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Art Basel – The Vernissage
Art Basel’s VIP preview and the invitation-only Vernissage drew collectors and spectators, several who filed into the fair after an exclusive lunch hosted by sponsor UBS. The American show displays masters in modern and contemporary art from leading galleries in five continents, plus panel discussions, brunches, book presentations and private viewings.
Certainly, this year, the stylish-curious set also came to see the Louis Vuitton’s Art Basel Miami Beach exhibit, featuring a curated ensemble of works by some of the world’s most renowned artists. On view through December 3, the exhibit features two wax figures of Yayoi Kusama, created by the artist herself; a panda figure sculpture by Takashi Murakami on a vintage Louis Vuitton trunk; paintings by Richard Prince and Alex Katz; a photo by Jean Larivière; and the now iconic Artycapucines collection. As a celebration of the Maison’s long-standing relationship with Yayoi Kusama – and to mark the 10-year anniversary of their first collaboration – exclusive new pieces are also on view for the first time to serve as a teaser of the upcoming collaboration.
Balmain presents Alexandre Arrechea at Villa Balmain
As the sun set over an Art Week afternoon, Superblue became the hottest spot in town, as Balmain – the fashion house from Paris – created an exhibit to celebrate the architecture of an Italian villa. A collaboration of art, fashion, interior design and impeccable building structure and style, the invitation only evening drew executives from fashion houses – Chanel’s Amy Nieto was in attendance – and those who are allotted front row seats at shows globally. Mingling and viewing the exhibit were Alison Zhuk, Dana Shear, Lydia Touzet, Maya Ezratti, Elizabeth Resnick, Susanne Birbragher, Suzy Buckley Woodward.
And later on in the Design District…
Brett Graff is SocialMiami.com’s managing editor and has been a journalist covering money, people and power for over 20 years. Graff contributes to national media outlets including Reuters, Glamour, Harper’s Bazaar, Maxim, and the PBS show, Nightly Business Report. A former U.S. government economist, her nationally syndicated column The Home Economist is first published in The Miami Herald and then on the Tribune Content Agency, where it’s available to over 400 publications nationwide. She is broadcast weekly on two iHeartRadio news shows and is the author of “Not Buying It: Stop Overspending & Start Raising Happier, Healthier, More Successful Kids,” a parenting guide for people who might be tempted to buy their children the very obstacles they’re trying to avoid.
