Tomas Loewy's Art Basel 2015 - Day 1
A look at Day 1 of Art Basel 2015 and Miami Art Week from the lens of photographer Tomas Loewy. Images are from Design Miami, PULSE, Faena House and Hotel and Nautilus.
A look at Day 1 of Art Basel 2015 and Miami Art Week from the lens of photographer Tomas Loewy. Images are from Design Miami, PULSE, Faena House and Hotel and Nautilus.
Design Miami/ opened today for an exclusive preview. Now in it’s 11th year, we’re seeing collectible pieces becoming more and more covetable with each edition of the global forum.
This year’s prevailing themes include: historic revival; personal connections; monumental design; simulacra (a representation of a person or thing); earthly materials; naturally occurring geometry; transparent and luminescent; and hard steel and soft leather.
While the mélange may overwhelm an untrained eye, the show creates a space where first-timers, collectors and enthusiasts are able to mingle amidst the best in design.
At first glance, whimsical (almost trippy) sculptures and installations stand out, signaling a shift toward unconventionally lighthearted and playful motifs.
It was quite warm inside the massive tent this afternoon because of an apparent mechanical issue with the air conditioning. Gallery representatives said the temperature was much worse around noon.
We bumped into renowned Spanish chef Jose Andres, who was casually taking a gander at the exhibits and seemed unaffected by the lack of air. He was comfortably wearing a vest. We also spotted Miami Beach Mayor Philip Levine with a gaggle of people in tow.
Swarovski commissioned Mexico City-based architecture and design firm Fernando Romero Enterprise (FR-EE) for the latest in a long-running series between Design Miami/ and the Austrian company. This collaboration resulted in a mesmerizing installation titled
“El Sol,” which is a geodesic structure designed to scale (one billion times smaller than the sun) with the help of 2,880 Swarovski crystals.
The fair also introduced the Design Miami/ Market with a curated selection of design-driven retail in a space created by an up-and-coming designer. The first shop is the vision of Miami-based designer Emmett Moore, who used whitewashed wood and canopies
to evoke a tropical vibe. The look dovetails nicely with the Design Miami/ J.Crew capsule collection featuring wearable goodies with drawings of flamingos, crocodiles, Art Deco architecture, palm trees and key lime pies by illustrator Pierre Le-Tan.
-- By Galena Mosovich
A far corner of Design Miami is dedicated to the power and beauty of coral. As one of the presenters of the fair's Design Curios, Miami-based Coral Morphologic, an art and science project, offers visitors the chance to experience the magic of coral reef organisms through film, photography, site-specific installations and multimedia artworks. The endeavor, founded by Colin Foord and Jared McKay, explores coral as archetypal life-forms along with celebrating its fluidity and vibrant hues. Simply take a seat, put the goggles and headphones on, and let nature take over.
— Audra D.S. Burch
A far corner of Design Miami is dedicated to the power and beauty of coral. As one of the presenters of the fair's Design Curios, Miami-based Coral Morphologic, an art and science project, offers visitors the chance to experience the magic of coral reef organisms through film, photography, site-specific installations and multimedia artworks. The endeavor, founded by Colin Foord and Jared McKay, explores coral as archetypal life-forms along with celebrating its fluidity and vibrant hues. Simply take a seat, put the goggles and headphones on, and let nature take over. ---Audra D.S. Burch
Photo: Tomas Loewy
FAIRS
Art Miami: The Art Miami Pavilion, 3101 NE First Ave., Midtown. Hours: 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Dec. 3-4; 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Dec. 5; 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Dec. 6; 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Dec. 7. Tickets: $35; $75 multi-day pass also includes CONTEXT and Aqua art fairs. art-miami.com.
Art Spot: The new fair offers a selection of contemporary art from Latin America. Tent at 3011 NE First Ave., Midtown. 6-10 p.m. daily through Dec. 7. $5. artspotmiami.com.
