The 17th edition of Art Basel Miami Beach kicked off yesterday with its super exclusive VIP preview. Benefiting from a revamped and expanded venue (the brand new Miami Beach Convention Center) the largest contemporary art fair in the country was today in full swing yet less chaotic and easier to navigate. Art Basel Miami Beach remains one of the best art fairs in the world, a wonderland of ideas, colors and charismatic personalities; a gleaming, luscious art-extravaganza of mind blowing proportion, creativity and imagination.
Enjoy Our Daily Feast from Art Basel Miami Beach. Bon Appétit! —Quiet Lunch
Joe Overstreet, “North Star”, 1968, acrylic on canvas construction, 93h X 85w X 3d in at Eric Firestone Gallery
Gonzalo Lebrija at Travesia Cuatro Gallery
David Batchelor, “Glowstick 10,” 2018, stainless steel, LED lights, DMX controller , 83 5/8 x 28 1/2 x 2 in at Ingleby Gallery
Philippe Decrauzat, “X Wave,” 2018, acrylic on canvas, 4 pieces, 145 x 111 cm at Parra & Romero Gallery
Olafur Eliasson, “Solar Wind Sail (blue)”, 2018, Silvered colored glass (blue), aluminum, 63 x 197 5/8 x 1 1/8 in at Tanya Bonakdar gallery
Teresita Fernandez, “Untitled (Specter),” 2018, charcoal, 72 x 120 in. at Lehmann Maupin Gallery
Carlos Cruz-Diez, “Physichromie Panam 309”, 2018, chromography on aluminum, 59 1/16 x 118 1/16 in at Sicardi Ayers Bacino gallery
Francesca Pasquali, “Iceberg”, 2018, transparent plastic drinking straws and polished plexiglass on wooden panel and dark grey lacquered metallic frame, 47,24 x 47,24 x 8,66
Ugo Rondinone, “achtundzwanzigsteraugustzweitausendundzehn”, 2010, at Galerie Eva Presenhuber, painting, acrylic on canvas, silkscreen on plexiglass plaque, 270.0 × 270.0 × 270.0 Size (cm), 106.3 × 106.3 × 106.3 Size (in)
Emil Lukas, “Before Transparency”, 2018 at Sperone Westwater, Mixed Media, 152.4 × 152.4 × 7.6 Size (cm)
Emil Lukas, Before Transparency (DETAIL) 2018 at Sperone Westwater
Eduardo Navarro, “We who spin around you”, 2016 at Galeria Nara Roesler, Other Materials,25.0 × 25.0 Size (cm), 9.8 × 9.8 Size (in)
Julio Le Parc, Alchimie 396, 2018, at Galeria Nara Roesler”, Painting, acrylic paint on canvas, 200.0 × 600.0 Size (cm), 78.7 × 236.2 Size (in,)”
Jim Lambie, “Metal Box (Spring Water Orchid)”, 2018 at Anton Kern Gallery, Sculpture, 160.0 × 240.0 × 25.0 Size (cm), 63.0 × 94.5 × 9.8 Size (in)
François Morellet , “Répartition aléatoire de 20% de carrés”, 1970, silkscreen paint on wood, 9 panels, 94, 49 x 94, 49 in. at Kamel Mennour gallery
Mimmo Rotella,” 8 1/2,” 1963, Photographic reproduction on canvas, 99 x 80 cm, 39 x 31 1/2 in at Cardi Gallery
Mark Handforth, “Star (teal)”, 2014, painted aluminum, 111 x 123 x 48 in
Tomás Saraceno, “Theater of Shadows”, 2018, scenography of sculptural elements and lights, min. room dimensions 20 square meters at Esther Schipper gallery
Works by Keith Haring at Gladstone Gallery’s booth.
Allora & Calzadilla, “Electromagnetic Field #1” (November 1, 2018, Meter Number 96215234, Provisional Rate 1.267kWh x $0.01299, Fuel Purchase 1,267kWh x $0.095821, Energy Charge 1,267kWh x $0.049854), 2018, Iron filings on linen canvas, 96 × 72 in; 243.8 × 182.9 cm at Kurimanzutto Gallery
James Turrell, VARDA (03), 2017, at Pace Gallery, Installation, LED light, etched glass, shallow space, 180.3 × 134.6 Size (cm), 71.0 × 53.0 Size (in)
Do Ho Suh, “Specimen Series: Refrigerator, Unit 2, 348 West 22nd Street, New York, NY 10011, USA,” 2015, Mixed Media polyester fabric and stainless steel, 86.73 x 45.98 47.44 in at Victoria Miro
Rob Pruitt, “American Quilts 2018: US Mexican Border, late afternoon”, 2018. acrylic on linen and silkscreen in, 82 x 64 in
Olafur Eliasson, “Colour reflection amplifier”, 2018, stainless steel, glass mirror, glass, paint (cyan, magenta, yellow),170 x 170 x 12 cm, 67 x 67 x 4 3/4 in at neugerriemschneider gallery
Eva Zanardi is a curator, art advisor and art writer specializing in Kinetic Art, Op Art and Minimalism. She curates a contemporary art blog, “The Responsive I“.