Art Basel Miami Beach Events Guide 2009

Duration and Opening hours

Miami Beach Convention Center (Art Galleries, Art Nova, Art Positions, Art Kabinett)
Vernissage for invited guests:
Wednesday, December 2, 2009, from 6 to 9 p.m.
Public Show Days:
Thursday, December 3 to Sunday, December 6, 2009:
Daily from noon to 8 p.m., last day until 6 p.m.

Guided Tours
The ArtNexus guided visits are carried out daily by art critics. Tours are available both in English and Spanish.
Duration: 1 hour. Cost per person: $17.
School groups of up to 10 students with chaperone: $100.
Private or corporate groups up to 10 people: $160.
For reservations and information contact:
ArtNexus at +1 305 891 72 70 ext. 4, Fax +1 305 891 64 08, tours@artnexus.com, Contact: Allison Masters

Art Kids
Art Kids is a daycare center for children with parents visiting Art Basel Miami Beach during public show days (December 3 – 5, 2009, noon to 8 p.m., December 6, noon to 6 p.m.). Children enrolled in the program will participate in activities including arts and crafts, art history and storytelling, under the supervision of The Miami Children’s Museum’s well-trained staff. For information, contact: danielle@miamichildrensmuseum.org or +1 305 373 54 37 ext. 104

Daily COLLECTION visits | DECEMBER 2 TO 6
December 2 to 6 | 9 a.m. to noon | Visit and Breakfast @ CIFO | Being in the World: Selections from the Ella Fontanals-Cisneros Collection.
Curated by Berta Sichel. Concerts, performances and panel discussions on December 2, 3, 5 and 6, at 10.30 a.m.

Cisneros Fontanals Art Foundation, 1018 North Miami Avenue, Miami. Free public access.
Information | Patricia Garcia-Velez, Tel. +1 305 455 3338, rsvp@cifo.org

From 9 a.m. | Visit, The Margulies Collection at the Warehouse | Miró & Noguchi: Masters of Surrealist Sculpture; 100 Years of Photography from 1909 – 2009; George Segal Depression Bread Line; Sculpture & Video: New additions to the Collection including Franz West, Sara Barker, Zilvinas Kempinas, Ivan Navarro & Bill Viola.
591 NW 27 Street, Miami. Free access with VIP Cards.
No reservation needed.
Information | Katherine Hinds, curator, Tel. +1 305 576 1051, or mcollection@bellsouth.net

From 9 a.m. | Visit, Rubell Family Collection | Beg Borrow and Steal
95 NW 29 Street, Miami. Free public access.
Information | Tel. +1 305 573 6090, info@rfc.museum

Daily Program | December 3 to 6
December 3 to 5 | Noon to 8 p.m. | Art Basel Miami Beach | The International Art Show, featuring exhibitions by more than 250 galleries, presenting premier artworks of the 20th and 21st centuries and the special sectors Ar t Nova, Ar t Positions and Ar t Kabinett.
Miami Beach Convention Center, Entrances B + D

December 6 | Noon to 6 p.m. | Art Basel Miami Beach | The International Art Show, featuring exhibitions by more than 250 galleries, presenting premier artworks of the 20th and 21st centuries and the special sectors Ar t Nova, Ar t Positions and Ar t Kabinett.
Miami Beach Convention Center, Entrances B + D

10 to 11 a.m. | Art Basel Conversations | Now located at the Oceanfront area, the Art Basel Conversations offers intimate conversations with today‘s leading artists, curators, collectors and museum directors.

The Oceanfront Cafe is open for brunch from 9 a.m. to noon. Oceanfront at Collins Park, between 21st and 22nd Streets.
(5 minutes walk from the Convention Center). Free public access.

1 to 6 p.m. | Art Salon | Forum featuring wide-ranging hourly program of ar tist talks, book signings, panels and presentations.
Located in the central area of the Miami Beach Convention Center.

6 p.m. to midnight | Oceanfront Nights | The new Oceanfront area is a collaboration between Ar t Basel Miami Beach and Creative Time – the legendary New York based art organization specialized in public ar t projects – to create a new environment with the multimedia ar tist Pae White.
Free of any admission charge, the Oceanfront offers curated nightly art events.

· Wednesday | Oceanfront Opening Night with the annual Art Loves Music concer t on the beach featuring Ebony Bones (UK), supported by Amanda Blank (USA).

