basel event list 2012 Part B
Modern, Contemporary And Latin American Art Auction
Thursday, December 6 at 6 p.m.
Bid on important modern, contemporary and Latin American artworks by such renowned artists as Botero, Degancay, Dubuffet, Indiana, Kuitca, Lam, Larraz, Martinez Celaya, Matta, Matisse, Monet, Muñiz, Picasso, Renoir, Stella, Tamayo, Torres Garcia, Valdes, Villeglee, Vlaminck and Warhol. The works will be on view from December 3 to 6, and full-color printed and online catalogues will be available. Seating arrangements and paddle registration are by reservation only. Contact Gary Nader for more information or to order a catalogue.
Ritz Carlton – South Beach
One Lincoln Road, Miami Beach
305-576-0256
art@garynader.com
Thursday, December 6 from 6 to 8 p.m.
Meet Kelly Klein at the Book Signing for her sixth book, “Pools: Reflections,” published in October. Klein explores the artistry of pools from examples of their appearance in David Hockney’s art, to pools decorated with sculptures and installations by artists such as James Turrell, Tom Sachs, Robert Rauschenberg, and Frank West. The book features the photography of Steven Klein, Bruce Weber, Robert Mapplethorpe, and Juergen Teller. All proceeds from the book will be donated to ACRIA.
The Webster
1220 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach
Thursday, December 6 from 6 to 9 p.m.
Italian artist Mario Arlati will be the guest of Poliform Miami in its high-end modern interior design showroom. Enjoy authentic Italian food and drinks. Free and open to the public.
Poliform Miami
180 N.E. 39th Street, Suite 101, Miami Design District
305-573-9950 to RSVP by December 5
https://www.poliformusa.com/
Thursday, December 6 from 6 to 9 p.m.
The Zone, a pop-up gallery-style exhibition, will feature the latest collection of individual works by celebrated fashion photographers Stephen Ach and Enrique Badulescu. The two artists have captured images for top publications, major brands and musical talents, including Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, Elle, Hermes, Nina Ricci and The Rolling Stones. Enjoy live music and cocktails
The Zone Gallery
170 N.W. 24th Street, Wynwood Art District
Thursday, December 6 from 6 to 10 p.m.
Verge Art Fair is an international exposition of new contemporary and emerging art held annually concurrent with Art Basel Miami Beach. Launched in 2009, the fair defies convention as a unique exposition of artists and the galleries who represent them. This year Verge introduces two new initiatives for its Miami Beach edition: Light Assembly, a pilot video art and architecture exposition program, and Art Pages, a publication in partnership with the renowned VANlist email announcement service, slated for citywide distribution during Art Basel Miami Beach. The Fair’s Opening Night Party is Thursday from 6 to 10 p.m. Admission is $25 (after November 15 $35) for general admission and $15 for students and seniors ($20 after November 15). Fair hours are Friday and Saturday from noon to 8 p.m. and Sunday from noon to 6 p.m. Admission to the Fair is free.
Verge Art Miami Beach
Essex House, 1001 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach
and Clevelander Hotel, 1020 Ocean Drive, Miami Beach
https://www.vergeartfair.com/
Thursday, December 6 from 6 p.m. to midnight
Tel Aviv-Based VEGA will launch its Electronic Music Initiative at Art Basel Miami Beach, mingling bass music and deep roots, feelings and flavors from the region (including camels!) will mix with the edgy, compelling sounds of the Middle East. The program will feature high-intensity sets by charismatic Yemenite-Israeli singer Ravid Kahalani, Israeli dub/grime DJ Laroz, and by uninhibited, jazz-inspired Lebanese DJ Morphosis. The goal is to show how eclectic, ecstatic music can inspire togetherness, and to shine a light on the traditions of tolerance and coexistence that continue in the Middle East—despite uncertain times. Free admission.
Pop-Up Tent
151 N.E. 41st Street, Miami Design District
https://www.vega-now.org/
Thursday, December 6 at 6:30 p.m.
Partnering with International curator Michele Frisch, the Director of Musee du Pantheon National Haiti and The Haitian Consulate office of Miami, the Haitian Heritage Museum will present Les Jacmeliens: Haiti Contemporary 2012. Preview the works of Philippe Dodard, Manuel Mathieu, Ronald Mevs, Jean Adrein Seide and Mario Benjamin, as they celebrate the shifting tides in Haiti, its art scene and its impact on the Diaspora.
The Haitian Heritage Museum
4141 N.E. 2nd Avenue, Suite 105C, Miami Design District
https://lesjacmeliens2012.eventbrite.com/
Thursday, December 6 from 7 to 10 p.m.
Primary Projects will host a two-part, two-venue initiative during Miami Art Week. Raneytown, a solo exhibit by Miami native, New York-based artist Rebeca Raney will metamorphose the gallery into a rainbow-coated site. The artist’s playful imagery of hybrid animals, flora and fantastical people depicted in ink and gouache drawings and works on panel joins a populace of sculptures that cavort, take baths, and suspend from the ceiling in booby-traps of their own making. In a special collaboration with Madewell, Raney’s imagery will also debut, in a pop-up boutique, a limited edition fashion collection that will also be available at Madewell stores in Miami, New York and L.A. Gallery hours are Thursday – Sunday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Primary Projects Gallery
4141 N.E. 2nd Avenue, Suite 104, Miami Design District
info@primaryflight.com
Thursday, December 6 from 7 to 11 p.m.
Miami Art Museum’s largest event of the year, Party on the Plaza, will celebrate the opening of the New Work Miami 2013, showcasing newly-commissioned works by a dozen Miami-based artists. The exhibition will highlight the diverse and innovative practices of Miami’s artists, featuring site-specific installations, sculpture, painting and photography. New Work Miami 2013 will be among the last presentations in MAM’s current facility, marking the 12-month countdown to the Museum’s reopening in fall 2013 as Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM) in a new, Herzog & de Meuron-designed building in Downtown Miami’s Museum Park. Hosted by MAM Director Thom Collins, Party on the Plaza will feature special musical performance by Spam Allstars and cocktails on the Museum’s outdoor plaza. The event is by invitation and open to MAM Contemporaries or Contributing ($250) and above level members, Art Basel Miami Beach, Art Miami, and Design Miami/ VIP and exhibitor pass cardholders. Shuttle bus service available from Miami Beach Convention Center to MAM, and free garage parking available at 50 N.W. 2nd Avenue.
