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Take a Peek Inside the Newly Relocated—and Renamed—Rubell Museum in Miami, Opening Just in Time for Art Basel

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Dec 3, 2019
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Regular visitors to Art Basel Miami Beach know that the city’s
numerous high-profile private collections offer a quiet respite
from the frenzy of the fair. But this year, longtime
collectors and Miami residents Don and Mera Rubell have timed the
opening of their revamped and renamed private collection to
coincide with the fair’s VIP preview day, which is sure to draw
some crowds.

The Rubell Museum (formerly called the Rubell Family
Collection) will throw open its doors on Wednesday, December 4, in
a new home in Allapattah, less than a mile from its previous
location in the Wynwood arts district. It will now be housed in six
former industrial buildings connected on a single level.

The space includes 40 galleries, a flexible performance space,
an art research library, a bookstore, and a restaurant that opens
onto a courtyard. The complex has been redesigned by Selldorf
Architects.

The inaugural exhibition includes 300 works by 100 artists and
will fill out the entirety of the gallery space. It is drawn from
the couple’s extensive holdings of more than 7,200 works by 1,000
artists.

Among the highlights are examples by longtime Rubell favorites
such as Keith Haring, Jeff Koons, Cindy Sherman, Oscar Murillo, and
Richard Prince, alongside younger buzzed-about artists such as
Jonathan Lyndon Chase, Cy Gavin, and Allison Zuckerman.

Visitors will also get a look at works by Ghanian-born artist
Amoako Boafo, the latest artist-in-residence at the collection—and
a painter to keep your eye
on.

See photos of the new building and works in the collection
below.

The Rubell Museum. Image courtesy of the Rubell Museum.

An exterior shot of the Rubell Museum.
Photo by Nicholas Venezia. Image courtesy of Selldorf Architects
and of the Rubell Museum.

View of courtyard garden. Photo by Nicholas Venezia. Image courtesy of Selldorf Architects and of the Rubell Museum.

View of the Rubell Museum’s courtyard
garden. Photo by Nicholas Venezia. Image courtesy of Selldorf
Architects and of the Rubell Museum.

Installatio view of John Miller, A Refusal to Accept Limits (2007) at the Rubell Museum. Photo by Chi Lam. Image courtesy of the Rubell Museum.

Installation view of John
Miller’s A Refusal to Accept Limits (2007) at the
Rubell Museum. Photo by Chi Lam. Image courtesy of the Rubell
Museum.

Maurizio Cattelan, La Rivoluzione
Siamo Noi (2000). © Maurizio Cattelan. Image courtesy of the
Rubell Collection.

Installation view of Kerry James Marshall Untitled at the Rubell Museum. Photo by Nicholas Venezia. Image courtesy of Selldorf Architects and the Rubell Museum.

Installation view of Kerry James
Marshall’s Untitled at the Rubell Museum. Photo by
Nicholas Venezia. Image courtesy of Selldorf Architects and the
Rubell Museum.

Kenhinde Wiley, Sleep (2008). ©Kehinde Wiley. Image courtesy of the Rubell Museum.

Kehinde Wiley, Sleep (2008). ©
Kehinde Wiley. Image courtesy of the Rubell Museum.

Marlene Dumas, Miss January (1997). ©Marlene Dumas. Image courtesy of the Rubell Museum.

Marlene Dumas, Miss January
(1997). © Marlene Dumas. Image courtesy of the Rubell Museum.

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