· Thursday | Video Art and Mainstream Distribution | A program of video ar t by the artists Tom Sachs & The Neistat Brothers and Marc Horowitz, curated by Creative Time, New York. With ar tist panel discussion, moderated by Meredith Johnson, Creative Time. Followed by the Art Perform program curated by Jens Hoffmann, Director CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Ar ts San Francisco. Featuring performances created by the artists Simon Fujiwara, Kelly Nipper and Kris Martin.

· Friday | Art Film presents ‘Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child‘ (2009) by director Tamra Davis, preceded by a panel discussion with director Tamra Davis, and other participants in the project, moderated by Bob Colacello. Curated by Zurich film connoisseur This Brunner.

· Saturday | The Watcher and the Watched | A program of video ar t by the ar tists Jill Magid and Kon Trubkovich, curated by Creative Time, New York. With artist panel discussion, moderated by Meredith Johnson, Creative Time. Follow by the Art Perform program curated by Jens Hoffmann, Director CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts San Francisco. Featuring per formances created by the artists Claire Fontaine and Mario Garcia Torres & Loris Greaud.

The Oceanfront Cafe – open from 6 p.m. to midnight – serves drinks and light meals. Oceanfront at Collins Park between 21st and 22nd Streets. (5 minutes walk from the Convention Center). Free public access.

Tuesday | December 1

3 to 10 p.m. | Design Miami/ Collector’s Preview and Vernissage | Collector’s Preview, 3 to 6 p.m., access with Design Miami/ Collector’s Preview Card and Art Basel Miami Beach VIP Cards.

7 to 9 p.m. | MOCA Reception | Opening of The Reach of Realism.
Hosted by Bonnie Clearwater, Executive Director and Chief Curator, MOCA, and Vanity Fair International.
Museum of Contemporary Art, 770 NE 125 Street, Nor th Miami.
Access with VIP Cards, exhibitor’s pass and press pass.
Information | Erin Malone, Tel. +1 305 893 6211, ext. 36, emalone@mocanomi.org

Wednesday | december 2
9 a.m. to noon | Private View, The Margulies Collection at the Warehouse | Miró & Noguchi: Masters of Surrealist Sculpture; 100 Years of Photography from
1909–2009; George Segal Depression Bread Line; Sculpture & Video: New additions to the Collection including Franz West, Sara Barker, Zilvinas Kempinas,
Ivan Navarro & Bill Viola.
591 NW 27 Street, Miami. Free access with VIP Cards. No reservation needed.
Information | Katherine Hinds, curator, Tel. +1 305 576 1051 or mcollection@bellsouth.net

Vernissage, 6 to 10 p.m., access with Design Miami/ VIP Card, Vernissage invitation and Art Basel Miami Beach VIP Cards.
Presenting the best international design galleries, exhibiting extraordinary historical and contemporary design.
Design Miami/ 2009, NE 39th Street + 1st Court, Miami Design District.
Information | Tel. +1 305 572 0866, invitations@designmiami.com

7 p.m. to midnight | Oceanfront Opening Night | Opening celebration of the new Oceanfront area, project by artist Pae White, realized with Creative Time, New York. Followed by the annual Art Loves Music concerts on the beach.
The Oceanfront Cafe is open for drinks and light meals until midnight.
Oceanfront at Collins Park between 21st and 22nd Streets (5 minutes walk from the Convention Center).
Free public access.

8 to 11 p.m. | Bass Museum of Art Reception | Where Do We Go From Here? Selections from the Jumex Collection, Mexico City; Projects: Dzine;
Kent Henricksen: Wayward We Hunt; and Selections from the Bass Museum Collection. Hosted by Silvia Cubina, Director and Chief Curator, Bass Museum of Art.
2121 Park Avenue, Miami Beach. Access with Bass Museum invitation, Bass Museum membership cards, VIP Cards, exhibitor‘s pass, press pass.
Information | Lee Ortega, Tel. +1 305 673 7530 ext. 9 2001, lortega@bassmuseum.org

10 to 11 p.m. | Art Loves Music | Opening Night Concert on the beach Ebony Bones (UK) exclusive live concer t in Miami, supported by Amanda Blank (USA),
presented with the support of T-Mobile
Oceanfront at Collins Park, between 21st and 22nd Streets
(5 minutes walk from the Convention Center). Free public access.
Information | Florida Office Ar t Basel Miami Beach, Tel. +1 305 674 1292, floridaoffice@artbasel.com

