Author: moneknows

  • Desert X Sunset Reception at Art Basel 2022

    Desert X Sunset Reception at Art Basel 2022

    This year’s Art Basel Week brought forth some exceptional happenings like the invitation-only Desert X Sunset Reception hosted by Desert X President and Founder, Susan Davis and Executive Director, Jenny Gil at the Cadillac Hotel & Beach Club in Miami Beach for the upcoming Desert X 2023 exhibition.

    Davis and Gil welcomed guests including independent curator and board member Zoe Lukov, founder of the non-profit organization Art in Common and producer of Desert X documentary DX21 – The Film; founding director of the Palais de Tokyo, Paris, Jérôme Sans; communications executive David Resnicow; art patrons Princess Alia Al-Senussi and Lauren TaschenLadygunn Digital Director Mateo Palacio;  singer- songwriter Goapele; Nicodim Gallery’s Ben Lee Ritchie Handler with artists Nicolette Mishkan and Devin B. Johnson; Glass House Deputy Director Scott Drevnig; Prime Video & Amazon Studios Head of Emerging Audience Development/Marketing Janina Lundy; Bravo TV’s Real Housewives of Miami star Guerdy Abraira; Bravo TV’s Family Karma stars Vishal Parvani, Richa Sadana, Amrit Kapai, and Avni Parekh; Florida State Representative Fabian Basabe; and artists Allison Eden, Janine Antoni, Orlando Estrada and Typoe Gran.

    The mission of Desert X is to create and present international contemporary art exhibitions that engage with desert environments through site-specific installations by acclaimed artists from around the world. Desert X 2023 will be curated by Desert X Artistic Director Neville Wakefield and Co-Curator Diana Campbell. The exhibition will take place from March 4 to May 7, 2023 in the Coachella Valley of Southern California. 

    I definitely am adding Desert X 2023 to my travel wishlist of exhibitions to attend!

     
    Photo Credits: Matteo Prandoni/BFA.com
     

     

  • Gufram presents exclusive collaboration with American artist and designer A$AP Rocky at Design Miami/

    Gufram presents exclusive collaboration with American artist and designer A$AP Rocky at Design Miami/

    When a legendary Italian Radical Design brand and a multi-hyphenated global artist collaborate, the result is a remix of a an iconic design classic.

    As a part of Design Miami/’s Curio platform, Gufram presents the Shroom CACTUS®, a new edition by multi-hyphenated artist, entrepreneur, actor and fashion icon A$AP Rocky and his design studio HOMMEMADE, which will launch on the occasion of the fair.

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  • Upcoming: Art Basel Miami Beach 2022

    Upcoming: Art Basel Miami Beach 2022

    The 20th edition of the grande dame of art week season in Miami, Art Basel Miami Beach 2022 is the largest edition yet at the Miami Convention Center November 29th – December 3rd.

    Featuring 282 exhibitors from 38 countries and territories, it serves as a dynamic platform uniquely bridging the art scenes from across the globe. In addition to its Galleries, Positions, Nova, Survey, and Edition sectors, the fair will host 20 large-scale projects as part of the Meridians sector, 29 curated installations within exhibitors’ booths in the Kabinett sector, as well as nine panels with leading art world voices in its renowned Conversations series.

    For more details, click here.

  • Upcoming: Untitled Art Fair 2022

    Upcoming: Untitled Art Fair 2022

    The 11th edition of Untitled, Art Fair brings and extended program of dynamic events, Special Projects, Monuments, performances, and more!

    Untitled Art is located on Miami Beach, at Ocean Dr. & 12th St.

    Explore the entire list of their amazing programming on their website.

  • Upcoming: Art With Me Festival

    Upcoming: Art With Me Festival

    The ART WITH ME pre ART BASEL two day event returns for its second Miami festival Saturday and Sunday, November 26 & 27 with an immersive weekend of art, electronic / house music, and wellness activities for the entire family. Founded by David Graziano in Tulum in 2018, the all-age event will feature large-scale art installations and galleries, DJs and performances, craft and organic food vendors, yoga and dance classes, breathing and mindfulness workshops, and children’s activities held on Virginia Key Historic Park’s 30 verdant acres.

    This year’s events will include performances from, Moderat, SG Lewis, Bedouin, Big Wild, Elderbrook, Parra for Cuva, Henry Green, Gone Gone Beyond, Magdalena Bay, Lee Burridge presents All Day I Dream, Audiofly, DJ Seinfeld, QRTR, Paraleven, and Matt Caines. Also, art from multidisciplinary artist South African Daniel Popper, Belgian contemporary artist Michael Benisty, and California-based, American contemporary artist Laura Kimpton

    Art With Me’s innovative approach focuses on well-balanced and complete experiences across six- core pillars: Art With Me, Dance With Me, Eat With Me, Breathe With Me, Play With Me, and Care With Me.

    For more details on this amazing pre Art Basel event, click here.

  • Upcoming: Jenkins Johnson Gallery at Art Basel Miami Beach 2022

    Upcoming: Jenkins Johnson Gallery at Art Basel Miami Beach 2022

    One of my favorites, the Jenkins Johnson Gallery , will be at Art Basel Miami Beach, Galleries Sector November 29 – December 3, 2022 at the Miami Beach Convention Center, Booth G8.

    Presenting both established and mid-career artists who explore social and political issues by connecting past and current moments, this year’s lineup includes works by:  Mary Lovelace O’Neal, Gordon Parks, Aubrey Williams, Jae and Wadsworth Jarrell, Ming Smith, Kevin Cole, Lisa Corrine Davis, Enrico Riley, along with emerging artists Patrick Alston, Alex Jackson, and Raelis Vasquez. 

    Also located within the booth will be their Aubrey Williams Kabinett presentation:

    Aubrey Williams (1926 Guyana – 1990 London), is a key figure of Post-War painting in Britain, and a founding member of the Caribbean Artists Movement. Williams uses abstraction as a cross-cultural translation drawing on his transatlantic presence (time in Guyana, the Caribbean, Florida, and London). His paintings unite references ranging from astronomy, ecology, pre-Columbian iconography, and music. In Kabinett works presented will be from the 1960s-1980s when he traveled the Atlantic, and from his iconic series Olmec-Maya and Now (1982-1987). His work was the focal point of Tate Britain’s recent exhibition Life Between Islands: Caribbean-British Art 1950s-Now. 

    Learn more about Art Basel Miami Beach and purchase tickets here.

    Images courtesy Jenkins Johnson Gallery
    Aubrey Williams, Chakmul IV, 1975, oil on canvas, 31 1/2 x 41 3/8 in

    Ming Smith,Self-Portrait (Self-Portrait Series), 1972, collaged c. 1990s, reprinted and painted 2019, archival pigment print with hand painting in oil, 24 x 18 in, unique edition of 10
    Jae Jarrell, Gents Great Coat, 1973, suede, 60 x 21 x 12 in
    Wadsworth Jarrell, Together We Will Win, 1973, acrylic and foil on canvas, 60 x 72 in
    Lisa Corinne Davis, Reticulated Tale, 2022, oil on canvas, 60 x 45 in
    Enrico Riley, Together, Reflection Seen, 2022, oil on canvas, 58 x 53 in
    Kevin Cole, Can’t find my way home, 2022, mixed media on wood, 57 x 38 x 8 in