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Southern Exposure – Art & Design in Miami Beach

Design Log

12 Jan

Like great herds of migrating wildebeest, the art world makes its annual journey to Miami Beach during the first week of December. In search of their own form of sustenance – cutting edge art – the packs descend on Art Basel Miami Beach (ABMB) where the most exclusive galleries display one of the world’s greatest assemblages of modern and contemporary art. Originally established nine years ago as a sister fair to Switzerland’s Art Basel, the exhibition attracts avid collectors, art stars, and party bloodhounds from across the globe. Equal parts spectacle and spectacular, the fair provides a sensory smorgasbord within and outside of the exhibition hall.

Hans Broek, Family, 2010, Nelson Popiashvili Gallery
Hans Broek, Family, 2010, Nelson Popiashvili Gallery
Kim Joon, Fragile-Herend, 2010, Sundaram Tagore Gallery
Kim Joon, Fragile-Herend, 2010, Sundaram Tagore Gallery

David Park, Red Man in Striped Shirt, Hackett Mill Gallery
David Park, Red Man in Striped Shirt, Hackett Mill Gallery
Wilfredo Lam, Untitled, 1942-43, Mary Anne Martin Fine Art
Wilfredo Lam, Untitled, 1942-43, Mary Anne Martin Fine Art

Dionisio Gonzalez, Halong VI, 2009, Fiedler Taubert Contemporary
Dionisio Gonzalez, Halong VI, 2009, Fiedler Taubert Contemporary

 

In addition to a non-stop array of glamorous parties, ABMB has spawned a number of simultaneously occurring satellite fairs, such as Art Miami, Art Asia, Scope, Pulse, Red Dot and NADA, most of which focus on the works of lesser known, emerging talents in the art world. Rounding out the line-up, and of particular interest to design enthusiasts, is Design Miami, which seeks to position great furniture and industrial design on the same plane as great art. This year, its sixth in operation, Design Miami relocated from the Miami Design District to a tent just outside of ABMB. Although the move might strike some as an abandonment of its grittier origins, it afforded easier access to a broader audience of fair attendees. What’s more, its proximity to the masterpieces of ABMB underscored the organizers’ primary aim to foster a similar regard for greatness in the worlds of art and design.

On my tour through Design Miami, I was struck by the enormous breadth of creativity on display, ranging from the exquisite furniture of 20th century classics such as Jean Royere and Phillip Lloyd Powell to space-age lighting by Swarovski and rAndom International to finely woven metal rugs from Colombia’s Hechizoo Textiles. An astounding combination of state-of-the-art technology, phenomenal technique, and boundless imagination set the stage for a truly awe-inspiring experience.

 

Rugs & textiles by Hechizoo Textiles, Cristina Grajales Inc.
Rugs & textiles by Hechizoo Textiles, Cristina Grajales Inc.
Michael Glancy, Cascading Fusion, 1999, Barry Friedman, Ltd
Michael Glancy, Cascading Fusion, 1999, Barry Friedman, Ltd
Works by Michael Glancy at Barry Friedman Ltd’s booth at Design Miami 2010
Works by Michael Glancy at Barry Friedman Ltd’s booth at Design Miami 2010

Sphere Table by Jean Royere at Galerie Patrick Seguin’s Booth at Design Miami 2010
Sphere Table by Jean Royere at Galerie Patrick Seguin’s Booth at Design Miami 2010
Todd Merrill Antiques - Booth at Design Miami 2010
Todd Merrill Antiques – Booth at Design Miami 2010
Phillip Lloyd Powell, Sculpted Walnut & Travertine Sofa, 1960s, Todd Merrill Antiques
Phillip Lloyd Powell, Sculpted Walnut & Travertine Sofa, 1960s, Todd Merrill Antiques

Sebastian Brajkovic, Lathe Table 650, Carpenters Workshop Gallery
Sebastian Brajkovic, Lathe Table 650, Carpenters Workshop Gallery

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