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☆ Artist Uman creates kaleidoscopic worlds on canvas
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-18 | by ( Suyin Haynes | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

“I’m more of a fan of the destination,” the artist said, smiling behind sunglasses on a cloudy afternoon in London. Uman Joe PerezIt’s her studio — “my fortress,” as she calls it — where she feels most at home, happiest and freest. This sense of freedom is conveyed in Uman’s latest work, currently on display at Hauser & Wirth gallery in London. Uman Courtesy the artist/Hauser & Wirth/Nicola Vassell GalleryIn a way, each work in the show also extends beyond its own canvas, as Uman worked on several artworks simultaneously during the second half of 2023. “The mirrors came from nostalgia,” says Uman, who recalls growing up celebrating Eid wearing garments embellished with circular mirrors.

Persons: she’s, “, ”, Uman Joe Perez It’s, Hauser, Nicola Vassell, I’m, I’ve Organizations: CNN, Uman, Hauser & Wirth, Wirth, “, Art Basel Miami, Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum Locations: Uman, London, Somalia, Somali, Denmark, New York City, ”, New York, Kenya, ” Uman, Connecticut, Nairobi

☆ The super-rich are buying more ultra-customized Rolls-Royces and Lamborghinis
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-03 | by ( Peter Valdes-Dapena | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

Lamborghini sold more than 10,000 vehicles last year for the first time ever and Ferrari had a more than 17% increase in revenue. But customers purchasing Lamborghinis, Rolls-Royces and Bentleys have an even wider array of infinitely customizable paint colors and interior materials, to start with, than carmakers offer for less expensive brands. If the customer has a favorite shirt, for example, the car paint could be matched to the fabric color. At Dixon’s Rolls-Royce dealership three quarters of the roughly 90 cars sold each year include some degree of custom options, she said. While she and Rolls-Royce’s design team can provide guidance, in the end, the choices have to be the customer’s.

Persons: Royce, Ferrari, Lamborghini, Bentley, ”, Stephan Winkelmann, Lewis Hamilton, Altrata, Royce Cullinan, Javier Gonzalez Lastra, “, ” Gonzalez Lastra, Pietro Frigerio, Kellyn Dixon, Dixon, Bugatti Chiron, Bugatti, Chiron, Lamborghini’s Winkelmann Organizations: California CNN, Lamborghini, Ferrari, Bentley, Royce, CNN, Ferrari’s, Tema, Volkswagen, Ford, Art Basel Miami Beach, Rolls Royce, Bugatti, Bugatti Bugatti Locations: Irvine, California, Newport Beach , California, Irvine , California, Goodwood

☆ The Art Basel party circuit is kicking off in Miami. Here are 6 must-attend events for the Wall Street set.
▼ + stars: | 2023-12-05 | by ( Emmalyse Brownstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

High-brow art and millionaires tend to go hand in hand, so Art Week also means some of the world's wealthiest come out to play. Ciara attends the NYLON Presents NYLON House At Miami Art Week 2022 at Strawberry Moon at Goodtime Hotel on December 02, 2022 in Miami Beach, Florida. Regardless of the events you attend, Art Basel week is a great time to mingle and do business, explained Jasmina Midzic, Typhon's director of Investor Relations. Desperate ApeWives perform at #0XGenesis presented by Marshland, Magnus and FloodFM.com at Maps Backlot during Art Basel Miami on December 01, 2021 in Miami, Florida. Erika Goldring / Getty ImagesHere are 6 Art Basel parties the Wall Street elite and wannabes alike are vying to attend.

Persons: —, There's, galas —, Ciara, Arturo Holmes, Kim Kardashian, Serena Williams, James Koutoulas, Koutoulas, Miami's, Jasmina Midzic, she'll, who've, Magnus, FloodFM.com, Erika Goldring, It's, Midzic, Alessandra Ambrosio, Alexander Tamargo, Andreas Metaxa, Metaxa, I've, Guy Gerber, Blondish, Bella Thorne, e.l.f, Mona Lisa, Rampa, Desiree, Talon, Luciano Scalioni, — Bryan Goldberg Organizations: Miami Art, Wall, Magic City, Art, Business, Strawberry, JPMorgan, UBS, Capital Management, Investor Relations, Art Basel Miami, Art Basel, Wall Street, Fund, Party, Miami, Flex, Waterfront, Digital Locations: Miami —, Art Basel, Miami Beach , Florida, Miami, Basel, Miami , Florida, South Beach, Miami Beach, Midzic, SoHo, New York, Saxony

During Art Basel Miami next month, St. Fleur said that he intended to visit the art fairs with former N.B.A. players like Deron Williams, Courtney Lee and Amar’e Stoudemire, and that he was arranging a private dinner for some of his athlete clients at a collector’s home on Star Island. There are other signs that the influence of athletes who collect art has been growing in recent years. He served on the board of advisers of the Hammer Museum in Los Angeles and now serves on the board of the Hirshhorn in Washington. “I wanted to think outside the box and give our players #athletes an opportunity to engage with ART done by African American Artists and respond to the cultural richness of these artists, as well as draw their own interpretation of the works.”

