Art Basel

Locavore: The Globus

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 19:11:23 GMT

Join us as we take you into the heart of the valley's treasured Globus Restaurant.

Plum Presents Art Basel Miami Beach 2009 (Episode 3, Part 3)

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 15:30:04 GMT

In the final installment of Plum Presents Art Basel Miami Beach 2009, Day 3, we explore the new Oceanfront area designed by Pae White of Creative Time in New York. Formerly Art Positions, the Oceanfront will serve as a platform for the fair's daily cultural programming. Collector Jennifer Rubell also shows off her new food installation and Bob Pittman has an over-the-top tequila party aboard a megayacht.

Plum Presents Art Basel Miami Beach 2009 (Episode 3, Part 2)

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 15:19:16 GMT

In the second installment of Plum Presents Art Basel Miami Beach 2009, Day 3, Journalist and Plum Contributor Lindsey Pollock heads to the New Art Dealers Alliance (NADA) opening reception at the Deauville Beach Resort. Lindsey also talks about the controversial art confiscation that took place in the Convention Center during Vernissage, and Princess Michael of Kent’s visit to Art Basel Miami Beach.

Plum Presents Art Basel Miami Beach 2009 (Episode 3, Part 1)

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 15:09:11 GMT

Welcome to Plum Presents Art Basel Miami Beach 2009, Day 3. In the first segment, Jennifer takes us through Gen Art’s Vanguard party where they teamed up with Aqua Art Miami in the Design District. We also see sculptures by acclaimed Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama over at the Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, which will be on display until May 30, 2010.

Plum Presents Art Basel Miami Beach 2009 (Episode 2, Part 3)

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 14:49:16 GMT

In the final installment of Plum Presents Art Basel Miami Beach 2009, host Mark Ellwood takes us on his nightly adventures of party-hopping, which take us to The Standard, The Setai, and Delano Hotel. Mark and Jennifer also discuss their plans for the evening, which include Gen Art Vanguard at Aqua Art Miami. We finish up the show with artist Francesca DiMattio showcasing her latest project of works Decollage at Locust Projects.

Plum Presents Art Basel Miami Beach 2009 (Episode 2, Part 2)

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 14:42:19 GMT

In the second installment of Plum Presents Art Basel Miami Beach 2009, Day 2, Plum talks to some of the collectors in town for Art Basel Miami Beach, who come to this event more for the shopping, than the partying. They also note how some celebrities are not only collecting art, but trying their hand at the craft as well. This year actor Sylvester Stalone showed his paintings at Red Dot Art Fair. We then take a look at one of Miami’s most famed collectors, Marty Marguiles, who houses his collection at Warehouse in the Wynwood District.

Plum Presents Art Basel Miami Beach 2009 (Episode 2, Part 1)

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 14:40:45 GMT

Welcome to Plum Presents Art Basel Miami Beach 2009, Day 2. In the first segment, art market expert and Plum contributor Tony Freund take us through the Convention Center during Art Basel Vernissage (opening preview) see the art, as well as who is in attendance (hint: you may see some celebrity art fans). We also sit down for an interview with Calvin Klein at The Setai and get up-close and personal famed artist, Shepard Fairey who, despite having his works on display inside the Convention Center, still believes in the importance of public art works.

Plum Presents Art Basel Miami Beach 2009 (Episode 1, Part 3)

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 13:10:02 GMT

In the final installment of Plum Presents Art Basel Miami Beach 2009, Plum visits the home of Art Basel, Basel, Switzerland and catches up with artists Michael Elmgreen and Ingar Dragset to see one of their new works for the first time. In case you weren’t sure what fairs and parties to attend, Plum correspondent Anthony Freund gives us his detailed itinerary about where to go and what to see on Thursday, December 3 (Art Basel Miami Beach’s official Opening Day).

Plum Presents Art Basel Miami Beach 2009 (Episode 1, Part 2)

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 12:55:39 GMT

In the second part of Plum Presents Art Basel Miami Beach 2009, Jennifer Santiago and Mark Ellwood describe a central feature of Art Basel Miami Beach: the private art collections of Rubell Family, Margulies Collection, and Craig Robins (to name a few). We then take an inside look into the latest hanging of art collector Dennis Scholl, who has a curator take over his home every year. Also acting as one of our AB correspondents, Dennis Scholl had the opportunity to sit down with art critic Jerry Saltz to talk about the influence of money on art; which leads to a final discussion: how neurotic is the art world?

Plum Presents Art Basel Miami Beach 2009 (Episode 1, Part 1)

Fri, 11 Dec 2009 12:53:00 GMT

Welcome to Plum Presents Art Basel Miami Beach 2009. In the first segment, hosts Jennifer Santiago and Mark Ellwood discuss how the economy has affected Art Basel Miami Beach by forcing the creators to scale down the actual fair without eliminating any of the glitz and prestige. Mark visits Design Miami, which celebrated its Vernissage before Art Basel’s for the first time in eight years. Jennifer and Mark also discuss the new additions to Art Basel Miami Beach 2009, including the W South Beach as a hub for this year’s cultural and social activities, as well as the new Oceanfront area (formerly the shipping containers) situated on Collins Ave.

Art Basel Miami Beach 2009: Yayoi Kusama's Exhibit at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Gardens

Wed, 09 Dec 2009 16:33:53 GMT

Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden is showcasing the sculptures of Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama for the 2010 art season. Kusama's Flowers that Bloom at Midnight consists of giant, vividly painted flower sculptures that range from five to sixteen feet in height. Several of Kusama's playful Pumpkins are also on display. The multi-part floating exhibit Guidepost to the New Space, is a series of rounded “humps” in fire-engine red with white polka dots that is being displayed in Pandanus Lake.

Art Basel Miami Beach 2009: Maarten Baas, Designer of The Year

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 16:58:03 GMT

Design Miami's Designer of the Year Maarten Baas describes how he approaches his work with no borders or limitations and gives Plum TV a behind-the-scenes tour of the collection he brought to Art Basel Miami Beach 2009.

Art Basel Miami Beach 2009: Maybach Honors Aspen Art Museum

Sun, 06 Dec 2009 16:44:28 GMT

Collector Dennis Scholl & AAM Director Heidi Zuckerman Jacobson guide us through a Maybach sponsored event during Art Basel Miami Beach in honor of the Aspen Art Museum. Business was conducted & breathtakingly beautiful automobiles were on display.

Art Basel Miami Beach 2009: Shepard Fairey

Sat, 05 Dec 2009 16:31:02 GMT

Shepard Fairey, best known for his Obama Hope poster and OBEY Giant images, is a ubiquitous street artist who has been eagerly taken up by the mainstream commercial art market and art institutions in the last few years. At Art Basel Miami Beach, Shepard not only has work showing in the Convention Center with Deitch Projects, he's done multiple public installations. "Shepard Fairey: Public Works" produced by Country Club gallery in collaboration with the Fountainhead Residency and Miami Art Musuem is installed on shipping containers at 2700 NW 2nd Ave in the Wynwood District. The mural will stay pristine for the few days of the fair, before the security leaves and the taggers flock.

Art Basel Miami Beach 2009: NADA Art Fair

Fri, 04 Dec 2009 22:25:38 GMT

Art Reporter Lindsay Pollock takes us through the NADA (New Art Dealers Alliance) Art Fair. NADA is the destination for younger, edgier artists to showcase their work, and for collectors to snap it up at a discounted price before it hits the big time.