Swizz Beatz poses in front of an installation by Gabriel Dawe at the No Commission Art Fair. AP Photo/Lynee Sladky.
Miami Art Week welcomed a new fair last week that went against the norm in support of its exhibiting artists. No Commission Art Fair, curated by Grammy Award-winning recording artist and producer Swizz Beatz, provided exhibition space in Wynwood to emerging artists at no cost and with artists keeping 100% of their sales. An avid contemporary collector, Swizz Beatz is no stranger to the art scene, whose namesake “The Dean Collection” drew crowds at SCOPE Miami Beach last year. No Commission was coupled by some of the week’s best parties, dubbed the “Untameable House Party”, from musical artists Swizz Beatz, his wife Alicia Keys, DMX, Wiz Khalifa, and Pusha T. As for the art, there were several new and impressive sized works on display by artists like Dustin Yellin, Hebru Brantley, Kehinde Wiley, Miss Van, Gregory Siff, Gabriel Dawe, Hyon Gyon, and Tomokazu Matsuyama, among many others featured in the pages of Hi-Fructose. Brooklyn based sculptor Dustin Yellin has earned critical acclaim for his monumental collages inside of glass panels, and had fair attendees “ooh-ing” and “aah-ing” over his impeccably layered piece inside of a fish tank. In the same room, Texas based Gabriel Dawe used different colored threads to create a fantastical V-shaped installation that looked like a rainbow mist appearing out of thin air. His installations explore the connection between fashion and architecture, and how those relate to our need for shelter in all its shapes and forms. Take a look at more of our favorites from No Commission Art Fair below.
Hebru Brantley
Tomokazu Matsuyama
Todd James
Kehinde Wiley
Swoon
Jaybo Monk
So Youn Lee
So Youn Lee
So Youn Lee
D*Face
Timothy Buwalda
Timothy Buwalda
Jerome Lagarrigue
Wolfbat
Wolfbat
Sue Tsai
Miss Van
Hyon Gyon
Hyon Gyon
Sandra Chevrier
Gabriel Dawe
Dustin Yellin
Dustin Yellin
Dustin Yellin
David Choong Lee
David Choong Lee
Tomokazu Matsuyama and David Choong Lee
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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!