Basel Week Miami ’15 / Overtime: ABMB Edition

December 8, 2015, 2:34 pm

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Special Art Basel Miami Beach edition of Overtime, covering more stories from the fair week in Miami (click on bolded words for more information):

• Woman (identified as Siyuan Zhao) follows and proceeds to stab another woman (identified as Shin Seo Young) with an X-Acto knife at Art Basel Miami Beach. Fair organizers respond to the incident. More photographs of the scene are released.
• Page Six profile of Siyuan Zhao, who thankfully failed in her mission of killing three people.
• Christian Viveros-Faune thinks that Art Basel Miami Beach is degrading for art and artists.
• Art Fag City thinks that NADA Miami Beach was a disappointment.
• Tropical rainstorm pours on fairgoers and partiers and floods the streets of the city.
• Forbes thought that buyers at Art Basel Miami Beach used caution when buying.
• Artnet's guide to the 20 art fairs during Art Basel in Miami Beach in 2015.
• NY Times has a general overview of this year's Art Basel Miami Beach.
• Judd Tully does a video walk-through of the Art Basel Miami Beach fair. Artinfo's 60 Works in 60 Seconds at Art Basel Miami Beach 2015 video.
• Andrew Goldstein choices for 10 of the best artworks from the Art Basel Miami Beach fair. Artsy's list of the 15 best booths there. Brian Boucher highlights some works. Sandy Rower provides his choices for the 5 best works at the fair. Benjamin Genocchio highlights a few booths. Cait Munro spots 5 key trends. Artspace chooses 5 young artists that showed during the fair. The Horts share their picks from the Miami fairs.
• Alexander Forbes' sales report from Art Basel Miami Beach 2015. Katya Kazakina also has a sales report and a followup one, as does Judd Tully. Eileen Kinsella claims to have the definitive report from the fair, as well as an update to that report. Marion Maneker collects sales data from multiple sources.
• Kenny Schachter's coverage on the gossip, transactions, parties, and analysis of Art Basel Miami Beach.
• Scott Indrisek's experience walking the fair and viewing works at Art Basel Miami Beach. He also shares his experience at NADA Miami Beach.
• Kevin McGarry recounts his time in Miami.
• The history of NADA.
• Karen Rosenberg shares her picks for the 10 best booths at NADA Miami Beach. Brian Boucher picks his top booths at NADA. Michele Robecchi provides his artwork picks from the fair. Mark Beasley also shares his choices.
• Artspace's list of artists to watch at NADA Miami Beach.
• NADA Miami Beach brings to light older artists that have not yet received major recognition.
• Andrew Goldstein shares his picks for the 10 best artworks at Untitled art fair.
• Dylan Kerr has his choices for the best of Pulse Miami.
• Trong Gia Nguyen is the winner of the 2015 Pulse Prize for his work at mc2gallery's booth.
• Artinfo's choices for the 5 best booths at the Art Miami fair.
• Noelle Bodick picks the 5 best booths at the Miami Project fair.
• Artnet's highlights from Design Miami. Artinfo also visits the fair.
• Artspace interviews Robert and Nancy Mollers about their collection and experience and tips on NADA fairs.
• Franklin Sirmans discusses the future of the Miami art scene. Artnet highlights the private collections in the city. Scott Indrisek looks at other exhibitions that are in Miami during ABMB.
• NY Times profile of Martin Marguiles.
• James Capper's Mountaineer Prototype, which performed in front of the Bass Museum.
• Ben Davis introduces ArtBlab, an art fair mutation of ArtSpeak.
• Cait Munro covers the Ryan McNamara and Devonté Hynes performance at PAMM.
• Rachel Harrison’s 58-part work, The Voyage of the Beagle, Two at the Bass Museum's temporary space.
• Rashaad Newsome discusses his procession as part of the Unrealism show in Miami.
• Trevor Paglen's underwater dive during the fair week.
• Julian Schnabel's speech during the Mr. Chow dinner at Mr. Chow.
• 2016 US presidential candidates fundraise during ABMB.
• Guns in the Hands of Artists show at Jonathan Ferrara Gallery brings gun debate to Miami.
• Gender-neutral bathroom appears at ABMB.
• Wyclef Jean kicks off the partying atmosphere in Miami for Basel.
• Swizz Beatz joins Simon de Pury and Daniel Arsham in panel about Instagram.
• Artnews covers Bruce High Quality Foundation's Art Chopped competition at The Standard, Miami Beach.
• Ben Davis introduces ArtBlab, an art fair mutation of ArtSpeak.
• Artnet's list of best Instagrams during the week.
• Art Basil occurs in LA during ABMB.
• Alanna Martinez claims Leonardo DiCaprio as her art world husband.
• The ten types of people at ABMB that are not there for the art.
• How Nina Agdal did ABMB.
• A summary of the best and worst of ABMB.

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Streets: Banksy (Calais “Jungle” Refugee Camp)

December 11, 2015, 7:09 pm

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Today on the interwebs, Banksy shared his latest series of works created at the migrant encampment in Calais, France. The timely stenciled pieces that appeared in the so called "jungle" refugee camp features commentary on the crisis like the one seen above reminding us that Steve Job's biological father was a Syrian migrant. The elusive street artist further states - "We're often led to believe migration is a drain on the country's resources but Steve Jobs was the son of a Syrian migrant. Apple is the world's most profitable company, it pays over $7bn (£4.6bn) a year in taxes - and it only exists because they allowed in a young man from Homs." Take a look at the other works Banksy created in the photos below as well as head here to look at the how he sent leftover materials and workers from Dismaland to the refugee camp to build dwellings, a community area, and a children's play park. Discuss Banksy here.

