Surface Area, a gallery space and showroom near the Institute of Contemporary Art in Miami, said in complaint filed to Florida’s Southern District Court earlier this week that Ye, formerly Kanye West, owes $145,813 for the “reservation, customization, and use of its rental space as a recording studio.” Surface Area alleges that Ye and his team agreed to rent out the gallery space on January ...
Art Basel Miami Beach, the largest art fair in the United States, is getting even bigger for its 20th anniversary edition. The upcoming 2022 fair, slated to run December 1–3 with preview days on November 29–30 at the Miami Beach Convention Center, will host 283 exhibitors from 38 countries and territories. This iteration will once again bring together some of the world’s top galleries, ...
The New Art Dealers Alliance (NADA) will host its 20th anniversary edition this year, with 145 participating galleries and nonprofit art organizations. The fair will return to its longtime home of Ice Palace Studios and run November 30 to December 3. Among the galleries, more than 80 of which are NADA members, lined up to take part are Charles Moffett, Cooper Cole, Embajada, Et ...
Untitled Art will have more than 140 exhibitors at its upcoming edition in Miami Beach later this year. The fair will run November 29 to December 3, with a VIP preview on November 28, on the sands of Miami Beach (near Ocean Drive and 12th Street). Among the galleries set to participate are Addis Fine Art, Denny Dimin Gallery, Erin Cluley Gallery, Fredericks & ...
While art fairs have come roaring back as cities around the world continue to recover from the pandemic, a surprise turn of events has scuttled the first-ever planned edition of the prestigious Design Miami fair in Paris: a permit refusal from a police official. According to the French newspaper Le Monde, on July 29, the city’s new police commissioner, Laurent Nunez, said that the ...
Art Industry News is a daily digest of the most consequential developments coming out of the art world and art market. Here’s what you need to know on this Monday, July 25. NEED-TO-READ The Orlando Museum Director’s History of “Discovering” Artworks – It turns out that Aaron De Groft, who was fired from the Orlando Museum of Art for staging an exhibition of allegedly ...
Elon Musk is denying claims that he had an affair with the wife of Google co-founder Sergey Brin at Art Basel Miami last December - an affair that reports suggest may be behind the pair's divorce. Musk, 51, took to Twitter Sunday evening in response to sources who alleged he got down on one knee to beg Brin for his forgiveness at a party earlier ...
In collaboration with team sponsor FTX, the cryptocurrency exchange, a range of digital collectibles have been released for the Miami weekend. These include special designs from artist Mad Dog Jones, whose artwork featuring a Mercedes F1 car will adorn the rear wings of both Lewis Hamilton and George Russell in Miami. After the race weekend, Mercedes and FTX will auction off the rear wings, ...
A new $5 million public art initiative will bring major commissions by world-class contemporary artists to downtown Miami. First up is a monumental mural by Nina Chanel Abney. The work is a joyful mashup of graphic figures, bold color planes, and musical notes that was inspired by Overtown, a historic Black neighborhood in Miami. It spans the length of a passageway under a property ...
From significant business changes to noteworthy product launches, there’s always something new happening in the world of design. In this biweekly roundup, AD PRO has everything you need to know. FairsArt Basel and Design Miami Plan New Parisian EditionsModern art and design? Mais oui! Earlier this week, Art Basel and MCH Group revealed their plans to establish a new contemporary and modern art fair in ...
