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2014 - Issue 2 - Winter

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photography by fergus mccaffrey (early); courtesy of art basel (spiegler); long march space (wang) POP gOes the easel Aspen's culturAti club joins the Art-worldly frenzy At Art bAsel in MiAMi beAch. by matthew stewart Since 2002, Art Basel in Miami Beach has grown and expanded at a dizzying rate. Each December, artists, gallerists, and collectors converge on Miami, making the show the epicenter for art in the Western Hemisphere. Last year, the four-day event broke purchase and attendance records with an estimated $3 billion in sales of paintings, photo- graphs, and sculptures to a crowd of 75,000 art connoisseurs. Art Basel's director, Marc Spiegler, shares insights about what we will see at this year's ABMB (December 4–7) and how Art Basel—in Miami Beach and across the globe—is taking the art world by storm. Aspen Peak: What are some of the most rousing aspects of this year's show? Marc Spiegler: With 100 percent of exhibitors in the Galleries sector—which is the main sector of the fair—reapplying, this year's list is the strongest yet. We are delighted that a number of US galleries will be joining the show for the first time, including Honor Fraser, Freedman Fitzpatrick, Michael Jon, Clifton Benevento, Simone Subal Gallery, Garth Greenan Gallery, and Menconi + Schoelkopf. Following the great success of [the] Public [sector] last year, I am excited to see this year's edition, which is again curated by Nicholas Baume of the Public Art Fund in New York. And David Gryn of Artprojx returns with a selection of more than 70 film and video works that not only will be screened in SoundScape Park, on the 7,000 -square-foot projection wall of the Frank Gehry-designed New World Center, but also inside the Miami Beach Convention Center in a newly designed video viewing room. Survey is the newest sector being unveiled this year. How was it conceived and what will be featured there? Survey is dedicated to precise art-historical projects. We decided to introduce the sector because we wanted to create a platform that brings more art-historical positions to the show. With all the museum groups and connoisseur collectors attending, we feel there is a real audience at our Miami Beach show for these remarkable works. How is Art Basel's expansion into Asia with Art Basel in Hong Kong inf luencing this year's ABMB? We certainly see an increase in Asian collectors continued on page 92 clocwise from top: Yokos, by Jack Early, 2012, will be among the works shown in the Galleries sector at this year's show; ABMB Director Marc Spiegler; Artificial Rock A-63, by Zhan Wang, 2007, will also be exhibited in the Galleries sector. 90  aspenpeak-magazine.com culture Art Full

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