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Above: The focus of the PÈ rez Art M useum M iami opened
in 2 01 3 ñ and also designed by Herz og & de M euron ñ is
contemporary art from the Americas, Europe and Africa.
B elow: B randi Reddick, the curator for M iami D ade County
Art in Public Places has helped push the arts in the city
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m b . T h i F U n i i i n i c h
p i d i c c h h i n c c i
i n d d , h d .
O n p l h i i n h c i i
b f n d b h h , i c h d i n b
D i H i h G o b u t t f o r t t ,
c m m h k l d i n d l
d c i n b . I n d d i c l ,
p i d h b , b i n h h h i d m m h
b i b p l m b i M i i i n
n p i i n . I b i f l , i m d i
d n d p .
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y os t er Part ers are t e on y on es u rren t y om et ed
“ e av e reat ed t s on e- of a- en v ron en res t
an on t em orary t o gi v e eop e a y am ex eri en e
of art es gn at u re, t ec ol ogy an s erv e, ” aen a
s ay s s ew g t e w ord s ‘ u x u ry ’ an ‘ ev el op er’ e
s ees s w ork ore as an u rb an t eat re rec t or a t y
wh ere t e u ’ s rol e s s et ot as au en e an as t
em ers “ e en t re aen a v ers e s a s t age, wh
ev ery s ac es el at el y oreograp ed t o a s u es s on
of fl ow g ream s an ac t s ” e ad s
e ex am e of s at t en t on t o refi ed t eat ri al t y s t o
e ou y t e ot el ’ s gard en s wh are om at ed y
am en rs t ’ s u ge ne no go en art w ork a
real rec on s t ru t ed am ot s el et on gi ed gol eaf
an en as ed a gl as s ox t s ou s ri u ou s an ac t
of ool s e u ri s u t ‘ t e fl es ’ t s ead am ot
z arrel y u t erf ec t y s y ol s es am a v ery
on- at ron s g w ay t ’ s eau t u t ’ s od ern art an t
oes ’ t es ec rat e as t gl ori es
s e t e ot el t e gu es t room s an s u t es w ere es gn ed
y u s t ral an rec t or az u rm an an s w e,
os t u e an rod u t on es gn er, at eri e art u t
ì T H E R E í S A B A L A N C E B E T W E E N
P U B L I C A R T , B I G B U S I N E S S A N D
C O M M E R C I A L C O N S I D E R A T I O N S ,
A N D T H E N E E D T O F O S T E R L O C A L
T A L E N , T N E W N E I G H B O U R H O O D S
A N D C O M M U N I T I E S î
t h ere’ s a t em p eran c e i n p l ay . H ad t h e wh ol e h ot el b een
rel oc at ed t o t h e W es t C oas t i t c ou l d h av e b een os t en t at i ou s ,
b u t h ere i n M i am i t h ere’ s an u n d erc u rren t of E u rop ean an d
S ou t h A m eri c an s en s i b i l i t i es t h at p rev en t an y t h i n g d ec orat
i v e b ec om i n g t oo ov er t h e t op .
A n ot h er ex am p l e i s t h e h ot el ’ s l ob b y , wh i c h i s c al l ed t h e
C at h ed ral an d f eat u res ei gh t l arge m u ral s b y J u an Gat t i
d ep i c t i n g v i rt u es i n c l u d i n g gn os i s , p ax , am or an d en ergos .
T h e s p ac e d oes n ’ t l ook l i k e a l ob b y – t h ere are n o d es k s , ju s t
b an q u et t es ( u p h ol s t ered b en c h es ) i n t h e m i d d l e – wh i c h
m ean s t h at y ou r fi rs t i m p res s i on of t h e h ot el i s n ’ t t h e u s u al
m es s y b u s i n es s s i d e of t h i n gs w i t h rec ep t i on an d c on c i erge,
c om p u t ers , s t at i on ery an d p i l es of l u ggage. Y ou r fi rs t
i m p res s i on i s s i m p l y art . B y t h e en d of t h i s y ear, wh en A rt
B as el 2 0 1 6 p arad es i n t o t ow n , t h e wh ol e d i s t ri c t w i l l b e
fi n i s h ed an d i t w i l l b e f as c i n at i n g t o s ee h ow F aen a’ s i n t en s e
effort s are p u t t o t h e p rac t i c al t es t as t h e p u b l i c get t o u s e
an d i n t erac t w i t h t h i s n ei gh b ou rh ood .