Miami Art Museum
101 W. Flagler Street, Downtown Miami
305-375-5935
Events@MiamiArtMuseum.org
Thursday, December 6 from 8 p.m. to midnight
Project Save Imagination, a group that supports arts and music students, will host the inaugural Fusion Fashion Event to benefit Art Studio Miami, a public arts program. Fusion, a funky, fashion-forward mash-up fundraiser, combines a silent auction, musical performances, an art-to-wear fashion show, fine art displays and appearances by top models and celebrities. Musical guests include Talib Kweli, Urban Mystic, Kulture Shock, DJ Epps, DJ Rob Dinero and Bonnie Beats. Participating artists are Sean Paul, Laurence Gartel, Maicol Diaz, Trek 6 and Jenny Perez, and throughout the evening, there will be fashion exhibits from Art of Shade, Lisu Vega and the Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale. Founders of Project Save Imagination are Lila Nikole and Aisha Thalia. Tickets are $30, and donations of art supplies and musical instruments are most welcome.
LMNT Gallery
59 N.W. 36th Street, Miami Design District
https://www.saveimagination.org/tickets
Thursday, December 6 from 8 to 11 p.m.
Fendi Casa, in collaboration with Adamar Fine Arts Gallery, will unveil an iconic Andy Warhol exhibit during Miami Art Week. The exhibition will showcase an array of Warhol’s greatest masterpieces, curated to depict the diverse and fascinating notable women throughout history and mythology. See a selection of his most recognized pieces, including Ingrid Bergman with Hat, Karen Kain, Jane Fonda, Marilyn, Jackie I and Blackglamma (Judy Garland), along with two of Warhol’s most prominent works Venus and Annunciation. Inspired by historic Italian works, the two iconic and glamorous paintings part of his “Details of Renaissance” series created in 1982. Enjoy cocktails provided by Atlantico Rum as your view the Warhol exhibit and the newest collections from Fendi Casa.
FENDI Casa Luxury Living Showroom
90 N.E. 39th Street Miami, Miami Design District
305-438-1660
https://www.fendi.com
Thursday, December 6
Experience contemporary Asian art at a special exhibition titled “Oriental Charm” on view in the Mandarin Oriental, Miami’s atrium lobby debuting during Art Basel Miami Beach. The exhibition, organized by Lexing Zhang, celebrates the hotel’s Asian roots and features paintings that reflect ancient Chinese traditions as well as western influences. On view will be works by acclaimed Chinese artist Wang Xiaojin, who is inspired by the distant past, particularly its women and artistry. Delicate and chic, Wang’s paintings hark back to a time when being “feminine” typified a woman’s existence. Also on display will be works from Chinese artist Bo Yun who, while respecting the ancient heritage of Chinese ink painting, has succeeded in integrating new ideas and techniques that make his work seem very contemporary.
Mandarin Oriental, Miami
500 Brickell Key Drive, Downtown Miami
305-913-8288
https://www.mandarinoriental.com/
Thursday & Friday, December 6 & 7 from 9 a.m. to noon
Make the Bakehouse Art Complex your first stop and enjoy a light breakfast as you view the current exhibitions. On view in the Audrey Love Gallery will be “If a Tree Falls. . .Chain Reaction,” a group show that explores the memories and emotional connections we have with our surroundings and how these dictate daily experiences. In If a Tree Falls the artworks invite you to reflect, reminisce, and question the relationship between one another. Exhibition juried by Carol Jazzar, curated by Ananda DeMello. Artists featured: Amalia Brujis, Anica Shpilberg, Bianca Pratorius, Carola Bravo, Ernesto Kunde, Jennifer Basile, Michael Gellatly and Silvana D’Mikos. And on view in the Swenson Gallery will be “Take Me Home,” an exhibition of 12” x 12” artworks created by BAC resident and associate artists with a retail price of no more than $1,000. The focus of this exhibition, as in past years, is to provide patrons with affordable artworks.
Bakehouse Art Complex
561 N.W. 32nd Street, Wynwood Art District
305.576.2828
https://www.bacfl.org
Thursday & Friday, December 6 & 7 from 9 p.m. to midnight
The Dream South Beach will be transformed into the New York City-based art photography gallery from head to toe with an exhibition of rare and never-before-seen signed and numbered works from its archive of music photography. Joining the Morrison Hotel at Dream will be Perrier, who will oversee a unique rock and roll inspired cocktail program during two nights of events on December 6th and 7th with New York’s Electric Room. The unique pop-up happening will be at Highbar, Dream’s rooftop poolside party destination, where a special guest will be announced to perform on December 6th. Both nights’ events will feature soundtracks by Electric Room DJ’s Kieren Taylor and David Katz. Julian Lennon, a long time collaborator with the Morrison Hotel Gallery, will be exhibiting his photography and hosting the first night event on Thursday.
Dream Hotel South Beach
1111 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach
305-673-4747
https://www.morrisonhotelgallery.com/
Thursday – Sunday, December 6 – 9
Hosted by TheUrbanCollective, Art Africa Miami 2012 is a juried multidisciplinary exhibition of fine contemporary art from the global African Diaspora. This year’s exhibition will host 50 seasoned and emerging contemporary artists from Africa, the Caribbean, North America, Europe and South America in a tent/container hybrid model pavilion situated in the heart of Downtown Miami. The Fair’s central idea is to present an array of visual works that pay homage to the centrality of Africa and its descendant diaspora’s artistic contribution to the modern world. Art Africa Miami will create a multi-sensory experience like no other fair during Miami Art Week, offering art, music, and culture coalescing to spark a renaissance in Downtown Miami. Art Africa Miami’s First Look is Thursday from 6 to 10 p.m. Special guest will be the Honorable Prime Minister of Haiti, Laurent Lamothe. First Look is open to Art Africa Miami and Art Basel VIP card holders. Regular Fair hours are Friday when Jamaica’s 50th anniversary will be celebrated from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m., Saturday from 11 a.m. To 7 p.m. and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. with a closing reception planned for 4 to 6 p.m. featuring some of Art Africa Miami’s exhibiting artists and music provided by the Miami Jazz Society.
