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Art Basel Miami Beach Diary: a pettable bronze piece, an un-buttoned up party and tarot in a grotto

At Art Basel Miami Beach, the art collective MSCHF invites fairgoers to touch their bronze sculpture *Touch Me Sculpture One More Time* (2024) on Perrotin’s stand, featuring a counter that tracks each pat. The Institute of Contemporary Art Miami hosted a VIP opening night with figures like director Alex Gartenfeld and artist Andreas Schulze, while the Thom Browne club stood out in matching attire. Other highlights include kinetic sculptures by Breakfast (Andrew Zolty) at 1 Hotel South Beach, a tarot-reading grotto by Julie Schenkelberg at Nada fair, and Robbie Williams’s furniture debut with Moooi at Design Miami.

This article matters because it captures the vibrant, interactive, and celebrity-driven atmosphere of Miami Art Week, showcasing how contemporary art fairs blend high-end commerce with experiential and participatory works. The coverage underscores the growing trend of art that invites physical engagement, as well as the crossover between art, design, and pop culture, reflecting broader shifts in how audiences experience and consume art in a festival-like setting.