Overtime: Nov 30 – Dec 13

December 13, 2015, 4:00 am

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Special XL edition of Overtime this Sunday, covering more stories from the past two weeks. Click on bolded words for more information:

• Olafur Eliasson and Minik Rosing's Ice Watch piece installed in Paris during UN Climate Summit.
• RIP: Leslie Waddington, who passed away at the age of 81.
• RIP: Victoria Nicodemus, who passed away at the age of 30 after being hit while on a sidewalk by an SUV.
• RIP: Holly Woodlawn, who passed away at the age of 69 after battling brain and liver cancer in Los Angeles.
• RIP: John Trudell, who passed away at the age of 69.
• RIP: Jeriah Hildwine, who passed away at the age of 36, apparently from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
• RIP: Ray Crooke, who passed away at the age of 93.
• Unnamed former Ohio State University employee shoots and kills himself at the Wexner Center for the Arts
• Suspected Colorado Planned Parenthood clinic shooter/killer Robert Lewis Dear was an art dealer.
• Ian Sklarsky physically attacked by Eliexer Reyes with candy bar and fists in NY subway.
• Brian McCarty discovers that his work has been appropriated by ISIS.
• UN advisers launch appeal to stop execution of Ashraf Fayadh in Saudi Arabia.
• Artists protest oil sponsorship at Louvre during UN climate change conference and some are arrested.
• Appointment of Bartomeu Marí as director of MMCA protested by artists due to censorship concerns.
• Markus Lüpertz's studio is broken into and around 30 paintings, drawings, and prints were stolen.
• Leonardo A. Patterson convicted of smuggling pre-Columbian artifacts and selling fake objects.
• Izabela Depczyk resigns as publisher and CEO of ARTnews magazine after ownership change.
• Amal Clooney's firm dropped from Elgin Marbles lawsuit after Greece chooses to go diplomatic route.
• The Art Preservation Index assists collectors with evaluating artwork materials that will deteriorate.
• US Senate Finance Committee scrutinizing nearly a dozen private museums and their tax exempt-status.
• Museum of Fine Arts guards protest new, more aggressive training model and their new work scheduling.
• BART in SF accused of censoring Victor De La Rosa's work on gentrification in S.F.
• Les Couples de la République show featuring photos of gay couples to reopen after multiple acts of vandalism.
• Rijksmuseum replacing racist words and terms from titles and descriptions of works in its collection.
• Met museum sued for "racist" Jesus paintings.
• Danh Vo, Bert Kreuk, and Isabella Bortolozzi finally settle two-year long legal dispute.
• Knoedler Gallery, Ann Freeman, and owners reach settlement with John Howard over fake $4mil. de Kooning.
• Judgment against Ernst expert Werner Spies, who mistakenly authenticated fake work, overturned in appeal.
• Sheridan Tandy caught selling fake prints that he made himself.
• LA's downtown Arts District too expensive for artists and city needs to do more to assist creative community.
• Catherine Wagley explores the values and risk of nepotism in art.
• Barcelona unions fighting to prevent Picasso’s former art school from being turned into Woody Allen museum.
• Group of French artists send strongly worded open letter to right wing politician Marine Le Pen. Fleur Pellerin warns that her far-right party will trample on artists' rights.
• Shaun Greenhalgh claims to have painted La Bella Principessa, a painting attributed to Leonardo da Vinci.
• Damien Hirst's Christmas tree criticized for being insensitive, due to proximity to homeless shelter and church.
• François Pinault denies rumors that he will open a museum in Paris.
• Marc Porter resigns his post at Christie's and will join Sotheby's at a later time.
• Christian Viveros-Fauné writes about how the growing narcissism epidemic is killing art.
• Christie's big Hong Kong sale performs below expectations.
• Caravaggio’s Nativity with St Francis and St Lawrence replica exhibited after original was stolen decades ago.
• Pascal Cotte says he has discovered another painting hidden underneath the Mona Lisa.
• Researchers at the University of Houston study the affects of art on our brain.
• _space jamaica, the Caribbean’s first museum dedicated to contemporary art, opens in Kingston.
• NY Times writes about the opening of National Gallery Singapore.
• Ai Weiwei donates much awaited political Lego Project to National Gallery of Victoria.
• Barbara Lee gifts ICA Boston 20 works by 12 female artists with a value estimated at $42mil.
• Chicago Tribune writes about Stefan Edlis' $400 collection gift to the Art Institute of Chicago.
• Korea's Ministry of Culture donates $1mil. to Metropolitan Museum of Art.
• Artinfo looks at the Robert Ryman show at Dia:Chelsea.
• Mickalene Thomas bringing domestic violence, suicide prevention, and other specialists to Aspen Art Museum.
• Ansel Adams and others' photographs from Japanese-American internment camps on view at Skirball.
• Modern Painters visits the 8th edition of the Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art (APT8).
• Jerry Saltz reviews the Jim Shaw show at New Museum.
• Karen Rosenberg looks at No Man's Land at the Rubell Family Collection. Sarah Thornton also reviews the show. 7 of the artists in the show discuss their work being included.
• Barnes Art Museum looks to build on its success after controversial move.
• Cultural corridor, including a contemporary art museum, proposed for Northern Berkshires in Massachusetts.
• Jerry Saltz writes about the Collected by Thea Westreich Wagner and Ethan Wagner show at Whitney.
• A look at the inclusion of black artists' work in American museums.
• Sharjah Art Foundation acquires an edition of Random International's Rain Room.
• Allora & Calzadilla's Puerto Rican Light (Cueva Vientos) is installed and goes on view in a cave in Puerto Rico.
• Franklin Sirmans begins his position as director of the Pérez Art Museum Miami just in time for ABMB.
• MoMA appoints Sean Anderson as associate curator in the department of architecture and design.
• Yaddo artists’ colony in New York receives $250k gift from the Helen Frankenthaler Foundation.
• The Creators Project profiles Jerry Saltz and goes to one of his talks.
• Part 1 of Artnet's 100 Most Influential People in the Art World list.
• Liu Yiqian relies on information provided by bidding action by others for an object in evaluating its merits.
• Paddle8 hires Stefany Morris as head of fine art auctions.
• Martin Shkreli revealed to be the buyer of the Wu-Tang 1/1 album sold on Paddle8. The sale is analyzed by Ben Davis. The group and Bill Murray may or may not have the right to perform one heist for the work.
• Janis Joplin’s Porsche 356, painted by Dave Richards, sells for $1.76mil. at RM Sotheby’s. Judd Tully analyzes the entire auction.
• How and why collectors develop relationships with auction houses.
• Teriha Yaegashi's coverage and analysis of Miami art fair week.
• Scott Reyburn writes about the state of the art market.
• The boom in the market for 20th century Italian art.
• Claire Bouchara list of etiquette for art collectors.
• Trong Gia Nguyen is the winner of the 2015 Pulse Prize for his work at mc2gallery's booth.
• Ellie Rines opens new and larger space at 56 Henry in NY.
• Harper Levine opening Harper’s Apartment in Upper East Side NY.
• The Wall Street Journal profiles Vito Schnabel as he opens his gallery in Switzerland.
• Andrea Rosen Gallery now represents Simon Fujiwara.
• Mindy Rose Schwartz and David Rappeneau show at Queer Thoughts is an ArtForum Critic's Pick.
• Back in the day when copying and replication was its own art form.
• NPR profiles fabricator Pretty In Plastic.
• Michael Slenske provies an oral history of Noah Davis, as told by those closet to him.
• Barbara Rose talks with Claes Oldenburg.
• Mira Dancy interviewed in Interview Magazine.
• Scott Indrisek interviews Brad Phillips.
• Blake Gopnik relates Frank Stella's work to Elizabeth Murray's.
• Interview with Ian Cheng.
• Darja Bajagić interviewed in Interview Magazine.
• ExhibitionA talks to Erik Parker about his work and art collection.
• Sara Cwyner interviewed in Interview Magazine.
• Puppies Puppies in ArtNews' Consumer Reports.
• Carl Andre and Paula Cooper awarded France's Order of Arts and Letters.
• Elizabeth Jaeger in Interview Magazine.
• Ryan Foerster and Ashley McNelis converse about the artist's work.
• Robert Levin's never-before-seen photographs of Andy Warhol goes on view at Maison Gerard.
• Ajay Kurian answers some questions.
• Artinfo looks at the Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen show at Paula Cooper.
• Mapplethorpe: Look at the Pictures documentary about Robert Mapplethorpe coming to HBO.
• Behind the scenes with Rosson Crow as she makes her film.
• Igor Levit collaborating with Marina Abramović to fully immerse audience in Bach's Goldberg Variations.
• Almas Atlason spends a week naked in a glass box as part of performance.
• Artnet's list of 20 emerging female artists to keep an eye on.
• UK’s Turner Prize for 2015 won by Assemble, a collective group of architects that has restored derelict houses. The implications of architecture instead of art winning the prize.
• Frederick Douglass' important relationship with the photograph.
• Artspace interviews the Skateroom’s Charles-Antoine Bodson.
• Ben Davis shares some of the highlights from The Art of More.
• Serial podcast returns for much-anticipated season two.
• Christie's list of the best art books of 2015 as selected by art world figures, authors, critics and others.
• Martin Creed unique edition works available from Tate shop.
• Dynamo Editions releases limited edition print by Masakatsu Sashie.
• The Andy Warhol Foundation collaborates with Barbie on limited edition Andy Warhol doll.
• James Franco to exhibit show of bird paintings at Siegfried Contemporary.
• Speak with Shia LeBeouf and his collaborators as part of performance piece.
• Details interviews Adrien Brody about his art show in Miami.
• E! Online creates artwork inspired by Miley Cyrus' own work.
• Leonardo DiCaprio - coveted art world husband?
• Kobe Bryant gets a giant snow portrait in China.
• Amar’e Stoudemire declares his intention on becoming a serious art collector. He also wants to connect other NBA players to the art market.
• Rose Quartz and Serenity are Pantone's colors of the year for 2016.
• New York's holiday window displays.

