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The countdown has begun, Miami is in turmoil, works to the road are being completed just in time to offer the best of the city-destination more than ever coveted by art lovers who will have a never ending amount of fun, without schedule due the multiplicity of exhibition proposals including collector previews, vernissage, opening night preview party, VIP entrances, private brunch, meetings ranging from talks with architects, to artists’ influencers, gallery owners and collectors who open the gates of their precious, private collections.
The art week sees this year, the 17th undisputed Art Basel, in the renewed Convention Center. Due to pride of the Miami Art Week around Art Basel rotate exhibitions of all kinds: the adjacent Design Miami with the best avant-garde design and an interesting and varied program of meetings; the Red Hot Miami and the Spectrum that this year have returned to the artistic location par excellence at Mana Wynwood; the Scope, interesting and characteristic for its location on the white sand of Miami Beach; the Pulse at the Indian Beach Park; the NADA -New Art Dealers Alliance- non-profit organization that supports emerging artists; the Miami Art + Context sponsored by Christy’s at the One Herald Plaza and the Aqua at the Aqua Hotel at 1530 on Collins Avenue and the seventh edition of Untitles Miami Beach. In addition to these events, the Pinta, which defines itself as “a Latin American art fair with a global perspective”; the Superfine created in 2015 by the artist James Miille and the entrepreneur Alex Mitow; the INK that transforms the historic Suites of Dorchester into unique art galleries for works on paper and the MOS-Meeting of styles featuring artists, graffiti artists and muralists from all over the world to paint a large building that will remain top secret up to the last moment.
In addition to all this, the new urban area deserves special attention this year, which will be inaugurated on the occasion of the Miami art week entitled “Welcome to Afrofuture” by Urban Philanthropis. Covering an area of 58,000 square feet in the historic district of Overtown (who doesn’t know Scarface, the 1983 film with Al Pacino, set in Overtown?) will host over 20 visual artists and performancers from the African Diaspora, coming from Miami, New Orleans, New York City and London, who will come together to create a magical and futuristic environment through an immersive artistic experience designed to celebrate the brave history and creativity of the fervent supporters of the Overtown community, in a juxtaposition between past and present, of which Afrofuture, designed to celebrate historic successes and accentuate the potential that emerges from the evolving community of Overtown, is the fruit.
Presented by The Urban and edited by Gia Hamilton, former curator, author, thought leader and cultural producer of New Orleans, Gia Hamilton is known for her visionary ability to identify and nurture support systems. With twenty years of experience in the philanthropic field applied the Social Magic ™ methodology to study the production of land, work and culture while examining social connectivity within the institutions and the community, over the years she has held numerous positions among which Director of the Joan Mitchell Center in New Orleans and curator of the Atlanta Biennale in 2016.
“The vision of the project and the mission of Urban Philanthropies, includes the requalification of Overtown’s economic and cultural life, as stated by Philip Bacon, president of Urban Philanthropies, which aims to transform urban communities in difficulty through economic and community development activities for improve the quality of life of residents “.
In addition to the screenings of various media and musical performances, there will be murals by some heroes of Overtown, including Dana Albert Dorsey, Purvis Young, Clyde Killens and Dr. Dorothy Jenkins Fields, who will be painted by artists Nate Dee, Marcus Blake, Ceaux and Brandan Odums during the exhibition, while the works of visual artists Elliot Jerome Brown Jr., Soraya Jean-Louis, Epaul Julien and Sokari Ekine will be just some of the artists on display.
The general admission is free with a day program suitable for families that embraces art, live muralists and more. The evening revelers can enjoy personalized cocktails, musical performances and VIP parties hosted by Papa Keith, Africoco, SocialXChange Miami, King Britt, Rich Medina and more.
Still a few days till the party starts.
For those who cannot enjoy the show live, follow Miami Niche who will present a different show every day.
