In the whirlwind of Art Basel soirees hitting South Florida this week, renowned Chinese artist Liu Bolin, who is sometimes known as the "Invisible Man," performed a live exhibition, as he was painted amongst a large scale installation of the Ruinart iconic rounded champagne bottles. Cognoscenti from the fashion, art and philanthropy worlds gathered in the Miami Botanical Garden to witness his creation process firsthand.
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Art Basel is technically launching this Thursday, December 6th - but that never stops the party from starting a little early. And indeed, Prada kicked off Miami Art Week last night with the opening of their groovy pop-up, Prada Mode Miami - which is a complete take over of Freehand Miami. The lobby, pool area, garden, lounge, and restaurants were all refurnished and redecorated to reflect Prada’s long-standing appreciation of the overriding Miami aesthetic.
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Except with a twist; Bob Tabor’s black-and-white and low-contrast color portraits of horses and the ocean are ethereal and effortlessly American. And they pull you right in.
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Italian populism is on the rise, fueled by the era of Trump, but artist Francesca Galliani continues to push the democratic ideals where art and freedom of expression meet seamlessly between Italian and American culture via the rise of globalization.
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If Helmut Newton explored sexuality in a singularly provocative way, photographer Giampietro Favero takes us to a much more mysterious place. Though like Newton, each of the Italian fashion photographer's images seems to be telling one small part of a more elaborate story, thrillingly sparking the imagination with each glance.
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There are very few places that are so viscerally associated with one cultural figure as is Baltimore with John Waters. And though he maintains an apartment in New York City (and can often be spotted out on the town), he still ultimately calls the Maryland city home.
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