Jessica Joslin at Lisa Sette Gallery
One of the largest fairs of Miami Art Week, Art Miami featured aisle upon aisle of contemporary art from some of the world’s most sought-after and innovative artists. The fair was a veritable visual spectacle where 3D work stood out.
Lisa Sette Gallery’s booth, for instance, focused on sculptures made from repurposed, unconventional objects, such as Jessica Joslin’s antique metal-adorned animal skeletons and Jennifer Trask’s baroque arrangements of gilded antlers and bones. While he is known for his ornate paintings, Kehinde Wiley presented a regal bust of an anonymous man in a hoodie at TORCH Gallery’s booth. Li Hongbo’s accordion paper sculptures attracted an eager crowd at Klein Sun Gallery as a Vanna White-like gallerist demonstrated the way Li’s stoic, Greco Roman-inspired busts bend and stretch into unrecognizable shapes.
In addition to works by renowned gallery artists like Damien Hirst, Art Miami featured the upper echelon of the street art world. Muralist and designer KAWS presented a series of paintings of abstracted close-ups of his cartoon-inspired characters at Leslie Sacks Contemporary. Meanwhile, a Shepard Fairey light-up sculpture and assemblages by Faile could be found at Galerie Ernst Hilger’s booth. Keszler Gallery’s booth presented works by Banksy that — to the dismay of some fair-goers — appeared to be carved out of the walls on which they originally appeared.
Art Miami ended yesterday, December 7, so if you missed it, check out our photos and stay tuned for more highlights from Miami Art Week in the coming days.
Jennifer Trask at Lisa Sette Gallery
Siri Devi Khandavilli at Lisa Sette Gallery
Li Hongbo at Klein Sun Gallery
Kehinde Wiley at TORCH Gallery
three at Now Contemporary
three at Now Contemporary, detail
Shigeki Hayashi at Yufuki Gallery
KAWS at Leslie Sacks Contemporary
Banksy at Keszler Gallery
Justin Bower at Unix Gallery
Damien Hirst at Jerome Zodo Contemporary
Amber Cowan at Heller Gallery
Shepard Fairey at Galerie Ernst Hilger
Faile at Galerie Ernst Hilger
Faile at Galerie Ernst Hilger, detail
Erik Thor Sandberg at Connersmith
Bob Snead installation presented by Arthur Roger Gallery
There was no escaping the madness that was Miami Art Week. While collectors and art fans alike were inside taking in all of the fairs and staying dry, more street artists than ever before descended upon the Wynwood area to leave their mark. Heavy rains and wind posed a challenge for most, but that could not keep artists like D*Face, Twoone, Nychos, Tristan Eaton, Boxhead, 1010, Caratoes, and countless others from killing several large-scale walls and collaborations. Take a look at our highlights from Wynwood after the jump!
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One of the first fairs to open during Miami Art Week was UNTITLED. Now in its fourth year, the fair showcases big and small scale works from over 130 galleries in its white beachfront tent- a place where you could find some of the most experimental and surprising uses of media this week. Among the booths we bee-lined for was Eric Firestone Gallery's, which featured a large and psychedelic new piece from artist Jen Stark, now recognized by many for the wormhole and animated dripping entrance that she created for Miley Cyrus at the 2015 MTV VMAs. Take a look at more of our highlights from UNTITLED after the jump!