Your Miami Art Week 2025 Shortlist: The Most Important Shows, Installations, and Openings to See Now
No more FOMO! These are the not-to-miss events during Miami Art Week 2025. From Es Devlin’s monumental Library of Us on Faena Beach to Jeffrey Deitch’s That Was Then, This Is Now in the Design District, New openings from Cartier, plus major presentations inside Art Basel Miami Beach and Art Miami. Many of these exhibitions run through the end of the year, offering the chance to experience Miami’s creative landscape long after the week’s rush subsides.
Resurrect In Light at SCOPE Art Show
What’s happening: As part of the ultra-contemporary SCOPE Art Show, Artist Ryan Keeley unveils a deeply atmospheric debut project created in collaboration with quiet luxury label Grey/Ven. Conceived during Keeley’s revitalization of the Tadao Ando-designed Malibu residence once owned by Ye, the series draws directly from the environment that survived this year’s devastating fires. Keeley transformed Malibu sand, ash, and architectural remnants into pigment, building a body of work that merges art, architecture, and communal renewal while supporting Friends of Malibu Urgent Care and the ongoing recovery of the region.
Why go: This is one of Miami Art Week’s rare large scale activations that meaningfully fuses philanthropy, high craftsmanship, and contemporary culture. Keeley’s process driven practice and Grey/Ven’s commitment to artistic advocacy create a moment that surpasses the typical fair presentation. The combination of live monumental painting, an immersive exhibition, and a fashion collaboration offers an unusually layered experience that speaks to rebirth, material transformation, and the creative spirit that defines the week.
What’s involved: Live painting and exhibition viewing.
Wednesday, December 3rd through Sunday, December 7, 2025, 11:00 am until 8:00 pm daily. Information and tickets here.
Las Bandidas by Gabriela Noelle at Private Gallery
What’s happening: Private Gallery presents a vivid new exhibition by Cuban American artist Gabriela Noelle, whose practice merges art, design, and childlike wonder. Las Bandidas introduces the protagonists of her imagined universe for the first time, a troupe of heroines who navigate the world through small acts of mending and creativity. The show unfolds as a living comic book shaped by lucite, saturated textiles, hand dyed sculptures, and works on Amate that echo ancient forms of documentation. The result is an environment where myth, memory, and modern material culture meet in a gesture of repair.
Why go: Las Bandidas is among the most imaginative presentations of Miami Art Week, offering a refreshing counterpoint to the fair circuit’s visual intensity. Noelle’s blend of narrative world building and material innovation attracts both design lovers and contemporary art collectors, while interactive installations such as The Frame Shop and La Bodeguita invite visitors to participate in the creative process. The exhibition offers a balance of play, seriousness, and cultural resonance that makes it a standout of the season.
What’s involved: Opening reception, exhibition viewing, and interactive installations.
Now through Wednesday, December 31, 2025 from 11:00 AM until 6:00 PM daily at 2521 NW 3rd Ave Miami, FL 33127. Information here.
The Prelude by Berkowitz Contemporary Foundation
What’s happening: Situated in the Miami Design District, The Berkowitz Contemporary Foundation presents The Prelude, a site specific exhibition curated by artist Rashid Johnson. Conceived as a moment of pause before the debut of Longleaf Art Park, the installation brings Johnson’s Surrender Painting (Summer in the City) into dialogue with works by Henry Moore, Alberto Giacometti, John McCracken, and Cy Twombly. Living elements animate the space, transforming the gallery into a contemplative environment that hints at the natural landscape soon to define the Foundation’s next chapter.
Why go: The Prelude offers a rare opportunity to encounter Johnson’s work in a setting shaped by the artist himself while previewing one of the country’s most ambitious cultural developments. The project reveals the depth of BCF’s commitment to artist led vision and public engagement, inviting visitors into an anticipatory threshold that gestures toward the forthcoming Longleaf Art Park and its monumental sculptural centerpiece by Richard Serra. It is a moment of real consequence for contemporary art in the region.
