From December 6 to December 8 (by-invitation private viewings on December 4 and December 5), Art Basel returns to Miami Beach for its 22nd year
ART BASEL MIAMI BEACH
It’s been an action-packed past few weeks, to say the least, but alas, December is upon us, and for anyone in Miami— or truly in the art world— it only means, Art Basel Miami Beach is here. From Friday, December 6 to Sunday, December 8 (by-invitation private viewings are held on Wednesday, December 4 and Thursday, December 5), the Miami Beach Convention Center will be home to 286 galleries, spanning 38 countries and territories, with a majority hailing from the Americas—from across the United States, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Argentina, Colombia, Guatemala, Peru and Uruguay. This year will also see Romania and Indonesia represented for the first time.
It’s the first edition under the leadership of director Bridget Finn, which has seen the largest cohort of new exhibitors— 34— in over a decade; the rolling out a smaller booth option for galleries; and the re-location of Meridians— the show’s central sector dedicated to large scale projects that transcend the traditional art fair booth— to more fluidly connect the different sections on the show floor.
Trends this year include works that address urgent issues; those by late-career female artists; and themes surrounding social history, oppression, identity, queerness, gender and philanthropy.
Here’s what to expect at the main fair’s sectors this year:
Nova is exclusive to Art Basel Miami Beach, and provides a platform for younger galleries to present work created within the last three years by up to three artists. There will be 21 presentations from 40 artists, including nine newcomers this year.
Korean-born, Los Angeles-based Ken Gun Min's "Revolution is love (Will you still love me tomorrow?)" is part of his series of works inspired by his experience as a queer Asian man and exemplifying his deeply personal approach to representing the public and private spaces inhabited by marginalized communities in Los Angeles and Seoul. For Min, these sites are complicated places of tragedy, resilience and celebration.
KEN GUN MIN/ NAZARIAN CURCIO/ ART BASEL MIAMI BEACH
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