The International Art Show

Welcome to Art Basel Miami Beach

The International Art Show
Art Basel Miami Beach will take place from December 1 - 4, 2005. The international art show in Miami Beach (Florida) is the American sister event of Art Basel in Switzerland, the most important annual art show worldwide for the past 35 years. Art Basel Miami Beach is a new type of cultural event, combining a contemporary art show with an exciting program of special exhibitions, parties and crossover events including music, film, architecture and design. Exhibition sites are located in the city's beautiful Art Deco District, within walking distance of the beach and most hotels and restaurants.

An exclusive selection of 180 leading art galleries from North America, Latin America, Europe, Africa and Asia will exhibit 20th and 21st century art works by over 1000 artists. The exhibiting galleries are among the world's most respected art dealers. They will be showing exceptional works by both renowned established artists and cutting-edge newcomers. Special exhibitions will feature emerging artists, young galleries, video and digital art. The show will be a vital source for discovering new developments in contemporary art and rare museum-calibre art works. Art collectors, artists, dealers, curators, critics and art enthusiasts from around the world will participate in the event, along with prominent members of the entertainment industry. Art Basel Miami Beach is the most important art show on the American continent and a cultural and social highlight of the Americas.

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Opening Night Art Basel Convention Center November 30th 2005

A New Art Mecca
From December 1 - 4, 2005 Art Basel Miami Beach, will take place in the heart of Miami Beach, Florida. Art Basel Miami Beach is the most important international art show and a cultural and social highlight of both Americas.

Art Basel Miami Beach is the counterpart of Art Basel, which has been the world's most important annual art event for the last 35 years. Leading gallery owners, art collectors, artists, curators and art enthusiasts from all over the world will participate in this new event.

Based on a proven successful concept and an established international network, Art Basel Miami Beach has a unique profile and combines new and innovative ways of both presenting and promoting art.

Exhibition site is the handsome Miami Beach Convention Center, with its state of the art facilities. At the core of the event is the international art show featuring around 180 leading galleries from all continents.

In the Art Positions section, culting edge galleries are offered exhibition spaces in the form of shipping containers. In addition to providing an interesting and cost-efficient presentation form for contemporary art, the containers will be grouped in a eye-catching container village in Collins Park at the beach. 

Further sites for meetings and discoveries include a video lounge with a comprehensive program of contemporary video art. Top-quality exhibitions in the museums of South Florida and special programs for art collectors and curators, will make this new art show a special place for encountering art and the art world - the winter meeting place for the international art world.

Miami Beach
Miami Beach: a fascinating city, full of flair, is perhaps best known for its Art Deco District. The city stands for first class hotels, fine restaurants, a lively cultural scene, sun, beach, water and - last but not least - a vibrant, glamorous nightlife and hot Latin rhythms.

This is the meeting place for the international fashion set, the stars of the music world and the film industry. Visitors appreciate the security and intimacy of a compact city in which meeting points such as cultural institutions, hotels, restaurants and bars are within easy walking distance.

When the weather elsewhere turns cold, well-to-do visitors from all over the world flock here for the mild winter climate, with its taste of the nearby tropics, and the colorful multicultural atmosphere. Close by are the exclusive residences of Fisher Island, Key Biscayne, Bal Harbour, Coconut Grove, Coral Gables, Fort Lauderdale, Boca Raton and Palm Beach, as well as Miami with its international airport and cruise ship harbor.

Quotes
The hottest contemporary art fair in America - The New York Times
It's a classic art show. It's a funky happening on the beach.It's a hot social scene  The Los Angeles Times
The Dom Perignon of the arts events The Miami Herald
World-class event wows arts leaders St. Petersburg Times
…a five-day wingding The New York Times
A great, great fair Artnews
Los galeristas coinciden en señalar que ésta será la feria más importante de América abc, Madrid
Dès sa première edition, elle s'est imposée comme la meilleure aux Etats-Unis Beaux-Arts Magazine, Paris
L'antichambre du paradis Le Figaro, Paris
La celebre fiera di Basilea che, non contenta di essere la piú importante del mondo, vuole cosi chiudere lei da sola e in grande stile la stagione espositiva del 2002 La Stampa, Turin
Die Art Basel Miami Beach ist vielleicht die erste Ausgabe der Kunstmesse der Zukunft Die Welt am Sonntag, Berlin
Direkt am schönen Art-Deco-Distrikt lädt die Ausstellungshalle, mit schweizerischer Perfektion noch schnell auf Spitzenstandard gebracht, in eine neue Kunstarena, deren Qualität der Mutterveranstaltung kaum nachsteht. Erstklassig ist sie, und die Auswahl greift weit Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Frankfurt am Main
Tatsächlich darf die Art Basel Miami Beach bereits mit der ersten Ausgabe für sich in Anspruch nehmen, die bedeutendste Messe für zeitgenössische Kunst auf dem amerikanischen Kontinent zu sein. Basler Zeitung, Basel

Exhibition and Event program
Art Galleries: 180 of the world's leading art galleries for modern and contemporary art from North America, Latin America, Europe, South Africa and Asia will display 20th and 21st century art works. Painting, drawing, sculpture, installation, print, photography, film, performance, video and digital art by more than 1000 artists. From multiples for a few hundred dollars by young artists to multi-million-dollar museum-calibre masterpieces. Miami Beach Convention Center (Art Deco District)

Art Nova: This new section is designed for recently established galleries presenting new work that has been created during the current or the last two years. Miami Beach Convention Center.
(Art Deco District)

Art Magazines: American and international art publications, Internet magazines and books. Miami Beach Convention Center
(Art Deco District)

Art Institutions: cultural organizations and institutions.Miami Beach Convention Center
(Art Deco District)

Show Opening hours: Daily from noon to 8 p.m.
Closing day from noon to 6 p.m.
Opening night for invited guests on November 30, 2005

Art Positions: 20 cutting-edge galleries in shipping containers converted to public art spaces by avant-garde architects, in Collins Park at the Beach
(Art Deco District)

Art Video Lounge: lounge with comprehensive program of contemporary video art. Rotunda of Public Library Miami Beach, Collins Park
(projections and videotheque).

Art Projects: Projects in public places. Most projects located within walking distance from Miami Beach Convention Center.

Other Show Venues:
Opening hours Art Positions: Daily from 2 p.m. to 10 p.m., Closing day until 6 p.m.
Opening hours Art Video Lounge: Daily from noon to 8 p.m., Closing day until 6 p.m

 

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