Miami Highlights: Basel and Aqua
I'm back from a crazy week in Miami and I have too many pictures for just one post...Or two or three for that matter. I figure the best way to tackle this is to post highlights from different fairs and collections each day of this week. To kick things off I thought it would be fun to start with two extremes, Basel and Aqua (the latter of which was voted by our readers as "The Best Miami Fair for Emerging Art" and recently purchased by Art Miami LLC).
Tomorrow I'll post pictures from Pulse and Miami Projects. Wednesday I'll share photos from Art Miami and Untitled, and Thursday I'll wrap up the fairs with NADA and Seven. Finally, on Friday, I'll throw up some pics from a few different collections including Rubell, de la Cruz, and Margulies. - Andrew Katz, Associate Publisher
I tried to capture the energy surrounding the event and a few works that caught my eye. There is obviously so much more I could have posted. Hopefully this gives you a good taste. Enjoy!
BASEL
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Basel Entrance
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VIP Lounge
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Protesting Cigarette Butts
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Sculpture
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Chilling on the lawn
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Busy Aisles
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Couple watching installation
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Jim Hodges, Gladstone Gallery
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Maurizo Cattelan, Marian Goodman Gallery
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Josh Smith, Luhring Augustine
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Installation by Osvaldo Romberg at Art Kabinett
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Jules de Balincourt, Gallery Thaddaeus Ropac
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Sarah Braman, Mitchell-Innes & Nash
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Barbara Kruger, Skarstedt Gallery
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Richard Serra, Richard Gray Gallery
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Erik Parker (NAP #92), Paul Kasmin Gallery
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Walton Ford, Paul Kasmin Gallery
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Kehinde Wiley, Roberts & Tilton
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Jac Leirner, Galeria Fortes Valaca
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Os Gemeos, Galeria Fortes Valaca
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Jonas Wood, Anton Kern Gallery
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Sue Williams, 303 Gallery
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Takashi Murakami
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Valentin Carron, David Kordansky Gallery
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Angel Otero, Kavi Gupta
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Angel Otero, Kavi Gupta
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Mark Grotjahn, Blum and Poe
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John McCracken, David Zwirner
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Gerhard Richter, Marian Goodman Gallery
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Skull by Donald Baechler, Cheim & Read
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Barry McGee, Cheim & Read
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Robin Rhode, Stevenson, Cape Town
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Installation Shot of Johann Konig, Berlin
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Liu Wei, White Cube
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Liu Wei, White Cube
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Roni Horn and Guillermo Kuitca, Hauser & Wirth
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David Altmejd, Andrea Rosen Gallery
AQUA MIAMI
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Aqua Opening Night
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Jen Stark Installation
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Matt Schofield, Blunt Collective
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Matt Schofield, Blunt Collective
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Tim Liddy (NAP #65), ZIA Gallery
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Steven Vasquez Lopez, ArtSlant
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Laura Paulini (NAP #85), Eleanor Harwood Gallery
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Laura Paulini, Eleanor Harwood Gallery
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Mel Davis (NAP #55), Eleanor Harwood Gallery
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Francesca Pastine (NAP #91), Eleanor Harwood Gallery
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Francesca Pastine, Eleanor Harwood Gallery
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Paul Wackers, Eleanor Harwood Gallery
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Michael Fitts, Mayer Fine Art
![_MG_0960](https://www.newamericanpaintings.com/media/2012/12/mg_0960.jpg)
Tim Conlon, Ghostprint & J Fergeson
![_MG_0957](https://www.newamericanpaintings.com/media/2012/12/mg_0957.jpg)
Eileen Braziel & New Mexico Arts
![_MG_0952](https://www.newamericanpaintings.com/media/2012/12/mg_0952.jpg)
Rice Polak Gallery
![_MG_0949](https://www.newamericanpaintings.com/media/2012/12/mg_0949.jpg)
Pamela Paulsrud
![_MG_0942](https://www.newamericanpaintings.com/media/2012/12/mg_0942.jpg)
Richard Garrison, Robert Henry Contemporary
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Richard Garrison, Robert Henry Contemporary
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Lyons Wier Gallery
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Troy Richards, Thomas Robertello Gallery
![_MG_0928](https://www.newamericanpaintings.com/media/2012/12/mg_0928.jpg)
Taylor De Cordoba
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Amanda McCavour, Lonsdale Gallery
William Cordova (NAP MFA Annual 2003), Saltworks