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Why I went to Art Miami and Palm Beach 3 and didn't review either one of them
Post #756 • March 20, 2006, 7:10 AM • 11 Comments
An art writer has no more to do at an art fair than a food writer has to do at a supermarket.
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March 20, 2006, 7:49 AM
huh? So pieces of art are like the ingredients of food? Does that mean that a finished meal is like . . . the Rubellcollection? A show at a museum? I'm not sure about this analogy. It sounds like the 'writing about music is like dancing about architecture' bit, about the biggest piece of clever-sounding hogwash ever.
No good art is one thing, but what you seem to be saying is that individual pieces of good art are not worth singling out?
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March 20, 2006, 8:42 AM
Both address matters of taste. So, the comparison is apt to talk about a bunch of things other than taste. To start, condiments and pigments…
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March 20, 2006, 8:55 AM
did you attend ArteAmericas? I don't think it was mentioned anywhere.a few of the local galleries were there.
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March 20, 2006, 9:10 AM
I say all around Publix wins . (I'm also
a huge fan of their store brand
packaging - great designs all over)
Wild Oats (the beach location) literally
and figuratively STINKS.
I hear the Fresh Market in Coconut
Grove is very nice - I'll have to check
it out....
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March 20, 2006, 9:25 AM
Nothing.
Nothing beats Whole Foods.
I wish I could afford to go.
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March 20, 2006, 10:11 AM
Art fairs should really be covered by social scientists, psychologists and anthropologists, not to mention economists.
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March 20, 2006, 12:07 PM
why don't you just review the concession stands at the fairs? I though Basel's food court was good but way over priced. Palm beach had a Champagne cart which was nice.
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March 20, 2006, 1:49 PM
So you bought some stuff there then?
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March 20, 2006, 3:42 PM
Hi Franklin,
but couldn't you instead review some artists and their work you like instead ? Or artists and their works you hate ? I would really like to read on that, and some interesting discussions could pop up too.
Best regards, Hans
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March 20, 2006, 3:48 PM
Not this time, Hans. But next time, I'm going to pick out five artists I like at each fair and link to their galleries. Like when you go to the grocery store and pick up a few things for dinner.
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Green Grocer
March 20, 2006, 7:48 AM
Thumping the Melons is kinda fun.
The only reason a food critic would go to a supermarket would be to see what is available to chef. In other words don't order Sushi in Kansas.