Concept-Fair: Bayfront Park, 301 Biscayne Blvd. Hours: 1-10 p.m. Dec. 3-6; 1-7 p.m. Dec. 7. Tickets: $15; concept-fair.com
CONTEXT Art Miami: Inside the Art Miami Pavilion, 3101 NE First Ave., Midtown. Hours: 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Dec. 3-4; 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Dec. 5; 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Dec. 6; 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Dec. 7. Tickets: $35 (Included with entry to Art Miami); $75 multi-day pass also includes Art Miami and Aqua art fairs. contextartmiami.com
Design Miami\: Meridian Avenue and 19th Street, adjacent to the Miami Beach Convention Center. Hours: 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Dec. 3, 4; 11-8 p.m. Dec. 5; noon-8 p.m. Dec. 6; noon-6 p.m. Dec. 7. Tickets: $25; designmiami.com.
INK Miami Art Fair: Suites of Dorchester, 1850 Collins Ave., Miami Beach. Free. Hours: noon-5 p.m. Dec. 3; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Dec. 4; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Dec. 5-6; 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Dec. 7. inkartfair.com
MiamiProject: Northeast 29th Street and Northeast First Avenue, Miami. Hours: 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Dec. 3; 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Dec. 4; 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Dec. 6; 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Dec. 6; 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Dec. 7. Tickets: $25. www.miami-project.com
PINTA, international art fair of select exhibitors specializing in Modern and Contemporary art from Latin America, Spain, and Portugal, relocated from New York. 3501 NE First Ave. 3-8 p.m. Dec. 3, 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Dec. 4-7. $20 one-day pass adults, $15 students and seniors; three-day pass $45. pintamiami.com.
Red Dot Miami: 3011 NE First Ave.; Miami. Hours: 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Dec. 3; 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Dec.4; 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Dec. 5-6. Tickets: $15. www.reddotfair.com
SELECT Art Fair: 72nd Street and Collins Avenue, Miami Beach. Free. Hours: 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Dec. 3-6; 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Dec. 7. www.select-fair.com
SCOPE Miami Beach: 910 Ocean Drive, Miami Beach. Hours: 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Dec. 3-7. Tickets: $25. www.scope-art.com
UNTITLED: 12th Street and Ocean Drive, Miami Beach. Hours: 3.-7 p.m. Dec. 3; 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Dec. 4-6; 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Dec. 7. Tickets: $25, $15 for Miami Beach residents. art-untitled.com.
EXHIBITIONS
Bass Museum: One Way: Peter Marino will be a site-specific installation created from strips of tape from cassettes of Jean Cocteau’s film Orphée — the backdrop to the eclectic works and personal collection from the architect, designer and all-around multidisciplinary pioneer Marino. Tickets $8 adults, $6 seniors and students; under 6 free. At the Bass Museum of Art, 2100 Collins Ave., Miami Beach; bassmuseum.org; 305-673-7530.
CIFO: “Impulse, Reason, Sense, Conflict — Abstract Art From the Collection,” culled from the expansive collection of Ella Fontanals-Cisneros. Free. Hours: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. At CIFO, 1018 N. Miami Ave., Miami; cifo.org; 305-415-6343.
ICA: Experimental projects from Pedro Reyes and Andra Ursuta inaugurate the Institute of Contemporary Art in the Design District’s landmark Moore Building. 4040 NE Second Ave., Design District; icamiami.org; 305-901-5272.
Rubell Family Collection: The Rubell Family Collection celebrates 20 years of its Wynwood space with highlights of the collection, from the likes of Cindy Sherman, Andy Warhol, Keith Haring and Jeff Koons. Opens at 9 a.m. 95 NW 29th St., Wynwood; www.rfc.museum; 305-573-6090.
Margulies Collection at the Warehouse: To celebrate its quince, brand new works from sculptors Mario Merz, Hans Josephsohn and Richard Long will be unveiled, sharing space with recent acquisitions from prominent photographers and painters and the permanent installations. Opening 3 p.m. at 91 NW 27th St., Wynwood; www.margulieswarehouse.com; 305-576-1051.
ONE-DAY EVENTS
Pop-up galleries from Bill Powers and Harper’s Books, L.E.S Gallery and Rulton Ryder (owned by artist Richard Prince) open at Miami Beach EDITION, 2901 Collins Ave., Miami Beach. Free. Open noon-6 p.m. through Dec. 7. Marriott.com.