9th Street Mall (adjacent to the Lyric Theater)
919 N.W. 2nd Avenue, Downtown Miami
954-372-6241
https://www.artafricamiami.com/
Thursday – Sunday, December 6 – 9
The Walls of Artseen Exhibition will highlight the work of six New World School of the Arts visual students in a unique show where inside structures become blank canvasses for each of the artists. Charged with the task of incorporating the actual walls of the gallery into their work of art, each artist will utilize their allocated space to execute their work. The artists’ challenges were how to use bare structural space to illustrate topics or issues in a meaningful way that shapes their work and propels their ideas. Participating artists are: Kayla Delacerda, Junli Kato, Sebastian Duncan-Portuondo, Rafael Domenech, Stefanie Lopez and Jeffrey Noble. Free and open to the public.
Artseen Gallery
2215 2nd Avenue, Wynwood Art District
305-237-3659
Thursday – Sunday, December 6 – 9
The New Art Dealers Alliance (NADA), a not-for-profit collective of professionals working with contemporary art, will host the NADA Art Fair. Held in parallel with Art Basel Miami Beach, the Fair features 88 emerging art galleries from 19 countries, as well as performances, lectures and events. Discover work of emerging contemporary artists in an intimate setting with an entire section of the venue set aside for solo presentations. Take the free shuttle service near the Miami Beach Convention Center to NADA. Admission is free. Fair hours are Thursday from 2 to 8 p.m., Friday & Saturday from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. An Opening Preview is by invitation on Thursday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Deauville Beach Resort
6701 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach
212-594-0883
https://www.NewArtDealers.org
Thursday – Sunday, December 6 – 9
Four New World School of the Arts’ visual artists will participate in Hotbed Miami, an annual exhibition that this year will change its venue to the Deauville Beach Resort. The digital media creation of these NWSA artists will be a centerpiece of NADA, a large international art fair hosted by the New Art Dealers Alliance. Selected by Wet Heat Project and based on the candidates’ conceptual and creative voice, this year’s student artists are challenged to create a site-specific video work to be exhibited 24/7 at NADA Miami Beach 2012 in the fair venue’s public atrium, its lobby and bar video monitors, as well as on every TV in the Deauville’s 484 guest rooms. Participating college visual artists are Azizi DeSouza, Steven Marquez, Jeffrey Noble, and Sebastian Duncan Portuondo. Admission is free. Fair hours are Thursday from 2 to 8 p.m., Friday & Saturday from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. An Opening Preview is by invitation on Thursday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
NADA Miami Beach 2012
Deauville Beach Resort Hotel
6701 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach
https://www.NewArtDealers.org
Thursday – Sunday, December 6 – 9
See the work of Graffiti’s Undisputed King, “Blade” (Steve Ogburn). Known as The King of Trains for having left his moniker on some 5,000 NYC subway trains, Blade is being pursued by art collectors worldwide instead of transit police. He’s the only living person since Andy Warhol who made the cover of a Sotheby’s auction catalog, and he has exhibited at the Museum of Contemporary Art in L.A. and the Brooklyn Museum. He painted his last train in 1984. Meet Blade at the exhibition opening on Thursday at 9 p.m. He’ll be signing the book “Graffiti Kings, New York City Mass Transit Art of the 1970s” on Friday at 7; on Saturday at 7, watch him create a piece of artwork live that will be then sold; and on Sunday at 4 p.m. he’ll give a talk. It’s free and open to the public. R.I.P. Tony Goldman.
Adjust Gallery
150 N.W. 24th Street, Wynwood Art District
305-458-2801 (Aric Weiss, Curator)
Thursday – Sunday, December 6 – 9
For the second year running, the Bass Museum of Art, in partnership with Art Basel Miami Beach, will work with Christine Y. Kim, Associate Curator of Contemporary Art at Los Angeles County Museum of Art and co-founder of LAND, to curate Art Public. Art Public will showcase outdoor sculptures, interactive performances, site-specific installations and public artworks within an open and public exhibition format located in Collins Park. The selection of the works shown together over the course of four days are intended to compliment, excite, distract from and activate the activity of South Beach during Art Basel Miami Beach. As part of the partnership, the Museum will provide organized educational tours of Art Public during Miami Art Week.
Collins Park
21st Street and Collins Avenue, Miami Beach
Artpublic_tours@bassmuseum.org
Thursday – Sunday, December 6 – 9
Miami’s Independent Thinkers 2012 is a collaborative multimedia art exhibition that showcases emerging and young artists, accompanied by live music, DJs, performance art, fashion and gastronomic edibles. The 4-day Fair aims to feature local artists working across a range of media – painters, photographers, filmmakers, sculptors, animators, writers, musicians, muralists, performance and new media artists. Again this year a co-op farmers market featuring organic fruits and vegetables, herbs, sustainable clothes and accessories and lots more. Fair hours are a VIP preview on Thurs from 5 to 9 p.m.; Fri & Sat from 5 p.m. to 2 a.m.; and Sunday from 1 to 5 p.m. Admission is $10.
