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A Connoisseur’s Guide to the South Florida Art Scene

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Hard Bodies

Contemporary Japanese Lacquer Sculpture An enterprising circle of artists has been pushing lacquerware in entirely new and dynamic directions by creating large-scale sculptures, works that are both conceptually innovative and superbly exploitative of lacquer’s natural qualities. These artists have mastered lacquer’s demanding techniques while altering its age-old perception by expanding boundaries and defying expectations.

Organized by the Minneapolis Institute of Art, the 33 works by 16 artists in Hard Bodies constitute the first-ever comprehensive exhibition of contemporary Japanese lacquer sculpture. All the works are from MIA’s Clark Collection, the only collection in the world to feature this extraordinary new form.

DECEMBER 3, 2022 THROUGH JANUARY 22, 2023 Aoki Chie, BODY 09-1 “Impact”, 2009, lacquer and hemp cloth on polystyrene foam. Minneapolis Institute of Art, Gift of the Clark Center for Japanese Arts & Culture, 2013.29.1339. Photo: Minneapolis Institute of Art

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Hard Bodies: Contemporary Japanese Lacquer Sculpture is organized by the Minneapolis Institute of Art and toured by International Arts & Artists, Washington, DC.

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OUT & ABOUT Curate your Miami Art Week schedule with these fairs and exhibitions

By Mary Murray

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HOME GALLERIES Inspiration for hanging or displaying that new work of art

By Mary Murray

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THE ART OF TODAY Gallerists and curators speak on the current state of contemporary art

By Lola Thélin

Departments 6

EDITOR’S LETTER

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FREE FOR ALL Have a good time without spending a dime at these no-charge Art Week events

By Lola Thélin

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REALITY CHECK How local artists and museums are embracing augmented and virtual reality

What Means the Most (2022), Tonia Nneji, part of Art Basel Miami Beach

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By Christie Galeano-DeMott

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DO IT FOR THE ’GRAM Populate your feed with pics of the Miami Design District’s coolest public artworks

By Christiana Lilly

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VIVA FAENA The biennial Faena Prize for the Arts debuts in Miami Beach

By Judy Alexandra DiEdwardo

On the Cover: The sound of summer I (2022), oil on canvas, Chris Akordalitis, Dio Horia Gallery, part of Untitled Art Miami Beach, November 29 to December 3 2

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A Whole New World

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There’s something thrilling about acting like a tourist in your own town. Personally, I love learning something new about a place I’ve been to a million times. The Magic City is full of hidden wonders, whether that’s relaxing in the Vizcaya courtyard on a lazy afternoon as a thunderstorm rolls in, finding a new-to-you café in a corner off Española Way, or noticing a surprising detail on a Wynwood mural you thought you knew inside and out.

Perhaps more than any other time of the year, Miami Art Week is the perfect opportunity to don that fanny pack—Chanel and Dior have some chic options—and explore. Allow this issue of Collect to help guide your way, from our introduction to the week’s top fairs and exhibitions (page 16) to our rundown of the Miami Design District’s most photogenic nooks (page 12).

One of the best parts about attending Art Basel Miami Beach or any of the fairs is finding your next favorite artist. That moment happened to me while I was perusing images from the upcoming Untitled Art fair and saw our cover artwork by Chris Akordalitis. Born and based in Paphos, Cyprus, Akordalitis crafts vibrant, playful scenes steeped in nature and tinged with humor. View more of his work at chrisakordalitis.com and via Dio Horia Gallery at diohoria.com.

If you’re not sure where to start or what to look for, read our Q&As with South Florida gallerists and curators (page 26), who share the topics, creatives, and mediums that are causing waves in the global art scene. Once you’ve taken the leap and made a purchase, consult our “Home Galleries” feature (page 20) for inspiration for how to showcase it.

Regardless of whether you acquire a new piece or just browse, Miami Art Week is a wonderful excuse to take a break from your daily grind and immerse yourself in culture.

Check out the new installations dotting the city’s coolest hotels as part of the No Vacancy art competition. Savor a meal at one of Miami’s freshly minted Michelin-starred restaurants. Take five minutes between exhibition hopping and soak in the scene along South Beach. Wherever Art Week takes you, it’s bound to be extraordinary.

See you at the fairs!

