Maurizio Cattelan’s ludicrous banana artwork has gone viral for its $120,000 price tag. While the mainstream media has created a frenzy around the sculpture, the internet also offers an incredible selection of memes.
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“It Tasted Like $120,000,” Says Artist Who Ate Maurizio Cattelan’s Infamous Banana Artwork
“It’s not vandalism, I’m a performance artist,” David Datuna said proudly of the stunt, which has permeated the internet and the mainstream press.
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Gauging the Potential of Abstraction at Art Basel Miami Beach
Questions of privilege aside, the range of abstract works reminded me how artists are providing nuanced ways of thinking about identity that move beyond exclusion/inclusion binaries.
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Creating Soundscapes From the Whispering, Bubbling, and Roaring Earth
Now on view at Art Basel Miami Beach, sound artist Jana Winderen’s The Art of Listening: Under Water draws listeners’ attention to the rich sonic landscapes of nature — and highlights how human activity might affect them.
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A Gallery Worker’s Glimpses of Art Basel Miami Beach
Special scenes from the week’s main art fair.
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Looking for America at Art Basel Miami Beach
If you know where to look, you will find heartbreakingly potent art at the fair this year.
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Glenn Ligon and Claudia Rankine Talk Race at Art Basel Miami Beach
The artist and the poet sat down together at Miami’s largest art fair to discuss their mutual influence and inspiration.
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All Is Not as It Seems in Art Basel Miami Beach’s Sculpture Park
Many of the works in the mega-fair’s public art sector mess with visitors’ expectations of what outdoor sculptures and monuments should be and can do.
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Your Concise Guide to the 2016 Miami Art Fairs
There are more than 20 fairs in Miami this week, on top of the rich offerings at the city’s museums and private collections. Here’s a handy way to make sense of it all.
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Art Basel Miami Beach Stabber Was Motivated by Irrational Fear of ISIS
The woman who stabbed a fairgoer at Art Basel Miami Beach last year has been deported to her native China and will not be able to return to the US again.
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Your Concise Guide to the 2015 Miami Art Fairs
You have limited time, but you need to know where to go. Don’t worry, we got you covered. Here’s our take on what to expect.
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Jeb Bush to Hold “Pop Art” Fundraiser at “Trendy” Art Basel Miami Beach
According to a 112-page internal document recently leaked from the Jeb Bush campaign, the Florida governor and Presidential hopeful is planning a pop art–themed fundraising event at Art Basel Miami Beach.