Art Basel Miami Beach Events

Compiled by Robin Shear

 

 

FAIR OPENINGS

 

THURSDAY 7

  • Aqua Art Miami, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily through Saturday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, Aqua Hotel, 1530 Collins Ave., Miami Beach. 1-206-245-8598.

  • Art Basel Miami Beach: The International Art Show, featuring exhibitions of 200 galleries presenting art of the 20th and 21st century, noon to 8 p.m. daily through Sunday (until 6 p.m.), Miami Beach Convention Center, Halls A & D. Includes special sections Art Nova (new art works), Art Kabinetts (curated exhibitions), art magazines, art salon. New forum featuring hourly program of artist talks, book signings and round table discussions. $24/day; $36/two days; $12 after 5 p.m. 305-674-1292, www.artbasel.com.  For guided tours 1-863-602 7322.

  • Art Positions, 22 young galleries present upcoming artists in converted shipping containers. 2 to 10 p.m. daily through Sunday (until 6 p.m.) at Collins Park Beach between 21st and 22nd Streets, Miami Beach. 305-674-1292, www.artbasel.com. 

  • Bridge Art Fair, 1 to 10 p.m. today, noon to 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and noon to 6 p.m. Sunday, Catalina Hotel, 1732 Collins Ave., Miami Beach. 305-674-1160.

  • DiVA Digital and Video Art Fair 2006, 24 containers on display, Thursday to Sunday, Ocean Drive, between 11th and 12th streets, Miami Beach. Free. www.divafair.com/miami_06

  • Flow, “no attitude” invitational art fair with exhibitors from around the U.S., performance art, cocktail hour (6 to 7 p.m.), 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Thursday to Friday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, the Catalina Hotel and Beach Club, 1756 Collins Ave., first floor, Miami Beach. Free. 305-674-1160, www.flowfair.com. 

  • Frisbee Art Fair, Cavalier Hotel, 1320 Ocean Drive, Miami Beach, through Sunday. 305-531-3555.

  • Ink, featuring 15 “notable” publishers and dealers, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. through Saturday and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, Suites of Dorchester, 1850 Collins Ave., Miami Beach,. 305-531-5745.

  • NADA, the New Art Dealers Alliance fair, The Ice Palace, 1400 North Miami Ave., Miami, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. through Saturday and until 4 p.m. Sunday. 212-594-0883.

  • Photo Miami, the international, contemporary art fair for photo-based art, video and new media with more than 40 galleries represented, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. through Sunday, Soho Building, 2136 NW First Ave., Miami. $10 per day. 1-323-937-4659, www.artfairsinc.com.

  • PULSE Miami, more than 60 international exhibitors and several special artist installations, 1 to 8 p.m. today, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, 2700 NW Second Ave., Miami. 212-255-2327, www.pulse-art.com.

  • The Scope Sculpture Garden, large-scale sculpture that explores humanitarian, political and environmental issues, through Sunday. Sponsored by and located at Flamingo South Beach, 1504 Bay Road, Miami Beach (serviced daily by a shuttle). www.scope-art.com.

  • Scope Miami 2006, emerging contemporary art fair in 40,000 square foot pavilion, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily through Sunday, Roberto Clemente Park, 101 NW 34th St., Miami. $10.

  • Zones Contemporary Art Fair, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily through Sunday, Edge Zones World Arts Building, 2214 N. Miami Ave., Miami. 305-303-8852, www.edgezones.org.

FRIDAY 8

  • Pool Art Fair, also known as “Boomerang,” or “Pool Boomerang,” through Sunday, 1320 Ocean Drive, Miami Beach. $10. 305- 531-3555.

SATURDAY 9

  • Zones Contemporary Art Fair opening reception, 8 to 11 p.m., Edge Zones World Arts Building, 2214 N. Miami Ave., Miami. 305-303-8852, www.edgezones.org.

 

ART OPENINGS, EXHIBITIONS

 

THURSDAY 7

  • Art of Austrian Architecture, photographs and text, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. through Monday, (Sunday, noon to 6 p.m.), Zeitgeist Showroom, 3886 Biscayne Blvd., Miami. 305-576-1097.

  • Pimp My Kart Miami 2006, events and exhibition to benefit Community Partnership for the Homeless, through Saturday, Faktura Gallery, 169 NW 36th St., Miami. 305-758-9005, www.fakturagallery.com .

  • Sarah Lord and James Kitchens, artist reception, 6 to 9 p.m., Miami Art Group, 126 NE 40th St., Miami. 305-576-2633, www.miamiartgroup.com.

  • It’s So Unfair, installation-based work by eight artists, through Jan. 9. Artformz Alternative Gallery, Atlas Plaza, 130 NE 40th St., Miami. 305-572-0040, www.artformz.net

  • New Orleans: The Best of the Best, Steve Martin, Raine Bedsole, Mark Bercier, Francis Pavy, Nicole Charbonnet, Blake Boyd and Alan Gerson, Steve Martin Studio, 66 NE 40th St., Miami. 305-576-9221, www.stevemartinstudio.com.

  • Rituals: Perceptions and Visualizations, juried show with Deborah Jack, Alejandro Contreras, Loriel Beltran, Rachel Wilberforce, Predrag Pajdic, Elyce Semenec, Natalia Vasquez, Teri Richardson, Rodney Jackson, John Cox and John Beatle, opening reception, 6 to 10 p.m., through Dec. 31, Diaspora Vibe Gallery, 3938 N. Miami Ave., Miami. 305-573-4046.