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Free For All Discover new artworks and good times at these no-charge Miami Art Week festivities

BY LOLA THÉLIN

AfriKin Art This annual art fair offers an international gathering of literary and visual artists who showcase their cultural perspectives on African heritage. This year’s theme, “The Beautyful Ones Are Not Yet Born,” embraces the possibility of rebirth amid the cruelty of the current world order. AfriKin Art hopes to inspire conversations through panel discussions, lectures, live performances, and art that focus on people’s similarities and creating a sense of kinship. The 2022 art fair is slated for December 1-4 and will be open from noon to 9 p.m. (art.afrikin.org)

Hive Wynwood

No Vacancy, Miami Beach

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Clockwise from top left: Emeline Delsaut’s Les Demoiselles au Galion and Stop Gun, part of AfriKin Art; installations from No Vacancy 2021; scenes from previous Hive events.

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No event during Miami Art Week is complete without a drink in hand, so why not attend Hive, a celebration of cocktail and culinary arts? While the pop-up lounge focuses on presentations about handcrafted libations (such as pavilions dedicated to Champagne and select concoctions) and global cuisine (with highlights from Miami’s best restaurants), it’ll also coincide with a lineup of activations and special performances. The alfresco space boasts an open format that turns into immersive experiences at night with live DJ sets. Stop by December 1-4. (hivewynwood.com)

Ecdysis, Nick Mahshie, at The International Inn on the Bay; Site R16 Transect 1, Lauren Shapiro, at Royal Palm South Beach.

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Only in its third year, this juried art competition has already amassed a large following. No Vacancy turns public spaces—famed hotels and their lobbies and gardens—into temporary galleries, with each hotel hosting one of the 12 participating artists or collectives. Expect interactive and progressive works that provoke social discourse and selfreflection. On display from November 17 to December 8, No Vacancy is a collaboration between the City of Miami Beach and the Miami Beach Visitor and Convention Authority. A panel of art experts awards the $25,000 prize, and the public determines the $10,000 winner (you can vote on social media during the expo), which will be announced December 8. (mbartsandculture.org/ no-vacancy-2022)

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Reality Check The South Florida art world embraces augmented and virtual reality with decentralized digital exhibitions, site-specific installations, and more

BY CHRISTIE GALEANO-DEMOTT

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xperiencing a fantastical, surreal world doesn’t have to

Realities, an AR gallery that will enable the museum to support

be the stuff of late-night dreams. In fact, artists have

completely digital exhibitions.

been championing digital art in its various forms for

This is not the first time PAMM has dabbled in AR/VR. In

years. Virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) are two

“Felice Grodin: Invasive Species,” on display from late 2017 to

of those disciplines; the former envelops your visual field and

mid-2019, museumgoers used smart devices to spot site-specific

lands you in a completely virtual world, while the latter takes a

digital works. In the ongoing “Marco Brambilla: Heaven’s Gate”

layered approach by leveling up your current reality with digital

exhibition, viewers experience a landscape of looping film scenes

elements, usually through a cell phone or tablet.

through an Oculus VR headset. For these projects, PAMM invited

Above and inset: Leo Castañeda creates immersive installations and video games, including Herramientas, which was recently on display at Locust Projects.

As technology advances, so too can an artist’s approach to its integration. It’s now happening at such a rapid pace that the Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM) has created a digital engage-

tralized and not tied to a location?

New Realities will highlight the work of one artist at a time, with

ment division. Through the museum’s AR/VR initiatives, Jay

the museum’s logo as the stage for interaction. The single-serving

Mollica, the division’s director, hopes to illustrate that “the mu-

approach and keyhole into an artist’s broader practice in mixed

seum is more boundless than [people] realize.”

reality will appear whenever the logo is scanned. This means that

Mollica’s first projects have included digitizing the museum’s

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patrons into the museum, but what if an installation was decen-

wherever the logo exists—whether that be on a napkin or a shop-

collection and providing artwork descriptions for the visually

ping bag—so does the exhibition. The platform will enable the mu-

impaired via a screen reader. Next, PAMM is launching New

seum to commission pieces specifically for the AR gallery.

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Left and above: Details from Heaven’s Gate (2021), Marco Brambilla, which debuted at the Pérez Art Museum Miami last year

As Mollica notes, the idea of AR goes back for decades. Sony’s 1979 debut

of the Walkman was the first time you could walk around and listen to music untethered. In doing so, the music completely changed your environment.

That’s what AR is—a way to enhance your day-to-day life. As PAMM contin-

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ues its exploration into AR, Mollica says the strategy around creating digital-only exhibitions will bring more programming, like artist talks, into the museum as well.

“Digital is not just a single medium but a broad variety of mediums,” Mollica explains. “There are a number of artists working in vastly different ways in digital, but AR is an important one. So, acquainting our people with the broad possibilities of this medi-

One of those local artists deep in the digital space is Leo Castañeda. Growing up in Colombia among a family of artists, Castañeda pursued drawing and painting. He also loved video games, and the artistic elements of those digital worlds augmented his 2D art passions. Now he works as a multimedia artist, merging game design, AR, VR, painting, and interactive sculpture.

