Art Basel 2012 Guide 12/3 – 12/9

November 30th, 2012 - LP

 *updated daily*

Mon 12/3

Myths And Legends – Opening Reception @ 1510 N.E. 130th Street, North Miami (6-9pm)

Arts Club Welcome Reception hosted by Princess Alia Al Senussi @ Lawn at W South Beach Hotel (invite only) (5pm-7pm)

Ornare Tastemaker’s Showcase @ Ornare Miami (RSVP: Events@OrnareUSA.com)

Willy Ronis: Paris Book Signing And Reception @ Dina Mitrani Gallery (7pm)

Tues 12/4

Christie’s Cocktail Party with DeLeon Tequila @ Hyde Beach at SLS Hotel South Beach (invite only)

Facing The Future @ Anima Domus 25 N.E. 39th Street, Miami Design District (6-9pm)

Vanity Fair International Party @ Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) (7-9pm)

Just Blaze vs Young Guru with Ricky Powell Slideshow @ Bardot

ANTI ART BECOMES ART – Kenny Millions, Fritz Welch , Nic Tammens , Andy Ortmann , & Rat Diamond Hymen, Crutial Taunt, Mothersky, Dim Past, Body Garden, & Sharlyn Evertsz @ Churchill’s Pub FREE

Stomp After-Party @ Vagabond

The Garage opening party w/ Shepard Fairey, Nick Daniels, Casper, and Sven @ The Garage ( Cooper Ave) FREE

Wed 12/5

Christie’s Exhibition: Highlights from The Art of the Surreal Evening Sale @ JW Marriot Marquis Miami (10am-5pm)

Art Public Opening Night (music by:Jason and Alicia Hall Moran, interacting with artist José Davila’s work) @ Collins Park  FREE

Ballroom Marfa/ Art Basel Miami Beach Magazine Party @ Cabanas at SLS Hotel South Beach (invite only) (7pm-9pm)

New, Used & Abused Vernissage @ Miguel Paredes Fine Art Gallery 173 N.W. 23rd Street, Wynwood (8-11pm) (1980′s Theme  opening party- music: DJ Ari X)

Ballroom Marfa Party @ SLS Hotel (invite only)

MOCA Beach Party w/ Lykke Li, Andrew and Pontus of Miike Snow, and Björn of Peter, Björn @ The Raleigh (invite only)

Pop-up Piano Miami – Opening Fundraising Party @ Perry Hotel (8.30pm-11:30pm)

Danny Brown + Shepard Fairey DJ set @ Bardot

Morgan Page @ Mansion Nightclub

Afrobeta @ News Cafe FREE

Rick Ross, Meek Mill, Wale- The MMG Tour @ The Fillmore Miami Beach

Gentleman Jack’s Art, Beats + Lyrics @ LMNT (55 NW 36 Street) FREE 

Bobbito Garcia (aka Kool Bob Love) & The Brass King @ PAX

Mochilla En Miami w/ Georgia Anne Muldrow and Thee Satisfaction @ The Stage

Dita Von Teese @ LIV

Hi-NoteArt Basel Party w/ Phresh James (live), Steven A. Clark (live),Methods & Hbts, Marc Adam, Keen One @ The Garage ( Copper Ave) FREE

Gringo Bingo at Wood Tavern (Basel edition) @ Wood Tavern (7-10pm) FREE

Thurs 12/6

Breakfast @ Bakehouse Art Complex, Wynwood (9am-noon)

KURT. With Thurston Moore, a dance performance by Ryan Heffington, and a short film by Adarsha Benjamin @ Gusman Center for the Performing Arts (8pm)

Brunch With Enrique Martínez Celaya @ Studio of Enrique Martinez Celaya 2215 N.W. First Place, Wynwood (9am-1pm)

“Thirteen Most Beautiful” Andy Warhol Museum Cocktail Reception and Screening @ W South Beach Hotel (invite only) (6:30pm-9:30pm)

Visionaire Magazine & Net-a-porter Art Basel Party @ Hyde Beach At SLS Hotel (invite only) (9:00pm-midnight)

Le Pompon Pop-Up- Commune Pool-Funday @ Hotel Victor Rooftop (invite only)

Le Pompon Pop-Up Nightclub @ Hotel Victor (invite only)

