Miami Art Week 2020 Shifts to Hybrid Format Amid Pandemic with Brazilian Gallery Presence
Miami Art Week 2020, which continues until December 6, successfully integrated both virtual and in-person activities amid the ongoing pandemic. For the first time, Art Basel Miami Beach opted to cancel its physical fair, instead introducing an Online Viewing Room (OVR: Miami Beach) featuring 255 exhibitors from 30 different countries. The VIP preview commenced on December 2, while the public could access the event from December 4-6. Among the participants were fourteen Brazilian galleries, such as A Gentil Carioca and Luisa Strina, represented through Projeto Latitude. Other events, including Pinta Miami and Untitled Art, transitioned to digital formats, while physical exhibitions were hosted at MOCA, the Museum of Graffiti, ICA, and Locust Projects. Design Miami took place at the Moore Building from November 27 to December 6, with Miami Beach Mayor Dan Gelber highlighting the city's significant celebration of art.
Key facts
- Miami Art Week 2020 ran until December 6 in hybrid format due to the pandemic.
- Art Basel Miami Beach canceled its physical fair for the first time in decades, using an Online Viewing Room with 255 exhibitors from 30 countries.
- Fourteen Brazilian galleries participated, with 12 via Projeto Latitude, a partnership between ABACT and Apex-Brasil.
- Pinta Miami offered a virtual platform from December 2-15 with pop-up events.
- Untitled Art used immersive virtual spaces and held in-person events.
- Physical exhibitions included MOCA North Miami, Museum of Graffiti, ICA Miami, and Locust Projects.
- Design Miami occurred physically at the Moore Building from November 27 to December 6 with a digital complement.
- Miami Beach Mayor Dan Gelber commented on celebrating art meaningfully despite not being the art world center.
Entities
Artists
- Tomás Esson
Institutions
- Art Basel Miami Beach
- Untitled
- Pinta Miami
- Projeto Latitude
- Associação Brasileira de Arte Contemporânea (ABACT)
- Agência Brasileira de Promoção de Exportações e Investimentos (Apex-Brasil)
- A Gentil Carioca
- Bergamin & Gomide
- Casa Triângulo
- Fortes D’Aloia & Gabriel
- Luisa Strina
- Millan
- Nara Roesler
- Mendes Wood DM
- Simões de Assis Galeria de Arte
- Vermelho
- Central Galeria
- Kogan Amaro
- Luciana Brito
- DAN Galeria
- Galeria Berenice Arvani
- Galeria Zagut
- Mul.ti.plo Espaço Arte
- Simone Cadinelli Arte Contemporânea
- Quadra
- LURIXS
- Personart Escritório de Arte
- Z42 Art
- Patrícia Costa
- Portas Vilaseca Galeria
- Zipper Galeria
- Museum of Contemporary Art North Miami (MOCA)
- Museum of Graffiti
- Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami (ICA)
- Locust Projects
- Design Miami
- The New York Times
Locations
- Miami
- Florida
- United States
- South Florida
- Miami Beach
- Wynwood
- Miami Design District
- Brazil
- Basileia
- Hong Kong
- Argentina
- Paraguay
- Gran Chaco
- Portugal
- Spain