. Bourgeois, Benglis, Wilke
. Mano a Mano
. The Pretenders
. Art Miami
. Red Dot
. NADA
. Scope
. Aqua Art
. Pulse
. The Big One, Art Basel Miami Beach
. An Overview Before the Individual Fairs
. Art Bloggers at Art Miami
. Are We Out of the Woods?
. A Little Gossip
. Art? Or Not Art?
. Nosing Around
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These are the best of the domestic structures I saw at the various fairs. Perhaps I wouldn't have noticed them in another year, but given the way the economy crumbled, home became a metaphor for the stability we craved, and the default mode for strategies going forward.
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![](http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rxXiESeppBQ/Sy0JmTbJl4I/AAAAAAAAINo/rFmjOO2pvy0/s400/12.+ABMB.RAchelWhiteread.Ghost+II,+polyurethane.Waterhouse+and+Dodd+Contemp.,London..jpg)
ABMB: Rachel Whiteread, Ghost II, polyurethane and other materials; at Waterhouse & Dodd Contemporary, London
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ABMB: Nathanial Rackowe's sci-fi-meets-Home-Depot structure; at Bischoff Weiss, London
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![](http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rxXiESeppBQ/Sy0JgtCm_kI/AAAAAAAAINY/HsdWQwkJLB4/s400/10.+AQUA.Felicity+Warbrick.carved.soap.inpharmacy.cabinetWaterhouse%26Dodd+(2).jpg)
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(Looks as if the gallery, with booths in two locations, contined its domestic theme between venues)
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![](http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rxXiESeppBQ/Sy0JcmssgFI/AAAAAAAAINQ/EYIJXOYVOLw/s400/9.+AQUA.Felicity+Warbrick.carved.soap.inpharmacy.cabinetWaterhouse%26Dodd+(1).jpg)
![](http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rxXiESeppBQ/Sy0JZkVz4UI/AAAAAAAAINI/rbIBkc2C8uM/s400/8.+AQUA.Felicity+Warbrick.carved.soap.inpharmacy.cabinetWaterhouse%26Dodd.jpg)
![](http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rxXiESeppBQ/Sy0JWTKAYJI/AAAAAAAAINA/_GkRZ8ElvSs/s400/7.+ABMB.MarinaRheingantz.Vagalume.oil.canvas.9x11in.GaleriaFortesVilaca,SaoP.jpg)
(See not everything at the big fair is big, big, big)
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How metaphoric can you get?
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![](http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rxXiESeppBQ/Sy0JOGbI8KI/AAAAAAAAIMo/42uc5VpRDT4/s400/4.+ABMB.Distrito.jpg)
Another view below
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4 comments:
The unknown shanty houses are by Phillip Estlund who's represented by Sarah Gavlak.
Thanks, Mead. I love how this communication works!
You're welcome. Thanks for writing so often.
Beautiful work, I particularly love the carved soap houses.
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