Miami Nights

Random thoughts:

• MSTRKRFT is as advertised, uber. MSTRKRFT pics available at SmileForCamera.com
• Tommie Sunshine is arguably one of the best Djs that comes to Miami frequently.
• 24hr party marathons add wrinkles to the face.
• Serbians really don't like it when you ask them "is it fun stuff forcing Muslims into refugee camps?"
• Is it me or does Heathrow empty out rather early, say 3-4am?
• Sunday afternoon party's at Grass are an excellent idea.
• Driving from the beach to downtown to continue partying is stupid.
• The Boutius (sp?) warehouse continues to be the best afterhours venue/party in all Miami.
• Lackner loves him some Mayo, Ketchup on a toasted Hamburger Bun. Sans the hamburger.

Feel free to add some of your own random thoughts in the comments.

It's not that I have anything against the massive art festival....I take that back, I kinda do. I have always been pretty excited about the week long affair of overpriced priced art, yuppie Euro's and New Englanders and free booze and hors d'oeuvres but this year I have had absolutely no care whatsoever. Why is that you ask? I don't know, it's been eating me up inside for weeks now.

I suppose the main reason is I can't stand the pseudo artsy crowd. That includes myself, which is why I can't stand them. One of the most annoying things to me is seeing that wannabe critic hold his/her fist under their chin and speculate about shit like, "Hmm how interesting, notice the colors and roundiness of the objects". Fuck that. You and I are both here to meet hot people and booze, and possibly have dirty unprotected sex in a Wynwood alley in the back of a smart car Honda Fit. Let's stop being pretentious and admit that the only reason we Miamians tolerate the influx of high chined yups is the chance for new sexual exploits with people we will likely never see again, and liquor. Tons of liquor. Tons of free liquor. So I won't be out during Art Basel, nor will I write anything else about it. I'm taking a stand for all us people who thinks high culture is like a hooker in Overtown, overpriced and ugly.

UPDATE: If you want Basel deetz check out iknowmiami.blogspot.com/ and AllPurposeDark.

Every year Art Basel opens up with a free performance on Collins Ave between 21st and 23rd St on the beach for art goers. Last year Iggy and The Stooges brought out all the old timer punk rockers and young hipsters alike for a memorable evening and the year before that Peaches put on a good show. This year Duran over at Crossfade has the inside sources telling him that Yelle will be back in town to perform for all the yuppies (myself included). Check out Crossfade for more details.

Oh it's only a few months late, but Current TV finally gets around to putting something on the air relating to Art Basel. The video below asks the question "What is art?" as the narrator decides to traverse between the exhibitions and parties during Basel. Needless to say, hilarity ensues.

 

There have been all sorts of mixed feelings about the imprint Basel leaves on our smelly shores. I think I may be guilty in accepting to much of it where an air of disgust would have been more appropriate. Talking to JS earlier today, he explained that the canon of art education these days dismisses no one and validates everything. Not nearly enough art professors are riding their students to a borderline suicidal stress level, where nothing they do is good, you know, like the good ol' days. We, as a culture of creatives need more artistic roughhousing. moving on..

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I know, I should have written something on Sunday or may yesterday. But you can't imagine how draining Art Basel was, and I barely scratched the surface of everything there was to see. I never made it to any of the fairs (which I sorely regret, but I just never had the time), so I stuck mostly to parties and the 2nd Saturday Art Walk. My Basel week sucked. Wednesday I fell asleep on my couch at 10 p.m. Thursday I was swamped with work. Friday I was suppose to have off in order to make my way to the beach but I was so busy with work I couldn't leave my office. Saturday I was hungover from Friday night so I didn't make it out of my house until all the fairs had closed. Sunday I had given up any hope that I was going to do anything Basel related. And trust me, it wasn't like I didn't try. I had RSVP'd to every party, exhibition and whatnot imaginable, so it wasn't a matter of me not being able to gain access. No, it was just an unlucky streak.

On the bright side, the things I did see on Saturday night in Wynwood and Design District definitely showed me the the Basel effect had made everyone step up their game. The work in Wynwood was outstanding, particularly in the EDGE Zones Fair (one of the few satellite fairs still open past 6 p.m.). I also stumble upon a ad-hoc fair organized at Wynwood Lofts that was less about making a statement than it was about making decorative art (in other words, boring). I would ramble about the things I saw, but I went into so many galleries, I could write an entire novel about all the things I saw.