Launch Of Tel Aviv Edm Record Label VEGA @ 151 N.E. 41st Street, Design District (6pm-midnight)

Raneytown Opening Reception @ Primary Projects Gallery 4141 N.E. 2nd Avenue, Suite 104, Design District (7-10pm)

Opening Reception Raw Power by Brian Butler @ Shulman + Associates (7pm-10pm)

Mam Party On The Plaza Celebrating New Work Miami 2013 @ Miami Art Museum, Downtown Miami (7-11pm)

Unveiling Of Andy Warhol Exhibit @ Fendi Casa Luxury Living Showroom 90 N.E. 39th Street Miami, Miami Design District (8-11pm)

The Lost Beatles and the Lost Rolling Stones Photographs @  The Betsy Hotel FREE

Nicolas Jaar ( DJ Set) @ Bardot

Cedric Gervais @ LIV

Peace On E(ART)h’ @  Fifty At Viceroy Hotel

Fusion: Art Basel Talib Kweli, Malik Yoba, Sean Paul, Laurence Gartel @ LMNT

Cannibal Corpse, Misery Index, Hour Of Penance, Abiotic @ Grand Central

Tilly and The Wall @ The Stage

Merchandise + Psychic TV @ Vagabond

Verge Opening Reception Live Music Showcase: Matching Set (music by: Datamouth, Cog Nomen and Pocket of Lollipops) @ Essex House, Miami Beach

SCOPE Miami Official Party presented by VH1 with Metric (invite only)

Rice & Beans Sound System @ PAX

Art Africa Speakeasy (Bobby Stringer and the Special Touch Band, Zynzelay, The Balance, Thee Satisfaction, and beats by Mr.Brown) @ Avenue D

Bondax with Samo Sound Boy @ The Garage 1661 Pennsylvania Ave, Miami Beach

Unstoppable Death Machines & The So So Glos, SKen South Rock & Zzz’s, Metro Zu @ Sweat Records FREE

Afro-Kumbe @ Blackbird Ordinary FREE

C.S.P.G. Art Basel BBQ  (Robb Banks, Metro Zu,Shuttle Life, O’Grime, Chalk) @ Electric Pickle (7pm-5am)

Fri 12/7

Breakfast @ Bakehouse Art Complex, Wynwood (9am-noon)

Shop Bazaar Pop-Up @ 180 NE 39th Street Unit #107 (11am-2pm)

Verge Art Miami Beach Opening Party @ Greenview Hotel ( 6pm-10pm) FREE

Opening For European Photographer Maurice Renoma @ Markowicz Fine Art Gallery (6-9pm)

Moving The Still – A GIF Festival Party @ 318 NW 23rd Street, Wynwood (8pm-midnight) FREE

Terry Richardson Terrywood release at The Standard

Russell Simmons hosts Bombay Artisan Finale @ The Moore Building (invite only)

Opening exhibition of “A Dazzling Future” by Ye Hongxing @ Christian Louboutin boutique, Design District (7pm)

Galore Magazine Launch @ The Garage (Cooper Ave) (invite only)

Just Miller, Will Buck, Troy Kurtz @ The Garage (Cooper Ave) midnight FREE

Harper’s Bazaar– Glenda Bailey VIP Closing Event @ 180 NE 39th Street Unit #107 (invite only)

Pulse After Party @ The Shore Club (RSVP by 12/5: rsvp@pulse-art.com) (9pm-midnight)

Daniel Johnston @ Grand Central

Solange Knowles,Neon Indian (DJ set), Corin Roddick of Purity Ring, Jacques Renault, Justin Miller – DJ/Producer, Chris Taylor of Grizzly Bear @ Bardot

Chromatics & Price Rama Live @ The Olympia Theater 174 E. Flagler Street, Downtown Miami (8-11pm)

Gente De Zona @ Mansion

Get Physical vs. My Favorite Robot @ Treehouse

Papadosio @ Culture Room

Second Annual Art Basel Distraction (The Jellyfish Brothers, Crucial Taunt, Testökra, Las Tias, Dividends, Gun Hoes, Rat Bastard, Kenny Millions,The Cost) @ 164 NW 20th St. Suite 206, Wynwood (9pm) FREE – BYOB

