Artist: Amoako BoafoTitle: Cobalt Blue Earring, 2019Medium: Oil on canvas, 78.5 in. x 64 in.Location: Miami Beach Convention Center, East Lobby Miami Beach Legacy Art Purchase (2019) As announced on November 4, 2019, the City of Miami Beach launched the Legacy Purchase Program, a collaboration with Art Basel Miami Beach, and under the direction of …
Artist: Sarah MorrisTitle: Morris Lapidus, 2018Medium: Custom fabricated porcelain tilesLocation: Miami Beach Convention Center, Northeast Corner Exterior Walls
Artist: Joep van LieshoutTitle: Humanoids, 2018Medium: AluminumLocation: Miami Beach Convention Center, Collins Canal Park The Humanoids in the Collins Canal Park are a classic representation of the work of Joep Van Lieshout. Van Lieshout is a Dutch artist who is internationally recognized for his sculptures, large-scale installations and public artworks. These works, which reflect on …
Artist: Joseph Kosuth Title: Located World, 2019 Medium: Neon Location: Miami Beach Convention Center, West Lobby Located World, Miami Beach, is part of a series of works that Joseph Kosuth has also made in Europe and Japan that signify a sense of place through the abstractions of quantified meaning and query the impulse of the …
Artist: Ellen HarveyTitle: Atlantis, 2019Medium: Etched mirror glassLocation: Miami Beach Convention Center, Grand Ballroom Lobby Based on a full-size hand-painted design, Atlantis is directly inspired by Miami Beach’s unique connection to the many bodies of water that constitute the larger Florida ecosystem. Visitors to the Miami Beach Convention Center see themselves reflected in a dark …
Artist: Franz Ackermann Title: About Sand, 2018 Medium: Paint Location: Miami Beach Convention Center, Southeast Corner Exterior Walls Franz Ackermann makes vibrant paintings and installations centered on themes of travel, tourism, globalization and urbanism. Ackermann has created large-scale dynamic installations that are built up from individual components comprising paintings, drawings, photographs, wall drawings and sculptural, …
Artist: Carlos Alves Title: Save Our Oceans, 1999 Medium: Ceramic tiles Location: City Hall, 1700 Convention Center Drive, First Floor The artwork is a reflection of the artist love for marine life. “I gave up my goal of becoming a Marine Biologist to become an artist,” says Carlos Alves. Alves worked on his design Save …
Artist: Carlos Alves Title: Save Our Reefs, 2004 Medium: Ceramic tiles Location: Lincoln Road and Lenox Avenue Architect Morris Lapidus originally designed the fountain in the 60’s, when Lincoln Road was closed to vehicular traffic. The artist, Carlos Alves whose studio was on Lincoln Road across from the fountain, was contacted by the City of …
Artist: Bill Fontana Title: Sonic Dreamscapes, 2018 Medium: Sound and video Location: SoundScape Park, 1670 Washington Avenue Sonic Dreamscapes presents a sound and video installation created for both daytime and evening viewing via SoundScape Park’s sophisticated 72-channel Meyer sound and projection systems. “It is the perfect instrument to create sound choreography inspired by the marine …
Artist: Dan Graham Title: Morris’, 2010 Medium: Steel and glass Location: Lincoln Road between Alton Road and Lenox Avenue Dan Graham’s project for the new pedestrian part of Lincoln Road recalls the ‘kidney’ shape of the 1950’s Miami Beach hotel swimming pools. Both concave and convex lenses, the pavilion’s surfaces create mirroring an anamorphic ‘fun-house’ …