A street artist moved by the tragedies of his time

Amidst a tremendous amount of great art on display at  Art Basel Miami Beach this year, three curated sections threw up new discoveries and mined historical blind spots. In Survey, 16 historical projects presented individual artists across a spectrum of cultures, generations and approaches. Hackett Mill, a gallery from San Francisco, showed terrific late paintings … Continued

The two role-play Lucille Ball at Beth Rudin deWoody’s space

My first stop on the Miami art trail this year was the Scope Art Show. Booths felt cramped and the aisles were far too narrow, making it difficult to step far back enough to see the art on display. There was also too much posturing on politics, rather than thoughtful critique. Most of it —unluckily … Continued

First report by Sharmistha Ray from Miami during Art Basel week