ART BASEL in Miami

After a long break due to pandemic, Art Basel opens its doors once again in Miami to celebrate art and fashion. Luxurious events, unmissable colourful shows and new brands collaborations were on the program of this crazy week full of originality which brought a touch of fun and happiness.

The events are getting more attention with the years and the creators must stand out by using different ways to be memorable. Fake stars in the Chanel sky, Vuitton’s chess game and commemoration of Virgil Abloh, crazy art gallery by Bradley Theodore with iconic fashion figures, opening of a new Loewe store, Dior exhibition about the medallion chair, Valentino’s party, launch of the second edition of Rimowa luggages, without forgetting the amazing dinners of Tag Heuer, Yves Saint Laurent and many others.

Special mention to the NFTs for this season. Indeed some creators are using new technics providing by artificial intelligence and change the codes by pushing many traditional art lovers to be interested in the digital art market.

In partnership with "NFT Now" and "OpenSea", Christie's was organising an exhibition in a secret location in Miami to highlight the works of 34 NFT artists, including André Oshea, Ash Thorp for eg.

“Aorist”, an interdisciplinary artistic company that follows the latest advances in art and technology, also organised an exhibition entitled "Crossroads": a decentralised experience consisting of physical installations in different locations in the city. It offers visitors the opportunity to immerse themselves in experiences of augmented reality (AR).

The centerpiece of the Crossroads exhibition is one of Refik Anadol's creations. The work, which is a physical sculpture in coral, is called "Machine Hallucinations: Coral." In order to create it, the artist used an artificial intelligence modeling of 1,742,772 images of coral. Piece of art of this calibre are the most expensive.

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