Art Basel Guide 2018 – Music, Parties & Art Fairs

Art Basel 2018 returns to Miami over the week of December 4^th to 9^th. Art Basel is the time of year where Miami flourishes with art, music, and food. This year will be the biggest year yet, welcoming artists from all over the world to hosts some of the most eccentric and eclectic art exhibitions and shows. At night, Miami comes to life with special events across the city from Wynwood to South Beach. Check out our guide to find out everything you need to know about Art Basel:

Before we dive in, let us highlight 3 events that we DEMAND you attend to make sure you have a Phenomenal Basel. There are our 3 Basel Musts!

“The Art of Banksy”

We attended this event and thought it was hilarious, powerful and riveting. Try to spend a couple hours reading his brilliant quotes and watching the videos to truly understand how unique, creative and iconic Bansky truly is!

“The Art of Banksy”– On Friday, November 30, Miami will welcome the US premiere of “The Art of Banksy”, an acclaimed showcase featuring 80 original works associated with, arguably, the most intriguing and talked-about artist in modern history. Banksy, whose identity is the art world’s biggest secret, is an enigmatic artist and world-recognized political activist. His graffiti-influenced stencil technique, often combined with anti-establishment slogans, is immediately recognizable and never fails to generate attention.

“The Art of Banksy,” curated by Steve Lazarides, the artist’s former agent, displays the world’s largest collection of Banksy’s works and only features pieces that were created by Banksy for private art collectors. The collection offers original paintings, prints, sculptures and rarely seen pieces. Included in the exhibition is the iconic “Balloon Girl” piece, which was ranked in 2017 as “The United Kingdom’s number one favorite artwork,” the “Flag Wall,” an urbanized take on the famous picture of soldiers raising the U.S. flag at Iwo Jima, and many other pieces, no less compelling and equally thought-provoking.

The Miami exhibit will be mounted in Magic City Studios at 6301 NE 4th Ave, in an area within Little Haiti known as Miami’s Magic City Innovation District. This prestigious exhibition of originals – all privately owned by collectors – offers a rare opportunity for South Florida to enter Banksy’s world in a 20,000 square foot raw warehouse-style space which was specifically chosen as it resembles spaces where Banksy and Steve Lazarides previously mounted shows together. “The Art of Banksy” exhibition will be open Monday through Sunday from 12PM – 9PM.

RAW POP UP

Interdisciplinary collective RAW POP UP is taking over 43,000 square feet at a former department store in the rapidly transforming neighborhood of Downtown Miami’s Flagler Street district. In collaboration with 80+ creators using Aetna Realty’s property, RAW POP UP is producing a five-day, two-floor multisensory experience of art, music and technology. RAW POP UP will bring site-specific installations and immersive performances in settings like diners, beauty parlors and pre-civil rights “separate but equal” bathrooms during Art Basel from December 5th to December 9th 2018. The guests experience will be guided throughout at least 10 different historical environments existing from the 1920s until today. In the context of a department store from a lost era, it will make every single guest question our generational evolution and their personal contributions to society.

Once you step into RAW POP UP’s abandoned department store, 16 of your senses gradually awaken: vision, hearing, touch, taste, smell, intuition, pressure, itch temperature, pain, thirst, hunger, direction, time, muscle tension, proprioception, and equilibrioception. The five known senses allow us to experience the outside world, whereas others allow us to understand our physical place in the world. Our senses actively influence art at RAW POP UP, transcending the “look-don’t-touch” boundary found within the traditional art context.

Through immersive performances and interactive art installations, guests are asked to rethink values that are inherited from their past and the meaning it has on contemporary lifestyles. With traditional retail experiences quickly fading, guests are transported by creators and performers into the past, bringing their current mindsets along to interact with forgotten objects and lost ideals. Which principles are we keeping and letting go of in order to create a better present and future? During this time travel experience, you are asked to measure our generation’s progress in relation to your own personal role in contributing to present-day culture.

