Art Basel • Miami, Hong Kong, Paris

[nobokov]

I liked her work when it was politically charged in the past. Now the work just seems frivolous with basketballs and snoopy. I hope she goes back to meaningful work rather than commercial output.

[rbt]

Dec 7, 2019 0:07:55 GMT 1 Riotcops said:

Was really disappointed in these prints in person. All the white offsets look like mistakes in the screens shifting, if they were intentional they look terrible. Doesn't really reflect her original work in that sense.

Agreed on those white offsets - they are bad (and unfortunately intentional).

[Easy-Z]

So Martin Whatson does free hidden art drops all week. Chased em like hell last year with no luck. Well today he dropped a piece for Hama Woods. Well I was already in south beach after missing the Martin drop earlier. Saw the post. Rented a city bike and off I went. Dug around all the bushes twice and almost gave up.

[Smokeidaeye]

Dec 7, 2019 3:53:07 GMT 1 Easy-Z said:

So Martin Whatson does free hidden art drops all week. Chased em like hell last year with no luck. Well today he dropped a piece for Hama Woods. Well I was already in south beach after missing the Martin drop earlier. Saw the post. Rented a city bike and off I went. Dug around all the bushes twice and almost gave up.

That is awesome!  Congrats! 

[Pavoni]

Offsets!

[itskento]

Dec 6, 2019 4:13:25 GMT 1 Pipes said:

The blue barcode makes me think fake as does composition of the Girl With Balloon - too central.

And a multicoloured radar rat? suspicious.

I saw a multi colored radar on Printfallart ig the other day. I’m assuming they have something to do with it.

[kwatis]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but these aren't screenprints. I believe they are woodblock prints.

The white offsets that people keep discussing are from the inked up wood shapes being printed and not butting right up against the other shapes. Think of it like a puzzle, where each piece's surface is inked up separately and the reassembled. Only the pieces weren't cut by machine, but by hand so they don't seemlessly fit back together.

It's an intrinsic part of the medium. It being a woodblock print is also a reasoning for the price hike (that and it's PACE and Nina).

Since PACE has facilities and masterprinters in all of the different print subcategories (intaglio/etching/engraving, relief/woodblock, collograph, stone/plate lithography, screenprinting, monotype/monoprint) they are able to offer a wider range of techniques to their artists.

I, personally, think that this technique suits Nina's work quite well.

[rbt]

You’re correct that it’s actually a relief print. Unfortunately, still not done correctly. Here’s an example of a proper woodblock relief: tandempress.wisc.edu/project/derrick-adams/.

[Smokeidaeye]

Really wish I had made plans to go down to Miami this year. Two old friends helped curate the new graffiti museum which looks amazing.

[kwatis]

Dec 7, 2019 17:05:55 GMT 1 rbt said:

You’re correct that it’s actually a relief print. Unfortunately, still not done correctly. Here’s an example of a proper woodblock relief: tandempress.wisc.edu/project/derrick-adams/.

Agreed, definitely think that Tandem's approach has more precision. And love seeing the work Tandem has put out over the years. A good friend of mine and colleague while in graduate school is one of the printers that worked with Derrick at Tandem. You'd expect that from PACE as well. Wonder if it was the artists choice so as to look more "collaged" and referencial of her painting style/approach?

[Riotcops]

Dec 7, 2019 14:46:18 GMT 1 kwatis said:

Correct me if I'm wrong, but these aren't screenprints. I believe they are woodblock prints.

The white offsets that people keep discussing are from the inked up wood shapes being printed and not butting right up against the other shapes. Think of it like a puzzle, where each piece's surface is inked up separately and the reassembled. Only the pieces weren't cut by machine, but by hand so they don't seemlessly fit back together.

It's an intrinsic part of the medium. It being a woodblock print is also a reasoning for the price hike (that and it's PACE and Nina).

Since PACE has facilities and masterprinters in all of the different print subcategories (intaglio/etching/engraving, relief/woodblock, collograph, stone/plate lithography, screenprinting, monotype/monoprint) they are able to offer a wider range of techniques to their artists.

I, personally, think that this technique suits Nina's work quite well.

Thanks for the info, thats a funky technique and I appreciate the artistry behind it but I can't get past the fact that it looks terrible. It would bug me to no end if I had to look at it everyday. 

[cnrdvln]

it's quite depressing seeing some folks on here have a great old time in Miami... great viewing on the way into work each morning...

maybe next year!

[Pipes]

Dec 6, 2019 3:58:59 GMT 1 Easy-Z said:

Someone just cashing in on Banksy or another stunt?
Probably fake..... In Miami today.

one on eBay 


www.ebay.com/itm/Banksy-Original-Gross-Domestic-Product-Radar-Rat-Stencil-Art-Basel-Exclusive/153753415069?hash=item23cc6aed9d:g:eX4AAOSwA75d69aX

Pricing:

[andi]

http://instagr.am/p/B5yIFp2hyE-

[kalm]

Damn, those Jonas Wood prints look shitty up close...$12k a pop? Ouch. Just another artist becoming lazy...

