We The Artists
An exhibition bringing together local and foreign artists for this year's Art Basel Miami.
An exhibition bringing together local and foreign artists for this year's Art Basel Miami.
When: December 1 - 4, 2011
The name of this exhibition
should have been “The Guessing Game”.
Put your index finger on the Foreigner, because that is what I wanted this to
be: the game for the viewer to identify who they think is the local and the
foreign artist. Most likely the viewer will be surprised by what they realize
their preconceived notions of what they think local and foreign art looks
like. More and more Caribbean artists are reaching out to resources and
developing a style of art that crosses borders of their island of birth and
embraces current worldwide trends of art.
Miami is about racial and cultural mélange, discourse about that mix,
and dissent and division too. I decided to create an exhibition that would mix
Caribbean Artists with their contemporaries outside of Miami. My goal is to
invite Diaspora Caribbean artists have a conversation with Caribbean artists
living in the islands and in that conversation make breakthroughs
intellectually, emotionally, creatively and spiritually.
From December 1 through 4, Miami Beach, Florida, will host the 10th
edition of Art Basel Miami Beach, the most prestigious art show in the
Americas. More than 260 leading galleries from North America, Europe,
Latin America, Asia and Africa will take part, showcasing works by more
than 2,000 artists of the 20th and 21st centuries.
For more information on Art Basel Miami, visit their website here.
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