This experience induces ephemeral nostalgia and challenges us to both value and question our modern ways of living. RAW POP UP encourages a symbiotic relationship between art, the audience and the space. Guests may touch, taste, feel and experience installations and performances, and go beyond usual sensory expectations. RAW POP UP ends with an invitation to our pop up bar, a curated music experience from a fake future featuring local and international musicians.

Once guests travel back to Miami’s past, they naturally ponder on its future growth. Aetna has given RAW POP UP the opportunity to utilize its property during Art Basel in an effort to raise awareness of the dynamic resurgence of Downtown Miami and also to contribute to present day culture.

RAW POP UP opens during the following times:

December 5th 8pm – 3am (21+)

December 6th 8pm – 3am (21+)

December 7th 8pm – 3am (21+)

December 8th 8pm – 3am (21+)

December 9th 2pm – 8pm (All Ages)

ARTECHOUSE

ARTECHOUSE is an innovative art space dedicated to showcasing experiential large scale installations. Since its founding in June 2017, longtime art ambassadors, Sandro Kereselidze and Tati Pastukhova, have curated and collaborated directly with artists in the field of the new media technologies to produce numerous groundbreaking exhibitions that allow for digital artists to shed new light on the creative boundaries between art and technology.

Spearheading the presentation of new media and technology-based artwork that because of logistics or budgetary restrictions cannot be shown in traditional venues, ARTECHOUSE has expanded its program from Washington D.C. to Albuquerque, New Mexico, more recently announcing a Miami debut to coincide with Art Basel Miami Beach, and confidentially, its program will expand to New York in 2019. With over 300,000 visitors to date, ARTECHOUSE has single-handedly fostered new conversations at the crossroads of art, science and technology and given countless visitors the opportunity to experience art like never before. The expansions to Miami and New York will allow for ARTECHOUSE to develop their partnerships with internationally recognized digital artists, amplifying their programming to reach global audiences.

This is an important example of an initiative lead by individuals who are committed to fostering the next generation of artists, as well as elevating the field of new media-based art as one of the breakthrough mediums of the 21st century.

For Music Lovers & Party Goers –  

Do Not Sit on the Furniture presents Do Not Sit on Art Basel 2018 with events every night starting on Wednesday December 5^th to Sunday December 9^th. This is the place to be this Art Basel for those irresistible underground deep house vibes. Do Not Sit on the Furniture is located at 423 16^th St. Miami Beach. For reservations please call +1-510-551-5067. Tickets available here.

III Points Festival celebrates their return in 2019 with their pre-festival Art Basel parties. Presenting Flying Lotus & Virgil Abloh on Thursday December 6th and Zhu on Saturday December 8th at the RC Cola Plant in Wynwood. Zhu is one of our all time favorite producers because he always brings the sexiest vibes. Prepare yourself 😉

Space Miami welcomes Space Invaders for the week of Art Basel. It’s a lovely week for music at The Ground, Floyd and The Terrace. The Art Basel Pass 2018 includes The Masquerade Party  on Wednesday December 5^th, Richie Hawtin + Chris Liebing + Nastia on Thursday December 6^th, Marco Carola on Friday December 7^th, Solomun All Night Long on Saturday December 8^th and Sunday December 9th The Martinez Brothers & Peggy Gou on the Space Terrace. For table reservations please call 305-484-6235.

Lemon City Studios hosts Basel Week starting on Wednesday December 5^th to Friday December 7^th with a Burning Man themed party, an immersive multi media sensory exhibition, and one of a kind opera show. Make sure to add Lemon City Studios to your Basel festivities:  Aria | The Ultimate Opera Show|, Pyramid People and Citric Acid .

Denial Events joins Art Basel this year with big names such as Lee Foss, Paul Oakenfold, and Dubfire. Join the party Thursday December 6^that 5^thMiami located at 2451 NW 5^thAve Miami for Repopulate Mars, featuring Lee Foss, Nathan Barato, Second City, and Natalia Roth. The party continues Friday December 7^th for Perfecto Basel, featuring Paul Oakenfold at Hyde Beach located at 1701 Collins Ave. Miami Beach. The event we most highly recommend is Sci + Tec at 5^th Miami featuring Dubfire, Art Department and special guests, this event you do not want to miss. The next night at 5^th Miami will be home to Raw Thentic featuring Carlo Lio, Caleb Calloway and surprise guests, RSVP here (add link here) for free admission. Last but not least, Anthony Attalla | Incorrect Music will be taking over 5^th Miami on Saturday December 8^th, RSVP for free admission. Pop champagne and go all out with all Denial Events; find tickets for all the Denial Events here.

