Miami 2011 Art Basel Guide
Art's Winter Playground
Art Basel Miami Beach is once again upon us bringing with it a swarm of satellite art fairs and parties that envelope the entire city. Detailing the non-stop activity is SocialMiami’s Art Basel Guide. From Fairchild to Wynwood, the Design District, MiMo, Brickell, Downtown, Midtown, North Beach and South Beach, all of Miami-Dade is ready to host inarguably the largest convergence of people from the international art world to descend upon a single locale for the entire year.
Stay tuned as we continuously update the 2011 Art Basel Guide.
Monday, November 28 from 6 to 8 p.m.
Miami Biennale will to host Exhaling Gnosis, the first major exhibition of works on paper by Michele Oka Doner. The exhibition will feature sixteen 40 x 60 inch handmade abaca paper pieces, seven totemic relief prints from organic materials, a series of prints made with Dykem spray paint on kraft paper, and two oversized books. Conceived by curator Peter Menéndez, the exhibition emphasizes the captivating beauty of these feral, organic works of art as they reflect on the imagery of the natural world, of plants, animals, insects, and are transformed into visual statements that take a Rorschach-like quality. Oka Doner is well known for her numerous public art installations, including A Walk on the Beach and From Seashore to Tropical Garden at Miami International Airport. Exhibition hours are Thurs – Sat from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Miami Print Shop
3000 N. Miami Avenue, Wynwood Art District
305-576-2914
https://www.miamibiennale.org
Monday, November 28 from 6:30 to 9 p.m.
See Myths and Legends by multi-media artist Sheila Elias at a pre-Art Basel opening hosted by Deepak Sony, head of the Vontobel Swiss Wealth Advisors. This series by Elias is a new vision, executed on the iPad and then enlarged on canvas. Both challenging and complex, the series explores painting and layering using today’s digital tools. Ms. Elias has worked in Los Angeles, New York and her native Chicago, and her work is in numerous collections around the world, including the Brooklyn, Bass and Lowe Art Museums. Elias has also exhibited at The Louvre in Paris. Somewhere – Anywhere, a mid-career survey, has just been published. Join her and Deepak Sony for a reception to celebrate the opening of this exhibition. Email for more information or to RSVP.
Studio of Sheila Elias
1510 N.E. 130th Street, North Miami
sheila@sheilaelias.com
Thursday, November 29 from 4 to 8 p.m.
SCOPE Art Show returns to Miami for its 11th year, located in the heart of Wynwood Art District in an 80,000 square foot pavilion. This year’s edition will present 80 international galleries upholding a unique tradition of solo and thematic group shows presented alongside museum-quality programming, collector tours, screenings and special events. Complementing this year’s international galleries, SCOPE Miami will feature a selection of special artist projects, including: a performance by United Emirates artist, CHOKRA; the installation, HELLO WORLD, courtesy of artist Christopher Baker; and DB Burkman’s installation, STUCK UP. The fair opens to the media and VIPs with its FirstView Benefit on Thursday; free for VIPs or $100 donation to The SCOPE Foundation. The Fair is open Weds through Sat from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Sun from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.
SCOPE Art Show
N.E. 1st Avenue at 30th Street
Wynwood Art District
www.scope-art.com
Tuesday, November 29 from 5:30 to 10 p.m.
Miami’s longest running contemporary art fair, Art Miami, will host a Opening Night Cocktail Reception to benefit The Lotus House Women’s Shelter in Wynwood Art District. The Lotus House/Art Miami partnership has already raised more than $70,000 and is an integral part of Art Miami’s larger commitment to the City of Miami. A number of women from The Lotus House will be employed to work at the Fair. Tickets for the benefit are $25, available online or at the door. Following the benefit at 7 p.m., Art Miami’s VIP Previewwill open for all Art Miami VIP cardholders. This has become a “can’t miss” event, giving serious collectors, museum professionals, curators, art enthusiasts, gallerists and artists the first view of some of the finest and most important works offered in the contemporary market. Experience Art Miami’s gallery-like ambience in the state-of-the-art 125,000-square-foot Art Miami Pavilion with its VIP Lounge designed by Juan Montoya.
The Art Miami Pavilion at Midtown Miami
3101 N.E. 1st Avenue, Wynwood Art District
561-745-5690 for information
www.art-miami.com
Wednesday, November 29 from 6 to 8 p.m.
