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"Diamond (Blue)" is part of artist Jeff Koons' "Celebration" series which was started back in 1994 and is based around the holiday calendar. The series is a reflection of the mass-made consumer products created during the holiday season and Diamond (Blue) is in reference to a Disney-inspired over-the-top engagement ring. Made from stainless steel, the ring had a polished chromium surface which much like a real diamond, reflects light instead of refracting. As it stood, the diamond was seven feet wide and the stone remained attached by four prongs. A large Art Basel event also takes place in the Wynwood Art District, located in the Wynwood neighborhood on the mainland of Miami, Florida. It is mostly centered on local grassroots artists and is home to over 70 galleries, antique shops and eclectic bars and eateries. The most popular open-air street art areas are known as the Wynwood Walls and Outside the Walls, which feature murals from renowned graffiti artists such as Shepard Fairey and Maya Hayuk and can be considered a Floridian landmark which people can visit throughout the year. "DIAMOND (BLUE)" BY JEFF KOONS IN THE GAGOSIAN GALLERY WYNWOOD WALLS An Art Basel "artist to watch", Max Hooper Schneider displayed his installment for Paris' High Art Gallery which included a neon-encased terrarium, incubators and geometric designs. With a bachelor's degree in Biology and a master's in Landscape and Architecture from Harvard, Schneider drew inspiration from his schooling by incorporating both live and artificial specimens alongside an embedded fog machine. Schneider presented the Art Basel crowd with his own version of a Utopia—a science lab-like masterpiece. MAX HOOPER SCHNEIDER FOR HIGH ART GALLERY IN THE POSITIONS SECTION V U E N J . C O M 96 VUE ON THE ARTS

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