Basement Miami at The Miami Beach Edition presents Miami Art Week. This top of the line nightclub is home to a bowling alley and ice-skating rink to add on to the Miami ambiance. Basement Miami Art Week at The Miami Beach Edition has a full lineup for the week for Basement Miami and Basement Bowl. RSVP and purchase tickets here.

Wall Miami announced their mega lineup for Art Basel Week starting Tuesday December 4^th until Sunday December 9^th.Wall Miami will be hosting parties every night that week from sundown to sunup! Wall Miami is located at 2201 Collins Ave., Miami Beach. Join the party with names such as Paris Hilton, Erick Morillo, GuyGerber + Behrouz and many more! For table reservations please call 305-938-3130 and to purchase tickets please click here.

Inspired by the mysteries behind the Bermuda Triangle, the immersive Rowmuda Triangle party celebrates an odyssey that began aboard a pirate ship from Ibiza and went off course near Atlantis. Swallowed whole by a mysterious sea creature called the Craken, the surreal party continued in the belly of the beast and ultimately became known as “The Party of Eternal Happiness”. Bringing a taste of Ibiza to Miami for Art Basel, this wild fiesta is full of shipwrecks, sunken airplanes, insane sea creatures, and hippy communes under the sea. Story’s 17,000 square foot size makes it the perfect venue for a larger-than-life event like The Rowmuda Triangle. Elrow’s musical line up, which features the world’s most trending house music artists, will be announced next week.

Blnk Cnvs and Groove Cruise present the OG of house music, Kaskade, at Soho Studios on Saturday December 8^th. Also joining the party is J Worra, Lokii and Charles Meyer. Join the GC Fam by purchasing tickets here. Sea you on the dance floor! Also, check out our review of Groove Cruise to find out all the magic that is Groove Cruise.

Rakastella by Innvervisions & Life and Death comes to Virginia Key, Miami the weekend of Art Basel on Saturday December 8^th with a Tech Heavy lineup. Deep Eddy Vodka’s retro-styled Dive In Trailer will be onsite offering cocktails made with their small-batch, all natural vodkas.

InList returns to Miami for the 4^th installment of its Art Basel anniversary party in celebration of “Miami’s Godfather of Wynwood” Moishe Mana’s birthday on Tuesday, December 4 at the Old RC Cola Plant in Wynwood. Slated to be the biggest kick-off party thus far, the exclusive fete will be emceed by *NSYNC’s Lance Bass, headlined by Grammy award-winning Cedric Gervais, along with performances by the eclectic Sonic Butterfly, and will  feature an immersion into the world of “Royal Racer” by the latest works of renowned Artist Miguel Paredes. InList’s Art Basel anniversary party brings together their affluent and celebrity membership for one hell of a night, making it one of the most sought-after tickets to attend. For more information click here or email [email protected]. Click HERE for a sneak peek at this year’s Art Basel Bash. Deep Eddy Vodka’s retro-styled Dive In Trailer will also be onsite here offering cocktails made with their small-batch, all natural vodkas.

Art Basel Experiences –

Toast to Basel Wonderland Themed Event at Fontainebleau Miami Beach December 6 – 8 – Re-Envision Magazine announces the launch of their premiere issue December 6 -8, 2018 at the Fontainebleau Hotel in Miami Beach during Art Basel Weekend. With a glimpse of Alice in Wonderland in her 30’s and ‘red queen’ vs ‘white queen’ motif, an artist showcase will include pieces from some of the most ground-breaking artists around the United States. The event will support the Wynwood Theater & Arts, a not for profit arts performance organization with a commitment to the development of local talent while also working with emerging and established artists from around the country.