Basel Week Miami ‘ 15 / Streets: Seawalls Recap

December 14, 2015, 6:16 pm

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Last week, we brought you a look at the collaborative effort (photos here) between Li-Hill and James Bullough in the Wynwood District during Basel Week Miami. Other artists also painted murals for Pangeaseed’s Seawalls series (curated by Urban Nation) including Never Crew, Sepe, and Onur & Wes21 (who combined for the nice wall seen above). Take a look at more pieces below... Discuss Basel Week Miami here.

Streets: Ino (Fortaleza)

December 16, 2015, 1:55 pm

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Fortaleza in Brazil recently hosted the second edition of Festival Concreto, an urban and street art festival. As one of the 70+ international and local artists, Ino created the biggest piece of the event titled Heaven and Hell on Earth. The Greek muralist worked on a 40m high building located in the heart of the city, producing the biggest mural in the whole of Fortaleza. Through his recognizable visual language based on the use of fat caps, he painted an image of a kid sitting on earth and sending a bullet with a kiss. Depicted as an angel and little devil at the same time, the little boy has both the horns and wings and the duality is further accented with breaking the image into two sections - one focused on the Earth as reality, and one on the mythical character. Working in a country that is known for its harsh life conditions for the majority of people, as well as their dedication to religion, He most likely is commenting on the contrast between the good or Godly and evil. Ino has been producing engaging work around the world, from Miami to Minsk, and after finishing this piece, he is back home working on another large mural in Athens.

Streets: Lukasz Berger aka Cekas (Lodz, Poland)

December 17, 2015, 9:39 am

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Lukasz Berger aka CekasOne was recently invited by Lodz Murals to add his contribution to their impressive collection of public installations and murals around the city. After following after works by such world renowned artists such as Os Gemeos, Aryz, Dal East, Alexis Diaz, Borondo and many more, the Polish artist took a fresh, completely different approach to creating his piece. Instead of choosing from a selection of available walls, Berger had a firm concept and the form of the wall he was looking for. The task was that much harder for the project’s curator, Michal Biezynski, seeing that the wall had to face south with the surface needing to be totally flat without any windows with the surrounding area with no shadows. These specifications were because the Wroclaw-based artist wasn't going to paint on it, but instead drill and fix metal bars into the wall creating a permanent sculptural installation. This project is part of his recent efforts to experiment with graffiti, mural making, sculpture and installation, with the final result being an impressive 1300 metal bars made of stainless steel weighing more than 500kg and fixed directly to the wall (arranged by size from 3 cm to 60 cm). Spelling cisza (silence), this installation plays with the light and the sunbeams, changing its appearance with the angle that the sun shines on it during different times of the day or the year, and even works at night with the light of the moon. Conceptually it comments on the relationship between people and the urban environment. Though loud and noisy, these environments can feel very silent and lonely for an individual, and this silence often feels like a heavy burden which is represented by massive iron bars. Photo credit: Maciej Stempij.

