December 04, 2005
Case Study: Miami
Following a semester of research into the infrastructure of Miami's developing art scene and how it supports artists, the Professional Development course undertook an on-site research expedition to Miami, Florida, November 30–December 4, 2005. Readings, discussions, and lectures focusing on Miami provided an understanding of the context of projects, places, and events. Students visited with artists, collectors, curators, and managers, and they considered the potential for new models of cooperation in developing contemporary art scenes. They attended Art Basel Miami Beach and other art fairs.
Art Basel Miami Beach
Instructor: Kate Fowle
Guest lecturers: José Diaz, Mark Coetzee
Students: Mike Bianco, Nancy Zastudil, Kuniko Vroman, Zoe Taleporos, Jessica Silverman, Liu Shasha, Cara Lewis, Grace Kook-Anderson, Allegra Madsen, Julia Hamilton, and Erin Elder
Wednesday, November 30
Breakfast meeting at Cisneros CIFO with Cecilia Fajardo-Hill
Meeting at Moore Space with Sylvia Cubiña
Jeppe Hein's Distance at Moore Space
Miami Art Museum tour with Jose Diaz and René Morales, Ana Mendieta exhibition
Vernissage at convention center
Art Positions containers, Collins Park between 21st and 22nd streets, beachside
Thursday, December 1
Wynwood Galleries:
Locust Projects
Fred Snitzer
Bas Fisher Invitational
Tour of Rubell Collection with Mark Coetzee
Talk with Luisa Largos, director at Emmanuel Perrotin with Martin Oppel and Cristina Lei Rodriguez
At Galerie Perrotin
Friday, December 2
Breakfast with ISCP residency director Breda Kennedy and several artists
Marguiles Collection at the Warehouse
MOCA North Miami at Goldman Warehouse
Friends With You at MOCA North Miami
Saturday, December 3
Tour of Jason and Michelle Rubell's private collection at their home
"Art Basel Conversations: Public/Private: The Uncertain State of the American Museum," moderator Hans Ulrich Obrist, moderator
Rosa De la Cruz Collection
NADA art fair, talk to Heather Hubbs
Independent visits to alternative fairs:
Frisbee
Aqua
Scope
Pulse
Last dinner
Sunday, December 4
Tour at Miami Art Central (William Kentridge show), meet with Brooke Minto
This course was made possible by a grant from the Getty Foundation.