Toast Vodka and Re-Envision Magazine will host the special VIP Art Experience geared to showcase prolific artists in the magazine’s premiere issue of the annual art coffee-table-book sized book.  Among the featured artists expected to attend are: Carlos Mare (Sculptor of the BET award); legend, Adam Scott Rote; Bill Mack; Peter Max; Gary Welton; Dwyane Wade; Donna Isham; Marcus Suarez; Yella; David Banegas; Leon Alva; Guillermo Opuesto; Alejandra Estefania; Uncutt Art; Bankrupt; Art Laurea; Mojo; Courtney Einhorn; Luis Valle; G Ken Ken; Davide DePas; Mr. Toast Art and More.

The Pop-Up Gallery open to the public Thursday, December 6 from 10 A.M. to 4 P.M. and Friday and Saturday December 7 – 8, between 10 A.M. to 9:30 P.M. The events are sponsored by Toast Vodka, Miami Club Cuban Coffee Liqueur, Veritas Farms and benefits the Wynwood Theater & Arts, Not for Profit Organization.

Sleeping Beauty Dreams

Sleeping Beauty Dreams – An innovative, tech-inspired, EDM-influenced ballet performance about the legend of Sleeping Beauty called Sleeping Beauty Dreams, taking place during Miami Art Week this year.

The story of the princess’ 100-year slumber has been told since the 14^th century, but for the first time her dreams are discovered and explored in the forms of contemporary dance and art performance. The performance will showcase the first-ever fusion of live contemporary ballet dance with 3D digital avatars projected on-stage in real-time with special music by famed EDM pioneers, Noisia.

It’s a story never told before and we are thrilled to be sharing it with Miami as the theatrical experience comes to the Ziff Ballet Opera House at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts on December 7^th and 8^th. Tickets are available here and view the magical teaser-

Marcel Katz Presents: The Art Plug Power House – A Sensory Playground, Merging Art and Programmed Experiences For Miami Art Basel 2018- Miami-based curator and art world personality, Marcel Katz has announced his new conceptual platform, The Art Plug Power House, debuting Wednesday, December 5th during Miami Art Week 2018 (Art Basel Miami). Produced by Katz and bespoke art agency, The Art Plug, its first iteration titled “The Art Plug Power House” will feature 27 contemporary artists from across the globe, including the likes of Aholsniffsglue, Ketnipz, CB Hoyo, and Black Tape Project’s Joel Alvarez. Katz has hand selected artists, from various creative disciplines, to join forces in converting a 30,000 square foot police-impound in Allapattah, into a multi-faceted space exhibiting sensory artworks and installations.

The Art Plug Power House will kick off with an opening Vernissage on Wednesday, December 5th, and private viewing on Thursday, December 6th (by appointment only). Following the preview, the 2-day public exhibition will begin on Friday, December 7th through Saturday, December 8th featuring a number of live performances and special guests, as well as exclusive pop-ups and a private VIP lounge. Single day tickets are $15/pp and multi-day tickets are $20/pp. To purchase tickets and learn more information, please click here. 

Art Basel Showcase by Devine Times – This event will bring you just a small taste of all the amazing, unique, and classic touches Devine Times can bring to the table. Located at Ampersand Studios: 31 NE 17th St. Miami on Thursday December 6th. Angels Entertainment will be performing gravity defying aerial acts, The Ladybuggies (as seen in Nick Jonas “Chains” video) will be giving mini tours of Wynwood on the handcrafted light up carts blasting your favorite tunes, which is great because you won’t want to get behind the wheel after having some Paradise Prosecco from their tuk-tuk truck on draft. @leturnoart and @ruthiekallai, who have been seen in festivals such as Electric Forest creating live art shows will be unveiling their newest performance project and Vanity by Vanessa will be there displaying her body paint talents on a live model as well as bedazzling guests with her glitter tattoos. Glitter tats not your thing? @inksmith666 will be there with the real deal, compliments of Devine Times if you want a more permanent souvenier. Chef Mark Fiori will be preparing some bites for us as well as large plates for those who need a bit more sustenance after all the Basel fun and we will have one of our amazing masseuses there to revive your weary bodies so you’re ready to dance it out to our lineup of DJ’s who will be sure to keep your feet stomping. And if that isn’t enough, Leon Morley King of the Sax will be there blowing you away with his smooth sounds. We will be hosting a silent auction with donations from South Beach Charters, John Pennekamp State Park, DanceNow! Miami and Alma Dance Theatre, Miami Seduction Pole Parties, Quality Meats, Vanity by Vanessa beauty sessions, David Melian Photography, Melissa Rye WATSU Body Work, Wynwheels Spin Studio, stays at several of our luxury properties at  incredibly discounted rates, an inflatable paddleboard, personal training sessions, and of course, ART!