Thursday | december 3
9 a.m. to noon | Private View, Rubell Family Collection | Beg Borrow and Steal Hosted by Jennifer Rubell.
95 NW 29 Street, Miami. Free public access.
Information | Tel. +1 305 573 6090, info@rfc.com

9 a.m. to noon | Visit, World Class Boxing | Sylvie Fleury ‘Skin Crime 3 (Givenchy 318)‘; Raymond Pettibon ‘Repeater Pencil‘ Hosted by Debra and Dennis Scholl.
170 NW 23rd Street, Miami. Free public access.
Information | Desiree Cronk, Tel. +1 305 438 9908, desireecronk@gmail.com

9 a.m. to noon | Artists Studio Visits in Wynwood | Including visits to the studios of: Timothy Buwalda, Beatriz Monteavaro, Gean Moreno, Ernesto Oroza,
Gavin Perry Magnus Sigurdarson, Ber t Rodriguez, George Sanchez and Alex Sweet.
Free public access. Maps of studio locations available, request by email.
Information | studiovisits09@gmail.com

10 to 11 a.m. | Art Basel Conversations | P remiere | Artist Talk: Ai Weiwei
Now located at the Oceanfront area, the Ar t Basel Conversations premiere offers an intimate conversation With Ai Weiwei.
Moderated by Philip Tinari. Speakers will be available for informal discussion after the panel.
The Oceanfront Cafe is open for brunch from 9 a.m. to noon.
Oceanfront at Collins Park, between 21st and 22nd Streets. (5 minutes walk from the Convention Center).
Free public access.

6 p.m. to midnight | Oceanfront Nights | Visit the new Oceanfront area, featuring Ar t Per form and Ar t Video. See details below.
The Oceanfront Cafe is open for drinks and light meals until midnight.
Oceanfront at Collins Park between 21st and 22nd Streets (5 minutes walk from the Convention Center).
Free public access.

7 to 8.30 p.m. | Art Video | Video Art and Mainstream Distribution
A program of video art by the artists Tom Sachs & The Neistat Brothers and Marc Horowitz, curated by Creative Time, New York. With artist panel discussion, moderated by Meredith Johnson, Creative Time. Oceanfront at Collins Park, between 21st and 22nd Streets. (5 minutes walk from the Convention Center). Free public access.

8 to 10 p.m. | MAM Reception | Guillermo Kuitca: Everything, Paintings and Works on Paper, 1980 – 2008; Carlos Bunga: Metamorphosis; Space as Medium.
Outdoor Project by Shepard Fairey.
Miami Art Museum, 101 West. Flagler Street, Miami.
Access with special invitation, VIP Cards, exhibitor‘s pass.
Information | Special Events Department, Tel. +1 305 375 1704, events@miamiartmuseum.org

9 to 10 p.m. | Art Perform | Program curated by Jens Hoffmann, Director CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts San Francisco.
Featuring performances curated by the artists Simon Fujiwara, Kelly Nipper and Kris Martin.
Oceanfront at Collins Park, between 21st and 22nd Streets. (5 minutes walk from the Convention Center). Free public access.

Friday | December 4
10 to 11 a.m. | Art Basel Conversations | Public/Private | Change in Generation
Now located at the Oceanfront area, this Ar t Basel Conversations panel brings together the next generation of museum and institutions directors to discuss their visions for the coming decades. With museum directors Marc Mayer, Timothy Rub, Osvaldo Sánchez, Philippe Vergne, Lynn Zelevansky. Moderated by Andras Szanto. Speakers will be available for informal discussion after the panel.
The Oceanfront Cafe is open for brunch from 9 a.m. to noon.
Oceanfront at Collins Park, between 21st and 22nd Streets. (5 minutes walk from the Convention Center).
Free public access.

10.30 and 11.30 a.m. | Art Tours of Miami Design District | Artist studio visits including: Bhakti Baxter, Jim Drain, Naomi Fisher, Jason Hedges, Jay Hines,
Cristina Lei Rodriguez, Nick D. Lobo, Martin Oppel, Tao Rey, Leyden Rodriguez-Casanova, Oliver Sanchez, Frances Trombly and Wendy Wischer.
Tour groups meet at Locust Projects, 155 NE 38 Street, www.miamidesigndistrict.net

6 p.m. to midnight | Oceanfront Nights | Featuring Art Film and a curated music program by Creative Time, New York.
The Oceanfront Cafe is open for drinks and light meals until midnight.
Oceanfront at Collins Park between 21st and 22nd Streets (5 minutes walk from the Convention Center).
Free public access.

8 to 11 p.m. | The Wolfsonian-FIU Reception | Styled for the Road: The Ar t of Automobile Design, 1908 to 1948; Rhythms of Modern Life: British Prints 1914 – 1939; A Celebration of New Voices: In, on, and about The Wolfsonian Curated and Co-Hosted by designer Todd Oldham. Hosted by Cathy Leff, Director, The Wolfsonian-FIU.
1001 Washington Avenue, Miami Beach.
Access only with VIP Cards, exhibitor‘s pass, press pass and Museum invitation.
Information | Julieth Dabdoub, Tel. +1 305 535 2622, julieth@thewolf.fiu.edu

8.30 to 10 p.m. | Art Film | An exclusive work-in-progress sneak preview of the feature documentary film ‘Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child‘ (2009) by
Tamara Davis, and produced by Lilly Bright, Alexis Spraic, Stanley Buchthal, Maja Hoffmann and David Koh. Preceded by a panel discussion with director Tamra Davis, and other participants in the project, moderated by Bob Colacello.
Curated by Zurich film connoisseur This Brunner.
Oceanfront at Collins Park between 21st and 22nd Streets. (5 minutes walk from the Convention Center). Free public access.

Saturday | December 5
9 a.m. to noon | Visit of Artist Studios | Including visits to studios of: Carlos Betancourt, Robert Chambers, Lynne Golob Gelfman, Maria Martinez-Cañas,
Mette Tommerup and Michael Vazquez.
Free public access. Maps of studio locations available, request by email.
Information | studiovisits09@gmail.com

10 to 11 a.m. | Art Basel Conversations | Collectors Focus | Latin America
Now located at the Oceanfront area, this Art Basel Conversations panel explores the dynamic way in which Latin America‘s collecting scene has grown and internationalized in the last decade. With collectors César Cervantes, Jay Khalifeh, Juan Vergez and Patricia Pearson-Vergez. Moderated by Adriano Pedrosa. Speakers will be available for informal discussion after the panel.
The Oceanfront Cafe is open for brunch from 9 a.m. to noon.
Oceanfront at Collins Park, between 21st and 22nd Streets. (5 minutes walk from the Convention Center).
Free public access.

6 p.m. to midnight | Oceanfront Nights | Visit the new Oceanfront area, featuring Ar t Video and Art Perform. See details below.
The Oceanfront Cafe is open for drinks and light meals until midnight.
Oceanfront at Collins Park between 21st and 22nd Streets (5 minutes walk from the Convention Center).
Free public access.

7 to 8.30 p.m. | Art Video | The Watcher and the Watched
A program of video art by the artists Jill Magid and Kon Trubkovich, curated by Creative Time, New York. With artist panel discussion, moderated by Meredith Johnson, Creative Time.
Oceanfront at Collins Park, between 21st and 22nd Streets. (5 minutes walk from the Convention Center).
Free public access.

9 to 10 p.m. | Art Perform | Program curated by Jens Hoffmann, Director CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts San Francisco. Featuring performances
curated by the artists Claire Fontaine and Mario Garcia Torres & Loris Gréaud.
Oceanfront at Collins Park, between 21st and 22nd Streets. (5 minutes walk from the Convention Center). Free public access.

Sunday | December 6
9 a.m. to noon | Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden Brunch | Yayoi Kusama at Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden
Hosted by Lin Lougheed, Aaron Fleischman and Bruce Greer.
10901 Old Cutler Road, Coral Gables. Access only with VIP Cards and exhibitor‘s pass.
Information | Vanessa Alvarez, Tel. +1 305 667 1651 ext. 3371, valvarez@fairchildgarden.org

9.30 a.m. to noon | Lowe Art Museum Brunch | Ricky Berstein: Kitchen Dreams. Tour by Ricky Bernstein. Hosted by Brian A. Dursum, Director, Lowe Art Museum.
University of Miami, 1301 Stanford Drive, Coral Gables.
Access only with VIP Cards, exhibitor‘s pass, press pass. Reservations requested.
Information | Irene Bergmann, Tel. +1 305 284 6981, ibergmann@miami.edu

9.30 a.m. to noon | Breakfast in the Park | Featuring an informal lecture by ar tist Michele Oka Doner and guided tours of the sculpture park and the Frost Art Museum. Hosted by Carol Damian, Director, The Patricia & Phillip Frost Ar t Museum at Florida International University. SW 107th Avenue and 8th Street, Miami. Free public access.
Information | Amy Pollack, Tel. +1 305 348 0401, pollacka@fiu.edu

10 to 11 a.m. | Art Basel Conversations | The Future of the Museum | The Portable Museum
Now located at the Oceanfront area, this Art Basel Conversations panel offers fresh insights on future models for exhibition-making. With ar tist Raphael Montañez Or tiz, Pedro Reyes, Peter Saville and Kateina Šedá. Moderated by Hans Ulrich Obrist. Speakers will be available for informal discussion after the panel.
The Oceanfront Cafe is open for brunch from 9 a.m. to noon.
Oceanfront at Collins Park, between 21st and 22nd Streets. (5 minutes walk from the Convention Center).
Free Public Access

Art Projects | Outdoor sculptures, site-specific installations, and public art works, within walking distance of the Miami Beach Convention Center.
Curated by Patrick Charpenel, independent curator, Guadalajara, Mexico. Guided Tours available.

December 1 | 7 to 10 p.m. | Niche Media hosts an intimate cocktail soiree with a private installation | Hosted by Sarah Harrelson, Chief Editor, Ar t Basel Miami
Beach magazine and Ocean Drive magazine, and Jason Binn, CEO & Founder, Niche Media.
By Niche Media invitation only.
Information | Claudia Zuniga, Tel. +1 305 532 2544
rsvp@oceandrive.com

December 2 | 8 to 10 p.m. | Art Center / South Florida Preview | Blueprint for a Show
800 Lincoln Road at Meridian Avenue, Miami Beach
Part of an ongoing series of site-specific installations and a mural in Wynwood, known as Primary Flight. Artists include Ron English, Typoe, El Mac and Crome. Free public access.
Information | Leila Leder-Kremer, Tel. +1 305 674 8278 ext.10, llederkremer@artcentersf.org

December 2 to 5 | 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. | Design Miami/ | The global forum for collecting, exhibiting, discussing and creating limited-edition design. Presenting the best international design galleries, exhibiting extraordinary historical and contemporary design.
Access with Design Miami/ VIP Card and Ar t Basel Miami Beach VIP Cards.
Design Miami/ 2009, NE 39th Street + 1st Cour t, Miami Design District.
Information | Tel. +1 305 572 0866, invitations@designmiami.com

December 2 to 4 | 5.30 to 6.30 p.m. | Design Miami/ Design Talks | Exploring the issues surrounding contemporary design practice and collecting, Design Miami/ hosts panel discussions and interviews with luminaries from the worlds of art, architecture and design. Visit www.designmiami.com for updated information.
Design Miami/ 2009, NE 39th Street + 1st Cour t, Miami Design District.
Information | Tel. +1 305 572 0866, info@designmiami.com

December 4 | 10 a.m. | The Global Caribbean, Focus on the Caribbean Contemporary Art Landscape | Little Haiti Cultural Complex, 212 NE 59 Street, Miami.
With brunch served at 11 a.m. Access only with VIP Cards, exhibitor passes and press passes.
Information | Edouard Duval Carrie Tel. +1 305 756 3037 / +1 786 202 7126, gcmiami09@yahoo.com

December 4 to 7 | 9 a.m. to noon | Visit Miami-Dade Public Art Projects | Claes Oldenburg-Coosje van Bruggen, Edward Ruscha, Isamu Noguchi, Duchamp-Villon, Michele Oka Doner, José Bedia, Cundo Bermudez, Sarah Morris, Norie Sato, Brad Goldberg and Carlos Betancourt, amongst others.
Around Miami-Dade County. www.miamidade.gov/publicart
Free public access. Brochure and maps of selected works available.
Information | Brandi Reddick, Tel. +1 305 375 5436, brandi@miamidade.gov

December 5 | 6.30 p.m. to 1 a.m. | MAM Ball | Annual fundraising gala event of the Miami Art Museum
Ticket purchase required.
Information | Special Events, Tel. +1 305 375 5935, events@miamiartmuseum.org

December 5 | 8 to 10 p.m. | ‘Untitled‘ | A Student exhibition from New World School of the Arts, juried by two alumni, Bert Rodriguez and Hernan Bas.
New World School of the Arts@ARTSEEN, 2215 NW 2nd Avenue, Miami. Free public access.
Information | Maggy Cuesta, Tel. +1 305 237 3649, mcuesta@mdc.edu

December 6 | 9.30 a.m. to noon | Brunch and Tour of the Cesar Pelli-designed Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County | Highlighting the Miami-Dade Art In Public Places organic installations by José Bedia, Cundo Bermudez, Gary Moore, Anna Valentina Murch, and
Robert Rahway Zakanitch. Reservations requested.
Information | Ali Bibeau, Tel. +1 786 468 2326, abibeau@arshtcenter.org

December 6 | 11 a.m. | Parodi Lecture in Philosophy of Art | John Rajchman, Adjunct Professor, Depar tment of Ar t History at Columbia University
Three exhibitions currently on view at MAM share a concern with space. Rajchman will look at artists‘ attempt to substitute the map or diagram for the proverbial ‘window‘ and the attempt to free ourselves from the ‘white cube‘ or the display of distinct objects in favor of another conception of exhibition.
Miami Art Museum, 101 West Flagler Street. Free public access.
Information | Mayra Suarez, Tel. +1 305 375 4073, education@miamiartmuseum.org

ADDITIONAL EVENTS AND INFORMATION

The Oceanfront
The new Oceanfront area – located at Collins Park and formerly home to Ar t Positions – is a platform for virtually all of Art Basel Miami Beach’s cultural programming, including Art Basel Conversations, Art Perform, Art Video and Art Film. The morning Art Basel Conversations feature prominent figures from every art world domain. The evening series will be inaugurated by the annual Art Loves Music concert on the beach; the following nights feature two separate Art Perform and Art Video programs, and the Art Film evening with ‘Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child.’ The Oceanfront Cafe is open for brunch every morning, then for light meals and refreshing drinks from 6 p.m. to midnight.

Working in collaboration with the legendary New York-based public art organization Creative Time, the Los Angeles artist Pae White has designed an immersive social space, the first commission of its kind for Ar t Basel Miami Beach. The environment, created by the use of theater scrim, scaffolding, and bleachers, will be radically different by day than by night.

Location and Opening Hours | Collins Park between 21st and 22nd Streets (5 minutes walk from the MBCC).

· Art Basel Conversations | Ar t Basel Conversations features major panelists from all ar tworld domains. Thursday through Saturday mornings.

· Art Film, Art Video, Art Perform | Program of per formances, panels, concer ts, videos and film. Thursday through Saturday, 6 p.m. to midnight.

· The Oceanfront Cafe | Open for brunch from 9 a.m. to noon, then for drinks and light meals from 6 p.m. to midnight.

Oceanfront Nights | With its intensified program of performances, panels, concerts, videos and film, animating Pae White’s cityspace, and the Oceanfront Cafe offering drinks and light meals, the new Oceanfront area offers the perfect spot for an after-sunset artworld rendezvous.

Art Video Program | Curated by Creative Time
The new Art Video Program, curated by Creative Time, features two distinctly different evenings of short pieces themed around the most interesting recent developments in the medium of video, digital and short-format films. Virtually all of the artists will also be present at the screenings to take part in panels that discuss these pieces and their practice. Free public access.

Thursday | Dec 3 | 7 to 8.30 p.m. | Video Art and Mainstream Distribution Using vehicles such as YouTube and network television, these ar tists are innovators in exposing mainstream audiences to ar tist video, and pushing the borders between conceptual practice and everyday experience.
· Tom Sachs & The Neistat Brothers | Waffle Bike, 2008 (8:06); Obstacle Course, 2006 (3:32) Space Program, 2008 (12:09)
· Marc Horowitz | Bishop, CA, 2009 (3:33); Nampa, Idaho, 2009 (2:18); Craig, CO, 2009 (2:57) Wasenburg, CO, 2009 (2:53); Paradise, IN, 2009 (1:06); Ewing, KY, 2009 (3:11)
· Panel | Casey Neistat and Marc Horowitz will be present for a talk moderated by Meredith Johnson, Creative Time.

Saturday | Dec 5 | 7 to 8.30 p.m. | The Watcher and the Watched Both Jill Magid and Kon Trubkovich navigate the borders between personal liberty and institutional restraint, implicating the viewer in the power dynamics presented in their work.
· Kon Trubkovich | Repeat Offender, 2005 (11:07); Ant Farm, 2007 (9:54)
· Jill Magid | Control Room, 2005 (10:00); Trust, 2004 (18:00)
· Panel | Kon Trubkovich and Jill Magid will be present for a talk moderated by Meredith Johnson, Creative Time.

Art Film | Curated by This Brunner
Friday | Dec 4 | 8.30 to 10 p.m. | Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child -An exclusive work-in-progress sneak preview of the feature documentary film ‘Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child’ (2009), directed by Tamra Davis and produced by Lilly Bright, Alexis Spraic, Stanley Buchthal, Maja Hoffmann and David Koh. Preceded by a panel discussion with director Tamra Davis, and other par ticipants in the project, moderated by Bob Colacello. Curated by Zurich film connoisseur This Brunner. Free public access.

Art Perform | Curated by Jens Hoffmann
The performance program, curated and organized by Jens Hoffmann, Director of the CCA Wattis Institute in San Francisco, features a selection of international artists who are invited to conceive and present specially commissioned artworks. Free public access.

Thursday | Dec 3
9 p.m. | Simon Fujiwara | This autobiographical play written and performed by the artist restages his first encounter with a modern artwork Horizontal Stripe Painting by abstract expressionist Patrick Heron when he was 11 years old.
9.30 p.m. | Kelly Nipper | Nipper’s performance suspends time and space by counterbalancing expressive movement with the process of assembling a human-scale icosahedron to examine the patterns of a hurricane.
10 p.m. | Kris Martin | Flemish artist Kris Martin has never performed before and does not think of himself as particularly talented in this form artistic expression. His contribution to Art Perform will be an autobiographical monologue describing how he became an artist.

Saturday | Dec 5
9 p.m. | Claire Fontaine | In this performance, the punch mannequin called a Body Opponent Bag (BOB) is installed on the stage and several professional fighters are invited to use a variety of methods to beat it; BOB is an anthropomorphic object constructed for the purpose of being beaten up, yet functions in this performance as a readymade sculpture that becomes the catalyst for a projection of hatred.
9.45 p.m. | Loris Gréaud and Mario Garcia Torres | Using the film Groundhog Day (1993) as a star ting point, this project is an intervention of repeating daily events, both almost unnoticeable and obvious, into the routine of the ar t show. The daily repetition of an odd sequence of events creates a sense that the show is re-lived over and over again each day.

What is Art Basel Conversations?
By staging public encounters between leading cultural figures, Art Basel Conversations offers the show’s audience access to first-hand information on important aspects of the international artworld. It is a forum that encourages a lively exchange of ideas, through a series of platform discussions that can range from single artists exploring their practice to larger panels that include the leading players within various scenes and fields of artistic activity.

The themes of Art Basel Conversations focus on producing, collecting, and exhibiting art. Distinguished artists, art collectors, museum directors, curators, critics, gallerists, publishers, and others active in the cultural sphere take part. Presenting their current and upcoming projects, reporting on their experiences and commenting on the challenges they face, these speakers provide an insider’s view and open up the opportunity for dynamic and inspiring dialog. After each Art Basel Conversation, there is time allotted for the audience to approach the panel in a more informal fashion.

Art Basel Conversations
All Art Basel Conversations panels take place in the Oceanfront area at Collins Park, between 21st and 22nd Streets (5 minutes walk from the Convention Center).
The Oceanfront Cafe is open for brunch from 9 a.m. to noon.

Daily | from Thursday, December 3, until Sunday, December 6, 2009 | 10 – 11 a.m. | Panel Discussion
11 – 11.30 a.m. | Meet the Panelists
Free public access.

Friday | Dec 4 | Public/Private | Change in Generation
What are the visions of the next generation of museum leaders for the coming decades?
What strategies are being mapped out for visual-arts institutions worldwide?
Where lie the opportunities for innovation and enterprise?
Can new approaches to programming and managing museums improve public appreciation for the visual arts?
Speakers | Marc Mayer | Director, National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa
Timothy Rub | The George D. Widener Director and Chief Executive Officer, Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia
Osvaldo Sánchez | Director, Museum of Modern Art, Mexico City
Philippe Vergne | Director, Dia Art Foundation, New York
Lynn Zelevansky | The Henry J. Heinz II Director, Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh
Moderator | András Szántó | Author, Consultant to ar ts and philanthropic organizations, New York

Saturday | Dec 5 | Collector Focus | Latin America
In which ways has the Latin America’s collecting scene grown and internationalized?
In which directions has the focus changed in the last decade?
How is the ar t scene in Latin America interacting with the international artworld?
What are the roles of the collectors within the Latin American artworld?
Speakers | César Cervantes | Collector, Mexico City
Jay Khalifeh | Collector, São Paulo
Juan Vergez and Patricia Pearson-Vergez | Collectors, Buenos Aires
Moderator | Adriano Pedrosa | Curator, Writer, Editor, São Paulo

Sunday | Dec 6 | The Future of the Museum | The Portable Museum
What are the specific differences between stationary and por table museums?
Which are the structures of a por table museum?
Which are the challenges, advantages and risks of a mobile museum?
Speakers | Raphael Montañez Ortiz | Artist, New Jersey
Pedro Reyes | Artist, Mexico City
Peter Saville | Artist, London
Kater?ina Šedá | Artist, Prague/Líše?n
Moderator | Hans Ulrich Obrist | Co-Director of Exhibitions and Programmes and Director of International Projects, Serpentine Gallery, London

What is Art Salon?
Art Salon is an open platform for discussion with an emphasis on current themes in contemporary art. Informal in its format, yet international in scope, Art Salon encourages experimental discussions, presentations and events such as book signings, with the range of speakers including artists, curators, and writers. The program offers an intimate experience for the audience, allowing them to engage with prominent and thought-provoking guests on a variety of current events in the visual arts, as well as to explore the challenges of artistic practice within the public realm.

Art salon
All Art Salon talks now will take place in the Central Area of the Miami Beach Convention Center.

4 – 4.30 p.m. | Artist Talk | Shepard Fairy
Pedro H. Alonzo | Independent Curator, Boston
Shepard Fairy | Ar tist, Los Angeles

5.30 – 6 p.m. | Presentation | No Soul For Sale. Independent Spaces at X Initiative
Cecilia Alemani | Curator, New York

6 – 6.30 p.m. | Pecha Kucha: Contemporary Art & Social Media = Network & Networth
Ben Davis | Ar t Critic and Associate Editor, Ar tnet Magazine
Joey Hernandez | CEO, Ruthless and Toothless
Lori Faye Fischler | Director, moblog:tech Ltd.
Leyden Rodriguez | Artist, Designer and Owner, Fulano Inc.
Kristin Taylor | Digital Content/Community Manager
[dNASAb] | Artist, Designer and Owner, Fulano Inc.
Kristin Taylor | DigitTechnology Artist and Videosculptor
Jody Turner | Owner, CultureOfFuture.com
Moderator | Carl Hildebrand | Director, Pecha Kucha, Miami

2 – 2.30 p.m. | Artist Talk | Claire Fontaine
Claire Fontaine | Artist, Paris
Jens Hoffmann | Director, CCA Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts, San Francisco

4 – 4.30 p.m. | Special Talk | William Kentridge’s Evolving Career
Mark Rosenthal | Independent Curator, New York

5 – 5.30 p.m. | Book Launch | ‘Forest and Fields. Volume 2. Blumen’
Collier Schorr | Artist, New York

2 – 2.30 p.m. | Artist Talk | Marilyn Minter
Richard Flood | Chief Curator, New Museum, New York
Marilyn Minter | Artist, New York

3 – 3.30 p.m. | Book Launch | ‘Henry Darger’
Klaus Biesenbach | Chief Curator, Department of Media and Performance Art, The Museum of Modern Art, New York

4 – 4.30 p.m. | Market Talk | Judgment Call: Committing to Buy
Michael Danoff | Director, Art Program Neuberger Berman, and Independent Consultant, New York

5 – 5.30 p.m. | Market Talk | 10 Things You Should Know About Buying Art
Josh Baer | Publisher of Baer Faxt and Dealer, New York

6 – 6.30 p.m. | Artist Talk | A conversation with Ryan McGinley
Ryan McGinley | Artist, New York

2 – 2.30 p.m. | Special Talk
Peter Eleey | Curator, Walker Art Center, Minneapolis
Anthony Huberman | Chief Curator, Contemporary Art Museum, St. Louis

3 – 3.30 p.m. | Book Launch | ‘Leo & His Circle. The Life of Leo Castelli’
Annie Cohen – Solal | Writer, New York, and guests

For more information:

Art|Basel|Miami Beach|3–6|Dec|09
Florida Office: Tel. +1 305 674 1292, Fax +1 305 673 1242, floridaoffice@artbasel.com, www.artbasel.com

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