By Jan Engoren and Yours Truly
Arguably the event of the year is here.
Miami Art Week 2024 descends upon the Magic City, Monday, Dec. 2 through Sunday, Dec. 8 bringing an international jet-set of art lovers, art galleries, art dealers, fashionistas and those who just want to see and be seen. Plus, Miami art week has also come to embrace wellness, with dedicated events and activations. We’re not going to get into what is happening at the art fairs, but rather, some of the unique picks you may not know about,. And if you want to get away from it all while the crowds are here, we even have a top pick for you in Palm Beach that’s sure to help you regain your tranquility, along with ideas for lunch while you’re there.
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2024 Miami Design District Design Commission: “Pearl Jam” By Nicole Nomsa Moyo
The Miami Design District, and Design Miami Curatorial Lab, presents Nicole Nomsa Moyo’s “Pearl Jam,” an installation which draws inspiration from South Africa’s Ndebele tribe, showcasing giant pearls and jewelry-themed sculptures. Over 1,000 handcrafted earrings created by indigenous Ndebele women will hang from the neighborhood’s trees.
Location: Miami Design District & Design Miami
On view through March 2025
Cartier Trinity 100 Pop-Up
On the 100th anniversary of its iconic Trinity Collection, Cartier brings a special pop-up experience in Miami for Miami Art Week 2024. The immersive Trinity 100 experience celebrates the rich history of the collection from 1924, when Louis Cartier designed the first piece of Trinity jewelry. Five rooms highlight different aspects of the brand’s history. In the first, a room dedicated to Jean Cocteau — who popularized the collection in the 1930s to another featuring Trinity’s place in pop culture. A third space pays homage to the number three, a pattern that repeats itself throughout the Maison’s creations and continues with a showcase of jewelry and objects from the Cartier Collection.
Trinity 100 will be open to the public at 23 NE 41st St Miami, FL, from Wednesday, December 4 – Sunday, December 8 (11:00 am – 9:00 pm). For more information, click here.
To reserve a timeslot for complimentary admission please visit: cartier.com Reservations are taken once the exhibit opens.
Location: 23 NE 41st St, Miami, FL 33137.
Dates: December 4 – 8; Open to the public daily from 11am – 9pm.
Wonder Woman Initiative
The Wonder Woman Initiative, “Designed on Purpose” is a multi-sensory journey with talks and live art installations.
Highlights include: Live digital installations, featuring work by Arab American artist, Christy Hayek, whose work plays with patterns and shapes. Inspired by The Overview Effect, she expresses the same feelings of existentialism that astronauts experience when viewing the earth from outer space.
Another highlight is the designer fashion vignette by Dieo Collection and I Am Eido.
Also, a wine tasting by PLINTH Wine of California and a performance by speaker, singer-songwriter Chris Hendricks as well as a screening of “Designed on Purpose,” a docu-series by the Wonder Woman Initiative.
For more information, visit: The Wonder Woman Initiative here.
Saturday, December 7 at 5:30PM at the Kimpton Angler’s South Beach Hotel, 660 Washington Avenue, Miami Beach, Florida 33139.
Soul Basel, Art of Black Miami – Art & Virtual Reality Event by Miami MoCAAD for Miami Art Week 2024
Miami MoCAAD, a museum of technology, presents the documentary, ARtConnecting Communities: Overtown and Coral Gables on Monday, Dec. 2, from 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM by director, Michael Anderson, at the Historic Lyric Theater. The film kicks off Soul Basel, Art of Black Miami, and Miami Art Week. Admission is FREE for in-person and virtual attendees, but spots are limited.
Event Highlights:
Documentary Screening: Witness ARt Connecting Communities: Overtown and Coral Gables, highlights these iconic neighborhoods’ rich, intertwined history, with Dr. Dorothy Jenkins Fields, Founder of the Black Archives.
Engaging Panel Discussion: Moderated by Miami MoCAAD co-founder Marilyn Holifield, Dr. Fields and artist Stefan Smith. The mural Overtown Pitch: Game Changers, celebrating soccer heroes of the African Diaspora, will be unveiled in anticipation of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
Virtual Reality Art Experience: Explore immersive works by award-winning French Caribbean artist Marielle Plaisir.
Interactive Mural Exhibition: Engage with artists Anthony Renelle “Mojo” Reed II, Reginald O’Neal, and Stefan Smith. Scan QR codes to hear oral histories celebrating key legends in Black Miami, like Judge Lawson E. Thomas and the International Longshoremen’s Association Local 1416
December 2, from 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM at the Historic Lyric Theater, 819 NW 2nd Ave, Miami, Florida. RSVP at miamimocaad.org/ARt+Connecting.