Rakim, ArtOfficial and Problem Kids @ The Stage

Creamhotel Party @ Cafeina

Pop-Up Piano w/ Locos Por Juana and Suenalo @ Sugarcane Raw Bar & Grill (7:30pm) FREE

Richie Hawtin @ LIV

Nicolas Jaar live @ The Mondarin Hotel (8:30-midnight)

Spin Magazine and NQB8R present: Amtrac, Araabmusikm Abdecaf,Aerosyn-lex , Bondax, Booksiii, Church Of Holy Colors, DJ Ynot,Hundred Waters, Kilo Kish, Kool Keith, Metro Zu, Samo Soundboy, + surprise guests @ Gramps, Wynwood  (4pm-4am)  FREE w/ RSVP

The Future Is Now (10pm-5am) @ Gavanna Miami (RSVP: events@keepbouncing.com)  FREE

Life & Death of Art Basel w/ Tale of Us, DJ Tennis, Thugfucker @ Electric Pickle

Bells + ANR  @ Vagabond

Whiskey Barons & Mr. Pauer @ PAX

Merchandise, Teepee, The Band In Heaven, And Lil Daggers @ Churchill’s Pub

Sat 12/8

Ragnar Kjartansson: Bliss @ New World Center, Miami Beach (6am-6pm)

Calle Ocho Photowalk @ Tower Theater -1508 S.W. 8th Street, Little Havana (10am)

SPiN Galactic Ping Pong Tournament @ The Standard (3-6pm)

Blossoming to Art Basel @ Blossoming to Art Basel, Wynwood (7pm) $25

MAM Ball “If These Walls Could Talk” @ Miami Art Museum (7pm) $1000+

Crash The Ball, Mam Ball After-Party (Tanlines DJ set) @ Miami Art Museum, Downtown (10pm-2am)

Rico Love Art Basel Fashion Show and Cocktail Reception @ SLS Hotel South Beach (invite only) (7pm-10pm)

Asif’s Guns Artist Reception @ 167 N.W. 25th Street, Wynwood  (7-10pm)

NADA Art Fair Party (music by: Dent May) @ Deauville Beach Resort, Miami Beach

Opening Reception For Winter Group Show @ Etra Fine Art, Design District (7-10pm)

Art Miami After Party @ Bakehouse Art Complex, Wynwood $10 (7-11pm)

Winter Group Show Opening Reception @ Etra Fine Art (7-10pm) FREE 

Basel Castle ( Purity Ring, Twin Shadow, Jacuzzi Boys, and Teengirl Fantasy + more)  @ 41 NW 21st, Wynwood

American Sweat Shop Showcase (music by: FreQ Nasty, Merlyn, $uper Geniu$, Bebe, Geishaz

Visuals by Psyberpixie +live painting) @ EVE

Dan Deacon,  Avey Tare & Deakin  DJ set (Animal Collective) & Tanlines @ Grand Central

Jonathan Toubin “Soul Clap & Dance Off”, Dent May, Teengirl Fantasy, And Ital  @  Gramps 176 Nw 24th St. Miami (noon- until late night) FREE

Free Your Mind Art Exhibition @ AG Studios, Midtown (8pm-midnight)

Pop-Up Piano w/ Juke @ Wynwood Cigar Factory (7:30pm) FREE

Tiki Disco @ Fountain Fair  (7pm-midnight)

Arty @ Mansion

Joy Orbison and Ben UFO @ Cafeina

Dave 1 of Chromeo (DJ set) w/ Future Unlimited, Rude Boy Sven & Team Rojas @ Bardot

French Express:- Perseus . Jonas Rathsman . Moon Boots . Chris Malinchak @ Vagabond

Fuck Art | Let’s Dance | Art Basel After Party @ Electric Pickle (DJ Harvey, Pillowtalk, Eats Everything, Krisp) 10pm

Supplement Facts Showcase @ Treehouse

Luciano (terrace) @ Space

Tiesto @ LIV

Second Annual Art Basel Distraction (Ricky Lewis,Astrokats, Haochi Waves,hot hands, Talking Dogs, Dyslexic Postcards, DJ Fucked Up, The Grey 8s,Whoorish Boorish,The Lifeforms, Maskera) @ 164 NW 20th St. Suite 206, Wynwood (7pm) FREE – BYOB