New York-based artist Fernando Mastrangelo’s new work will open at Charest-Weinberg. Mastrangelo approaches sculpture as a communion of concept, form and materials, and he has become known for using unexpected materials that heighten the work’s critical effect. For instance, his Avarice, 2008, based on the Aztec calendar, was made entirely from white Mexican corn; and Felix, 2009, a life-sized statue of a Colombian coca farmer is cast from pure cocaine. For Black Sculpture Mastrangelo created exact molds based on the work of Frank Stella and Ad Reinhardt, which he cast out of compacted gunpowder. By forging the work of canonical artists in gunpowder, Mastrangelo simultaneously pays homage to the work of earlier iconoclasts and seeks to destroy them. The exhibition will be on view through February. Gallery hours Thurs – Sun from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and by appointment.
Charest-Weinberg
250 N.W. 23rd Street, #408, Wynwood Art District
305-292-0411
www.charestrweinberg.com
Tuesday, November 29 from 7 to 9 p.m.
Experience On the Edge of Light, a multi-media group exhibition that explores five artists’ interpretation of different qualities of light. The experience begins outside, with a streetscape dance of light installation. Inside, paintings invoke imagery of the Northern Lights and a hovering light-filled cloud challenges concepts of positive and negative space. Curated by Arthur Dunkelman and Tina Spiro, the exhibition features works by Fernando Calzadilla, Janet Slom, Tina Spiro, Yasmin Spiro, Paul Stoppi and student artists from Design Architecture Senior High (DASH). The reception is free and open to the public, with refreshments and drinks provided by Prairie Organic Vodka. Free parking is available. The gallery will be open Weds & Thurs from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Fri from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.; Sat from 6:30 to 10 p.m.; and Sun from noon to 4 p.m.
Maor Gallery
3030 N.E. 2nd Avenue, Wynwood Art District
305-573-9995
www.maormiami.org
Monday, November 29 at 8 p.m.
See an extraordinary exhibit that will showcase what historians, curators and collectors have for centuries declared the iconic Dutch artist’s “dirty little secrets.” The World Erotic Art Museum will unveil an assemblage of 20 of the only existing erotic etchings by Rembrandt van Rijn (1609-69). The exhibition will offer a provocative new perspective on the artist deemed by many as “one of the greatest prophets of civilization.” The etchings meld the earthly with the spiritual, and are among the nudes, biblical, and Greek mythological studies which will be on display through March 31. Museum hours are Mon – Thurs from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. and Fri & Sat from 11 a.m. to midnight. Admission is $15; no one under 18 will be admitted.
The World Erotic Art Museum
1205 Washington Avenue, Miami Beach
305-532-9336
November 29 – December 4
The Margulies Collection’s 13th season of exhibitions includes new works of sculpture, photography, video and painting, as well as the collection’s permanent installations. Sculpture: Nancy Rubins, Bruce Nauman, Yuichi Higashionna, Kaz Oshiro, Izaak Zwartjes; Photography: Mary Ellen Mark, John Baldessari, Jonathan Monk, Ed Ruscha, Isaac Julien; Video: Hiraki Sawa, David Claerbout, Antonia Wright & Ruben Millares; Painting: Gregor Hildebrandt, Lawrence Carroll, Lydia Gifford, Frank Stella, Justin Beal. Extended hours during Art Week: Tues – Sat from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m and Sun from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Admission is $10 with all proceeds going directly to the Lotus House Shelter for Homeless Women and Children. Miami Dade students are free.
The Margulies Collection at the Warehouse
591 N.W. 27th Street, Wynwood Art District
305-576-1051
www.margulieswarehouse.com
Wednesday, November 30 from 9 a.m. to noon
Incubation is Jennifer Rubell’s exploration of the creative act, simultaneously addressing the creation of food, the creation of life, and the creation of art. The installation incorporates two essential halves of the creative act: an incubation gallery where yogurt is being made; and an observation gallery where the yogurt is anointed with honey and then consumed. Incubation continues every morning through Sunday.
Rubell Family Collection
95 N.W. 29th Street, Miami
305-673-6090
www.rfc.museum
Wednesday, November 30 from 7 – 11 p.m.
Colombian artist Cecilia Moreno-Yaghoubi makes her Art Basel week debut with Rituals, an exhibition exploring gender relations and cultural traditions in the Middle East. The socio-political series is the latest collection of works inspired by Moreno-Yaghoubi’s perspectives of women from around the world. Her show comes to life through a mosaic of black and white installation pieces and an assemblage of obscure mixed media oil paintings.
Miami Art Space
244 N.W. 35th Street, Wynwood Art District
305-751-9641
https://www.ceciliamart.com
Wednesday, November 30 at 8 p.m.
