85 Events You May or May Not Be Invited to at Art Basel Miami

Observer Arts put together a calendar of all Art Basel/ Miami Art Week events on our radar.

(Gustavo Caballero/Getty Images)
(Gustavo Caballero/Getty Images)

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WEDNESDAY, DEC 2

INK Miami Preview
http://www.inkartfair.com
1850 Collins Avenue

Keenen, Riley, Pissarro launch Parallel with Light + Space exhibition
The Surf Club, 9011 Collins Ave
Exhibition of the works of seven Los Angeles, Light and Space artists curated by Joachim Pissarro to be installed at The Surf Club’s Richard Meier.

SLS Hotel’s first of three daily brunches in honor of Laura Kimpton and her monumental show “Myths, Words and Fire,” featuring works, clothing, fire art and video at the hotel.

Art 21 Brunch at SLS Hotel

Audi Bavarian Breakfast
Meridian Avenue & 19th Street, Miami Beach, FL 33139

COLLECTION VISITS

9am – onwards
The Margulies Collection at the Warehouse

9am – onwards
de la Cruz Collection | ‘You’ve Got to Know the Rules…to Break Them’
New American Abstraction with German Neo-Expressionism

 Francesco Vezzoli (Stefania D'Alessandro/Getty Images for Fondazione Prada)
Francesco Vezzoli will appear at the Tiffany’s Interview Magazine Brunch (Stefania D’Alessandro/Getty Images for Fondazione Prada) 11am – 3pmArt Basel | First Choice Opening

Miami Beach Convention Center

11am – 1pm
Interview Magazine Brunch with Francesco Vezzoli
114 NE 39th St, Miami, FL 33137

4:00pm
Davidoff Art Initiative Book Launch
Collectors Lounge, Miami Beach Convention Center
1901 Convention Center Drive

5-7PM
Del Toro x Rob Pruitt Release
The Webster Miami
1220 Collins Ave,
Miami Beach, FL 33139

5:00PM – 7:00PM
Nadja Swarovski, Laure Heriard-Dubreuil and Yves Behar host a cocktail event and book signing to celebrate ‘Swarovski: A History of Collaborations in Fashion, Jewelry, Performance and Design’ a book by Rizzoli
The Webster Miami
1220 Collins Avenue,
Miami Beach, FL,33139

FILM

6pm – 12pm
Art Basel | Film
Sound work | Mariele Neudecker: Figure of 8 (Rainforest, Ecuador, sound recorded at height: 1.39m, 9.78m, 22.59m, 30.79m and 37.26m) (2015), Barbara Thumm
SoundScape Park

6pm – 9pm
Interview Magazine & UTA Fine Arts Division with Guest of Honor Francesco Vezzoli celebrate the national premiere of “Ossessione Vezzoli”, directed by Alessandra Galletta
Nautilus Hotel | 1825 Collins Ave, Miami Beach, FL 33139

French artist Andre Saraiva will appear at the Room 40 Cocktail Party (PIERRE ANDRIEU/AFP/Getty Images)
French artist Andre Saraiva will appear at the Room 40 Cocktail Party (PIERRE ANDRIEU/AFP/Getty Images)

6:00pm
The World of Creativity Meets Italian Design
INTERNI and BISAZZA present ALLAN SHULMAN, Architect, In Situ: Working in the Continuous City
BISAZZA, Miami Design District, 3740 NE 2nd Avenue

5pm
Anthony Haden-guest Enchanted Hourparty at Omar’s Cabana Club, 2401 Pine Tree Drive

6pm – 9pm
Andre Saraiva in Room 40 Cocktail Party
The Standard Spa Miami Beach | 40 Island Ave, Miami Beach, FL 33139

7pm – 9pm
Art Basel | Public Opening Night
A special evening program with live performances
Collins Park

7pm- 9.30pm
Davidoff Cocktail Reception
“Rhythm – Intrigue – Originality”
The Oasis @ The Raleigh Miami Beach,
(entrance on 18th Street)

7-10pm
VIP Press Preview
House of Bacardi in Wynwood Curated by Swizz Beatz
Where: House of Bacardi, 35 NE 29th St, Miami

Swizz Beatz and Bacardi will be hosting a three-day No-Commission Art Fair during the day and music concert series at night. Featured Visual Artists Include: BK, David Choong Lee, Cryptik, D*Face, Dennis McNett, Derrick Adams, Dustin Yellin, Eddie Colla, Gabriel Dawe, Gregory Siff, Gordon Parks Foundation, HOXXOH, Jaybo Monk, Clint Jenkins, Jerome Lagarrigue, Jill Greenberg, Michael Vasquez, Sean HRT, Shepard Fairey, Shin Gallery, So Youn Lee, Sue Tsai, SWOON, Timothy Buwalda, Todd James, Tomokazu Matsuyama. The event will feature some of the year’s top musical performers. Special announcement to come.

