art basel
art basel is one of the reasons i fell in love with miami before i was lucky enough to move here. i worked for a museum in washington, dc and was fortunate enough to come down here for a few days of the five day extravaganza. free concerts. free art. amazing parties. the best and the brightest artists. cultural intellectuals all around. art basel is pretty magical. i should have done this for the miami book fair (but i didn’t know that it would be the best thing that ever happened to me. just wait for next year. my list will be magnificent), but, i have been asked by many ‘what are you doing for art basel?’ well, here is what i have come up with so far (subject to change, naturally). these are just the events that i am planning on going to (if you have further suggestions, please email them to me at miamifavs@gmail.com - i love getting emails and appreciate feedback!). i hope you’ll join me. my festivities begin tomorrow and don’t end until sunday. get ready for an fantastic basel-filled week miamians!
Monday, November 29
7 – 11 pm
FREE
Coconut Grove Arts Festival Gallery / 3390 Mary Street / Suite 128 (entrance on Grand)
The CGAF Gallery invites you to enjoy a showcase of extraordinary and visionary works by young emerging and established artists from South Florida working and living around the world.
Tuesday, November 30
PULSE Special Preview
7 - 9 pm
FREE, invite only
The Ice Palace
Hosted by Friends of the New World Symphony and sponsored by Miami Magazine.
7 pm – 12 am
FREE
Galerie Perrotin / 194 NW 30th Street
This is the opening reception for Daniel Arsham’s solo show, ‘Alter.’ Daniel Arsham is an amazing contemporary artist. Not to be missed.
Wednesday, December 1
Basel Vernissage
6 - 9 pm
Art Basel / Miami Convention Center
UBS Welcome Reception
7 - 10 pm
New World Symphony Building
Vogue Lounge Party
7 - 9 pm
FREE, w/ RSVP (vogue@taraink.com)
Opening champagne reception will kick-off the 3-day fete. Music by South Florida’s stylish female DJ duo, Ess and Emm.
Oceanfront Opening Night: Detroit
6 pm – 12 am
FREE
Collins Park / Between 21st and 22nd
The premiere of this year’s new Oceanfront area, designed by architects Phu Hoang and Rachely Rotem. Wednesday’s program spotlights Detroit and is curated by Creative Time in collaboration with the Museum of Contemporary Art Detroit.
10 pm – 12 am
FREE
Collins Park / Between 21st and 22nd
Opening Night Concert on the beach featuring Metric, Canada’s hottest New Wave band.
Bar-hoping / Crashing the Raleigh LCD Soundsystem concert ensues…
Thursday, December 2
Rubell Family Collection Opening
9 am - 12 pm
FREE
95 NW 29th Street
How Soon Now will feature over thirty of the worldʼs most compelling contemporary artists
7 - 11 pm
FREE, invite only
MAM / 101 West Flagler Steet
Miami Art Museum’s signature Art Basel event.
8 pm
FREE
OHWOW / 81 NE 40 Street / Miami Design District
It Ain’t Fair is the third edition of OHWOW’s annual group exhibition, presented to coincide with Art Basel Miami Beach. Offering an alternative to the overwhelming mazes of art fair booths, It Ain’t Fair will highlight a cogent selection of leading-edge art.
Paper Magazine’s Rainbow City (hosted by Shepard Fairey)
8 - 11 pm
FREE w/ RSVP
140 NE 39th Street / Design District
Live performance by N.E.R.D. with Pharrell Williams and DJ Mia Moretti, brought to you by Paper + AOL + Friends with you.
7 pm - 5 am
FREE w/ RSVP
60 NW 22nd Street
Produced by Artists Wanted.
Friday, December 3
8:30 pm
FREE (but seating is limited)
Lincoln Theatre / 541 Lincoln Road / Miami Beach
Curated by Zurich film connaisseur This Brunner, Art Film will features the award-winning documentary ‘Waste Land,‘ which follows renowned artist Vik Muniz as he journeys to his native Brazil and creates a new series of works at the world‘s largest garbage dump, Jardim Gramacho, on the outskirts of Rio de Janeiro. Supported by Gondrand Ltd
Saturday, December 4
Primary Flight and EMERGE present Street.Art.Cycles: Art Basel Edition
11 am
$20 / RSVP at 305.283.0255
you may also rent a bike for $10
Begin at Cafeina / 297 NW 23rd Street
A guided exploration through the main streets and back roads of Wynwood Arts District, where you will visit more than 50 significant murals sites by established local and international artists. Guided by Dario Gonzalez and Olga Cano of EMERGE Miami, this initiative offers bikers a curated encounter, providing information about how the outdoor mural movement has taken shape in South Florida over recent years, and with commentary about the featured artists and sites.
And then comes Wynwood:
To see: Wynwood Walls / NW 25th Street and NW 2nd Avenue
To eat: Wynwood Kitchen & Bar / 2550 NW 2nd Avenue
And drinks will be had: Joey’s / 2506 NW 2nd Avenue
Sunday, December 5
12 pm
$7
Wolfsonian / 1001 Washington Avenue / Miami Beach
This film is a collaboration by Isabella Rossellini, Andy Byers, and Rick Gilbert.
These two fairs will be visited at some point on Sunday (and will attempt to view the entire Art Basel Art Public displays):
FREE – I love these people
The Deauville Beach Resort / 6701 Collins Avenue
$25
Meridian Avenue on 19th Street / Adjacent to the Miami Beach Convention Center
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