Mark Ryden for Michael Kohn Gallery
Yesterday, Art Basel Miami Beach opened with an early preview, inviting VIP viewers to experience the overwhelming amount of artwork in the innumerable booths at the fair. While much of the fair focused on Modernism and high brow art, Hi-Fructose scoped out New Contemporary art gems. One of Nick Cave’s sound suits, a wearable sculpture ornamented with silver buttons and artificial flowers, stood beside the masterful, surreal, wood sculptures of Gehard Demetz at Jack Shainman Gallery’s booth. Kehinde Wiley displayed a mural-scale painting that reimagined the Baroque with Sean Kelly Gallery, as well as a detailed tapestry. A large-scale Mark Ryden painting with a richly-detailed, wooden frame was on view at Michael Kohn Gallery’s booth, along with work by Retna, Kaws and Ryan McGinness. Take a look at our photos to see more highlights and stay tuned for updates from the other Miami art fairs for the remainder of the week.
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Mark Ryden for Michael Kohn Gallery
Ryan McGinnis for Michael Kohn Gallery
Retna for Michael Kohn Gallery
Takashi Murakami for Michael Kohn Gallery
Kaws for Michael Kohn Gallery
Kehinde Wiley for Sean Kelly Gallery
Kehinde Wiley detail
Kehinde Wiley for Sean Kelly Gallery
Kehinde Wiley detail
Rena Saini Kallat for Chemold Contemporary Art Gallery
Os Gemeos for Galeria Fortes Vilaca
Os Gemeos detail
Nick Cave for Jack Shainman Gallery
Nick Cave detail
Gehard Demetz for Jack Shainman Gallery
Gehard Demetz for Jack Shainman Gallery
Wangechi Mutu for GladStone Gallery
Scott Campbell for Galerie Gmurzynska
Scott Campbell for Galerie Gmurzynska
Luis Gispert for Rhona Hoffman Gallery
Kohei Nawa at the Bathhouse
Joana Vasconcelos at Nathalie Obadia Gallery
Jim Shaw for Metro Pictures
