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Art Basel Miami Week 2021 Highlights

Miami Art Basel week galvanised the art world again—from the unveiling of new works at Rubell Museum, to the 2021 edition of Art Basel Miami Beach. Take a look at Ocula's highlights from the ground.

Meridians. Art Basel in Miami Beach (30 November–4 December 2021). Courtesy Ocula. Photo: Charles Roussel.

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Rubell Museum

Exhibition view: [Kehinde Wiley][0], Artist Residency Collection, Rubell Museum, Miami (29 November 2021—October 2022). Courtesy Ocula. ⁠Photo: Simon Fisher.

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Exhibition view: [Otis Kwame Kye Quaicoe][0], Artist Residency Collection, Rubell Museum, Miami (29 November 2021—October 2022). Courtesy Ocula. ⁠Photo: Simon Fisher.

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Exhibition view: Thomas Schütte, Artist Residency Collection, Rubell Museum, Miami (29 November 2021—October 2022). Courtesy Ocula. ⁠Photo: Simon Fisher.

Exhibition view: Ciu Jie, Artist Residency Collection, Rubell Museum, Miami (29 November 2021—October 2022). Courtesy Ocula. ⁠Photo: Simon Fisher.

Exhibition view: [Hernan Bas][0], Artist Residency Collection, Rubell Museum, Miami (29 November 2021—October 2022). Courtesy Ocula. ⁠Photo: Simon Fisher.

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Exhibition view: [Keith Haring][0], Artist Residency Collection, Rubell Museum, Miami (29 November 2021—October 2022). Courtesy Ocula. ⁠Photo: Simon Fisher.

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Exhibition view: [Amoako Boafo][0], Artist Residency Collection, Rubell Museum, Miami (29 November 2021—October 2022). Courtesy Ocula. ⁠Photo: Simon Fisher.

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Exhibition view: Artist Residency Collection, Rubell Museum, Miami (29 November 2021—October 2022). Courtesy Ocula. ⁠Photo: Simon Fisher.

Exhibition view: [Yoshitomo Nara][0], Artist Residency Collection, Rubell Museum, Miami (29 November 2021—October 2022). Courtesy Ocula. ⁠Photo: Simon Fisher.

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Meridians at Art Basel Miami Beach 2021

[Jacqueline de Jong][0], _The Backside of Existence_ (1992). Art Basel in Miami Beach (30 November–4 December 2021). Courtesy Ocula. Photo: Charles Roussel.

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[Vaughn Spann][0], _Rover_ (2021). Art Basel in Miami Beach (30 November–4 December 2021). Courtesy Ocula. Photo: Charles Roussel.

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[Tunji Adeniyi-Jones][0]. Art Basel in Miami Beach (30 November–4 December 2021). Courtesy Ocula. Photo: Charles Roussel.

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[Maxwell Alexandre][0], _Untitled_ (2021). Art Basel in Miami Beach (30 November–4 December 2021). Courtesy Ocula. Photo: Charles Roussel.

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[Janaina Tschäpe][0], _Between Veils of Blue and Grey, a Forest_ (2021). Art Basel in Miami Beach (30 November–4 December 2021). Courtesy Ocula. Photo: Charles Roussel.

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[Kenny Scharf][0]. Art Basel in Miami Beach (30 November–4 December 2021). Courtesy Ocula. Photo: Charles Roussel.

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Nicholas Galanin, _The Value of Sharpness: When it Falls_ (2019). Art Basel in Miami Beach (30 November–4 December 2021). Courtesy Ocula. Photo: Charles Roussel.

Art Basel in Miami Beach (30 November–4 December 2021). Courtesy Ocula. Photo: Charles Roussel.

Rebecca Manson, _Gutter_ (2021). Art Basel in Miami Beach (30 November–4 December 2021). Courtesy Ocula. Photo: Charles Roussel.

[Hank Willis Thomas][0]. Art Basel in Miami Beach (30 November–4 December 2021). Courtesy Ocula. Photo: Charles Roussel.

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Conrad Egyir, _700 Cycles of Somatic Renditioning_ (2021). Art Basel in Miami Beach (30 November–4 December 2021). Courtesy Ocula. Photo: Charles Roussel.

Sadie Laska, _Untitled_ (2021). Art Basel in Miami Beach (30 November–4 December 2021). Courtesy Ocula. Photo: Charles Roussel.

