LIVE @ Art Basel 2009: Beee the Media You Want To Seee

The year is 2050 on Planet MyAmi. The evil Femmebots are a crew of bad girlz who invented the “Boob Tube,” breast implants that allow them to shoot brainwashing multimedia at anyone who stares too long. “I really have to thank the private equity B-O-Yz we worked for in Coconut Grove for inspiring this lucrative …

Tara McPherson

Editor’s Note: Every Thursday is dedicated to visual artists who inspire writers. by Melanie Feliciano I found the artwork of Tara McPherson at Tate’s Comics in Ft. Lauderdale some time last summer. She had converted her illustrations of broken-hearted characters, sci-fi water creatures and comic book story lines into a coloring book for adults – …

Musings on Art Basel

by Chakra Girl The purple (or indigo) chakra, i.e. my third eye, a.k.a. Ajna, is responsible for creating all the amazing art I saw this week during Art Basel. The world comes to me and Miami every first week of December. We are so freaking lucky. Vernissage, or the opening night at the Miami Beach …

Chakra Girlz Practice on Lincoln Road for Art Basel

by Chakra Girl Yellow Chakra Power! Ever since I created my Halloween costume, I’ve been wanting to wear it everyday. I think it’s because it’s not just a Halloween costume. Chakra Girl is the character I have been creating all year long. And I’m going to use every occasion I can to develop her. Art …

Art Basel 2007

Is everyone just pretending? I am pretending that I am stronger than I really am. If I’m fake, then everyone I attract is just a reflection of myself. And it seems that there is nothing I hate more than fake people. Therefore, I must hate myself. Why am I pretending? Who do I think I …