Devine Times is a full service concierge and event planning company created by Megan Jane, created from over a decade of contact building in South Florida to bring you an incredible vacation or production experience whatever your needs may be. From booking your stay at one of our luxury villas or condos and enhancing your vacation with yacht charters, private chefs, drivers, personal trainers or the hottest club connections, to topping off your private party, wedding, or event with entertainers, artists, and dancers Devine Times will be sure to take your Miami experience to the next level. Megan hopes to give you unforgettable memories you will remember for a lifetime! Whether it is a family vacation, or a wild bachelor party, or a few days just for business, we can set you up with any and everything you desire from airport pickup in one of our Mercedes Sprinters to that final sunrise view from your private mansion balcony.

Art Fairs –

SCOPE Miami Beach- Celebrating its 18th edition, SCOPE Miami Beach returns to its bespoke pavilion on the sands of Ocean Drive and 8th Street. Honoring its ongoing mission to provide a platform for discovery, SCOPE welcomes a diverse range of over 130 contemporary exhibitors, including a selection of participants representing SCOPE’s New Contemporary section.

SCOPE will continue its acclaimed 360° experience of VIP Programming, immersive Special Projects, compelling brand integrations and a dynamic array of Museum and Cultural Partners, as well as welcoming legendary publication HI-FRUCTOSE to the SCOPE Atrium.

SCOPE Miami Beach is open to the public on Wed-Sun | Dec 5-9 | 11am- 8pm and is located at Scope Miami Beach Pavillion, 801 Ocean Drive, Miami. For tickets click here.

Art Miami, returning for its 29^th edition on December 4 – 9, has announced its 2018 exhibitor list. Recognized as one of the preeminent international modern and contemporary art fairs, Art Miami will showcase an array of iconic and important art works, dynamic projects and special installations from more than 160 international galleries from nearly 30 countries representing 68 cities.

Thousands of works from more than 800 artists will be on display at this year’s Art Miami, including Marcel Duchamp, Wilfredo Lam, David Hockney, Jackson Pollock, Joseph Albers, Alexander Calder, Yayoi Kusama, Anish Kapoor, Robert Rauschenberg, Jeff Koons, Pablo Picasso, Willem de Kooning, Roy Lichtenstein, John Chamberlain, Damien Hirst, Marc Chagall, Donald Judd, Ed Ruscha, Michelangelo Pistoletto, Donald Sultan, Gerhard Richter, Andy Warhol, Keith Haring, Frank Stella, Richard Serra, Salvador Dali, and many more.

Art Miami will be open to the public on Wednesday, Dec. 5 – Sat., Dec. 8, 11AM –8PM; Sunday, Dec. 9; 11AM – 6PM. Art Miami is located at The Art Miami Pavilion, One Herald Plaza @ NE 14^th Street, Downtown Miami; on Biscayne Bay between the Venetian & MacArthur Causeways. To purchase tickets click here.

CONTEXT Art Miami, presented by Art Miami, returning for its seventh edition December 4 – 9, 2018, has announced its 2018 exhibitor list featuring the works of emergent, mid-career and cutting-edge artists from 96 galleries, representing 21 countries and 63 cities.

