Miami Art Week 2025: Key Exhibitions and Cultural Highlights in the Miami Design District
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Miami Art Week 2025 brings a broad mix of exhibitions, installations, and cultural programming to the Miami Design District, with projects spanning contemporary art, design, fashion, and large-scale public works.
The Open Invitational
The Open Invitational returns with its second Miami edition, highlighting work from progressive art studios representing artists with mental and physical disabilities. Founded by gallerist David Fierman and arts patron Ross McCalla, the fair brings together more than 15 studios from across the United States.
Dates: December 2–5, 12–7 PM; December 6, 12–5 PM
Location:Â 3930 NE 2nd Ave, Suite 202, Miami, FL 33137
The Prelude Curated by Rashid Johnson
Artist Rashid Johnson curates The Prelude, an exhibition centered around his Untitled #9 (Surrender Painting) and works from the Berkowitz Contemporary Foundation. Sculptures and paintings by Henry Moore, Alberto Giacometti, John McCracken, and Cy Twombly form a dialogue on material presence and spatial tension. Natural elements integrated into the gallery foreshadow the works’ future placement at Longleaf Art Park.
Dates: December 2 – Early 2026 | 10 AM–6 PM
Location:Â 151 NE 41st St, Suite 133, Miami, FL 33137
Jeffrey Deitch: That Was Then, This Is Now
Jeffrey Deitch presents That Was Then, This Is Now, organized by American Art Projects. Featuring 25 artists working across painting, sculpture, digital media, and fashion, the exhibition surveys contemporary practices shaped by influences ranging from Pop Art and advertising to cinema and Buddhist philosophy.
Dates: December 2, 2025 – January 2, 2026
Location:Â 119 NE 41st St, Miami, FL 33137
Blu Scarpa: Dream Courts
Italian brand Blu Scarpa debuts Dream Courts, a boutique-wide installation developed with artist François Piacente and Miami muralist Asaad Morales. The activation blends sculptural works and tennis-inspired motifs, accompanied by a limited-edition art shoe, La Tennis.
Date:Â December 4
Location:Â 56 NE 40th St, Miami, FL 33137
LVMH The Studio Miami
LVMH introduces The Studio Miami—formerly the LVMH Culture House—for a five-day program of artist showcases and discussions featuring cultural leaders, innovators, and creators. The pop-up continues the company’s annual initiative to highlight emerging and established artistic voices.
Dates: December 3–7, 10 AM–6 PM
Location:Â 140 NE 39th St, 3rd Floor, Miami, FL 33137
2025 Miami Design District Annual Design Commission: Gargantua’s Thumb by Katie Stout
Artist Katie Stout leads the 10th edition of the Miami Design District Design Commission with Gargantua’s Thumb. The installation introduces a series of sculptural animal forms and an interactive carousel, with hundreds of suspended orbs dispersed throughout the neighborhood.
Dates: December 2025 – Spring 2026
Location:Â Miami Design District
The Craig Robins Collection: Walking on Air
The Craig Robins Collection unveils Walking on Air, a 2025–2026 rehang centered on the work of Richard Tuttle. Works from David Hammons, John Baldessari, Marcel Duchamp, and several contemporary artists are arranged to explore gravity, materiality, and conceptual experimentation.
Date:Â December 1, 2025
Location:Â DACRA Headquarters, 3841 NE 2nd Ave, Miami, FL 33137
Cartier: Panthère Into the Wild
Cartier presents Panthère Into the Wild, an immersive exhibition tracing the evolution of the Maison’s panther icon through archival pieces, design narratives, and thematic installations.
Dates: December 5–7 | 11 AM–9 PM
Location:Â 23 NE 41st St, Miami, FL 33137
Cartier’s New Regional Flagship
Cartier also debuts its expanded flagship in the district. Designed by architect Liz Diller with interiors by Laura Gonzalez, the space integrates fluted glass façades, botanical references, and a rooftop terrace, featuring the brand’s full collections of jewelry, watches, and accessories.
Location:Â 147 NE 39th St, Miami, FL 33137
Urs Fischer: Purple Drywall with Chicken Rotation
Urs Fischer expands his exploration of absurdity and impermanence with Chicken Rotation and Purple Drywall, an installation merging everyday construction imagery with the wandering path of a lone chicken. The work builds on Fischer’s history of using perishable materials and playful disruption, here presented as a permanent addition to the neighborhood.
Dates: November 2025 – Permanent
Location:Â 3841 NE 2nd Ave, Miami, FL 33137