“AR is the intersection of the dream worlds of VR and the real world,” Castañeda says. “In a way, it can show a deeper understanding of the real world.”

A recent Locust Projects installation showcased Castañeda’s transmedia video game Herramientas (Levels & Bosses), which started as a collection of paintings nearly a decade ago. The exhibit also served as the launch of Otro Inventario, Castañeda’s fine art video game studio that he co-founded with Lauren Monzon. Within this installation, the game’s neo-primordial world, where technology, beings, and landscapes are interconnected, took form across a variety of mediums, every piece an integral part of the same universe that Castañeda’s audience could explore for themselves. .

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Do it for the ’Gram The Miami Design District boasts an array of photogenic public artworks

BY CHRISTIANA LILLY

Dollar a Gallon

by Virgil Abloh Memories of the late Louis Vuitton artistic director Virgil Abloh are sprinkled throughout the plazas, including this sculpture of a Sunoco gas pump with prices we can only dream about today.

To find this Abloh-designed relic, cross through Daniel Toole’s Jade Alley, where concrete walls and facades create tugs between shadow and light.

Fly’s Eye Dome by Buckminster Fuller This is perhaps one of the most iconic pieces associated with the Miami Design District. Developer Craig Robins acquired the “autonomous dwelling machine,” as the late architect called it, in 2011, making it one of the first sculptures to call the district home.

Museum Garage Five artists amped up this garage at N.E. 41st Street. And instead of working together, the goal was to have each of their facades stand out independently—making it all the more fun for visitors to explore.

Conscious Actions by gt2p Part of a series of playground-inspired installations designed for the annual MDD commission, this swing set by Chilean design firm gt2p was so well received that it’s become a permanent fixture in the neighborhood.

Interdimensional Portal

by Criola At Jungle Plaza, this larger-than-life mural by Brazilian artist Criola showcases Black beauty and elements of the Afro-Brazilian Candomblé religion.

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Netscape by Konstanin Grcic Take a seat: This collection of 24 hanging chairs invites passersby to sit and rock their worries away. Together, the web creates a six-point star.

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Art Miami

When: November 30 to December 4 (previews November 29) Where: 1 Herald Plaza at N.E. 14th Street and Biscayne Bay What: For six days, Art Miami will showCOURTESY OF ART MIAMI

STRATEGIZE FOR MIAMI ART WEEK WITH OUR GUIDE TO THE AREA’S TOP FAIRS AND COOLEST EXHIBITIONS

Out & About

THE FAIRS

case works from the twentieth and twentyfirst centuries, culled from more than 155 galleries. To discover emerging, mid-career, and cutting-edge artists, mosey over to the event’s sister fair, Context Art Miami. (artmiami.com, contextartmiami.com)

Art Basel Miami Beach When: December 1-3 (previews Where: Miami Beach Convention Center What: Celebrating its twentieth year, Art Basel Miami Beach 2022 will include 283 of the world’s leading galleries, making it the largest ABMB to date. Highlights include the Positions sector, which will boast 19 solo presentations from the likes of Tonia Nneji, Leslie Martinez, and Ishi Glinsky. (artbasel.com/miami-beach) 16

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This page, clockwise from above: Red Dot Miami; David Castillo; Storyteller (2021), Barbora Žilinskaitė, at Design Miami/; Whatever Brings the Light (2022), Tonia Nneji, at Art Basel Miami Beach. Opposite page, clockwise from top left: Geronimo (2021) and Spitfire (2017), Ishi Glinsky, at Art Basel Miami Beach; Art Miami; Sleepwalkers (Linear Version) (2007), Doug Aitken, part of “New Media” at the Margulies Collection at the Warehouse.

3 MIAMI GALLERIES TO SPOT AT BASEL 1. David Castillo: Castillo’s eponymous gallery specializes in contemporary artists who have and are reframing history. His roster includes late greats such as Belkis Ayón and new talents like Florida-born Vaughn Spann. (davidcastillogallery.com) 2. Fredric Snitzer Gallery: Fredric Snitzer has been a prominent player since 1977 and is regarded as an early advocate of Latin American art in the United States. (snitzer.com) 3. Spinello Projects: Anthony Spinello champions contemporary artists with experimental practices. Spinello will participate in the Nova sector, showing new works by Reginald O’Neal and Juana Valdes. (spinelloprojects.com)

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Design Miami/ When: November 30 to December 4 (previews November 29-30) Where: Pride Park What: Decor and design lovers flock to this fair for its curated of twentieth- and twenty-first-century

When: November 30 to December 4

furniture, lighting, and objets d’art.