The 2018 edition welcomes new exhibitors including GALERIE ISABELLE LESMEISTER from Regensburg, presenting artists includingMaria Agureeva, whose work shows how the body becomes a hybrid space where materiality of flesh is connected with an individual consciousness and identity. The Light Gallery from Medellin will make their Miami debut with a selection of Latin American works, from artist’s including Cecilia Paredes – known for her performance photography, she uses her body as a canvas to explore themes such as the power of nature, femininity, and migration. Los Angeles’s Art Angels will present new works from American contemporary artist Christopher Florentino aka Flore. Peninsula Fine Art from Guanacaste Province in Costa Rica will debut with work by Jean Marc Calvet, known for his vibrant paintings of multitude of small details.

CONTEXT Art Miami will be open to the public on Wednesday, Dec. 5 – Sat., Dec. 8, 11AM –8PM; Sunday, Dec. 9; 11AM – 6PM. CONTEXT Art Miami is located at One Herald Plaza @ NE 14^th Street, Downtown Miami; on Biscayne Bay between the Venetian & MacArthur Causeways. To purchase tickets click here.

Aqua Art Miami, a sister fair of Art Miami, will kick off its 14^th edition at the Aqua Hotel. Aqua Art Miami will open to the public on December 6^th– 9^th, 2018. Aqua Art Miami is the premier location for art aficionados to procure works by young, emerging and mid-career artists. Throughout the years, the fair has continued to solidify itself as a completely unique art fair, consistently staying true to its signature relaxed yet energetic vibe. The 2018 edition will present 52 international exhibitors from 12 countries who will showcase the fresh works of 135 artists in the intimate exhibition rooms, which open into the beautiful courtyard of the classic South Beach hotel.

Aqua Art Miami will be open to the public on Thursday, Dec. 6 –  12PM – 9PM; Friday, Dec. 7 & Saturday, Dec. 8 – 11AM – 9PM; Sunday, Dec. 9; 11AM – 6PM. Aqua Art Miami is located at the Aqua Hotel, 1530 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach, FL 33139. For tickets please click here.

The Prizm Program – Prizm Art Fair has become a powerhouse in showcasing diasporic art, with the 2018 program including 63 artists and a series of thought-provoking programs, representing 15 countries and four continents. Prizm is open to the public on Wednesday December 5th to Sunday December 9th from 10AM to 6PM. To purchase tickets click here.

Prizm Events

• ·         Prizm Art Fair | Tuesday Dec. 6^th, 2017, 10 AM – 6 PM

Venue: Mana Downtown, 145 East Flagler Street, Miami, FL 33131

Prizm Art Fair fifth edition opens to the public.

• ·         Prizm Perform | Thursday Dec.7^th, 5 PM – 8 PM

Venue: Mana Downtown, 145 East Flagler Street, Miami, FL 33131

Challenging conventional modes of artmaking, performance art has long been a medium within which artists can utilize a different format to explore, challenge, and dissect a range of ideas and frameworks. Prizm Perform offers this alternative mode of arts practice with works presented artists from African and the African Diaspora.

• ·         Prizm Panels | Friday Dec. 8^th 12 PM – 5 PM

Venue: Mana Downtown, 145 East Flagler Street, Miami, FL 33131

Prizm hosts Prizm panels; a series of conversations & film screenings presented by thought leaders and practitioners in contemporary African and African diaspora art.

• ·         Prizm 5: Celebrating 5 years| Saturday Dec. 9^th, 9 PM

Venue: TBA

After Basel Week, enjoy a live evening with Prizm to decompress after Miami Art Week and celebrate our fifth edition Fair with our Special Musical Guest to Be Announced.

• ·         The Betsy Orb | Dec. 7 – 10, 2017

The Betsy Orb is presented as a work of public art installed to connect two architecturally significant buildings: The Betsy Ross designed by L. Murray Dixon and The Carlton designed by Henry Hohauser. The Betsy Orb will feature projections of works from PRIZM Art Fair artists December 7 to 10, 2017.

For the Fancy –

Brazilian Basel Takeover at WET – Art Basel gets a Brazilian touch on Friday, December 7 from 7-10pm as celebrity and fashion Brazilian photographer Marcos Mello conducts a live photoshoot of Brazilian supermodel Isabeli Fontana at W South Beach’s WET, as Victoria’s Secret Angel Barbara Fiahlo gives her first live performance of 3 original songs.

