Miami Art Week 2018 + Courtney Charles' Sexy "Ken" Series at Art Gaysel + Art Fairs Guide

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MIAMI ART WEEK 2018 + COURTNEY CHARLES' SEXY "KEN" SERIES AT ART GAYSEL + ART FAIRS GUIDE

TABLE OF CONTENTS: 8. HOME CHEF: AND SO IT'S CHRISTMAS... Michael Sasser explains how to easily prepare a full holiday dinner using your cooking skills, a little bit of prep time, and just a few hours to make something deliciously memorable.

14. COVER STORY: ARTIST COURTNEY CHARLES We sat down with photographer Courtney Charles to learn about his sexy "Ken" photo series – which he will be exhibiting at the fourth consecutive Art Gaysel at Hôtel Gaythering – and his career as an artist.

20. COVER STORY: MIAMI ART WEEK 2018 GUIDE Use Wire Magazine's Miami Art Week 2018 guide to learn about the art fairs that are part of this year's annual art extravaganza in our Mag- ic City, and to select the ones you want to visit.

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rtists, gallerists, collectors and art enthusiasts from around the globe are gath- ering once again in our Magic City for Miami Art Week, December 4-9, 2018. As in years past, Miami welcomes thousands of art aficionados who come to appreciate the billions of dollars of art that will be displayed throughout the many art fairs, and to purchase their favorite works of art. Peruse through our Miami Art Week 2018 guide to decide which fairs you would like to visit, so you can get the most out of your Miami Art Week experience.

The very popular LGBTQ fair known as Art Gaysel will also be returning to Hôtel Gay- thering for the fourth year in a row. Art Gay- sel will be bigger and gayer than ever with over 30 artists in the library, 10 artists in hotel rooms on the second floor of the hotel, and even live painting sessions Friday and Saturday in the courtyard. Art Gaysel will also have its own satellite locations at Su- perfine! – The Fair at the Art Deco Welcome Center. Besides several new exhibiting artists, some of the artists who will be returning include Bran Sólo, Daniel El Dibujo, Pascual Rodríguez, and Jonathan Kent Adams. For a full lineup and more information about this year's fair, visit @gaythering on Instagram.

"I CAN'T WAIT TO BE INSPIRED BY ALL THE OTHER ARTISTS' WORK AND SEE THE PIECES THAT THEY LOVE THE MOST." - COURTNEY CHARLES PHOTO BY COURTNEY CHARLES COURTNEY BY PHOTO

14 WIREMAG.COM #49 2018 To preview Art Gaysel 2018, Wire Maga- zine sat down with photographer Courtney Charles, one of the artists who will be displaying his photographs and shooting his "Ken" doll works of art during the fair.

Rafa Carvajal: Tell us about your work as a photographer. Courtney Charles: I've been a photographer for almost a decade now, but I feel I didn't truly find my voice until recently. I never thought I'd find an audience for my unique style, and yet here we are.

RC: Describe this photo series to our readers and explain how it came about. CC: Funny enough, I was originally inspired by someone's overly FaceTuned selfie that they posted. They looked so plastic that I thought, "why don't I just make someone plastic?" What started as a statement on how fake we've become online, over time the series has grown into a fun exploration of sexual realism. As life-like sex dolls have become quite topical lately, so many people discuss it as if they themselves would never have sex with one. I like exploring the idea that I'm creating these really sexy inanimate objects and then watching people struggle with their attraction to them. Someone left the perfect comment recently, "This is a very confusing erection." Several models have even said that they think they look hotter without nipples. It's exciting to think of what the future holds for our sex lives. It's not often an artist gets to explore the future of sexual attraction. PHOTO BY COURTNEY CHARLES COURTNEY BY PHOTO

#49 2018 WIREMAG.COM 15 "WHAT STARTED AS A STATEMENT ON HOW FAKE WE'VE BECOME ONLINE, OVER TIME THE SERIES HAS GROWN INTO A FUN EXPLORATION OF SEXUAL REALISM." - COURTNEY CHARLES PHOTO BY COURTNEY CHARLES COURTNEY BY PHOTO

16 WIREMAG.COM #49 2018 "I ENJOY MAKING PEOPLE LIKE THINGS THAT THEY NEVER THOUGHT THEY'D LIKE." - COURTNEY CHARLES

RC: Who were your models for this series, and how did you find them? CC: I've photographed almost 100 models for the series at this point and it's all just been by word of mouth and friends of friends. NYC has no short supply of sexy gays who want their pic- ture taken.

RC: Why did you decide to pursue photography as an art form? CC: I've always been a very visual person. I decided to pick it up as a hobby after I got bored of knitting scarves for my relatives. When I finished my first photo shoot with a friend, I realized that this was exactly what I wanted to do.

RC: Describe your artistic work in 3 words. CC: Colorful, futuristic and witty.

RC: How did you become involved with Art Gay- sel to exhibit your work this year? CC: The owner of Hôtel Gaythering reached out to me after seeing my work on Instagram. I'm so honored to have made a series that so many people enjoy.

RC: What are you looking forward to the most about being a part of Art Gaysel? CC: I can't wait to be inspired by all the other artists' work and see the pieces that they love the most. All too often the pieces that get the most likes online are the most uninteresting from an artistic standpoint, but those are the ones that online algorithms push to the top of our newsfeeds. There are only so many ways to photograph a butt before you get bored.

RC: What do you enjoy the most about your work? CC: I enjoy making people like things that they never thought they'd like. When you see a mid- dle-aged white woman press like on your photo of a campy fisting doll, that's peak success right there.

RC: Is there anything else you'd like to share with Wire Magazine readers? PHOTOS BY COURTNEY CHARLES COURTNEY BY PHOTOS CC: My soul.

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