Miami Provocateur

Art Basel is here again. Quickly becoming one of the premier art weeks in North America Basel, Pulse, Scope and the rest of the satellite art fairs draw thousands of visitors to Miami each December. As Miami’s art scene grows and the number of fairs multiplies it is becoming more challenging to decide where to spend those precious few days. The three main areas of activity will be South Beach, the Wynwood Arts District, and the Miami Design District. Below is a list of must hit fairs and events.

• Art Basel : This is the flagship.
• GEISAI Miami : December 5-9 : Parliament Building, Soho Studios, Wynwood Art District, 2136 NW 1rst Avenue, Miami, FL 33127
  • 2001, GEISAI, Japanese for “art festival,” begins in Japan led by Kaiki Kiki, an artist led enterprise founded by Takashi Murakami. The idea is to allow artists to promote themselves and allow them to show and sell their work directly to the public. As you can imagine GEISAI takes off and six years later we’re lucky enough to have it show up on Miami’s radar. Traditionally GEISAI is held twice a year in Tokyo and has served as a launching pad for several artists. GEISAI Miami, has 20 artists representing five countries….. 3… 2… 1… lift-off
• PULSE : December 5-9 : Soho Studios, Wynwood Art District, 2136 NW 1rst Avenue, Miami, FL 33127
  • Fresh off its first London venture, PULSE comes to Miami for the third consecutive year. This year PULSE promises to maintain its edge and take up a notch hosting the debut of GEISAI Miami and offering a technology and video lounge, Pulse Play>. This year Pulse Play> presents Shot, Counter-Shot curated by Christopher Eamon as the video program.
• AIPAD Photography Show : December 5-9 : Wynwood Art District, NW 31rst Street and North Miami Avenue, Miami, FL 33127
  • The Association of International Photography Art Dealers makes its debut in Miami, over 40 of the world’s leading photo galleries will be in attendance.
• GEN ART : December 5-9, Palm Court, 309 23rd Street (just off Collins) Miami Beach, FL
  • Gen Art Miami’s Vanguard presents 25 up and coming artists curated by Francesco LoCastro entitled No One Belongs Here More than You. On Friday, December 7th stop by for one of Gen Art’s Miami’s party. In case you didn’t know Gen Art Miami’s parties are known for being an eclectic mixture of thriving, raw, creative energy and bohemian luxe-chic style. 
• NADA : December 5-9, Ice Palace, 1400 North Miami Avenue, Miami.
  • NADA stands for New Art Dealers Alliance which is a non-profit organization dedicated to creating a strong sense of community for those working in contemporary art.
• ART BASE-L : December 5-9, 927 Lincoln Road, Suite 118, Miami Beach, FL 33139.
  • Steven Giles the creative driving force behind BASE and BASE ANNEX partnered with DFC, David Leroi, and Gustavo Oviedo to present three installations at BASE ANNEX.  

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