0710 August 2010.pdf - Pacific San Diego Magazine
0710 August 2010.pdf - Pacific San Diego Magazine
0710 August 2010.pdf - Pacific San Diego Magazine
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first things coolture chainsaw<br />
currents<br />
All’s Fair<br />
ART SAN DIEGO BRINGS<br />
THE CONTEMPORARY ART<br />
WORLD TO DOWNTOWN<br />
BY SETH COMBS<br />
Ann Berchtold had seen a lot<br />
of <strong>San</strong> <strong>Diego</strong> art fairs come<br />
and go. Then, a few years<br />
ago, she traveled to Miami<br />
to check out the city’s annual Art Basel<br />
contemporary art fair. “Blown away”<br />
by the cultural overhaul that had taken<br />
place in the ensuing decades since her<br />
previous visit (when she used to go there<br />
for spring break), she had an epiphany.<br />
(continued on Page 20)<br />
Top: “Blind Spots” by Heather Gwen Martin;<br />
Middle row (from left): “Alaska” by Sebastiao<br />
Salgado, “Laella 015” by Miguel Ángel Madrigal,<br />
“Electric Marshmallows for Real Eyes” by Natalia<br />
Fabia and “Red Dress” by Keiko Sugiyama;<br />
Bottom row (from left): guests at last year’s<br />
art fair, “Birthday” by Fuyuji and “Library (from<br />
School Play)” by Julia Fullerton-Batten. Next<br />
page: “Empire” by Morgan Slade<br />
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