The Miami Arts Charter School will be the beneficiary of Gallery 212 Miami’s opening night gala with a portion of ticket and art sales going to the school. The gallery’s Art Basel exhibition features works by Brazilian Painter Jose Yossi; Guantanamo by Mariella Sosa, a rare photo story of Gloria & Emilio Estefan and Andy Garcia’s trip in 1995; and Matt Stock’s Stiltsville Illuminated. At the opening there will be installations and performance by students of Miami Arts Charter School. Tickets are $40 in advance if purchased at the gallery, $50 online and $75 at the door. The gallery will be open during Art Basel daily from 11 a.m. to midnight.
Gallery 212 Miami
2407 N.W. 2nd Avenue, Wynwood Art District
786-431-1957
https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/208478
Wednesday, November 30 from 8 to 11 p.m.
Aqua Art Miami Contemporary Art Fair began in 2005 as an experimental project to bring west coast galleries and artists to Miami during Art Basel Miami Beach. It quickly established its reputation as one of the best hotel art fairs in the U.S. Based in Seattle, the fair has a distinctly west coast character showcasing vibrant and noteworthy programs in its region. The fair supports young dealers and galleries with strong emerging and early mid-career artists. Open Thursday to Saturday from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Aqua Hotel
1530 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach
Wednesday – Sunday, November 30 – December 4
Art Miami celebrates its 22nd edition with over 100 international galleries exhibiting the finest modern and contemporary paintings, drawings, sculpture, photography and prints from Europe, Asia, Latin America, India, the Middle East and the United States. The Art Miami 125,000 square foot state-of-the-art pavilion will feature an exclusive VIP Lounge designed by world renowned designer Juan Montoya and a European-style cafe with cuisine by Spuntino Catering. Ample parking is available on-site, and valet parking and daily shuttle bus service are also available. The Fair is open Weds through Sat from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Sun from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Admission is $15 ($45 w/catalog) for one-day pass and $30 ($60 w/catalog) for multi-day pass. Students, seniors and groups of ten or more can enter for $10 per person.
Art Miami
3101 N.E. 1st Avenue, Wynwood Art District
www.art-miami.com
November 30 – December 5
The InterContinental Miami will present Andy Warhol – “The Model Boy,” a photographic installation by David Siqueiros, featuring never before seen photographs of Andy Warhol. These photos, shot by Siqueiros, are the result of one of Andy Warhol’s last photo shoots where he is seen cavorting with the top fashion models of the time, Patricia and Clotilde, from the Ford Model Agency. The Andy Warhol photography exhibition is the inaugural arts installation of the newly created InterContinental Miami Arts Initiative, supporting and creating awareness foe trhe burgeoning Arts Community in Miami-Dade County. The exhibition debuts on the eve of Art Basel Miami Beach and will be on view through January 1, 2012. Photograph © David Siqueiros 2011. All Rights Reserved.
InterContinental Miami Grand Lobby
Wynwood Art District
201-394-5764
www.solfirearts.com
November 30 – December 5
An exciting new art show, Burst Project Art Fair, will showcase private exhibits from flourishing contemporary artists. Centrally located in the Art Deco District in a chic pavilion, BURST Project will offer an innovative presentation of paintings, surreal pop art, sculptures, street art, mixed media, photography, and short independent films. In its first-ever production, BURST Project will introduce 12 rising artists with exceptional talent, as well as galleries from around the world that support emerging artists.
Burst Project Art Fair
10th Street at Ocean Drive, Miami Beach
305-895-9652
https://www.burstartfair.com
Thursday, December 1 from 10 a.m. to noon
A series of installations have been designed to illustrate what the end of the world might look like after the Rapture. With a wide range of works from ten NWSA faculty and alumni, the show illustrates this theme through creature-like animals reminiscent of what the world might be after this epic event. Among the artists that will be showcased at Casalin are COOPER, Loriel Beltran, Fred Snitzer, Jessica Laino, Asher Mones, Joshua Levine, Michael Loveland, Christina Gast, Cynthia Cruz and Alejandro Contreras. Admission is free, and the gallery will be open Thurs to Sun from noon to 10 p.m.
Yard at Casalin
55 N.W. 30th Street, Wynwood Art District
305-237-3649
https://www.nwsa.mdc.edu
Thursday, December 1 beginning at 6 p.m.
Enjoy a special evening of music and refreshments at KIWI to celebrate Miami resident William John Kennedy’s exhibition Before They Were Famous, iconic photos of Andy Warhol and Robert Indiana on view at SCOPE Miami. Then at 8 p.m. stroll the short distance to O Cinema for the screening of Full Circle: Before They Were Famous, a 40-minute film that chronicles the images’ journey. Afterward head to the Breakwater for complimentary hors d’oeuvres and kiwi martinis from 10 to 11 p.m. Open to the public
KIWI Project Space (reception)
48 N.W. 29th Street, Wynwood Art District
O Cinema (screening)
90 N.W. 29th Street, Wynwood Art District
The Breakwater Hotel (after-party)
940 Ocean Drive, Miami Beach
305-200-3047
Thursday, December 1 from 6 to 9 p.m.
