"THE SNARLING DOG astride the handily engorged cock by Jimmy De Sana; the puckered chapeau of Ryan Wilde; and the sign by Lizzi Bougatsos advertising "For Sale-My Pussy" all felt like a tasteful beginning to another Miami Art Week. Lugging a cotton candy pink backpack, I went straight from the airport to the Tuesday night opening of "Hard Art: Unruly Work from the Beth Rudin DeWoody Collection" at the Snøhetta-designed Museum of Sex downtown."
"Given that I'm pretty sure the Florida state motto is the same as the Hooters slogan ("Delightfully tacky, yet unrefined"), the week was even classier than I expected. But I also didn't forget that somewhere in Miami, Jared Kushner was browbeating the Ukrainian delegation into some forced peace deal. Or that at that perpetually going-out-of-business bikini shop on Lincoln Road, they sold "Make Your Breath Great Again-Sugar-Free Peppermints $3.99-3 for $10.99" next to the "Gulf of America" playing cards."
Arrival went straight from the airport to the Tuesday night opening of Hard Art at the Snøhetta-designed Museum of Sex. Exhibitions presented explicitly sexual and provocative works alongside carnival attractions and interactive installations. Notable images included a snarling dog on an engorged cock, a puckered chapeau, and a sign reading "For Sale-My Pussy." The fair mixed glamour and tackiness, with novelty merchandise and political absurdities surfacing amid the parties. Attendees drank and danced beside massive digital displays while the event balanced high-concept art world prestige and lowbrow commercial spectacle.
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