Everything You Need to Know About All 23 Art Fairs at Art Basel Miami Beach
As you might expect, there are many, many art fairs taking place around the 2017 edition of Art Basel in Miami Beach, and deciding which ones to visit can be a daunting task.
When one fair folds, another reliably rises in its place. This year, X Contemporary, the woman-owned Conception Art Fair, Next Level Fairs‘ Art Concept, and Technique Art Fair have all gone the way of the dodo, and Miami Project appears to be on hiatus until 2018. Meanwhile, 2017’s newcomers include an all-women operation—dubbed Fair—and the design fair Form.
To help you navigate the never-ending stream of art, artnet News has compiled our go-to guide to Art Basel Miami Beach and its army of satellite fairs.
1. Art Basel in Miami Beach (see last year’s report)
The main affair has an intimidating 268 international galleries on tap for its 2017 edition, plus plenty of programming, including a screening of Sara Driver’s Boom For Real: The Late Teenage Years of Jean-Michel Basquiat (2017) and the always-popular Public sector in Collins Park, organized this year by independent curator and critic Philipp Kaiser.
Miami Beach Convention Center, 1901 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach
December 6–10. Private view December 6, 11 a.m.–8 p.m.
$50 one-day pass. In addition, Uber is showcasing selected artwork of Uber drivers and its riders at 6 p.m. Dec. 8 at its pop-up gallery at 282 NW 25th St.
2. Art Miami (see last year’s report)
It’s the 28th edition of Art Miami, the city’s longest-running Miami Art Week fair, now taking place in a new location downtown. Along with its two sister fairs, Context and Aqua, the Art Miami empire brings close to 300 international galleries to town. At the fair’s entrance, don’t miss the Deep Sea Project, an interactive installation by artists Tina Spiro, Edouard Duval-Carrié, and Jacek Kolasinski, sponsored by the MiART Foundation. Housed in three shipping containers, the piece is meant to raise awareness of climate change and the importance of marine conservation.
1 Herald Plaza at NE 14th Street, Downtown Miami
December 5–10. VIP preview December 5, 5:30 p.m.–10 p.m.
$50 one-day pass, $95 run-of-show with admission to Context and Aqua
3. NADA Miami Beach (see last year’s report)
The 15th edition of NADA Miami Beach, the only major nonprofit-run fair, is decamping from the Deauville Beach Resort, still recovering from the combined effects of an electrical fire and Hurricane Irma, to its former digsat the Ice Palace. Don’t miss a selection of 25 artist-designed record sleeves on display from Merge Records, which will be accompanied by an acoustic performance from indie rock band Superchunk at 4 p.m. on Thursday, December 7. Special projects include Shimizu Brand’s portrait studio, where visitors can get a photo from Josh Brand and Trevor Shimizu in exchange for a donation to the Miami charity Lotus House, and an augmented reality installation—viewable only via smartphone app—from Sarah Derate and Rachel McRae.
Ice Palace Studios, 1400 North Miami Avenue
December 7–10, preview December 6, 10 a.m.–2 p.m.
$20 one-day pass, $40 run-of-show