December is upon us and for folks in Miami— or in the art world— that means: Art Basel Miami Beach. From December 6 to 10 (by-invitation private viewings are on December 6 and 7), the Miami Beach Convention Center will be home to 277 galleries; 25 of which will be participating for the first time, with two-thirds hailing from North and Latin America. In mediums ranging from paintings and sculptures to photography and digital art, some of the resounding themes this year include works that speak to nature, as well as cultural and spiritual geographies.
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“I come here when I need creative inspiration,” artist Leon Johnson tells me as we emerge from the subway into the beating heart of Harlem. Around us, market stalls sell dangly earrings, incense and African print paper fans. A mosaic depicting the jazz greats who left their legacy on Harlem, including Cab Calloway and Count Basie, covers the length of a wall. Out of sight, old-school beats pump out of a boombox.
Stretching 45 blocks from Central Park to 155th Street, Harlem is one of the most culturally rich neighbourhoods in the world, its character shaped by waves of migration, particularly from the Caribbean and the American South. During the 1920s and 1930s, in a movement known as the Harlem Renaissance, an artistic explosion from Black writers, artists and musicians pinned this Upper Manhattan district to the map. The Great Depression, followed by decades of decline, signalled the end of an era, although Harlem’s legacy as a hotbed of artistic experimentation lived on. Nearly 100 years later, the historic neighbourhood is once again in the throes of a revival, thanks to a new generation of makers.
Leon, a mixed-media artist who weaves his passion for 1990s hip-hop culture into his freestyle illustrations, is taking me on a walking tour of his favourite haunts. He’s swapped his work uniform of paint-splattered apron for a T-shirt emblazoned with one of his own graphic prints. Having moved here from the Midwest 16 years ago, Leon set up his studio near the Harlem River, drawn by the area’s energy and sense of community. “Being in Harlem has always felt like being part of a creative family,” he enthuses, as we approach Hats by Bunn, a boutique where he buys his dapper headwear.
Mr Bunn himself emerges from the workshop at the back of the store, surrounded by racks and shelves crammed with a rainbow of pork pie and fedora hats. The Jamaican-born milliner started making and selling hats in Harlem in the 1980s. Despite growing concerns of gentrification, the neighbourhood he fell in love with then remains. “I don’t think too much has changed,” he muses. “Sure, a bunch of younger people moved here looking for cheap rent, but this area is still where it all happens. It will always be the core of the city.”
From the old guard to the new, we duck into the studio of Milton Washington, a photographer documenting local street life with his iPhone. “Harlem has a super-high concentration of artists,” Milton says as he walks me through his space. Writ large across the walls are shots of his neighbourhood: flamboyant hats worn for Sunday church services, a woman adorned in African beads, and a gentleman in a natty suit shooting the breeze. “There’s artistic inspiration here and a honing of your craft that’s
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