[Duke Down Stairs]

http://instagram.com/p/B5zCmWvgi0I

Like Simco's take on this.

[Pawel]

amp.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2019/dec/08/banana-artwork-that-fetched-120000-is-eaten-by-hungry-artist

[Hairbland]

Dec 7, 2019 0:09:53 GMT 1 Pawel said:

Dec 6, 2019 23:53:09 GMT 1 ca said:

Katherine Bernhardt just started duck taping bananas all over the place in Lima...

http://instagr.am/p/B5vt93KlsZ0

This is brilliant:

Speaking to Artnet, the Italian artist explained how he struggled to finish the piece of work for more than a year, before the revelation finally struck. ‘Wherever I was travelling I had this banana on the wall. I couldn’t figure out how to finish it,’ he said. ‘In the end, one day I woke up and I said “the banana is supposed to be a banana”.’

He’s a cool guy, lived in apt above mine in NYC in mid/late 90s. Other cool guy living above me prior in a different building Joey Ramone, saw him in elevator regularly and once he overflowed his bathtub, flooding mine.

[Smokeidaeye]

My latest work of art, 'Pitmaster.' Now to find a buyer for $120,000 before someone eats it...

[mmmike]

Nov 30, 2019 15:24:30 GMT 1 Wearology said:

I will be in Basel if anyone wants to meet up.
Please send me a DM and we can coordinate.
I will be based out of the Wynwood Walls at the Peter Tunney Gallery.
Have a great weekend - Jon

Thanks for the tour Jon. It was great to meet you in person.

Mike

[kalm]

Katherine Bernhardt is such a hack...has she ever had an original thought?

[Express Post]

She had a spark back in the noughties when both her and Dana both emerged.
Hers is an acquired taste. Pink panther is the best thing she has done.

Dec 9, 2019 1:45:41 GMT 1 kalm said:

Katherine Bernhardt is such a hack...has she ever had an original thought?

[Jaylove]

Had a better chance at those Martin Whatson drops than I do on his releases and I live in a different country.

[19818914]

Dec 8, 2019 16:31:18 GMT 1 Hairbland said:

Dec 7, 2019 0:09:53 GMT 1 Pawel said:

This is brilliant:

Speaking to Artnet, the Italian artist explained how he struggled to finish the piece of work for more than a year, before the revelation finally struck. ‘Wherever I was travelling I had this banana on the wall. I couldn’t figure out how to finish it,’ he said. ‘In the end, one day I woke up and I said “the banana is supposed to be a banana”.’

He’s a cool guy, lived in apt above mine in NYC in mid/late 90s. Other cool guy living above me prior in a different building Joey Ramone, saw him in elevator regularly and once he overflowed his bathtub, flooding mine.

Yeah. You should write a book.

[Hairbland]

Dec 9, 2019 3:57:28 GMT 1 19818914 said:

Dec 8, 2019 16:31:18 GMT 1 Hairbland said:

He’s a cool guy, lived in apt above mine in NYC in mid/late 90s. Other cool guy living above me prior in a different building Joey Ramone, saw him in elevator regularly and once he overflowed his bathtub, flooding mine.

Yeah. You should write a book.

Maybe you should read a book. If you know how.

[19818914]

Dec 9, 2019 4:37:53 GMT 1 Hairbland said:

Dec 9, 2019 3:57:28 GMT 1 19818914 said:

Yeah. You should write a book.

Maybe you should read a book. If you know how.

No bad blood.

[docean]

Met Shepard Fairey, so that was pretty cool.

Art Miami and Context were fun. Basel was, Basel. Enjoyed seeing a curated collection of Miami’s most basic b*tches line up 30 deep for a selfie with a banana.

Scope was terrible IMO. They let in far too many people at once and it was impossible to walk around. I guess that’s the downside of going on a Saturday rather than my usual Tuesday night.

[irl1]

What Sold at Art Basel in Miami Beach


www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-sold-art-basel-miami-beach-12-09-19?utm_medium=email&utm_source=18848533-newsletter-editorial-daily-12-09-19&utm_campaign=editorial&utm_content=st-T

[irl1]

The Artists Everyone Talked about during Art Basel in Miami Beach


www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-artists-talked-art-basel-miami-beach-12-09-19?utm_medium=email&utm_source=18858881-newsletter-editorial-daily-12-10-19&utm_campaign=editorial&utm_content=st-T

[Express Post]

Amoako Boafa. Haha. The artist is hyped up atm.

Dec 10, 2019 20:18:51 GMT 1 irl1 said:

The Artists Everyone Talked about during Art Basel in Miami Beach


www.artsy.net/article/artsy-editorial-artists-talked-art-basel-miami-beach-12-09-19?utm_medium=email&utm_source=18858881-newsletter-editorial-daily-12-10-19&utm_campaign=editorial&utm_content=st-T