The brilliant OHWOW present their fifth, and final, instalment of its annual group show It Ain’t Fair at this year’s Art Basel Miami Beach – and it looks like they’re preparing to go out with a bang. Upping sticks from the Design District to a 6,000ft² exhibition space on the beach, It Ain’t Fair 2012 (running 6th – 9th December) brings together over 30 contemporary art heavyweights – the likes of James Franco, KAWS, Terry Richardson and Ryan McGinley – along with LA pirate station Know Wave Radio and a soup kitchen, aimed at supporting the many creatives and artists that flock to Miami on a tight budget.
Publisher, gallery, creative community… Al Moran and Aaron Bondaroff’s OHWOW has become somewhat of a force on America’s contemporary art scene since its inception in 2008, and their It Ain’t Fair exhibitions have continually shown a desire to provide an engaging alternative to mainstream art events. This may be the final fling for this particular concept, but knowing OHWOW; there’s sure to be an impressive phoenix rising from its ashes.
Dan Colen, TBT, 2012,
Courtesy of the artist
and Gagosian Gallery
Kim Ye
PDA, 2012 (detail)
Single-channel video installation
Courtesy of the artist and OHWOW
Amanda Ross-Ho
Negative Earth (TRIANGULATED), 2012
Found postcards and linen tape on mounted lightjet print
40 x 60 inches
Courtesy of the artist and Mitchell-Innes & Nash
Ryan McGinley
TBT (climbing trees), 2012
C-print
90 x 60 inches
Courtesy of the artist and Team Gallery
Bert Rodriguez
The Man Who Laughs (2012)
From “It’s Not You, It’s Me”
black and white c-print
60 x 40 inches
Courtesy of the artist and OHWOW
Hanna Liden
TBT, 2012
Denim garment on stretcher, 2 panels
44.5 x 20 x 1.75 inches
Courtesy of the artist and Maccarone
