All the Must-See Exhibitions and Events at Art Basel Miami Beach 2025
By Kyle Munzenrieder
Lenny Bruce once said that Miami Beach is where neon goes to die. During the first week of December in the city, neon ever so deliberately splattered on a canvas could go for anywhere between $200,000 to $300,000, depending on market forces and the global economic forecast. Yes, Art Basel Miami has arrived once again. Now in its 23rd year, North America’s biggest art fair and the bacchanal that surrounds it retain its inimitable mix of warm weather, free champagne, fashion parties, and hundreds of the world’s leading galleries. Of course, with so much on the calendar (and, infamously, so much traffic on the causeways), it can be overwhelming to decide what to do. Here, a curated rundown of all the major moments not to miss.
Gallery and Museum Shows
Nina Johnson presents “Acid Bath House”
6315 NW 2nd Ave, Miami; Visiting information, here.
Miami’s own Nina Johnson Gallery makes its debut at the main ABMB fair this year, but its Little Haiti outpost is staging a very different kind of moment with Acid Bath House, curated by writer-critic Jarrett Earnest. The exhibition offers a kaleidoscopic dive into “queer erotic psychedelia,” featuring works from Genesis Breyer P‑Orridge, Juliana Huxtable, Anna Betbeze, and Nicole Wittenberg. Hair maven Sean Bennett, whose club-kid-ready looks you typically see atop the heads of Susanne Bartsch and Julio Torres, contributed a sculpture to the show.