Photography: Stripped naked...

is the theme of Ryan McGinley's latest photography collection, which was showcased at the Guggenheim's Young Artists Ball last night. McGinley's work is to say the least... risqué, but one cannot deny the powerful emotions his images project. So powerful... yet some of them are so serene... See for yourselves, here!

Street Art: Love in NYC

Our favorite sculpture of Robert Indiana is gaining all of the passengers' attention as it is decorated with the first snow of the season in the City. Indiana's iconic word "love" in upper-case letters was first published in 1964 for a Christmas card of MOMA. Since then, 14 such sculptures exist in various regions all over the United States, as well as a few of them located around the world. However, this one is by far our favorite since it is located just three streets away from its creator, the museum!

Fair: Art Basel Miami Beach

If art had a birthday, this would be it! From 6 to 9 of December art celebrates in Miami Beach on the biggest fair of its industry... A who's who of artists is been drafted annually during the three-day event, where emerging artists gain instantly a grand momentum. As the ASW magazine correctly notes "Art Basel Miami Beach is no ordinary art fair. It’s the pulsating tropical souk of the frenzied contemporary art market. And it’s a mega massive deal. It’s almost impossible to estimate how much art is sold since Basel is not the only art fair in town in early December, but in 2006 estimates suggest that the number was around $500 million".

Event: Guggenheim Young Artist's Ball 2007

is just in time to commence the holiday season... On December the 13th, the Guggenheim's Young Collector's Council hosts its annual ball, in order to showcase the work of emerging and aspiring artists. The charitable fees collected will be used to acquire some of the work of those artists and include them to the museum's permanent collection! Click here for more details.

Exhibition: Spiritual America

A collection of Richard Prince's work is currently presented at New York's Guggenheim Museum celebrating the artist's fascination and dedication of the American culture. Richard Prince is one of the artists that will always get opposing views for his work... you either like it or you don't. The fact that he became known for reproducing other people's work, like photographing images from already publicized ads, created a steer around his name... an indulging curiosity. One must admire though that his works of art that were created during the 80s were so ahead of their time... so modern that can now be considered as classic in the post-modern era that we live in. So for the haters or the lovers... this is a must-see! 

Auction: Historic Heart...

will be just that in the evening of November 14th, the "Hanging Heart" (Magenta & Gold) created by Jeff Koons, when it will be auctioned in Sotheby's New York for the estimated friendly price of $20 million dollars. The nine-foot tall stainless steel heart weighes over 3,500 pounds and needed over 6,000 man hours to complete. Jeff Koons's heart, taken from his most infamous collection yet, is really worth loving... since it will set an auction record for a living artist up to this date! Too bad it doesn't fit our living rooms...

Street Art: That's How Nobu does it...

That's not your average street art... Fernando Botero's sculpture is a jewel decorating New York's 57th street, just outside the entrance of uptown Nobu. It such a great feeling to be so laissez-faire, not caring about street graffiti and actually enjoying such displays of great art publicly... that's Bloomberg for you!