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Tuesday, December 8th

Art Basel Report.

Our intern reports from Miami. Take it away Janelle!

Art Basel was in Miami this past weekend and I just had to be there. Why? Well, I love Miami, I love art, I love a good time, and my sister was in need of some inspiration.

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Can I be honest though? I say I love art, and I do, but I know very little about it. What I learned in humanities classes years ago is long gone and there were probably times this weekend I was ignorantly admiring advertisements like this guy…

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And the idea of writing about art here made me anxious.

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But it’s all okay. Thanks to my sister. She supplemented my slack-jawed appreciation with some solid facts and I ended up learning a few new things.

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shepard walls

Shepard Fairey.

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Os Gemeos.

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jonathan levine gallery

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You have to see this. Just because.

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Art is forever evolving and I shouldn’t have assumed I ever knew anything about anything. All I can do is appreciate and support.

Monday, August 17th

Conch.

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Tuesday, August 4th

Magic Boys and Girls.

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Monday, July 13th

Lymbyc Fish.

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Monday, June 29th

Disappearing Friends.

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Tuesday, June 9th

Summer in the Southeast.

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Sheba came down to FL for her summer vacation. She’s posting all the ups and downs, twists and turns, highs and lows on her blog. Check out part 1, wherein I conquer nature, and part 2, wherein the beans get spilled concerning a crush I have on a local barista and I almost get murdered by a snake.

Tuesday, May 26th

Broken Time Machine.

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Thursday, May 21st

The Gilded Age.

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Earlier this morning I saw a comment left by Gary Johansan (one of the guys in the Kluge vid). His mention of the U. of Tampa Book Arts Studio piqued my interest so after a little searching around I found their blog. After further searching I even came across Gary’s blog which included this particularly interesting post about the University of Tampa, formerly the Tampa Bay Hotel and currently the Henry B. Plant Museum.

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The 6 acre, quarter mile long, 511 room compound was built in 1891 and was an operational hotel until it closed in 1930. After three years of dormancy the University of Tamps was allowed to set up shop within its doors and used its suites as classrooms and offices.

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I’ve driven past this building many times but I had no idea what it was. I’m making a pilgrimage there one day to see if I can conjure any turn-of-the-century ghosts.

There are some very cool things in your back yard if you’re willing to dig around a little.

Tuesday, April 28th

Bookfair Bullshit.

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Monday, April 13th

Mountain A.

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