W HER E TO STA Y
F A E N A H O T E L M I A M I B E A C H The ñ Faena
Hotel is part of a group of buildings, and is
iamií s most talked about hotel. From
amien Hirst artworks ( below) to a cabaret
club and fi ne dining, ití s designed to match
the very best in the world for service and
facilities
A L O F T M I A M I B R I C K E L L Ití ñ s a cookie
cutter hotel, but an interesting cookie,
offering easy access to downtown
T H E M I A M I B E A C H E D I T I O N Ian ñ Schragerí s
hotel taps into the millennial market, with a
stunning all white lounge, bowling lanes, ice
rink, nightclub and direct beach access
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d i c . S h B h A D D i c i h i
f p d c i l i n i l h , c i n
h n d p b l i c p i l . J f b l k
h h D i D i c l i W n , i c h i
b m m i n i h l - l , i d i ,
p d c , d h d i f l l
d i .
B d i R d i c k i c i h n n d i -
n i : T h i h p i n i n h L i l
H i / L i l R i d i c . l c h S p i n l
, l D i E , m D c h d A C S h
F l d h l n p . S M i i
m n i , i n c l d i n E d D - C , C
B c , A i n W d B h i B
f d i h M i m p , h l d
i p h i n h p i , i c h i l l l
h h b i n c i i n m i n h
h i l i m i k M i i m
c c : A c i h d c m d
c l m n c i l l . T h n
b c b p b l i c , b i b i n d c m i
c i d i , d h n f h n ,
n n b d c m n i i . A n d i n h
M i i n , i l , h h .
Th e s am e an e s ai of an y of am ’ s ot er s t t
s t ri t s ou t eac ’ s rt ec o s t ri t w t t s
am ou s as t el an u rv ear s ou et t es on t u e t o
fl ou ri s u er u res erv at on aw s u s t a ew oc s
s ou t of t e es gn s t ri t es y w ood wh s
ri g w t ow ri s e gal eri es art s t s t u os t at t oo
arl ou rs an af é s an on t e w eek en s s u of s t reet art
an graffit t ou ri s t s
ran ed s al read y ex t ed ab ou t t e ex t ew es t
at on “ ere s a great en ergy ap en g t e t t e
ai t t t e v er s t ri t Gal eri es s u as el o
Projec t s Gal ery et ers on ors an rt en t er ou t
ori a av e rec en t y op en ed ew s ac es om e of am ’ s
os t ot ed art s t s u g ou ard u v al arri é arl os
et an ou rt gu s t a ood gat e an ak t ax t er w ork
rom s t u os ere. ore ort an t t es e gal eri es an
art s t s are u rc as g t ei r rop ert es wh w al ow
t em t o av e a s u s t an t al fi an al v es t en t t e
f u t u re. ”
Perh ap s t s as t s en t en t s ey t o am ’ s od ern
s u es s t y wh ere t e w orl s of om erc e an art are
u rren t y an agi g t o oex s t on al ev el s ere rem ai s a
al an e et w een u art g u s es s an om erc al
on s erat on s an t e eed t o os t er om egrow t al en t
ew ei gh ou rh ood s an om u t es t at s en s e,
am ri gh t ow s t ru y t e s t at e of t e art
W HER E TO V ISIT
P … R E Z A R T M U S E U M ñ A great art museum
accessible by the free to use M etromover
W Y N W O O D D I S T R I C T ñ A street art
paradise full of small galleries, artist studios
and cafÈ s
H A I T I / L I T T L E R I V E R D I S T R I C T ñ An up and
coming home to interesting artists with large
new galleries and working studio spaces
W HER E TO EA T
M I C H A E L í S G E N U I N E F O O D & DR I N K ñ
For top notch fresh farm to table food
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