[Yinka Shonibare][0], _Moving Up_ (2021). Art Basel in Miami Beach (30 November–4 December 2021). Courtesy Ocula. Photo: Charles Roussel.

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[Howardena Pindell][0], _Sweatshop_ (1998–1999). Art Basel in Miami Beach (30 November–4 December 2021). Courtesy Ocula. Photo: Charles Roussel.

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Brendan Fernandes, _Contract and Release_ (2019–2021). Art Basel in Miami Beach (30 November–4 December 2021). Courtesy Ocula. Photo: Charles Roussel.

Todd Gray, _Sumptuous Memories of Plundering Kings_ (2021). Art Basel in Miami Beach (30 November–4 December 2021). Courtesy Ocula. Photo: Charles Roussel.

Art Basel Miami Beach 2021

[Gladstone Gallery][0], Art Basel in Miami Beach (30 November–4 December 2021). Courtesy Ocula. Photo: Charles Roussel.

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[KEWENIG][0], Art Basel in Miami Beach (30 November–4 December 2021). Courtesy Ocula. Photo: Charles Roussel.

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[Templon][0], Art Basel in Miami Beach (30 November–4 December 2021). Courtesy Ocula. Photo: Charles Roussel.

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[Victoria Miro][0], Art Basel in Miami Beach (30 November–4 December 2021). Courtesy Ocula. Photo: Charles Roussel.

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[Simon Lee Gallery][0], Art Basel in Miami Beach (30 November–4 December 2021). Courtesy Ocula. Photo: Charles Roussel.

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[Galerie Lelong & Co. New York][0], Art Basel in Miami Beach (30 November–4 December 2021). Courtesy Ocula. Photo: Charles Roussel.

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[Lisson Gallery][0], Art Basel in Miami Beach (30 November–4 December 2021). Courtesy Ocula. Photo: Charles Roussel.

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[David Kordansky Gallery][0], Art Basel in Miami Beach (30 November–4 December 2021). Courtesy Ocula. Photo: Charles Roussel.

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[Mendes Wood DM][0], Art Basel in Miami Beach (30 November–4 December 2021). Courtesy Ocula. Photo: Charles Roussel.

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[Pilar Corrias][0], Art Basel in Miami Beach (30 November–4 December 2021). Courtesy Ocula. Photo: Charles Roussel.

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[Galerie Chantal Crousel][0], Art Basel in Miami Beach (30 November–4 December 2021). Courtesy Ocula. Photo: Charles Roussel.

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[White Cube][0], Art Basel in Miami Beach (30 November–4 December 2021). Courtesy Ocula. Photo: Charles Roussel.

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[Kerlin Gallery][0], Art Basel in Miami Beach (30 November–4 December 2021). Courtesy Ocula. Photo: Charles Roussel.

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[Andrew Kreps Gallery][0], Art Basel in Miami Beach (30 November–4 December 2021). Courtesy Ocula. Photo: Charles Roussel.

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[Fortes d'Aloia & Gabriel][0], Art Basel in Miami Beach (30 November–4 December 2021). Courtesy Ocula. Photo: Charles Roussel.

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[Tina Kim Gallery][0], Art Basel in Miami Beach (30 November–4 December 2021). Courtesy Ocula. Photo: Charles Roussel.

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[Ingleby][0], Art Basel in Miami Beach (30 November–4 December 2021). Courtesy Ocula. Photo: Charles Roussel.

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[rodolphe janssen][0], Art Basel in Miami Beach (30 November–4 December 2021). Courtesy Ocula. Photo: Charles Roussel.

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[Galerie Max Hetzler][0], Art Basel in Miami Beach (30 November–4 December 2021). Courtesy Ocula. Photo: Charles Roussel.

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[Perrotin][0], Art Basel in Miami Beach (30 November–4 December 2021). Courtesy Ocula. Photo: Charles Roussel.

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[Lehmann Maupin][0], Art Basel in Miami Beach (30 November–4 December 2021). Courtesy Ocula. Photo: Charles Roussel.

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[Galerie Buchholz][0], Art Basel in Miami Beach (30 November–4 December 2021). Courtesy Ocula. Photo: Charles Roussel.

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[Esther Schipper][0], Art Basel in Miami Beach (30 November–4 December 2021). Courtesy Ocula. Photo: Charles Roussel.

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[Sadie Coles HQ][0], Art Basel in Miami Beach (30 November–4 December 2021). Courtesy Ocula. Photo: Charles Roussel.

