Daniel Buren's festive banners steal the show at Art Basel Miami Beach's Public section
Art Basel Miami Beach's public art section, Public (formerly Art|Public), held in Collins Park opposite the recently reopened Bass Museum, is typically modest and serves mainly to allow gallerists to show clients works outside the convention center. This year, however, independent curator Philipp Kaiser curated a clean, direct outdoor show. Highlights include Daniel Knorr's metal object echoing the museum, Harold Mendez's cages, works by Frida Baranek and Yto Barrada, and especially 80-year-old Daniel Buren's striped signal festoons. The author argues that such temporary public art should embrace popular, festive, colorful language, as demonstrated by Buren and the recent Venice Biennale, rather than intellectual conceits.
Key facts
- Art Basel Miami Beach's Public section is held in Collins Park, opposite the Bass Museum.
- The section was previously called Art|Public.
- Independent curator Philipp Kaiser curated the 2017 edition.
- Daniel Buren, aged 80, exhibited striped signal festoons.
- Other artists include Daniel Knorr, Harold Mendez, Frida Baranek, and Yto Barrada.
- The author criticizes intellectual approaches in public art, favoring festive, colorful works.
- The Bass Museum had recently reopened at the time.
- The article was published on Artribune in 2017.
Entities
Artists
- Daniel Buren
- Daniel Knorr
- Harold Mendez
- Frida Baranek
- Yto Barrada
- Philipp Kaiser
Institutions
- Art Basel Miami Beach
- The Bass Museum
- Artribune
Locations
- Miami Beach
- Collins Park
- Miami
- United States