Was fortunate to meet the legendary collector Mera Rubell in Miami at the Rubell Family Collection, courtesy of an invite from DD Contributor Annie Adjchavanich. The Rubell Family Collection is a permanent home for some of th hundreds of works owned by Mera and Don Rubell. The RFC is one of the leading collections of contemporary art in the world  started in 1964, soon after Don and Mera Rubell were married. The family’s extensive collection of works dates from the 1960s to the present.

The 30,000 square foot building houses museum quality works from a who’s who of international contemporary artists. For Basel 2009 the Rubell’s curated a show titled “Beg, Borrow and Steal” featuring seventy four artists including Jeff Koons, Ai WeiWei, Zhang Huan, Mauricio Catalan, Marcel Duchamp, Barbara Kruger, Cindy Sherman, Keith Haring, Takashi Murakami, Charles Ray and Richard Prince.

The kicker was a giant installation of fresh donuts hung in a grid outside…and available to eat…courtesy of the Rubells. Full image gallery after the jump…

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Rumors abound that LeBasse Projects is going to be putting on a show in NY, so don’t let my recent visit this past weekend change anything. I spent a whirlwind weekend visiting galleries, meeting fun people and dropping in for a few studio visits.

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The legendary Keith Haring created a series of “tablets” as his interpretation of the ten commandments for a show in 1985. Rarely seen, these “commandments” or more likely Haring’s interpretation are on display at Deitch Projects through December.

This is the first time the series has been seen in the US, since it was originally painted and exhibited in France. Check out: Deitch for more info.

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