Aaron Bondaroff and Al Moran kicked off Art Basel Miami this year in a legendary way. Over 2,000 artists, collectors, curators showed up at this full-on hipster throwdown at the duos newly inaugurated Miami space O.H.W.O.W. The exhibition, titled IT AIN’T FAIR, provided the perfect antidote to art fairs and a fresh approach to art collaborations. A star-studded group of curators and artists came together through painting, sculpture, video, performance and product to make something larger than the sum of their parts. Featuring Deitch Projects, Peres Projects, Nueva Galeria De La Barra, A.S.S. Gallery, AMP, Picturebox and TV Books with curators Tim Barber, Kathy Grayson, Andreas Melas, Dan Nadel, Pablo de la Barra, Nicola Vassell and Terence Koh.

Some of the featured artists at IT AIN’T FAIR include Tauba Auerbach, Stefan Bondell, Julia Burlingham, Scott Campbell, Kenneth Cappello, Comeau, Mark Delong, Chris Dorland, Phil Frost, Patrick Griffin, Evan Gruzis, Brandon Herman, Gordon Hull, Ben Jones, Kim Krans, Lachance, Adriana Lara, Jason Matthew Lee, Allan Macintyre, Slava Mogutin, Noble, Jason Nocito, Rallou Panagiotou, Ara Peterson, Brad Phillips, Esther Planas, Michael Schmelling, Aurel Schmidt, Robin Schwartz, Ben Schumacher, Shinique Smith, Agathe Snow, Dash Snow, Francine Spiegel, Kon Trubkovich, Solange Umutoni, Jaimie Warren plus many more.

If you missed the opener, don’t sweat it. Tonight is the official opening of the show and it promises to be even grander than the first night. The word is out all over town that this is the place to be at. Performances by The Gossip and Spankrock will surely draw the crowds in, so make sure you plan accordingly!

Many images from the pre-opening of “It Ain’t Fair” follow after the jump.

The art world is gearing up for the annual take over of Miami Beach. Art Basel hits American shores the first week in December and galleries from all over the world will display works from various disciplines and in a range of media. New York’s Gering and Lopez will bring part of the KAWS catalog down, as well as other work from Leo Villareal and David Lethenthal. They’ll be exhibiting at PULSE Contemporary Art Fair, now in its fourth year.

The above piece is titled Courtyard Cornucopia (2008) by Matthew McCaslin.

A year in the making, F.A.M.E Collective opens its doors this week during Art Basel Miami. Over 20 of the most influential artists, such as  Futura, Ron English, Dave White, Jeremy Fish, MARS-1, Kenji, Hirata, Tomokazu Matsuyama, Damon Soule, Sam Flores and more.
The exhibition started December 4th and goes until tomorrow, December 8th. JB Classics made a special sneaker for the occasion. The upper of the sneaker comes in premium black leather, patent leather and oestrich leather. Accents come in purple and pink. We have no information on the official release of the sneaker, but we suppose that you can buy it at the exhibition.
More detailed pictures after the jump.

Tobias Wong and José Lapage (a regular curating duo) have teamed up with Aric Chen ( a highly regarded design journalist) to produce a temporary tattoo parlor during Art Basel Miami titles “As Long As It Lasts”. The tattoos will be permanent, so you better think about it before going for it. But it will be a tough choice, as the line-up of artists is impressive – Vito Acconci, Kaws, 5.5 Designers, Yves Behar, Hella Hongerjuis and many more. If you ever wanted one of Kaws’s characters somewhere on your body, now is the time.