I ended my Saturday night at the Green Space Gallery near the Design District. Let me go on the record by saying I rarely like performance art. I guess it because at times I find it too pretentious and aware that it's being watched by people. Well the Green Space definitely reinforced that notion. The performance were -- how do I say this nicely? -- anti-climactic.

So in my very own anti-climax -- bye!

 

 

As early as Tuesday afternoon, the second ArtMiami opened their doors to the VIP card holding elite, Wynwood has been breathing heavy & blushing in the face of the influx of the art going public. Tuesday's vernissage was slammed and theres been little to no parking as the other fairs came to their blossoming. Many galleries, adjacent to a fair knew to keep their doors wide open (the smart ones, at least) attracting the fair goers throughout the day. Our art district hasn't had a second to sleep (me included) with the exhausting amount of activity at hand. The herald even flat out stated, "YOU WILL NOT SEE EVERYTHING". A harsh but funny truth. Its crazy to me, when i step back and realize the only thing actually affilited with Basel is the convention center exhibit, containers and design miami. Everything else are the ripples caused by ABMB being dropped into the puddle that is Miami.

A plethora of walls all over the 20 block span of our art district have dressed up with bright murals, screaming for attention. Interestingly Spinello Gallery is actually responsible for about 10+ beautiful walls from 24-22 st on and east of nw 2 ave. The director Anthony Spinello, explained to me of this "Curated Mural Exhibition" Hand picking local/international muralists to be apart of this clever project, giving the walls regard as pieces in an exhibit, not unlike any show of art objects in the hundreds of indoor venues. Bravo, Spinello. 

 

In my blurry hazy mix of installing and general gallery odd jobery, ive been lucky to catch wind of these straight up random Parties and openings, Emanuel Perrotin's Tuesday night dinner party/ opening reception, photo miami's Tuesday private preview, Vicaya's insane Miami contemporary artists ( I guess) book/exhibition gala, Fred Snitzer's 30 yr anniversary even the loft galleries (23rd st & nw 2 ave) roof party. This action is reaching towards chaos and I'm loving/being killed by it. theres no way to really report/promote any of it, some things you just hear about and have to bounce over immediately. Shit, we were looking for Fred's party last night and just heard the bass and saw the cars parked on 23rd and found an open door and ran up to the roof. These things are every were, just keep an eye out and you're ears handy, people.

All this damn week Wynwood has been on fire, before their respective night (second saturdays) no less, Which actually happens to be TONIGHT (12/8/07) so you can be sure the area will be blown to pieces with happenings. Theres way to much to even know where to start making recommendations, so I won't. What I did do, though, was lose a few nights of sleep and design maps of the area from the gound up.All the venues minus the temporary spots that just appear seemingly out of thin air are included.They are Magenta, black and white with bold san-serif fonts just like Lackner invented (!)  

here is a thumb:

 

a high res view can be found in extended by following the link below. The maps are all over town too.

 

 

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Dammit, my Art Basel curse continues as I couldn't make it out last night because of work. I'm scrambling to finish it today so I have my weekend free. I really wanted to go to Basel today but that definitely isn't going to happen. So let me cry my sorrows away as I tell you what to do tonight.

Sweat Records presents Pink Candy Disko tonight at Studio A. The party will feature live performances by Ariel Pink, Dino Felipe and Awesome New Republic. However the most exciting act is probably Glass Candy, an up-and-coming act from the Italians Do It Better label that seems to be the new "it" band with bloggers. The Deuce Crew as well will be on hand to keep you dancing.

The Italians Do It Better label will also be holding it down at PS14 where label founder Mike Simonetti will be spinning is italo-disco all night long along with resident DJs Matt Cash and Plot. You can get in free if you have a wristband from the Pink Candy Disko event, otherwise it will only cost you $5.

The lovely New York scene-stress and fashionista Roxy Cottontail was here last month partying it up in PS14. Tonight she goes for the upgrade when she will be at Cameo, when the venue jumps on the hipster bandwagon, even if it is for just a night. If you haven't heard, Miami's very own Jake Jefferson (Money Shot, Poplife) produced her new track "Kate Moss", so give it a listen. I presume she'll be performing live, but the flier is unclear. For all those who aren't fans of bed-hair and skinny jeans, fret not, DJ Irie will be there to keeping things Top 40.

At Circa28, Miami legends the Spam All-Stars will be performing live along with Afrobeta, Elastic Bond and Jay Meletiche.