(previews November 29)

Themed around “The Golden Age: Look-

Where: Ocean Drive at 8th Street

ing to the Future,” Design Miami/ 2022

What: Committed to providing a plat-

will welcome 50 galleries and exhibitors

form for experiential innovation and

in its main booths and Curio program.

discovery, Scope showcases interna-

(shop.designmiami.com)

tional emerging artists. Its exhibitors which Scope describes as “a genre that

Spectrum Miami and Red Dot Miami

stands as a critical contribution to both

When: December 1-4 (previews

global politics and local community en-

November 30)

gagement.” (scope-art.com)

Where: Mana Wynwood

will feature “The New Contemporary,”

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Untitled Art

What: Offering “two fairs under one roof,”

ber 3 (previews November 28)

Spectrum and Red Dot will cover more

Where: Miami Beach at Ocean

than 150,000 square feet of indoor exhibi-

Drive and 12th Street

tion space. Together, the fairs spotlight

What: Since debuting in 2012,

lauded artists and galleries from across

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When: November 29 to Decem-

this independently owned fair has prioritized inclusivity, collaboration, and supporting the greater Miami art ecosystem and the global art community.

For 2022, Untitled Art is back at the beach with more than 140 international galleries, as well as site-specific installations and performances. Collect re-

the country and around the world. Within Spectrum, head to the [Solo] sector, in particular, to discover your next favorite artist. (redwoodartgroup.com)

Pinta Miami When: December 1-4 (previews November 29-30) Where: The Hangar in Coconut Grove What: Now in its sixteenth year and de-

cently caught up with the fair’s

technology in recent years?

buting in a fresh location, Pinta will bring

founder, Jeff Lawson, to learn more.

During the pandemic, we had the

new energy to its mission to share Ibero

(untitledartfairs.com)

first virtual reality fair, I believe,

American modern and contemporary art.

anywhere. We hosted a completely

Its in-person fair will be enhanced by Me-

Collect: What’s an example of a

virtual reality fair in the summer

dia Point, a digital section with live expert

step Untitled Art has taken toward

of 2020 [and] we re-created the

talks, insight into the works on display, and

creating an inclusive environment

space in Miami Beach. We have since

virtual tours. (miami.pinta.art)

for those presenting at the fair?

had virtual private rooms. We have

Lawson: Since the beginning, we

worked with different technology

have focused on nonprofit spaces,

partners throughout the years to

as well as other spaces that are not

provide different opportunities. This

traditional gallery spaces. Last year

year, we are working with Vortex and

Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami

we created the Nest program, which

our Nest programs so that all the

Stop by MOCA to view “Didier William:

focuses on emerging young spaces

Nest galleries, in addition to showing

Nou Kite Tout Sa Dèyè,” the largest ret-

that can be nonprofit or traditional

their work at the fair, in real life, they

rospective to date of the Haitian-born,

for-profit, but we’ve reduced the

will also be presented on a digital

Miami-raised artist’s work; “Leah Gordon:

cost of participation by half. It’s

platform, in a virtual reality setting.

Kanaval,” featuring Gordon’s black-and-

been a huge discount to be able to support these younger spaces.

white photographs and a feature-length Are there any themes that will be

documentary on Haitian carnival; and “To

especially prevalent at this year’s

What Lengths,” wherein VantaBlack will

Untitled Art fair?

adorn five palm trees in the MOCA Plaza

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How has Untitled Art embraced

THE EXHIBITIONS

This is our largest, most inter-

with braids, beads, metal, and artificial

national fair we’ve had [and]

flowers as an homage to the women in the

our focus is to try to put to-

artist’s life and the meaning behind the

gether the widest range. [Ar-

oral histories and traditions they share.

tistic director] Omar López-

(mocanomi.org)

Chahoud is focusing on certain aspects of Miami, in terms of

The Bass

programming and special proj-

There’s always something new to see at The

ects. But in terms of general

Bass. In addition to “Phraseology,” a show

theme, the idea really is, how

that explores the use of language in modern

do we try to shine a light on as

and contemporary art, The Bass recently

many corners and aspects of

opened two solo exhibitions: “Jamilah Sa-

the market as possible?

bur: The Harvesters” and “Adrian Villar Rojas: The End of Imagination.” (thebass.org)

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has taken the contemporary art world by storm. (icamiami.org)

Locust Projects One of the city’s most prominent alternative art spaces, Locust

This page, clockwise from above: The Swimming Pool (2004), Leandro Erlich, at the Pérez Art Museum Miami; installation view of “Phraseology” at The Bass; Just Us Three (2021), Didier William, at the Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami. Opposite page, from top: Dancing Blues (2022), Szabolcs Bozó, at Untitled Art; Lotus (2022), Chris Akordalitis, at Untitled Art.

