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Interior, The Bass Museum of Art

  • Photography by Zachary Balber. Courtesy The Bass, Miami Beach.
    Interior view of the new courtyard at The Bass
  • Image courtesy The Bass, Miami Beach
    Exterior, The Bass Museum of Art
  • Photography by Zachary Balber. Courtesy The Bass, Miami Beach.
    Interior view of recent acquisitions on view at The Bass
  • Photography by Zachary Balber. Courtesy The Bass, Miami Beach.
    Architectural detail of the The Bass' first floor staircase
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Founded in 1964 to house the private collection of John and Johanna Bass on its donation to the city, The Bass Museum has established itself as the leading space for the exploration of contemporary art in Miami Beach. Its programme embraces design, architecture and fashion alongside visual art and has included the first US solo exhibitions for artists including Erwin Wurm and Ugo Rondinone. Major renovation works unveiled in October 2017 saw the museum reopen with almost double its original exhibition space.

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Collection Highlights

  • Sarah Morris
    Calypte Anna (Origami), Based on the crease pattern "Ruby-throated Hummingbird, opus 389" by Robert J. Lang, 2008
  • Ugo Rondinone
    Miami Mountain, 2016
  • Jennifer Allora & Guillermo Calzadilla
    Petrified Petrol Pump (Pemex II), 2011
  • Sylvie Fleury
    Eternity Now, 2015
  • Sterling Ruby
    Monument Stalagmite/Tried & Trode!, 2009

Collection Highlights

  • Sarah Morris
    Calypte Anna (Origami), Based on the crease pattern "Ruby-throated Hummingbird, opus 389" by Robert J. Lang, 2008
    acrylic on canvas, 113.75 in x 113.75 ft
    Collection of The Bass. Image by Sid Hoeltzell
  • Ugo Rondinone
    Miami Mountain, 2016
    stone, paint, steel, 42 ft x 12 ft
    Collection of The Bass. Image by Zachary Balber, courtesy of the artist and The Bass, Miami Beach
  • Jennifer Allora & Guillermo Calzadilla
    Petrified Petrol Pump (Pemex II), 2011
    black lava and travertine stone, 100 in x 80 in x 80 in
    Collection of The Bass. Image courtesy of the artists and kurimanzutto, Mexico City
  • Sylvie Fleury
    Eternity Now, 2015
    neon, 30 ft 2 in x 3 ft 7 in
    Image by Silvia Ros, courtesy of the artist and The Bass, Miami Beach
  • Sterling Ruby
    Monument Stalagmite/Tried & Trode!, 2009
    PVC pipe, wood, formica, urethane, aluminum and spray paint, 200 in x 55 in x 40 in
    Image by Robert Wedemeyer, courtesy of Hauser & Wirth
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