Tonight is also Gen Art's Vanguard official party at the Palm Court, 309 23rd St., Miami Beach. Tickets are $20 at the door, but Gen Art events always have free drinks so it's probably worth it. Oh and there's art of course by artists such as Alex Gross, Dennis Hayes IV, Johnny Robles, Kathie Olivas and more. Local artist Lebo will also be doing a solo exhibition showcasing all new works, so check it out.

Zune hosts tonight photographer Jeremy Kost at Rokbar from 8 to 10 p.m. Afterwards. Purple & Wow Magazine will take over hosting duties with DJs Olympia Le Tan, Paul Sevigny, Stunners International, Leo Fitzpatrick and Lissy Trullie.

Official Art Basel event Concrete Waves continues tonight with DJ Tanton from 6 to 11 p.m. on Collins Park Beach between 21st and 22nd Streets.

And if you are looking to do something more intellectual free tickets are available at Art Basel information desks for the Art Loves Architecture event happening tonight from 8:30 to 10 p.m. at the Colony Theater. The evening will honor Herzog & de Meuron Architects (designers of the new MAM building).

Tonight I will be at the MSTRKRFT event at Pawn Shop which B.A.C. posted about already. I can't wait to get out and do something for a change! Anyway, feel free to comment about any events I might have missed.

First of all Its an ARTFAIR. Not a Gallery. I don't know why this got to me so much, but DAMN, a lot of people are walking around confused. If you find yourself confused, please remember to ask yourself:

• Are You are in a TENT?
• Did You Paid to get in (unless your down with the badgeness)
• is there a unusually high number of EUROPEANS?
• Are there hundreds of rooms each housing at least 2 of said europeans
• Are 12oz coke cans upwards of 3 dollars?
• Does the floor sink when you walk on it?
• Do the sculptures wobble when you get near?
• Is there an ARTSTER (hipster+art school) rate of 3 to 1?
• Does someone bump into you every 10 minutes?
• Are there more than 3 Warhol prints scattered about?
• Was the cute girl you were flirting with ACTUALLY just trying to sell you a magazine?
• Are they kicking you out at 8pm?

If you answered yes to any 4 of the 12 above, chances are you are at an artfair.

Scope is excellent this year, Not as much breathing room as Art miami, yet surprisingly less cluttered. I took pictures there. I also have photos for artmiami and the neighboring activity adjacent to the fair fromThursday night, those will be up later. Enjoy.

 

First of all Its an ARTFAIR. Not a Gallery. I don't know why this got to me so much, but DAMN, a lot of people are walking around confused. If you find yourself confused, please remember to ask yourself:

• Are You are in a TENT?
• Did You Paid to get in (unless your down with the badgeness)
• is there a unusually high number of EUROPEANS?
• Are there hundreds of rooms each housing at least 2 of said europeans
• Are 12oz coke cans upwards of 3 dollars?
• Does the floor sink when you walk on it?
• Do the sculptures wobble when you get near?
• Is there an ARTSTER (hipster+art school) rate of 3 to 1?
• Does someone bump into you every 10 minutes?
• Are there more than 3 Warhol prints scattered about?
• Was the cute girl you were flirting with ACTUALLY just trying to sell you a magazine?
• Are they kicking you out at 8pm?

If you answered yes to any 4 of the 12 above, chances are you are at an artfair.

Scope is excellent this year, Not as much breathing room as Art miami, yet surprisingly less cluttered. I took pictures there. I also have photos for artmiami and the neighboring activity adjacent to the fair fromThursday night, those will be up later. Enjoy.

 

Tonight The Pawn Shop Lounge plays host to Music Loves Fashion featuring Canadian Electro duo MSTRKRFT as headliners and up and comers LA Riots, who have made a splash on the west coast with some money remixes. Even infamous scenster Adam Frankel makes his return to Miami to host the event which should make for some interesting drama and not-so-welcome-back type celebration I'm sure (We love you here at MN Adam). You can be certain though this will be a hipsters haven come Friday night and the crowd huge considering the acts. Anyhow tickets are $20. See you there. Click here for full sized flyer. For some musical reference here is a remix by LA Riots.

For those who care -- I don't -- celebrities have invaded our humble town. And like the real kind too, not the normal D-listers we usually get. Lesley Abravanel over at the Herald is doing a good job of keeping track of them, plus I've seen photos on gossip blogs and the like.

