BOOMBOOMBOOM!! Miami Art Week
Prepared with care by
Commissioner, ArtSeen365 and independent curator Heike Dempster
This guide is the collective work of artists, arts workers, curators, galleries, writers, publicists, and community. It uplifts the work of Miami-connected artists, organizations and spaces, and Commissioner and Artists in Residence in Everglades (AIRIE) alumx. As independent curators, Dainy Tapia and Heike Dempster lay a path for further discovery.
Best advice: do less.
How to use the guide:
Content begins with fairs and public art experiences, and then programming organized by day. Use the table of contents for ease.
Events are free and open to the public unless noted otherwise.
Schedules are subject to frequent change; triple-check before you go.
This list is curated, not comprehensive.
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Last and final update is 12/2/24 at 1:30 PM ET
Commissioner Presents
Loni Johnson’s BOOMBOOMBOOM!!
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 5
5:22—6:12 PM | BOOMBOOMBOOM!! by Loni Johnson
Suggested arrival at 5 PM
Untitled Art
1200 Ocean Dr., Miami Beach
A procession that begins inside the Untitled Art tent will move toward the ocean sands at the entrance of the Untitled Art tent. Uplifting the communal practice of call and response, Loni's work prompts a larger dialogue on visibility and Blackness. Performance takes place at the entrance of Untitled Art. Access the fair with your pass, performance is free and open for everyone. Info here.
Lauren Baccus leads guided tours of NADA Miami.
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7
11 AM & 1 PM | Guided Tour with Lauren Baccus
New Art Dealers Alliance (NADA)
Ice Palace Studios
1400 North Miami Ave., Downtown Miami
This year’s tours will be led by local Miami-based artist and educator Lauren Baccus, and will focus on fresh voices, first-time exhibitors, and compelling dialogues across movements, junctures, and geographies. Access the fair with your pass, guided tours are $35.
Talk and book signing with Anastasia Samoylova.
5:30—7 PM | Deep in Adaptation by Anastasia Samoylova
Dalé Zine
50 NE 40th St.,
Miami Design District
This is a homecoming for Miami-based photographer and artist Anastasia Samoylova. Following recent openings at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York and Paris Photo, Anastasia returns to the sunshine state that inspired her for an artist talk and book signing. No RSVP required.
Body Time by Body Freedom For Every(Body) x Commissioner featuring Antonia Wright.
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 8
1—3 PM | Body Time by BODY FREEDOM FOR EVERY(BODY) x Commissioner
Pérez Art Museum Miami
1103 Biscayne Blvd.,
Downtown Miami
Begin with a tour of BODY FREEDOM FOR EVERY(BODY) with Curators and Co-Directors Jasmine Wahi and Rebecca Pauline Jampol at PAMM Beach alongside Biscayne Bay. Exhibiting in a 27-foot truck, this gallery features works by 120 artists, including Mickalene Thomas, Marilyn Minter, and Barbara Kruger. Following the tour, meet Commissioner Season Seven artist Antonia Wright in the gallery for an intimate introduction to her installation State of Labor. End the afternoon with a healing sound bath led by transdisciplinary artist Agua Dulce and spiritual practitioner Sayje Hewitt, providing an essential space to gather, grieve, and ground ourselves and each other.
Big Tunes
Pressure Point—selector and creative director/founder of Masisi Official—curated a ting ting for us. Listen to the mix while you Basel on Spotify: Pressure Point x CMXNR Mix.