Art Basel

• The three qualities that matter most in real estate also matter the most to graffiti artists: location, location, location.
• In Miami and Los Angeles, cities that contain some of the most expensive real estate in the U.S., graffiti artists have recently made sure their voices can be heard and seen, even from the sky.
• In what’s known as “graffiti bombing,” artists in both cities swiftly and extensively tagged downtown skyscrapers that had been abandoned.

Two cities, two graffiti bombings

• The Beijing-based developer was unable to pay contractors, and ongoing financing challenges forced the company to put the project on pause.
• Hundreds of taggers were involved in the Los Angeles graffiti bombing.
• There’s also a rich tradition of graffiti in the city.
• So Miami was a natural gathering place for graffiti artists during Art Basel in December 2023, and One Bayfront Plaza became the canvas for taggers from around the world.

Meaning and motivation

• In the early 2000s, when I started researching street graffiti, I learned that there are different names for different graffiti types.
• “Fill-ins” or “throw-ups” are quickly painted fat letters or bubble letters, usually outlined.
• The tradition of painting ornate graffiti names made me think of Paul Cézanne, who painted the same bowl of fruit over and over.
• The carefully chosen names and their letters become the subject that writers use to practice their craft.
• It was a fill-in – huge letters near the top of a three- or four-story building, very visible from the street.

Loud and clear

• These vertical graffiti bombing projects on failed skyscrapers, deliberately or not, call attention to the millions of dollars that are absorbed by taxpayers when private developers make bad investments.
• Because the names painted on the buildings are fill-ins, they’re not especially artistic.
• A former graffiti artist who goes by “ACTUAL” told The Washington Post that he’d come out of retirement to contribute to the Los Angeles project.

Colette Gaiter does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.

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• UBS , the Global Lead Partner of Art Basel, returns to Art Basel Miami Beach in 2023 with a range of dynamic presentations, including recent acquisitions from the UBS Art Collection, and a newly commissioned triptych painting by Jeffrey Gibson in the UBS Lounge.
• Art Basel Miami Beach 2023 will take place from December 8 to 10 at the Miami Beach Convention Center (MBCC).
• “2023 marks another year of UBS collaborating with forward-thinking artists and partners at Art Basel Miami Beach, underscoring our commitment to enriching the art experience for all,” said Mary Rozell, Global Head of the UBS Art Collection.
• Expanding on its 2022 pilot program, UBS will once again partner with Art Basel to offer complimentary tickets for Art Basel Miami Beach to registered schools in Miami.