Guy Gerber at Treehouse

Moska Art Fair Closing Celebration (Toubab Krewe, Andreilien ,Govinda ,7th World ft. Robert Thomas, Jr.,Sounduo ,Subsqwad,Satchi Om ,Elastic Bond ,Panther God ,Beatmachines ,Captive Eddies, S.P.O.R.E. ,Dusthead,Okulus Anomali feat. SolFire & AlphaNumerix ,Franky Helix Indovisual ,Warp9 ,Y Diz and Fantastic friends,Erick Paredes, The Moksha Roots All Stars feat. Bagga Trak, Afro Monk,SevenD,Rhythm Flow feat. Sean Dibble,Eric Dez Milky ,Barrio Abajo ,Venezoniks , Jamin Murphy,Fernie & Friends feat. Rajesh Bhandari,Tamboka Jams) @ Moksha Family Artist Collective

Ground Zero Crew 16th Anniversary Party with FreQ Nasty at Eve

Joy Orbison, Ben UFO @ Cafeina

Radio Rios & DJ Africa @ PAX

The Stash Bash @ The Goose Coconut Grove FREE

Sun 12/9

9th Annual Breakfast in the Park -speaker Albert Paley @ The Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum (9:30am – noon)

Annual Art Basel Champagne Brunch @ Lowe Art Museum (10am)

Parodi Lecture In Philosophy Of Art @ Miami Art Museum, Downtown (11:30am-1pm) FREE

Lazy Sunday BBQ @ The Standard (3-7pm) FREE

kickst ART (indoor artwalk meets urban bazaar) @ Chalk Miami (9pm)

George Clinton & Jona @ Bardot

Festivus Party @ The Abbey Brewing Company (1pm-5am)

Fedde Le Grand (terrace) Chus+ceballos (terrace afterhours) @ Space

Pete Tong, Damian Lazarus, Seth Troxler @ Mansion

Soul Clap Records Art Basel BBQ (Soul Clap, Night Plane (live), Nick Monaco,Will Renuart) @ Electric Pickle 5pm

Hard 2 Leave with Craze, Tamara Sky, Caligula, Damaged Goods, Spinstyles, Heroes x Villains, Vavlt Boys @ Goldrush

The Legend of Zelda: Symphony of the Goddesses @ Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts

Ongoing events

Art Africa (Fri-Sun) $20
TheUrbanCollective – 3246 N. Miami Avenue, Midtown
Hours: Fri-Sat 11am-7pm; Sun 11am-6pm

Art Asia (Wed-Sun) $20
N.E. 36th Street at North Miami Avenue, Miami Midtown
Hours: 11am-6pm

Art Basel Miami Beach (Thurs-Sun) $42
Miami Beach Convention Center
Hours: Thurs-Sat noon-8:30pm; Sun noon-6:30pm

Artexpo Miami + Miami Solo (Wed-Sun) $15
3011 N.E. 1st Avenue (at N.W. 31st Street), Midtown
Hours: Wed 11am-7pm; Thurs-Sat 11am-8pm; Sun 11am-6pm

Arts For A Better World (Wed-Sun) $15
Buena vista avenue & NW 34th Street, Midtown (Scope Pavilion)
Hours: 11am -7pm

Art of Basketball (Heat Wave) (Wed-Sun)
2048 NW Miami Court, Miami
Hours: 10am-6pm

Art Miami (Wed-Sun) $20
3101 N.E. 1st Avenue, Midtown
Hours: Wed-Thurs 11am-7pm; Fri 11am-9pm; Sat 11am-7pm; Sun 11am-6pm

Aqua Art Miami Contemporary Art Fair (Wed-Sun) $10
Aqua Hotel- 1530 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach
Hours: Thurs noon-9pm; Fri-Sat 11am-9pm; Sun 11am-4pm

Art Public (Thurs-Sun) FREE
Collins Park – 21st Street and Collins Avenue, Miami Beach
Hours: open 24hrs

Blade “Undisputed King Of Graf” (Thurs-Sun)
Adjust Gallery -150 N.W. 24th Street, Wynwood

Christie’s Exhibition: Highlights from The Art of the Surreal Evening Sale  (Wed-Sat)
JW Marriot Marquis Miami – 255 Biscayne Boulevard Way
Hours: 10am-5pm