Primo’s Pop Up at Sophie’s –  Primo’s – TriBeca’s ‘IT’ wateringhole – brings New York Nightlife to Art Basel with its pop-up location at Sophie’s, Miami’s soon-to-debut French-inspired cocktail lounge in the SoFi district of South Beach from December 5th to 8th. Walking the line between cocktail bar and nightclub, Primo’s 4-night arrival will give a glimpse to what Miamians can expect to find at Sophie’s upon its opening. Expect lots of sightings here!

Nautilus South Beach: Art Exhibitions & Pop-up December 3-10:

Installations:

Suzy Kellems Dominik‘s INVISIBLE — Following her I Can Feel 12-foot neon sculpture of a vagina that poetically objectified the female orgasm last year, Suzy Kellems Dominik’s forthcoming exhibition, INVISIBLE, presents an ongoing examination of the female form through a series of soft-sculpture totems illuminated by a white-neon caption rendered in the artist’s handwriting stating: “for without feet, one cannot escape.” A monumental sculptural installation that surrealistically presents the female body and investigates the social and cultural implications of beauty and age.

It will be installed in the lobby. Free access, non-ticketed from Monday, December 3rd to Sunday, December 9th. On Wednesday, December 5th at 12 PM, there will be an all-female panel discussion inside of the lobby bar to further explore contemporary artistic modes of storytelling, oral history and autobiography as antidote for and vindication of the female condition. Viewer participation is encouraged. Take part in the story by following the artist on Instagram at @suzykellemsdominik and tagging #SuzyKellemsDominik.

Fab 5 Freddy — presented by Half Gallery and Harper’s Books in the Nautilus Hotel Library, a series of fighter portraits ranging (and overlapping) in subject matter from Boxing Legend Jack Johnson to Kung Fu Master Bruce Lee to Blaxplotation Star Jim Kelly. Open to the public from Wednesday, December 5th to Thursday, December 6th from 11 AM to 5 PM.

Nautigrind Café x Chillhouse — Chillhouse is having a pop-up offering a destination for modern self-care at Nautigrind café, where there will be offering spa services like their iconic manicures, Shop Chill and café services.  A complimentary manicure is offered with every purchase. Wednesday, December 5th to Friday, December 7th from 11 AM to 5 PM.

David Salle – David Salle will be taking over the awning above the Cabana Club in an impressive 60 x 30 feet piece entitled Frost Free overlooking the pool. This piece will also be hanging at the Skarstedt booth at Art Basel. Please see reference image from last year’s installation attached.

Louise Bonnet – Louise Bonnet’s The Cyclops (created earlier this year) will be on display at the bottom of the Nautilus Pool during Art Basel. Reference image attached.

If you love FREE:

Loews Miami Beach Hotel Art Collective – Art fuses with fashion, cocktails, body and movement during this year’s Art Basel at the Loews Miami Beach Hotel Art Collective. The South Beach resort, home to an expansive collection of multi-medium works of art, brings together artists and brands including Derek Gores, Porsche, Abstrak and Miami Club Rum for a series of unique activations that capture the spirit of Art Basel and Miami Beach.

 From Artist in Residence Derek Gores and his Collage Couture live art event, to the Porsche 26C Art Car and Rum & Rumba with Miami Club Rum – featuring live art by Abstrak, the Loews Miami Art Collective offers a not-to-be-missed Art Basel experience. Complimenting these events are exhale South Beach Spa’s Body, Art + Movement yoga event and Loews by REVEAL, a pop-up fashion cube showcasing designer capsule collections and art.

Visitors and locals are invited to enjoy the following events Loews Miami Beach Hotel Art Collective events.  All events are complimentary and located on property: 1601 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach. 

Faena Festival: This Is Not America – Faena Art proudly presents Faena Festival: This Is Not America, an exploration on the multiplicity of cultures across the continent debuting during Miami Art Week from December 3-9, 2018. A new experimental platform, the first-ever Faena Festival is an exploration of “America” as a concept, a myth and a narrative that – at times – has divided us, but ultimately has the power to unify across physical, political and conceptual borders.