Art Focus: Mika Nitta

December 19, 2015, 2:49 pm

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For our latest Art Focus feature, we draw your attention to Japanese artist Mika Nitta and her delicate works. The Nara-based illustrator draws a world where her girl characters and their creature friends live together in harmony in dream like, ethereal settings. She currently has a few pieces in an online show at ondo online if you want to check it out. Discuss Mika Nitta here.

Overtime: Dec 14 – Dec 20

December 20, 2015, 4:00 am

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More stories from the week that ended Dec 20 (click on bolded words for more information):

• Gothamist visits Martin Creed's Work No. 2592 red ballon room at Gavin Brown's Enterprise.
• RIP: Hema Upadhyay, who passed away at the age of 43. She was murdered, along with her lawyer.
• RIP: Charles Moffett, who passed away at the age of 70.
• RIP: Huynh Phuong Dong, who passed away at the age of 88 after having a stroke in the shower.
• RIP: George Ortman, who passed away at the age of 89.
• RIP: Joseph A. Whalen, who passed away at the age of 87 after a long illness.
• RIP: Morris Barazani, who passed away at the age of 91.
• RIP: Ales Vesely, who passed away at the age of 80.
• RIP: Stuart Jackson, who passed away at the age of 74 due to injuries from beating.
• RIP: Brent McDonald, a popular art school teacher and youth mentor, who passed away at 49 after being shot.
• Robert Andrew Falcon sentenced to 16 years in prison for murder of Trigz.
• Palestinian artist Rehab Nazzal allegedly shot by sniper in Israel while taking photographs on December 11.
• Tunisian artists imprisoned for cannabis use, after being wrongly accused of terrorist activity.
• Babacar M'Bow, MOCANOMI director, placed on paid leave due to allegations of sexual harassment.
• Sotheby's avoids layoffs by accepting buyouts of 80 employees, or 5% of its global work force.
• Timothée Chaillou, artistic director of Also Known as Africa (AKAA) art fair resigns after '15 fair is cancelled.
• Patrick McClymont will resign as Sotheby's chief financial officer and executive vice president.
• LA Weekly says goodbye to galleries in Los Angeles that closed in 2015.
• Russian art market hurting due to oil prices.
• Jeff Koons sued by Mitchel Gray for copyright infringement over Gordon's gin ad photograph. Experts analyze the case.
• Emma Sulkowicz threatens Newsweek with legal action in response to publishing other side of story.
• Former Field Museum employee accused of stealing $900k over 7 years from unrecorded membership sales.
• Public art in England disappearing through destruction, loss, theft, or sale, according to Historic England.
• Luigi Brugnaro may seek to reduce Venice’s debt by deaccessioning artwork from city’s public museums.
• Board member Tiny Fey targeted by protestors of NY's American Museum of Natural History expansion plan.
• Francis Alÿs to visit refugee camps in Iraq and work with people forced to flee their homes by Isil.
• Picasso mural in Norway is among Europe's most threatened heritage sites according to Europa Nostra.
• College students adding notes on slavery to their campus monuments.
• Joseph Harker and Stephen Moss discuss the renaming of artwork with offensive words.
• Judge allows Cooper Union to temporarily charge students tuition in the short run while developing its plan.
• London Metropolitan University students occupy campus building to protest its proposed sale.
• Prado and the Patrimonio Nacional settle long-running dispute over major paintings by Bosch and others.
• Paris Photo & Reed Exhibitions provide 20% reimbursement to exhibitors for costs & expenses related to fair.
• Painting in private collection in St Petersburg might be a second version of Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa.
• Open Source Gallery in Brooklyn hosts free soup kitchen this month.
• Pussy Riot's Maria Alyokhina announces plans to open a "women's-only" museum in Montenegro.
• Museum of Tomorrow, designed by Santiago Calatrava, opens in Rio de Janeiro.
• Nancy Spector joins Brooklyn Museum as Chief Curator.
• Ed Ruscha donates 18 recent print editions and promises one impression of all future prints to Tate.
• Dallas Museum of Art receives $500k grant from Texas Commission on the Arts to support Pollock show.
• Pai Camil crowdsourcing items in exchange for limited edition sweater as part of her New Museum installation.
• MoMA and SFMOMA announce retrospective of the work of Bruce Conner.
• Whitney announces Flatlands exhibition, which includes Jamian Juliano-Villani, Orion Martin, and more. Its Mirror Cells exhibition includes Elizabeth Jaeger, Maggie Lee, Win McCarthy, and others.
• Lari Pittman, Adam Sender, Mary Klaus Martin, and Gabriel Brener join MOCA's board.
• Catherine Opie added to board of the Warhol Foundation.
• Emma Enderby named new associate curator of The Public Art Fund.
• James Turrell's Meeting at MoMA PS1 will reopen this summer, following renovations.
• Mark Flood Gratest Hits show coming next year to Contemporary Arts Museum Houston.
• Christopher Knight reviews Alex Israel show at Huntington Library.
• Reuters covers the Anselm Kiefer retrospective at Centre Pompidou.
• Christopher Knight's list of The 10 best art exhibitions at L.A. museums in 2015. Hyperallergic's list of the top 10 art shows in Brooklyn.
• Artinfo's list of The Best Museum Exhibitions of 2015.
• NY Times writes about Franklin Sirmans' new director position at Pérez Art Museum Miami.
• Art in General temporarily relocating to DUMBO in Brooklyn.
• Financial Times looks at the world's new private art museums.
• Kitty Scott named co-curator of 2018 edition of the Liverpool Biennial.
• Corinne Diserens to curate tenth Taipei Biennial.
• Geoffrey Farmer to represent Canada at the 2017 Venice Biennale.
• Ken Johnson reviews four shows in Philadelphia.
• Travel + Leisure profiles Brussels as an art hub.
• Rozalia Jovanovic named Editor in Chief of artnet News.
• Artinfo looks at Sotheby's €38.4mil. total December Paris sales.
• Sotheby's picks for its most memorable moments of 2015.
• Vasudeo S Gaitonde's painting sells for $4.4mil. at Christie's, setting a new world record for Indian artwork.
• Basquiat painting sold at Christie’s for $37mil in May still mysteriously owned by Tony Shafrazi, its consignor.
• Chinese auction houses starting to introduce Western artwork in their sales.
• Artnet's list of Top 10 Most Expensive Living Female Artists.
• Colin Gleadell analyzes the Old Masters sales.
• Private sales by auction houses on the rise for Old Masters.
• Art fair sponsors being more creative with their fair partnerships.
• Ben Genocchio appointed director of the Armory Show.
• ArtTactic speaks to Kelly Crow about Art Basel Miami Beach.
• Kenny Schachter discusses Peggy Guggenheim on occasion of the film Peggy Guggenheim: Art Addict.
• Neville Wakefield named the curator for the spring 2016 season at Red Bull Studios.
• Artnet interviews Luis De Jesus.
• Wallpaper writes about Gavlak Gallery's ten years in the business.
• David Shelton moves to a larger gallery space.
• LA Weekly writes about Corey Helford Gallery's new space in downtown Los Angeles.
• Artinfo's choices for The Best Gallery Shows of 2015.
• Christoph Noe interviews Kim Chang-Il.
• United Talent Agency hires Allese Thomson as the new creative director of its fine arts division.
• Alberto Mugrabi pays $18,583,062.50 for pair of ground-floor triplex “mansions” at the Schumacher.
• Adam Lindemann's $50mil. purchase of former Andy Warhol estate in Montauk completes.
• Artists that have had architecture projects and works and architects that have had art projects and works.
• Darja Bajagić's show at New Galerie is an Artforum Critic's Pick.
• Wade Guyton talks to Peter Fischli.
• LA Times profiles Lydia Emily.
• Andrew Russeth writes about Jared Madere's Bed Stuy Love Affair truck.
• Tyler Green talks to Frances Stark in Modern Art Notes Podcast.
• John Baldessari shows us how to make a conceptual soap piece.
• Fader interviews Elise R Peterson.
• Artsy looks at Thomas Houseago: Before the Room at Xavier Hufkens.
• LA Times looks at the Gina Beavers show at Michael Benevento.
• Artnet writes about Banksy's latest street works.
• Magali Reus awarded 2015 Prix de Rome, which comes with a monetary prize of about $43k.
• Artinfo talks with Jeff Wall.
• Mona Kuhn talks with Elizabeth Avedon about the 2nd Billboard Creative exhibition.
• Stacy Kranitz is TIME’s choice for Instagram photographer of the year in 2015.
• TimeOut New York's list of the 10 artists every art fan should know about.
• Artsy's list of The Top 10 Living Artists of 2015. And their list of The Top 15 Emerging Artists of 2015.
• Modern Painters' list of 18 Artists to Watch
: Part I and also Part II and finally, Part III. Artsy also has a list of 16 Emerging Artists to Watch in 2016.
• Art Report's list of 7 female performance artists you need to know about.
• Artsy's list of The 15 Most Influential Art World Cities of 2015. And also its list of The 20 Biggest Art News Stories in 2015.
• Shia LaBeouf, Luke Turner and Nastja Säde Rönkkö discuss their performance projects.
• Artspace's list of the 6-most important artist-run magazines.
• NGV offers Andy Warhol | Ai Weiwei limited edition book with accompanying archival print by Ai Weiwei.
• Jen Stark embroidered patch available from The Standard.
• uvproductionhouse's KAWS seedbomb kit available in their Etsy store.
• Scott Campbell limited edition tattoo kit available from his site.
• Ben Eine releases an edition for the holidays.
• Paper Magazine's list of 10 gifts for art lovers.
• Curtis Kulig collaborates with Topman on a line of clothing.
• The Medical-core fashion trend.
• Michael Lutin's Astrological Predictions for Art World Success in 2016.
• The worst police sketch ever?

