Miami Art Fairs
December 2-7 2008
From December 4-7, collectors, gallerists, and international party hoppers descend on Miami for the biggest art event of the year. At the center is Art Basel Miami Beach surrounded by nearly twenty other art fairs concentrated in Miami Beach and in the Wynwood District. This year established fairs such as Pulse, Scope and Bridge are joined by upstarts like Fountain and the Artist Fair.
There is pretty much a fair for everything, mid career and emerging artist, sculpture and photography, regional US and Asian focused and even fair on Yacht. So ignore the talk of the art world apocalypse and escape to the sunny sky, explore the art and perhaps a hit a party or two (afterall it is Miami)! Most importantly see below for details on all the fairs and check the In Focus on Artlog's front page for our staff's daily updates!
Miami Art Fairs
| 1 Art Basel Miami Beach Miami Beach Convention Center, 1901 Convention Center Dr 220 leading art galleries from around the world exhibiting 20th and 21st century art works |
2 Pulse Miami sponsor SoHo Studios, 2136 NW 1st Ave (Entrance @ NW 21st St. ) Bridges the gap between established and alternative art fairs, highlighting 70 galleries |
| 3 Scope Miami sponsor 2951 NE 1st Avenue Miami's original emerging contemporary art fair, hosting 85 exhibitors from 22 countries. |
4 Fountain Miami sponsor 2505 North Miami Ave A guerrilla-style art event, dubbed by many as the "Anti Art Fair", with select galleries receiving 700 square feet of installation space |
| 5 The Artist Fair sponsor 1801 Collins Avenue, The Shelborne Hotel 25 professional artists exhibit with or without gallery representation |
6 Bridge Miami Beach sponsor 1732 Collins Avenue, Catalina & Maxine Hotels 80 rooms of innovative works in international emerging and contemporary art. |
| 7 Bridge Miami Wynwood sponsor Art Midtown, NE 1st Avenue Featuring the best in international emerging art, presented in a modular, museum-grade exhibition space |
8 Gen Art Vanguard New Contemporary Art Fair Charcoal Studios , 2135 NW 1st Avenue Inaugural art fair in Miami focusing on the New Contemporary art movements from Pop Surrealism and New Brow to Urban Contemporary. |
| 9 NADA Art Fair The Ice Palace, 1400 North Miami Avenue NADA Art Fair features 88 emerging art galleries from 18 countries |
10 Art Miami The Art Miami Pavilion, Midtown Blvd (NE 1st Avenue) 100 leading national and international contemporary art galleries and institutions. |
| 11 Design Miami Miami Design District, NE 39th Street 25 international galleries exhibiting contemporary and historical design. |
12 GEISAI Miami 2136 NW 1st Ave, Parliament Building of SoHo Studios Conceived in Japan, functions as a launch pad for many emerging artists (hosted by Pulse) |
| 13 Art Now Fair The South Seas Hotel, 1751 Collins Avenue 45 new and emerging galleries as well as established galleries new to the art fair scene. |
14 Red Dot Miami Wynwood Art District, corner of 36th Street 40 contemporary art galleries specializing in emerging, mid-career and established artists |
| 15 Ink Miami 1850 Collins Avenue, Suites of Dorchester Ink presents contemporary works on paper by 13 notable publishers and dealers who will exhibit new publications, projects and acquisitions by leading contemporary artists. |
16 Aqua Art Miami - Wynwood 42 NE 25th Street |
| 17 Aqua Art Miami - Aqua Hotel Aqua Hotel, 1530 Collins Avenue Held in two locations, nearly 50 galleries in each, with a strong representation of west coast dealers |
18 Sculpt Miami Wynwood Art District, 46 NW 36th Street The only art space completely dedicated to showcasing contemporary sculpture. |
| 19 Photo Miami Wynwood Art District, NW 31st Street Contemporary photography art fair, showing photo based art, video and new media from over 60 galleries. |
20 Sea Fair 4833 Collins Avenue The world’s first mobile mega yacht venue, showcasing fine art, antiques and jewelry |
| 21 Art Asia Fair Art Asia Pavillion, 3000 NE 1st Avenue Building on the economic success and cultural boom of Asia, ART ASIA brings together over 60 leading galleries from Central Asia, Southeast Asia, Europe, and The Middle East to showcase the finest examples of paintings, drawings, prints, photography, sculpture, mixed media, installations, and video from both established and emerging Asian artists. |
Points of Interest
| 1 Rubell Family Collection 95 NW 29st |
2 Miami Art Museum 101 West Flagler Street |
| 3 Cisneros Fontals Art Foundation 1018 North Miami Avenue |
4 Goldman Warehouse: MoCA 404 NW 26st, North Miami |
| 5 Margulies Collection 521 NM 27th st. |
