MIAMI ART WEEK 2021
Live from November 30 to December 5, Faena Art programming for Miami Art Week 2021 included artist commissions, partner installations and public exhibitions.
PILAR ZETA
HALL OF VISIONS AND HATCH
For Miami Art Week 2021, Faena Art has commissioned emerging artist Pilar Zeta to produce a monumental installation on the beach—a new model for the artist whose graphic design work has been featured on album covers for musicians such as Coldplay and KatyPerry.
ANDRÉS REISINGER
THE SMELL OF PINK
In Reisigner’s celestial realm, the visitor is surrounded by rose-coloured translucent curtains, and carpets of the same hue.
CARLOS BETANCOURT
WHAT LIES BENEATH: TIPPING POINT | AORIST LAUNCH PROGRAM: CROSSROADS IN COLLABORATION WITH THE REEFLINE
Commissioned by The ReefLine, Carlos Betancourt has created What Lies Beneath, two buoyant iceberg sculptures and an accompanying NFT co-created with Studio Brasch.
REFIK ANADOL
MACHINE HALLUCINATIONS: CORAL | AORIST LAUNCH PROGRAM: CROSSROADS IN COLLABORATION WITH THE REEFLINE
Anadol has been commissioned to create one of his signature monumental immersive experiences on the Faena Beach inspired in The Reefline’s mission of co-creating with nature. Bridging the physical and digital worlds, Refik plunges viewers into his unique and captivating world.
NANCY BAKER CAHILL
MUSHROOM CLOUD | AORIST LAUNCH PROGRAM: CROSSROADS
This new, monumental Augmented Reality (AR) public sculpture is geolocated over the ocean in Florida at two specific sites: one at 32nd Street and the ocean, directly behind the Faena Hotel, and the other over South Pointe Pier. Baker Cahill’s work is situated in Miami as one of many cities around the world threatened by rising sea levels. The corresponding NFT will be released on Aorist.
AURIEA HARVEY
MINORIEA | AORIST LAUNCH PROGRAM: CROSSROADS
Auriea Harvey works at the intersection of the digital and the physical, creating 3D worlds and Augmented Reality (AR) projects alongside her traditional sculptural practice. For Aorist launch, Harvey presents Minoriea, a mythological creature born from Harvey’s own visual vernacular. Minoreia connects classical figures with the eternity of the future via the blockchain and AR. The corresponding NFT will be released on Aorist.
UNIQUE DESIGN X MIAMI
A NEW SPACE AGE COLLECTIBLE DESIGN @ FAENA PARK + SKATE-ABLE OBJECT PARK BY YINKA ILORI
Unique Design X Group is a female-founded nomadic boutique collectible design show with a focus on the XYZ and millennial generations, its creators of functional art and their representative galleries.