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Streets: Etam Cru (LA)

December 21, 2015, 2:23 pm

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After a successful sold out Los Angeles debut show with Thinkspace Gallery (covered), Sainer & Bezt aka Etam Cru rounded up their visit to the Southland with another signature, bigger than life mural. Produced by Thinkspace Gallery and Branded Arts, the new piece from the Polish duo is entitled Mr. Rooster and is located on the corner of 8th and Wall in the downtown Flower District. For this project, the two street artists beautified a large six story facade with a striking image of a boy with a big rooster on his shoulder. Lacking some of more obvious elements of their work, such as capturing action or levitating objects, there are still recognizable Etam elements in this work. The artists used the facade color as a background for their work and even used some extra wall extensions to fit the large image in and make it look even more impressive. Also, upon closer inspection, the surrealist element of a bow tie made of raspberries can be noticed, as well as the square skull pin on the jacket and big letter "E" on the shirt of the character. Photo credit: Birdman Photos. Discuss Etam Cru here.

Rewind: Nov 23 – Dec 22

December 22, 2015, 7:09 pm

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For out latest Rewind feature we are highlighting a video from INSA featuring his work with Pepsi in creating a moving peace sign (formed of painted cars) that can be seen from space. This particular form of art is right down the UK-based street artist's alley as he has plenty of experience as the inventor of the Gif-iti series of works. Other notable videos include:

• Jeff Gillette working in the desert.
• Timelapse of Odeith at work.
• Daniel Arsham's Future Relic 04.
• An online video installation by Rowan Pybus featuring the artwork of Faith47.
• A recap of the Unexpected street art festival in Fort Smith.
• Miley Cyrus video featuring the work of Jen Stark.
• A look at Marcel Dzama at work at Crown Point Press.
• The Hundreds looks at Dave Kinsey painting his mural for POW! WOW! Japan.
• A look back at the "Vitality & Verve" show by Jordan Ahern.
• Part I of Phaidon's interview series with Ellsworth Kelly.
• Ryan Hewett in the studio.
• Jen Stark's mural in Culver City presented by LeBasse Projects.