The 2011 installment of the annual OHWOW show, titled It Ain’t Fair 2011: Materialism, takes on a thematic focus that explores the physicality of artwork and the new methods employed by artists toward approaching material. On view December 1 – 4, the exhibition features work by over twenty artists, including: Daniel Arsham, Justin Beal, Anna Betbeze, Ashley Bickerton, Scott Campbell, N. Dash, Sam Falls, Michael Genovese, Luis Gispert, Angel Otero, Ryan Reggiani, Bert Rodriguez, Aurel Schmidt, David Benjamin Sherry, Lucien Smith, Agathe Snow, Nick Van Woert, and Aaron Young. Opening reception features a live performance by New York-based artist Michael David Quattlebaum, Jr. Free and open to the public; Fri & Sat from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. and Sun from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
81 N.E. 40th Street, Miami Design District
305-571-9494
www.oh-wow.com
Thursday, December 1 from 7 to 10 p.m.
Primary Flight, the art collective responsible for bringing more than 150 murals to Wynwood, will present a provocative group show of new works from 15 artists who bridge a solidly established academic practice with a sexy, devil-may-care attitude. An intriguing highlight of Here Lies Georges Wildenstein> will be performance artist Miru Kim known for photographing herself nude in abandoned spaces and urban ruins such as subway tunnels and graffiti compounds. Start the day at Primary Project Space with complimentary coffee and pastries from 10 to 11 a.m. Thurs – Sun.
Primary Project Space
4141 N.E. 2nd Avenue, Suite 104, Miami Design District
954-296-1675
https://www.primaryprojectspace.com
Thursday, December 1 from 7 to 10 p.m.
Cores and Cutouts, Ruben Ochoa’s first solo exhibition in Miami will be on view at Locust Projects. Known for using gritty, vernacular building materials such as concrete, dirt and steel, Ochoa will create a new site-specific installation using the building’s substructure as source material. Ochoa’s installations address an architectural disjuncture, conflating the gallery and the art object. With a nod to both archeology and earthworks, his work at Locust Projects further explores the materials and politics of infrastructure in the social fabric. The gallery will be open Tues – Sun from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Locust Projects
155 N.E. 38th Street, #100, Miami Design District
305-576-8570
https://www.locustprojects.org
Thursday, December 1 from 7 to 11 p.m.
MAM’s annual Party on the Plaza attracts the international art world for a high-energy evening of cocktails and lite bites under the stars and dancing to the sounds of DJ King Britt. On view will be American People, Black Light: Faith Ringgold’s Paintings of the 1960s, representing an unprecedented artistic exploration of the intersections of race, gender and class, made in direct response to the social upheavals of the 1960s. Ringgold is widely known for African American story quilts and children’s books, and her pointed political paintings disappeared from view for more than 40 years. MAM presents the first comprehensice survey of Ringgold’s paintings of the 60’s on the occasion of the artist’s 80th birthday. Also on view, Enrique Martínez Celaya: Schneebett; Marcel Duchamp, and works from MAM’s permanent collection. At 9:30 famed artist Rashaad Newsome will present Hair Affair & Five, a new performance in collaboration with Miami dancers, opera singers and hip hop artists. By invitation only for MAM contributing members ($250 and above), MAM Contemporaries, Art Basel Miami Beach and DesignMiami VIP and exhibitor pass card holders. Open bar, light fare; free parking and shuttle service from Miami Beach Convention Center.
Miami Art Museum
101 West Flagler Street, Downtown Miami
305-375-5935 RSVP
events@miamiartmuseum.org
Thursday, December 1 at 7:30 p.m.
Gary Nader will hold a Latin American, Modern and Contemporary Art Auction featuring Important Paintings, Sculpture and Drawings during Art Basel Miami Beach 2011. Full color printed and online catalogues will be available.
Gary Nader Art Centre
62 N.E. 27th Street, Wynwood Art District
305-576-0256
www.garynader.com
Thursday, December 1 at 9:30 p.m.
Interview and The Andy Warhol Museum will celebrate Art Basel Miami Beach 2011 with a sneak peek of Warhol’s unseen film, San Diego Surf, filmed in May of 1968 in La Jolla, California. RSVP essential by November 30.
