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CULTURE CLUB
Tina Frey’s Eclectic World Comes Alive in Miami

On Dec. 5, the San Francisco–based designer teamed up with local design agency Studio Santos on...

CULTURE CLUB
MoMA PS1 and Eartheater Bring Queens Spirit to Miami

On Dec. 5, the forward-thinking Queens museum teamed up with athletic footwear brand On to kick off

CULTURE CLUB
Serpentine Brunches for a Cause at Miami’s Casa Tua

On Dec. 5, the London megawatt gallery commemorated the upcoming 10th anniversary of its Serpentine

CULTURE CLUB
Gagosian Toasts Miami Art Week, Positano-Style

On Dec. 5, the gallery teamed up with Franco’s Bar and Le Sireneuse, the Amalfi Coast staples of

CULTURE CLUB
Rococo Art Advisory Takes Miami Beach

On Dec. 7, the New York–based art advisory best known for its Rococinco Dinner Party series...

CULTURE CLUB
Venus Williams and Pace Bring the Glitz to Miami’s Mainland

There’s almost unrivaled focus on Miami Beach this week, but on Dec. 6, the tennis legend and...

DESIGN
Can AI Designer Tilly Win Hearts and Change Minds? 

Studio Snoop’s controversial collaborator speaks with Surface about its boundary-breaking...

ART
At Art Basel, Sallisa Rosa Probes Memory Through Materiality

The rising Brazilian artist creates a fictional landscape instilled with generational knowledge and

EVENTS
What to See Around Town During Miami Art Week

Consider this your guide to the Surface-approved exhibitions, installations, and goings-on in Miami

Miami Art Week
Surface and Polygon Explore the Intersection of Digital and Physical Spaces at Miami Art Week

Over four days, Surface and Polygon's immersive Web3 art bungalow at the W South Beach served as a...

ART
FriendsWithYou Aims Higher Than Ever Before

With a little help from their new pal, Starchild, Samuel Borkson and Arturo Sandoval III want to...

ARTIST STATEMENT
You May View Nature Differently After Seeing Sarah Meyohas’s Holograms

By illuminating jewel-like clusters of glass panels with a spotlight, the crypto art pioneer and...

Events
Join Surface at Miami Art Week 2022

From Web3 Salon Sessions co-hosted with Polygon at the W South Beach to cocktails fêting a...

Events
Nespresso and Surface Host Sustainability-Themed Design Dialogues Café Talks

Featuring some of the most influential names in the worlds of art and design, the conversations...

ARTIST STATEMENT
Becky Suss Recalls the Formative Interiors of Her Childhood

Part of a series that recalls the artist’s childhood bedroom, a new painting on display at Art...

Exhibition
An Exhibition at Art Basel Miami Beach Allows Visitors to Mint Their Own NFT 

Artist Mario Klingemann’s AI-controlled, generative art installation stars in the digital art...

ARTIST STATEMENT
Marcellina Akpojotor Meditates on Generational Legacy

Using images from history and her family archive, the Nigerian artist renders densely layered...

Culture Club
Art Basel Through the Eyes of DJ Mia Moretti

The DJ and writer documents The Party Vol. 3 with the Leica CL2.

Partnership
Art Basel Diaries

This year during Art Basel Miami Beach, Surface partnered with Lyft to document the experiences of...

Partnership
Shhh. The Founder of Anónimo Keeps the Artists in Her Auction Series Under Wraps

Alexandra Martinez started a recurring Latin American art sale in which the creators are anonymous...

ITINERARY
What to See and Do During Art Basel Miami Beach 2017

Our selection of this year’s not-to-miss exhibitions, openings, events, and more.

Architecture
Rene Gonzalez’s Elevated Purpose

As his Miami based firm celebrates its 20th anniversary, the Cuban-born architect reflects on his...

Events
Dinner With Adidas Originals, Parley for the Oceans, and Surface

During Art Basel Miami Beach, Surface hosted a dinner with Adidas Originals and Parley for the...

Letter From Miami
Letter From Art Basel Miami Beach 2016

A post-election malaise and concern over the Zika virus didn’t put a damper on this year’s art...

Events
Design Dialogues No. 32

In the middle of Miami Art Week, Surface’s editor-in-chief Spencer Bailey talked to the president

Events
Revisiting Design Dialogues No. 6 with Jacques Herzog, Kanye West, and Hans Ulrich Obrist

Our never-before-published conversation between Jacques Herzog, Kanye West, and Hans Ulrich Obrist...

Design
Germans Ermičs is Crystal Clear

The young designer presents the latest products to come out of his fixation with glass and color at

Itinerary
Miami Art Week, Beyond the Fairs

The top activations and exhibitions at venues around town.

Design
Louis Vuitton’s Objets Nomades Debuts New Pieces at Design Miami

Additions to Objets Nomades are reminiscent of natural evolution.

Studio Visit
Ugo Rondinone Balances Nature and Artifice

The Swiss-born, New York-based artist invites us into his Harlem space as he prepares for an...

Itinerary
A State of Fairs

As art fairs descend upon Miami Beach, these are the ones that are not to be missed.

Events
Surface During Miami Art Week 2021

From our Miami Design District gallery and event space, Surface Area, to sustainability talk series

Events
Surface During Art Basel Miami Beach 2016

A list of everything Surface is up to this year, from Design Dialogues to a pajama party.

Art
Noah Horowitz on Making the Art World Truly Global

As the director of Art Basel Americas, which includes the Miami Beach fair, Noah Horowitz is on a...

Critic
The New Age of The Celebrity Art Collector

In time for Art Basel Miami Beach, writer M.H. Miller reflects on pop stars like Katy Perry and...

Design
Ritsue Mishima’s take on Perrier-Jouët for Art Basel Miami

There’s a certain metaphor for Art Basel Miami Beach in Champagne.

Travel
Ranjana Khan’s guide to Mumbai

This Mumbai-born jewelry designer has a new passion: giving street art an Indian touch.