Art Basel

Here is the way Little Haiti celebrates Art Basel during Miami Art Week, This mural was made in 2015.

While strolling through the streets, you could watch colorful wall murals painted by local artist Serge Toussaint, voodoo shops, and traditional Haitian bakeries and restaurants (such as Leela's Restaurant, Lemoni Café). One of the most important aspects of this show is that you don't have to be a member of the artistic elite to enjoy the many events that take place during the Art Basel, Miami Beach. Art Basel 2015 looked bigger than ever with 267 exhibitors from 32 countries headed to South Beach to exhibit the works of around 4,000 modern and contemporary artists. Two local gallerists, veteran Fredric Snitzer and young Michael Jon were also present in the show along with their collections.

Moreover, with a dash of art thrown in, there were tons of parties during this Miami Art Week-- from the 'completely free' to 'invite-only' with memorable musically driven nightlife events.

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Here is a display of creativity in Little Haiti during Art Basel, 2015.

Art Basel is all about surprise and delight. Last year, Art Basel 2015 started on December 3rd and ran till December 6th (tickets $47 day ticket; $100 permanent pass) with a lot of promise for more impressive arts, extravagant parties, big-name DJs, and celebrity art neophytes. During the exhibition, the quieter Miami neighborhood exploded into a well-known destination of the cultural connoisseurs. The emerging muralists produced the best works of their careers reproducing aspects of Haitian or Caribbean culture.

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Here is an other beautiful painting in Little Haiti Mural Project 2014. This painting is located on 54th Street, between Miami Avenue ans First Avenue, NE.

Art Basel was founded in 1970 by three Basel gallerists, Trudi Bruckner, Ernst Beyeler and Balz Hilt. Art Basel has two editions-- one in Basel, Miami Beach and another in Hong Kong. It provides international platforms for art galleries to show and sell their work, giving them access to collectors, museum directors and curators. Today, Miami, a city of 2.6 million people has three major contemporary art galleries of which Art Basel Miami Beach is arguably the most important one.

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Haitian artists from the African Diaspora will be showing their work for the first time at the Caribbean Fantastic exhibition at the 40th Art Basel event in Miami.

World-acclaimed Haitian artist Jean Lagagneur's works will be prominently featured during the month-long event.

The exhibition will be held at Multitudes Contemporary Art Gallery, owned by Babacar Mbow, who is also its curator and a specialist in the art of the African Diaspora.

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