The Standard Spa, Miami Beach
40 Island Avenue, Miami Beach
artbasel@brantpub.com
On view daily beginning Thursday, December 1
Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden will unveil a new exhibition of large--scale works by American artist Will Ryman, as part of its renowned, annual visual art program. This is Ryman’s largest outdoor exhibition to date and includes three new monochromerose sculptures in blue, yellow, and red, each ranging from 5 to 30 feet in height. The sculptures are composed of painted stainlesssteel, stainless steel mesh, fiberglass resin, and nidacore, and the bright fire-engine red bloom will be the tallest ever created by Ryman. Accompanying the synthetic blooms, Ryman has made 25 oversized petals that will delicately float on Fairchild’s sereneponds and grassy areas, doubling as lounge chairs. On a whimsical note, Ryman will place 15 ants and 7 bees – all made of brass – perched high up in a number of Fairchild’s majestic trees, appearing as keen observers of the sculptures below. Will Ryman is internationally known for his large–scale figurative sculptures based on urban scenes and oversized flora. This exhibition harmonizes beautifully with Fairchild’s lush, tropical landscape designed by William Lyman Phillips, a key member of Central Park’s Frederick Olmstead architectural group. Fairchild Garden is open from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. daily, except December 25. Admission is $25 for adults, $18 for seniors, $12 for children 6--17 and free to children 5 and under and Fairchild members.
Fairchild Tropical Botanical Garden
10901 Old Cutler Road, Coral Gables
305-667-1651
Opens December 1
Aqua Art Miami Contemporary Art Fair began in 2005 as an experimental project to bring west coast galleries and artists to Miami during Art Basel Miami Beach. It quickly established its reputation as one of the best hotel art fairs in the U.S. Based in Seattle, the fair has a distinctly west coast character showcasing vibrant and noteworthy programs in its region. The fair supports young dealers and galleries with strong emerging and early mid-career artists. Open Thursday to Saturday from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Sunday from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Aqua Hotel
100 Chopin Plaza, Downtown Miami
305-577-1000
www.icmiamihotel.com/special_events
Thursday, December 1 from noon to 7 p.m.
The 8th edition of the Master’s Mystery Art Show, which raises funds for the Florida International University Master’s in Fine Arts Program, is an artistic “whoduit.” Original 6×9-inch works of art are created by renowned artists and signed only on the back so the artists’ names are only revealed after the purchase. In addition to these mini-masterpieces, this year, some of the world’s top fashion designers will create wearable art from plain white t-shirts. Each piece will be an original expression of the designer and be auctioned off. Fashion Designers include Romero Britto; Peruvian-born Eduardo de las Casas who was recently at The White House; Mexico’s Pineda Covalin, former head Designer for Bill Blass and Perry Ellis; Jacqueline Quinn; Sergio Gau from Uruguay; Miami’s Julian Chang, Samy Gicherman and Viviana Gabeiras, to mention a few. Each work of art is $50, and bidding for the t-shirts will begin at $50. The event is presented by Lionstone Development and The Ritz-Carlton, South Beach.
The Ritz-Carlton, South Beach
One Lincoln Road Miami Beach
786.276.4006
Jenni.Greenspan@ritzcarlton.com
Thursday, December 1 from 1 to 6 p.m.
Graffiti Gone Global, powered by SUSHISAMBA, will host its 5th consecutive exhibition of urban contemporary art and design, featuring famed French architect Marc Fornes. Labrys Frisae, a conceptual, non-linear structure reminiscent of three-dimensional graffiti will be unveiled for Art Basel Miami Beach. Labrys Frisae, the largest of Fornes’ installations, will require assembling – by hand – more than 80 nodes, 12,000 unique parts and 100,000 connectors. Once completed, ‘Labrys Frisae’ will span 30 feet and rise 16 feet above the floor, utterly transforming Midtown’s glass Rotunda space. On view Fri & Sat from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Sun from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The Rotunda
3252 N.E. 1st Avenue, Suite 101, Midtown
305-751-9641
https://www.gggexhibit.com
Thursday, December 1 at 11 p.m.
Saturday, December 3 from 8:30 to 11:30 p.m.
Pop-Up Pianos Miami, presented by Steinway Piano Gallery and The Black Key Group, is a public art project inspired by the New York City organization Sing for Hope. The project will benefit the community by mobilizing professional artists in volunteer programs that celebrate the vision of arts accessibility for all. Ten pianos have been donated by Steinway and strategically placed in locations around the city where “pop-up” performances will be held. Ten artists will customize each of the pianos based on their particular style of art, ranging from graffiti and acrylic paints to 3D sculptures, and afterward the pianos will be donated to Miami Dade public schools. The launch party will feature the Jacob Jeffries Band playing along with a surprise guest performer, and the piano donations will be announced at the closing party along with a special live performance.
