Tag: Art Basel Miami Beach

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.

Nick Frevola, Fabian Basabe, Susan Davis, Tara Solomon, Renato Freitas

Janina Lundy, Seble Tareke Williams, Erika Lewis, Goapele

Susan Davis, Karen Jones, Jenny Gil

Zoe Lukov, Susan Davis, Alia Al-Senussi

Susan Davis, Karen Jones, Jenny Gil

Devin Johnson, Jenny Gil, Sean McManus

Susan Davis, David Resnicow

Guerdy Abraira, Iva Kosovic Duvin, Tara Solomon

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 Taschen; Ladygunn 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

December 21, 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.

November 27, 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

November 16, 2022
New at Art Basel Miami Beach 2019: Disruptions Exhibition from Art Basel Cities: Buenos Aires

Disruptions: a new exhibition in Miami Beach as part of the Art Basel Cities partnership with Buenos Aires

During the Art Basel Miami Beach 2019, Art Basel Cities: Buenos Aires will present a series of large-scale sculptures by Argentine artists in Collins Park. Based on the curatorial vision of Diana Wechsler and Florencia Battiti, the park will be host to sculptural works exploring the concepts of context and site, and its potential to interfere with everyday life. Participating artists include: Matías Duville, Graciela Hasper, Marie Orensanz, Pablo Reinoso, Marcela Sinclair and Agustina Woodgate.

In the last phase of the partnership with Buenos Aires, Art Basel Cities has sought to bring Argentine artists of different generations, formations, and outputs to an international platform such as Miami Beach during Art Basel – allowing for new artistic discoveries, highlighting the strength, dynamism and vibrancy of the Argentine art scene. ‘Disruptions’, as its title suggests, focuses on intervening in an urban landscape enabling the viewer to
interact and be confronted with works outside the more traditional exhibition space. More than a merely aesthetic proposition, art in this space can become a tool for encountering, interacting, and questioning potentially overly familiar environment.

“While we appeal to the curiosity of the public, to their capacity of amazement, reflection, complicity, and surprise, ‘Disruptions’ also necessarily implies a commitment to the unknown, a rupture of the status quo,” explain curators Diana Wechsler and Florencia Battiti.

Further details on the artists and individual works can be found here.

Accompanying ‘Disruptions’, Art Basel Cities: Buenos Aires will be presenting the following artist talks; all talks are free and open to the public.

Thursday, December 5, 2019: 4pm to 5pm: Marcela Sinclair and Agustina Woodgate in conversation with Florencia Battiti and Diana Wechsler

Friday, December 6, 2019: 2.15pm to 2.45pm: Pablo Reinoso; 4.15pm to 4.45pm: Matías Duville

Saturday, December 7, 2019: 2.15pm to 2.45pm: Graciela Hasper; 4.15pm to 4.45pm: Marie Orensanz

November 11, 2019
Art Basel Announces New Sector at Art Basel Miami Beach 2019

For 2019, in the newly opened 60,000+ sq ft Grand Ballroom at the Miami Beach Convention Center in Miami Beach (MBCC), Art Basel will launch the inaugural edition of the Meridians sector, a platform dedicated to large-scale sculptures, paintings, installations, film and video projections that promises to disrupt the usual art fair layout.

Curated by Magalí Arriola, Director of Museo Tamayo, Mexico City, Meridians will include 34 large-scale projects on display by renowned and emerging artists, like John M. Armleder, Sam Francis, Isaac Julien, Theaster Gates, Tina Girouard, Luciana Lamothe, Candice Lin, Ana Mendieta, Mario Merz, Portia Munson, Woody De Othello, Adam Pendleton, Laure Prouvost, Torey Thornton, and Oscar Tuazon.

Of course, I will be making a beeline first for the Theaster Gates directed and produced video ‘Dance of Malaga’ (2019) that addresses the complex and intertwining issues of race, territory, inequality, and sexuality in the recent history of the United States.

Then on to Laure Prouvost’s immersive installation ‘DEEP TRAVELS Ink’ (2016-ongoing), a pseudo-functional Miami travel agency complete with water coolers, plants, posters, office desks, waiting area and corporate infomercials. Hopefully it will not cause flashbacks to some of my earlier jobs in the corporate alternate universe.

