ART WEEK HIGHLIGHTS
Art Week highlights this year were hard to narrow down to a select few. Art Basel always leads the pack with an attendance of 79,000 coming to view their 277 international galleries from 92 countries. Sales were robust at Art Basel with top galleries like Gagosian, Pace and Hauser & Wirth selling most of their works on day one.
Design Miami showcased over 50 galleries of historic and contemporary collectible design. Most seemed to have cool organic themed displays this year. Celebrity sightings included singer Shakira, Victoria Beckham, and Cindy Crawford among others. Two other Design Miami partners stood out from the crowd.
Art Miami and Context showcased 240 exhibitors from 31 countries with 900 artists on display. Strong sales were reported with a special homage to the late Botero. Celebs strolling the fair included Will Smith, Pierce Brosnan, Steve Wynn and more.
SCOPE on the beach had 110 presentations from 24 countries and saw Michel Bay, Tiesto and tennis star, Nick Kyrgios in their aisles. Like at many of the art fairs, art talks were scheduled throughout the week at SCOPE. One topic was “hope and change.”
Untitled Art Fair, at the tent next door, curates a more upscale version of art displays. This year 55,000 visitors passed through Untitled filled with 166 exhibitors from 38 countries. The curatorial themes were “Gender Equality in the Arts” and “Curating in the Digital Age.”