Louis Bar-Lounge at Gansvoort South (Launch Party)
2325 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach
Ideobox Artspace (Closing Party)
2417 N. Miami Avenue, Wynwood Art District
404-272-3600
www.popuppianomia.com
Thursday – Sunday, December 1 – 3 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
World Class Boxing is an exhibition space displaying contemporary art from the collection of Debra & Dennis Scholl. The 4,000 square foot space has a main gallery, a project space and the art book library of the Scholl’s. The space was founded in order to display large scale and commissioned works and to have more of the collection on display and accessible to the Miami art community. Each year, during Art Basel Miami Beach, the space unveils a commissioned series of works. For Basel’s 10th edition, WCB will show British artist Jack Strange’s g (2008) and Love Trips: a Triptych on Love by Jillian Mayer. Strange makes conceptual works in a wide variety of media, including sculpture, photography, video, works on paper, and performance. For g, a Macintosh laptop has a large ball of lead resting firmly and unyieldingly on the keyboard’s letter ‘g’. The effect is an infinite stream of ‘g’s stuttering madly across the screen, line after line and page after page – a typographic tic that terminates only when the laptop inevitably crashes. The centerpiece of Mayer’s Love Trips is a triptych entitled Everyone’s Been Lost at Sea a video installation comprised of three pieces: Temporarily Yours that establishes the triptych’s theme of private rituals done for others; endless lava, I wish for, the emotional center of the triptych; and H.I.L.M.D.A. which retells and reinterprets the manner in which Venus De Milo loses her arms. World Class Boxing is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
World Class Boxing
170 N.W. 23rd Street, Wynwood Art District
305-438-9908
info@worldclassboxing.org
Thursday – Sunday, December 1 – 4
The talents of four art students from New World School of the Arts will be showcased in Hotbed Miami 2011, a performance-based exhibition. For this challenge, each student must conceive, plan and produce a one-day only installation – to be presented consecutively. Every artist participating in “Hotbed Miami 2011” must install overnight, present their piece to actively engage the crowds of viewers the following show day, and strike their piece immediately afterward to make room for the next artist’s work. Simultaneously A Piece of Me, an exhibition of visual conversations between established artists and art students, will be presented. Artwork from four renowned alumni of NWSA – Hernan Bas, Jen Stark, Loriel Beltran and Michael Vasquez – will be exhibited with a new, commissioned-work response to those pieces from four NWSA visual arts high school students in the form of a video art piece / installation. Free and open to the public, gallery hours are noon to 10 p.m.
Artseen Gallery
2215 N.W. 2nd Avenue, Wynwood Art District
(305- 237-3649
https://www.nwsa.mdc.edu
Friday, December 2 at 9 a.m.
Frames and Documents: Conceptualist Practices. Selections from the Ella Fontanals-Cisneros Collection will include over 60 pieces by 41 artists from different generations and latitudes, who share a common experience of promoting and transforming conceptualist practices, which have resulted in becoming an ever-present and driving force in contemporary art today. The exhibition overlaps geographically and chronologically several times, highlighting coincidences regarding the artist’s journey as historian both through an institutional critique (Frames) and through their capacity to question the ways in which we relate to memory (Documents). The works included in the exhibition highlight three distinct instances within the trajectory of conceptual art between the 1960’s and the late 1980’s. Curated by Jesús Fuenmayor and Philippe Pirotte. The brunch is for Art Basel VIP cardholders and by invitation. View the exhibition Thurs from 1 to 9 p.m. and Fri – Sun from noon to 5 p.m.
CIFO Art Space
1018 North Miami Avenue, Miami
305-455-3380
https://www.cifo.org
Friday, December 2 from 4 to 8 p.m.
Saturday, December 3 from 8 p.m. to midnight
Art Whino is back with three exhibitions unified in one space, focusing on presenting New Brow’s distinct subcultures to the Art Basel world. The custom vinyl exhibit space will showcase premiere artists in this genre. A series of large scale murals will work to bring street art indoors, each accompanied by smaller works by each artist. Art Whino teams up with Hope Gallery for Quick & Painful, an exhibit where fine art becomes tattooed skin, featuring the work of more than 15 artists and designers with backgrounds in fine art, graffiti, and illustration. Outdoors, a group of mural artists will be painting large scale murals on ten buildings stretching from N.W. 2nd Avenue to 5th Avenue. Art Whino is open Fri & Sat from noon to 8 p.m. and Sun from noon to 5 p.m. Admission is free but RSVPs required for events. Friday’s event celebrates the live mural paintings on 10 walls and Aleloops tricked out 10 Mini Coopers; Saturday’s reception features live painting, music by DJ Adrian Loving, open bar and $40 tattoos by industry elites.
