This edition of “Spotted” takes a look at the fairs from a different angle to Justin Crowe’s on-target review of Basel Miami (next week his review of Design Miami will appear). The bulk of the images selected are of works where ceramics, and pottery in particular, is appropriated whether in the flesh or as a painted or photographic images. Most of these artists are not ceramists and so it provides a different lens, outside looking in treating the medium as icons. There are also a few 20th-century works of note that have been included. Lucio Fontana is represented by two ceramics from his Battaglia series, a large vase from Karsten Greve and a stunning plate from TBD. A highlight on Basel Miami was the scholarly exhibition by Cecila de Torres, Ltd of the decorative and applied arts from Taller Torres Garcia, a rarely seen pleasure.
Garth Clark is the Chief Editor of CFile.
Above image: Work by Lisa Levy at NADA Miami Beach at the Schroeder Romero booth, New York.
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Tony Matelli at NADA Miami Beach on Marlborough Chelsea, New York.
Adam Pendleton at Basel Miami on Pace Gallery, New York.
Anna Cecilia Farah at NADA on X-Change Art Project.
Alicja Kwade at Basel Miami on Galleri Nicolai Wallner, Copenhagen.
Nino Cais at Basel Miami on Central Galeria de Arte, São Paulo.
Liam Gillick on Basel Miami at the Galerie Sabine Knust, New York and Munich.
Ted Noten at Design Miami at Ornamentum, Hudson.
Lucio Fontana at Basel Miami on Galerie Karsten Greve, Cologne.
Lucio Fontana at Basel Miami on TBD, New York.
Horacio Torres at Basel Miami on Cecilia de Torres, Ltd, New York.
Manuel Pailós at Basel Miami on Cecilia de Torres, Ltd., New York.
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