Lori Zimmer at Scope in Miami
This year Scope took over Pulse's former haunt at Soho Studios. Parked outside of the entrance was New York's Anonymous Gallery's 1964 Airstream mobile artshop, stocked with affordables by Shepard Fairey, Matt Siren, Vans, books and all kinds of goodies. Inside the fair, Anonymous ambitiously chose to exhibit one of David Ellis' amazing kinetic trash sound sculptures- which, to the gallery's delight- sold to the Saatchi collection! The gallery also featured works by Anthony Lister and photographer Scott Alger. Shopping seemed to be a trend, because this year Scope also featured a "marketplace" with vintage clothing and custom clothing... which was virtually empty. I walked through, I'm not sure if any of the wares were good or not because I was in art mode, not shopping mode.
Big thanks to Lori and No New Enemies.
Inside the Anonymous '64 Airstream
David Ellis
Scott Alger
Anthony Lister
I waited a good five minutes to get through the crowd to get a glimpse of Daniel Glaser/Magdalena Kunz's (Gagliardi Art System) mummified character with blinking talking faces. I finally pushed other gawkers aside to watch a disgruntled wheel-chaired installation complain about the newspaper.
DC's Irvine Contemporary was all skin and candy palettes, including Barnaby Whitfield's creepy rosy colored portraits.
Barnaby Whitfield
Joshua Liner Gallery brought a new piece from Chris Kuksi, whose recent show completely sold out, as well as a piece from life-size realist painter David Kassan. I was really into Eko Nugroho's tapestries from Ark Gallery. A nice break from the monotony of paintings at Scope, Nugroho's vibrant pink and orange woven pieces towered over the surrounding booths. I love the 'Mono Identity' piece of two bunny eared (and knife wielding) people sharing the bottom of an animal costume. I can really relate...
Chris Kuksi
David Kassan
Eko Nugroho
My boyfriends from the UK, Mauger Modern (that's pronounced MAJOR) featured the work of Geza Szollosi, who likes to work with... flesh, taxidermy and prayer mats. So we're talking a pinata looking cows head. And printed carpet-like prayer mats resembling vintage side show posters. Alix Sloan of Sloan Fine Art brought an all-female booth, including a gilded fawn by Liz McGrath and sad clowns by Marion Peck. Judith Supine's ambitiously small exhibition at New Image's booth completely sold out, and David B. Smith brought favorites Josh Keyes and Gregory Euclide.
Geza Szollosi
Erik Sandberg at Mauger Modern
Liz McGrath
Marion Peck
Judith Supine
Gregory Euclide
As far as "extras", this year Scope was not as fun. I missed the silliness of last year's Friends With You bouncy house, and the ensuing silliness of the Pernod Absinthe Cafe and free Grolsch of last year (although the rum bars this year sufficed). Instead, this year featured "curated" areas...which just meant additional space for exhibitors to show work (including a fantastically tight Doze Green piece as admired by Mars-1), and a graffiti sculpture garden.
Mars-1 and a friend admiring the Doze Green in the background
Mark Jenkins at the Carmichael Gallery booth
Courtyard
Interactive light "graffiti"
Mulhern Gallery