The Armory Studios
572 N.W. 23rd Street, Wynwood Art District
https://www.miamithinkers.com/
Thursday – Sunday, December 6 – 9
Artists from the French and English speaking Caribbean come together to celebrate diversity through art, music and culture during a weekend of planned events during Miami Art Week. Artist and curator Edouard Duval Carrie will present the fourth installation of Global Caribbean entitled French West Indies & Guyana, Focus on the Contemporary Expression, featuring 14 artists from the French Caribbean: Arno-Eddy Firmin, Christian Bertin, Ernest Breleur, Jean Marc Hunt, Thierry Jarrin, Valérie John, Louis Laouchez, Mirtho Linquet, Christopher Mert, Bruno Pédurand, Luz Severino, Philippe Thomarel, Thierry Tian-Sio-Po, and Laurent Valère. Scholars and art enthusiasts will participate in panel discussions that explore the historical context and general overview of French Antillean artistic expression. Pieces of Jamaica will showcase artwork that reflects the traditional and avante garde expressions of Jamaican artists in celebration of the 50th anniversary of its independence. The Fair opens with a reception for VIP and press Thurs from 6 to 8 p.m. and a Vernissage on Fri from 10 a.m. to noon. Public Fair hours are Fri from noon to 6 p.m. and Sat & Sun from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Little Haiti Cultural Center
212-260 N.E. 59th Terrace, Miami
https://www.facebook.com/LittleHaitiCulturalCenter
DIE TO LIVE SCULPTUREThursday – Sunday, December 6 – 9
The façade of Miami Beach’s Catalina Hotel will be the backdrop for Belgian artist Michael Benisty’s art and design installation, “Die to Live.” Benisty will unveil a dazzling design masterpiece during this year’s Art Basel Miami Beach. His mirror-polished stainless steel, 700-pound sculpture in the shape of a skull will be encrusted with 345,798 Golden-Black Swarovski Elements and displayed street side in front of The Catalina. The one-of-a-kind 7-foot tall sculpture, produced in partnership with Swarovski and estimated to be valued at more than $150,000, is embedded with a mosaic crystal design known as “Fleur de Lis.” Die to live symbolizes the paradox between life and death. The skull represents death but is brought to life by the shimmering crystals.
The Catalina Hotel
1732 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach
https://www.benistyart.com/
Thursday – Sunday, December 6 – 9
For the ninth consecutive year, Miami Children’s Museum will present ArtKids at Art Basel Miami Beach. From mixed media to building blocks and beyond, a variety of art exploration stations will be available for budding young artists to create their own original works of art. Art Kids welcomes children ages 4 – 12 to stay in the room for up to 3 hours at a time; children younger than 4 may also visit with a caretaker. Art Kids is supervised and staffed by Miami Children’s Museum employees, volunteers, and selected artists. Advanced registration is highly recommended, as space is limited. Registration forms available online. Hours are Thursday – Saturday from noon to 8 p.m. and Sunday from noon to 6.
Miami Beach Convention Center
1901 Convention Center Drive (Hall D) and Washington Avenue (Hall B), Miami Beach
Fax to 305-373-5431
https://www.miamichildrensmuseum.org/
Email registration to ArtKids@MiamiChildrensMuseum.org
Thursday – Sunday, December 6 – 9
Each year during Art Basel Week The Sagamore collaborates with artists for a noteworthy featured exhibition to complement the hotel’s mix of museum-quality art, The Cricket Taplin Collection. This year ‘s exhibit is Fundamental 2012, a property-wide edited edition featuring works by Michele Oka Doner, Emil Lukas, Diane Arbus, Walker Events, Elliott Erwitt and Mike and Doug Starn. Complimentary art tours of the exhibition can be arranged in advance.
Sagamore, The Art Hotel
1671 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach
786-553-1966 (Catalina Roca to schedule tour)
Friday, December 7 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Take a tour of Cannonball’s state-of-the-art facility, explore the live/work studios of current residents and meet these artists: Christian Curiel (New York), Patricia Margarita Hernandez (Miami), Jiae Hwang (Miami), Lucas Leyva (Miami), Jillian Mayer (Miami), George Scheer (Greensboro, NC), and Pioneer Winter (Miami). Each resident will be available to discuss his/her current work. Free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be provided.
Cannonball
1035 N. Miami Avenue, 3rd Floor, Miami
https://www.cannonballmiami.org/
Friday, December 7 from noon to 2 p.m.
With a moving introduction by Donna Karan, “Connecting the Dots” is a tribute to her late husband, Stephan Weiss. It tells the story of his art and legacy, the Urban Zen Foundation which will benefit from book sales. The book signing event will also preview works of art by Jim Hodges, Massimo Vitali, Terrance Koh, Jack Piereson and Chuck Close that will be auctioned for ACRIA.
Delano Beach Club, Poolside
1685 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach
Friday, December 7 from 5 to 10:30 p.m.
PooL Art Fair Miami Beach is dedicated to un-represented artists. Its simple approach offers an exciting alternative to the art fair experience, as PooL presents a meeting ground for artists who are not affiliated with a gallery. The Fair’s simple approach offers an exciting alternative to the “art fair experience” for dealers and collectors, as well as the general public. Fair hours are Friday – Sunday from 3 to 10 p.m. Admission is free.
Carlton Hotel
1433 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach
https://www.PoolArtFair.com
Friday, December 7 from 6 to 8 p.m.
As part of a family-friendly event held during Art Basel Miami Beach, Le Petit Papillon Montessori School will host Street Funk, an engaging artistic venue for children of all ages. See kids’ interpretations of funky break dancing screened on oversized inflatable screens; plus, there will be photography installations, an exhibit of the artwork of blossoming young artists from the school, a poetry installation called “Funk and It’s Junk,” a live art mural presentation with artist Daniel Fila, and a dance-off by a professional team of entertainers. It’s free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served, and you’re encouraged to wear funky attire.
Le Petit Papillon Montessori School
1021 Biarritz Drive, Miami Beach
305-867-4244
https://www.lepetitpapillonmontessori.com
Friday, December 7 from 6 to 8 p.m.
Williams McCall Gallery will host a reception for the gallery’s Art Basel show, a mixed media art installation curated by Dorothy Palanza. The central piece of the show by Palanza brings together work by video artist Demet Taspinar and poet Elizabeth Branfield. The exhibition offers a different perspective of the ocean as an environment to exist in, where air space becomes water space that viewers walk through. Palanza’s endeavor was inspired by the whales that inhabit the waters surrounding her home in Provincetown, Massachusetts. A portion of sales from this show will benefit the Provincetown Center of Coastal Studies.
