VCs, institutional investors and family offices descend on South Beach for the weeklong rave with Christo, Calvin Harris, Kaskade, Die Antwoord and Zedd If all of your crypto friends are racing down to Florida next week, it’s because world’s hippest art show, , is bringing together 77,000 fans, celebrities, collectors, institutional investors, family offices and venture capitalists for a week of epic partying and talks on decentralized art. Art Basel Miami There will be 4,000 artists from 268 galleries showcasing their works but the real story will unfold afterhours in popup nightclubs, elevators of the ultra chic hotels: , , , , , , , , , , , , and maybe, just maybe, Jeremy Gardner’s Crypto Castle Miami. Soho Beach House W South Beach Delano Miami Beach Edition Fontainebleau 1 Hotel Faena The Plymouth Freehand Sagamore SLS Brickell JW Marriott Marquis This year headliners announced include Calvin Harris, Kaskade, Die Antwoord, Action Bronson and Zedd! Last year, All Day I Dream/Lee Burridge, Bob Moses, Bjork, Chromeo, Claude von Stroke, Cut Copy, Diplo, Doug E Fresh & The Sugarhill Gang, Major Lazer, Markus Schulz, Paris Hilton, Rick Ross, Wu-Tang Clan, 2 Chainz, and 50 Cent performed. The Art Basel epicenter takes place December 5 through December 9 at the Miami Convention Center with satellite shows sprawling beyond which include Art Miami, Aqua Art Miami, CONTEXT Art Miami, The Directed Art Modern, INK Miami Art Fair, Faena Festival, Miami River Art Fair, NADA , PINTA, PRIZM Art Fair, PULSE, Red Dot Miami, SCOPE, Spectrum, Superfine! and UNTITLED. To get a sense of what Art Basel is like, check out by Florum Fashion. this 2017 pictorial review I’ll be on the scene speaking at the SCOPE Art Show on and tweeting all of the shenanigans . When Deals Turn Digital: New Technologies, Banking, and the Future of the Art Market @contentnow Here’s what’s on for crypto: Bass Museum, 2100 Collins, 33139 WHEN: Wednesday, December 5, 6–8pm/8–10pmWHAT: Bass Museum Opening Party featuring The Haas BrothersWHERE: HOW: https://thebass.org/event/member-reception-haas-brothers/ Soho Studios, 2136 NW 1st Avenue, Miami, FL, 33127 WHEN: Wednesday, December 5, 10pmWHAT: Die AntwoordWHERE: HOW: https://www.seetickets.us/event/DIE-ANTWOORD-at-Soho-Studios/373623 Lemon City Studios, 261 NE 73rd, 33138 WHEN: Wednesday, December 5, 11pmWHAT: ARIA with Guy Laliberte, Alex Neri: Maria Callas TributeWHERE: HOW: https://www.residentadvisor.net/events/1189938 disrupting a $64 billion marketplace. Featuring visual artist, .2–3pm Tokenizing Art with Forbes’ Rachel Wolfson and artists Jesselyn Contreras, Johnny Dollar, Carrie Eldridge and Rob Charles3:15–3:45pm Investors Panel with TheStreet’s Jordan French, Ausum Ventures’ Jeremy Gardner, Bluesky Capital’s Andrea Lecesse, Lex Capital’s Alex Mendoza, Kryptal Group’s Edna Yuan, Park Capital Partners’ Alexander Lopatine, Level 7’s Michael Blin, Crowdsmart.io VC’s Richard Swart. Nikki Beach, 1 Ocean Drive, Miami Beach, 33139 WHEN: Thursday, December 6, 9–6pm WHAT: Art Decentralized, The World of Distributed Masterpieces Vesa WHERE: HOW: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/art-decentralized-the-world-of-distributed-masterpieces-blockchain-art-registration-51810706217 Soho Studios, 2136 NW 1st Avenue, Miami, FL, 33127 WHEN: Thursday, December 6, 10pmWHAT: Action BronsonWHERE: HOW: https://www.seetickets.us/event/ACTION-BRONSON-at-Soho-Studios/373655 LIV Nightclub at Fontainebleau, 4441 Collins Avenue WHEN: Thursday, December 6, 11pm-5am WHAT: Zedd Basel Edition at LIV WHERE: HOW: https://www.tixr.com/groups/liv/events/zedd-basel-edition-11166 E11EVEN, 29 NE 11th Street WHEN: Thursday, December 6, 11pm-8amWHAT: G-Eazy Basel Edition at E11EVEN WHERE: HOW: