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Sly’s knockout Ernie Barnes tribute to Rocky Balboa goes on view at Art Basel Miami Beach
The actor famous for playing Rocky commissioned the huge work from the late artist in the 1980s
Miami motel fair’s fun and affordable fare
Feria Clandestina, Miami’s community incubator art fair, boasts contemporary works on offer for under a Basel budget
Raheleh Filsoofi's toothy performance at Untitled Art fair
The artist reimagines her body as a tool for crafting new narratives in her meditative performance
New Miami fair champions artists with disabilities
The co-founders of Open Invitational, David Fierman and Ross McCalla, have brought artists, organisations and studios from across the country to the Design District
Miami Advice: Dejha Carrington on April Bey’s inspiring ‘aesthetics of cultural reclamation’
The arts worker and curator reflects on the visual and conceptual power of April Bey’s public art mural, a bold faux advertisement for the fictional brand Colonial Swag
News
Trump ‘bump’ or Trump ‘slump’? What dealers expect from the next four years
On the second day of Art Basel Miami Beach, leading dealers, advisers and market experts are split on the US president-elect’s tax and tariff plans
Seven-figure works by Hammons, Kusama and others among first sales at Art Basel Miami Beach 2024
Dealer Larry Gagosian said "colllectors are taking their time" on the fair's first day
Best of the bunch: sale of duct-taped banana sparks trend across Miami fairs
The lasting ap-peel of Cattelan’s infamous conceptual work seems confirmed
Nina Surel’s ceramic symbol of Florida acquired for Miami Beach’s collection at Art Basel
The acquisition is the latest in the city’s annual Legacy Purchase programme
Cellblock embroidery set artist free to sew new scenes—now on view in Miami
Ray Materson continues to stitch the miniature images he once made for himself and other inmates, currently for sale by Andrew Edlin Gallery as part of Art Basel Miami Beach
Pérez Art Museum Miami's splashy acquisition at Nada fair
The museum acquired a canvas by the Jamaican artist Simon Benjamin from the stand of New York's Swivel Gallery
In Miami, Nada’s intimate moments promote a closer look
The 22nd edition of satellite fair New Art Dealers Alliance features many works that encourage quietude and connection
Your body is a battleground: reproductive rights art show on wheels rolls into Miami
A truck emblazoned with Barbara Kruger’s famous text has arrived in Miami Beach after a cross-country tour,
Dina Danish’s tapestries at Art Basel Miami Beach depict current events
The artist’s textile works depict important events from recent years, including the assassination attempt on the US President-elect
At Miami Beach's Untitled Art fair, three artists win Vortic prize
The digital art platform bestowed its top prize on a decidedly analogue work
Free artist-designed Narcan and safe-sex kits aim to break taboos
The kits, custom-designed by artist Shaina Kasztelan, are being distributed to visitors at the Nada Miami fair
TikTok sensation Vita Kari weaves new story at Miami's Untitled Art fair
While presenting textile works in their debut solo stand, the artist has not totally abandoned their viral video stunt habit
Venice Biennale is over, but its stars can be found in Miami
South American artists from the Adriano Pedrosa-curated Bienniale figure prominently at Art Basel Miami Beach
South Florida, which has been dubbed ‘Wall Street South’, lures—but does not mint—collectors
The state’s finance surge has paid only modest dividends to the art trade
Submerged shipwreck sculpture on Miami beach confronts colonialism
Nicholas Galanin’s work takes the form of a wrecked Spanish galleon, its sails emblazoned with questions the artist says are “a call to awareness and action”
Exhibitions
Miami exhibition explores Harlem Renaissance artist William H. Johnson’s final series of paintings
Artist’s portraits of people like Harriet Tubman and Mahatma Gandhi are a tribute to the many figures who battled discrimination
Posthumous triumph for Japanese Pop maximalist Keiichi Tanaami at ICA Miami
The artist and former Playboy Japan art director, who died in August, has his first solo show in the US
Late Dutch maverick artist Jacqueline de Jong honoured in first US solo show
The artist died in June this year after more than 60 years creating work that was both political and colourful
Art Basel Miami Beach boosts newcomers by offering smaller stands
The largest fair in the Americas responds to “a challenging year for galleries” by introducing a new range of flexible sizing options for its main Galleries section, resulting in a record number of first-time exhibitors
Twelve must-see exhibitions in South Florida during Miami Art Week
From ambitious new projects by Andrea Chung, Rachel Feinstein, Marguerite Humeau and José Parlá to shows devoted to the revered and recently deceased artists Jacqueline de Jong and Keiichi Tanaami
Artist Jen Stark brings her kaleidoscopic imagery to her hometown with Miami outdoor installation
