Art Basel Miami Beach wrapped up on Sunday after four days of exhibitions at the Miami Beach Convention Center and nearly a week of satellite fairs and sponsored parties throughout the city. Joining the estimated 40,000 art lovers (and partygoers) were brands like Moncler, Audi, Veuve Clicquot, Maybach, Swarovski, and Converse. Here's a look at the our top 10 event highlights from the eighth annual art fair and its surrounding events. You can also find an archive of all our Art Basel coverage here.
Art Basel Miami Beach's new Oceanfront exhibit area
Photo: Mathias Stich
To launch its newest A8 model with a big statement in an unconventional environment, Audi created a 45,000-square-foot temporary structure to showcase the car December 1 to 5. EventStar constructed the pavilion, which took six weeks to erect and housed a light installation from English designer and artist Tom Dixon and a selection of art from local collectors the Rubell family, on the sand just north of the Eden Roc Renaissance Miami Beach.
Photo: Elizabeth Renfrow for BizBash
Gucci brought its Icon-Temporary traveling exhibit, a flash sneaker store featuring a limited-edition collection co-designed by Mark Ronson, to the area for two weeks beginning November 30.
Photo: Matt Horton/Artist Group Photography for BizBash
Interview installed its "Semi-Automatic" luxury gift vending machine in the lobby of the Mondrian South Beach, where it has been since January and will remain through the end of December, as part of the magazine's 40th anniversary celebration.
Photo: Courtesy of Interview Magazine
Veuve Clicquot used its champagne boxes to create the lighting fixtures on display in its exhibition area inside Design Miami's 35,000-square-foot structure, which was open to the public December 2 to 5 in the design district.
Photo: Matt Horton/Artist Group Photography for BizBash
The band OK Go performed nightly with custom-made Gibson guitars, which tech designer Moritz Waldemeyer outfitted with lasers on the ends, in Design Miami's sprawling space.
Photo: Matt Horton/Artist Group Photography for BizBash
OHWOW gallery's creative directors recreated Max Fish, a dive bar on New York's Lower East Side, in Miami in honor of the venue's 20th anniversary. Housed in a former Wynwood arts district dive bar, the pop-up ran from December 2 to 6, with performances nightly from December 2 to 5.
Photo: Kevin Tachman
New York-based public art organization Creative Time commissioned Los Angeles artist Pae White to design Art Basel's 40,000-square-foot Oceanfront exhibit area, which housed various art talks, performances, and video and film showcases December 3 to 6.
Photo: Mathias Stich
Moncler hosted a private dinner at Miami Beach restaurant Casa Tua on Friday night to celebrate the brand's partnership with Pharrell Williams.
Photo: Courtesy of Moncler
Converse's Art is for Everyone event, produced by Lisa B. Events, took place Saturday night at the Awarehouse in Wynwood. Amy Rauner, an in-house artist for Converse, created a paint-by-numbers design on a 25- by 8-foot canvas for guests to fill in as the night progressed.
Photo: Bryan Derballa
Maybach and David LaChapelle hosted a 1930s-themed party at the Raleigh's pool on Saturday to unveil photos LaChapelle created highlighting two models of the Maybach Zeppelin. During the party, the Dolphinettes of Miami performed two 12-minute routines.
Photo: Alexander Tamargo/Getty Images for Maybach