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[Roberts Projects][0], Art Basel in Miami Beach (30 November–4 December 2021). Courtesy Ocula. Photo: Charles Roussel.

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[Galerie Krinzinger][0], Art Basel in Miami Beach (30 November–4 December 2021). Courtesy Ocula. Photo: Charles Roussel.

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[Sean Kelly][0], Art Basel in Miami Beach (30 November–4 December 2021). Courtesy Ocula. Photo: Charles Roussel.

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[Almine Rech][0], Art Basel in Miami Beach (30 November–4 December 2021). Courtesy Ocula. Photo: Charles Roussel.

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[Marian Goodman Gallery][0], Art Basel in Miami Beach (30 November–4 December 2021). Courtesy Ocula. Photo: Charles Roussel.

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[Gagosian][0], Art Basel in Miami Beach (30 November–4 December 2021). Courtesy Ocula. Photo: Charles Roussel.

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[Mazzoleni][0], Art Basel in Miami Beach (30 November–4 December 2021). Courtesy Ocula. Photo: Charles Roussel.

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[Cheim & Read][0], Art Basel in Miami Beach (30 November–4 December 2021). Courtesy Ocula. Photo: Charles Roussel.

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[Cardi Gallery][0], Art Basel in Miami Beach (30 November–4 December 2021). Courtesy Ocula. Photo: Charles Roussel.

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[Waddington Custot][0], Art Basel in Miami Beach (30 November–4 December 2021). Courtesy Ocula. Photo: Charles Roussel.

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[Galeria Nara Roesler][0], Art Basel in Miami Beach (30 November–4 December 2021). Courtesy Ocula. Photo: Charles Roussel.

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[Taka Ishii Gallery][0], Art Basel in Miami Beach (30 November–4 December 2021). Courtesy Ocula. Photo: Charles Roussel.

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[The Modern Institute][0], Art Basel in Miami Beach (30 November–4 December 2021). Courtesy Ocula. Photo: Charles Roussel.

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[Kavi Gupta][0], Art Basel in Miami Beach (30 November–4 December 2021). Courtesy Ocula. Photo: Charles Roussel.

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[Blum & Poe][0], Art Basel in Miami Beach (30 November–4 December 2021). Courtesy Ocula. Photo: Charles Roussel.

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[Galerie Thomas Schulte][0], Art Basel in Miami Beach (30 November–4 December 2021). Courtesy Ocula. Photo: Charles Roussel.

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[OMR][0], Art Basel in Miami Beach (30 November–4 December 2021). Courtesy Ocula. Photo: Charles Roussel.

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[Galeria Mayoral][0], Art Basel in Miami Beach (30 November–4 December 2021). Courtesy Ocula. Photo: Charles Roussel.

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[Kukje Gallery][0], Art Basel in Miami Beach (30 November–4 December 2021). Courtesy Ocula. Photo: Charles Roussel.

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[David Zwirner][0], Art Basel in Miami Beach (30 November–4 December 2021). Courtesy Ocula. Photo: Charles Roussel.

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[Pace Gallery][0], Art Basel in Miami Beach (30 November–4 December 2021). Courtesy Ocula. Photo: Charles Roussel.

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[Xavier Hufkens][0], Art Basel in Miami Beach (30 November–4 December 2021). Courtesy Ocula. Photo: Charles Roussel.

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[Miles McEnery Gallery][0], Art Basel in Miami Beach (30 November–4 December 2021). Courtesy Ocula. Photo: Charles Roussel.

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[Sprüth Magers][0], Art Basel in Miami Beach (30 November–4 December 2021). Courtesy Ocula. Photo: Charles Roussel.

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[Robilant + Voena][0], Art Basel in Miami Beach (30 November–4 December 2021). Courtesy Ocula. Photo: Charles Roussel.

[0]: https://ocula.com/art-galleries/robilant-voena-london/

[Galerie Eva Presenhuber][0], Art Basel in Miami Beach (30 November–4 December 2021). Courtesy Ocula. Photo: Charles Roussel.

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[Goodman Gallery][0] and A Gentil Carioca, Art Basel in Miami Beach (30 November–4 December 2021). Courtesy Ocula. Photo: Charles Roussel.

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Sies + Höke, Art Basel in Miami Beach (30 November–4 December 2021). Courtesy Ocula. Photo: Charles Roussel.

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