So far Lucy Lui has cursed out and pushed photographers and fans at MIA, Tobey Maguire bought a painting at Art Miami, Russell Simmons did yoga on the beach, a Herald reporter discovers Kimora Lee Simmons isn't a bitch, Lance Armstrong is parading around town, local resident Lenny Kravitz is everywhere, and don't forget the skank and Yertel the Turtle (somebody needs to tell that man he is a joke) were both spotted at Mansion.

I'm sure there is more, but dammit do some work and figure it out yourself. 

So my Art Basel week started out a bust. No, I didn't encounter any crappy artwork -- I wish I had seen any art. Yea, I fell asleep on my couch while switching back between reruns of Curb Your Enthusiasm and Project Runway. If you must know, I'm rooting for Elisa because I have a soft spot for clinically insane people. Anyway, tonight I promise I will go out and do some actually coverage -- wait I think there is a new episode of 30 Rock, so maybe after that. But I won't fall asleep this time, I swear. So gear up, because these are the things to do tonight!

SCOPE Miami Art Fair's opening party is going down tonight at Opium Garden. B.A.C. and myself went last year when they held it right at Roberto Clemente Park and all I've got to say that it was awesome. So I have high expectations this year and hope not to be disappointed. Ray Milian (Off the Radar), DJ Busquelo and Candela All-Stars will provide the soundtrack, while Grey Groose and Grolsch provide the drinks.

Bronques (Last Nights Party) returns to Set after an exhaustive documentation of the debauchery that happens at the Black Lipstick party upstairs every Thursday which culminated into beautifully shot ads for the Opium Group. So get on it and bring out your inner whore for Bronques. His first Art Basel set so far has some bush and a skank. Come on Miami, I know you can do better than that.

Missed Daedelus last night at White Room? Head over to the Upper Eastside Garden, 7244 Biscayne Blvd., where for $10 you can drink until your heart's content courtsey of Generators, WVUM, Dublab, WPS1.org Art Radio. Also along for the ride is High Places, Matt Cash (Loop, Poplife) and Plot.

Wandering around Wynwood? Stop by Circa28 where Mark Leventhal will keep the best area venue thumping until the wee hours.

Right across from Lackner's crack den is the Aquabooty Warehouse, 74 NE 17th St., (which I found myself at once at 6 a.m., long story), and it where the Aquabooty boys will be hosting There Once Was an Octopus from Nantucket... art installations by BASK and Sarah Gail Hutcherson. Opening reception is tonight from 7 p.m. to midnight.

Supermarket Creative and Gorillas bring you the Seyhoun Art Gallery's 10 Cane cocktail reception at Power Studios, 3701 NE 2nd Ave., Design District. The Ruff Club Kids and Johnny the Boy will be spinning during the event which goes from 7 to 11 p.m. with hors d'oeuvres by Bond St. Artists exhibiting include Mostafa Darehbaghi, Hessam Abrishami, Goli Mahalatti, Mohsen Khalili and Ramin Haerizadeh.

Also, tonight Concrete Waves continues at Collins Park Beach, between 21st and 22nd Streets with DJ Keen One and open air cinema and WPS1.org Art Radio broadcasts. This official Art Basel event is open to the public.

And if you must sneak into an Basel event tonight, try to get into the VIP-only Russia Miami 2007, an exhibit of contemporary Russian culture at the Collins Building, 139 NE 39 St., Design District. It will be open to the public the following day, but it's more fun crashing the opening night, no?

Again, feel free to post any other events in the comments that I may have left out! Do it to it people! 

Rich people are complaining the prices of artwork at Art Basel are too high. Wow. Really? Who would have thought it? Do I have to remind people Art Basel isn't the poster bin at your local Wal-Mart? Do rich people even know what a Wal-Mart is? Not that I've ever been to one -- you don't know me! Leave it to the Chinese artists to have some of the most affordable artwork on sale the fair. Although, I'd advise buyers to make sure the piece doesn't contain lead or some substance similiar to GHB.

If you haven't gone yet, check out Critical Miami which managed to gain access into the Vernissage last night for a glimpse.

You would think after years of organizing the Art Basel event Miami Beach officials would have their act together for one of the biggest events of the year. Apparently not.

Michael Aller, Miami Beach's tourism and convention director, said the lots were set to open at 11:45 a.m., just 15 minutes before the doors of the fair. This caused slow traffic along 17th on the ride to Convention Center Drive that made several VIPs park several blocks away from Hall D. The addition of regular morning traffic caused fairgoers to complain even before the doors opened.

