art basel miami

Given that my first blog was on the anticipated mega art fair it seems responsible to add a comment at this point. It is Saturday night here in Miami and the fair itself ends tomorrow. It has been five official days of art fest and i kid you not it is exhausting, my only wish is that it were extended for at least another week. I am lucky as I can go and see the shows at the Margulis or Rubell collection or any of the other private shows in the coming months at my leisure,,,,but for others who are visiting this city,,,,,they must be sleeping on their journeys home. The main event was as usual exiting,,,overcrowded but generous in its display of great works new and old, my only regret was that I did not get back to really look at it. I fairly died over a gorgeous Helen Frankentheler piece, huge as it was and timeless. some beautiful Milton Averys and of course the big guys, a Picasso here and there,,,some wonderful sculpture also. I really don't do the show justice as my time was short and it is massive....next year I will carve more time. I went to the opening of the new Gallery Bertin in the Wynwood district, well done Serge Ernandez for managing the transformation of the space, no easy task here in Miami, it is truly magnificent, lets hope the art brings it to life in the coming months. The Sagamore hotel had a delightful brunch and it wasn't just the free foot massages that were hot, the art integrated into the common spaces was nicely curated and a pleasure to see. I stopped by really quickly at the red dot show up a block from the Sagamore, they took over from the Townhouse I guess, and that was fun,,,,much to see, with numerous galleries displaying there wares. I am sure the satellite fairs were equally ambitious and I hope that both artists and vendors made great business. I will update occasionally on the art scene here in Miami.