Stylist’s eye: Michael Reynolds’ photo diary of Design Miami and Art Basel Miami Beach 2014
Each December, as the double whammy of Design Miami and Art Basel Miami Beach rolls into town, we are presented with a vibrant visual feast that can often be as overwhelming as it is inspiring. Once again, we’ve called upon the discerning eye of our US editor Michael Reynolds to help us separate the wheat from the chaff. Seeking out the overlooked and alternative, Reynolds’ curated gallery presents us with the ultimate insider's view of Miami's annual art and design blockbuster.
Above, left: Massimo Uberti on location in the vehicle audit bay at the Bentley Factory in Crewe, England, 2014. Photography: Luc Coiffait. Right: 'Untitled #2 (Courtney Love)', by Leslie Lanxinger, 2014, exhibited at AQUA 14, Art Miami, courtesy of Coagula Curatorial
From left: 'Blue Brownie', by John Chamberlain, 1979, courtesy of Anthony Meier Fine Arts, exhibited at Art Basel Miami Beach; and 'The Clown', by George Condo, 2010, courtesy of Skarstedt Gallery, exhibited at Art Basel Miami Beach
Painting for the ballet ‘Jeux d’Enfants’, by Joan Miró, 1932, courtesy of Galerie Gmurznska, exhibited at Art Basel Miami Beach
From left: 'Untitled (Archangel)', by Robert Longo, 2014, courtesy of Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac, exhibited at Art Basel Miami; and 'Trapezoid Table', by Jean Prouvé, 1954, courtesy of Laffanour Galerie Downtown, Paris, exhibited at Design Miami
From left: 'Casablanca', by Ettore Sottsass, 1981, Memphis Milano Collection, courtesy of Joe Sheftel Gallery, exhibited at Design Miami. Photography: Pariano Angelantonio; and 'Anonymous, Modesto, CA 2013', by Katy Grannan, 2013, courtesy of Salon 94, exhibited at Art Basel Miami Beach
'Reach', by Beth Diane Armstrong, 2014, courtesy of Southern Guild, exhibited at Design Miami
From left: 'Vulva', by Alfred Steiner, 2014, courtesy of the Joshua Liner Gallery, exhibited at The Miami Project; and 'Untitled #2' (from the series In Despair), by Marianna Rothen, 2011, courtesy of Kasher Potamkin, exhibited at The Miami Project
From left: 'Taj Mahal Table II', by Studio Job, 2013, courtesy of Carpenters Workshop Gallery, exhibited at Design Miami; and 'Leather Crotch', by Robert Mapplethorpe, 1980, from Peter Marino: One Way, curated by Jérôme Sans, exhibited at the Bass Museum of Art, Miami Beach
'Circle Line Table', by Richard Woods and Sebastian Wrong, 2014, and Logo Chair, 2013, courtesy of Galerie VIVID, exhibited at Design Miami
From left: 'The Giant', by Martin Eder, 2014, courtesy of Hauser & Wirth and Eigen + Art Leipzig/Berlin; and 'Black Tondo', by Charles McGill, 2014, courtesy of the artist and Pavel Zoubok Gallery, exhibited at The Miami Project
From left: 'Epimelesthai Sautou (Take Care), 2', by Mika Tajima, 2014, courtesy of Eleven Rivington, exhibited at NADA, Miami Beach; and 'Blah Blah Blah', by Mel Bochner, 2014, courtesy of Two Palms Gallery, exhibited at Art Basel Miami Beach
'Truth Lies in Experience No Matter How Incomplete It May Be (man/desk/table)', by RO/LU, 2014, courtesy of Volume Gallery, exhibited at Design Miami
From left: 'Peter Marino, Stella Tennant, Ethan James Green', by Steven Meisel, 2013, from Peter Marino: One Way, curated by Jérôme Sans, exhibited at the Bass Museum of Art, Miami Beach; and 'Monumental Black Standing Object', by Michael Geertsen, 2013, courtesy of Jason Jacques Inc, exhibited at Design Miami