What’s involved: Exhibition viewing.
Wednesday, December 3rd through Thursday, January 1, 2025, Sunday through Saturdays, 10:00 AM until 6:00 PM at 151 NE 41st St #133 Miami, FL 33137. Information here.
Art Miami: 35th Edition
What’s happening: Now in its thirty fifth year, Art Miami returns as the city’s original and longest running fair, bringing together blue chip masters, breakthrough talents, and some of the week’s most anticipated presentations. This edition features a rare exhibition of Keith Haring’s early Subway Drawings from De Buck | Wood Smith, created during the moment when New York’s transit system became his arena and the matte black panels of expired advertisements became his canvas. Additional highlights include new paintings by Halim Flowers, whose practice began during his wrongful incarceration and has since earned international recognition, and Martin Schoeller’s portrait series of cultural figures that captures the immediacy of contemporary celebrity. The fair extends its range with works by Peter Tunney, Lucy Sparrow, J. Oscar Molina, Olivia Kemp, Casagrande and Recalcati, Taras Yoom, and other artists shaping the global dialogue between material, imagination, and technology.
Why go: Art Miami remains the most comprehensive cross section of the contemporary art landscape during the week, balancing historic works with boundary pushing new media. Collectors will find museum level names alongside artists who have recently gained prominence through biennials, cultural institutions, and major private collections. The fair’s atmosphere encourages discovery, from paintings by Rembrandt and Modigliani to immersive installations, visionary uses of AI, and compelling statements on migration, memory, and power.
What’s involved: Fair viewing.
Wednesday, December 3rd through Sunday, December 7, 2025 from 11:00 AM until 7:00 PM daily. Information and tickets here.
That Was Then, This Was Now Presented by Jeffrey Deitch
What’s happening: Legendary curator and art dealer Jeffrey Deitch is collaborating with American Art Projects to present a concise exhibition that captures the pulse of a new generation in contemporary art. Twenty five artists explore the tension between memory and immediacy, drawing from Pop Art, Hollywood cinema, muralism, Buddhism, internet culture, and the visual noise of advertising. Their practices span painting, sculpture, digital collage, and fashion, tracing how past iconographies are absorbed and reinterpreted into new aesthetic languages.
Why go: Few presentations during Miami Art Week offer a clearer snapshot of where contemporary culture is moving. Deitch’s exhibitions routinely frame the artists who shape the next decade, and this show gathers interconnected voices whose influence is already expanding across institutions, collectors, and global audiences. The energy is expansive, ambitious, and timely, making it one of the week’s most compelling surveys. Featured artists include Matt McCormick, Francesco Igory Deiana, Liza Jo Eilers, Elizabeth Englander, Sharif Farrag, Leyla Faye and more.
What’s involved: Opening reception and exhibition viewing.
Wednesday, December 3, 2025 until Friday, January 2, 2026, Tuesday through Saturday, 12:00 PM until 7:00 PM and Sunday from 12:00 PM until 6:00 PM at 119 NE 41st St, Miami, FL 33137. Information here.
Cartier’s Panthère Into the Wild Exhibition
What’s happening: Cartier is inaugurating its newly expanded flagship in the Miami Design District alongside an immersive exhibition celebrating the Maison’s iconic panther. The flagship, designed by Liz Diller with interiors by Laura Gonzalez (the architectural mind behind Printemps New York), reveals a sculptural fluted glass façade etched with a historic Cartier motif and vibrant interiors inspired by Miami’s landscape. Visitors will encounter a seashell shaped staircase, playful botanical references, and a roof terrace that extends the Maison’s dialogue between nature and craft. Panthère Into the Wild traces the evolution of Cartier’s emblem through archival works, early design histories, and rooms devoted to the artistry and symbolism that define the feline’s legacy.
Why go: Few houses unite heritage and innovation with Cartier’s finesse. The flagship offers an architectural experience shaped by two of the most respected designers working today, while the exhibition provides an intimate encounter with one of luxury’s most enduring symbols. Together, they create a cultural moment that is both celebratory and educational, inviting Miami Art Week visitors to explore the Maison’s universe through design, history, and imagination.
What’s involved: Boutique shopping and immersive exhibition.
Exhibition open Friday, December 5th through Sunday, December 7, 2025 from 11:00 AM-9:00 PM at 23 NE 41st St, Miami, FL 33137. The Cartier Boutique is located at 47 NE 39th St, Miami, FL 33137.
Cartier Miami Boutique Hours:
Monday-Saturday: 11:00 AM-8:00 PM
Sunday: 12:00 PM-6:00 PM
Art Basel Miami Beach 2025
What’s happening: Art Basel Miami Beach returns with its twenty third edition, bringing 283 galleries from 43 countries to the Miami Beach Convention Center. The fair offers a sweeping presentation of Modern and contemporary work, from blue chip masters to emerging voices shaping the artistic language of the Americas. This year introduces Zero 10, a platform dedicated to digital era practices, alongside the U.S. launch of the Art Basel Awards. With nearly fifty first time exhibitors and major curated sectors, the fair anchors one of the most anticipated cultural weeks in the world.
Why go: Art Basel Miami Beach is the place to be if you want to see culture unfold in real time. No other fair captures the intersection of influence, experimentation, and spectacle with the same intensity. Its history is marked by moments that became part of global art consciousness, from Maurizio Cattelan’s banana that ignited international headlines to David Datuna’s now legendary “Hungry Artist” intervention. The week has drawn figures like Beyoncé, Jay Z, Kanye West, Rihanna, and Drake, whose presence has helped transform the fair into a cultural stage as much as a market event. The 2025 edition continues that lineage with ambitious programming, new platforms, and a focus on the artists defining the future of the Americas.
What’s involved: Fair viewing.
Friday, December 5th through Sunday, December 7, 2025 from 11:00 AM until 6:00 PM at Miami Beach Convention Center, 1901 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach, FL. Information and tickets here.
Faena Art: Es Devlin and Pepe Mar in Miami Beach
What’s happening: Faena Art presents a constellation of installations across Miami Beach, anchored by Es Devlin’s monumental Library of Us on Faena Beach. The rotating fifty foot bookshelf contains 2,500 volumes that have shaped the artist’s life, turning slowly within a mirrored pool and surrounding reading table that invite shared reflection. Devlin also debuts Reading Room, a participatory bench and bookshelf shaped by texts contributed by hotel staff, and Tracing Time, a presentation of drawings and paintings on glass and paper. At Casa Faena, artist Pepe Mar unveils Tropical Stomping Grounds, an immersive textile environment drawn from fifteen years of collage and assemblage that transforms the atrium into a landscape of memory and identity.
Why go: Faena has become one of Miami Art Week’s most essential destinations, known for installations that blur the line between architecture, performance, and public art. This year brings an especially ambitious program. As we’ve explored at The Interior Review, Devlin’s works invite viewers into a communal meditation on reading, memory, and human connection, while Mar’s installation celebrates Miami’s influence on one of the city’s most distinctive artistic voices. Together, these presentations offer a combination of scale, intimacy, and imagination that makes Faena a cultural anchor throughout the week. In addition, the properties are hosting countless events during the week, including a beachside DJ set from Jamie xx.
What’s involved: Public art viewing.
Tuesday, December 2nd until Sunday, December 7, 2025 from 11:00 AM until 9:00 PM across Faena Beach, Faena Miami Beach Hotel, and Casa Faena, Miami Beach, FL, in the vicinity of 3201 Collins Ave, Miami Beach, FL 33140. Information here.
The high jewelry brand is busy this year, celebrating its 2025 cohort of awardees as well as the opening of its collaborative Expo 2025 pavilion in Osaka, Japan.