Williams McCall Gallery
110 Washington Avenue, CU-3
786-359-4321
Info@WilliamsMcCallGallery.com to RSVP
Friday, December 7 from 6 to 9 p.m.
One of France’s most well-known designers and photographers will share his artistic genius with an exclusive exhibit of his photographic works. Maurice Renoma will make a rare U.S. appearance during Art Basel to showcase his work, which will include pieces from his Mythology Collection and Dean Collection, both signature and classic examples of Renoma’s career.
Markowicz Fine Art Gallery
1114 N.E. 40th Street, Miami Design District
305-308-6398
https://www.markowiczfineart.com/MauriceRenoma.cfm
Friday, December 7 at 7 p.m.
View the work of Ye Hongxing in the exhibition titled A Dazzling Future, presented by Lexing Zhang.
Christian Louboutin Boutique
155 N.E. 40th Street, Miami Design District
MiamiEvent@ChristianLouboutin.fr
Friday, December 7 from 7 to 9 p.m.
Hendrick’s Gin and Fontainebleau Miami Beach will host a cocktail reception for the debut of “Talking Heads, The Vent Haven Portraits,” a new book by photographer Matthew Rolston. Hors d’oeuvres and cocktails will be served.
Fontainebleau Miami Beach, Luster Gallerie
4441 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach
TalkingHeads@SMAPR.com to RSVP
Friday, December 7 from 7 to 11 p.m.
Byways, an exhibit of works by Robert Huff, features abstract landscape paintings created from building materials with references to architecture and man-made structures. Using multiple layers of acrylic paint, he then carefully sands and strips the paint to reveal subtle colors, textures and patterns. Flat black chalkboard painted areas make a stark contrast to these organic surfaces and provide yet another surface for Huff’s delicate drawing.
158 N.W. 91st Street, Miami
305-490-6906
https://www.cjazzart.com/
Friday, December 7 from 8 to 11 p.m.
Experience Chromatics’ dark, sexy, electronic pop-rock sound that was featured prominently in the hit film “Drive.” Using a palette of analog synths, hypnotizing female vocals, and rhythmic patterns, their music incorporates elements of Italo disco, lo-fi rock, and noir pop. Chromatics’ most recent album “Kill For Love” was awarded “Best New Music” by Pitchfork. Opening the show will be Prince Rama (Paw Tracks), a two-piece psychedelic art-rock band originally from Florida and now based in Brooklyn. This is part of the Red Curtain Series, sponsored by Friends of Gusman and the Knight Foundation with support from Heineken, Zignum Mezcal, and Flavorpill; hosted by Sweat Records and M.O.. Tickets are $20.
The Olympia Theater
Gusman Center for the Performing Arts
174 E. Flagler Street, Downtown Miami
305-374-2444
https://www.sweatrecordsmiami.com/
Friday, December 7 from 8 to 11 p.m.
The Wolfsonian-F.I.U. will join the festivities of Art Basel Miami Beach with a party open to Art Basel and Design Miami VIP card holders and Wolfsonia Diplomat-level and above members. The event celebrates two major exhibitions that investigate the role of the worker: “Describing Labor” and “Postcards of the Wiener Werkstätte: Selections from The Leonard A. Lauder Collection,” along with Bhakti Baxter’s “Untitled ([construction of good])”. The event features music by DJ Hottpants.
The Wolfsonian-F.I.U.
1001 Washington Avenue, Miami Beach
305-531-1001
Friday, December 7 from 8 p.m. to midnight
Resulting from an open call for a major exhibition examining the GIF as an art form, Moving the Still will be mounted in Miami during Art Basel. GIFs by a host of notable artists and contributors will be on view as part of a new arts and culture initiative from Milk Studios/MADE and smartwater. The exhibition will be open for public viewing Weds – Sat from noon to 7 p.m. daily. A public party celebrating the exhibition, open to the public, will feature guest DJs. RSVP please.
318 N.W. 23rd Street (entrance on 2nd Avenue)
Wynwood Art District
rsvp@paddle8.com
Friday, December 7 at 8:30 p.m.
Electronic music prodigy Nicolas Jaar will perform a sensational live concert as part of the MOCA’s comprehensive Art Basel Miami Beach programming. The world-class show, Jaar’s first ever in Miami, will feature his most recent work using a new band format consisting of an array of keyboards, synthesizers and his own singing on a vintage microphone. Presented by Forevermark and produced by Too Live, Inc. and Rum Bum Records Live, the concert will launch a newly invigorated Music at MOCA series. Tickets are $25 general admission and $5 for MOCA Shaker or above members. VIP tickets are $40 and include complimentary drinks and access to dedicated balcony seating during the concert. Tickets available online.
The Mondrian Hotel
1100 West Avenue, Miami Beach
https://www.mocanomi.org/
Friday & Saturday, December 7 & 8 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The Patricia and Phillip Frost Museum of Science, which will open in 2015, is initiating the commission of large scale public artworks for this new world-class, state-of-the-art museum in Downtown Miami. See the commission process in action and meet museum staff members and architects who will share details about the new building. View the architectural model and digital video fly through. The Science Museum’s goal is to commission artworks that seamlessly merge with the overarching its themes of People, Planet and Prosperity. Free and open to the public.
Miami Beach Public Library Auditorium
2100 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach
https://www.miasci.org/
Friday & Saturday, December 7 & 8 from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.
See the best of contemporary Street Photography viewed through the eyes of 150 known and emerging photographers from all over the world. The goal of the Festival is to establish a global platform for learning through exhibitions, workshops, lectures and other events. Opening reception and presentation by documentary photographer Maggie Steber, former director of photography for The Miami Herald and a regular contributor to National Geographic, on Friday at 8 p.m. And “An Evening with Magnum Photographer Alex Webb: Street Photography from Florida, Cuba and Around the World” on Saturday at 8 p.m. Free and open to the public.