  • Beautiful Chaos Paintings, works by Victor Hugo from his “Hurricane Wilma,” “Freedom of Speech Tour,” “9/11 Tribute” and “Overly Friendly E-mail” shows, through Sunday, 55th Street Station Art Gallery, 5580 NE Fourth Court, Miami. 954-655-7629.

  • Art Basel 2006: Abstract Humanity, photography and film by Ghada Khunji, Angel Enrique Valentin, Mark Craemer, David Tamargo and Juan Carlos Zaldivar, through Jan. 31, 2007 (opening reception, 7 p.m. Saturday), Filtro- A Foto Space, 2320 N. Miami Ave., Miami. 305-571-9565, www.filtrofoto.com.

  • Jessica Dickinson: The View From Here, paintings and drawings by the New York-based artist, Bas Fisher Invitational, 108 NE 39th St., Suite 210, Miami. opening reception 7 to 10 p.m. Saturday; closing reception 7 to 10 p.m. Jan. 13. info@basfisherinvitational.com, www.basfisherinvitational.com. 

  • The KUNST Motel (at ARTpartments), works by LEBO, Juan Griego, Matt Cash, Space, Y.M.I., Keen, Blair Russell, Herb N. Life, Gary Gary and Made by Them, opening reception, 6 to 11 p.m. (also open 3 to 9 p.m. Friday to Monday), 510 NE 62nd St., Miami. 305-582-7749.

  • StreetLife: Miami’s Urban Transformation, photography exhibit by Meg Pukel, opening cocktail reception, 7 p.m., Metro 1 Properties, 120 NE 27th St., Bay 200, Wynwood. Through March 2007. 305-571-9991.

  • The Yard@CasaLin annual exhibition, with the New World School of the Arts Visual Arts Department, outdoor exhibition space with art interventions, performance and sound by Roberto Behar and Rosario Marquardt, Robert Chambers, Charles Juhasz-Alvarado, Mark Koven, Joshua Levine, Terri Lindbloom, Ana Rosa Rivera Marrerro and Gustavo Matamoros, through Sunday, 55 NW 30th St., Miami. 305-237-3559, www.CasaLin.org.

  • José Parlá: Cityscapes, noon to 8 p.m. daily through Sunday. Cityscapes, 2228 Park Ave., Miami Beach. 305-637-3750.

  • Torn Curtain, contemporary works by six Hungarian artists, opening reception, 6 to 9 p.m., through Jan. 7, 2007, Lincoln Theatre, 541 Lincoln Road, Miami Beach. 305-798-8390, www.torncurtainart.com.

  • A Room of One’s Own, through Sunday, Frost Art Museum, SW 107th Avenue and SW Eighth Street, University Park, PC 110, Miami. 305-348-2890.

  • Video: An Art, A History, 1965-2005: New Media Collection, Centre Pompidou, through Sunday, Miami Art Central, 5960 SW 57th Ave., Miami. 305-455-3333.

  • Third Annual Masters’ Mystery Art Show, 1,500postcards created by more than 300 artists a few celebrities, through Friday, The Ritz-Carlton, South Beach, 1 Lincoln Road, Miami Beach. $50 each to benefit Florida International University Masters in Fine Arts Program. 786-276-4000, www.ritzcarlton.com.

  • Marco Otero, painter and sculptor, with Beverly Brodsky, Douglas Freed, Silvia Poloto and Mario Velez, Etra Fine Art, 50 NE 40th St., Miami. 305-438-4383, www.etrafineart.com.

  • Haute Peinture, new works by Canadian commission artist Tanya Slingsby, today through Sunday, Directions Miami, 50 NE 40th St., Miami. 305-571-5595.

  • Ofelia Rodriguez, Colombian artist, reception, 7 to 11 p.m. today and Saturday, Laude De Mazieres showroom, 3817 NE Second Ave., Miami. 305-576-6454 www.lauredemazieres.com.

  • Martin Marguiles Collection, works of Zilvinas Kempinas, Hiraki Sawa, Eija-Liisa Ahtila, John Szarkowski, Danny Lyon, Olafur Eliasson, Alec Soth and Maurizio Pelligrin on display at 591 NW 27 St., Miami. Ongoing starting at 9 a.m. 305-576-1051.

  • Rubell Family Collection: Red Eye, Los Angeles artists from the Rubell Family Collection, 95 NW 29 St., Miami. Ongoing from 9 a.m. to noon. 305-573-6090.

  • Cisneros Fontanals Art Foundation, 1018 N. Miami Ave., Miami. Public access through Sunday, except for Friday VIP cardholders event. 305-455-3385.

  • Art Video Lounge, program of video art curated by Michael Rush, daily through Sunday, Rose Art Museum Botanical Garden, 2000 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach. Guided tours: 1-863-602-7322.

  • Art Projects, installations in public places, 2 to 10 p.m. through Sunday, Collins Park Beach between 21st and 22nd streets.

  • The Machine, the Body and the City: Modern Photographs from the Charles Cowles Collection, featuring work by Lorna Simpson and Mark Dion, Miami Art Museum, 101 W. Flagler St., Miami, from 8 to 10 p.m. Access with VIP cards, exhibitor’s pass, press pass. 305-375 3000.