Also of on my list to see are the works from younger artists like La Charada China (Tobacco Version)’ (2019) by Candice Lin, utilizing symbolically and
historically significant materials to reflect on the global histories of exploitation and colonial violence; ‘Cool Composition’ (2019), an installation by Miami-born artist Woody De Othello that touches upon the anxieties around global warming as well as the aesthetics of the African diaspora; the ‘Ishmael in the Garden: A Portrait of Ishmael Houston-Jones’ (2018) video by Adam Pendleton; and a new painting on wood panels by Torey Thornton.

With it’s strong focus on artists and works from the Americas, Meridians is a welcome vaccine against the xenophobic, anti-immigrant distemper that has plagued us these past three years.

I am really looking forward to being immersed.

October 29, 2019
Rewind: Art Basel Miami Beach & Design Miami/ 2017

It’s been a tumultuous year in the design and art world. From superstar architect Richard Meier’s sexual harassment scandal to Banksy’s pranking of Sotheby’s, to the David Hockney painting’s record breaking 90.3 Million sale at Christie’s , the keyword for 2018 has been upheaval.

As Art Basel Miami Beach and Design Miami/ approaches, I’m taking a quick look back at last December’s editions. (more…)

November 22, 2018
Muller Van Severen Welcomes Guests to Their Living Room at Design Miami/ with Airbnb

In this most meta of meta experiences during Miami Design Week 2017, Fien Muller and Hannes Van Severen welcome guests into their living room with A Wild Thing, at Design Miami/ 2017. Commissioned by Airbnb, the installation by muller van severen is an intimate exploration of the shared home.

The space at Design Miami/ is a precise replica of the designers’ living room in Ghent. Their furniture, artworks, books and other objects will be on location in their ‘home away from home’, a special opportunity for visitors to experience how they live. Interactive lightboxes with recorded scenes from their living room windows will transport visitors to their home in Belgium, immersing visitors in their local surroundings as well as their home. Simultaneously, the design duo has shared their home in Ghent on Airbnb.

Known for their creation of beautiful pieces of furniture and art, with this collaboration muller van severen intends to share the deeper meanings that exist for treasured objects at home – which they label Wild Things. Using directional sound, narratives from their lives have been paired with selected items within the living room, creating a highly immersive installation and illustrating the invisible connection between hosts and guests- a truly Airbnb experience.

Each narrative is a personal anecdote from Fien and Hannes, reflecting the meaningful connections they each have with the objects on display. A painting by Hannes’ grandfather, noted artist Dan Van Severen, is juxtaposed with a chair made by the couple’s young daughter. Ambient sounds of the fireplace and the family dinner table are interspersed with sculpture, important books and other artworks – playing on the contrast between high design and the sentimental keepsakes that make up their home.

The installation aims to conjure an understanding of muller van severen’s family stories, daily routines, personal style, and network of friends, creating the essence of home and homecoming in a public space.

“Airbnb is committed to giving voice to a new generation of designers. With this installation we also give voice to objects of beauty and design. The design, arrangement and mood of our homes, as well as the connections and experiences that occur within them, can represent our values and ourselves. As a platform, Airbnb empowers interactions between people who might never otherwise connect, cultivating an appreciation of place, resources, and rituals. When staying in an Airbnb home, one experiences life as it is, not as it is pretended.” says Andrew Speyer, Airbnb Regional Brand Marketing Director for the Americas.

A Wild Thing continues Airbnb’s mission of curating creative talent from around the world. Following Passeggiata (Milan, April 2017), Sobremesa (Miami, December 2016), Makers and Bakers (Milan, April 2016), Housewarming (Milan, April 2015), and A Place Called Home (London, September 2014), A Wild Thing is the brand’s latest project inviting some of the world’s most innovative and exciting designers to explore the shared home.

Open to Public – December 6 – 10, 2017

Meridian Avenue & 19th Street

Adjacent to the Miami Beach Convention Center

Miami Beach, FL (more…)

December 8, 2017