Kike San Martin Studios
2045 N.W. 1st Avenue, Wynwood Art District
https://www.miamistreetphotographyfestival.org/#!home/mainPage
Friday – Sunday, December 7 – 9 from 3 to 9 p.m.
Three artists – three nights – three seasons is a cultural experience and interactive 3D art installation where everyone takes part in the process. In addition to Miami’s year-long summer season, the other three seasons will also be celebrated by interactive live painting by Ashley Kolodner (Fall), Katya Krupko (Winter) and Belen Boya (Spring). Video art created by Igor Dimitry and music by Anastasia, Cyrus Reel & Manifesto round out this unique fusion of upscale soiree and live art installations. Art Metamorphosis is presented by The Art Soiree from Washington, D.C.
Hotel Clinton
825 Washington Avenue, Miami Beach
https://www.theartsoiree.com/
Saturday, December 8 from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.
See Ragnar Kjartansson’s Bliss, a 12 hour film presentation that is presented by Art Basel Miami Beach in collaboration with MOCA North Miami and the New World Center. The film will be projected on the 7,000 square foot projection wall throughout the day. Free and open to the public.
New World Center
500 17th Street, Miami Beach
Saturday, December 8 at 10 a.m.
The Miami Street Photography Festival will sponsor a free guided photowalk through the streets of Miami’s Little Havana.
Tower Theater
1508 S.W. 8th Street, Little Havana
https://www.miamistreetphotographyfestival.org/#!home/mainPage
Saturday, December 8 from 10:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
This two-part discussion series is hosted by Black Art in America (BAIA) Mobile Media Lounge™ and The Wolfsonian-FIU. The morning session begins at 10:30 a.m. with the Collector’s Breakfast featuring Patric McCoy, art collector and co-founder of Diasporal Rhythms in Chicago. McCoy, dubbed a heavyweight collector by the Wall Street Journal, will share his philosophy on identifying emerging talent, the growing value of our collections and what Chicago collectors are doing that’s so different. Part 2 begins at 1 p.m. with The Wonderful World of the African-American Collector, a group discussion with artist/collector and founder of BAIA Najee Dorsey, collector and MAM Trustee Antonia Williams-Gary and special guests. At 3 p.m. the Royal Vanguard Art Benefit Reception, hosted by BAIA, NRM Studio-Lab Projects and the Harlem Brewing Company, will honor artists and collectors. The best-in-visual arts from Faith Ringgold, Otto Neals, Mr. Imagination and Louis Delsarte will be showcased. Cost of full day with two discussions and reception is $100 (individual discussions are $35 each) and benefit BAIA’s mission to document, preserve and promote the contributions of the African-American community.
The Wolfsonian-F.I.U.
1001 Washington Avenue, Miami Beach
https://www.blackartinamerica.com/ https://www.doyoubasel.com/
Saturday, December 8 from 2 to 7 p.m.
Creative agency Friends & Family will host the official NADA Miami Beach party in the outdoor pool area at The Deauville. A host of artists will create installations, interactive projects, and more. There will be group beach painting by Tyson Reeder and Scott Reeder; installations by Korakrit Arunanondchai and Molly Lowe; music by DJs Tim Barber, Nelleke McCowan and Nektar de Stagni; nail art by Vanity Projects; sculpture and performace by Jory Rabinovitz, Patrick Walsh and Nguzunguzu; musical performance by Dent May; and more installations by Scott Ingram and Justin H. Long, Timothy Stanley and P. Scott Cunningham. Free and open to the public.
The Deauville
6701 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach
rsvp@michellefinocchi.com
Saturday, December 8 from 2 to 10 p.m.
University of Miami’s Art and Art History Department will feature the work of UM students earning their Masters in Fine Arts at the 5th Annual Cane Art Fair. Works on display include photography, sculpture, ceramics, painting and more. The exhibition will be on view by appointment through January 25, 2013,
Wynwood Building
2750 N.W. 3rd Avenue, Suite 4, Wynwood Art District
305-284-3161
m.cardosol@miami.edu
Saturday, December 8 at 7 p.m.
The 2012 MAM Ball, titled “If These Walls Could Talk,” will commemorate Miami Art Museum’s 29 years at Cultural Center Plaza and celebrates its rich history, as well as its future in its new Museum Park facility. Next year, the Museum will reopen as Pérez Art Museum Miami in a new Herzog & de Meuron-designed facility in Museum Park. The final MAM Ball at the Cultural Center will give guests a sneak peak of what’s to come. Dinner will be served in the upper-level gallery featuring a menu inspired by the new Museum’s waterfront bistro. Following dinner, guests will dance the night away under the stars on the magically-transformed outdoor plaza as they are joined by guests of Crash the Ball, the official After-Party of the MAM Ball. New Work Miami 2013, a tribute to Miami’s local art community, will be on view in the Museum’s lower-level gallery. Ball chairs are Patricia Papper, Patricia & William Kleh and Marcella & Daniel Novela. Single tickets are $1,000, and tables of ten range in price from $10,000 to $25,000.
Miami Art Museum
101 W. Flagler Street, Downtown Miami
305-375-5935
events@miamiartmuseum.org
Saturday, December 8 at 7 p.m.
Blossoms Therapy Center, Miami Children’s Foundation and Samantha’s Purpose will host a fun and chic event that will highlight the work of local artists, along with the work of some very unique children. Curated by Abel Remon, participating artists are Leonor Anthony, Myra Wexler, Carlos A. Navarro, Tony Mendoza, Pilar L. Gray Benitez, Antonio Fortuna, Josie Rovira Ramirez, Celia Reigle, Julio Montainer, Maggie Genova-Cordovi, Maria Rovira-Lopez, Lee and Francis Cohen (Expression by Lee) and Michel Hernandez. Your $25 contribution entitles you to a complimentary drink, bar bites, live entertainment and a raffle ticket. The fundraising event is chaired by Norma Jean Abraham.
Cherry Blossom Learning Center
2731 N.E. 2nd Avenue, Wynwood Art District
305-444-9807
Saturday, December 8 from 7 to 10 p.m.