Are you serious? Open the the parking lots just 15 minutes before the Convention Center opens...The genius who came up with that plan better get lynched and hung in the convention center as art titled "Miami Beach Village Idiot". To top things off The Venetian Causeway was undergoing road work...Brilliant planning. If you are going to Art Basel I suggest you arrive extra early, enjoy a coffee at Starbucks and mock the people stuck in traffic as you stroll to the convention center. Don't hold back on the mocking, I wouldn't mind seeing some road rage related shootings in the local news.

I know, you are going to hate me by the end of the week. Alas, but I'll be gone back into blogosphere oblivion by Sunday so bear with me.

The Miami Herald did a small profile on my favorite local artists FriendsWithYou, art duo Sam Borkson and Arturo Sandoval Jr. Their work easily brings out your inner child and reminds you to just have fun, something we all seem to forget. It's easy to dismiss their work as commercial design, and it is, but its warm and inviting and that's why I feel its so easy to connect with their pieces. Their Skywalkers event last year during Basel was easily one of the biggest highlights of the week. The Herald has choosen the duo, Rainbow Bright (pictured left) as today's Art in Newsprint feature. If it has you feeling all tingly inside, you can bid on a signed copy to benefit the Herald's Wish Book Charities.

For now I'll leave you with a short documentary on last year's Skywalker event:

Stuff has been going on already, some of the satellite fair are up and running, champagne has been poppin' at parties and the world's art elite has descended upon the Magic City. What have I done so far? Diddily squat! Alas, today I start what should be an endless week of schmoozing and rubbing elbows (gross) with a who's who of artists, collectors, gallery owners and so forth. So let's get this shit started and here are the places I think are worth a visit tonight:

Art Positions and Concrete Waves opens tonight at Collins Beach Park between 21st and 22nd Streets. Art Loves Music kicks off the festivities with a free concert by Iggy and the Stooges. I keep my mouth shut about the Stooges since last time I said something negative, it brought out the Cuban exile in everyone. Yea, no one is allowed to have an opinion in this city. And yes, this is an official Art Basel sponsored event.

Downtown's (well, Overtown really) newest venue White Room hosts DJ Language and Daedelus. The event, sponsored by Poplife and WVUM 90.5 will feature a pre-screening of the film Fox Home Entertainment's Once, winner of this year's Sundance Festival Audience Award. Stop by an check out the film in its entirety, as patrons get the chance to win free DVDs and promotional material.

Starting today at the newest location of Adidas' Y-3 store, 150 NE 40th St., Design District, you can view a large outdoor video installation featuring the works of John Baldessari, Phyllis Baldino, Michael Bell-Smith, Dan Graham, Ursula Hodel, Joan Jonas, Shigeko Kubota, Takeshi Murata, Lawrence Weiner, and others. The display will run of the store's second floor balcony on an LED video wall from noon to 11 p.m. Cocktail reception will be held on Saturday from 8 to 10 p.m.

A reception for the Avant Gallery, 1680 Michigan Ave., Miami Beach, will take place tonight from 6 to 8 p.m. The opening exhibit is called The Luxe Life featuring works by Piero Fornasetti, Arik Levy, Alessandro Mendini, Verner Panton, Gaetano Pesce, Karim Rashid, Mimmo Rotella and Marcel Wanders.

After trekking through the various openings in Wynwood stop by Circa28 where ArtOfficial will be playing live and kicking off the venue's daily line-up of live acts and DJs stopping making Circa28 the unofficial Wynwood hangout during Art Basel.

Back at the beach, Zing Magazine holds it down at Rokbar with DJs Olympia Le Tan, Ben Brunnermer, Spencer Sweeney and Monzieur Moru. Rokbar's door staff can be... well a bitch, but persistence pays off here. Trusts.

Oh and for those lucky few Vernissage Art Basel Miami Beach is tonight as well. Only way you are getting in is if you are VIP or press (unfortunately they don't qualify MiamiNight's as press).

Feel free to comment if you know of anything else going on tonight as well! 