  • Carlos Alfonzo: Extreme Expression, featured during Freedom Tower Inauguration at 600 Biscayne Boulevard, Miami, from 8:30 to 11 p.m. 305-416-9779 ext. 144.

FRIDAY 8

  • Dorsch Gallery, open 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. today and Sunday, and 8 a.m. to midnight Saturday, 151 NW 24th St., Miami. 305-576-1278.

  • Alberto Godoy, Cuban artist, reception, 6 to 9 p.m., Miami Art Group Gallery, 126 NE 40th St., Miami. 305-576-2633, www.miamiartgroup.com.

  • MIU New Works: Faculty Exhibition 2006, opening reception, 6 to 9 p.m., through Dec. 28, Miami International University of Art and Design, 1501 Biscayne Blvd., Miami. 305-428-5700.

  • Tides Gallery, contemporary artist collaborative effort, reception today and tomorrow, 6 to 9 p.m., through Dec.15., Tides Gallery, Atlas Plaza, 114 NE 40th St., Miami. info@tidesgallery.com,  www.tidesgallery.com.

  • New World Student Exhibition, juried show of New World School of the Arts

  • New World Gallery, 25 NE Second St., Miami, 8 to 9 p.m. 305-237-3101.

  • We’ll Make a Lover of You, reception, 8 to 10 p.m., Art Center/South Florida, 800 Lincoln Road, Miami Beach. 305-674-8278, ext. 14.

  • Giving Visibility: Representations of Reality and Unseen Worlds, film and video by Michel Auder, Candice Breitz, Gabriel Lester, Jonas Mekas and Francesco Vezzoli, open house/reception, 8 to 11:30 p.m. today and tomorrow and 8 to 10 p.m. Sunday. Mekas film retrospective and photography exhibition continues through December. Miami Beach Cinematheque, 512 Española Way, Miami Beach. 305- 673-4567.

SATURDAY 9

  • Bodies, art exhibition, opening, 6 p.m., through Sunday, Espace P&F, 268 NE 60th St., Miami. www.xposureadvertising.com.

  • Destroy This City, art exhibition, opening reception, 7 p.m., David Castillo Gallery, 2234 NW Second Avenue, Miami. 305-573-8110.

  • Decadence is Degradation, art exhibit by Naomi Fisher, opening reception, 7 p.m., Fredric Snitzer Gallery, 2247 NW 1st Place, Miami. Through Jan. 7. 305-448-8976.

  • Emanuele Cacciatore: Paintings and Tony Caltabiano: Photography, reception, 7 to 11 p.m., Abba Fine Art, 233 NW 36th St., Miami. 305-576-4278, www.abbafineart.com.

  • Art Basel 2006: Abstract Humanity, opening reception, 7 p.m., Filtro- A Foto Space, 2320 N. Miami Ave., Miami. 305-571-9565, www.filtrofoto.com.

  • Art & Flowers. Chihuly at Fairchild, glass art and sculpture installations by Dale Chihuly, Franz West, Mark Dion, Joshua Levine, Ursula von Rydingsvard, Michele Oka Doner, Daisy Youngblood and others, opening, through May 31, 2007, Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, 10901 Old Cutler Road, Coral Gables. $20. 305-667-1651, www.fairchildgarden.org.

  • Here nor There, Ivan Toth Depeña, opening reception, 7 to 10 p.m., North Gallery; The Sorrows of Young Wynd, Robert Wyndham Bucknell, opening reception 7 to 10 p.m., South Gallery, Ingalls & Associates, 125 NW 23rd St., Miami. 305-573-6263, www.ingallsassociates.com.

  • Carlos Betancourt: The Cut-Out Army, installation of cut-outs of close to 100 people the artist photographed for this project, reception 8:30 p.m. to midnight, through Wednesday, 2200 NW First Place, Miami. 305-576-1804.

  • Fuentes Ferrin, Cuban artist, reception, 6 to 9 p.m., Miami Art Group Gallery, 126 NE 40th St., Miami. 305-576-2633, www.miamiartgroup.com.

  • Sterz: Nothing created is of any ultimate use without hope in the main gallery and Daniel Verbis: El/Nudo/en/el/Laberinto in the project room, opening reception, 7:30 to 10 p.m., through Jan. 6, 2007, Diana Lowenstein Fine Arts, 2043 N. Miami Ave., Miami. 305.576.1804, www.dlfinearts.com.

  • Sueño, a solo exhibition by Santiago Rubino, and ’Scape, a solo show by Adriana Farmiga, opening reception, 7 p.m. to midnight, Spinello Gallery, 3436 N. Miami Ave., Miami. 786-271-4223, www.spinellogallery.com.  Through Jan. 6, 2007.

  • Lladró Re-Cyclos Magical, classic Lladró reworked into new pieces of art by Bodo Sperlein, cocktail reception 7 to 10 p.m. at The Space (transformed into Lladró’s Magical Forest), 100 NE 25th St., Miami. 305-644-3555.

  • Mysteries and Masters: An International Group Show for Art Basel, opening 7 p.m., Art Fusion Galleries, 1 NE 40th St., Suites 3, 6 and 7, Miami. 305-573-5730, www.artfusiongallery.com.

