
The hunt for great art was on for Trevor Schoonmaker at Art Basel Miami Beach 2012.

The photo album of our famous visitors to “The Record” may seem pretty impressive. Even more exciting: the wonderful conversations and ideas they brought, and the notion that they went back out into the world and told lots of people about the Nasher Museum and “The Record.”

We are all still talking about last week’s visit with L.A.-based artist Dave Muller. As part of his talk, the annual Barbra and Andrew Rothschild lecture, he performed his Top 11 records, on two turntables, for about 20 minutes. You’ll not easily find these tracks on iTunes or even in a nearby record bin.

The Record: Contemporary Art and Vinyl has inspired a number of artists in the show to continue producing record-based works. Art Basel Miami Beach has proven that the trend is alive and well in artists even beyond the Nasher Museum’s current exhibition.

The L.A.-based artist wore the T-shirt representing “The Record: Contemporary Art and Vinyl” during his recent video for LA MoCA. My favorite part is when he stuffs a vinyl record into a shredder.

The August issue of Wax Poetics — the record collectors’ bible — is hitting stands now. Inside is a six-page spread on the upcoming exhibition, “The Record: Contemporary Art and Vinyl” in which five artists from the show write about one of their favorite records.

The top ten list is something of a cliche. Billboard charts, FBI most wanted–you name it and there’s probably a top 10 list for it. For years, David Letterman has offered up his own goofy Top 10 List on the Late Show. A Google search even turns up a list of Top Ten Urinals.
But artist Dave Muller turns an ordinary top 10 list into gorgeous, monumental works on paper.

By Wendy We are all inspired by today’s special Museums section in The New York Times. Especially page 20! It’s not surprising that the photo editor chose the image above to represent our upcoming exhibition, a group show including work by 33 artists called “The Record: Contemporary Art & Vinyl,” [...]

By Wendy Mingering Mike is a mysterious guy. He lived in an imaginary world in his bedroom in the 1970s, like a lot of teenagers. In Mingering Mike’s world, he was a famous R&B singer, producing dozens of albums. He painstakingly created those albums out of cardboard and paper, drawing [...]