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Streets: Isaac Cordal (New York)

December 23, 2015, 5:44 pm

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Last month, Isaac Cordal was invited to participate in the Residency at Vyt (Art Students League of New York) for a month. While there, the Spanish artist continued his series of Cement Eclipses works by creating more sculptures for placement on the streets. Scattered around New York City, the urban interventions are metaphors that reflect on politics, bureaucracy, and power - something to think about during the holidays. Discuss Isaac Cordal here.

Streets: Andrew Schoultz (Los Angeles)

December 27, 2015, 10:24 am

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Working hard over the holidays, Andrew Schoultz brought some cheer recently to old Chinatown in Los Angeles with a new mural. Painted on the side of the Gregorio Escalante Gallery, the new piece features the all seeing eye that is commonly seen in the locally-based artist's imagery among other signature motifs. Take a look at more detailed shots of the wall below along with some additional work-in-progress photos, but head by for a look yourself if you are in the area. Photo credit: Kenton Parker (front image) & Osceola Refetoff (other images) & the artist. Discuss Andrew Schoultz here.

Overtime: Dec 21 – Dec 27

December 27, 2015, 5:25 pm

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More stories from the week that ended Dec 27 (click on bolded words for more information):

• RIP: Ellsworth Kelly, who passed away today at the age of 92.
• RIP: Alain Jouffroy, who passed away at the age of 87 after being hospitalized for two weeks.
• Archivists in Paris working hard to preserve murals created in response to terrorist attacks in the city.
• Attendence at the Lourve and Centre Pompidou down drastically since terrorist attacks in Paris.
• The Bardo National Museum strengthens links to Italian institutions following terrorist attack in Tunis.
• Ugandan Children of War Rehabilitation Centre in Gulu using art as therapy, among other interventions.
• Arts program helps students at Barton Elementary School in San Bernardino recover from tragic events.
• Wexner Center shooter Dean D. Sturgis took a hostage and damaged artworks before taking his own life.
• Jonathan Markell sentenced to 18 months in federal prison for smuggling and tax fraud.
• Dorette Carter, formerly of the Art Gallery of Northumberland, found guilty of fraud and forgery.
• Jayme Gordon charged with wire fraud and perjury after falsifying claims to sue Dreamworks.
• Two Warhol prints and a Otto Piene work stolen from a vehicle belonging to Galerie Hafenrichter.
• Lawyers on both sides of the Knoedler trial seeking to exclude key witnesses and evidence before trial starts.
• The Wildenstein family story so far, as the trial is scheduled to start next month.
• The Telegraph writes about the undervaluing of work by female artists and calls for a closing of the gap.
• Study by Kathryn Graddy shows that suffering and depression does not inspire an artist's best work.
• Gerhard Richter highly critical of today's gigantic sums for some works of art.
• Artinfo's list of the 9 Biggest Art World Scandals of 2015.
• Scott Indrisek's list of The Worst: 11 Terrible Art World Moments of 2015.
• Iran takes delivery of American artworks purchased 40 years ago but blocked from export due to revolution.
• Britain having to decide which of their Post Modern buildings they want to designate with listed status.
• Artnet's list of The 18 Most Appalling International Art World Scandals of 2015.
• Artinfo's list of The 6 Weirdest Art-World Crossovers in 2015.
• Artspace's list of 9 Wacky and Wonderful Found-Object Sculptures From Across Art History.
• Artnet's list of The Top 10 Biggest Art Discoveries in 2015.
• Brian Boucher's art world naughty list for 2015.
• Temporary export ban placed on £30mil. Pontormo painting, in an attempt to keep it in the UK.
• Sindika Dokolo buys three 19th-century masks that were taken from Africa and returns them to Angola.
• Nazi-looted Houdon marble bust of Diana returned to Poland after 75 years after being discovered at auction.
• Jerusalem artists open city’s first unofficial Iranian embassy of culture with a gathering of around 500 Israelis.
• Group of Afghan artisans preparing to travel to Washington DC for a major exhibition opening in March.
• Ben Davis' list of The Most Important Art Essays of the Year.
• Planned Parenthood reopens website for Choice Works, a fundraising initiative spearheaded by Marilyn Minter.
• The Art Newspaper's choices for 2015's best new museums.
• Ken Griffin donates $40mil. to MoMA.
• Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art negotiating $3mil. artwork loan fee with Germany.
• Museums increasing focused on acquiring artwork by African American artists in 2015.
• Scott Indrisek reviews Jacqueline Humphries at CAC New Orleans.
• ARTnews discusses issues related to museum wall labels.
• Karen Rosenberg writes about how chronology was not a factor for the art world in 2015 and how 2016 looks.
• Seoul Auction and K Auction have strong sales in Korea and some records were set.
• Artinfo's list of The 20 Most Expensive Artworks Sold at Auction in 2015.
• Georgina Adam looks at 2015's biggest art market developments and what they mean.
• Noelle Bodick discusses how participatory artwork is exhibited and sold in a commercial gallery setting.
• A look at the art market in Taiwan.
• Miami is a hotbed for rich Republican art collectors.
• A collection tour of Ingrid and Thomas Jochheim's Berlin apartment.
• Sylvain Levy discusses the dslcollection.
• Rubell Family Collection welcomes attention by Senate Finance Committee regarding its public purpose.
• Artnet's list of The Most Innovative Art Collectors of 2015.
• Widewalls looks at the differences between young art collectors and more experienced ones.
• Jacob Lewis Gallery's 2015 year in review highlights.
• Artinfo's list of The Power 100 of 2015: Part I. And Part II of the list. Finally, Part III.
• Artnet's list of The 30 Most Exciting Artists in North America Right Now: Part One. And also Part II.
• Vogue's list of 5 Artists Who Broke Out in 2015 include Jamian Juliano Villani and Rachel Rose.
• David Ebony's list of the Top 10 Most Memorable Artworks of 2015.
• ArtNews thinks that Nathan For You is 2015's best conceptual artwork.
• Architectural Digest's list of The 8 New York Art Shows We’re Most Excited to See in the New Year.
• A conversation between Martine Syms and Charles Gaines that took place in Gaines' studio in LA.
• Joan Miró show to evoke the atmosphere of the artist's working spaces in Mallorca.
• Kirstine Roepstorff will represent Denmark in the 2017 Venice Biennale.
• Simon Burch installing huge installation at 23 Wall Street.
• Chicago Tribune selects Sabina Ott as Chicagoan of the Year in Art.
• PORTRAIT TOBIAS MADISON by Barbara Casavecchia in Spike Art Magazine.
• Sarah Sze shows us how to create faux rocks in the style of her 2013 Venice Biennale installation.
• Images and info up for National Gallery 2: Empire at CHEWDAY's.
• Jamal Burger, aka Jayscale, takes some photographs using a film camera.
• Bloomberg's list of nine dead artists that they think will have a big year in 2016.
• Six artists that think like spies.
• Simon Schama, Mary Beard and David Olusoga to present BBC Two series on story of art called Civilisations.
• Artinfo's list of the Best New Buildings of 2015.
• Steven Holl discusses the purpose of architecture in our lives.
• Japan selects new design for 2020 Olympic Stadium in Tokyo after deciding not to go with Zaha Hadid's.
• Architect finalists announced for the Obama Presidential Library.
• Artinfo's list of The 10 Best Music Videos of 2015.
• NYC Art Handlers Calendar 2016 released and sales will benefit 2 charities.
• Nicolas Cage returns $276k stolen Tyrannosaurus bataar skull to Mongolia.