Primary Projects’ satellite space will host Asif’s Guns, a pop-up installation that simulates an authentic gun shop showcasing more than 300 firearms handcrafted from cardboard by Miami-born artist Asif Farooq. The shop will be loaded with replicas of contemporary weapons that range from a traditional snub-nosed revolver to an M16 assault rifle, all meticulously reproduced as to size, shape and individual components. Gallery hours are Thursday to Sunday from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m.
PRIMARY PROJECTS Pop-Up Space
167 N.W. 25th Street, Wynwood Art District
info@primaryflight.com
Saturday, December 8 from 7 to 10 p.m.
The works of Rainer Lagemann, Christian Awe, Douglass Freed, Hunt Slonem and Mario Velez on view in Etra.Fine Art’s Winter Group Show encapsulate the spirit of Miami, offering a schema of all that the city has to offer in its unique cultural diversity. Gallery hours are Tuesday – Saturday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and by appointment.
Etra Fine Art
50 N.E. 40th Street, Miami Design District
305-438-4383
https://www.etrafineart.com
Saturday, December 8 from 7 to 10 p.m.
The works of Uruguayan sculptor Pablo Atchugarry and mixed media artist Lara Campiglia will be celebrated at a cocktail reception hosted by Italian furniture and home décor purveyor Calligaris. Atchugarry, who will be in attendance at the reception, is scheduled to unveil five new creations specifically designed for Art Basel Miami Beach 2012. Campiglia will be exhibiting pieces from her “City from the Sky” series, inspired by an aerial perspective of men on earth. RSVP for the reception please.
Calligaris Miami
3915 Biscayne Boulevard, Suite 103, Miami
Miami@Calligaris.com to RSVP
Saturday, December 8 from 7 to 11 p.m.
Celebrate Miami Art Week, mix and mingle with artists, collectors, out-of-towners and local ardent art lovers! Free for BAC members and Art Miami and CONTEXT Art Miami VIP card holders and exhibitions; $10 all others.
Bakehouse Art Complex
561 N.W. 32nd Street, Wynwood Art District
305-576-2828
https://www.bacfl.org
Saturday, December 8 from 7 to 11 p.m.
Over 30 emerging to mid-career contemporary international artists will be featured in celebration of Art Basel Miami Beach. This is will be the inaugural exhibition in the new 8,000 square foot home of Art Fusion Galleries. The work will be on view through December 21.
Art Fusion Galleries
3550 N. Miami Avenue, Midtown Art District
305-573-5730
Info@ArtFusionGallery.com
Saturday, December 8 at 9 p.m.
Mestizo City, a 6,700 square-foot site-specific installation created by San Antonio-based designer Henry R. Muñoz III, is a playful interactive public space representing the vibrant Latino culture and its growing influence in the United States. Enter through one of four vinyl-coated nylon inflatable storefronts that represent the current obsession with global consumerism while serving as the backdrop for the commercial and social interactions inside the site. Once you have crossed the “border,” you will enter the town center. The focal point of Mestizo City, is Jarritos Cube. The 12x12x12-foot illuminated cube, composed of the iconic Mexican soda bottle, explores the idea of informal architecture by using a non-traditional building material to create a formal structure. The installation will be on view and open to the public on Friday and Saturday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday evening celebrate the Mestizo design aesthetic featuring a concert by El Chingon; the band led by internationally acclaimed film director Robert Rodriguez of “Machete” “Spy Kids” and “Sin City” fame. Admission is free.
Mestizo City
81 N.E. 40th Street, Miami Design District
https://www.munoz-co.com/
Saturday, December 8 from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m.
Crash the Ball is the MAM Ball’s high-energy after party. Dance and celebrate Miami Art Week on the Museum’s outdoor plaza under the stars. Enjoy cocktails and a dessert bar by acclaimed Miami pastry chef Hedy Goldsmith. Tickets are $100 presale and $150 at the door; $75 for MAM Contemporaries. Self-park at the Cultural Center Garage, 50 N.W. 2nd Avenue, or valet park on West Flagler Street ($10).
Miami Art Museum
101 W. Flagler Street, Downtown Miami
305-375-1704
Events@MiamiArtMuseum.org
Saturday & Sunday, December 8 & 9 from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.
The inaugural UR1 Music & Art Festival, featuring Kanye West, The Offspring and Lou Reed, will launch during Miami Art Week, blending music with world-class artists across multiple genres and generations. Thirty-four established and emerging contemporary and modern artists will explore performance, film, new media, sculpture, street art, painting and more with 30 site-specific installations in Bayfront Park. The 32-acre landscape designed by American sculptor Isamu Noguchi was revamped in the early 80s to introduce Miami as the gateway to the Americas. His vision for Bayfront Park as a place for the people is central to the concept of UR1 Festival. World renowned artists will pay tribute to music and art, including pop artist Russell Young paying tribute to legendary musicians with a major exhibition of works; Warhol superstar Ultra Violet lighting up the Miami sky with one of the world’s most powerful laser beams creating a bridge of light from the park to the Miami Beach Convention Center in her tribute to Noguchi’s Tower of Light; pop art photographer William John Kennedy’s tribute to Warhol and Indiana with a video montage and signature photographs; conceptional pop artist David Datuna’s tribute to British and American talent with alluring multi-media constructions; and sculptor Gino Miles’ nod to modernism with monumental works. A pseudo “Container Village,” consisting of large shipping containers in the northwest area of Bayfront Park, will serve as screening/exhibition studios as an aural, visual and spatial platform for the work. Cost to attend is $149 for a two-day all-access pass, which includes entrance to art fairgrounds and performances, rain or shine. Open to all ages.
Bayfront Park
301 N. Biscayne Boulevard, Downtown Miami
https://www.ur1festival.com/art.html
Sunday, December 9 from 9 a.m to 1 p.m.
