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Leonardo DiCaprio (center) with guests at the Re:wild event during Art Basel Miami Beach 2023

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As Miami Arts Week and leads the fair Art Basel Miami Beach Coming into its 21st year, evening fashion events, popups, concerts, restaurant debuts, cocktail parties, and philanthropic moments were held to match and exceed every art purchase of the day. During the week-long festivities – during which the Magic City is taken over by celebrities, musicians, artists and collectors – star chefs, artists, credit card companies and fashion brands, Alcohol and watches were all present alongside dealers and collectors. For some, it was entirely possible to spend an entire week traveling from the beach to Brickell and downtown to the Design District to attend art-adjacent parties and never see any of the fairs.

Here are highlights of what happened in town when not everyone was looking at art.

In its largest fundraising event ever on December 7, Re:wild, the global environmental nonprofit supported by Leonardo DiCaprio as a founding board member, welcomed Art of Nature to Superblue Miami. Raising more than $9 million – including $6 million pledged at the event – ​​to support indigenous and local communities and protect the planet’s last wild ecosystems, Re:wild is tackling climate change , biodiversity loss and human well-being. In addition to DiCaprio, guests included Wes Sechrest, president and CEO of Re:wild, businessman and philanthropist Ernesto Bertarelli, Fiat CEO Olivier Francios, indigenous rights activist Nina Gualinga, Sean Penn and Edward Enninful. Guests participated in an immersive artistic experience. Auctioneer Simon de Pury sold three one-of-a-kind electric cars designed by Armani, Kartell and Bvlgari for a total of $600,000. Perry Farrell and Etty Lau Farrell performed and highlighted the “Heaven After Dark” selection of artworks from three renowned contemporary artists, where the auction broke records for the artists’ work.

DiCaprio, who is a major presence at the fairs every year, attended the Tribeca Festival at the Miami Beach Botanical Garden on Saturday, December 9, attending Robert De Niro’s headlining talk with French artist JR. The two panelists discussed De Niro’s family artistic legacy and shared a sneak peek at an upcoming documentary film, The past goes quickly, where the actor opens the doors of the workshop of his father, an abstract expressionist painter (kept for almost 30 years) to JR. This is Tribeca’s first time participating in Art Basel. The event included four nights of concerts and conversations. On December 8, John Stamos engaged in a fireside chat about his New York Times Bestseller, If you had told me. Other programs included Jane Rosenthal, co-founder and CEO of Tribeca, Neil Waller, co-founder of Whalar, and creator Delaney Rowe, in a conversation about how the creator industry influences storytelling and marketing, moderated by Atmosphere editor-in-chief Datwon Thomas.

In the Tribeca Music Lounge, live performances and DJ sets headlined Eartheater and DJ Dangerous Rose, who recently opened for Beyoncé’s Renaissance Tour. DJ Natasha Diggs presented “Soul in the Horn” with Yussef Dayes, a dance party featuring horn sounds from around the world. KaMillion and Jonica Booth from the MAX Original series Damn rap! spoke about discovering new music through television and film. British electronic musician Actress has closed the show.

While the eyes of the world were on Miami during art week, splashy restaurant debuts were also part of the party scene. Los Angeles band h.wood brought their East Coast version of Hollywood and Las Vegas supper club Delilah. The December 6 preview, presented by BOSS in partnership with cookware company Hexclad, brought together a parade of celebrities (Shakira, DiCaprio, Sophia Bush, Pierce Brosnan, Diploma, David Grutman, Zack Braff, Alix Earle, Leon Bridges, Ricky Gervais, Larsa Pippen, Marcus Jordan, Jordan Belfort, Gucci Westman, Daymond John) to Brickell Key to enjoy performances by DJ Khaled, Tyga and Janelle Monáe. On December 7, HexClad celebrated women in the arts at Art Basel in partnership with Matte and Polina Berlin Gallery. Delilah Miami officially opens its doors on December 15.

Also on December 6, Cartier launched the Time Unlimited exhibition in North America, which will be on view in Miami until December 22. The evening gave VIPs the opportunity to experience the exhibition, which artfully tells the story of Cartier’s watchmaking world with immersive experiences throughout. Some of the House’s most classic works seemed to float weightlessly through dramatically lit exhibitions. Emma ChamberlainKaytranada, Dwayne Wade, Diplo, Jeremy Pope, Leon Bridges, James Blake, Lily Chee and Alix Earle, all decked out in Cartier, walked the space.

Following the mid-November opening of ZZ’s Club in New York — Major Food Group’s first private membership concept in New York, home to the ultra-exclusive Carbone Privado — the hotel group donated The Hollywood Reporter a look at the new Chateau ZZ inside a historic Miami estate dating back to 1931. Chateau ZZ with its solarium, bar, lounge and gardens will be the first Mexican concept from Jeff Zalaznick, Mario Carbone and Rich Torrisi and has a second floor reserved for members. Captains in tuxedos will serve guacamole at the table. Also look for a take on the original Caesar salad recipe, which originated in Tijuana in the 1920s. The beverage program will feature more than 1,000 tequilas and mezcals, including dozens not found at any other restaurant. Since MFG opened the original ZZ’s Club in the Miami Design District in 2021, they have taken over the city with eight businesses, including the original ZZ’s, Carbone, Sadelle’s Coconut Grove, Sadelle’s at KITH Miami Design District, HaSalon, Contessa and Dirty French Steakhouse.

In 2021 and 2022, American Express Platinum and its booking platform Resy hosted large-scale beachside and restaurant activations during Art Week. In 2023, Chase Sapphire and Capital One have also appeared on the scene.

On Friday, December 8, American Express Platinum hosted the whimsical PLAY party in front of The Miami Beach Edition, featuring Lori HarveyChanel Iman, Aly Raisman, Yvonne Orji, Batsheva Haart, Dale Moss, Shantell Martin and more.

Featuring oversized toys reimagined as collectible works of art, PlayLab, Inc. and Mattel Creations have teamed up to create the works of artists Eny Lee Parker (a plush toy made from leftover upholstery), Surin Kim (a toy car with the inscription “be happy and rich” in Korean), Serban Ionescu (“The City of Canals”, a chessboard and a set of hand-carved chess pieces) and Kumkum Fernando (“Tomorrow “, a toy robot made from wood inlaid with neodymium magnets). The toys will be available for purchase online starting December 11.

On Saturday, December 9, the shuttered iconic department store Barneys New York hosted a 100th anniversary party at the Nobu Hotel, sponsored by Ketel One Vodka, