Black and Basel: Here’s Sugarcane’s guide to Miami Art Week

Sugarcane Magazine’s “Black and Basel Guide” was created to help visitors and South Florida locals feel connected to the contemporary art market. This year’s return-to-art guide shines a spotlight on a series of hybrid virtual and in-person events, auctions and exhibits that provide visibility to both emerging and established Black artists.

This year’s highlights include Art Basel’s Meridians sector of monumental works and installations, curated by Magali Arriola, director of Museo Tamayo, Mexico City. Look for Todd Gray’s “Sumptuous Memories of Plundering Kings” (2021), a 14-part work that explores European colonialism presented by David Lewis; Howardena Pindell’s “Sweatshop” (1998-1999) presented by Garth Greenan Gallery; and Yinka Shonibare CBE’s “Moving Up “(2021), an installation presented by James Cohan Gallery.

New this year is the fair Le Art Noir in Liberty City, exhibiting work by interdisciplinary artist and designer Cornelius Tulloch. Prizm Art Fair is hosting virtual exhibits complemented by panels. Art Beat Miami is showcasing emerging Caribbean artists.

Plan on visiting? Be sure to reserve tickets in advance, wear your mask, and be prepared to social distance.

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Note: All days and hours noted here are open to the public.

Art Basel Miami Beach

The fair that brings art collectors from all over the world. Miami Beach will feature 255 galleries from 30 countries and territories. It will be accompanied by a conversation series. There are several galleries showing work by Black artists. And there are galleries from the African continent to support, including Afriart Gallery, Goodman Gallery, Stevenson Gallery, etc.

But why are we really excited? Art Basel features five galleries helmed by Black women: Mariane Ibrahim, Jenkins Johnson Gallery, Rele Gallery, Housing and Nicola Vassel. Now that’s something to celebrate. Further, join Sugarcane Magazine on Dec. 2 at 11 for our live podcast, “This Week in Caribbean Art and Culture.” Also, look in the Meridians Section for Hank Willis Thomas, Howardena Pindell, Conrad Egyir, Yinka Shonibare CBE, plus Vaughn Spann. Visit Kandis Williams’ work at Night Gallery and Karon Davis at Wilding Cran Gallery in Positions.

Dec. 2-4, at Miami Beach Convention Center; 1901 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach; artbasel.com.

Art Beat Miami

Art Beat Miami is an annual satellite art fair presented by Little Haiti Optimist Club and Welcome to Little Haiti, showcasing emerging and renowned artists from Haiti and around the world. Now in its eighth year, Art Beat Miami focuses on emerging Caribbean artists. Look for work by Annick Duvivier, Levo Exil, and many more.

Dec. 1-5 at the Caribbean Marketplace, 5925 NE Second Ave., Miami; artbeatmiami.com.

Art Miami / CONTEXT

Art Miami and sister fair, CONTEXT, are Art Week’s most popular, often drawing more than 80,000 visitors. The in-person and virtual hybrid model Art Miami features contemporary and modern art including installations and special projects from 140 national and international galleries.Expect work from Issac “Cee” Adams, Thornton Dial, Sam Gilliam, Amoako Boafo, Reggie Burrows Hodges. Also, stop by Nil Gallery to view work by Prince Gyasi and Abe Odedina.

Nov. 30-Dec. 5 at One Herald Plaza (NE 14th Street & Biscayne Bay), Miami; artmiami.com

Aṣẹ: Afro Frequencies

Inspired by the idea of aṣẹ, the West African concept relating to our power to produce change, Aṣẹ: Afro Frequencies celebrates the historical, social and cultural aspects of the Black experience through the perspective of artists Vince Fraser and Ursula Rucker. Artechouse is a first-of-its-kind art space that connects art and audience by showcasing experiential and technology-driven works by artists who are forerunners of the new age in the arts and technology.

Through Dec. 5 at Artechouse, 736 Collins Ave., Miami Beach; www.artechouse.com.

Betye Saar: Serious Moonlight

One of the most anticipated museum shows in Miami, ICA presents scaled-down work from Betye Saar’s 1960-1970 creations. Saar’s exploration of spirituality, race and gender — with intricate and multi-layered installations, pastel silks and interactive altars — provides respite for the Miami Art Week visitor.

Through April 17, 2022, at the Institute of Contemporary Art, 61 NE 41st St., Miami; icamiami.org.

Edge Zones: Familiar Distances

Familiar Distances, a group show curated by Victoria Ravelo brings together artists who are shaping the narrative and asks them to investigate humanity. Featuring work by Chire Reagans, Loni Johnson and Issac Scott, we experience humanity from their lens. Expect to see work that revolves around loss, activism and spirituality.

Through Jan. 7, 2022, at Edge Zones, 3317 NW Seventh Ave. Cir., Miami

Green Space Miami

The newly opened Green Space Miami, created by the Green Family Foundation, hosts “Inside Feelings, Outside Voices: Reflections from Miami.” View work by Morel Doucet, Rhea Leonard, Stephen Arboite, T. Eliott Mansa, Depaul Vera and Vanessa Charlot.

Through Jan. 8, 2022, at 7200 Biscayne Blvd Suite A, Miami; free and open to the public

Jeffery Dietch: Shattered Glass

One of Los Angeles’ most talked about exhibitions, Shattered Glass brings together 40 artists presenting Black and Brown figurative paintings, photographs and sculpture that depict familial ties with a laser focus on diversity and inclusivity. This exhibit, curated by Melahn Frierson and A. J. Girard, will be the final exhibition from Jeffery Dietch in the Moore Building.

Nov. 29-Dec. 5 at Moore Building, 191 NE 40th St., Miami; miamidesigndistrict.net.

Introspective Noir

The Haitian Heritage Museum presents “Introspective Noir” during Art Basel, Art Week. This group exhibition features works by renowned visual artists Addonis Parker and Pierre Jean Baptiste, African-American and Afro Caribbean artists, respectively. Their contemporary artworks circumspect the narratives of identity and reflective themes of self-awareness in our communities. There will be an Artist Discussion Panel on opening night, Thursday, Dec. 2, from 6 p.m.-10 p.m. moderated by Professor Mikki Taylor of the Howard University Fine Arts Department.

Dec. 2-Jan. 30, 2022, at the Haitian Heritage Museum, 4141 NE Second Ave., Suite 105C, Miami; haitianheritagemuseum.org.

Le Art Noir

The inaugural Le Art Noir, Diversity in Color is a unique multicultural collaboration of artists from around the globe, showcasing innovative exhibitions that capture the heartbeat of our society and focus on relevant topics. Le Art Noir’s platform for artists challenges the boundaries on issues that plague today’s society. Look for art from Miami’s own Cornelius Tulloch and South African Johnathan Schultz’s Nelson Mandela fingerprint made with over 9,000 diamonds.

Dec. 3-5 at African Heritage Cultural Arts Center, 6161 NW 22nd Ave., Miami; Tickets $25. leartnoir.com.

Little Haiti Cultural Center

“Noir Atlantic: Connecting the Continents,” presented by the Little Haiti Cultural Complex and the Haitian Cultural Arts Alliance, is curated by Marie Vickles, Edouard Duval-Carrié and Sandy Dorsainvil. It is the 13th iteration of the Global/Borderless Caribbean exhibition series, which exists to facilitate contemporary cultural dialogues about the Caribbean. The 2021 exhibition program will bring together artists, curators and researchers in conversation around the theme of the Global South and the connections of the African diaspora across the Atlantic featuring contemporary artists based in Florida, representing the continent of Africa, the Caribbean region and the Southern United States. Auxiliary programming on the campus and neighboring vicinity of the Little Haiti Cultural Complex will be provided by partnering arts organizations IPC ArtSpace, the Studio of Edouard Duval-Carrié, and Art Beat Miami. The Little Haiti Cultural Complex will host workshops, special events, lectures and performances that emphasize and support the power of expressive authenticity and a commitment to cultural roots.

Opening Vernissage: 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Dec. 3; Dec. 4-Feb. 28, 2022, closed Sundays; Little Haiti Cultural Center, 212 NE 59th Terr., Miami

NADA Art Fair

NADA Art is one of our favorite fairs for exciting and experimental work as well as an art book fair. This year’s fair returns to the Ice Palace in Wynwood with work by Nyugen Smith, Ochi Galley and L.A.’s Black-owned Dominique Gallery.

Dec. 1-4 at Ice Palace, 1400 N Miami Ave., Miami; newartdealers.org

NSU Art Museum

NSU Art Museum in Fort Lauderdale is off the beaten path, but you should make a trip to this city just north of Miami to see the first solo museum exhibition of Miami artist Jared McGriff. Titled “Jared McGriff: Where We Are You,” this exhibition showcases McGriff’s dreamlike narratives that remain timeless even as he integrates his family’s history into the realities of the present. Jared uses watercolors to document the life of a Black family and their move from the rural South to California. Also, be sure to see Iké Udé’s “Select Portraits,” Erick N. Mack’s “Lemme Walk Across the Room” and “The Carter Project,” a live/work/exhibition space that artist Christopher Carter calls “an adult treehouse.”

Through Feb. 13, 2022, at NSU Art Museum, 1 E Las Olas Blvd., Fort Lauderdale; nsuartmuseum.org.

Otis Kwame Kye Quaicoe

Visit the Rubell Museum to see works by Ghanaian artist Otis Kwame Kye Quaicoe. Quaicoe creates empowering lush portraits of Black figures where color functions as a unique language to represent the character of the subject. He approaches American history with a fresh perspective as he seeks to reclaim the cultural identity of the American cowboy by delving into the forgotten history of the Black cowboy. Also, be sure to view work by Genesis Tramaine and Reginald O’Neal while you’re at the museum.

Through October 2022 at Rubell Museum, 1100 NW 23rd St., Miami; rubellmuseum.org.

Pérez Art Museum Miami

PAMM’s Art Week schedule allows guests to enjoy the museum’s exhibitions in person, which include Allied with Power: African and African Diaspora Art from the Jorge M. Pérez Collection, an exhibition of over 35 works by international African and African diaspora artists; and Meleko Mokgosi: Your Trip to Africa, a group of newly commissioned paintings by the artist that addresses themes of colonialism, nationalism, tourism and race. Also, join the conversation about Allied with Power by attending Art Talk: El Espacio 23 x PAMM: Across the Afro Diaspora with Maria Elena Ortiz and Tandazani Dhlakama.

Dec. 1-6 at Pérez Art Museum Miami, 1103 Biscayne Blvd., Miami; www.pamm.org.

Point Comfort Art Fair and Show

Point Comfort Art Fair and Show in Historic Overtown, presented by Hampton Art Lovers, comprises an art exhibition, video installations on the exterior walls, and Indaba Lounge Series behind the gallery in the garden. Point Comfort Art Fair 2021 will feature HBCU Exhibit SHOWCASE “Atlanta Annuals, In Search of Black Excellence in Art (1940-1970),” curated by Hampton Art Lovers from the Clark Atlanta Art Museum. These collections provide a rich resource for the study of African American art, yet many also possess a diverse array of 19th- and 20th-century American art. The show will include the works of contemporary artists Basil Watson, Athlone Clark, Varnette Honeywood, Ernie Barnes and many others.

Dec. 3-6 at Ward Rooming House, 249 NW Ninth St., Miami.

Prizm Art Fair

Enlisting the wisdom of global leaders in Black/African existentialist thought, Points of Contact envisages Black existentialism’s meaning in this contemporary moment through the various material praxes of Prizm 2021’s exhibition of artists, painting, sculpture, drawing, mixed media and photography. Curated by Mikhaile Solomon, Points of Contact, through the works presented, will explore answers to the questions central to Black existentialism such as: “What would my life be, as a person of African heritage, if I didn’t have to consider, factor in or negotiate around the construct of racism and other similar disruptive social maladies?” We’re looking forward to work by Tessa Alexander, Yanira Collado, Christa David and Francks Deceus.

Nov. 30-Dec. 19. Events held virtually at www.prizm.art.

Reframed: Miami Art Week Kick-off Art Talk + Open Spin

Old school media collide for an evening of music, memories and art. Dust off your vinyl records for an Open Spin with Vinyl Social Club, featuring vintage soul and hip-hop samples. Meet artists Keisha Rae Witherspoon, Terence Price II and Carrington Ware, whose films inspired by archival footage are found in the exhibition Casting Shadows | Framing History. Bring your own retro slides, negatives and photos for a hands-on projection workshop presented by Media + Archive Studies Miami. Complete your night with a walking tour of “Opa-locka Light District.”

6-9 pm Nov. 29 at Opa-locka ARC, 675 Ali Baba Ave., Opa-locka; www.olcdc.org/arts. Free with Eventbrite RSVP. Walking tours available daily from 6-7 p.m. Nov. 29-Dec. 4.

Spectrum / Red Dot

More than 300 exhibitors at Spectrum and sister fair Red Dot will showcase works by Richard Mayhew, Charly Palmer, Kerry James Marshall, Dana Todd Pope and more, presented by Pigment International.

Dec. 1-5 at Mana Wynwood, 2217 NW Fifth Ave., Miami.

Skin in the Game

Zoe Lukov has curated a pop-up show with art world heavy hitters such as Hank Willis Thomas, Theaster Gates, Sheena Rose, Kennedy Yanko, Juana Valdes and Derrick Adams. Lukov, a curator and writer, is perhaps best known for her work at Faena Art.

Nov. 30-Dec. 10 at 1620 Washington Ave., Miami Beach

Untitled Art Fair

Untitled Art Fair returns with a diverse offering and is curated by Natasha Becker of the Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco. This year, Untitled continues to provide cultural programming that represents the world we live in. Enjoy a performance by Coco Fusco, art by April Bey at Tern Gallery, Yanira Collado at Emerson Dorsch, Gio Swaby at Claire Oliver and Sheena Rose at Debuck Gallery. Also, stop by Gallery 1957, Richard Beavers Gallery, Afrikaris Gallery and Zidoun-Bossuwyt.

Nov. 29-Dec. 4 at Ocean Drive and 12th Street, Miami Beach; untitledartfairs.com.

We Are Who We Are

Back for the fifth annual show, We Are Who We Are at Griots Gallery in Little Haiti features originals by the legendary living artist Frank Frazier alongside emerging Black fine and craft artists. Frank Frazier has always been a staple with mentoring Black artists across the nation, encouraging them to share their art with the world. We Are Who We Are is a family-friendly outdoor event where serious collectors and joyful appreciators alike can come out to interact with and support the artists.

Dec. 3-5 at Griots Gallery, 8260 NE Second Ave., Miami; griotsgallery.com.

Jeffery Nesler and Sumaiyah E. Wade contributed to this report.

This story was originally published November 23, 2021 at 12:00 PM.