Themes at Art Public - Art Basel Miami Beach

Themes emerge at Art Public part of Art Basel Miami Beach | www.palmbeachdailynews.com: "The Art Public component of Art Basel Miami Beach features 18 large-scale sculptures and installations by gallery artists in Collins Park, just east of the Bass Museum of Art, 2100 Collins Ave. As it was last year, the exhibition was curated by Christine Y. Kim, associate curator of contemporary art at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and co-founder of the Los Angeles Nomadic Division. Seven of the works were created for the show. Several thematic threads run through the exhibition, but the most prominent deals with signs and language. . .  "

Top 15 Art Basel Miami Beach Music Events (Updated) - Fort Lauderdale and Palm Beach - Music - County Grind: "I consider myself somewhat of an Art Basel Miami Beach (AKA Miami Art Week) expert. That's right. An expert. So heed my advice, friends. I offer you here, my picks for musical parties during this grand fair. Not all events have been announced and Miami New Times has a comprehensive list evolving, so check back for updates there and here. "

South Florida Classical Review » Blog Archive » Adams conducts Adams (and Carter) in exhilarating night at New World Symphony: "John Adams, the preeminent living classical composer in the United States, brought his ebullient music and personality to Miami Beach Saturday for a concert with the New World Symphony. . . .  few conductors or composers put on such an entertaining, yet serious, show as Adams, who took time to explain each work, using the orchestra to demonstrate significant passages, before performing the entire composition. Still youthful and energetic at 65, Adams showed an easy rapport with the orchestra’s young musicians, calling them by name and giving a quick pat on the back after a good performance. “It’s always a pleasure for me to come down here, almost every year,” he said. “The rest of the year is sort of a downer.”. . . "

Foreverglades: Cracking Art Group's Art Basel Exhibit On and In Miami Freedom ...
Huffington Post
Galleria Ca` d'Oro and Cracking Art Group, the collective behind the pepto pink snails on Miami Beach in 2010, have adorned Miami's Freedom Tower with primary-colored resin creatures. Installed Friday and running through December 9, the historic ...

Miami Beach real estate in a New York state of mind
Miami Daily Business Review
"They really know how to program their hotels." Bennett, whose company is to close soon on a retail building in South Beach, said the Nakash family has made a significant investment in the city, especially in the last two years. "Our investment in ...

Miami Daily Business Review

Domingo Zapata Unveils Mural to Kick Off Art Basel Miami Beach
Haute Living
Internationally renowned artist Domingo Zapata will unveil a mural that will be the start of a new collection to kick off Art Basel Miami Beach 2012 as part of the W South Beach Hotel's permanent collection from 9-11 p.m. in The Grove, followed by an ...

Haute Living

South Beach: Deco delights on a South Florida stroll
The Independent
More than 260 international art galleries will be exhibiting at the Miami Beach Convention Center (1901 Convention Center Drive), an enormous building with a streamlined exterior that nods to South Beach's favourite design style, Art Deco. From here ...

The Independent

The Future of Florida Dining
Florida Trend
Below and two blocks away is last year's “it'' restaurant, Yardbird, still drawing lines for putting the sweet-tea south into South Beach. Top chefs serve divine fried chicken, butter bean risotto with artisan bourbon and more in a big stylish space ...

An all-star team of five U.S. beaches
Austin American-Statesman
“This doesn't feel like the sand at South Padre,” my daughter Tyree mused as we trekked across the coarse sand at South Beach to stick our toes in the Atlantic Ocean. I'd wrested Tyree away from her family in ... Miami Beach: This one takes No. 2 on ...

Restos de un avión de la II Guerra Mundial fueron descubiertos frente a Miami ...
El Nacional.com
Los restos de un avión caza de la II Guerra Mundial han sido descubiertos bajo al mar frente a las costas de la turística Miami Beach, a unos 75 metros de profundidad y en muy buen estado, teniendo en cuenta que llevan más de medio siglo bajo el agua.(translation below)
The remains of a fighter plane of World War II have been discovered under the sea off the coast of Miami Beach tourism, about 75 meters deep and in very good condition, considering that carry more than half a century under the water.
El Nacional.com

A 2016 Super Bowl In Miami Could Conflict With Boat Show
CBS Local
“Having the Super Bowl the same weekend as Boat Show would be silly,” said Jeff Lehman, general manager of the luxury Betsy Hotel in South Beach and chairman of the Miami Beach Visitor and Convention Authority. “We already have unrestrained ...

CBS Local

Chris Brown will not face charges after grabbing cell phone
TheCelebrityCafe.com
At a Miami Beach club, Grammy winning controversial artist Chris Brown allegedly took a woman's cell phone after she tried to take a picture of him. On Friday, it was announced that he will not face charges for robbery or theft. According to The ...

A1A washout may signal change in way South Florida lives
Sun-Sentinel
And Miami Beach plans a $206 million overhaul of its antiquated drainage system to stop persistent flooding along Alton Road. The future also calls for new levels of cooperation, said Nancy Gassman, head of Broward's climate change program. "It will...

Sun-Sentinel

Bal Habour Shops Sales up 14 Percent Over Last Year
Haute Living
Located in the elite Bal Harbour area of Miami Beach, Bal Harbour Shops is the ultimate in luxury brand shopping. A recent press release noted, “despite the surge in the number of online purchases being made nationwide, record-breaking sales at Bal ...

Haute Living

South Beach Like a Local at Chic Place at Lincoln - Lonely Planet
Miami Beach. South Beach is known for its party scene but not wanting to be kept up all night we loved Chic Place's location in a quiet residential area but only ...

dei Frescobaldi Miami Beach - South Beach Magazine
dei Frescobaldi Miami Beach Restaurant A famed Italian winery has launched its first South Beach restaurant. dei Frescobaldi Restaurant debuts at the. . .

Sean Kelly Gallery - Art Basel Miami Beach 2012 - Press Release
For this year's Art Basel Miami Beach art fair, Sean Kelly will present a carefully curated booth (B17) highlighting new and important works from the gallery's ...

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