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Locals Talk Basel...Interviews by Michelle Weinberg
“Me and my collaborator, Odalis Valdivieso, wanted to do our “Talking Head Transmitters” piece, a project of live radio broadcast interviews with people and performances on the street, like we did at the Vienna art week in the spring, but the city of Miami Beach wouldn’t give us a permit.
My work will be at the Ingalls [& Associates] gallery booth at NADA Art Fair.
One thing for sure, I will get to enjoy my friends from out of town who come to see the fairs, and I will be able to see everything this year.
Previously I’ve missed all the events as I was busy with my own projects.”
“Last year I was one of the hottest items during the Basel weekend. People hired me for 1,000 bucks a pop to perform at all kinds of events. This year, everyone blew me off, so I’m doing my own thing at my studio at 801 Projects. It’s called Calle Ocho En Trance.
“En trance” means to bewitch in Spanish, and it will be a night of artists from Little Havana meeting santeros, astrologers, fortune tellers, drummers, real Cuban stuff, right at the entrance to Little Havana in downtown Miami, an eclectic, noncommercial fringe Art Basel event.
I will do my dance with the bulldozer called “Developmentus Interruptus” about how development exploits artists in Miami, and it will happen right on Calle Ocho in front of my studio, on the street. I’ve already booked the bulldozer for $250!
Find out more about Calle Ocho En Trance at www.camposition.org in the NEWS section.”
Beth Boone, artistic and executive director, Miami Light Project
“We plan to attend the Art Basel vernissage [private showing before the official opening] with great gusto — and our 18-month-old son! Last year, we did way more socializing than checking out Picassos because everyone wanted to hold Thomas. And our au pair from France is psyched to see what it’s all about, too.
At Miami Light Project, we will host a private sale of art by independent Cuban artists to raise funds for Cubart, a nonprofit organization that assists artists living in Cuba and working outside the official art community with art materials and humanitarian aid.
The Art Basel weekend really has upped the ante for the performing arts world here. Overall, it’s a thrilling event.”
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