7:30-9:30pm
Faena Art + W Art Roller Disco Party
Faena Beach
36th Street and the Ocean

8pm – onwards
BMW Art Journey | Reception
Experience early results from Samson Young
Botanical Garden

8:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.
MoMA Design Store Warhol Skateboard launch
Delano South Beach
1685 Collins Avenue

8PM
The Andy Warhol Museum Celebrates Michael Chow
Night at the Opera – with special surprise performances
W Hotel South Beach @ MR CHOW

Warhol Skateboard Triptych Gold Marilyn Monroe, 2015. (Courtesy of The Skateroom and ©/®/TM The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc.)
Warhol Skateboard Triptych Gold Marilyn Monroe, 2015. (Courtesy of The Skateroom and ©/®/TM The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc.)

8 p.m.
TINA BROWN HOSTED DINNER WITH IAN SCHRAGER AND THE WHITNEY’S ADAM WEINBERG
Matador bar/Matador Room at The Miami Beach EDITION

8pm – onwards
Bass Museum of Art | Reception
Miami Beach Regional Library

8PM – 11PM
Sean Kelly X Chrome Hearts
4025 NE 2nd Avenue, Miami Design District

10 pm-1 am
Sotheby’s Immersive Installation & Special Performance

11pm
BABËL AND WHITEWALL PRESENT ART FEVER FEATURING DJ HARVEY
HOSTED AT THE MIAMI BEACH EDITION

Party at A-Rod’s House

THURSDAY, DEC 3

COLLECTION VISITS

9am – onwards
The Craig Robins Collection of Art + Design
Featuring contemporary art and design
3841 NE 2nd Avenue, Miami, FL 33137

9am – 11:30 AM
Debra & Dennis Scholl Collection | Private Viewing
Contemporary Australian aboriginal painting

9:30-11 AM
Carlos Betancourt: Imperfect Utopia
Meet the artist and Book signing

Iraninan-born artist and filmmaker Shirin Neshat (STAN HONDA/AFP/Getty Images)
Iraninan-born artist and filmmaker Shirin Neshat will appear at Pratt’s “Women of Influence in the Business of Art” (STAN HONDA/AFP/Getty Images) STAN HONDA/AFP/Getty Images

11:00 AM
Q&A with Paul Laster
Soho Beach House
4385 Collins Ave, Miami Beach

11:00 AM
Pratt Presents at Art Basel Miami Beach Women of Influence in the Business of Art
With Shirin Neshat, visual artist; Mickalene Thomas, visual artist and Pratt alumna;
Heidi Zuckerman, Director, Aspen Art Museum;
and Stefano Tonchi, editor, W magazine (moderator)
The Miami Beach Edition Hotel
2901 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach, FL

11-1
Champagne Brunch with Louis Vuitton in Miami
140 NE 39th Street, Third Floor

10am-1pm
Kreëmart x Alexandre Arrechea at Miami Art Basel CIFO

10AM
Faena Forum
3300 Collins Ave, Miami Beach FL 33140

11AM – 1PM
The Bushwick Collective Block Party
Presented by Mana Urban Arts Project and Basel House
RC COLA PLANT
594 NW 23rd Street, Miami, FL 33127

1:00 PM
The Cultivist Artist Luncheon at The Setai (on the beach) hosted by 15 of their artist ambassadors (which will all be present!), some of which include: Richard Phillips, Daniel Arsham, Glenn Kaino, Zoe Buckman, Patricia Cronin, Bosco Sodi, Deborah Kass, Hank Willis Thomas, and Dustin Yellin.
At The Details

1-3 pm Swiss Institute/UBS lunch at the Setai Grille

10AM – 2PM
NADA Miami Beach
Private Preview
Fontainebleau Miami Beach (4441 Collins Avenue)

2.30pm-3.30pm
Whitewaller & ArtNet talk ; How Instagram is influencing the art world
Speakers: Simon DePury, Swizz Beatz, Daniel Arsham
Moderated by Katy Donoghue
L’Eden – FAENA hotel Penthouse

5-6 pm
Opening celebration and press preview for The Van (Redux), a major solo exhibition of artist Alex Bag
Please join us for ICA Miami’s kick-off celebration for Art Basel Miami Beach, featuring a press preview for video and performance artist Alex Bag’s major solo exhibition entitled The Van (Redux).
The Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami; 4040 NE 2nd Avenue, Miami, FL 3313

5pm – 11pm
Visionaire 65 FREE Public Art Installation in partnership with Stella Artois
On the Faena Art Beach at 34th Street | Faena Hotel Miami Beach | 3201 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach, FL 33140