Pérez Art Museum Miami

Projects will open three new shows for Art Week, including “T. Eliott Mansa: Room for the Living/Room for the Dead” and the video exhibition “Portals of Introspection.”

The third, “Ronny Quevedo: Ule Ole Allez,” is a celebration of Futsal-playing communities, with the artist inviting teams to play on a site covered by canvas and paper, then

Debuting just in time for Miami Art Week

marking their movements to create a col-

on November 29, “Leandro Erlich: Liminal”

laborative work of art. (locustprojects.org)

introduces museumgoers to a different

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lennial creative who

type of augmented reality. Across PAMM’s

Rubell Museum

special exhibition galleries, a series of

Beginning November 28, the Rubell

Miami Design District

everyday spaces comprise visual illusions

Museum Miami will host four artist pre-

New art activations dot the Miami Design

that will transport you to physical planes

sentations, including works by artist-in-

District, such as “Boil Toil + Trouble,” a

other than our own. (pamm.org)

residence Alexandre Diop, commissioned

traveling exhibition of works inspired by

pieces by Doran Langberg, and paintings

water and its magic, on view at 50 N.E.

by Jo Messer and Tesfaye Urgessa.

40th Street from November 29 to Decem-

(rubellmuseum.org)

ber 14. Another must-see will be “Rock

Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami ICA Miami will unveil a trio of new exhibi-

| Roll,” an installation by Miami-based

1959-1964,” which focuses on the Haitian-

The Margulies Collection at the Warehouse

born artist’s first five years of production;

Now through April 29, the Margulies Col-

District Annual Neighborhood Commis-

“Michel Majerus: Progressive Aesthetics,”

lection is hosting “The Italians,” “The Bit-

sion. Discover Barnes’ colorful and shag-

the first U.S. museum survey of the late

ter Years Photography Dorothea Lange

gy seating capsules, free-floating domes,

artist’s work from the 1990s; and “Nina

and Walker Evans,” “New European and

and vibrant wind chimes throughout the

Chanel Abney: Big Butch Energy,” which

American Painters and Sculptors,” and

district’s public spaces. (miamidesign

will include a new installation by this mil-

“New Media.” (margulieswarehouse.com)

district.net) .

tions on November 28: “Hervé Télémaque:

architect Germane Barnes that was the official selection of the 2022 Miami Design

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Home Galleries INTERIOR DESIGNERS REVEAL THE HOW AND WHY BEHIND UNIQUE ART PRESENTATIONS

BY MARY MURRAY

Suspended Belief High on the thirty-eighth floor of the Jade Signature tower, this Sunny Isles Beach residence boasts views of both the Miami skyline and the Atlantic Ocean. Heverton Silva and Eleonora Hildebrand of HS Arquitectura emphasized the building’s relationship with nature and its surrounds within the interior design. They knew that the stunning turquoise waters would be the perfect backdrop for a photograph by Flávia Junqueira, a Brazilian artist whose images bring a fantastical feel to real-world CRAIG DENIS, MIAMI

environs. The positioning of this photo does the same, acting as a playful focal point for the welcome sitting area that also includes a seascape-inspired rug by Oriental Rug Company, an ottoman grouping by Living Divani, and Gio Ponti side chairs from Molteni&C. (hsarq.com) COLLECT

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Water Works Art was a huge determinant in the design of this Surfside condominium, notes Carola Hinojosa of Hinojosa Design Studio, who led the project along with Sabrina Maclean.

Hinojosa worked with this client to select 13 pieces to complement the home’s muted earth tones and textured furnishings. Across from the kitchen bar, Doug Aitken’s backlit Hollywood Industrial Complex glows against blackened steel panels. It is mounted above a floating shelf, which holds two water bag sculptures by Dylan Martinez. In the background, the colors and movement in Aitken’s work are echoed in Point

by Terry Winters.

