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Art Basel Miami Beach 2012 Art Fairs and Gallery Guide

Soon enough Miami will be overtaken by art... well, the art market, in a display of crass commercialism that flaunts a disgusting amount of wealth. But we get it. You want to partake and rub elbows with Europeans in funny clothing and New Yorkers with zero sense of humor --...
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Soon enough Miami will be overtaken by art... well, the art market, in a display of crass commercialism that flaunts a disgusting amount of wealth. But we get it. You want to partake and rub elbows with Europeans in funny clothing and New Yorkers with zero sense of humor -- we do too! And luckily, you can, because a lot of the art fairs, gallery shows, and exhibits are open to the public, even if for a price.

We've taken the obscene task of compiling all that there is to do and be seen during the week of Art Basel Miami Beach 2012, also referred to as Miami Art Week by the plebs.

See also:

- Art Basel Miami Beach 2012 Music Guide

- Basel 2012 Map (PDF)

Keep checking back as we are constantly updating this thing.

Don't see your event? Contact us with your Basel-related listing.

Miami Beach Art Fairs

Art Basel Miami Beach. December 6 - 9, 2012. Miami Beach Convention Center, 1901 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach. Visit miamibeach.artbasel.com.

Aqua 12. December 6 - 9, 2012. Aqua Hotel, 1530 Collins Ave., Miami Beach. Visit aquaartmiami.com.

Design Miami/. December 5 - 9, 2012. Miami Beach Convention Center Parking Lot, Meridian Avenue and 19th Street, Miami Beach. Visit designmiami.com.

INK Miami Art Fair. December 5 - 9, 2012. Suites of Dorchester, 1850 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach. Visit inkartfair.com.

NADA Art Fair. December 6 - 9, 2012. The Deauville Beach Resort, 6701 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach. Free. Visit newartdealers.org.

Select Fair. December 5 - 9, 2012. Catalina Hotel, 1732 Collins Ave, Miami Beach. Visit select-fair.com.

UNTITLED. December 5 - 9, 2012. 12th Street and Ocean Drive, Miami Beach. $20. Visit art-untitled.com.

Verge Art Miami Beach. December 6 - 9 2012. Essex House, 1001 Collins Ave., Miami Beach, and Clevelander Hotel, 1020 Ocean Drive, Miami Beach. Free. Visit vergeartfair.com.

Miami Art Fairs

Art Asia Miami. December 4 - 9, 2012. 110 NE 36th Street, Miami. $20. Visit artasiafair.com.

Artexpo Miami. December 5-9, 2012. 3011 NE 1st Ave., Miami. $15. Visit artexpo-miami.com.

Art Miami. December 4 - 9, 2012. 3101 NE 1st Avenue, Miami. One-day pass $20, multi-day pass $40. Visit art-miami.com.

CONTEXT. December 5 - 9, 2012. 3101 NE 1st Avenue, Miami. Visit contextartmiami.com.

Fountain Miami 2012. December 6 - 9, 2012. 2505 N Miami Ave., Miami. One-day pass $10, weekend pass $15. Visit fountainartfair.com.

International Contemporary Jewelry Fair. December 4 - 9, 2012. Intercontinental Hotel Dock, 100 Chopin Plaza, Miami. $20. Visit expoships.com.

Just Mad Miami. December 6 - 9, 2012. 2136 NW First Ave., Miami. Visit justmadmia.com.

Miami River Art Fair. December 4 - 9, 2012. Miami Convention Center, 400 SE Second Ave, Miami. Visit miamiriverartfair.com.

MIAMI PROJECT. December 4 - 9, 2012. NE First Ave. and NE 30th St., Miami. Visit miami-project.com.

Miami's Independent Thinkers. December 6 - 9, 2012. The Amory Studios, 572 NW 23rd St., Miami. Visit miamithinkers.com.

OVERTURE | Miami. December 4 - 9, 2012. Buena Vista Avenue & Midtown Avenue, Miami. $15. Visit overtureartfair.com.

Pool Art Fair. December 7 - 9, 2012. Sky House Marquis, 1100 Biscayne Blvd., Miami. Free. Visit poolartfair.com.

Pulse Miami. December 6 - 9, 2012. The Ice Palace Studios, 1400 N Miami Avenue, Miami. $20. Visit pulse-art.com.

Red Dot Miami. December 5 - 9, 2012. 3011 NE 1st Ave., Miami. Day pass $15, week pass $25 Visit reddotfair.com.

Scope Miami. December 4 - 9, 2012. 110 NE 36th Street, Miami. $20. Visit scope-art.com.

SEVEN. December 4 - 9, 2012. 2200 NW Second Ave., Miami. Free. Visit seven-miami.com.

