art basel miami 2010 some of my personal highlights....
Mondoblogoites:Sorry for the delays in posting....Lots of minor problems getting in my way,but I am finally back in action!Here are some, just a few, maybe just part one of some of my personal pics from Art Basel and the surrounding satellite fairs.Just things that made me stop and want to take a picture.There was so much amazing art,and I could have picked sensational or weird or shocking or even bad art,but instead, I just went with things I liked,for whatever reason....Roy Lichtenstein"Untitled"(Swiss Cheese Doors)1980sI heard several people say this was their favorite piecein the show... I wouldn't go that far,but it is pretty special.This was at Jessica BradleyArt + Projectsat NADA.Don't know who the artist is, tried to google it,nuthin'.I like it though.UPDATE:A reader gave me the artists name and a link to more work in the comments section.He believes it is:UPDATE #2:It IS:Derek Sullivan"Stack"2004 More on Derekhere.Lauren DiCioccio"Little Bunny"2010This kinda summed up Aqua,(which I really liked)edgy, irreverent, and crafty.Jill Sylvia"Untitled"2010(Jefferson Memorial)Sold at 13KThis is hand-cut ledger paper.Jill is an obsessive compulsive anal retentive,just like me!Yves Klein"SE 250"1959This was sold too.It was just a tad more than 13K....Robert Indiana"Nine"1965(Or flip it over if you prefer "Six")Wayne Thiebaud"Melon"1962(Detail)I HATE cantaloupe, but I could eat this all up...Naum Gabo"Torsion"(Variation)1975(Detail)If you spell Naum's name backwards,you getObag Muan.Just incase you were wondering.Tom Friedman"Untitled"(School Chair)1992-2010Love the chair, hate the floor.Ugo RondineThat's all the dirt I got on this feller....Günther Uecker"White Spiral/Bright Spiral"1970(Detail)This was on hold at $850,000.00I'm sure it sold because it was amazing.Max Gomez CanleMe like.Roberto AizenbergMe like too.Think these two were/are friends?They should be.Beth Campbell"Untitled"2010I want this to be my new, working, real sink SO BADLY!Tom Sachs"LEM Face"(1/3 Scale)2010I have a "Man Crush" on Tom.I met him on a private yacht during a tequila tasting(no shit)and he was super cool.This is my friendEvan Penny....and he is art. Evan Penny"Old Self"(Portrait of the artist as he will not be)Variation #12010A Kasssen"Postal Statue"2010Ignore the man in the reflection,he is crazy....Robert Graham"Untitled"1969"Untitled"?It should have been titled:"Tiny wax figures that gave me a boner in a convention hall and I'm not even kidding"Agnes Martin"Untitled"1960Yes please.Alison Rossiter"Fuji, exact expiration date unknown, ca. 1930s, processed in 2010"2010I really liked these being a former dark room technician.Gabriel de la Mora"30,661 Knots"2010This is made of knotted human hair.Mr. Mora, you win.Laurent Grasso"Studies into the past — Projection"2010(Detail) This picture doesn't do this picture justice.(Don't you love (hate?) how the "professional" "Art World" calls "paintings""pictures"?Why is that Greg.org???Richard Hughes"Untitled"2010This is great for so many reasons. Maybe I will do a part 2tomorrow???