  • 20/20 Exhibition, 20 years and 20 artists, including Eduardo del Valle and Mirta Gomez, Kaarina Kaikkonen, Daniel Kedar, Francisco Olazabal, Hiroshi Watanbe and Helga Griffith, opening reception, 8 p.m. to 1 a.m., through Dec. 30, Chelsea Galleria Wynwood, 2441 NW Second Ave., Miami. 305-576-2950.

  • New World Student Exhibition, juried show of New World School of the Arts

  • New World Gallery, 25 NE Second St., Miami, 8 to 9 p.m. 305-237-3101.

  • Humberto Calzada: In Dreams Awake reception, Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami, 1301 Stanford Drive, Coral Gables 9 a.m. to noon. Access with exhibitor’s pass, VIP cards, press pass. 305-284-6981.

  • Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden reception featuring work of Dale Chihuly, Sol Lewitt, Mark Dion, Ursula van Rydingsvard, Franz West, Daisy Youngblood, 10901 Old Cutler Road, Coral Gables, from 9 a.m. to noon. Shuttle buses from Miami Beach Convention Center, 1901 Convention Center Drive. 305-667-1651 ext. 3383.

  • Carnival Center for the Performing Arts reception presents public art works by José Bedia, Cundo Bermudez, Gary Moore, Anna Valentina Murch, Robert Rahway Zakanitch, Konstantia Kontaxis and Ed Talavera. At 1 Herald Plaza and Performing Arts Center, 1444 Biscayne Boulevard, Miami, from 9 a.m. to noon. 305-375-5362.

 

ONGOING

  • Place The World in a Suitcase, audiovisual project, Centro Cultural Español, 800 Douglas Road, Suite 170, Coral Gables. Through Sep. 26. 305-448-9677.

  • The Accident, art exhibition by Koen Vanmechelen, noon, Berengo Contemporary, Palm Court, 309 23rd St., Miami Beach. Through Feb. 28. 646-826-9558.

  • Daniela Edburg, solo exhibition, through Jan. 25, 2007, Kunsthaus, 3312 N. Miami Ave., Miami. 305-438-1333, www.kunsthaus.org.mx. 

  • Reclamation Project, mangrove seedlings installation by Xavier Cortada and volunteers, various locations, South Beach. www.reclamationproject.net.

  • The Haitian Art Factory, paintings, voodoo flags, sculptures, 835 NE 79th St., Miami. 305-758-6939, www.HaitianArtFactory.com.

  • Pablo Cano: City Beneath the Sea, MOCA, 770 NE 125th St., North Miami. Through Dec. 23. 305-893-6211.

  • Sueño: Santiago Rubino and ’scape: Adriana Farmiga, Spinello Gallery, 3436 N. Miami Ave., 2nd Floor, Miami, Through Jan. 6.305-576-0208.

  • We’ll Make a Lover of You, Art Center/South Florida, 800 Lincoln Road, Miami Beach. Through Jan. 7. Free. 305-538-7887 or www.artcentersf.org

  • Elusive Signs: Bruce Nauman Works With Light, MOCA, Joan Lehman Building, 770 NE 125th St., North Miami. Through Jan. 7. $5. 305-893-6211.

  • I Love My Box, Jon Davis and Reeve Schumacher, a series of exhibits in experimental spaces, Damien B. Contemporary Art Center, 282 NW 36th St., Miami. Through Jan. 8. 305-573-4949.

  • Mark Dion: South Florida Wildlife Rescue Unit, installation, Miami Art Museum, 101 W. Flagler St., Miami. Through Jan. 14. 305-375-3000.

  • Second Saturdays at ArtSouth, second Saturdays, 3 p.m., ArtSouth Gallery, 240 N. Krome Ave., Homestead. 305-247-9406.

  • Miami Beach: America’s Tropical Resort, through Jan. 14, Historical Museum of Southern Florida, 101 W. Flagler St., Miami. 305-375-1492.

  • Exhibition: Celebration of the Carnival Center’s Opening, through January 2007, The Wolfsonian-FIU, 1001 Washington Ave., Miami Beach. 305-535-2622.

  • Lorna Simpson, exhibit, Miami Art Museum, 101 W. Flagler St., Miami. Through Feb. 4. $5. 305-375-3000.

  • Bodies…the Exhibition, through March 25, 5701 Sunset Drive, Suite 150, South Miami. 1-866-866-8265.

  • Modern Photographs: The Machine, the Body and the City Gifts from the Charles Cowles Photography Collection, Miami Art Museum, 101 W. Flagler St., Miami, through April 15. $5. 305-375-3000 www.miamiartmuseum.org.

  • Cheech Marin’s Chicano Visions: American Painters on the Verge, Museum of Art/Fort Lauderdale, One East Las Olas Blvd., Fort Lauderdale, through May 1. $3 - $6. 954-525-5500.

  • Art and Design in the Modern Age: Selections from the Wolfsonian Collection, 1001 Washington Ave., Miami Beach. 305-535-2656.

  • Destination Cuba: Tourism to Cuba 1902-1958, University of Miami’s Otto G. Richter Library, 1300 Memorial Drive, Coral Gables. 305-284-4900.

  • Hebraica Mirrors, permanent, Jewish Museum of Florida, 301 Washington Ave., Miami Beach. 305-672-5044.

  • And Away We Go!,permanent, Jackie Gleason Theater, 1700 Washington, Ave., Miami Beach. 305-673-7311.

  • The Salon: 18th and 19th Century Portraits from the Bass Collection, permanent, Bass Museum of Art, 2121 Park Ave., Miami Beach. 305-673-7530.

