Art Basel at Miami Art Museum

Several events are planned for Art Basel Week at the Miami Art Museum. Details from the MAM are below.

MAM Contemporaries Art Fair Survival Party

presented by Art Miami

Friday, November 16, 2012, 7–10pm

The James Royal Palm, 1545 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach

MAM Contemporaries get ready for Miami Art Week at the annual Art Fair Survival Party. Members receive an Art Fair Survival Kit with event invitations and VIP passes to the can’t-miss art fairs. MAM Contemporaries and Young Collectors Council members free, guests $25. Limit one Survival Kit per membership (including dual). Must be present to receive Survival Kit.  RSVP to MAMContemporaries@miamiartmuseum.org.

Art Miami VIP Preview + CONTEXT VIP Preview

benefitting Miami Art Museum

Tuesday, December 4, 2012

The Art Miami Pavilion
Midtown | Wynwood Arts District
3101 NE 1st Avenue, Miami, FL 33137

Contact 305.515.8573 or info@art-miami.com

For more information: http://www.art-miami.com/

“Collectors, curators, artists, art enthusiasts and members of the press are invited to experience an exclusive First View of the highly anticipated Art Miami Fair and the Inaugural CONTEXT Art Miami Fair for a cocktail reception benefiting the Miami Art Museum. This can’t miss event is the first opportunity to acquire the finest works from the emerging, cutting-edge, contemporary and modern art movements prior to the fairs opening to the public the following day.” – Art Miami

MAM Party on the Plaza Celebrating New Work Miami 2013

Thursday, December 6, 2012 / 7–11pm

Music by Spam Allstars / Cocktails

The Museum's largest event of the year celebrates the opening of the New Work Miami 2013, showcasing newly-commissioned works by Miami's vibrant artistic community. Hosted by MAM Director Thom Collins, Party on the Plaza will feature special musical performance by Spam Allstars and cocktails on the Museum's outdoor plaza:

-        New Work Miami 2013will present recent and newly commissioned work by approximately a dozen Miami-based artists. The exhibition will highlight the diverse and innovative practices of Miami’s artists, featuring site-specific installations, sculpture, painting and photography. New Work Miami 2013 will be among the last presentations in MAM’s current facility, marking the 12-month countdown to the Museum’s reopening in fall 2013 as Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM) in a new, Herzog & de Meuron-designed building in Museum Park.

By invitation only: MAM Contemporaries or Contributing ($250) and above level members; Art Basel Miami Beach (ABMB), Art Miami, Design Miami/ VIP and exhibitor pass card holders.

For information or to join Miami Art Museum, contact 305.375.5935 or events@miamiartmuseum.org.

Directions/Parking: Shuttle bus service available from Miami Beach Convention Center to MAM; Free garage parking at 50 NW 2^nd Ave.

Miami Art Museum Ball

Saturday, December 8, 2012 / 7–11pm

The 2012 Miami Art Museum Ball, Saturday, December 8, 2012, will commemorate the Museum’s 29 historical years at Miami-Dade Cultural Center in anticipation of next year’s move to Museum Park. In December 2013, the Museum will reopen as Pérez Art Museum Miami in a new Herzog & de Meuron-designed facility alongside Biscayne Bay. The 2012 MAM Ball chairs are Patricia Papper, Patricia and William Kleh, and Marcella and Daniel Novela. Dinner will be served in the upper-level gallery featuring a menu created by celebrity chef Hedy Goldsmith and inspired by the new Museum’s waterfront bistro. The acclaimed pastry chef will also create a signature dessert bar for the event. The gallery will be transformed into an environment created by New Work Miami 2013 artist Emmett Moore, known for his innovative experimentation between the fields of art and design. Following dinner, guests will dance the night away under the stars on the magically-transformed outdoor plaza as Crash the Ball attendees join the party. New Work Miami 2013, a salute to Miami’s art community, will be on view in the Museum’s lower-level gallery.  Held annually since 1983, the MAM Ball caps off Art Basel Miami Beach and is attended by art collectors, artists and cultural leaders both locally and internationally. The MAM Ball is the Museum’s main annual fundraiser. Proceeds from the event sustain the Museum’s exhibition and education programs.

Advance ticket purchase required: Tickets start at $1,000. Tables range from $10,000 to $25,000. To purchase tickets or tables, please contact 305.375.5935 or events@miamiartmuseum.org.

Directions/Parking: Self-parking at Cultural Center Garage, 50 NW 2nd Ave. Complimentary valet on West Flagler Street.

Crash the Ball, MAM Ball after party

Saturday, December 8, 2012 / 10pm – 2am

Dancing / Cocktails / Dessert bar

Crash the Ball is the MAM Ball's high-energy after party. Dance and celebrate Miami Art Week on the Museum’s outdoor plaza under the stars. Guests will be treated to a dessert bar by acclaimed celebrity pastry chef Hedy Goldsmith.

Ticket purchase required: Tickets: $75 MAM Contemporaries, $100 presale, $150 at door. Details at 305.375.1704 or events@miamiartmuseum.org.

Directions/Parking: Self-parking at Cultural Center Garage, 50 NW 2nd Ave. Valet parking $10 on West Flagler Street.

Parodi Lecture in Philosophy of Art: “Currency, Value, Hype”

Sunday, December 9, 2012 / 11:30am – 1pm, doors open 11am

Miami Art Museum and University of Miami, Department of Philosophy present Martha Buskirk, Professor of art history and criticism at Montserrat College of Art, Beverly, Massachusetts. Despite the astonishing volume of activity in the realm of contemporary art, the subject itself defies easy categorization. Tangible objects may still have a certain edge in the marketplace, but that is less true in other contexts where programing often centers on ephemeral gestures and their reception. How have recent situation-based works transformed expectations about art? To what degree do these simply draw attention to the larger role of art as a social nexus?

Lecture admission free and open to the public.Light refreshments following lecture.

Details at education@miamiartmuseum.org or 305.375.4073