The artist invites visitors to dive into a playful space on the historic Española Way and become part of her work
'A wider framework for identity': Miami exhibition brings visibility to the Spanish-speaking diaspora
An exhibition at the Pérez Art Museum explores the range—and limitations—of organizing terms like Latinx and Chicanx
Interviews
‘I would love to have a Louise Bourgeois spider in my garden’: Ariel and Daphna Bentata on their adventurous collection
The Miami-based couple started their collection 31 years ago with a taste for contemporary art and the local flavors of Miami
‘Everybody’s capable of time travel’: Virgil Ortiz on marrying craft traditions with science-fiction
The Cochiti Pueblo artist, who has an exhibition at the Lowe Art Museum in Miami, discusses educating people about the little-known 1680 Pueblo Revolt—and his love of Star Wars
Miami Advice: Reginald O’Neal on the Purvis Young mural that has always stayed with him
Continuing last year’s popular series, throughout Art Basel Miami Beach we are speaking to members of the local art scene about their favourite cultural destinations around Miami
‘It was Pak’s work that truly ignited our love for digital art’: Desiree Casoni and Pablo Rodriguez-Fraile on their trendsetting collection
The Miami-based designer and NFT platform founder have long championed digital artists, but they still have a love of the great painters
Miami Advice: Natalia Zuluaga on a little-known work that pays tribute to the city’s Black history
Continuing last year’s popular series, throughout Art Basel Miami Beach we are speaking to members of the local art scene about their favourite cultural destinations around Miami
‘Each body of work is exceptional to me’: George Merck on inception pieces and the maquette that got away
The Palm Beach-based art collector is drawn to works that play with light, and plans Miami nights with rigour
‘I’ve always dreamt of bringing a studio into the museum’: Miami-born José Parlá makes art in dialogue with the public
The artist talks working in a replica of his studio inside Pérez Art Museum Miami, and the choice to make art in desperate conditions
‘Our collection has an emphasis on psychological forces and on gender’: Maky Hinson on inspiration, recent buys—and the work that got away
The art collector and wellness brand founder hosts friends and the launch of Au Départ’s Art Collective over Miami Art Week
Miami Advice: Marie Vickles on the independent photography organisation that offers an invaluable open platform
Continuing last year’s popular series, throughout Art Basel Miami Beach we are speaking to members of the local art scene about their favourite cultural destinations around Miami
‘Everything had a huge impression on me’: Rachel Feinstein on her latest exhibition, inspired by her childhood in Miami
The artist’s solo show at The Bass in Miami Beach includes new commissions reflecting her nostalgia for the city in the 1970s and 80s
Features
Thundering threads: highlights from Art Basel Miami Beach’s Meridians sector, which showcases large-scale works
Meridians curator Yasmil Raymond chooses works that embody “movements, transformations, metamorphosis”
In pictures: giving overlooked artists their due at Art Basel Miami Beach
Curator Amy Smith-Stewart of Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum chooses standout works by emerging and lesser-known artists
More than a million ancient Tequesta relics were discovered in Miami—but can their future be secured?
As Jorge Pérez’s Related Group real-estate company breaks ground, local residents and Indigenous groups are concerned about how—or whether—items buried there for thousands of years will be preserved
Museums turn to consultants to help them go green
Climate experts are helping museums, to create systemic change
Inside the Miami non-profit that is rethinking art patronage
Since 2018 the organisation Commissioner has helped Miamians connect with and collect local artists while fostering a sense of community
Full colour: celebrating 15 years of street art in Miami’s Wynwood
A new book reveals the exuberant and varied work created by numerous artists that has been key to the rejuvenation of the district north of the city’s downtown
Miami Beach presentation to show there was more to Milton Avery than landscapes
Karma gallery, now representing the influential artist’s estate in the US, will reveal his circus-themed paintings at Art Basel Miami Beach and his ‘wild’ portraiture next year
Diary
Art Basel Miami Beach diary: Hollywood star in training for gallerist role, a pom pom-making party and an operatic triumph
Plus a satellite fair that promises glory holes and chicken buckets
Art Basel Miami Beach Diary: stars convene with beached elephants, painting chimps and dancing hippos
Plus: Hassan Hajjaj’s eye-popping Moroccan pop-up
Tusk tusk: couple gets a hard time over animal instincts atop Miami sculpture
Sex on the beach is the elephant in the room in Miami, where a couple has given a new meaning to public art
Art Basel Miami Beach Diary: leathermen cause a stir, a brazen blazer and British comfort foods
Plus, top tips for dealing with fair-and party-weary feet