Attitude and Longitude: Art Basel Miami Beach, Day 3
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Ironically, there were three highlights on day three.
Our one and only art adventure began and concluded at Scope, which is one of the top two unofficial Basel art fairs. Located in an expansive warehouse on one of the main blocks of Miami’s Design District (where the majority of the best unofficial shows take place), Scope consists of exhibitors showcasing contemporary art, much of which I personally felt was mildly interesting, however, we did discover a handful of works that captivated us. One artist from Venezuela, in particular, who lives in New York, creates these fabulous black ceramic royal crowns and places them atop luxury brand gift boxes. Our favorite was one in which he features a side-by-side queen crown atop a Tiffany & Co. box and the king’s crown atop an Hermes box. They were unique, fun, and definitely something we would consider purchasing.
After making our rounds at Scope, we hopped in a cab to head to a brunch hosted by the members-only monthly dinner club in London, New York and Los Angeles known as The Supper Club. The Supper Club is truly one of the coolest concepts when it comes to the underground dinner club trend. It was launched by a super chic gal from London who used her hometown as a testing base before launching it in the U.S. Here’s how it works: you basically pay a yearly fee and that affords you the opportunity of about four dinners a month in one of the three cities. The groups typically consist of thirty-somethings that are influencers in their cities. Dinners range from 50-100 people and are three- to four-course offerings beginning with cocktails. Though The Supper Club does not yet exist in Miami, Tamsin decided to do a special brunch for her members at the Viceroy hotel (pictured above) where she featured two speakers: Amy Lau of Amy Lau Design and Vivian Rosenthal of Tronic Studio.
The third highlight was our dinner at Hakkasan restaurant at the Fontainebleau hotel in South Beach. The Fontainbleau is one of the most famous hotels because it dates back to the ’60s but it has been revamped Vegas-style and is like a city under one roof. Under this roof happens to be one of the best gourmet Chinese and Cantonese restaurants in the country. The first U.S. outpost of the UK flagship, Hakkasan (pictured left) is absolutely stunning and loads of fun. The space is like a maze of carved panel nooks lending each table an intimacy and privacy. We ordered just about everything on the menu from the fried Peking duck and miso cod to lemon chicken and shu mai dumplings – all of which are a must-try. But be sure to leave room for the warm chocolate cake and the peanut butter ice cream.
Also known as a work of heart.