The Wellness Oasis
The Wellness Oasis returns to Miami Art Week with a lineup of mental health and wellness experts and advocates, self-care experiences, and philanthropic initiatives, at 1 Hotel South Beach.
This two-day event will elevate your mind, body, and spirit.
Led by a variety of experts, including Deepak Chopra, Goldie Hawn, Mark Hyman, Joe Jonas, Yung Pueblo, Big Sean, Jillian Turecki, Melissa Wood-Tepperberg and Gary Vaynerchuk, guests will be guided through a selection of conversations, workshops, and experiences around movement, mindfulness and togetherness.
In addition to thought panels and workshops, 1 Hotel’s Ocean Terrace will feature interactive self-care options for relaxation and fostering connections.
Those options include:
- ARMRA Colostrum-infused mocktails
- Breakfast from Playa Bowls
- Lunch by Garden Butcher
- Nespresso Coffee Bar
- Lounge in the Red Light Lounge for red light therapy
- Relax with Hypervolt massages from trained therapists and Normatec compression
- Beyond Yoga Pop-Up with Melissa Wood-Tepperberg at the end of Day 2
- Energize yourself in the Qualia Vitality Hub
- Meditate in the Shiftwave Rejuvenation Lounge
- Participate in interactive games with Ulta Beauty’s The Art of Joy
At the end of Day 1, join a guided sunset meditation led by Deepak Chopra.
The Two-Day Wellness Oasis takes place from December 5 – 6, from 9 a.m. to 5:45 p.m. daily.
For more information and to register for passes, please visit http://thewellnessoasis.splashthat.com
Palm Beach
Norton Museum of Art
Ready to escape the crowds in Miami, but still looking for amazing art? Head north to West Palm Beach where some of the most significant masterpieces of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, on loan from Nthe Hispanic Society Museum & Library (HSM&L), are on display at the Norton Museum of Art.
The “Sorolla and the Sea” exhibit includes more than 40 works of art on view for the first time in more than 100 years by the Spanish impressionist painter Joaquin Sorolla y Bastida, known as the “Spanish painter of light.”
Perhaps it’s no coincidence that Sorolla’s seascapes and beach scene paintings were selected to exhibit in West Palm Beach, where the coastal landscape mimics Sorolla’s hometown of Valencia, Spain.
Don’t miss his 1903 “Beaching the Boat,” one of the most important paintings of its time, then head over to CityPlace, to shop, dine and take in the holiday decorations.
Visit Norton.org.
Sorolla and the Sea runs through April 13, 2025.
Norton Museum of Art is located at 1450 S. Dixie Highway, West Palm Beach, FL. Tel: (561) 832-5196. For my favorite Palm Beach restaurants, clickhere.
The Tala Beach Experience at the Tala Beach at 1 Hotel South Beach. – Relax a day during Miami Art Week 2024 and still be in the center of things (1 hotel is a few blocks from Art Basel)
The Tala Beach Experience
In between all the hustle and bustle of the Art Fairs, take a breath and a moment to relax. Just a few blocks from Art Basel, you can relax and unwind at Tala Beach, 1 Hotel South Beach’s outdoor restaurant and beachside retreat. With its Spanish-inspired menu such as Wagyu Tartare, Manchego Croquettes, and Fideuá and signature cocktail blends, you’ll feel very “Costa Brava” with this seaside ambiance. Splurge with their Formentera Spritz, Pomelo Paloma or Tala Tonic. (And, tell them I sent you!)
Two packages are available:
Unplug & Unwind for One
Pricing: Thursdays & Fridays $125+ | Saturdays & Sundays $150+
Price includes One Beach Chair, One Umbrella
$100 Food & Beverage Credit for Tala Beach
Access to 1 Hotel South Beach’s private beach from 9:30 am to sunset
Complimentary valet parking between 9 AM – 6 PM
Awaken Your Senses for Two
Pricing: Thursdays & Fridays $249+ | Saturdays & Sundays $299+
Price includes Two Beach Chairs, One Umbrella
$200 Food & Beverage Credit for Tala Beach
Access to 1 Hotel South Beach’s private beach from 9:30 am to sunset
Available Thursday – Sunday. Complimentary valet parking between 9 AM – 6 PM
For more information or to book, please visit https://www.1hotels.com/south-beach/offers/tala-beach-experience.
Beach access begins at 9:30 am. Tala Beach reservations begin at noon.
Tala Beach at 1 Hotel South Beach is located at 2341 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach, FL 33139.
*Entrance on 24th Street, Beachside