Bass Museum members’ opening of One Way: Peter Marino, 8-11 p.m. at 2100 Collins Ave. (Join at bassmuseum.org; $50.)
Art Basel / Film presents Charles Atlas’s 1986 Ex-Romance and a special 2014 Miami-edit of Wipeout XL by Parker Ito. 10 p.m. at the New World Center Soundscape, 500 17th St., Miami Beach. Free. Artbasel.com.
By Audra Burch
The preview of Design Miami opened Tuesday, Dec. 2 with its signature curated collection of furniture and accessories, conversation pieces and a few experiential offerings -- from watching flora pop-up atop a table to viewing coral to counting rice.
The collectible design fair, erected under a tent in Miami Beach, serves as a global stage for 36 galleries, four design curios and eight collaborations/satellites. And the occasional celebrity here to get a first look at the collections including supermodel Elle Macpherson and actor Owen Wilson.
The Miami-based Coral Morphologic, one of the fair's design curios, offered visitors the chance to experience coral reef organisms in an artful setting. Think goggles, headsets, film and photography. "It's an immersive coral therapy, a 360-degree virtual experience," says Colin Foord, who along with Jared McKay founded Coral Morphologic. "It's Jacque Cousteau meets Carl Sagen."
Back on shore, for the collector who has everything, consider a 9-foot King Kong, still tethered to a skyscraper but refashioned in polished bronze and black crystals. The piece, drawing a steady stream of visitors taking selfies, is titled Burj Khalifa, inspired by the world's tallest building in Dubai. Interested? The cost is $520,000.
"This is for the person who is into big," says Julien Lombrail, co-founder of Carpenters Workshop Gallery. "It's a power piece for someone who understands art and design."
Because everyone should have a coffee table that speaks for itself! These delightful gems, starting at $20,000 are courtesy of Priveekollektie Contemporary Art Design. -- Audra Burch
By Tere Figueras Negrete
Art Week isn’t all about Art Basel.
While the main festival’s labyrinthine stretches of exhibits may be a universe unto itself, savvy art lovers know that the city beyond the convention center is teeming with possibilities and promise.
Neighborhoods on both sides of the causeway glitter this week with a constellation of satellite events, from intimate fairs with tightly curated rosters of local artists to the massive twin offering of Art Miami/CONTEXT that has emerged as an anchor event in its own right.
Complete schedule of satellite fairs below. Click here for the rest of this story.
SATELLITE FAIRS SCHEDULES
• Aqua Art Fair: Aqua Hotel, 1530 Collins Ave., Miami Beach. Hours: Noon-9 p.m. Dec. 4; 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Dec. 5-6; 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Dec. 7. Tickets $15; $75 multi-day fair pass to Aqua, CONTEXT and Art Miami. aquaartmiami.com
• Art Miami: The Art Miami Pavilion, 3101 NE First Ave., Midtown. Hours: 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Dec. 3-4; 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Dec. 5; 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Dec. 6; 11 a.m. - 6 p.m. Dec. 7. Tickets: $35; $75 multi-day pass also includes CONTEXT and Aqua art fairs. art-miami.com
• Art Spot Miami: 3011 NE First Ave. (inside Spectrum art fair), Midtown. Hours: 1-9 p.m. Dec. 4-6; noon-6 p.m. Dec. 7; Tickets: included with admission to Spectrum. aldocastilloprojects.com
• Concept-Fair: Bayfront Park, 301 Biscayne Blvd. Hours: 1-10 p.m. Dec. 3-6; 1-7 p.m. Dec. 7. Tickets: $15; concept-fair.com
• CONTEXT Art Miami: Inside the Art Miami Pavilion, 3101 NE First Ave., Midtown. Hours: 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Dec. 3-4; 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Dec. 5; 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Dec. 6; 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Dec. 7. Tickets: $35 (Included with entry to Art Miami); $75 multi-day pass also includes Art Miami and Aqua art fairs. contextartmiami.com
• Design Miami\: Meridian Avenue and 19th Street, adjacent to the Miami Beach Convention Center. Hours: 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Dec. 3, 4; 11-8 p.m. Dec. 5; noon - 8 p.m. Dec. 6; noon-6 p.m. Dec. 7. Tickets: $25; designmiami.com
• Fridge Art Fair: 3rd Street Garage Artspace, 300 SW 12th Ave., Miami. Hours: 2-8 p.m. Dec. 4; 1-9 p.m. Dec. 5-8; 1-3 p.m. Dec. 9. Tickets: free. fridgeartfair.com.
