Aspen Peak - Niche Media - Aspen living at its peak
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South Beach on Display above: You Loved Me Like a Distant Star by British artist Tracey Emin; right: Aspenbased collector Rona Citrin. The Aspen art world gears up for Art Basel in Miami Beach, where the greatest artists and galleries will, once again, make history. BY SUE HOSTETLER A s the contemporary art world celebrates the annual fall whirlwind of auctions, exhibitions, and institutional galas, one event easily stands out—Art Basel in Miami Beach, held this year December 5–8. Launched in 2002, the show quickly established itself as the world's most prestigious, drawing top international curators, dealers, artists, and collectors. It has helped transform Miami into a cultural hub, evolving to include 258 galleries from 31 countries, in addition to cutting-edge performances, films, talks, and music. Rona Citrin, an Aspen- and Connecticutbased collector, says Art Basel in Miami Beach is integral to tracking trends and cultivating relationships. "The ability to view so much art from hundreds of galleries in such a short period of time is a great education on what the current trends are in the art market." Citrin sits on both the Anderson Ranch and Aspen Art Museum boards; she explains that the importance of fairs has grown exponentially. "Attending the show allows me to maintain and add to my relationships with gallerists from all over, in particular, Chicago, Los Angeles, and San Francisco." The Miami show at the Miami Beach Convention Center will conclude a year of continued on page 106 Th e real attentiongrabber may be Miami's newest resident artist, notorious British bad girl Tracey Emin, celebrating her first US retrospective. Photography courtesy of tracey emin/lehmann maupin, new york and hong kong/Moca (emin); ©Patrick McMullan PHOTO-BILLY FARRELL/PMc (Citrin) art full 104 aspenpeak-magazine.com 104-106_AP_SC_Artfull_Win13Spr14.indd 104 10/30/13 5:54 PM