’Tis the season to be jolly if you’re an art lover and travelling to ART BASEL MIAMI BEACH this week. Dealing and buying pieces of art by day, networking and partying by night, that’s the agenda for artists, celebrities and collectors alike. Here are some of the highlights of the VIP day.
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’Tis the season to be jolly if you’re an art lover and travelling to ART BASEL MIAMI BEACH this week. Dealing and buying pieces of art by day, networking and partying by night, that’s the agenda for artists, celebrities and collectors alike. Here are some of the highlights of the VIP day.
CELEBRITIES
P. Diddy and Isabelle Bscher at Galerie Gmurzynska’s Art Basel in Miami Beach Booth. Photo: © artnet News
Diddy’s heart was set on a fresco from 1918 by Pablo Picasso, for which the gallery is asking $1.2 million. This gallery was actually designed by director Baz Luhrmann, of the Great Gatsby who was also seen around the booth, ironically wearing a ‘Picasso’ outfit…
YOKO ONO
Yokos, 2012, Fergus McCaffrey. Jack Early. Courtesy Fergus McCaffrey. Apart from showcasing work in the fair, there were works dedicated to her like this multimedia installation by Fergus McCaffrey. Image courtesy of the gallery and the artist.
FILMS
Hennessy Youngman, the sharp-tongued hip-hop guy behind the YoutTube series ‘Art Thoughtz’, is one of the artists featuring in the fair’s outdoor film programme. If you still havent met Youngman and his interesting way oftranslating hot art world topics, you are in for a treat. Videos here.
STRANDBEEST
The Dream Machines of Theo Jansen Presented by PEM and Audemars Pigue. You can catch Theo Jansen’s “Strandbeest” creatures wandering on Miami Beach this week.
GRAFFITI EVOLUTION
The infamous graffiti artist Bansky will feature in the fair. One can’t deny his credit when it comes to the evolution of Graffiti art. Presented by the New York-based Keszler Gallery in collaboration with Art Miami, the collection includes Banksy pieces from 2005 to present.
VIP EVENTS
The legendary designer Diane von Furstenberg made an appearance at her new boutique in the small city known as Aventura Mall, in celebration of the launch of her new book, “The Woman I Wanted to Be.” Also, Queen of the Night, one of NYC’s biggest performance art events will make its debut outside of Gotham today at 10 p.m. at the Miami Beach Theater in the form of Celebrating Women In Art: CREATIVE ROYALTY, bringing together top names in music, art, fashion and film.
ARTISTS TO LOOK OUT FOR
Daniel Arsham: By the name “Welcome to the Future,” the installation includes an excavation of the gallery’s floor, filled with thousands of “calcified, 20th Century media devices.”. If you still haven’t seen it, check out James Franco destroying some of these items in this short film: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9n5skSBuFtI. Image courtesy of Daniel Arsham
Attendants will also get a chance to see work from other usual suspects like Millie Brown, who’s known for her vomit art, or Natalie White, known for her topless art.
Lady Gaga The Death of Marat, 2013, a collaboration between the performer and Robert Wilson. Galerie Thomas Schulte. Courtesy the artist and the gallery
Donut with Purple and White Glaze, 2013. Nathalie Djurberg. Gió Marconi. Copyright: Nathalie Djurberg, Courtesy: the Artist; Giò Marconi, Milan
A Sign in Space, 2012 – ongoing. Gunilla Klingberg.Galerie Nordenhake. Courtesy Galerie Nordenhake Berlin/Stockholm and the artist.
ART BASEL MIAMI BEACH takes place from Thursday December 4 to Sunday December 7 in Miami Beach. For more information, visit www.artbasel.com.