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(hinojosadesign.com)

Can Too Fun odes to Pop Art and pop culture iconography appear across this Key Biscayne condominium, designed by Deborah Wecselman of Wecselman Design. The breakfast area features resin sculptures by artist Tim West, who took inspiration from Andy Warhol’s Campbell’s Soup Cans, transforming the iconic cans into exploding graffiti paint canisters. Wecselman mounted them on the wall and finished the space in a distinctly 1970s aesthetic à la Brueton. A custom metal and marble table by Wecselman Design gives way to a light fixture by Atelier de Troupe and bold blue Gubi chairs. (wecselmandesign.com)

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Take Flight For this Naples abode, Judith Liegeois of Judith Liegeois Designs sought to create a zen escape that included a calm, neutral setting for the homeowners’ growing art collection.

In a second-floor alcove, Liegeois invited the outdoors in. She started by sourcing a wall installation of birds in flight, which artist Ran Adler fashioned out of acacia thorns. She completed the scene with a tree sculpture by Ed Koehler and an abstract painting in complementary hues by Leland Brinkman. All three artists—Adler, Koehler, TROY CAMPBELL, MIAMI

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work along the Gulf Coast and cull inspiration from the natural world. (judithliegeois designs.com)

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On Guard This Venetian Islands home subtly showcases the passions of its owners. With the goal of creating vignettes in which each piece in the couple’s art collection could stand out, Charlotte Dunagan and Thomas Diverio of Dunagan Diverio Design Group opted for clean lines and natural-hued interiors. Outside of the degustation room, a pair of warrior statues by Japanese artist Takeshi Haguri stand guard.

Embedded with a series of 12 photos entitled Day by Day Good Day by Peter Dreher, a concealed panel door leads to the wine-tasting area, where Harvest Moon by Matthew Day Jackson warms the space and beckons visitors to enter and imbibe. (dunagandiverio.com) .

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Art The

INSET: ASSEMBLY (2022), RASHAAD NEWSOME BELOW: APEX (2020), KEVIN HEES

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FEATURED GALLERISTS AND CURATORS, FROM LEFT: ADEZE WILFORD, DEVON MCCREADY, AND NICK HISSOM (RIGHT) WITH HIS PARTNER, KAMERON RAMIREZ.

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THREE SOUTH FLORIDA GALLERISTS AND CURATORS OFFER INSIGHT INTO THE ARTISTS, MEDIUMS, AND TOPICS LEADING THE WAY IN THE CONTEMPORARY ART WORLD

BY LOLA THÉLIN

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ontemporary art seems to always be having a moment. The best examples of contemporary art—which is simply defined as “the art of today”—have the uncanny ability to thrive in a global, multifac-

eted environment and connect with viewers across a variety of platforms. Collect

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recently spoke with Adeze Wilford, curator at the Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami (MOCA); Devon McCready, gallery director of Samuel Owen Gallery on Palm Beach; and Nick Hissom, co-owner of Aktion Art on Palm Beach, to better understand the current nuances of the all-encompassing art genre.

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McCready: The contemporary art world

its finger directly on the pulse, helping

temporary art?

is one of the most exciting and unpredict-

to introduce and create culture and art

Wilford: Contemporary art drew me in

able industries in the world. I love explor-

throughout the world.

early in my career because of the oppor-

ing the vast variety of mediums available

tunity to engage with living artists. You get

to artists and how they are constantly

Are there any specific forms of ex-

to know them, spend time in their studio,

pushing those limits.

pression coming through in contem-

and hear firsthand why a gesture is impor-

Hissom: It is a fast-moving, fast-traveling

porary art?

tant or how they source specific materials.

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surrealism starting to emerge over the past three to five years, but I would still say abstract is more widely dominant for now.

Who are your favorite female artists painting contemporary surrealism?

McCready: Audra Weaser creates dreamlike, watery, abstract paintings with a unique process.

She builds up different washes on color on a wood panel, then sands away at the surface to reveal pieces of the layers underneath. Her compositions are inspired by COURTESY OF THE ARTIST AND DAVID KORDANSKY GALLERY

[the] photos she has

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taken in nature.

Hissom: Hilary Pecis is definitely one of my favorites, as well as Shara Hughes.

Large auction houses have shown a growing interest in pop culture and crossbranded collectibles.

How does this affect an artist’s appeal?

contemporary surrealism and flatness,

Is there a dominant aesthetic in con-

McCready: A great example of this

particularly when applied to colorful land-

temporary art?

cross-branding is the collaboration be-

scapes, that is coming back. Surrealism is

Hissom: I would say either abstract

tween surfer/artist Tim Bessell and The

one of the most interesting forms of ex-

expressionism or modern surrealism.