Almudena Lobera, A Sight to Behold, 2011. Courtesy Faena Art, Miami Beach
Almudena Lobera, A Sight to Behold, 2011. Courtesy Faena Art, Miami BeachReception with Creative Time

6-8 pm
Reception at Sotheby’s Penthouse

6-8 PM
Ricardo Barroso Interiors with Eva Longoria
Casa Tua in Miami Beach

6 – 9 PM
Cecilia Dean & James Kaliardos Invite You To The Launch Of VISIONAIRE 65 FREE
Faena Hotel MB, Collins Ave and 34th Street

6-8
Paola Pivi’s Jungle of Eden
The Webster Hotel, 1220 Collins

6pm – 8pm
The Standard Shop Signing with Cheryl Dunn in celebration of FESTIVALS ARE GOOD
The Standard Spa Miami Beach | 40 Island Ave, Miami Beach

7:00 PM
ABSOLUT ELYX & WATER FOR PEOPLE CHARITY EVENT & SEAN KELLY
Delano South Beach
1685 Collins Avenue (entrance on 17th Street), Miami Beach, FL

7:00pm-9:00pm
Pierre Le-Tan x J. Crew for Design Miami/ Launch Party
726-728 Lincoln Road, Miami Beach, FL 33139

On behalf of Valentino’s Maria Grazia Chiuri & Pierpaolo Piccioli, to celebrate Mirabilia Romae, an installation by Italian artist Pietro Ruffo. The cocktail reception will take place from 7 to 9pm at Valentino located at 140 NE 39th Street in the Miami Design District.
8:30 pm

8:30 pm until late
DANIEL ARSHAM Premiere of “Future Relic 04”
The Edition Hotel, 2901 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach, FL 33140

9-12 pm
PONY and Zieher Smith & Horton
Honor 20-years of video and film by Martha Colburn
Foxhole Bar
1218 14th Ct
Miami Beach
DJ sets byAndrew Kuo and April Hunt

SHOWS

Dev Hynes (John Lamparski/Getty Images)
Dev Hynes will appear at the Perez Art Museum (John Lamparski/Getty Images)

9pm – 12am
PAMM Presents: Dimensions, by Devonté Hynes and Ryan McNamara
1103 Biscayne Boulevard
Pérez Art Museum Miami

9:30 pm
Other Criteria dinner
The Edition Hotel
2901 Collins Ave

11pm – 5am
Yabu Pushelberg Disco @ The EDITION, Performances by Horse Meat Disco & Giorgio Moroder
Basement @ The EDITION | 2901 Collins Ave, Miami Beach, FL 33140

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4

BRUNCH

9am – 12pm
CIFO | Brunch
In celebration of CIFO’s latest exhibition

10am-12pm
Whitewall & Moroso Breakfast talk
Speakers: Patrizia Moroso & Patricia Urquiola
at Botanical Garden

1pm – 3pm
Yabu Pushelberg Luncheon in Celebration of the Launch of YP: Transformation
Matador Room Terrace | 2901 Collins Ave, Miami Beach, FL 33140

5-8 pm
Honoring Ellen von Unwerth for her new WILDEN series
The Women’s Club of Miami Beach, Omar’s Cabana Club
2401 Pine Tree Drive
Miami Beach

5pm – 11pm
Visionaire 65 FREE Public Art Installation in partnership with Stella Artois
On the Faena Art Beach at 34th Street | Faena Hotel Miami Beach | 3201 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach, FL 33140

6-8pm
Pioneer Works invites you to a private preview for Intercourse
Edition Penthouse

6-8
Murano Glass
215 dilido drive
miami beach

NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 02: Robert De Niro's short film, ELLIS, will screen. (Photo by Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY – JUNE 02: Robert De Niro’s short film, ELLIS, will screen. (Photo by Andrew H. Walker/Getty Images)Murano Glass

6pm to 8pm
Cocktail reception & screening of ELLIS, a short film by JR starring Robert DeNiro
Eden Roc, 4525 Collins Avenue, Miami

7:00-9:00 p.m.
Chicago in Miami
The Sagamore Hotel, Poolside, 1671 Collins Ave., Miami Beach

7-11pm
PĿΛNΞS, curated by Anna Frost and Annika Kuhlmann
Opening reception and LOYAL Magazine launch
BasFisherInvitational
100 NE 11th Street
Miami

8 pm
Lisa Cooley Presents
A performance by Cynthia Daignault
Drinks will be served, Pyrotechnics may ensure
Miami Beach Marina
390 Alton Rd, Pier E
Miami Beach

8-11 pm
Wolfsonian + Vanity Fair VIP Party
Wolfsonian
1001 Washington Street
Miami Beach

8pm – onwards
Edvard Munch Art Award
A mark of recognition that is conferred on a contemporary artist.
Shelbourne Hotel South Beach

