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Image: Maya Lin's plan model for Queen Anne Square in Newport, R.I.
You may have missed it during Art Basel. Interesting article. Old vs. New...
"Doris Duke Memorial Plan by Maya Lin Splits Newport"
By RANDY KENNEDY
Published: November 28, 2011
NEWPORT, R.I. — When Doris Duke was clearing a patch of derelict buildings here in the late 1970s to create a modest patch of open space known as Queen Anne Square, she was sometimes spotted personally directing the backhoe drivers at dusk, acting as both foreman and steward of the enormous fortune that she lavished on such restoration projects.
The same kind of New England pluck and perspicacity is now stoking an unusual battle, 18 years after Ms. Duke’s death, over a plan to create a permanent, minimalist art installation in honor of her legacy on this swath of green that she left behind in a former commercial area near the harbor...
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"And whether you want to be occupied by Art Basel or Occupy it, you can’t deny the event’s role in revitalizing Miami culture over the past 10 years. (Both the Miami Art Museum and MoCA North Miami have new buildings in the works, and the Wynwood district is chockablock with galleries, studios and street art.)"
via miamiherald.com
Billionaire condo developer Jorge Perez gave a$35 million naming donation to Miami Art Museum. (Miami Herald file photo)
"Joining the ranks of major givers in Miami, developer Jorge Pérez has pledged to donate $35 million in cash and art from his personal collection to the new Miami Art Museum, which will bear his name when it opens in two years.
The donation includes $5 million that Pérez has already pledged and partially paid; an additional $15 million for the capital campaign and $15 million worth of Latin American art to be chosen by the museum."