Warhol Foundation. This series features

pression through art, and to reimagine it

Abstract expression in one form or the

surfboards with iconic Warhol images

in a contemporary way is both incredibly

other has been highly dominant since its

that can be installed as wall art but also

challenging and stimulating. In the modern

emergence in the 1940s and ’50s, and the

come with fins and can function as real

day we are exposed to so much fantasy

Pop Art movement has, of course, capti-

surfboards. After learning that Warhol’s

through special effects and technology;

vated much of contemporary figuratism

Shot Sage Blue Marilyn sold for $195

it makes it hard to paint something as

and portraiture. But now, art is very open-

million at Sotheby’s this spring, I noticed

captivating by comparison, so it’s a real

ended in terms of stylistically what it can

an increased interest in the Bessell x

triumph when done right.

be. There is definitely a revisitation of

Warhol collaboration. Cross-branded

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collectibles and collaborations like this

Above: Being (2022), Rashaad Newsome

one can give collectors on every level the ability to participate in these his-

Left: My Violet Lullaby (2021), Shara Hughes

toric, record-breaking sales.

Opposite page: Yellow Table (2021), Hilary Pecis

Any collaborations that are catching your eye?

Wilford: I’ve been following what Nina

and performance with

Chanel Abney has been doing in this

explorations of mental

space; she released some innovative col-

health within the Black

lectible items that seamlessly fit in with

community in the wake

her larger practice. Her most recent

of George Floyd.

a capsule collection of sneakers and clothing was really exciting. I also love that the branding featured the founders of BLK MKT Vintage, an incredible store that specializes in vintage housewares and books [that] look at Black American culture in an accessible and fresh way.

How does technology and science advance contemporary art?

Wilford: I’m really interested in the ways visual art and performance can build new methodologies within a rapidly changing

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collaboration with the Jordan Brand for Who is melding technology with art in unique ways?

McCready: I am fascinated by the artwork of British photographer Nick Veasey. Using a large format X-ray machine, Veasey creates X-ray photographs of everyday objects and vehicles. The image is comprised of hundreds

tech landscape. Artists are such visionar-

ing his practice that explores Black visual

of smaller X-rays. Veasey is limited by the

ies and can bring new ideas to these con-

culture across the diaspora, the LGBTQIA

film size of 14 inch by 17 inch. To capture

versations about building the tech that will

community, and cutting-edge technology.

any object larger than this size, he must

shape our future. Rashaad Newsome has

He’s been working with AI on this ongoing

dismantle the subject and X-ray each ele-

been doing impressive things with merg-

project called Being, and it blends video

ment individually.

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of wall building for our exhibitions. I’m committed to exploring new ways to do this [that allow] for reusing of materials.

What social themes do you see interpreted through art?

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or another most dominantly over the past few years has been the pandemic. As it has affected us all, it has also affected every artist—the isolation, reflection, and change in society. Some artists have struggled, some have excelled creatively, many have drawn inspiration from the emotions they experienced, and others have directly depicted viruses or health in their artistry.

Which artists’ social messages have resonated with you?

Hissom: Kevin Hees’ series AKT: Acceptance, Kindness, and Tolerance became

Hissom: I love the work of ThankYouX

How have artists’ choice of materials

a main theme of inspiration and light for

[Ryan Wilson]. Not only do his swirling

changed recently? Is the industry going

me during [the pandemic]. His motifs of

colors and brushstrokes deeply captivate

more green?

universal positivity and spiritual freedom

the viewer, but his incorporation of digital

Wilford: I do see artists being engaged

resonated with me on a personal level and

screens displaying unique NFTs into his

with ecologically sustainable practices,

made me feel less closed in at home.

work takes the canvases to another level.

including material choices. I’ve also no-

Wilford: I’ve really admired Nicole Fleet-

Credited as the inventor of “phigital”

ticed institutions making decisions like

wood’s exploration of the criminal justice

[physical and digital] art, his work includes

shipping via boat rather than air … and

and carceral system with her exhibition

musical collaborations with Hans Zim-

measures like that really can make a

and long-term research project Marking

mer, video-game-level world building, and

difference. MOCA was designed to be a

Time. Here in Miami, I’ve really responded

museum-quality painterly technique.

completely flexible space, so we do a lot

to Reginald O’Neal’s recent installation 18 Years and Counting at Oolite Arts in the exhibition “Lean To.” It is an immersive

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a prison cell and is activated by a portrait of the artist’s father and audio recordings of their familial conversations throughout O’Neal’s father’s ongoing incarceration.

Is the art world paying more attention to BIPOC and LGBTQIA contemporary artists?