  • Titanic: The Artifact Exhibition, permanent, Miami Museum of Science and Planetarium, 3280 S. Miami Ave., Miami. 305-646-4223.

DESIGN

 

 

THURSDAY 7

  • Design Miami: New Objects: USA, new work by Wendell Castle, Michele Oka Doner, Jeff Zimmerman and Ted Muehling, opening 8 p.m. to midnight; 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday and Sunday, noon to midnight Saturday, Mosaic Building, 155 NE 40th St., Miami. 1-212-873-3284.

  • Tour Abitare Miami, a one-night showroom tour during the 2nd annual Tour Abitare Italia, 6 to 9 p.m., various showrooms throughout Miami’s Design District as well as Coral Gables and Dania Beach. 305-864-3434, ext. 127, www.tourabitareitalia.com.

  • Art of Austrian Architecture, photographs and text, daily 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. through Monday, (noon to 6 p.m. Sunday), Zeitgeist Showroom, 3886 Biscayne Blvd., Miami. 305-576-1097.

  • Rolls Royce presents The Essence of Design/Powered by Rolls-Royce, hosted by Marek (the designer of Rolls-Royce Phantom) and Peter Miles (president of Rolls Royce North America), 10 p.m., The Forge, 432 W 41st St., Miami Beach. No cover. 305-538-8533, www.theforge.com.

  • Mattia Biagi and Marcel van der Vlugt, Thursday to Sunday, Majestic at Home, 3438 N. Miami Ave., Miami. 305-573-4445.

  • Cantilevered Realms, work by Cuban artists Sandra Ramos, Luis Gomez, Abel Barroso, 1DD Studio, 5582 NE Fourth Court, Miami. 305-758-2777.

  • CANCELED: Conversation with Jacques Herzog of Herzog & De Meuron Architects and Terence Riley, director of Miami Art Museum, 305-375-3000.

  • Vernissage Design Miami presents important international design galleries exhibiting historic and contemporary design. Reception will unveil “Designer of the Year” installation. 8 p.m. to midnight, Moore Furniture Building, 4040 NE Second Ave., Miami. Access with VIP cards, exhibitor’s pass, press pass. Continues 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday, 11 a.m. to midnight Saturday and 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday. www.designmiami.com.

  • Holly Hunt, 20th century furniture, cocktails and music, 7 to 10 p.m. today and Saturday (until 11 p.m.), 3833 NE Second Ave., Miami. 305-571-2012.

  • The Morris Lapidus Collection preview, furniture, presented by Dennis Miller Associates and Deborah Desilets, through Saturday, the Lapidus Upper-Lobby of the Ritz Carlton, 1 Lincoln Road, Miami Beach. 786-276-4000, www.dennismiller.com.

  • Kartell and Assouline Books, opening reception, 7 p.m., through Jan. 5, 2007, Kartell Miami, 170 NE 40th St., Miami. RSVP to 1-212-353-1383 or rsvp8@bdeonline.biz.

  • Sheva Fruitman, exhibition/sale of minimalist silver jewelry inspired by the aesthetic of Agnes Martin, Carl Andre, American Modernism and Bauhaus architecture, through Sunday, the Wolfsonian-FIU Dynamo Museum Shop, 1001 Washington Ave., Miami Beach. 305-531-1001, www.wolfsonian.org.

  • Casa Décor Miami ’06, 60 spaces redesigned by Santiago Bernal with Sylvia Naziazeni, Michael Wolk, Alfredo Brito, Marcos Zucaratto, Sam Robin and Jeffrey Thrasher, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. through Sunday, Dec. 17, Miami Woman’s Club, 1737 N. Bayshore Drive, Miami. $20. 305-373-3700, www.casadecor-usa.com 

FRIDAY 8

  • Design Miami, 20 leading design galleries along with design museums, publishers and design talks, 1 to 7 p.m., Moore Building Design District, 191 40th St., Miami. 305-572-0866.

  • Blurred Boundaries, Design as Business, The Moore Building, 4040 NE 2nd Ave., Miami, 6 to 8 p.m., 305-572-0866.

SATURDAY 9

  • Design District openings. The Moore Space: Allora & Calzadilla; The Moore Space Loft: Zero Hero by John Bock; Modus R – New Art from Russia organized by the Cultural Mission Foundation Moscow; Rising stars: Latin Artists from North America; with love, new art from India; Foundation 2021, Peter Seidler, “The Protectors” and “Animal Powers”; E. V. Day “Stealth, Black Hole and Red Streak.” NE Second Avenue between 39th and 40th Streets, Miami Design District, 8:30 p.m. to midnight. Access with VIP cards. 305-573-8116.

  • Design Miami, 20 leading design galleries along with design museums, publishers and design talks, 8 p.m. to midnight, Moore Building Design District, 191 40th St., Miami. 305-572-0866.

  • Art Loves Design, Second Saturday’s Art & Design Night events and exhibitions, 7 p.m. to midnight, including Centre Pompidou, Moss, Established & Sons, Paper Magazine, Contrasts Gallery, and others. NE Second Avenue between 39th and 40th streets, Miami Design District, 8:30 p.m. to midnight. 305-573 8116.

SUNDAY 10

  • Blurred Boundaries: Design as Culture, The Moore Building, 4040 NE Second Ave., Miami, 2 to 4 p.m. 305-572-0866.

