For roughly half an hour, art collectors had to consider a world in which they didn’t get that Alex Katz work.
Miami Art Week
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Joiri Minaya’s Tropical-Inflected Critiques of Colonialism
In unifying contemporary tropical realities with histories of colonization, Minaya demonstrates how imperialist attitudes survive in the discourse and commodification culture surrounding tropical tourism.
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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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Damien Davis Explores the Legacy of the Tulsa Race Massacre Through Collage
For his solo presentation at Untitled Art Fair in Miami, Davis developed a lexicon of negritude, crafting sculptural plexiglass collages to explore the events that decimated a community popularly known as “Black Wall Street.”
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Your Concise Guide to Miami Art Week 2019
Catch a strike for climate change, in addition to the yearly fairs, public art installations, and more. We suggest you arm yourself with a strong Cuban cafecito and take to exploring.
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In Miami, a Fair for Artists from Africa and the African Diaspora Shines Again
The Prizm Art Fair, which consistently shows great work, has finally been given the room to breathe.
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Your Concise Guide to Miami Art Week 2018
Your essential guide (by a local) of what to see and do during Miami’s popular art week.
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Timely, Exciting Work by Women Artists at Miami Art Week
Visceral, tender, and sometimes frightening works by women brought dynamism and a huge range of perspectives to the fairs of Miami Art Week.
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Latin American Artists Wrestle with Identity Politics at Pinta Miami
Pinta Miami, a fair dedicated mainly to Latin American artists, feels true to the city.
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Glimpses of Our Strange, Painful World at the Untitled Art Fair
Plenty of work at Untitled addresses dystopia, the reclamation of history and identity, and the absurdity of an art market that tries to address these topics.
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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.