When in Miami for... Art Basel Miami Beach

Published: November 28, 2008 Download the article
The Fair:
WHERE: Miami Beach Convention Center.
WHAT: The contemporary-art world’s foremost American gathering.
WHEN: December 4–7.
HIGHLIGHTS: Twenty-five of the 250 exhibiting galleries are here for the first time, including Air de Paris and Greenberg Van Doren Gallery.
• An endless slate of other art events scheduled to coincide with the Art Basel, including the smaller Nada, Pulse, Scope, and Design Miami fairs.

• Art Basel Conversations will include such panelists as Vik Muniz, Thelma Golden, and Chuck Close, among others.

• It’s a week full of countless parties. Some highlights include:

The New York Times Magazine party hosted by Stefano Tonchi, Andre Balazs, and Ambra Medda at the Raleigh Penthouse (Dec. 2);

Jeffrey Deitch’s party at the Raleigh featuring rock group The Gossip (Dec. 3);

the opening night extravaganza for the exhibition “Russian Dreams…” at the Bass Museum of Art (Dec. 3);

the launch of Visionaire magazine special issue 55 on the theme of “surprise” at a place to be announced (Dec. 4);

the IFC Films screening of Che at Byron Theater, and afterparty at the Raleigh hosted by Steven Soderbergh, Benicio Del Toro, and Laura Bickford (Dec. 4);

the Bruce Weber dinner and afterparty for the L'Uomo Vogue “Miami Issue,” which he shot, hosted by editor Franca Sozzani and Remo Ruffini at Casa Tua; and the opening cocktail party for the exhibition “Thoughts on Democracy” at the Wolfsonian (Dec. 5).

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