Miami-based gallery Spinello Projects has attracted significant attention at this year’s fair with a solo booth dedicated to local artist Nina Surel. The presentation features an extraordinary collection of ceramic vessels, sculptures, and wall-mounted works rendered in rich earthy tones and deep blue, exploring themes of mysticism, botany, and humanity’s connection to nature.
A highlight piece from the booth, Surel’s ceramic wall installation Allegory of Florida (2023), was selected for the City of Miami Beach’s Legacy Purchase Program, an initiative that acquires artworks from Art Basel Miami Beach for the city’s Art in Public Places collection. Composed of 100 milky stoneware ceramic pieces, the work reimagines the Sunshine State as a goddess of feminine fertility.
Lehmann Maupin
Showcasing an impressive roster of works by renowned artists such as MacArthur Binion, Marilyn Minter, and Cecilia Vicuña, Lehmann Maupin’s booth is undoubtedly a fair favorite.
Among the unmissable highlights are Still-Life 4 (2020) and From, the Future 2 (2023), two captivating video installations by pioneering American artist Jennifer Steinkamp that explore the intersections of nature, technology, and motion; and I’ll see you on your way (2024), a captivating acrylic-on-canvas painting by American artist Calida Rawles. (Rawles’s first solo museum exhibition, “Away With the Tides,” is currently on view at the Pérez Art Museum Miami through February 2, 2025, before traveling to the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art from March 19 to September 7, 2025.)
Beyond Basel
Beyond the buzz of Basel, there is no shortage of additional fairs and art shows to visit all over Miami. Right across the street is Design Miami, curated this year by Glenn Adamson under the theme Blue Sky, where the works on display celebrate the most audacious innovations in design. And further south, Untitled Art Fair features a compelling selection of international galleries, making it another must-visit destination during Miami Art Week.