Persons: Kevin Love, Cindy Sherman, Cy Twombly, Ernie Barnes, Fleur, Deron Williams, Courtney Lee, Amar’e Stoudemire, Keith Rivers, Kerry James Marshall, Sonia Gomes, Thaddeus Mosley, Elliot Perry, “, ” Organizations: Miami Heat, Art Basel Miami, Star, Art Foundation, Hammer Museum, Hirshhorn, Memphis Grizzlies, American Artists Locations: New York, Manhattan, Los Angeles, Washington

In order to face either one head on, you must stand on a small, uneven platform of homemade adobe bricks. This is a message from the artist: He’s not interested in a seamless viewing experience. It recalls his contribution to the 2017 Whitney Biennial, where he created a room of adobe bricks. Here, a winding path of bricks connects life-size portraits of members of esparza’s largely queer community. The paintings are also on adobe, referencing his Mexican heritage and accentuating his subjects’ brown skin.

Persons: rafa esparza’s, He’s, JILLIAN STEINHAUER Organizations: Art Basel Miami Beach, Biennial Locations: Los Angeles, New York

☆ The hottest holiday gift is a massive, half pound Fruit Loop
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-17 | by ( Zoe Sottile | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

CNN —Just in time for the holidays, artist collective MSCHF is releasing its newest playful art piece: a giant, 930-calorie, $19.99 fruit loop. The unauthorized massive fruit loop is the group’s latest lighthearted experiment with consumerism. Each one weighs “almost half a pound,” according to MSCHF’s website for the product. In an emailed statement, Kellogg spokesperson Kris Bahner told CNN that the “Big Fruit Loop” constitutes copyright infringement. “Kellogg Company does not have a relationship with MSCHF and we were not involved in the creation of the Big Fruit Loop.

☆ FTX t-shirts and swag were stashed away in trash bags during Miami's Art Basel, and some crypto diehards took them home as souvenirs
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-08 | by ( Britney Nguyen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The Solana Embassy, once backed by Sam Bankman-Fried, gave away free FTX t-shirts at Art Basel. Among the stash were close to 1,000 FTX Miami t-shirts, FTX bean bags, a framed Miami Heat jersey that featured an FTX logo, and a signed poster of chess grandmaster Magnus Carlsen who took part in an FTX-sponsored tournament. Solana tweeted about its events in Miami and said it had "about 1,000 FTX Miami shirts to get rid of." The t-shirts were originally only supposed to be free for those who opened FTX accounts at the Solana Embassy. The Solana Embassy previously housed an FTX Lounge, and the exchange was its biggest financial sponsor, according to Norby.

☆ An ATM art installation mocks wealthy Art Basel guests by ranking their bank balances on an arcade-like leaderboard
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-02 | by ( Pete Syme | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

An ATM at Art Basel Miami Beach is ranking users' bank balances with photos of them. Of the 93 ATM users seen in one recording, the bottom eight had $0.00. Daniel Greenberg, MSCHF co-founder, told CNN that "ATM Leaderboard' is an extremely literal distillation of wealth-flaunting impulses." The art collective chose the Miami location because "there is a dense concentration of people renting Lamborghinis and wearing Rolexes." And because the leaderboard keeps a continuous record, MSCHF hopes that they can show the ATM at more events as well.

An ATM installation at Art Basel Miami Beach is displaying and ranking people's bank balances. An ATM is typically used in conjunction with a checking account, which would mean people have tens of thousands — even millions — readily accessible. A checking account shouldn't hold all your moneyA checking account is only one part of a smart banking setup. One checking account is for bills, and the other is for spending via debit card. One savings account is for your emergency fund, and the second is for other goals.

☆ Art Basel Miami Beach Plays It Safe in the Sun
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-01 | by ( Brian P. Kelly | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Miami Beach, Fla. The Miami area has always been known to push boundaries. It serves as a financial gateway to the Americas and dared to put the Key lime into a pie. It arguably invented the hurricane party and had no small role in America’s 1980s cocaine habit. Which makes the risk-averse nature of 2022’s Art Basel Miami Beach especially surprising.

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