CONTEXT Art Miami (Wed-Sun) $20
3101 NE 1st Avenue, Midtown
Hours: Wed-Thurs 11am-7pm; Fri 11am-9pm; Sat 11am-7pm; Sun 11am-6pm

Cynergi Collection (Wed-Mon)
2700 N. Miami Avenue, Wynwood
Hours: Wed 6pm-10pm; Thurs-Mon 11am-10pm

David Lynch Presents Silencio Pop-Up in FDR at Delano (Tues-Sat)
FDR at Delano 1685 Collins Avenue Miami Beach
Hours: 11pm -

Design Miami (Wed-Sun) $25
Meridian Avenue at 19th Street, Miami Beach
Adjacent to the Miami Beach Convention Center
Hours: Wed 11am – 9pm; Thurs–Sat noon-8pm; Sun noon-6pm

Fountain Fair (Fri-Sun) $10
2505 North Miami Ave, Wynwood
Hours: Fri-Sat noon-midnight; Sun noon-5pm

Gator in the Bay (Thurs-Sun) FREE
Biscayne Bay between Julia Tuttle & Venetian Causeways

Giant Curious Animals (11/30- 1/26) FREE
The Freedom Tower -600 Biscayne Boulevard, Downtown Miami

Global Caribbean IV (Fri-Sun)
Little Haiti Cultural Center – 212-260 N.E. 59th Terrace, Miami
Hours: Fri noon-6pm; Sat-Sun 10am-6pm

Good for Nothing (12/7 – 1/7)
The LAB Miami 2750 NW 3rd Ave, Suite # 11, Miami

Helmut Newton: A Liberating Focus (Mon-Sun) $15
World Erotic Art Museum (WEAM)- 1205 Washington Avenue, Miami Beach
Hours: Mon-Thurs 11am-10pm; Fri-Sat 11am-midnight

Heineken Artist Hub (Thurs-Sun)
171 NW 23 St, Wynwood
Hours: 2pm-7pm

Heineken Beer Garden and Bike Station (Mon-Sun)
Wood Tavern- 2531 NW 2nd Avenue, Wynwood

Heineken Midtown Bike Station (Mon-Sun)
Art Miami -Midtown Blvd (NE 1st Ave)
Between NE 32nd and NE 31st

I.AM.WYNWOOD (Thurs-Sun)
B M de Varona Art Space -2703 NW 2 Ave (Studio B), Wynwood

INK Miami (Wed-Sun)
Suites of Dorchester Hotel -1850 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach
Hours: Wed noon-5pm; Thurs-Sat 10am-7pm; Sun 10am-3pm

It Ain’t Fair – OHWOW (Thurs-Sun)
743 Washington Avenue, Miami Beach
Hours: Thurs 6-9pm; Fri-Sat 11am-7pm; Sun 11am-5pm

JUST MAD MIA (Thurs-Sun) $15
Soho Studios Wynwood Convention Center - 2136 NW 1st Avenue
Hours: Thurs 2pm-8pm; Fri-Sat noon-8pm; Sun noon-6pm

Miami’s Independent Thinkers (Fri-Sun) $10
The Armory Studios – 572 N.w. 23rd Street, Wynwood
Hours: Fri & Sat from 5pm-2am; Sunday from 1pm-5pm

Miami Mix 2012 – Wynwood Warehouse Project (12/1-12/10)
450 NW 27th St., Wynwood
Hours: 10am-10pm

Miami Project Art Fair (Wed-Sun) $20
N.E. 1st Avenue At 30th Street, Midtown
Hours: Wed 11am-5pm; Thurs 11am-7pm; Fri 11am-8:30pm; Sat 11am-7pm; Sun 11am-6pm

Miami River Art Fair (Wed-Sun) $10
James L. Knight International Center -400 S.E. 2nd Avenue, Downtown Miami
Hours: Wed-Sat noon-6pm; Sun 11am-2pm

Miami Street Photography Festival (Fri-Sat) FREE
Kike San Martin Studios -2045 N.W. 1st Avenue, Wynwood Art District
Hours: Fri 10am-10pm; Sat 10am-11pm

