Art Basel Miami Beach 2008

Art Basel Miami Beach, "The Winter Rendez-vous of the International Artworld" as the press release calls it, is in its 7th year now. More than 240 galleries from around the world are taking part in the art fair. They show works by over 2,000 artists of the 20th and 21st centuries. Who did we see at Art Basel Miami Beach 2008? Among others: Xu Zhen's Yetis looking for BaBa and MaMa at ShangART Gallery, William Cordova's bisected car at Arndt & Partner, Jon Kessler at Deitch, Duane Hanson at Van de Veghe, and Rodney Graham's Rotary Psycho-Opticon sculpture at 303 Gallery. Impressions from the Preview / Vernissage of the 2008 edition of Art Basel Miami Beach.