While he typically works small scale, painter Christian Rex van Minnen (featured in HF Vol. 25) says he was delighted at the opportunity to go big when arts organization Artha Project and Prince Media approached him to create an enormous billboard of his work. On view at the corner of 6th Ave. and Grand St. in Tribeca through Saturday, the billboard features an enormous print of one of his paintings for his January exhibition at Robischon Gallery in Denver. The billboard has been puzzling New Yorkers and van Minnen noted on Facebook that Prince Media has been receiving inquiries from confused passersby who can’t figure out whether the work is an advertisement.
As part of our on-going Miami Art Week coverage, we also went to check out the best of the Miami Project and Art on Paper fairs. Though previously the home of NADA, this year, the Deauville Beach Resort on South Beach played host to the neighboring sister fairs. Miami Project is now in its fourth year and known for exhibiting lesser known galleries than the monstrous Basel, while Art on Paper focused on primarily paper works, though this was not a rule strictly followed by the work on display. Take a look at more of our highlights from Miami Project and Art on Paper after the jump!
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