Artists to Watch

Miami Art Basel

Art Basel Miami Beach will take place from December 6 - 9, 2007. The international art show in Miami Beach, Florida is the American sister event of Art Basel in Switzerland—the most important annual art show worldwide for the past 37 years. Art Basel Miami Beach is a new type of cultural event, combining an international art show with an exciting program of special exhibitions, parties and crossover events including music, film, architecture and design.

Exhibition sites are located in the city's beautiful Art Deco District, within walking distance of the beach and most hotels and restaurants. An exclusive selection from 200 leading art galleries in North America, Latin America, Europe, Africa and Asia will exhibit the 20th and 21st century art work of over 1500 artists.

The Following is the list of Japanese artists who had the honor of being selected for display at Miami Art Basel 2006: Ando Masako, Kato Mika, Kawashima Hideaki, Koide Naoki, Kuwahara Masahiko, Masui Yoshino, Miyake Shintaro, Yamamoto Keisuke, Sugito Hiroshi, Ohno Satoshi, Ninagawa Mika, Nara Yoshitomo, Murakami Takashi, Fueki Chie, Fujimoto Yukio, Maruyama Naofumi, Yoneda Tomoko, Toya Shigeo, Tatsuno Toeko, Nakahira Takuma, Morimura Yasumasa, Hatakeyama Naoya, Kimura Yuki, Takemura Kei, Saeki Hiroe, Moriyama Daido, Kawamata Tadashi, Kawauchi Rinko, Koganazawa Takehito, Makishima Takeshi, Miyajima Tatsuo, Miyake Shintaro, Miyake Shintaro, Miyamoto Ryuji, Morimura Yasumasa, Takano Aya, Nakao Hiroko, Nguyen-Hatsushiba, Noguchi Isamu, Sugimoto Hiroshi, Takahashi Tomoko, Tsuchiya Nobuko, Yokomizo Shizuka. For more information, please visit http://www.artbasel.com/.

**Reference: Miami Art Basel, 12/12/06 Daily Variety Magazine