Art Basel news

"Thanks to the appearance of an exponentially more fabulous Art Basel Miami Beach fair each December since 2002, the once-tattered resort town has gained a new sense of itself as an aesthetic destination. . . . Now members of the local Establishment, enamored with their smart new friends—collectors, artists, and curators from around the world—want to see if they can get them to stick around. It’s partly about wishing to be taken seriously as a cultural alternative to New York and Los Angeles. But it’s also a bet that fertilizing the creative class is good economic-development policy—especially in a city hit hard by the real-estate meltdown. Which is why a local developer and collector, Craig Robins, is starting a free postgraduate art program in Miami."

Read the whole article by Brett Sokol here.

Speaking of Art Basel, Cay Sophie Rabinowitz today resigned as Artistic Director of Art Basel and Art Basel Miami Beach. Art Basel and Art Basel Miami Beach will be led now by Annette Schönholzer (formerly Director, Operations and Finance) and Marc Spiegler (formerly Director, Strategy and Development). Both now share the title Co-Director, Art Basel and Art Basel Miami Beach.

I'm also trying to confirm an interesting ABMB vs MB rumor... more on that later.