RAW: ART Basel 2017
Young Artist Initiative (YAI) Presents RAW, a 3-floor immersive pop up at the Historic Post Office Building in Downtown Miami.
RAW is a disruptive local presence during Art Basel empowering emerging artists during the most important week for the arts in Miami. This is the first and only art event to take place at the Historic Post Office Building.
In today's world, the human mind is constantly over stimulated, not focused on living in the present moment. For its next installment, YAI has selected RAW as the curatorial thesis for site specific installations. The human senses will be stripped to their purest form; ready to be felt in a raw space. For its next installment, YAI has selected RAW as the curatorial thesis for site specific installations that strip the senses to their purest form; ready to be felt in a raw space. With over 40+ emerging artists interpreting the senses, RAW's pop up aims to challenge, engage and awaken.
RAW POP UP team: George Dufournier (Founder), Tam Gryn (Head Curator), Sharit B. Kassab (Head Architect), Yasmina L. Nasib (PR Director), Valentina Hernandez (Art Director), Mau Espinosa Tcherassi (Music Director), Julian Peñalver (Marketing Supervisor), Valentina Quijada (Media Director), and Nina Bergeret (Architect).
Artists: Arantxa Araujo, Ariela Kader, Angela Valella, Alex Trimino, Aaron Alam, Indra Alam, Anja Marais, Carla Fache, Karen Starosta, Lori Nozick, Luis Lazo, Nick Mahshie, Sistisisti, Regina Jestrow, Diego Zaks, Laurencia Strauss, Lauren Shapiro, Rita Leduc, Denise Treizman, Gabriela Garcia, Maite Iribarren, Javier Martin, Tona Vegas, Sarah Henderson, Odeya Nini, Sarah Becker, Lara Smith, Claudia Lopez-Diez, Galt Mikesell, Christopher McCready, Soraya Abu Nabaa, Camilo Rojs, Dante Dentoni, Tony Vasquez-Figueroa, Axel Audio, Amanda + James, Fharid Latorre, Bernadette Despujols.
Sponsored by: Miami Downtown Development Authority, Diptyque, Cultured Magazine, Heineken, Bombay Sapphire, Glory Vodka, Lyft, Evian, Ron Diplomatico, Doña Sarita Mezcal, Port de Bras, Let’s Roam, Exel, Vitacoco, Health-Ade Kombucha, Energy, Amazonica, Brothers & Brawlers.