The Poetics of Dimensions

A celebration at Art Basel Miami Beach

Shame, 2023 Artwork
Anthony Olubunmi Akinbola, Shame, 2023, Durags on aluminum and wood frame, 243.8 x 243.8 cm (96 x 96 in), courtesy of the artist and Night Gallery

UBS and ARTNOIR were delighted to host an opening celebration of The Poetics of Dimensions, a group presentation featuring artists Anthony Olubunmi Akinbola, Sonia Gomes, Melissa Joseph, Julianknxx, and Nari Ward, curated by ARTNOIR co-founder Larry Ossei-Mensah. By leveraging the familiar and recontextualizing its use, these artists instigate dialogues about history, memory, myth, ritual, and identity.

The celebration featured performances by Brandee Younger and KITTYSAYWORD.

Attendees had first access to view the group presentation in the UBS Art Studio when the fair opened.

The event was hosted by Melinda Hightower, Head of UBS Multicultural Investors Segment, and the Co-founders of ARTNOIR, a global creative collective and non-profit organization that catalyzes cultural equity across the arts and culture industries.