This one’s got a nice ring to it: Bulgari is throwing a party to show off its B.Zero1 Design Legend Ring by late architect Zaha Hadid. There to get the party started — and help raise money for Raising Malawi — will be the original “Material Girl” herself, Madonna.
As if Art Basel wasn’t immersive enough, Audemars Piguet is sponsoring a large scale installation by Chinese artist Sun Xun at the Miami Beach Oceanfront. Enter the bamboo structure after dark to experience the full effect of the exhibit’s 3-D animations, sounds, scroll paintings, and about any other media you could wish for.
Real estate developer Alan Faena and billionaire industrialist Len Blavatnik are unveiling Faena Forum, a new cultural venue designed by Dutch architect Rem Koolhaas. The building will play host to a range of parties and personalities during its Basel opening week.
Real estate developer Alan Faena and billionaire industrialist Len Blavatnik are unveiling Faena Forum, a new cultural venue designed by Dutch architect Rem Koolhaas. The building will play host to a range of parties and personalities during its Basel opening week.
For all those protesting that Art Basel Miami really
is all about the art, there’s
the one-two punch of Miami Beach nightclub Rockwell pairing with New York’s notorious 1Oak for a club- bier-than-thou three-night pop-up. Because nothing says fine art like grinding the night away to P. Diddy.
Because it wouldn’t be
Miami without disco balls, MM6 Maison Margiela’s pop-up shop in collaboration with California-based artist Aaron De La Cruz will feature chain-link fences, large disco balls and Baroque- inspired velvet wallpaper. Equal parts art and party, if you ask us.
Fendi wants to make you happy. The Roman Maison has paired with architect Cristina Celestino to design furnishings for their “traveling VIP Room,” dubbed The Happy Room. The Art Deco-meets-the-Fifties collection will be unveiled under the Design Miami tent.
Is your Airbnb less luxe than you’d hoped for? Spruce up your space with a selection of Louis Vuitton foldable travel accessories. The latest ad- dition to its Objets Nomades collection is a stool by Tokujin Yoshioka and hanging fur cocoon by the Campana Brothers. The collection will be unveiled under the Design Miami tent and at the Louis Vuitton Miami Design District boutique.
Down in Miami for the actual fairs? Stop by Rirkrit and Tomas Vu’s participatory RT TV Boards installation under the Untitled tent, where you can rent a surfboard — inspired by Pussy Riot — and take it out into the water. Just make sure you return it, so you can rinse off in the exhibit’s shower. Life truly is a beach sometimes.
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Just as big art names and brands flock to Art Basel, so do the real estate heavy hitters. Miami-based develop- ment firm Lionheart Capital will make their presence known through #RitzRainbow, a nighttime rainbow light beam installation that will
be visible in the sky across Miami Beach
A photo of the artist’s process.