LA mayor ‘terrified’ of tragedy as half-built skyscraper becomes stunt magnet
Karen Bass fears ‘someone’s going to fall or be pushed’ from downtown Oceanwide Plaza, used by graffiti artists and parachutists
December 2023
‘My art makes a statement’: what to expect at this year’s Art Basel Miami
The annual event brings together artists and art-lovers from around the world with this year’s edition featuring a number of politically driven pieces
May 2023
‘Hungry’ South Korean student eats banana from $120,000 artwork – video
Noh Huyn-soo ate part of the Comedian installation by the Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan which was on display at the Leeum Museum of Art in Seoul
December 2022
‘Being queer is amazing’: LGBTQ+ artists take the stage at this year’s Art Basel Miami
In a state where anti-LGBTQ+ legislation has recently dominated the headlines, the annual gathering of artists sees queerness out in front
December 2021
From Miami to the metaverse! Art Basel hits Florida – in pictures
Marina Abramović goes on a spiritual journey in Brazil and Francis Bacon enters an entirely new world at this year’s Art Basel Miami Beach
December 2020
Art Basel Miami 2020: climate change concerns dominate unusual year
This year’s mostly virtual art fair is filled with environmental artwork with a sole purpose: to drive those in power to act before it’s too late
December 2019
'It is something deeper': David Datuna on why he ate the $120,000 banana
'The idea is that art can help': how Art Basel Miami tackled the climate crisis
Don't make fun of the $120,000 banana – it's in on the joke
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'Hungry' performance artist eats $120,000 banana art installation – video
Banana artwork that fetched $120,000 is eaten by 'hungry' artist
One banana, what could it cost? $120,000 – if it's art
Grimes review – a suitably surreal invasion of the Miami Art Basel
December 2018
Art Basel Miami: how this year's fair aims to increase diversity
This year’s highly attended artfair will focus on more work from artists of colour as well as a range of impassioned protest art
December 2017
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Potter power, Banksy for sale, the US embassy and critics' picks of 2017 – the week in art
'There's a lot of grief to process': how the #MeToo movement gripped Art Basel Miami Beach
December 2016
Art Basel Miami: how the art fair landscape reflects Trump's America
Madonna raises $7.5m for Malawi and criticises Trump at Miami show
June 2016
Art market shrugs off forgery case but finders of fakes still flourish
A New York court recently heard how a gallery sold more than 70 fakes but one art authenticator says the case was such an outlier that its impact was minimal
January 2016
The artist Francesco Vezzoli on the ancient world, celebrity and 'Mrs Prada'
The subject of a new documentary has gone from making lavish artworks with celebrities to talking Marx with Miuccia Prada and repainting ancient busts