https://www.tixr.com/groups/11miami/events/art-basel-g-eazy-11073 with Kiki Del Valle, SVP Digital Future, Mastercard Katya Fisher, Tech and Corporate Attorney, Fisher Catalotti Vanessa Grellet, Executive Director, Consensys Elena Zhavelev, Forbes contributor and Founder, New Art Academy, Martine Paris, Tech Reporter, The FinTech Times MasterCard Tent, 801 Ocean Drive, Miami Beach, 33139 WHEN: Friday, December 7, 10–12pm WHAT: SCOPE Art Show presented by MasterCard, When Deals Turn Digital: New Technologies, Banking, and the Future of the Art Market WHERE: HOW: https://scope-art.com/show/miami-beach-2018/programming , Christo best known for massive environmental installations like the Umbrellas in California and Japan, the Wrapped Reichstag in Berlin and the Floating Piers in Lake Iseo, Italy will talk about Miami Beach Convention Center, Auditorium, West Lobby, 1901 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach 33139 FREE, open to the public, or watch live: , WHEN: Friday, December 7, 10–11:30am WHAT: Artist Talk - Christo, Tomás Saraceno, and Hans Ulrich Obrist WHERE: HOW: facebook.com/artbasel https://www.artbasel.com/events/detail/7854/Conversations-Artist-Talk-Artists-Influencers with Ruth Catlow, Furtherfield/DECL London, Matt Hall, Cryptopunks New York, Harm van den Dorpel, Artist, Berlin, and Orit Gat, Writer, New York, London — What are the social and political implications of decentralized financial networks? Is blockchain a reliable source for fundraising? How are artists using it in their artistic practice? Miami Beach Convention Center, Auditorium, West Lobby, 1901 Convention Center Drive, Miami Beach 33139 FREE, open to the public, or watch live: WHEN: Friday, December 7, 2:30–3:30pm WHAT: Art Market Talk — Which Art Problems Can Blockchain Solve? WHERE: HOW: facebook.com/artbasel **WHEN: Friday, December 7, 4:30–5pmWHAT: Brian Kelly, CNBC’s Fast Money Keynote at CryptoProExpo**This conference provides a market update and fundamentals, how to set up a crypto fund, how to identify blockchain investment opportunities including STOs, and the intersection of art, crypto and blockchain Fontainebleau WHERE: HOW: https://cryptoproexpo.com/miami-art-week-2018 Foxhole, 1218 14th Court, Miami Beach 33139 WHEN: Friday, December 7, 9pm–5amWHAT: DJ Jazzy Jeff WHERE: HOW: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/jazzy-jeff-at-foxhole-bar-art-basel-2018-tickets-52617016914 Basement at Miami Beach EDITION Hotel, 2901 Collins Avenue In List App WHEN: Friday, December 7, 10pm–5amWHAT: Saint Vie + Coss + Mateo WHERE: HOW: Historic Virginia Key Beach WHEN: Saturday, December 8, 3pm-7amWHAT: Rakastella feat Dixon + DJ Tennis WHERE: HOW: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/rakastella-2018-by-innervisions-life-and-death-tickets-46128112426 Nikki Beach, 1 Ocean Drive WHEN: Saturday, December 8, 8pmWHAT: Airthereum party WHERE: HOW: https://www.eventbrite.com/o/fly-by-airthereum-18269671711 Soho Studios, 2136 NW 1st Avenue, Miami, FL, 33127 WHEN: Saturday, December 8, 10pm-3amWHAT: KaskadeWHERE: HOW: https://wl.seetickets.us/event/2018-BLNK-CNVS-Basel-Pass/373660 Racket, 150 NW 24th Street, Miami Beach, 33127 WHEN: Saturday, December 8, 9pm-3amWHAT: DJ Jazzy Jeff WHERE: HOW: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/jazzy-jeff-at-racket-art-basel-2018-tickets-52616606687 Basement at Miami Beach EDITION Hotel, 2901 Collins Avenue In List App WHEN: Saturday, December 8, 10pm–5amWHAT: Bedouin + Guy Laliberte WHERE: HOW: LIV Nightclub at Fontainebleau, 4441 Collins Avenue WHEN: Saturday, December 8, 11pm-5am WHAT: Calvin Harris Basel Edition at LIV WHERE: HOW: https://www.tixr.com/groups/liv/events/calvin-harris-basel-edition-11066

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