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Gallery Beat – December 2014

Over the last few years I have discussed multiple times how almost a decade ago, the founders and organizer of a European art fair called Art Basel (which of course, takes place in Basel, Switzerland), decided to try an American version of their successful European model and started an art fair in the Miami Beach Convention Center and they called it Art Basel Miami Beach or ABMB for short. And I’ve told you multiple times you how that one mega art fair spawned a few satellite art fairs in Miami all at the same time and how by now there are over two dozen art fairs going on around the Greater Miami area and art collectors, artists, gallerists, dealers, curators and all the symbiots of the art world descent on America’s coolest hot city in December each year and art rules the area. I’ve heard quotes where I am told that about 20% of all the visual art sold on the planet each year (less auctions I assume) sell in Miami during that first week in December. I also pointed out ad nauseum, that if you are a visual artist in 2014 and are not aware of these events, and if you and/or your gallery is not trying to get your artwork there is what I mean, then something really big is missing from your artistic arsenal (unless you’re happy just painting or drawing or photographing or sculpting, etc. and could care less who sees and possibly acquires your work – if that’s the case, then skip the rest of this column and more power to you!) and from your art dealer’s vision. But, if like some of us, the commodification of your artwork doesn’t bother you, and the fact that when you or your gallery sell one of your…

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