Miami Art Week 2023

    After starting my art consulting business, I have attended Art Basel Miami Beach every year besides Covid, 2020.  On my first visit, I went to all twelve shows happening in Miami Beach.  But in the last few years, I have visited more art museums in Miami than smaller shows. There are a few shows which I always attend; Art Basel with Design Miami, Untitled Art, Art Miami, and Nada.  Some years, the Art Basel is amazing, and some years the Design Miami is better or the Untitled Art. The Art Miami is always decent quality with many various styles of art and galleries.  This year, my favorite peak was Untitled Art and Design Miami.  

Since the Untitled Art is located in South Beach and next to the ocean, I always thought it's a great location for an Art show in South Beach.  I could see various galleries from all over the world with many different style of great art works. Art Basel is too big and sometimes it shows art which I already saw in New York.  So, I really liked the Untitled Art this year.

Also, Design Miami has been changed.  They used to show more vintage furniture.  Last few years, they are showing more one of a kind contemporary design art pieces.  When I was in graduate school in Seoul, Korea with my professor and artist, Byoung Hoon Choi, he always talked about art furniture.  Now, I am not sure some of the pieces which galleries presented can work as functional furniture.  But they were amazing sculpture pieces.  Also, the price is like a famous Sculptor art work.  

Since there are amazing design and art galleries nowadays, I could see many great art works selling in amazing price.  For example, I used to like Nacho Carbonell's Floor and table Lamp from one of gallery in Design Miami.  It was interesting lamp with a good price.

His 2020 Floor Lamp 

Carbonell's Floor Lamp in the back
@Carpenterworkgalery booth at May 2022 Tefaf show 

#NachoCarbonells' Floor Lamp #CarpenterWorkShopGallery
#DesignMiami2023

The Carpenter Workshop Gallery showed his work more like a sculpture floor lamp in May 2022 Tefaf.  

In Miami 2023, they showed bigger version of Carbonells' floor sculpture lamp which was stunning.  The retail price was more than $500,000.00 which was amazing.  I know it is one of kind, and big scale of floor lamp, but I could see how the market has been changed.  A few years back, R and Company gallery showed Katie Stout's works in bigger scale.  It made her a lot bigger artist.  This time, the Carpenter workshop Gallery did the same. Since the piece was stunning and remarkable at the show, he got his name out and the gallery could sell more of his work.

The Untiled Art showed various works from various galleries all over the world which was very nice; Africa, Middle East, Northern Southern, Western, Europe, East Asia,  and Northern, Southern American Galleries.  It was so nice to see something new and refreshing art.  See my Instagram @curatedbyyounghye to see more images and videos.

Peretz, Rubell, and Bass museum shows were very nice. I was especially impressed by Rubell's collection last year.  This year, I felt their collection is one of the most updated contemporary art collection in the world.  Haven't checked Peretz Collection since after Covid, it was so nice to see Garry Simmons: Public Enemy Show. Bass Musem's Namjun Park and Hernan Bas's show.

Especially, I saw Hernan Bas work  last year in Art Basel Miami Beach.  I thought it was nice one.  Then saw his exhibition @BassMusuem in this year was so great. 

Art Basel Miami Beach 2022

Bass Museum Show 2023