Art Whino
425 N.W. 26th Street, Wynwood Art District
301-567-8210
artbasel2011@artwhino.com
Friday, December 2 from 8 to 11 p.m.
ArtCenter/South Florida, contemporary art incubator since 1984, presents a group show of work by local professional emerging and established artists. Nearly 40 artists-in-residence will open their studios showcasing new works in the 800, 810 and 924 Lincoln Road buildings, while the Center of Attentionexhibit in the main gallery spotlights resident artists including: Ramon Bofill, Natasha Duwin, Katerina Friderici, Alex Heria, Adriana Carvalho, Venessa Monokian, Damian Sarno, Amanda Serrano, Antonia Wright and David Zalben.
ArtCenter/South Florida
800 Lincoln Road, Miami Beach
305-674-8278
https://www.artcentersf.org
Friday, December 2 at 9 p.m. – Concert
Saturday, December 3 at 3 p.m. – Panel Discussion
Saturday, December 3 at 9 p.m. – Film Screening
Architecture of the Air, a traveling exhibition about Christopher Janney’s work, will be on view with three exciting events planned during Miami Art Week. The exhibit highlights projects from Janney’s three principal areas of focus: “Urban Musical Instruments”, “Physical Music”, and “Performance Architecture,” exploring his concept of total immersion through models, photographs, drawings, video, and a site-specific piece “Touch My Building: Miami.” On Friday Janney will present a concert of studio music entitled “Disembodied Instruments (Dance Version)” with members of the A cappella group The Persuasions along with a group of special musicians from Boston and New York. On Saturday afternoon, Miami art/architecture critic Beth Dunlop will moderate a panel discussion with Janney and fellow artists Vito Acconci and Gustavo Matamoros. And that night there will be a screening of “What is a Heart?” which has been called a “meditation on creativity and mortality,” with a live set by The Persuasions and music by L.A.-based Y LUV.
The Moore Space
4040 N.E. 2nd Avenue, Miami Design District
Sunday, December 4 from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.
MAM and UM’s Department of Philosophy will host Portraits and Death: Rendering Absence and Loss in Art presented by Cynthia Freeland, Professor and Chair, Department of Philosophy, University of Houston. Enrique Martínez Celaya’s Schneebett (Snow-bed) evokes the experience of Beethoven’s final illness. It is a kind of deathbed portrait with an absent corpse. Ironically, many famous artists live on through their death masks, and these are sometimes used for images by other artists. Gabrielle Leidloff, for example, has made haunting X-ray images of Goethe’s death mask. This lecture will examine artists’ renderings of absence and death, ranging from Edward Munch’s paintings of the sick room of his dying sister to actual renderings of the dead person including Monet’s of his wife Camille, Lucian Freud’s of his mother, Daphne Todd’s 2010 portrait of her mother, and some video portrayals of death by Bill Viola. Admission is free and open to the public; light refreshments following lecture.
Miami Art Museum
101 W. Flagler Street, Downtown Miami
305-375-3000
www.miamiartmuseum.org
Saturday, December 3 from 6 to 9 p.m.
Miami-based emerging photographer John Jansheski will host a preview party to show his work in advance of the opening of his studio in the Wynwood Art District at the end of 2011. Jansheski challenges the notion of conventional art, successfully blending the gaps between fashion, music, conventional art and photography into an artistic hybrid, collaborating with amazing and celebrated artists in the worlds of fashion, music and painting, such as Romero Britto, Zilando Freitas, Coldplay and Cintia Dicker. John views all photography as pure art, as he feels there is something truly special in the manifestation of a magnificent idea turned into reality; regardless of the medium. This exclusive event will provide an intimate look at the world through the eyes Jansheski.
Star Island – MAPS Studio
225 N.W. 25th Street, Wynwood Art District
516-901-9095 (RSVP to Elyse Bender-Segall)
Saturday, December 3 from 6 to 10 p.m.
University of Miami’s College of Arts and Sciences, Art and Art History Department will present the 4th Annual Cane Fair, featuring artwork by UM students earning their Masters in Fine Arts. Works on display will include photography, sculpture, prints, installation, ceramics, painting and more, running through January 27, 2012. The MFA program is a 60 credit, three-year program that both prepares students to enter the professional, studio art world and qualifies them for college teaching. Entrance in to the program is highly competitive with applicants coming from across the country and internationally as well. The viewing of the exhibition can be arranged by appointment.