Faena Festival: This Is Not America features commissions, installations, videos and performances from a range of incredible artists, including Derrick Adams, Miya Ando, Cecilia Bengolea, Joseph Beuys, Ana Teresa Fernández, Alfredo Jaar, Eugene Jarecki, Isabel Lewis, Boris Mitic, Luna Paiva, George Sánchez-Calderón, Tavares Strachan, Wu Tsang and boychild, Agustina Woodgate and Rev. Houston R. Cypress. The theme of the inaugural Faena Festival, “This Is Not America” is keyed to Miami’s enduring role as a port that welcomes migrants, refugees and tourists across the U.S. and the Americas, and from countries around the world. The festival engages with the multiplicity of communities and cultures and the palimpsest of histories that have created the Americas while responding specifically to Miami as its hemispheric hub.

All programming of Faena Festival is complimentary and open to the public. Click here to meet the artists, view schedules, RSVP and learn more.

Faena Events

Official Opening of Faena Bazaar: Sunday, Dec. 2 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. – Free & open to the community

Fashion, Innovation & Nature – Panel Discussion: Monday, Dec. 3 from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. – Free & open to the community. Doors open at 11 a.m. Panel discussion on the subject of fashion, innovation & nature.

Donald Robertson & Teddy Robertson – Live Painting: Tuesday, Dec. 4 starting at 10:30 a.m. – Free & open to the community, children & pets welcomed. Live painting with famed artist Donald Robertson & his son, Teddy. Live sets by DJ Pepe Le Pew.

Fashion Paradise Pop-Up at Tierra Santa Healing House

• Pop-Up – Friday, November 30 to Sunday, December 9 | 9:00 am – 9:00 pm | Tierra Santa Healing House
• Miami Art Week Sunset Happy Hour – Wednesday, December 5 to Sunday, December 9 | 4:30 – 7:30 pm | Tierra Santa Terrace

Twin Hearts Meditations – Miami Art Week at Tierra Santa: Thursday, December 6 to Saturday, December 8 | 3:00 – 4:00 pm | Tierra Santa Studio

Ashtanga Yoga with Tim Feldmann – Miami Art Week at Tierra Santa: Sunday, December 9 | 10:00 – 11:00 am | Pao Terrace

Twin Hearts Meditation & Sound Healing – Miami Art Week at Tierra Santa: Sunday, December 9 | 12:00 – 1:00 pm | Faena Forum Amphitheater

OM Mani Padme Hum Workshop – Miami Art Week at Tierra Santa*: Sunday, December 9 | 4:00 – 7:00 pm | Faena Forum Amphitheater *Pre-registration and deposit required.

HIVE, located in the heart of Wynwood during Art Basel, will be offering a complimentary four-day cocktail & culinary village for all Art Basel go-ers. This four day event will create a swanky andchic atmosphere, allowing guests to feel at ease and experience the best Wynwood has to offer. Treated to one-of-a-kind, handcrafted cocktails, live music, and a delectable culinary journey, those who come out to HIVE will get an elevated Art Basel experience. HIVE will launch on Thursday, December 6 and will stay open until Sunday, December 9. HIVE will open on Thursday, December 6: 4PM -3AM. Friday, December 7:3PM-5AM, Saturday, December 8: noon-5AM, Sunday, December 9: noon-9PM.

The Wynwood Yard – Locals know that #BaselatTheYard is the  place to be in Miami for live music, fantastic eats and drinks and good vibes during Basel Week every year. Stop by the friendly outdoor oasis to kick back, dance,  sip on a well-deserved brew from sponsor Stella Artois, cocktail or glass of wine and enjoy extraordinary musical talent from the Sunshine State and cross-country. Find a full list of events and links to tickets here. The Bar at The Yard opens at noon and serves happy hour specials daily from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Food trucks open after 4 p.m. Free admission to all events unless otherwise noted.

Hungry for more? Check out our Art Basel 2017 guide.