From left: 'Vivara' mosaic pattern, from the 'Bisazza wears Emilio Pucci' collection, launched during Design Miami and Art Basel Miami Beach, 2014, at the Bisazza and Emilio Pucci showrooms located in the Miami Design District; and 'Sculpture for Lost Space or an Object', by Atsushi Tawa, 2011, courtesy of Kasher Potamkin, exhibited at The Miami Project
Pierre Paulin on a trip across the US to present his modular furniture design, conceptualised in partnership with American furniture manufacturer Herman Miller, 1972. Image from 'Playing with Shapes', unveiled and sponsored by Louis Vuitton as a satellite exhibit at Design Miami, showcasing a reproduction of the original 'Maquette', currently on display at the Centre Pompidou in Paris, along with 18 one-of-a-kind pieces of furniture from Paulin’s original design, produced for the first time ever. Courtesy of Louis Vuitton and the Archives Pierre Paulin. Exhibited at The Palm Court, Miami Design District
From left: 'Peek a Boo', by Jack Early, 2014, courtesy of Fergus McCaffrey, exhibited at Art Basel Miami Beach; and 'Untitled', Cindy Sherman, 2008, courtesy of Metro Pictures, exhibited at Art Basel Miami Beach
From left: 'Pisseur à droite II', by Jean DuBuffet, 1961, courtesy of Galerie Gmurznska, exhibited at Art Basel Miami Beach; and 'Girl Blowing a Bubble', by Justine Mahoney, 2014, courtesy of Southern Guild, exhibited at Design Miami
'ASSHOLE', by Wayne White, 2014, courtesy of the Joshua Liner Gallery, exhibited at The Miami Project
From left: 'Anonymous, Modesto, CA 2014', by Katy Grannan, 2014, courtesy of Salon 94, exhibited at Art Basel Miami Beach; and 'Déchaînements' high console, by Vincenzo De Cotiis, 2014, courtesy of the Carwan Gallery, exhibited at Design Miami. Photography: James Harris
From left: 'TBT', by Marilyn Minter, 2014, courtesy of Salon 94, exhibited at Art Basel Miami Beach; and 'Self-Portrait in Fright Wig', by Andy Warhol, 1986, courtesy of The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc/Arts Rights Society (ARS), New York, courtesy of Christie’s Miami, exhibited jointly at Theory and Helmut Lang, Miami Design District
'Waters', by Michelle Rogers, 2014, courtesy of Zorya Fine Art, exhibited at the Ukrainian Pavilion, The Temple House, Miami Beach
From left: 'Hurricane in a Drop of Cum', by John Giorno, 2012, courtesy of Elizabeth Dee, exhibited at Art Basel Miami Beach; and 'David Wojnarowicz (Silence=Death)', by Andreas Sterzing, 1989/2014, courtesy of the artist and PPOW Gallery, exhibited at Art Basel Miami Beach
From left: 'Piege a reflets', by Antoine Poncet, 1958, courtesy of Magen H Gallery XX Century Design, exhibited at Design Miami; and 'Untitled', by Al Held, 1972, courtesy of Van Doren Waxter, exhibited at Art Basel Miami Beach
'Vazada Armchair', by Zanini de Zanine, 2011, courtesy of Espasso, exhibited at Em Transito, Espasso’s exhibitiion at The Shore Club, Miami Beach. At an event held at the New World Center on 4 December, de Zanine was announced as the first Designer of the Year for the inaugural Maison & Objet Americas, launching in Miami Beach 12 May 2015
From left: 'MANIA' cabinet, by Alessandro Mendini, 2008, manufactured by Design Gallery, courtesy of Casati, exhibited at Design Miami; and 'Le Coq', by Constantin Brancusi, 1924-2013, courtesy of Paul Kasmin Gallery
From left: poolside at the newly opened Thompson Miami Beach hotel; and 'Night & Day 62', by Jos Devriendt, 2014, courtesy of Pierre Marie Giraud, exhibited at Design Miami