MIconic (12/2- 12/16) FREE
Yo Space 294 NE 62nd St, Miami
Hours: by appointment only (info@yo-miami.com)

Migrating Inwards (12/5 -12/26)
ArtCenter 800-810 & 924 Lincoln Road, Miami Beach

Moksha Art Fair “Eagle Meets Condor” (Wed-Sun) FREE
Moksha Family Artist Collective – 228 N.E. 59 st., Miami

Moving The Still – A GIF Festival (Wed-Sun)
318 NW 23rd Street-enter on NW 2nd Ave., Wynwood
Hours: noon-7pm

Nada Art Fair (Thurs-Sun) FREE
Deauville Beach Resort- 6701 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach
Thurs 2pm-8pm; Fri & Sat 11am-8pm; Sun 11am-5pm

New, Used And Abused 30 Years Of Pop Art Miguel Paredes And Ronnie Cutrone (Thurs- Sun)
Miguel Paredes Art Gallery- 173 NW 23rd St, Wynwood
Hours: noon-11pm

Pool Art Fair (Fri-Sun) FREE
Carlton Hotel -1433 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach
Hours: 3pm-10pm

Pop-up Piano Miami (Thurs-Sun) FREE
Eight pianos from Steinway & Sons will be crafted by eight artists. Art Basel week spectators will have access to tickle the ivories between three scheduled “pop-up”performances by talented musicians.
George’s Kitchen (Midtown: 3404 North Miami Ave)
Gigi’s (Midtown: 3470 North Miami Ave.)
Jimmy’z Kitchen (Wynwood: 2700 North Miami Ave.)
The Tent At Soho Beach House * Soho Beach House Members Only (Miami Beach: 4385 Collins Ave.)
South Street Restaurant & Bar (Design District: 4000 Ne 2nd Ave.)
Sugarcane Raw Bar Grill (Midtown: 3252 Ne 1st Ave.)
Wynwood Cigar Factory (Wynwood: 101 Nw 2nd Ave.)

Pulse Art Fair (Thurs-Sun) $20
1400 North Miami Ave., Miami
Hours: Thurs 1-7pm; Fri-Sat 11am-7pm; Sun 11am-5pm

Red Dot Art Fair (Wed-Sun) $15
3011 NE 1st Avenue at N.E. 31st Street, Midtown
Hours: Wed 11am-7pm; Thurs-Sat 11am-8pm; Sun 11am-6pm

René Gruau (Mon-Sun)
Pampaloni- 91 N.E. 40th Street, Miami Design District
Hours: 10am-8pm

SCOPE Miami (Wed-Sun) $20
N.E. 36th Street & Miami Avenue, Midtown
Hours: Wed-Sat 11am-7pm; Sun 11am-6pm

SELECT Fair (Thurs-Sun) 11am-8pm FREE
The Catalina Hotel-1720-1756 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach
Hours: Thurs-Sat 11am-8pm; Sun 11am-6pm

Seven Miami (Tues-Sun) FREE
2200 N.W. 2nd Avenue, Wynwood
Hours: 1pm-7pm

The Black Lords By Desi Santiago (Mon-Sun)
Lords South Beach- 1120 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach
Hours: 11am-2am

The Endless Renaissance – Six Solo Artist Projects (Thurs-Mon)
The Bass Museum 2100 Collins Ave, Miami Beach
Hours: 10am-6pm

The Factory Art Show (Wed-Sun)
101 NW 24 Street, Wynwood

The Paintings Of Ashley Collins (Wed-Sun)
Oxenberg Fine Art-50 N.E. 29th Street, Wynwood Art District
Hours: Wed, Thurs & Sat 10am-9pm; Fri 10am-10pm; Sun 10am-6pm

The Wynwood Walls: Come and Dream! Tribute to Founder Tony Goldman (Thurs-Sun) FREE
NW 2nd Avenue, between NW 25th & 26th Streets

UNTITLED Art Fair (Wed-Sun)
Ocean Drive and 12th Street (in a tent on the sand)

Verge Art Miami Beach (Fri-Sat) FREE
Greenview Hotel 1671 Washington Avenue @ 17th Street
Hours: noon-8pm

Walls Of Artseen Exhibition (Thurs-Sun) FREE
Artseen Gallery -2215 2nd Avenue, Wynwood