I feel like I've been slacking. I really wanted to have this whole list of parties to go to but I had some sort of 24-hour bug yesterday. I think I'm better today and all I was hoping that it wasn't a repeat of WMC this year when I had strep throat throughout the whole week. Anyway, here are some quick links of things you should definitely check out if you want to get the Art Basel scoop:

• Critical Miami has a great post on all the Basel links your little heart could desire. So click away!
• Plum Miami Beach easily has some of the best coverage so far of the event. Nice guides and videos to boot. Browse through the whole site, you won't be disappointed.
• The New York Times has a quick run through of some of the (best) satellite fairs going on at the same time as Basel.
• Finally, the Miami Herald has a whole section devoted to Basel, but as you know as always with the Herald the delivery of the information always leaves something to be desired. But second to Plum, Herald has a lot of information to go through, so there ought to be a gem or two in there somewhere.

Well, I'll be back later today with another update on the parties tonight that you MUST check out. I leave you with a video from Plum MB on my favorite collection in Miami, the Margulies Collection at the Warehouse. Definitely check it out either during or after Basel, there are plenty of great pieces to be seen:

Let's face it Art Basel is as much about art as WMC is about the actual conference. Yea art gets sold and looked at, but really 99 percent of the people who show up are looking for free booze and waiting for their drug dealer to arrive to score coke. Alas, its warm embrace by Miami has catapulted the event into mainstream success, making it just another reason to go out and celebrate (not that Miami really needs an excuse). Art Basel to me has become part of the winter party trifecta which consists of Art Basel, New Year's Eve and Winter Music Conference. By the end of March, Miami feels like a used and abused slut that needs to cool it down before she ends up on Maury not knowing which one of her hookups is her baby's daddy.

But fuck it, I can't complain. I love that fact that Art Basel is basically becoming a mini-conference. It's become a time when big name DJs and artists (of the musical kind) make their way down to take part in celebrating -- well, I'm not sure what, but I bet it has to do with art. Yea, art. MSTRKRFT, the Ruff Club Kids, Princess Superstar, Moby, Busta Rhymes and Samantha Ronson are just a few of the recognizable names venturing into town to keep the party machine going through the weekend.

Nobody admits the absurdity of "Art Basel" better than Aquabooty, whose annual F*ck Art/Let's Dance party doesn't try fooling anyone into thinking it is anything more than just another excuse to get drunk and dance. Other promoters and clubs think by inviting some performing artists, photographers and novice painters to the venues it will legitimize their event from normal club night to art-house-dance-party. Guess what? It doesn't. Just admit it, no one is going to point and laugh. Okay, maybe I will, for a bit. But after my laughter has subsided I'll hold you against bosom and tell you everything will be alright.

But in the end, one could argue Art Basel never has been about art. It is in fact a marketplace where goods are bought and sold. So after spending six figures on a piece of artwork, who wouldn't want to blow $10,000 at one of Miami's mega-clubs? And why shouldn't clubs and promoters take advantage of that?

Stay tuned, tomorrow I will have a special comprehensive guide to all of the Art Basel parties going down this weekend. So if you haven't already, e-mail miaminightsblog@gmail.com to make sure your party is listed. 

Remember how I said yesterday that just because a place said it was an event for Art Basel, that it technically doesn't mean it's actually part of the real Art Basel? Well, this is what I like to call the parasites that use Art Basel as a host in order to lure big money buyers to their fairs. Now, before you get all lynch mob on me for calling the satellite fair parasites, I'll be the first to admit I love that they exists. In fact, SCOPE's fair, in my opinion, overshadowed Art Basel last year. Damn, those talking Kohler bathrooms telling me it knew I liked the scent of oranges freaked me out!

Yes, I encourage you, nay, demand, you visit the satellite fairs, most of which are homesteading in Wynwood. SCOPE and Art Miami are setting up enormous white tents to house all the galleries. SCOPE again will claim Roberto Clement Park, 101 NW 34th St., as their turf and is exhibiting a wide variety of galleries from all corners of the globe. Art Miami originally took place in January at the Miami Beach Convention Center, and often considered the rebel fair for daring to take place outside the scope of Basel weekend. Well this year it seems that some reason was knocked into the organizers' heads because they are now hoping to capitalize on Basel's lure of buyers and are raising a 100,000-square-foot tent on NW 2nd Avenue between 22nd and 23rd Streets. I didn't go to Art Miami last year, but I heard it wasn't that impressive, but I imagine now as a satellite fair, they will be able to secure much more prominent galleries.

Really, I could go on forever about fairs going on next weekend, but then Lackner would give me 40 lashes as if I named a teddy bear Mohammed. So after the jump there are links to some of the more popular satellite fairs, all Art Basel-approved through the public program on its Web site.

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