Art Basel Miami Beach at 20

Art Basel Miami Beach, the U.S. version of the venerable and singularly important global contemporary art extravaganza, turns 20 this year with its biggest show ever slated for Dec. 1-3.

The show will feature offerings from 283 of the world’s most prestigious galleries from five continents. As usual, New York will be well represented.

But it’s not just the big players like Gagosian, Pace and Hauser & Wirth. Some downtown galleries have also joined the Art Basel Miami roster in recent years. Among them: The East Village’s KARMA, half gallery, and Eric Firestone Gallery; the LES’s Miguel Abreu Gallery, Chelsea’s Nicola Vassell Gallery and Soho’s Team Gallery.

Presenting in Miami Beach for the first time this year is ALEXANDRE, which has location on Grand Street in the LES and on E. 73rd St.; Berry Campbell on W. 26th in Chelsea;  Bridget Donahue Gallery and Helen Anrather Gallery neighbors on Bowery near Grand St.; Queer Thoughts on Broadway in Tribeca; and Meredith Rosen Gallery on the UES.

Marc Spiegler, Art Basel’s global director said the Miami event aims to bridge the world’s art scenes with emphasis on North and South America. “The increasingly diverse range of galleries and artistic voices represented will make our show richer in discoveries than ever before,” he said.

“20 years of Art Basel has shown us the very best version of our community. So much of our investment in our cultural assets and amenities is a result of Art Basel’s example,” says Miami Beach Mahyor Dan Gelber.

Galleries

The fair’s main sector features 213 of the world’s leading galleries, exhibiting works across all mediums and representing the highest quality of paintings, sculptures, installations, and more. Several exhibitors will return to the fair following a hiatus, including Galeria Raquel Arnaud from São Paulo; Karma International from Zurich; Galerie Barbara Thumm from Berlin; Marlborough with exhibition spaces in Barcelona, Madrid, London, and New York; and Lia Rumma from Milan and Naples. Additionally, seven galleries that previously exhibited in the Survey or the Nova sector will transition into the main sector: Balice Hertling from Paris; Nicelle Beauchene Gallery from New York; blank projects from Cape Town; Chapter NY from New York; Commonwealth and Council from Los Angeles; Thomas Erben Gallery from New York; and Hannah Hoffman from Los Angeles. For the full list of exhibitors in Galleries, please visit artbasel.com/miami-beach/galleries.

Positions

Presenting solo exhibitions by emerging international artists, this year’s Positions sector will feature 19 solo presentations and welcomes 11 new participants. Highlights from the sector include new paintings by Tonia Nneji that continue her series ‘Uncommon Lands, Common Grounds,’ which investigates the role of commemorative religious fabrics in unfamiliar contexts, presented by Rele Gallery; first-time participant And Now’s presentation of materially abstract paintings by Leslie Martinez bridging queerness and border politics; and works by Ishi Glinsky, honoring Indigenous people’s connection to land through material exploration and reimagined production, at first-time participant Chris Sharp Gallery. For the full gallery list for Positions, please visit artbasel.com/miami-beach/positions.

Nova

Dedicated to galleries presenting new work by up to three artists, the Nova sector will feature 22 presentations from 23 galleries. Highlights include a solo presentation of new photographs and sculptures by John Edmonds, which continue his inquiry into human form and African art at Company Gallery; newcomer Yavuz Gallery’s exhibition of work by Pinaree Sanpitak, following her work’s inclusion in ‘The Milk of Dreams’ by Cecilia Alemani at the 2022 Venice Biennale; drawings and sculptures by Ukrainian artist Nikita Kadan, some of which have been realized in his current refuge shelter in Kyiv, at Galerie Jérome Poggi; newcomer K Art’s presentation of works by internationally-acclaimed artist Edgar Heap of Birds and emerging artists Erin Ggaadimitis Ivalu Gingrich, and Robyn Tsinnajinnie, whose works thread together a compelling narrative of Indigenous perspectives; and a dual installation by Los Angeles-based artists Anabel Juárez and Greg Ito, whose work explores the immigrant experience through a range of practices, from painting to large-scale sculpture and wall-based installation, on view at Anat Ebgi’s booth. The sector will also include a joint booth by Super Dakota and Helena Anrather, with a presentation of works by Julia Wachtel investigating the construction of emotion and identity through media and mass culture. For the full gallery list for Nova, please visit artbasel.com/miami-beach/nova.

Survey

Featuring work created before 2000, the Survey sector includes 17 galleries, including nine newcomers to Art Basel Miami Beach. Highlights include a historical presentation of rare wood, marble, and bronze sculptures and works on paper by Cuban artist Agustín Cárdenas at Galerie Mitterrand; the second overseas solo exhibition of work by Japanese artist Ei-Q, including newly discovered photo-dessin and photo-collages, hosted by newcomer Watanuki Ltd. / Toki-no-Wasuremono; a debut art fair presentation of historic works from the 1970s to the 1990s by Milford Graves, with a range of mediums from

multimedia sculptures to works on paper, at Fridman Gallery; Cristin Tierney’s booth of historic works by Dread Scott presenting a study of violence from the last 15 years of the 20th century; works from the two principal creative periods of Spanish artist Aurèlia Muñoz, whose work has been exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, and recently at the Guggenheim in Bilbao, at newcomer Jose de la Mano. For the full gallery list for Survey, please visit artbasel.com/miami-beach/survey.

Edition

The 2022 Edition sector will consist of 11 exhibitors, exemplifying the field of prints and editioned works. Exhibitors include Cristea Roberts Gallery (London); Crown Point Press (San Francisco); Gemini G.E.L. (Los Angeles); Carolina Nitsch (New York); Pace Prints (New York); Paragon (London); Polígrafa Obra Gràfica (Barcelona); Susan Sheehan Gallery (New York); STPI (Singapore); Two Palms (New York); and ULAE (New York). For further information, please visit artbasel.com/miami-beach/edition.

Founded in 1970 by gallerists from Basel, Switzerland, Art Basel has grown every year and how also holds shows in Hong Kong, and Paris.