> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://hyperallergic.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Unmissable Gems at Miami's Art Fairs - URL: https://hyperallergic.com/unmissable-gems-at-miami-art-fairs-2024/ - Published: 2024-12-06T23:17:46.000Z - Updated: 2025-11-24T15:12:12.000Z - Description: These standout artworks caught my eye at Art Basel Miami Beach, NADA, Untitled Art, and the new Open Invitational. - Author: Valentina Di Liscia - Tags: Art, Miami, Miami Art Week, #wp, #wp-post, #image-position-large, #Import 2025-11-24 09:36 (2023, 2024, part 2) MIAMI — I have made it to Friday without forgetting my press pass in an Uber or developing *cafecito*\-related heart palpitations, and by Miami Art Week standards I'd call that a win. Yesterday we discussed [serious matters,](https://hyperallergic.com/art-basel-miami-beach-returns-with-smoke-and-mirrors/) like the financial sustainability of the art-fair ecosystem, but today we are tired and regret having that third margarita at Bacara, so we will look at art. I saw a dizzying amount of standout work at Art Basel Miami Beach, NADA Miami, and Untitled Art, but the week's most underrated ticket was the Open Invitational, a new fair for nonprofits and galleries focused on artists with disabilities, or "progressive art studios." Co-Founder David Fierman, whom I caught up with during Monday's opening night, emphasized the importance of centering different ways of seeing the world. "There's a lot of purity in this work that is lacking in some of the higher echelons of the market," Fierman told me. "Let's have a story where people make a positive impact on people's lives and do it in a really sustainable, human-to-human way." On that note, and without further ado, I'm sharing below my favorite works at Art Basel Miami Beach, NADA, the Open Invitational, and Untitled Art — from Mapuche artist Seba Calfuqueo's ceramics to Michael Angelo Mangino's pithy text paintings and Alissa Alfonso's whimsical sculptures. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2024/12/img_8294-1.jpg) Hop Peternell and Lydia Glenn-Murray, co-founders of [Studio Route 29](https://www.studioroute29.org/?ref=hyperallergic.com) in New Jersey, a "progressive art studio" that supports the creative practices of adults with developmental disabilities --- ## Art Basel Miami Beach #### Howardena Pindell at Garth Greenan Gallery ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2024/12/pindell.jpg) Howardena Pindell, "Deep Undersea (Diptych)" (2024) at Garth Greenan Gallery's booth #### Javier Barrios at Pequod Co. ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2024/12/img_8484-2.jpg) Javier Barrios, "Llovizna sangrienta" (2024) at Pequod Co.'s booth #### Iván Argote at Albarrán Bourdais ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2024/12/img_8482.jpg) Iván Argote, "Wild Flowers, Augustus" (2024) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2024/12/img_8479.jpg) Installation view of Albarrán Bourdais gallery's booth with works by Iván Argote #### Seba Calfuqueo at Galeria Marilia Razuk ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2024/12/img_8470.jpg) Seba Calfuqueo, "Mínimo común denominador" (2024) from the *Pueblos de Abya Yala* series at Galeria Marilia Razuk's booth #### Tina Girouard at Magenta Plains ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2024/12/img_8441.jpg) Tina Girouard, "Air, Earth, Water, Fire" (1980), made in collaboration with The Fabric Workshop and Museum, Philadelphia, at Magenta Plains's booth --- ## NADA Miami #### Melissa Wallen and Alissa Alfonso at Baker—Hall ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2024/12/img_8608.jpg) Installation view of Baker—Hall's booth with painting by Melissa Wallen and sculptures by Alissa Alfonso ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2024/12/img_8607.jpg) Alissa Alfonso creates whimsical sculptures made of reclaimed basketballs and discarded fabrics. #### Bre Andy at Cierra Britton Gallery ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2024/12/img_8591-2.jpg) Bre Andy, "Hanes" (2024) at Cierra Britton Gallery's booth #### Susan Wick at David B. Smith Gallery ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2024/12/img_8590.jpg) Installation view of works made by Susan Wick between 1975 and 2023, at David B. Smith Gallery's NADA booth #### Joseph Jones at Roland Ross ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2024/12/img_8598.jpg) Joseph Jones, “Crystal" (2024) at Roland Ross's booth --- ## The Open Invitational #### Billy Bolds at Center for Creative Works Philadelphia ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2024/12/img_8281-1.jpg) Billy Bolds, "Untitled" (2024) presented by the Center for Creative Works Philadelphia #### Nyla Isaac at The Living Museum ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2024/12/img_8287.jpg) Nyla Isaac, “Untitled” (2021) and “Untitled” (2012) #### Michael Angelo Mangino at [Studio Route 29](https://artyard.org/studio-route-29-set-to-launch-this-fall-in-frenchtown-serving-artists-with-disabilities/?ref=hyperallergic.com) ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2024/12/img_8292-2.jpg) Installation view of works by Michael Angelo Mangino presented by Studio Route 29 --- ## Untitled Art #### Talia Levitt at VM Projects ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2024/12/untitled-miami-2024-talia-levitt.jpg) Talia Levitt, “I’m” (2024) #### Léo Luccioni at Stems Gallery ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2024/12/untitled-miami-2024-snickers-art.jpg) Léo Luccioni, “Snack de Frappe - Snickers” and “Snack de Frappe - Mars” (2024) #### Kenny Nguyen at Sundaram Tagore Gallery ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2024/12/ken-nguyen-untitled-miami-2024.jpg) Kenny Nguyen, “Eruption Series No. 43” (2024) #### Judd Schiffman at Emerson Dorsch ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2024/12/untitled-miami-24-sculpture.jpg) Judd Schiffman, “The Bardo of Becoming” (2024) #### Lilyjon at Cub\_ism\_Artspace ![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/51/f8/51f871d8-b6be-4a73-b958-0ca4fff0110a/content/images/hyperallergic-newspack-s3-amazonaws-com/uploads/2024/12/untitled-miami-24-diptych.jpg) Lilyjon, “The World Is a Riddle” (2013)