Basel Week Miami ’15 / Streets: Phlegm

December 28, 2015, 9:24 pm

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Another mural that caught our attention during Basel Week Miami was a clever new creation from Phlegm. Curated by Fresco Art and painted on the side of the Bon Vivant building, the new piece takes cues from the railroad track next to the site and features the Sheffield-based artist's recognizable characters taking a ride on a train. Take a look at the amazing details of the locomotive, the tunnels & towers it traverses, and the creatures in the photos below... Discuss Phlegm here. Photo credit: Jackie Hadel.

Basel Week Miami ’15 / Streets: Esao Andrews

December 29, 2015, 7:23 pm

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Continuing our survey of the public art during Basel Week Miami, our eyes turn to a mural by Esao Andrews as he continues to create painterly pieces on the streets. As part of the Space 52 Project curated by Tristan Eaton, this image of Bob Dylan fits in nicely with all the other musicians painted by a select group of artists as part of a 240 foot mural in the heart of the Wynwood Arts District. We'll bring you more about the project soon but for now enjoy some more images of Andrews at work below... Photo credit: Jackie Hadel. Discuss Esao Andrews here.

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Art Focus: Trevor Wheatley

December 30, 2015, 9:33 am

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Our latest Art Focus feature introduces you to the singular work of Trevor Wheatley and his mix of sculptural skills, public art, and typography. Photos of the Toronto-based artist's signage in the great outdoors can initially deceive you into thinking there is some photoshopping involved, but the slang terms and cultural references used are sculptural creations that show his mastery over a creative mix of materials. He explains his work as such - "Initially, I wanted to impose graphic one-liners on untouched environments. I started with the nature logos, and the idea was to both critique the place of advertising in the public sphere, and construct a hypothetical space in which commercially evocative symbols might be neutralized in their initial function as corporate signifiers. Ironically, I ended up getting a bunch of offers to do corporate work from those projects. More recently, the large-scale typographic installations juxtapose the urban with the natural through a physical, hybrid realization of pop culture, slang, trend, and the re-contextualization of popular language." Discuss Trevor Wheatley here.

Streets / Recap: ArteSano Project (Dominican Republic)

December 30, 2015, 7:14 pm

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After big mural festivals taking over most of the major cities around the world, we're witnessing a trend of similar projects being organized in more exotic, even remote places. The latest one of those was held during the pre-holidays week of December 11-21, in Nagua, Dominican Republic. The Artesano Project is an international public arts initiative that recently hosted around 30 local and international artists for their second annual event. Hosted by Dominican born artist Evoca1 and curated by INOPERAbLE, the event aims to help with cultural development, inspire young artists, and give recognition to the Dominican Republic in the world of urban arts and muralism. With over 60 walls painted during the week, including some very unique collaborations between artists (such as the Axel Void x Sebas Velasco x Evoca1 piece in the header), the organizers are well on their way to achieving their goals. This year's artist roster included other names like as Andrew Hem, Bikismo, Frau Isa, Gaia, Inti, Pixelpancho, Tatiana Suarez, and more.

Basel Week Miami ’15 / Streets: Space 52 Project

January 2, 2016, 9:39 am

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After a first look last week at the Space 52 Project curated by Tristan Eaton during Basel Week Miami with a new mural from Esao Andrews featuring Bob Dylan, we now have shots of what the rest of the artists did. Each participant painted a musical icon as part of a 240 foot mural in the heart of the Wynwood Arts District including the lead Eaton (Afrika Bambaataa), Askew (Billie Holiday), Stephen Bliss (Debbie Harry), Cyrcle. (Beethoven), Drew Merritt (George Harrison), Hush (Lauryn Hill), Hauser (Kraftwerk), and Dave Flores (David Bowie). Photo credit: Jackie Hadel.

Overtime: Dec 28 – Jan 3

January 3, 2016, 4:00 am

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More stories from the week that ended Jan 3 (click on bolded words for more information):

