Miami Art Basel Day 1

27 March 2024

Miami Art Basel Day 1
I arrived at Palm Beach and was greeted by the wonderful Wendy Goldsmith
Miami Art Basel Day 1
Jill and I arrived at The Bunker Artspace in Palm Beach and were greeted by Beth Rudin DeWoody
Miami Art Basel Day 1
First up, we went to see a great painting by Trulee Hall titled ‘In Her Place (Don’t Tell)’. Trulee is represented by Francois Ghebaly
Miami Art Basel Day 1
I loved this work by Will Ryman; it reminded me of our Mosquito in Keith Tyson’s ‘Large Field Array’
Miami Art Basel Day 1
Beth had collected maybe thousands of ceramics in her life. The Hannah Wilke was most impressive
Miami Art Basel Day 1
It was great to see Sahara Longe’s ‘Ejatu in Pink and Green’
Miami Art Basel Day 1
Beth is also a great collector of furniture using her own eye to guide her
Miami Art Basel Day 1
I visited friends’ homes in Palm Beach. My favourite way of looking at art is seeing how art is used in the home. I loved the wonderful juxtaposition of Henry Taylor on a book shelf next to a cosily placed painting by Kenny Scharf
Miami Art Basel Day 1
I loved these works by Kaws place next to this mid-century table
Miami Art Basel Day 1
First stop in Miami was Miami Design Fair and I loved the works by Vezzini & Chen
Miami Art Basel Day 1
These luminous works were so bright and colourful
Miami Art Basel Day 1
It was very satisfying to see the work by Bouke De Vries using 17th, 18th, and 19th century porcelain: it was very impressive
Miami Art Basel Day 1
Then we dropped by to see the genius Stephen Webster and the incredible jewels he had created
Miami Art Basel Day 1
His cocktail bars are legendary, and a cocktail book is an accessory everyone should have!
Miami Art Basel Day 1
Finally time for some house work at Fendibackfrontals by FENDI by Desiree Heiss and Ines Kagg
Miami Art Basel Day 1
I bumped into my favourite person Paul Ettinger!
Miami Art Basel Day 1
We dropped into a beautiful collection next to the Faena; sometimes nature competes and is far more compelling however good the art is
Miami Art Basel Day 1
Time for bed where our hosts were important photography collectors