On this week’s Artlog segment on NBC New York, I provide a guide to all the art happenings in Chelsea. We highlight Cheim & Reid, Paul Kasmin, James Cohan, Marlborough Gallery, Pace Wildenstein, Flowers, Gagosian Gallery, Chelsea Art Museum, Joyce Theater and the Half King bar.

Also check out last week’s newsletter for more picks from the neighborhood. I also filmed the Valentines Day segment today at 30 Rock and it is going to be great. We are highlighting creative gift ideas from the City’s best museum and gallery shops! I also brought in Kipton Cronkite as a guest.

Last night, Dylan and I presented the new Artlog to over 750 art lovers and technologists at the New York Tech Meetup. The crowd was enthusiastic and I think we did a good job conveying Artlog’s mission. We also touched on the specifics of the new site including Twitter integration and our following system. .

If you are having trouble with the video above, you can watch the presentation here: http://bit.ly/6SH2or

All in all it was a fun evening. Thanks again to Nate and the NYTM for having us up on stage.

Check out my latest weekly segment on NBC New York. I make several last minute affordable art recommendations and feature special guest, Jen Bekman from Jen Bekman Gallery and 20×200.

Our friends at the Alliance for the Arts have also assembled great holiday event offers from a variety of theaters, museums and non-profits!

And for more last minute art-flavored gifts, don’t forget about the many interesting museum shops around the city. Check out gift ideas (pictured below) like the $180 Digital Harinezumi Movie Camera that shoots Super 8 quality film (New Museum), the $64 Inside Out Martini glass (MAD Museum) or the $48 Pop-Art Shima Scarf (MoMA).

• MoMA Design Store @11 West 53rd Street and 81 Spring Street
• MAD Museum Store & Pop-up Store @2 Columbus Circle and 3rd Ave @74th St
• New Museum Store @235 Bowery
• Gagosian Store @988 Madison Ave

Could it be that the hit television show, Gossip Girl, will have a bigger impact on the future of the art market than the “largest, most important” annual art event in America"? I’m leaning in favor of Gossip Girl.

This week is undoubtedly important for the art world’s governing elite. Each December, galleries, art insiders, press and collectors from across the globe descend on Miami for what is considered the most “important” week for the US art market. At the center is Art Basel Miami Beach (opened Wednesday, December 2), the sister fair of the annual gathering in Basel, Switzerland. At Art Basel alone, there are 250 galleries, over 1,500 artists shown and an estimated $250 million of sales.

At parties and dinners, connections are made, future shows are planned, loads of money are exchanged and new artists are declared the next hot thing. But what impact does the largest and most “important” event have on the interest and support of art across the country? Of the 150,000 people attending and those reading the art press, how many non insiders are being introduced to new artists or getting excited about a career in the arts?

And Scattered across South Beach and Wynwood there are more than 15 satellite fairs bringing another 1,000 galleries and 3,000 artists. In total, it is estimated that $500M+ of sales will occur by week’s end and will draw in more than 150,000 people from across the globe. While the public can purchase tickets for every fair, the doors are still very much closed on the real action. Art insiders and the elite attend free VIP openings and each night get wined and dined at sponsored dinners and parties. The velvet ropes and lists come out as the established shake hands and those aspiring desperately try to join in. There are multiple events a night at places like the Standard, the W-South Beach, the Delano & Raleigh hotels.

We had an incredible week at Art Basel Miami in December with nearly 2,000 posts on Artlog Live and the initial launch of the new Artlog.com. We also had a very successful group show at PULSE Miami of artists from New York and Miami. Included in the show, Flying by the Seat of our Pants, were Miami artists, FriendsWithYou, Federico Nessi and Manny Prieres and New York artists, Dan Funderburgh, Ellen Jong, Luis Alonzo-Barkigia, Ernesto Burgos.

Artlog received great Press this week:
Huffington Post: Art Basel Versus Gossip Girl
Flavorpill Daily Dose Pick: Artlog
Miami New Times: Art Basel Gets Buzzing on Twitter
Modern Painters: The Quest for Young Collectors
The Art Newspaper: Can Tweets Guide You Through Miami Madness
Art Daily: Pulse Voting on Artlog Live
Manhattan Magazine:Art Basel Miami Beach
Culture Sponge: And…ACTION

Saturday, April 18th’s Collect LES Event was a great success! Check out these photos: