In my short time at Art Basel and Miami Art Week, I determined at least two full days is best. However, I squeezed and embraced every moment out of my 8 hours in Miami. A highlight for me was stopping by N’Namdi Contemporary Fine Art Gallery listening to live music, eating catfish, and reveling in the moment. In this blog post, enjoy photos from the 7 Black-Owned Art galleries I visited during Miami Art Week. Watch videos from my experience on @theblackcuration on Instagram.
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N’Namdi Contemporary Fine Art
I spent my Saturday night vibing at N’Namdi’s gallery. As I arrived, live performance by Kahil El’ Zabar Quartet ensued. I walked past the performance to enter the gallery to view the newest exhibition by Lucy Slivinski, she is a Chicago Based critically acclaimed sculptor and lighting designer working with found materials to create conceptual work. For over 30 years she has drawn upon ideas of recycling, regeneration and innovation. After viewing the exhibition, I sat down listened to music while also enjoying catfish and a margarita. It was the perfect ending to my Miami Art Week experience.
Rele Gallery
Rele Gallery presented the second solo exhibition and first in the United States of Marcellina Akpojotor titled Daughters of Esan: The Alpha Generation. The works are rooted in ideas of affection and the familial, engaging notions of lineage and legacy.
Nicola Vassell Gallery
Nicola Vassell Gallery presented Color Vaults, an intergenerational dialogue between Fred Eversley and Alteronce Gumby about color and form in abstraction. The artists present unique perspectives on abstract sculpture and painting.
Mariane Ibrahim Gallery
This was the first time Mariane Ibrahim presented in Art Basel’s Galleries section.
Welancora Gallery
The gallery showcased Helen Evans Ramsaran sculptures. Ramsaran has studied and lived throughout Africa, Europe, and Asia. Her practice has been an exploration into issues concerning traditional African architecture and sculptural traditions; spirituality, communal living, extended family, community, rites of passage and, more recently, global warming.
Jenkins Johnson Gallery
Jenkins Johnson presented artists who explore social and political issues of the Black Diaspora by bridging historical and contemporary moments: Jae and Wadsworth Jarrell, Mary Lovelace O’Neal, Ming Smith, Enrico Riley, Blessing Ngobeni, Dewey Crumpler, Raelis Vasquez, Veronica Fernandez, Alex Jackson, Gordon Parks, Lisa Corinne Davis and Philemona Williamson.
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