Museums and Private Collections

"Alone Together" and "Oscar Murillo: work." December 5, 2012 - August 2, 2013. Rubell Family Collection, 95 NW 29th St., Miami. Free admission during Basel. Visit rfc.museum.

Margulies Collection at the Warehouse, 591 NW 27th St., Miami. Thru April 27, 2013. $10. Visit margulieswarehouse.com.

"From the Collection: 2012 Exhibition." December 4 - 9, 2012. de la Cruz Collection, 23 NE 41st St., Miami. Free. Visit delacruzcollection.org.

"New Work Miami 2013." November 21, 2012 - June 2, 2013. Miami Art Museum, 101 W Flagler St., Miami. $8. Visit miamiartmuseum.org.

"Bill Viola: Liber Insularum." December 5, 2012 - March 3, 2013. Museum of Contemporary Art North Miami, 770 NE 125th St., North Miami. $5. Visit mocanomi.org.

"The Endless Renaissance." December 6, 2012 - March 17, 2013. Bass Museum of Art, 2100 Collins Ave., Miami Beach. $8. Visit bassmuseum.org.

"Describing Labor" and "Postcards of the Wiener Werkstätte." November 29, 2012 - April 7, 2013. Wolfsonian-FIU, 1001 Washington Ave., Miami Beach. $7. Visit wolfsonian.org.

Galleries

"Migrating Inwards" and "The Gift of the Present Moment." December 5 - 26, 2012 and December 1, 2012 - January 27, 2013. ArtCenter/ South Florida, 924 Lincoln Rd., Miami Beach. Visit artcentersf.org.

"Theaster Gates: Soul Manufacturing Corporation" and "Wound, Bound, Tied and Knotted." November 10 - December 21, 2012. Locust Projects, 3852 N Miami Ave., Miami. Visit locustprojects.org.

"Raneytown" and "On View." December 3 - 9, 2012. Primary Projects, 4141 NE Second Ave. Ste. 104, Miami. Visit primaryprojectspace.com.

"Asif's Guns." December 3 - 9, 2012. 167 NW 25th St., Miami. Visit primaryprojectspace.com.

"Dark Flow Lurking." November 16 - December 31, 2012. David Castillo, 2234 NW Second Ave., Miami. Visit davidcastillogallery.com.

35th Anniversary Group Show. December 1, 2012 - January 5, 2013. Fredric Snitzer Gallery, 2247 NW First Place, Miami. Visit snitzer.com.

"Chambliss Giobbi: SE7N." December 4, 2012 - January 31, 2013. 101 Exhibit, 101 NE 40th St., Miami. Visit 101exhibit.com.

"Scribe's House." November 10, 2012 - January 5, 2013. Black Square Gallery, 2248 NW First Place, Miami. Visit blacksquaregallery.com.

"Khamsa-izm." November 30 - December 31, 2012. Gallery Diet, 174 NW 23rd St., Miami. Visit gallerydiet.com.

"Snipers" by Ahol Sniffs Glue. November 29 - December 9, 2012. Gregg Shienbaum Fine Arts, 2239 NW Second Ave., Miami. Visit gsfineart.com.

"Shell-Reflexive" and Weird Miami Bus Tour. December 4, 2012 - January 15, 2013. Bas Fisher Invitational, 122 NE 11th St., Miami. Visit basfisherinvitational.com.

"mIconic." December 2 - 16, 2012. Yo Space, 294 NE 62nd St., Miami. Visit yo-miami.com.

"Abel Barroso: Un país, una ilusión." November 10, 2012 - January 5, 2013. Pan American Art Projects, 2450 NW Second Ave., Miami. Visit panamericanart.com.

"Leitmotif." December 3, 2012 - January 30, 2013. Dot Fiftyone Gallery, 51 NW 36th St., Miami. Visit dotfiftyone.com.

Blake Fisher Photography. November 10 - December 29, 2012. Harold Golen Gallery, 2294 NW Second Ave., Miami. Visit haroldgolengallery.com.

Loris Cecchini. December 1, 2012 - January 31, 2013. Diana Lowenstein Fine Arts, 2043 N Miami Ave., Miami. Visit dlfinearts.com.

"Closer." December 4, 2012 - January 5, 2013. Spinello Projects, 2930 NW Seventh Ave., Miami. Visit spinelloprojects.com.

It Ain't Fair. December 6 - 9, 2012. Studio 743, 743 Washington Ave., Miami Beach. Visit oh-wow.com.

Post-Millenial Jonah.Nov. 29 - Jan. 3, 2013. Williams McCall Gallery, 110 Washington Ave. CU-3, Miami Beach. Visit williamsmccallgallery.com.

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