With its glitzy celebrity parties,America’s biggest fair shows the art world at its most excessive but not everyone is getting richer particularly the artistsHere are a few scenes from the week at Art Basel Miami Beach, the massive art fair in South Florida, or the fêtes and freak-outs that latch onto it. The preview day was as full as ever of buyers flush with cash,flashing their VIP passes and tearing through the halls of the convention middle. In the private collectors’ lounge one could learn approximately opportunities to lease private planes, purchase doubtful cigars (still no Cuban ones!), and flash blingtastic watches,all from extremely high-cessation brands I am disinclined to give free advertising. Beachside hotels hosted “intimate” and “exclusive” dinners for 200 people, while one penthouse party featured a bathtub full of champagne, and in which guests wantonly snapped selfies. Related: Art Basel Miami Beach review – art and commerce collide by the sea Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com