Art Basel Miami Beach
GAVLAK
Booth C3
December 4–8, 2024
GAVLAK returns to Art Basel Miami Beach with a curated selection of multimedia works that challenge traditional art-making practices and ignite critical dialogues around feminism, representation, cultural identity, and memory.
Central to the presentation is a selection of historical works by trailblazing female artists, underscoring their critical contributions to the art historical canon. Highlights include a rare, abstract work on paper by Joan Mitchell, a glazed ceramic sculpture by Lynda Benglis, a neon text piece by Tracey Emin, a photographic work by Marilyn Minter, a new watercolor by Judie Bamber, and key historical works by Judy Chicago. Together, these artists have challenged and reshaped a patriarchal art world, redefining the possibilities for female creativity across generations.
The booth also highlights the gallery’s upcoming programming in West Palm Beach through new works by Jessica Cannon and Jose Alvarez (D.O.P.A.), both of whom explore spirituality, cosmology, and the nature of existence through themes of light, materiality, and the metaphysical. Cannon’s practice examines the intersection of the vast cosmos and intimate human landscapes, with compositions structured around spirals and triangles that balance intuition and mathematical precision. Similarly, Alvarez’s kaleidoscopic mica-based works—incorporating vibrant colors, floral motifs, crystals, and porcupine quills—fuse shamanic traditions with contemporary art to interrogate belief systems and the interplay between perception, reality, and transcendence.
Furthering GAVLAK’s reputation for championing contemporary voices, the presentation includes marquee works by Deborah Brown, Robert Peterson, Andrew Brischler, Maynard Monrow, and Nir Hod. These are presented alongside works by Canada-based artists Kris Knight, whose work revolves around representation, queerness and intimacy; and Renée Condo, whose work investigates the power of the bead to communicate ideas derived from the reflection on and application of a Mi’kmaw worldview.
