There?s nothing quite like Miami during Art Basel and Design Miami. The annual fairs that run concurrently prompt hordes of the American glitterati to descend upon the city to indulge and imbibe during one of the art world’s most anticipated weekends. On top of all that, brands of all sorts turn up to host events and dinners that offer up a who’s who platter of influencers and celebrities. It’s perfect timing then ? just as I discussed with the Managing Director of Hublot America Jean-Francois Sberro recently ? that the worlds of watchmaking and art have never been as closely aligned as they are now.
Slow-Moving Luminaries by Lars Jan.
This year, Audemars Piguet acted as a sort of horological vanguard over Art Basel as the Le Brassus-based brand lent its support to its third consecutive art commission. Slow-Moving Luminaries by the multidisciplinary artist Lars Jan is an installation that spans over 100 feet on the Miami Beach oceanfront and allows visitors to walk through its multiple levels and explore the temporal pavilion. Across town, the handkerchief-clad artist and TAG Heuer ambassador Alec Monopoly scaled the Fontainebleau hotel in a demonstration of his artistic prowess. Afterwards, he spray painted three hundred white-rubber straps that will be included in the release of his upcoming Connected Modular 45 limited edition.
Fontainebleau Hotel Art Takeover with TAG Heuer and Alec Monopoly at Miami Design District on December 7, 2017. (Photo by E...