Wynwood Project Space
2200-A N.W. 2nd Avenue, Wynwood Art District
305-284-3161
Saturday, December 3 from 7 to 11 p.m.
On the cusp of its one-year anniversary, Alberto Linero Gallery has taken on a new art direction with fresh international and local talent. Caleidoscopio features a wide spectrum of artists and is the visual narrative depicting how the gallery has come full circle. Participating artists include: Santiago Betancur, Breceda, Dario, Dana Milik, Jonathan Suarez Molinares, Orkomo, Romgo and Prieto.
Alberto Linero Gallery
2294 N.W. 2nd Avenue, Wynwood Art District
305-587-0172
https://www.albertolinerogallery.com
Saturday, December 3 from 7 p.m. to midnight
Sold out every year since its 1983 inception, the MAM Ball will breathe new life into an old model. Join Honorary Chairs Darlene and Jorge M. Pérez for the Museum’s largest annual fundraiser. The exuberant celebration of Miami’s artistic community will feature décor and entertainment created by local artists, bringing a punch of color to the black-tie bash. Guests will be treated to an exclusive viewing of Miami-based, internationally-acclaimed artist Dara Friedman’s latest video work, Dancer. Tickets for the Ball start at $1,000, and tables of ten range from $10,000 to $25,000. MAM’s Crash the Ball After-Party, hosted by the MAM Contemporaries, continues the celebration from 10 p.m. to 2 a.m. with a fabulous outdoor video lounge overlooking Biscayne Bay. Crash the Ball tickets are $75 for MAM Contemporaries; $100 in advance and $150 at the door.
Fontainebleau Miami Beach, Glimmer Ballroom
4441 Collins Avenue, 305-375-5935
events@miamiartmuseum.org
Sunday, December 4 from 10 a.m. to noon
The Lowe Art Museum will host its annual Art Basel Champagne Brunch, sponsored by Philip and Denise Gerson. See China Insights, an exhibition of the work of seven photographers from mainland China: Chen Yuan Zhong, Hua Er, Jia Yu Chuan, Li Nan, Yang Yan Kang, Yu Haibo, and Zhang Xinmin. These artists have undertaken the creation of the long-term documentation of one or more aspects of Chinese culture that reflects something vital about China now, whether emerging or vanishing. A Curator Lecture, presented by A.D. Coleman and sponsored by Stella M. Holmes, follows at noon in the Storer Auditorium. Beverages provided by Southern Wine & Spirits and Vitamin Water Zero. Admission to Curator Lecture is free for Lowe members, Art Fair VIP cardholders and exhibitors and $10 for non-members.
Lowe Art Museum at University of Miami
1301 Stanford Drive, Coral Gables
Storer Auditorium 5250 University Drive, Coral Gables
305-284-5587 (RSVP)
lowersvp@as.miami.edu
Sunday, December 4 from noon to 6 p.m.
The MiMo Biscayne Association will open its sixth festival, MiMo Art in the Park: The Big MiMo Chalk-Inwith artists of all ages creating Miami’s largest chalk mural on the grand walkway of the park. Stroll the tree-lined entrance to Legion Park leading to Biscayne Bay and enjoy music by local performers on the Park’s grand stage, as well as great gourmet food at the festival and at MiMo restaurants along Biscayne Boulevard from 50th to 77th Streets. Lots of activities for children, including magicians, jugglers, face painters and clowns. Historic district tours will begin at Legion Park at 10:30 a.m. and 2 p.m. where you can learn about the 1950’s tourist mecca lined with Miami’s Modern architecture of the day fondly called MiMo. Free and open to the public.
Legion Park
66th Street & Biscayne Boulevard, Miami
305-609-4288 or 305-469-2849
www.miamiartinthepark.com
Sunday, December 4 from 9:30 a.m. to noon
The Frost Art Museum’s 9th Annual Breakfast in the Park features internationally renowned artist Joel Perlman. Since the early 1970s Perlman has been creating complex sculptures out of steel, bronze, copper and aluminum, building his pieces by welding metal in stacks or perilous joints. He makes no preliminary drawings since Perlman sees his work as evidence of a process and the result of an activity. Enjoy an informal talk by Joel Perlman, an outdoor breakfast and guided tours of The Sculpture Park at FIU and the Museum’s exhibitions: Humberto Calzada’s “The Fire Next Time; Magdalena Fernandez’s “2iPM009;” Color on Color; and “Tour de France/Florida.”
The Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum at FIU
10975 S.W. 17th Street, Miami
305-348-2890
https://www.thefrost.fiu.edu
