art adviser
In light of the sheer scale of the
fair and the quantity of work on
offer, aspiring collectors might
want to employ an adviser.
Wenty (short for Wentworth)
Beaumont and Hugo Nathan,
both formerly of the London-
based gallery Dickinson
(a specialist in old masters and
so not a fixture at ABMB),
founded their independent
advisory Beaumont Nathan
in London in 2014. Since then
their five-strong team has
advised on transactions totaling
well in excess of $100 million,
providing market intelligence
to, attending fairs with,
negotiating on behalf of, even
bidding at auction for their
clients. Combined, their
expertise stretches from old
masters to what the trade
calls PWC, for post-war and
contemporary. So, of course,
they’ll be at Art Basel Miami
Beach this winter.
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satellite fairs
Miami Art Week has much more
to offer than what’s found in the
Miami Beach Convention Center.
There are more than 20 satellite
fairs scattered around town, from
the Art Miami and CONTEXT
fairs that draw almost 100,000
people (make sure you attend the
Art Miami preview party on the
evening of Tuesday December 5 as
many of the best pieces sell before
the show opens) to smaller fairs
like NADA, for emerging artists,
and SCOPE, on the sand of
Miami Beach. Also spend time in
Design Miami, which showcases
the best in contemporary
furniture and design. No Art Basel
expedition is complete without
a walking tour of Wynwood to see
the large-scale graffiti and street
art that coats buildings and spills
from its quirky galleries. Start
at Wynwood Walls and be sure
to hit the Salty Donut for a sweet
tea and lemonade or more
traditional brown butter and salt
donut. Satellite fairs often change
location each year so download
the Art Finder Miami app
powered by the Miami Herald
for maps and information.wind down
After exploring Art Basel’s fairs,
treat yourself to a spa treatment.
Bamford Haybarn Spa at 1 Hotel
South Beach offers holistic
treatments, services and classes
to help you unwind. Try a Bamford
Jade hot and cold stone massage
to relax tense shoulders or a
brightening platinum facial with
Knesko’s diamond-infused face
and neck collagen masks.
By Sunday you may want to
consider a different kind of
cocktail. The MIAMI Institute for Age
Management & Intervention in the
Four Seasons on Brickell Avenue has
a variety of vitamin IVs such as the
recovery cocktail or the summer
immune cocktail. Alternatively, book
an appointment with Dr Steven
Schnur, at EliteHealth in the Mount
Sinai Medical Center, for a Myers’
general health cocktail IV with
an energizing glutathione push
of concentrated antioxidants and
a vitamin D shot add on.Below: Kris Martin’s sculpture,
Altar, on the beachPHOTOGRAPHS: ART BASEL; COURTESY RICHARD SALTOUN GALLERY; LEWINSKI ARCHIVE AT CHATSWORTH / BRIDGEMAN IMAGES; COURTESY CEYSSON BÉNÉTIÈRE; ART BASEL COURTESY WHITE CUBE146