This year, artists with ancestral ties to this particular island on Mother Earth are getting a long awaited spotlight. For the past ten years, the cultural and arts sector has demonstrated a slowly growing awareness of the importance of including and highlighting Indigenous artists within their exhibition and programming initiatives. The first to appear in Art Basel Conversations at Miami Beach was Edgar Heap of Birds, followed by the late Jim Denomie at NADA. Recently, a number of gallerists are representing artists Indigenous to this continent, including Duane Linklater, Nicholas Galanin and Jeffrey Gibson who is set to represent the USA at next year's 60th Biennale di Arte Venezia. This year in Art Basel's pre-show press release, Saint Paul, Minnesota-based Ponca artist Julie Buffalohead was featured as a notable addition to the 2023 fair which opens next week.
Additional opportunities to experience art by Indigenous Peoples of the Americas include numerous local and regional exhibitions on during Art Basel/ Miami Art Week. Here are a few options to consider:
Friday, December 1st 7 pm opening for Art In Motion Biennial featuring works by South Florida-based Indigenous artists in a print catalog and digital exhibition at IPC Space (this day also marks the 35th World AIDS Day)
Saturday, December 2nd 10 am to 4 pm opening for Ee Litch Ko at Okalee Village
Sunday, December 3rd 6 pm VIP preview of Afrikin Art Fair which includes work by Belizean-American photographer Norman Reneau
Tuesday December 5th 6:30 pm VIP preview Art Miami
Wednesday December 6th 5 pm VIP/ Press preview Spectrum at booth 802
Thursday, December 7th 4 pm Art basel Vernissage VIP preview
Friday, December 8th 11 am Art Basel public opening
Saturday, December 9th 1 pm Art Basel Conversations
Sunday, December 10th 12 pm Human Rights Day/ Miami Art Week closing day
Saturday, January 6th Chehantamo closing day
Tuesday, January 16th Yaat Ya Oke opening
Sunday, April 14th Yaat Ya Oke closing day
Saturday, April 20th Biennale opening day
Monday, September 2nd Maya Hidden Worlds closing day
Sunday, November 24th Biennale closing day
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