'Strap' coffee table, by Dubois David, 2013, courtesy of Galerie Kreo, exhibited at Design Miami. Photography: Sylvie Chan-Liat
From left: 'Portrait of Peter Marino', by Francesco Clemente, 2012, from Peter Marino: One Way, curated by Jérôme Sans, exhibited at the Bass Museum of Art, Miami Beach; and 'Donut with Purple and White Glaze', by Nathalie Djurberg, 2013, courtesy of Giò Marconi Gallery, exhibited at Art Basel Miami Beach
From left: 'ASMI #5', by Adam Silverman, 2014, courtesy of Edward Cella Art + Architecture, exhibited at Design Miami; and 'Boy', by Nathalia Edenmont, 2009, courtesy of NGH / Nancy Hoffman Gallery, exhibited at The Miami Project
'Savage Chair', by Jay Sae Jung Oh, 2014, courtesy of Johnson Trading Gallery, exhibited at Design Miami
From left: 'Blue Glove', by Amanda Ross-Ho, 2014, courtesy of The Approach, exhibited at Art Basel Miami Beach; and 'Desk 204, Meubles T.V. edition', by André Monopoix, 1954, courtesy of Galerie Pascal Cuisinier, exhibited at Design Miami
From left: 'Jeans and Ass', by Jack Early, 2014, courtesy of Fergus McCaffrey, exhibited at Art Basel Miami Beach; and 'Almofada Lamp', by Zanini de Zanine, 2014, courtesy of Espasso, exhibited at Em Transito, Espasso’s show of never-before-seen works by Brazil’s iconic architects and designers, located at The Shore Club, Miami Beach
'Capri #8', by Olivo Barbieri, 2013, courtesy of Yancey Richardson Gallery, exhibited at The Miami Project
From left: 'Cross for the Unforgiven', by Mel Chin, 2012, courtesy of Jonathan Ferrara Gallery, exhibited at The Miami Project; and 'Double Pieta', by C Finley, 2014, courtesy of Robert Fontaine Gallery, exhibited at Context Art Miami
From left: 'Untitled', by Clare Rojas, 2014, courtesy of Gallery Paule Anglim, exhibited at The Miami Project; and 'Tartar', by Ettore Sottsass, 1985, Memphis Milano Collection, courtesy of Joe Sheftel Gallery, exhibited at Design Miami. Photography: Pariano Angelantonio
'IGNOTUS NOMEN' bench, by Pierre Charpin, 2011, courtesy Galerie kreo, exhibited at Design Miami. Photography: Fabrice Gousset
From left: 'Susan', by Mel Ramos, 1966, courtesy of George Adams Gallery, exhibited at The Miami Project; and 'Knives', by Andy Warhol, 1981-2, from Peter Marino: One Way, curated by Jérôme Sans, exhibited at the Bass Museum of Art, Miami Beach
From left: chandelier from 'Déchaînements' collection, by Vincenzo De Cotiis, 2014, courtesy of the Carwan Gallery, exhibited at Design Miami. Photography: Max Rommel; and 'Brittle Starfish Vase', by Paul Dachsel, 1905, courtesy of Jason Jacques Inc, exhibited at Design Miami
'Growth Table', by Mathias Bengtsson, 2014, courtesy of Maria Wettergren Galerie, exhibited at Design Miami
From left: 'META' standing lamp, by Barlas Baylar, 2014, courtesy of Ammann Gallery, exhibited at Design Miami; and 'Solid Rocker', by Ron Arad, 2009, courtesy of Paul Kasmin Gallery, exhibited at Art Basel Miami Beach
From left: a pair of unique glass 'Assemblage Vessels', by Thaddeus Wolfe, 2014, courtesy of R & Company, exhibited at Design Miami; and 'Sick Turtle', by Eddie Martinez, 2014, courtesy of Timothy Taylor Gallery, exhibited at Art Basel Miami Beach
'Workhorse', by Kenton Nelson, 2014, courtesy of the Peter Mendenhall Gallery, exhibited at The Miami Project
'SUITCASES: Writing Table of Briefcases', by Maarten de Ceulaer, 2012, courtesy of Victor Hunt Designart Collection, exhibited at Design Miami