:02.000Z
- Description: Last night's party at the Fountain art fair [http://www.fountainexhibit.com/calendar.html] started off great with a rum bar and tacos that you could garnish which freshly picked mint and cilantro, but soon before midnight it devolved into an art auction where descending bids allowed the buyer — and
- Author: Hrag Vartanian
- Tags: Opinion, #image-position-hidden, Fountain Art Fair, Miami Art Fairs, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2025-11-17 09:23 (2009-2011)

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Last night’s [party at the Fountain art fair](http://www.fountainexhibit.com/calendar.html?ref=hyperallergic.com) started off great with a rum bar and tacos that you could garnish which freshly picked mint and cilantro, but soon before midnight it devolved into an art auction where descending bids allowed the buyer — and the audience — to decide if the won work should be burned. Sometime around midnight we decided it was time to leave … and fast.