Following the Line, curated by Miami gallerist Carol Jazzar, advances the understanding of drawing in contemporary art, an arena that is increasingly preoccupied with mass spectacle, public space and multimedia. The exhibition features works made using graphite, ink, colored pencil, layered mylar, etching, aquatint and hand-drawn animation, all created with line as the primary unit of expression. The exhibition includes works by Louise Bourgeois, Tracey Emin, Naomi Fisher, Joanne Greenbaum, Klara Kristalova, Beatriz Monteavaro, Wangechi Mutu, Alice Neel, and Jorge Pantoja. The gallery will be open special morning hours Wednesday to Sunday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Admission is free.
Girls’ Club, Fort Lauderdale
117 N.E. 2nd Street, Ft. Lauderdale
954-828-9151
https://www.girlsclubcollection.org/
Sunday, December 9 from 9:30 a.m. to noon
In celebration of Art Basel Miami Beach, The Patricia and Phillip Frost Art Museum at FIU will host Breakfast in the Park, attended by art enthusiasts, patrons, collectors, gallery owners and artists from around the world. The 9th annual Breakfast in the Park features internationally renowned artist Albert Paley, an active artist for over 40 years and the first metal sculptor to receive the coveted Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Institute of Architects, the AIA’s highest award to a non-architect. Paley holds an Endowed Chair at the Rochester Institute of Technology in Rochester, New York and is the recipient of three Honorary Doctorates in Fine Art. Commissioned by both public and private corporations, Paley has completed more than 50 site-specific works. His mission is to restore the organic roots of sculpture. Infused with the rhythmic fluidity of Art Nouveau, Paley’s sculptures have been called mysterious, seductive and spirited. They are technologically ingenious and emotionally demanding. Breakfast in the Park will include an informal talk by Albert Paley, outdoor breakfast, and guided tours of The Sculpture Park at FIU.
The Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum at F.I.U.
10975 S.W. 17th Street. Miami
305-348-4799
Sunday, December 9 from 10 a.m. to noon
The Lowe Art Museum will host its Annual Art Basel Champagne Brunch, sponsored by Stella M. Holmes, followed by a lecture by Eugenio Lopez titled “A Collector’s Art: Highlights from the Jumex Collection.” On view will be an exhibition of more than 130 original numbered prints and objects by Christo and photographic editions by Wolfgang Volz of works by Christo and Jeanne-Claude. Varied in content and technique, the collection represents more than 40 years of Christo and Jeanne-Claude’s versatile artistic career, and includes works of art that date from as early as 1962 through 2004. The exhibition is being toured in the United States for this first time in more than 15 years. The brunch is free for Art Basel VIP card holders and exhibitors.
Lowe Art Museum at University of Miami
1301 Stanford Drive, Coral Gables
305-284-5587 RSVP
LoweRSVP@as.miami.edu
Sunday, December 9 at 10:30 a.m.
University of Miami Africana Studies Program Curator Ludlow Bailey and Indigo Design Group will host an indepth Panel Discussion on Contemporary African Diaspora Fine Art. Topic of discussion will be African Diaspora Art representation at ABMB; Art Africa 2012; African Diaspora Art Culture in the Caribbean, London, New York, Miami and Havana; The New Black Aesthetic; The National Museum of African American History and Culture; Global Caribbean IV; and “Now Dig This.” Free and open to the public.
College of Arts & Sciences Gallery at UM
1210 Stanford Drive, Coral Gables
305-302-9192 or 786-290-7359 RSVP
Sunday, December 9 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Miami Art Museum and University of Miami, Department of Philosophy, will host the Parodi Lecutre in Philosophy of Art, presenting Martha Buskirk, Professor of art history and criticism at Montserrat College of Art, Beverly, Massachusetts. Ms. Buskirk’s talk is titled “Currency, Value, Hype.” Despite the astonishing volume of activity in the realm of contemporary art, the subject itself defies easy categorization. Tangible objects may still have a certain edge in the marketplace, but that is less true in other contexts where programming often centers on ephemeral gestures and their reception. How have recent situation-based works transformed expectations about art? To what degree do these simply draw attention to the larger role of art as a social nexus? Lecture is free and open to the public. Light refreshments will be served following lecture. Doors open at 11 a.m.
Miami Art Museum
101 W. Flagler Street, Downtown Miami
305-375-4073
Education@MiamiArtMuseum.org
Sunday, December 9 at 7 p.m.
Local developer David Lombardi and Jurarte Studios will host a party in celebration of a Espacios, the breakout exhibition of work by Venezuelan-born visual artist Ramon Aular del Valle. The show features a series of installations created by Aular depicting the growth, vulnerability and self discovery experience as people and their spaces evolve along the circle of life. The work will be on view from Monday through Sunday of Miami Art Week. Party sponsors include Lombardi Properties, The Fur Salon at Saks Fifth Avenue, hors d’oeuvres provided by Chef Adrienne and cocktails by El Cartel Tequila. Open to the public.
Lombardi Properties
167 N.W. 25th Street, Wynwood Art District
786-253-9150
Sunday, December 9 from 8 to 10:45 p.m.
Miami’s preeminent documentary film festival will take place during Miami Art Week, kicking off on Friday at the North Miami Beach campus of Nova Southeastern University. Saturday and Sunday the screenings move to the California Club 6 in North Miami. The highlight of the Doc Miami Film Festival will be the closing night gala on Sunday at the Trump Plaza International with notable performers such as Tito Puente, Jr., Prince Emmanuel Abderele of Nigeria (visiting performer to Osun’s Village African Cultural Corridor), Kiki Sanchez, and Eloy “Rali”. Presentations of awards to the filmmakers will take place at the gala, along with presentation of the “El Rey Tito Puente” Contribution to the Arts Award to Grammy winner, Willy Chirino. Tickets for the Awards Gala are $100 p/p, which include dinner, dancing and concert.
Nova Southeastern University
1750 N.E. 167th Street, North Miami Beach
1-800-986-3223
California Club 6 – Touchstar Cinemas
850 Ives Dairy Road, Miami
(305) 999-9393
Trump International Beach Resort
18001 Collins Avenue, Sunny Isles Beach
https://www.docmiami.org/
