[Design Guy] ART BASEL Miami Beach 2013: The Series, Part II

[Design Guy]

For those of you at the show already, here are some events and venues not to be missed!
 
Several of the biggest collectors in the US reside in Miami and are part of what is called the “Miami Model”. These collectors have opened their own museums and institutions in which to show their private contemporary and modern art collections.

Rubell Family Collection (RFC)

  
The most notable of these models is the Rubell Family Collection (RFC), exhibited in a 45K sq. ft. building, and is one of the world’s largest privately owned contemporary art collections, with work by Basquiat, Haring, Hirst, Koons, Sherman and Warhol. Their current exhibition is

28 Chinese
中华廿八人
December 4, 2013 - August 1, 2014二零一三年十二月四曰到二零一四年八月一日

 

 

Li Shurui, Inner Rainbow, 2011, acrylic on canvas, 71 x 94.5

Zhu Jinshi, Boat, 2012, Xuan paper, bamboo and cotton thread, 590 x 137 x 165 in

The show is from the permanent collection and was amassed in China between 2001 and 2012, visiting one hundred artists’ studios and acquired artwork from twenty-eight artists. The collection and exhibition features paintings, photographs, sculptures and video installations. This will be the first exhibition in North America for many of these artists. The oldest artist in the exhibition was born in 1954 and the youngest was born in 1986. A fully illustrated, 262 page catalog with text by all of the artists.


 The De La Cruz Collection: Recognizing the significance of their incredible collection, the pair periodically opens their home to let 3,000 Art Basel V.I.P.’s into their Key Biscayne home.
Can’t score an invite to the house? Then visit the 30K sq. ft., De la Cruz Collection Contemporary Art Space in the Miami Design District. The current exhibition, From the Collection: “Looking at Process”, explores works by 39 artists that focus on patterns and the laying bare of processes. Each artist explores distinct notions of production methods.

Looking at The Process at the De La Cruz Collection

 

Martin Margulies’ Margulies Collection at the Warehouse, housed in a converted 45K sq. ft. warehouse in the Wynwood Arts District. Recognized as one of the major collections of contemporary art in the world, the collection runs from Abstract Expressionism through Pop, Minimalism, and Conceptual Art, to monumental sculpture and recent installation and video works—not to mention vintage and contemporary photography.
The current exhibition shows features Anselm Kiefer; Works by Chema Madoz on loan from Foto Colectania, Barcelona; New Photography by Olafur Eliasson, Jan Hoelk, and Doug Rikard.

 

The Margulies Collection at the Warehouse

 

 Anselm Kiefer

 

 

Chema Madoz, Untitled, 1999, Gelatin silver print, modern print

 
A must see: The Whale Shark Series by Kristian Schmidt at MAPS Studio Backlot, 342 NW 24th Street.

Shot on location in the Philippines, Whale Shark Series highlights the phenomenal contrast between these majestic sea creatures and human beings, all the while raising awareness to the extinction of whale sharks


VIP Party by Miami artists Jim Drain and Bhakti Baxter, will create a five day "VIP Party" that will take place in cargo containers located on the waterfront area of Port Miami. Viewers Visible will become voyeurs to the most exclusive make-believe party during Art Basel.

 VIP Party

 
Google Inc's Glass technology will team with New York resident artist David Datuna who will unveil his "Viewpoints of Billions", to create an interactive art experience.

 

 

 Our daughter models Google Glass

"Once you are fitted with Glass, your experience begins," explains Datuna. "The flag will communicate directly with its audience, prompting questions through the viewfinder of Glass. In other words, you will be having a conversation with the artwork - very cool.”

Viewpoint of Billions by artist David Datuna

"Viewpoint of Billions", is a 12ft. long multi-media work made up of 30K different parts featuring an American flag, is in the Design District at 97 NE 40 St., Miami.

 

 

Keith Haring's Buick Special, at Piston Head

 

Art cars and luxury cars are another big theme this year, with an exhibition, Piston Head, 14 cars transformed into art since 1970 happening on the top floor of the Herzog & de Meuron designed parking garage at 111 Lincoln Road in South Beach.  Piston Head, sponsored by Ferrari, artists including Keith Haring, Damien Hirst, Richard Prince and Kenny Scharf.

Jeff Koons BMW art car

 

Miami Botanical Garden:  Jeff Koons is bringing the signed BMW ABMW M3 GT2 art car to North America for the first time. Koons "collected images of race cars, related graphics, vibrant colors, speed, and explosions. The resulting artwork is evocative of power, motion, and bursting energy".

 

Tesla art car by Laurence Gartel

Tesla, the innovative automaker from Silicon Valley, has teamed with artist Laurence Gartel to create their own dazzling rolling piece of art.

 

 

Cindy Crawford arrives in the all-new Maserati Quattroporte GTS

 

 

The Maserati debut party at Art Basel 2013 

The new Maserati Ghibli

Maserati had Cindy Crawford arrive in the all-new Maserati Quattroporte GTS at the Art Miami annual VIP Preview on Tuesday. As the official automobile of Art Miami, VIPs and collectors will be chauffeured around all week in the new Maserati Ghibli.

Absolut Vodka created The Night Court art bar by Ry Rocklen, located “Ocean Front between 21^st and 22^nd”… if you have to ask you shouldn’t go!

 

 
  
The Cartier Dôme, at the Miami Beach Botanical Garden, boasts the most decadent, one-of-a-kind Cartier jewelry in a setting dubbed “Diamonds, Gold and Dreams,” takes place within the 4,000-square-foot, Jean Nouvel-designed Dome. Inside will be a seven-minute “floating diamond” projection that will be accompanied by a musical score.

The Miami Marine Stadium hosts "Floating Iceberg Chalet", an installation by  KOLKOZ, the art duo of Benjamin Moreau and Samuel Boutruche, who last year turned the sands of South Beach into a lunar-styled soccer field. The artists return this year with a new, equally wacky project: Erecting chalet-style home, complete with snow, on a floating platform. Sponsored by Audemars Piguet.

 

Floating Iceberg Chalet- Installation

 

 

Oh my gosh... could there be anymore? Oh yes, a lot more. Check in tomorrow for Part III!

 

 

Good night moon.

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Posted By Design Guy to Design Guy at 12/06/2013 07:13:00 PM