• FusionMIA: NW 2nd Avenue & NW 22nd Street, Miami. Free. Hours: 9 p.m. - 2 a.m. Dec. 4-7; 10 a.m. - 10 p.m. fusionmia.com/
• INK Miami Art Fair: Suites of Dorchester, 1850 Collins Ave., Miami Beach. Free. Hours: noon-5 p.m. Dec. 3; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Dec. 4; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Dec. 5-6; 10 a.m.-3 p.m. Dec. 7. inkartfair.com
• Miami Photo Salon: Cuban American Phototheque Foundation, 4260 SW 74 Ave. Hours: 11 a.m.-9 p.m. Dec. 2; 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Dec. 3; 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Dec. 4; 9:30 a.m.-7 p.m. Dec. 5. Tickets: $15. miamiphotosalonfestival.com
• MiamiProject: Northeast 29th Street and Northeast First Avenue, Miami. Hours: 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Dec. 3; 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Dec. 4; 10 a.m.-8 p.m. Dec. 6; 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Dec. 6; 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Dec. 7. Tickets: $25. www.miami-project.com
• Miami Street Photography Fair: Kike San Martin Studios, 2045 NW First Ave., Miami. Free. Hours: 10 a.m. - 10 p.m. Dec. 4-5; 10-11 p.m. Dec. 6; noon-5 p.m. Dec. 7. www.miamistreetphotographyfestival.org
• Miami River Art Fair: Miami Convention Center at the James L. Knight Center, 400 SE Second Ave., Miami. Hours: noon to 8 p.m. Dec. 5-6; 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Dec. 7. Tickets: Free with online registration. miamiriverartfair.com
• NADA Art Fair: The Deauville Beach Resort, 6701 Collins Ave., Miami Beach. Free. Hours: 2-8 p.m. Dec. 4; 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Dec. 5-6; 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Dec. 7. newartdealers.org
• Prizm: Miami Centerfor Architecture and Design, 100 NE First Ave., Miami. Hours: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Dec. 5; noon-7 p.m. Dec. 6-8. Tickets, $10. prizmartfair.com.
• Pulse Miami: Indian Beach Park 4601 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach. Hours 1-7 p.m. Dec. 4; 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Dec. 5-6; 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Dec. 7. Tickets: $20. pulse-art.com
• Red Dot Miami: 3011 NE First Ave.; Miami. Hours: 11 a.m.-5 p.m. Dec. 3; 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Dec.4; 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Dec. 5-6. Tickets: $15. www.reddotfair.com
• SELECT Art Fair: 72nd Street and Collins Avenue, Miami Beach. Free. Hours: 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Dec. 3-6; 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Dec. 7. www.select-fair.com
•SCOPE Miami Beach: 910 Ocean Drive, Miami Beach. Hours: 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Dec. 3-7. Tickets: $25. www.scope-art.com
•Sculpt Miami: 46 NW 36th St., Midtown. Hours: 11 a.m.-8 p.m. Dec. 4-7. Free. sculptmiami.com.
•SPECTRUM Miami: 3011 NE First Ave., Midtown. Hours: 1-9 p.m. Dec. 4-6; noon-6 p.m. Dec. 7; Tickets: $10. www.spectrum-miami.com
•UNTITLED: 12th Street and Ocean Drive, Miami Beach. Hours: 3.-7 p.m. Dec. 3; 11 a.m.-7 p.m. Dec. 4-6; 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Dec. 7. Tickets: $25, $15 for Miami Beach residents. art-untitled.com
