Born in Illinois a century ago this year, the photographer Ralph Eugene Meatyard found his calling in Lexington, Kentucky, where he began to develop a distinctive style: staged scenes with a hint of southern gothic and a strong flavour of the absurd.
Whether it’s literally bringing Panamanian soil to Miami, or subverting the messages of Mexican religious cults by appropriating their iconography into tile murals dripping with sexual innuendo, Latin American artists at Art Basel Miami Beach this year are finding ways to reinvent their cultural heritage as surprising and fantastic pieces of art.
Isabelle Brourman, an artist known for her courtoom sketches from high-profile trials, is showing in a pop-up exhibition at the Rice Hotel
Juan Manuel Salas, La fortuna del deshielo, 2025, oil and acrylic on canvas, 70 7/8 x 51 1/8" @galeriacurro at Untitled Art, Miami Beach, December 37. @juanmasalasv. #JuanManuelSalas. #GaleriaCurro. @untitledartfairs.
A Frida Kahlo self-portrait measuring 5cm tall is on sale for $15m at the stand of Weinstein gallery
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