 

 

PERFORMANCE ART & PARTIES

 

THURSDAY 7

  • SKYWALKERS, art parade curated by FriendsWithYou, to benefit ArtCenter/South Florida and Legal Art, 2 p.m., from the sand at 17th Street and South Beach proceeding along the shoreline to Fifth Street, ending with an after-party at OLA Restaurant, 425 Ocean Drive, Miami Beach. 305-674-8278.

  • Scope Art Fair’s “Culture on the Verge,” Opening Night Party, 8 p.m., with fair preview, live performances and interactive art installations, 8 p.m., Roberto Clemente Park, 101 NW 34th St., Miami. $20. 305-695-8200, www.genart.org. 

  • Flow Art Fair, showcases work of Janet Biggs with synchronized swimming, 9 p.m., The Catalina Hotel pool, 1756 Collins Ave., Miami Beach. 305-674-1160.

  • Art Sound Lounge, listeners provided wireless headphones as they stroll through the gardens to a program featuring music and sound by, for, and about flowers, insects and birds. Curated by David Weinstein of WPS1. Through Sunday at Botanical Gardens Building, 2000 Convention Center Drive, through Dec. 10 from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. 1-863-602 7322.

  • Art Perform, program curated by Jens Hoffmann, 2 to 10 p.m. through Sunday, Collins Park Beach between 21st and 22nd streets. 1-863-602 7322.

  • Artist DJs program curated by Alanna Heiss and Klaus Biesenbach, WPS1 feature open air cinema of music videos, 2 to 10 p.m., Collins Park Beach between 21st and 22nd streets. 1-863-602 7322.

  • Flow Art Fair Flowtini Cocktail Hour, 6 to 7 p.m. daily through Saturday, The Catalina Hotel, 1756 Collins Ave., Miami Beach. 305-674-1160.

  • Artist DJ Las Chancletas Vanguardistas, Havana / Chicago, Collins Park Beach between 21st and 22nd Streets, from 7 to 9 p.m. 1-863-602 7322.

  • Art Bar @ Delano, by the Delano Hotel’s pool bar, 1685 Collins Ave., Miami Beach, from 10 p.m. until late, through Saturday. 305-672-2000 ext. 2043.

  • Art Lounge @ Skybar, from 10 p.m. until late through Sunday, The Shore Club Hotel, 1901 Collins Ave, Miami Beach. 305-695-3345.

  • Quintron and Miss Pussycat, with Mr. Entertainment and his Pookiesmackers, The Fabulous Shuttle Lounge featuring Ravelstein and the Rocketts, and other loose persons, Churchill’s Hideaway, 5501 NE Second Ave., Miami. $10. 305-757-1807.

  • Susan Lee-Chun at -scope Miami, daily performance, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 6 to 9 p.m. today; noon to 3 p.m. daily Friday through Saturday, Roberto Clemente Park, 101 NW 34th St., Miami. 305-576-0208.

FRIDAY 8

  • Parthenogenesis, Angelo Musco’s performance art featuring 11 models in white, presented by Agró/Glickman Step (1) in connection with Art Basel Miami Beach 2006 and sponsored by Fondazione Borsalino, 9:30 p.m. to 12:30 a.m., Nikki Beach, 1 Ocean Drive, Miami Beach. Free. 305-538-1111.

  • Artist DJ Yoshua Okon, Mexico City / Los Angeles, 7 to 9 p.m., Collins Park Beach between 21st and 22nd streets, Miami Beach.

  • Lie Detector, Featuring art by Greg Bush and Gypsy, music by Will Renuart, Captain Ridiculous, Chris Graham, Nektar, Circa 28, 2826 N Miami Avenue, Miami. 305-722-1858.

SATURDAY 9

  • “Kick It One Time” Performance Project /Rush Arts X Party/Art Basel Miami Beach, 7-10 p.m., one-night live performance project with DJ Induce, Ingalls & Associates, 125 NW 23rd St., Miami. 305-573-6263.

  • Gustavo Matamoros Organ Reception, Vizcaya Museum and Gardens, 3251 S. Miami Ave., Miami, 9.30 a.m. to noon. Access with VIP cards. 305-860-8434.

  • Todd Oldham Art Basel party, featuring “Drunken Letters to Stray Balloons,” an installation of personal ephemera, panting, drawing, sculpture and video by New York-based artist Daniel Joseph, 6 to 8 p.m., The Fairfax, 18th Street and Collins Avenue, Miami Beach. Free admission. RSVP at rsvp@thewolf.fiu.edu  or 305-535-2645.

  • Lawrence Weiner: (Lo & Behold) (Mira & Ve), site-specific installation, reception 8 to 11 p.m. only open to Art Basel/Miami Beach VIP cardholders, Wolfsonian “Diplomats” and higher, The Wolfsonian-FIU, 1001 Washington Ave., Miami Beach. 305-535-2648, thea@thewolf.fiu.edu.

  • Artificial Light, an exhibition featuring new work by seven artists who use light as their primary material. on view through Feb. 18, 2007, with a MOCASONIC performance, 7 to 10 p.m. titled “E-Merce in Fashion Runway Battle inspired by choreographer Merce Cunningham’s legacy, at the MOCA at Goldman Warehouse, 404 NW 26th St., Miami. Admission is by donation. 305-893-6211.

