On December 4 in Miami Beach, the trailblazing contemporary art fair Untitled Art, Miami Beach harmonizes 171 illustrious, global exhibitors for its most far-reaching show yet. Unfolding between the legendary Ocean Drive and 12th street through December 8, as well as accessible online, the vivacious 2024 program places the sonorous curatorial theme of “East Meets West” at its heart. In the vein of the fair’s previous themes uplifting gender equality as well as digital accessibility, this year’s presentation spotlights a diverse and international frame of mind. Brilliantly spearheaded by guest curators Kathy Huang, independent curator and the Managing Director of Art Advisory and Special Projects at Jeffrey Deitch in New York, and Jungmin Cho, Founder and Director of art space WHITE NOISE in Seoul, Untitled Art, Miami Beach 2024 seeks to defy preconceived notions and build innovative, cross-cultural bridges.
Dale Frank, “Jason and his wife Erica from Lara near Geelong long thought and spoke about setting up a brothel catering for clients who had arrived at the wrong airport,” 2024, courtesy of Neon Parc.
Both a Sweeping and Detailed View of the Contemporary Art Landscape Awaits
Both a sweeping view of the contemporary art landscape as well as a detailed eye for lesser-known visionaries, non-profit organizations, and galleries awaits visitors in Miami. A bevy of exhibitors emerging from Eastern Europe, the Middle East, Asia Pacific, and the Asian diaspora bring refreshing showcases, with gems like Loft Art Gallery (Casablanca and Marrakech, Morocco), Neon Parc (Melbourne, Australia), Jecza Gallery (Bucharest, Romania), and many more. First timers such as Pi Artworks (London, UK and Istanbul, Turkey), Stems Gallery (Brussels, Belgium and Paris, France), and Carl Freedman Gallery (Margate, UK) will lead the way to the fair’s groundbreaking Nest platform. By subsidizing booths in this category, Untitled Art makes space for showstoppers including Project K (Seoul, Korea), Negrón Pizarro (San Juan, Puerto Rico) and s t a r c h (Singapore).
Detail image, Nabeeha Mohamed, “Foolish Arrangement,” 2023, Courtesy of the artist and WHATIFTHEWORLD.
Supporting Artists and Galleries with New Endeavors and Conversations
Always looking to the future, the fair imparts perceptive support for artists and galleries which have deeply strengthened their use of the most avant-garde technologies of our time. This year’s revolutionary spaces presenting in Miami include TENDER (Brooklyn, USA), Kate Vass Galerie (Zurich, Switzerland), bitforms (New York, USA) and Victoria Miro Projects (London, UK). With additional foresight, the “Untitled Edit” category serves art writers and critics with a splendid “writers-in-residence” endeavor. New professionals and luminaries alike will stimulate powerful conversations radiating from the “East Meets West” thesis, with skillful contributors at the fair such as Peifen Sung, Columnist at FT Chinese; Stephanie Bailey, Writer and Global Editor-at-Large of Ocula; Michael Slenske, Writer, Editor, and Curator; as well as Yonwoo Edie Kim, Independent Curator and Writer.
Alysha Rahmat, Gunung Ledang Tarot Cards Embroidery, 2020, Courtesy of s t a r c h.
A Mindful, Zero-Impact Show Unfolds
Underpinning the verdant Untitled Art, Miami Beach presentation is a mindfulness for the well-being of our precious environment. To this end, the fair is an enthusiastic member of the Gallery Climate Coalition, producing a momentous, zero-impact show in partnership with the City of Miami Beach. Emphasizing Mother Nature’s beauty, the bespoke, Nautilus-inspired pavilion designed by Keenen/Riley for the first iteration of the fair in 2012 will be newly amplified for a soaring 13th edition of Untitled Art, Miami Beach.
