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AO On Site – Miami Beach (final summary 1 of 2): Part 1, Random cell phone images of Art Basel Week Events and Parties

Monday, December 10th, 2012


Los Carpinteros  Güiro – Pop up bar on the Beach – All photos in this post by Art Observed

The events surrounding Art Basel Miami Beach have grown noticeably in the past few years, thankfully so has the pixel count in the latest issue cell phone cameras of our Art Observed staff on site (though some photos below seem to belie this capability). Below is a selection of some of the people, art, cars-as-art, parties and events we tweeted and instagrammed live during the week @ArtObserved, in case you missed it.


Azealia Banks at the Standard Hotel for Terrywood on Friday Night

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AO On Site – Far Rockaway: Creative Time Artist Sandcastle Competition, Friday August 18th, 2012

Monday, August 20th, 2012

Creative Time Artist Sandcastle Competition, all photos by Maya Steward.
On Friday, August 17th, Creative Time, held its Inaugural Artist Sand Castle Competition. Artists Tom Sachs, Dustin Yellin, Ryan McNamara, Snarkitecture, Jen Catron & Paul Outlaw, Jen DeNike, Ricci Albenda, Marie Lorenz, Mary Mattingly, Kenya (Robinson), Shelter Serra, Laura Wasserson & Amit Greenberg, and William Lamson competed to create castles, with sand, water, and any amenities they could make use of beach-side.
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