Cover photo by Naomi Fisher
With advice from artists and curators on what to do, where to do it, and how to vibe on the weirdness.
Jason Crombie, who is Australian, wrote this whole dang thing and took most of the artist portraits too. He also does a little magazine of his own called WOOOOO! It is excellent.
 THE VICE GUIDE TO MIAMI ART FAIRS - NATE LOWMAN
If you don't know anything about art but you know you wanna go for someone-pick Nate Lowman, he is the best on all counts, plus his name rhymes with a bunch of other words like "mate" and "late," which is good for fun text messages like "Nate, me ol' mate! I'm...READ MORE |
  THE VICE GUIDE TO MIAMI ART FAIRS - AUREL SCHMIDT
Aurel is an evil little nerdette who lives under a toadstool and draws evil shit. Look at her in that picture. Pretty mean-looking, right? She looks like that little dorky girl from school whose glasses would fog up when you called her names and then one day s...READ MORE |
 THE VICE GUIDE TO MIAMI ART FAIRS - NAOMI FISHER
When Miami native Naomi Fisher isn't taking amazing photos she's being really good in bed, apparently. But how do you know if you're good in bed when you're a girl? Because the guys you sleep with say you are? We all say that! That's how we get you to do it mo...READ MORE |
 THE VICE GUIDE TO MIAMI ART FAIRS - HANNA LIDEN
Hanna Liden is my all-time favorite artist at the moment because when I went up to her studio to do this interview she had cold beer for me to drink! Out of all the people I interviewed she was the only one who offered me refreshments. I vaguely remember a cup...READ MORE |
 THE VICE GUIDE TO MIAMI ART FAIRS - BOB NICKAS
Bob Nickas is a kickass curator and writer. His latest book of collected writings is called Theft Is Vision (JRP/Ringier). He likes Art Basel, he likes Miami, and he likes the idea of getting away from this beastly New York weather. It's fucking dreadfu...READ MORE |
 THE VICE GUIDE TO MIAMI ART FAIRS - A-RON BONDAROFF
I could listen to A-Ron talk forever, which is lucky because he can really talk. I mean a lot. Whenever I asked him a question I felt like I was interrupting a monologue from The Warriors. One time I heard him say, "My plate is full and my appetite is u...READ MORE |
 THE VICE GUIDE TO MIAMI ART FAIRS - RYAN McGINLEY
Ryan is going to zip around on a scooter at the fair! That's a great idea! Imagine how much fun he's going to have? Maybe you should get a scooter too! Maybe we should all get scooters and ride down together! We'll be like a gang! It'll be like The Wild One...READ MORE |
 THE VICE GUIDE TO MIAMI ART FAIRS - DANNY McDONALD
Danny McDonald says he isn't going to Miami this year for the fair. I think he is. I think he's going and I also happen to think he's going to have the time of his life. He'll be at every party, completely off his tits on drugs, and when he's not at parties he...READ MORE |
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