— TUESDAY, DECEMBER 4TH —
VIP benefit preview for Art Miami and CONTEXT Art Miami at the Art Miami Pavilion, 3101 NE 1st Avenue, 5:30-10 p.m., $25
For the 23rd iteration of Art Miami, the city’s longest-running contemporary and modern art fair will be hosting an opening-night preview with the nearby CONTEXT Art Miami fair. The benefit party, which takes place in the outdoor area connecting the two exhibitions, will include stage performances and curated shows, as well as wall reliefs by the renowned street artist Banksy. Proceeds from the benefit will go towards the Miami Art Museum.
“Facing The Future” benefit reception at Anima Domus, 25 NE 39th Street, 6-9 p.m.
The Italian design store has paired with the street-art collective UR New York (Mike Baca aka 2ESAE and Fernando Romero aka SKI) for a fundraiser to benefit the Children's Bereavement Center.
Opening reception for Red Dot Miami at Wynwood Art District, 3011 NE 31st Avenue, 6-10 p.m., $25
One of the many fairs taking place concurrently with Art Basel Miami Beach, the Red Dot Miami Fair returns to the city with over 90 galleries specializing in emerging, mid-career, and established artists. Tickets to the opening benefit reception include daily access to the fair and proceeds from which will go to sponsor the National Gay and Lesbian Taskforce, which provides services to help empower the LGBT community.
Opening reception for Art Africa Miami Art Fair 2012 at TheUrbanCollective, 3246 North Miami Avenue, 6-10 p.m.
South America isn't the only giant continent in the southern hemisphere to have a dynamic presence in Miami this week.
Vanity Fair International Party at the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) Miami, 770 NE 123rd Street, 7-9 p.m., $35 (free for VIP cardholders)
The MOCA Miami’s will be celebrating its official launch party for Art Basel Miami Beach, Miami Art Week, and Design Miami/ with an opening reception for pioneering contemporary artist Bill Viola, who will be presenting video installations as part of his exhibition “Liber Insularum.” The reception is free for MOCA members, North Miami residents, ABMB and Design Miami/ VIP card holders and $35 for all others. RSVP at RSVP@MoCaNoMi.org.
PULSE Miami 2012 private preview and silent auction at the Ice Palace, 1400 North Miami Avenue, 7-10 p.m., $25
The art fair brings together its patrons for an evening of bidding and socializing at the former NADA art fair space.
Opening reception for Betty Tompkins “Fuck: Works on Paper 1969-2010” by Venus Over Manhattan at the M Building, 194 NW 30th Street, 6 p.m. – 12 a.m.
Adam Lindemann's New York gallery-cum-project-space heads down to Miami with a show of four-letter work by the veteran artist.
