A large-scale sculptural installation by @carlosbetancourtartist in collaboration with @albertolatorrearchitecture on the South Beach shoreline, curated by @xcaminos.
The Miami Reef Star is a prototype for the artists’ contribution to @thereefline, a stunning underwater installation that will span 90 feet in diameter beneath the waters of Miami Beach. Visible even from airplanes, this piece showcases a powerful blend of artistic vision and environmental stewardship, redefining creativity and conservation.
Join us to celebrate The ReefLine’s mission of inspiring a collective commitment to ocean preservation by merging art, science, and conservation.
The ReefLine program for Miami Art Week will also feature:
*Voile/Toile – Toile/Voile by Daniel Buren, a regatta featuring sail boats adorned with the artist’s trademark colored stripes, curated by Ximena Caminos and Dodie Kazanjian.
*The Great Elephant Migration @greatelephantmigration, an installation of 100, life-sized Indian elephants crafted from lantana camara, one of the world’s top invasive weeds.
Carlos Betancourt X Alberto Latorre. A temporary site-specific art installation on Miami Beach as part of Art Basel Miami Art week public arts program, in collaboration with the Miami Reefline. Composed of prototypes assembled in a giant star shape, alluding to the relationship between the cosmos and the oceans. The prototypes help to further the research for the eventual final modules to be deployed in the ocean off Miami Beach where they will contribute to create to a hybrid reef as part of the Miami Reefline public project. Tuesday December 3rd through Sunday December 8th, 2024. Miami Beach and 36th street, during daylight. For further information, please visit these links:
Carlos Betancourt and Alberto Latorre roll out new installation connected to The ReefLine by OMA’s Shohei Shigematsu
Betancourt collaborated with architect Alberto Latorre on the project, which delivered a 60-foot installation comprised of 46 modules that, from afar, appears as if it’s one large sand castle. (Courtesy The ReefLine)
It’s been four years since BlueLab Preservation Societyand OMA’s Shohei Shigematsu unveiled The ReefLine, a 7-mile underwater sculpture park, snorkel trail, and purpose-built reef open to the public about 600 feet off of Miami Beach’s shore, 20 feet below the water line. On land, the venture brings artworks that critically engage endangered reef organisms, promote biodiversity, and enhance coastal resilience.
Ahead of Miami Art Week, artist Carlos Betancourt completed a new installation, Miami Reef Star.Betancourt collaborated with architect Alberto Latorre on the project which delivered a 60-foot installation comprised of 46 modules that, from afar, appears as if it’s one large sandcastle.
At Miami Reef Star, each of the modules is a textured star sculpture with their own varying shapes and sizes. For Betancourt and Latorre, the piece is a prototype of sorts; a second iteration will be installed under water adjacent to The ReefLine when it’s finished over the course of multiple phases in 2025. That final model will have a 90-foot diameter and be viewable from airplanes flying overhead, the artists shared.