9 PM – 2 AM
Jack Shainman Gallery with Saint Heron
Surfcomber, 1717 Collins Avenue, Miami

The Wall at the W Hotel. (Andrew Toth/Getty Images for Dom Perignon - The Wall)
The Wall at the W Hotel. (Andrew Toth/Getty Images for Dom Perignon – The Wall)

10 pm until late
PERROTIN PARTY
Le Baron – Delano
1685 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach, FL 33139

11PM
Wall at the W Hotel
2201 Collins Ave, Miami Beach
Paris Hilton will DJ at WALL alongside Mr. Mauricio

SATURDAY, DEC 5

BRUNCH

8:30am – 12pm
Basel Brunch
Sagamore The Art Hotel

10:30am – onwards
Director’s Brunch
NSU Art Museum, Fort Lauderdale
Hosted by Director and Chief Curator Bonnie Clearwater

FREE shuttle service to and from the Miami Beach Convention Center and NSU Art Museum Fort Lauderdale on Saturday, December 5. (Driving time approximately 50 minutes). Look for the blue NSU “Shark Shuttle.”

PICK-UP AND DROP-OFF LOCATIONS:

Art Basel Miami Beach, Miami Beach Convention Center:
Location: Hall B, 1700 Washington Avenue, Miami Beach
Departure times: 9:30 am, 10:30 am, 12:30 pm, 1:30 pm

NSU Art Museum Fort Lauderdale:
Location: One East Las Olas Boulevard, Fort Lauderdale
Departure times: 11 am, noon, 2 pm, 3:30 pm

COLLECTION VISITS

9am – onwards
‘Self Profileration’
Curated by Micaela Giovannotti
Girls’ Club, Ft. Lauderdale

Jim Denevan, Solar Light Geometry, 2015. (Courtesy Faena Art, Miami Beach)
Jim Denevan, Solar Light Geometry, 2015. (Courtesy Faena Art, Miami Beach)

2pm – 11pm
Visionaire 65 FREE Public Art Installation
On the Faena Art Beach at 34th Street
Faena Hotel Miami Beach | 3201 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach, FL 33140

4-9 pm
Ghostface Killah
The Pool @ The Deauville
SATELLITE Music @ The Deauville, featuring Ghostface Killah Dawn Richard Antwon w/ special guest Lil Ugly Mane Collapsing Scenery DJ sets by Kingdom

5-8 pm
Artsy with Sandro, Interview and Nautilus, a SIXTY Hotel invite you to a sunset BBQ
Nautilus, a SIXTY Hotel
1825 Collins Avenue
Miami Beach

5-10 pm
Sanford Biggers: Matter and Xaviera Simmons:Index Seven. The two shows work across sculpture and photography.
Cocktail reception to celebrate ‘Alpha-Ation,’ a unique performance-practice by the young London-based artist duo Walter & Zoniel, on Saturday 5 December at the Delano Hotel, Rooftop, from 7-12pm

7pm – 10pm
The Standard + BHQFU Host ‘Chopped Art’
The Standard Spa Miami Beach | 40 Island Ave, Miami Beach, FL 33139

7pm
Lapo Elkann and Andrea Tessitore celebrate the launch of the first Italia Independent Ducati Scrambler at The Setai
2001 Collins Ave, Miami Beach

8pm
“Myths, Words and Fire” | Laura Kimpton Art Installation
SLS South Beach Hotel, 1701 Collins Ave, Miami Beach

8-10 pm
Private dinner for pop artist Alec Monopoly
Jason of Beverly Hills
140 NE 39 Street
Miami Design District, Palm Court

Vizcaya (Marc Avarette/WikiCommons)
Vizcaya (Marc Avarette/WikiCommons)

8pm – 11pm
Vizcaya Museum and Gardens | Reception
In celebration of ‘Fantastical Vizcaya’
Vizcaya Museum and Gardens

9PM
Wall at the W Hotel
2201 Collins Ave, Miami Beach

Famed Artist Domingo Zapata + Gran Centenario Tequila are collaborating on the “Angels on Earth” program, which supports the advancements of artists in the Latino community. Signature cocktails by Gran Centenario will be served.

SUNDAY, DEC 6

10:00am-11:00am

Basel, Lox, and Cream Cheese Annual Brunch
301 Washington Avenue, Miami Beach, FL 33139
Exclusive Guest Curator Tour of Discovery and Recovery: Preserving Iraqi Jewish Heritage

Noon – Sunset
Lazy Sunday BBQ @ The Standard with Creative Time and music by Brendan Falls
The Standard Spa Miami Beach | 40 Island Ave, Miami Beach, FL 33139

85 Events You May or May Not Be Invited to at Art Basel Miami