Nice Collective

Posted on December 12, 2006 Under Fashion

As Josh mentioned a few days ago, we weren't all that impressed with the shopping opportunities in Miami (at least from an individualism standpoint). With the exception, of BASE World, we were faced with 'run of the mill' stores that…

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Dionisio Gonzalez Photography

Posted on December 11, 2006 Under Art

Some of the most impressive photography work we saw at Photo Miami came from Dionisio Gonzalez, who deftly documents the architectural disarrangement of shanty towns in Sao Paolo, Brazil by piecing together photos of the shanty towns themselves with photos…

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Gregory Cohen: The Mobile Gallery

Posted on December 11, 2006 Under Art

I really need to give a nod for the ingenuity (not to mention the photographs) of Gregory Cohen-- this weekend we viewed his mobile photography exhibit literally across the street from Pulse Miami, running out of a souped up U-Haul…

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BASE: Miami

Posted on December 11, 2006 Under Travel

I rarely equate Miami as a good shopping destination for men-- a majority of shops here are standard 'this could be any city USA' chains. Minus the Barney's Coop, which is basically the same in every city, I can honestly…

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Starn Studio: Snow Study V

Posted on December 11, 2006 Under Art

We hope you have been enjoying our 'wrap-ups' of Art Basel Miami events we've been posting. The wrap-up format has its advantages-- it allows us to bring a large amount and broad range of content to your attention all at…

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NADA: The Wrapup

Posted on December 10, 2006 Under Art

Our final stop on the 'art train' today was to NADA's art fair here in Miami. The New Art Dealers Alliance has been active since 2002, and consists of a non-profit collective of professionals working with contemporary art. Their mission:…

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Photo Miami: The Wrapup

Posted on December 10, 2006 Under Life

Fair stop 2 of 3 in our art-packed day was to Photo Miami, and I have to say we were thoroughly impressed with the majority of the 43 exhibitors at the show. The overall theme to the fair was international…

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Pulse Miami: The Wrapup

Posted on December 10, 2006 Under Life

Today was an action packed day of art exhibition viewing for Josh and I, as our Art Basel adventure continued. Our first stop was to Pulse Miami in the Wynwood District, which can be best be described as a small…

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Laurina Paperina: Pulse Miami

Posted on December 10, 2006 Under Art

Italian Laurina Paperina's character illustration work was a breath of fresh air and light humor while walking through Pulse Miami today. The project she was presenting was called The Amazing Pape-- an impressive collection of drawings and paintings that made…

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Shirley Shor: Terra Infirma

Posted on December 10, 2006 Under Art

We had an opportunity to check out an amazing new media installation by Isreal born, San Francsico dwelling Shirley Shor yesterday at Scope Miami. She's part of an emerging generation of new-media artists who are redefining how computers can be…

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