Wilford: We are in a place where there are faster means of information and images being shared with the world, and it feels a lot more present in everyday conversation

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than in generations past. However, there have always been galleries and collectors who have engaged with and collected artists who have existed outside of the margins of the dominant discourse. The role of artists throughout time has been to engage with the social and political climate of their time. They respond to oppression,

Right: Oracle (2020), Kevin Hees Below: Lil Roach (2022), Reginald O’Neal Opposite page, from top: More Life (2022), ThankYouX; Land Rover Surfer (2018), Nick Veasey.

the forefront of the world’s focus. That has

are engaged with so-

never changed. Prior to the political upris-

ciopolitical issues and

ings in 2020, there was greater attention

artists who have been

being paid to BIPOC and LGBTQIA artists,

under-explored are who

but I think that also has a lot to do with the

make up our program.

landscape of cultural producers including

My curatorial practice

artists, curators, and museum directors

is artist-driven, and I

evolving to begin to represent a fuller pic-

find inspiration through

ture of where we are nationally.

being in conversation with artists who have

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changing cultural norms, and the issues at

How does MOCA help chart the next

long-term established

big artist?

careers [and] artists

Wilford: MOCA’s primary role is to pro-

who are just finishing

vide a platform for artists who have been

MFA programs. I’m hop-

left out of the dominant art historical

ing to keep that duality

discourse and to present living artists’

present in my work at

work at pivotal moments in their careers.

MOCA. I think that bal-

We work with artists who we feel have [a]

ance of established and emerging is where

assist them in their first acquisition. As a

timeliness to their practice—artists who

meaningful explorations can begin.

28-year-old gallery owner and director, I

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find myself in a unique position working in As of late, have you noticed any trends

parallel with collectors to demystify the

emerge from your collectors?

contemporary art market.

McCready: I see a trend toward visually

Hissom: We advise our buyers based off

uplifting artwork. From my insight on what

their needs—working within their wants

collectors want for their residential collec-

and level of interest in art from an aes-

tions, I can see a trend toward art that is

thetic or per-project basis, advising on

energetic, dynamic, and playful. The aes-

art as an investment value asset, or cre-

thetic is bright and colorful, with an em-

ating from scratch a dynamic and well-

phasis on nuanced techniques and materi-

rounded collection.

als. I also have noticed collectors wanting to diversify the artists they collect. They

Art Week is a massive event. What are

want artists of different backgrounds and

your tips for selecting what to see?

who employ innovative techniques.

Wilford: It’s easy to get overwhelmed by the sheer amount of options that there

How do you advise a first-time buyer?

are for works on view and projects to

McCready: The world of contemporary

spend time with. I think breaking down the

art collecting is intimidating and opaque

shows by neighborhood and really utilizing

to new buyers. By asking questions and

Google Maps to plan out your day by prox-

understanding the buyer’s goals I can best

imity helps. .

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last LOOK

Hall of Visions (2021), Pilar Zeta

play to create a collaborative setting.”

Faena Art often causes a stir during Miami Art Week. In 2021, the organization commissioned a sitespecific work by Pilar Zeta, an Argentine artist perhaps best known for designing album covers for musicians including Katy Perry and Coldplay. Located on the beach, her immersive Hall of Visions invited viewers to pause and reflect within the present moment.

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Faena Art Project Room houses yearround exhibitions, providing artists with a platform to experiment. This fall, the Project Room will feature a video series by Quayola (presented in partnership with

rue to Argentine art collector and

to Miami for the first time,” says Nicole

Aorist). Plus, a never-before-seen instal-

real estate developer Alan Fae-

Comotti, executive director of Faena

lation by Random International (commis-

na’s vision in his native Buenos

Art, a nonprofit organization commit-

sioned by Aorist in partnership with Faena

Aires, creating a cultural neigh-

ted to supporting artistic innovation.

Art) will be unveiled at Faena Beach, Petroc

borhood along Miami Beach’s

“We are ecstatic to announce that Paula

Sesti’s Heart of Okeanos (presented by

historic Collins Avenue has been nothing

de Solminihac is this year’s winner. Her

The Reef Line in collaboration with Faena

short of revolutionary. And, with $100,000

site-responsive work is a topographic

Art) will be on view at Faena Cathedral, and

on the line for the biennial Faena Prize for

installation that takes the form of the

Faena Hotel Miami Beach will host Antonia

the Arts, the buzz at this year’s Miami Art

beach morning glory plant and explores

Wright and Ruben Millares’ Patria y Vida, a

Week is at an all-time high.

ideas surrounding humanity’s place on

large-scale light sculpture, in collaboration

our planet. Using beach sand as its main

with No Vacancy Miami Beach. (faenaart.

material, her work invites interaction and

org) —Judy Alexandra DiEdwardo

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