• Njideka Akunyili Crosby billboard now on display across from the Whitney museum.
• Artinfo remembers those that passed away in 2015.
• RIP: Eugenie Schwartz, aka Ersy, who passed away at 64 from complications following ulcer surgery.
• Preservationists making 3D records of threatened heritage sites in effort to preserve for future generations. France will start to control imports of archaeological works and create refuges where museum collections and recovered goods can be held.
• Townhouse Gallery and Rawabet Theater in Cairo closed after interagency (inc. Censorship Authority) raid.
• Art Basel Miami Beach stabbing suspect Siyuan Zhao pleads not guilty to attempted murder.
• Airport workers at Fiumicino airport in Rome busted for running an art theft ring.
• Ai Weiwei visits Lesbos and posts video and pics drawing attention to plight of refugees.
• New York Art, Antique & Jewelry Show can no longer be held at Park Avenue Armory each year.
• Susie Lingham steps down from her director position at Singapore Art Museum.
• Battle continues between Getty Museum and Italy regarding Lysippos' Victorious Youth.
• Richard Fisher sues Petr Konchalovsky Foundation after its deauthentification of painting he consigned.
• Matthew Roberts, purportedly Charles Manson's son, performs piece related to father's trial at Vector Gallery.
• Three private aircraft at Van Nuys Airport vandalized by graffiti artists.
• Adult coloring books an increasingly popular form of stress relief.
• Hyperallergic's list of The 20 Most Powerless People in the Art World: 2015 Edition.
• Artinfo shares its choices for the top 18 under-appreciated films from 2015.
• Eileen Kinsella's list of Art World Trends We Wish Would Go Away In 2016.
• Guardian thinks that the international art market may have peaked.
• Old Navy appears to discourage kids from aspiring to become artists.
• Artnet's list of the winners and losers of the art world in 2015.
• Mayor of Venice pitching sale of artwork, such as by Klimt and Chagall to help get city out of debt.
• Detroit becomes first city in the US to be named a UNESCO "City of Design".
• Alfred and Isabel Bader donate $80mil. Rembrandt painting to Queen's University.
• Bridget Riley Art Foundation funds three-year project allowing students access to British Museum collection.
• Broad Museum's 2016 spring season.
• Milwaukee Art Museum unveils $34mil renovations to its buildings.
• Egypt plans to construct a $150mil. underwater antiquities museum in Alexandria.
• Modern Painters reviews Martin Wong show at The Bronx Museum of the Arts.
• Ben Eastham reviews John Hoyland at Newport Street Gallery.
• OC Weekly talks to Soulaf Abas about exhibition on Syria at Orange County Center for Contemporary Art.
• Nicole Herden named curator of art at the Boise Art Museum.
• Artinfo's list of 6 Historical Shows That Mattered in 2015.
• Artnet's list of The 15 Weirdest and Wildest Art Stories of 2015.
• Cait Munro's choices for The 10 Biggest Art News Stories of 2015.
• Katya Kazakina on the ArtTactic Podcast, recapping the top stories and trends in the art market from 2015.
• Kenny Schachter writes about the debut of Vito Schnabel's gallery in St. Moritz and quickly recaps 2015.
• Scott Reyburn looks at the art market of 2015.
• Pace Gallery opening a space in Palo Alto, CA and launching Pace Art & Technology.
• Georgina Adam looks ahead at what lies in store for the art market in 2016.
• Artnet's list of The Top 10 Most Expensive Chinese Artists of 2015.
• Alexander and Bonin Gallery relocating from Chelsea to TriBeca.
• Artnet's list of The Most Respected US Contemporary Art Dealers of 2015.
• Andrew Russeth looks at the year in the galleries of NY.
• Papillon Art's best of 2015.
• Widewalls looks at Os Gêmeos at auction.
• Larry's List interviews Kevin Poon about art collecting.
• The top ten timepieces sold at auction in 2015. Almost all were Patek Phillipe.
• Jerry Saltz writes about Ellsworth Kelly after his passing. Scott Rothkopf talks about him.  Eli Broad and other art world figures remember the artist. One of Kelly's last interviews.
• Phyllida Barlow inducted into Order of the British Empire and made a CBE for her services to the arts.
• Jenny Holzer contributing to app linked to NY memorial commemorating those who have died from HIV/AIDS.
• The Arabian Street Artists, the group that placed subversive graffiti on set of Homeland, releases a film.
• Polly Apfelbaum at 56 Henry is an ArtForum Critic's Pick.
• Gilbert & George perform an extract from Fuckosophy.
• Crave profiles Jen DeNike.
• JR interviewed in Artreport.
• Martine Syms in Interview Magazine.
• Kim Druce-Sava's never-before-seen Polaroids from the set of Kids.
• Scott Indrisek surveys what artists loved in 2015.
• Artnet shares 8 quotes by Henri Matisse on occasion of his birthday.
• Artsy's list of 10 Artists Who Defied Classification in 2015.
• Artspace's forecast for 2016 from a survey of art world individuals.
• Jamie Sterns' 2016 Art Predictions.
• Artspace's choices for 12 Masterpieces of 21st-Century Painting You Need to Know Now.
• Raphael Olivier's photographs of the town of Ordos, in Inner Mongolia, which is now a modern ghost town.
• Culture+Travel’s list of Top 10 Instagram Photographers of 2015.
• Artinfo's list of 9 Must-Read Art-Related Books From 2015.
• Scott Indrisek's Shit My Cat Reads looks back at the year in books.
• Nine of the top ten books checked out from NY Public Library’s 92 branches in 2015 were written by women.
• Used bookstores thriving in the age of digital reading.
• Artinfo's list of the 13 most anticipated buildings of 2016.
• The role of sound in architecture.
• Simon Beck's artwork in the snow.
• Thrillist's list of the most essential podcasts of 2015.
• JR included in Mr Porter's best-dressed men of the year list for 2015.

Streets / Recap: “Ville Musée” (Reunion Island)

January 5, 2016, 8:20 am

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Another street art festival was recently held at yet another unusual and very exotic location - an insular region of France located in the Indian Ocean east of Madagascar - Reunion Island. The Ville Musée aka City Museum event was held in a area called La Rose des Vents, where seven big walls have been painted by such artists as Gorg One, Galvis, Seth Globepainter (seen above), France, Ceet, Meo and Jace. Each artists combined their visual language with the motifs of island life or their vision of it, which resulted in series of murals scattered around the residential buildings in the area. Being a multicultural island, the population is a mix of Africans, Indians, Europeans, Chinese and Malgaches. This inspired the concept of Seth's mural that honors this incredible mix through an image of a creole girl created from a patchwork of all the cultures of the island. The other piece by the French artist shows an island girl looking over big apartment buildings towards the blue sky. See what the other artists contributed as well in the photos below... [caption id="attachment_292374" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Seth[/caption]
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[caption id="attachment_292379" align="aligncenter" width="800"] Manuelle Pellissier[/caption]
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