  • Miami Art Museum Ball’s annual fundraising gala event at the Miami Beach Convention Center’s Hall C, 1901 Convention Center, 7 p.m. to 1 a.m. 305-663-5307.

  • No Restraint: Matthew Barney, a film by Alison Chernick, 8:30 p.m., Colony Theater, 1040 Lincoln Road, Miami Beach. Invitation only. Tickets available at VIP and information desk. 305-674-8278, ext. 14.

  • Art Center/South Florida hosts after party for Flow Art Fair and Bridge Art Fair, 800 Lincoln Road, Miami Beach, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. 305-538-7887.

  • Adidas, featuring art by Harif Guzman, Ricky Powell and Chris Pastiz (Stereo Skateboards), 226 Eighth St., Miami Beach. 305-673-2484.

  • Art Bastard, art inspired and created by musical performance, featuring art by Kid Juan Sebatian, Kent Hernandez, Matthew Owen Reininger and live painting by Hydroplane and Fourpack; music by Matthew Owen Reininger, Stravinsky, Benton, Saul D and WDF, PS14, 28 NE 14th St., Miami. 305-358-3600.

SUNDAY 10

  • Miami Art Museum’s 2006 Ball, official Art Basel Miami Beach event, Miami Beach Convention Center, 1901 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach. $600-$1,000. 305-663-5307.

  • The Ice Link Art Basel Party, a fashion show featuring millions of dollars in fine gems and jewelry designed by celebrity jeweler Ice Link, 10 p.m., The Forge, 432 W 41st St., Miami Beach. No cover. 305-538-8533, www.theforge.com.

  • Art Basel Closing Concert, Brazilian Girls, Agape featuring Nadia Harris, 9 p.m., Pawn Shop Lounge, 1222 NE Second Ave., Miami. $25. 305-373-3511.

  • Good Bread Alley, a Tribute to Purvis Young, gospel stroll, noon to 10 p.m. with a 6 p.m. reception, the Historic Lyric Theater, 819 NW Second Ave., Miami.

  • Graffiti Art, live painting and reception, 6 p.m., the Whitelaw Hotel, 808 Collins Ave., Miami Beach. 305-398-7000.

 

BRUNCH, LUNCH, LECTURES, TOURS

 

THURSDAY 7

  • Dorsch Gallery Hosts “Basel Loves Wynwood” Morning Gallery Tour, gallery open 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., 151 NW 24th St., Miami. 305-576-1278.

  • French designer Jean Marie Massaud lecture, 11 a.m., followed by noon luncheon, Poltrona Frau Miami, 10 NE 39th St., Miami. 305-576-3636, www.frauatlantica.net.

  • “The Art of Austrian Architecture,” and “The Art of Living Sustainably,” lectures by Hans Lechner, professor of architecture at Technical University, Graz, Austria, and Carolyne Mitchell, South Florida chapter president of the U.S. Green Building Council, 6 p.m., Zeitgeist Showroom, 3886 Biscayne Blvd., Miami. Free. 305-576-1097.

  • The Young Mandarins 2006, contemporary art exhibition through Sunday, with a breakfast/panel discussion, “New Directions in Collecting,” today. Required registration at 1-212-799-7821. Mandarin Oriental, 500 Brickell Key Drive, Miami. 305-913 8333.

  • Wynwood Art District Tour, over 40 art spaces are holding special exhibitions, including MOCA at the Goldman Warehouse, World Class Boxing, Locust Projects, CasaLin, Fredric Snitzer Gallery, Emmanuel Perrotin Gallery, Kevin Bruk Gallery, Karpio & Facchini Gallery, Diana Lowenstein Fine Arts. From noon to noon in Miami. See maps at VIP Desk. 305-527-7029.

  • Art Boat Tour, view artworks via boat on Biscayne Bay of the Miami Beach collections of George Lindemann Jr., Susan and Dennis Richard, Craig Robins, Debra and Dennis Scholl, courtesy of Miami Duck Tours. Pick-up and drop-off at the Convention Center, 1901 Convention Center Drive. From 9 a.m. to noon through Dec. 9. 786-276-8300.

  • Breakfast at the Yard@Casa Lin, outdoor exhibition space, in conjunction with Wynwood Art District Tour, 10 a.m. to noon, 55 NW 30th St., Miami. TheYardatCasaLin@yahoo.com,  www.casalin.org.

  • Kenny Scharf, exhibition and performance in conjunction with Art Basel Miami Beach, 10 p.m., featuring Astral Uber Cumulo Nimbus Atlantian Express, a 1960 Cadillac Coupe DeVille brought to life in signature Scharf-style and an interpretive dance by Scharf and a group called the Vomidinglberry Movement Troupe doing what Scharf calls “The Rectal Romp Troglodyte Starshow,” poolside, the Raleigh hotel, 1775 Collins Ave., Miami Beach. Free. 305-534-6300.

 

FRIDAY 8

  • Flow Art Fair hosts Museum & Curators brunch at The Catalina Hotel, 1756 Collins Ave., Miami Beach, 10 a.m. to noon. 305-674-1160.

  • Jeremiah Jenner, photography exhibit and wine tasting event, 8 p.m., The Loft Gallery, The Vine Wine Shop, 7657 Biscayne Boulevard, Miami. Advanced reservations required. $20. 305-759-8463.

