In Miami’s Little Haiti, a Fair Spotlights Artists of the African Diaspora →
Now in its fourth year, the Prizm Art Fair is the only Art Basel Miami Beach satellite fair dedicated to showcasing artists from the African Diaspora — whether underrepresented or already well-established. Founded and directed by Mikhaile Solomon, Prizm allows for cultural exchange and the representation of forgotten histories. The art world isn’t the only public sphere that tiptoes around its racism, but during periods of civil unrest and cosmic disturbance, moneyed, white-washed events can feel diametrically opposed to reality. In the face of the struggle at Standing Rock, our president-elect’s racist and misogynistic rhetoric, and the peeling back of America’s already-flimsy veil of “post-race” posturing, Miami Art Week — with its hellish traffic and private jet- and megayacht-riding collectors — can become an obstructive distraction, no matter art’s healing power. But Prizm feels like an antidote.
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