Who, What, Where: A Guide to Art Basel Miami Beach 2023
As Miami Art Week approaches, take a look at the hottest exhibitions happening at Art Basel Miami Beach 2023.
Art Basel Miami Beach is a huge draw every year for art aficionados and fashionistas alike, and 2023 is no exception. The event is running this winter and will be open to the public December 9 - 10 at the Miami Beach Convention Center. Whether you're making a visit to Art Basel Miami Beach or just watching from the sidelines, we've rounded up all of the must-see galleries, pop-ups, events, and parties happening all week long.
Art Basel Miami Beach: Galleries, Installations, and Exhibitions
Frank Gehry x Louis Vuitton Collection
Louis Vuitton will present a collection of architect and designer Frank Gehry's past collaborations with the French maison as well as their newest collaboration, a collection of limited-edition handbags. The full exhibit embodies three of Gehry's most beloved themes: "Architecture and Form, Material Exploration, and Animals."
Where: 1901 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, FL 33139
When: December 8-10, 2023
Æquō's Panna Collection at Design Miami/
Æquō is India's first collectible design gallery, founded by Tarini Jindal Handa in 2022. The gallery will be on exhibit at Design Miami/ this year, and will feature Panna, a collection by Florence Louisy. Panna is a collection of sculptural pieces that are inspired by India's rich craft heritage. The pieces are crafted from a number of diverse materials, including copper and wool, and embody the cultural heritage they draw from, all while embodying a fresh, contemporary visual design.
Where: Design Miami
When: December 6-10.
Faena Art Exhibition: MAZE: Journey Through the Algorithmic Self by Sebastian Errazuriz
The maze installation, designed by Chilean artist Sebastian Errazuriz using AI technology, invites viewers to explore the sand-covered labyrinth. Eventually, the walls converge in the center, where a reflective monolith stands tall, highlighting precisely how AI is shaping the world in which we live. The installation encourages viewers to consider the societal implications of AI and how communal interactions will help humanity navigate our increasingly complex, technology-dominated world.
Where: Faena Beach, Miami
When: Installation opens December 5
Gimme Shelter Exhibition at the Historic Hampton House Museum of Culture & Art
This historic exhibition, featuring work by over 25 artists—including Derrick Adams, Nick Cave, Charles Gaines, Howardena Pindell, and Carrie Mae Weems, among others—highlights the idea that shelter and safety are integral to cultural production and collective creation. The pieces featured reflect on American history, especially in relation to the importance of building and celebrating
Where: Historic Hampton House Cultural Center, 4240 NW 27th Ave.
When: The exhibition opens to the public on December 5.
Bless x Fendi at Design Miami/
Bless and Fendi have collaborated on an installation for Design Miami/ 2023. The booth resembles a house, complete with recycled Fendi leather elements and lustrous wood detailing, as a celebration of the history behind the Italian luxury fashion house. The project functions as a conscious inventory of Fendi's contributions to the fashion world, especially in their innovative and prolific use of fur, and invites discussion of what it means to own a fur object. Above all, the collaboration is meant to bring the inside out and offer an embodied translation of the passion and love behind the label, the manufacturing responsibility, and the storied past of Fendi.
Samuel Ross Bench Installation
During Miami Art Week, the Miami Design District is set to unveil a permanent bench installation created by artist and designer Samuel Ross. The benches combine the artist's commitment to design, functionality, and service, and will be installed in the neighborhood's public spaces and walkways.
Where: Miami Design District
Utopia Installation by Lara Bohinc
Lara Bohinc, the winner of the 2023 Miami Design District Annual Design Commission, will unveil four installations at the Design Miami/ fair as part of her "Utopia" collection. The installations consist of dynamic sculptures, all made of cork and handpainted by the artist, that are amorphous in shape and reminiscent of growing cellular organisms. The pieces offer a glimpse into a world where nature thrives in harmony with human presence. A highlight of the installation involves a giant egg form in the centerpiece of the space with 900 egg-shaped birdhouses in surrounding trees.
Where: Miami Design District
Dates: November 2023 - March 2024
Craig Robins Collection: A Train of Thoughts
The Craig Robins Collection in Miami boasts over 1,300 pieces of contemporary art. This year, the rehanging of the collection, titled A Train of Thoughts, centers on two subgroups of the collection, figuration and conceptualism. The exhibition will highlight a collecting history as a body of works that are primarily in line with a taste for the hyperbolic and abject, which will in turn reveal numerous unexpected dialogues surrounding the pieces in the installation.
Where: DACRA Headquarters, 3841 NE 2nd Ave., Miami, FL 33137
When: December 6 - 8
Gagosian and Jeffrey Deitch Exhibit Forms
Forms marks the eighth annual joint exhibition by Gagosian and Jeffrey Deitch and is an installation centering on the pathway between abstraction and figuration as seen in visual art. The exhibition focuses on stylistic shifts between binary oppositions and intellectually and visually challenges the viewer and the artist all at once.
Where: 35 NE 40th St., Miami, FL 33137
When: December 5 - 10