  • photo MIAMI artists’ lecture series with Carrie Mae Weems and Enrique Martinez Celaya, 1 to 4 p.m., Miami Art Museum, 101 W. Flagler St., Miami. Free. 305-

  • Art Loves Film with Dennis Hopper presenting Easy Rider and introduction by Bob Colacello of Vanity Fair, The Colony Theater, 1040 Lincoln Road, Miami Beach.

  • Tickets available at VIP Desk and Information Desk. Limited seating. Doors open at 8 p.m. 305-674-1292.

  • Art Tours of Miami Design District, 180 NE 40 Street, Miami Design District, from 9 a.m. to noon. 305-573-8116.

  • Art Basel Conversations: Art Collections, Memory and Collecting, 10 a.m., Art Guest Lounge, Entrance Lobby D, Miami Beach Convention Center, 1901 Convention Center Drive, 10 to 11:30 a.m.

 

SATURDAY 9

  • Curating, Collecting and Conserving Video Art panel discussion at 11 a.m., Miami Art Central, 5960 SW 57th Ave., South Miami. 305-455-3336, www.miamiartcentral.org.

  • Art Basel Conversations: The Future of the Museum, Focus Latin America, 10 a.m., Art Guest Lounge, Entrance Lobby D, Miami Beach Convention Center, 1901 Convention Center Drive.

  • We’ll Make a Lover of You Breakfast A(r)telier at 800 Lincoln Road, Miami Beach, 10 a.m.. 305-674-8278 ext. 14.

  • Cisneros Fontanals Art Foundation panel discussions and guided tours through Dec. 10 at 10 a.m. Phone: 305-455-3385.

  • Art Loves Design: Talk with Marc Newson, DASH High School Courtyard, 4001 NE Second Ave., Miami, from 9 to 10 p.m. 305-572-0866.

  • Design and Architecture Senior High School students complete public art piece for Kubik, 10 a.m. to noon, 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 9 p.m., Kubik, 5582 NE Fourth Court, Miami. 305-762-6100, www.kubikspace.com.

  • Second Saturdays Gallery Walk, 7 to 10 p.m., www.wynwoodartdistrict.com

SUNDAY 10

  • Parodi Lecture in Philosophy of Art: Art Versus Video Art, by Dominic Mclver Lopes, Miami Art Central, 5960 SW 57th Ave., Miami. 305-455-3336, www.miamiartcentral.org.

  • Jed Perl, art critic of The New Republic and author of New Art City: The Painters and Sculptors of Manhattan, 1950-65 , 3 p.m., Books & Books, 265 Aragon Ave., Coral Gables. 305-442-4408.

  • Art Basel Breakfast for Art Basel VIP cardholders, 9 a.m. to noon, Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden, 10901 Old Cutler Road, Coral Gables. $20. 305-667-1651, www.fairchildgarden.org.

  • Breakfast in the Park, Art Basel-sponsored event: informal talk by Deborah Butterfield and tours of Martin Z. Margulies Sculpture Park, 9:30 a.m. to noon, Patricia and Phillip Frost Art Museum, Florida International University, University Park Campus, PC 110, SW 107th Avenue and SW Eighth Street, Miami. 305-348-1899.

  • Art Basel Breakfast at the Art Café, 8:30 to 10 a.m., the Miami Beach Botanical Garden, 2000 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach. Includes champagne, South Beach Chamber Ensemble performance, a ticket to Art Basel at the Miami Beach Convention Center and entrance to the Garden’s Videolounge. $40. 305-673-7256, ext. 206.

  • Coral Gables tour featuring a wine lecture and art and architecture tour, hosted by the City of Coral Gables Cultural Development Board, from 9 a.m. to noon. 305-460 5311.

  • Art Basel Conversations: Architecture for Art, Artists who Build, 10 a.m., at Art Guest Lounge, Entrance Lobby D of Miami Beach Convention Center, 1901 Convention Center Drive.

 

MISCELLANEOUS

 

CREATIVE TRANSPORT

  • Complimentary valet parking will be available between from 6 p.m. on Second Saturday evenings on Second Avenue between 39th and 40th Streets.

  • ICAS Wynwood PediCab, 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Friday to Sunday, free service between hub stations at NADA, Pulse, Scope, Photo Miami, MoCA Goldman Warehouse, the Rubell Collection and the Margulies Warehouse. 1-917-407-4822.

  • TownHouse Hotel and Art Basel Miami Beach to Scope Miami and the Flamingo Sculpture Garden every half hour for the duration of the fair. Pickup from the TownHouse Hotel, 150 20th St., Miami Beach. 

 

WHERE TO BE GUIDED: The ArtNexus guided visits will be carried out daily by art critics. The tours will be available both in English and Spanish. Duration: 1 hour. Cost per person: US $15. Private or corporate groups up to 12 people: US$120. 1-863-602-7322, tours@artnexus.com.

 

WHERE TO MEET JOURNALISTS AND AUTHORS: Art Guest Lounge: A new meeting and working space in Lobby D of the Miami Beach Convention Center, includes lounges of sponsors, booths of cultural institutions, book signings and a daily media briefing for journalists. Open to the public

 

WHERE TO LEAVE THE KIDS: Art Kids: Art-related programs for children from Thursday through Sunday, in partnership with Miami Children’s Museum and supervised by the museum’s staff. Noon to 8 p.m. Thursday to Saturday and noon to 6 p.m. Sunday. Jessica@miamichildrensmuseum.org.