— Our team was all over Magic City this week for Art Basel in Miami Beach and its various satellite fairs and collateral events. Meredith Mendelsohn provided a breakdown of all the newcomers and returning players at this year’s fairs, while Eileen Kinsella provided a cheat sheet of major works to watch out for at the main fair. Judd Tully reported on the biggest sales from day one; Daniel Kunitz mapped a handy guide to getting through the mega-fair efficiently. And Eric Gonon toured the Nicholas Baume-curated outdoor sculpture area.
— In addition to the main fair, we made the rounds of the satellite affairs: Ashton Cooper noted the influx of galleries at the expanded Untitled fair; Eileen Kinsella reported on the eclectic offerings at Art Miami and Context; Ashton Cooper noted a lot of transactions during the VIP preview of Miami Project’s second edition; and Eileen Kinsella gained insight into the Brazilian art scene at Art Brazil’s inaugural outing.
— On the design front, Janelle Zara noted the dominance of Charlotte Perriand and Jean Prouvé at Design Miami, Herzog & de Meuron’s new Pérez Art Museum opened its doors, and Jacques Herzog talked design with Kanye West and Hans Ulrich Obrist.
— Since Miami’s art week is, of course, as much about parties as it is about art, Rea McNamara provided a handy list of the week’s biggest parties, and Art+Auction threw a bash of its own to celebrate the “Power 100” issue.
— Meanwhile, Coco Fusco weighed the pros and cons of pursuing an MFA, for Modern Painters.
— Laure Prouvost won the Turner Prize for 2013.
— And Anna Kats spoke with conventions-upending architect Greta Hansen.
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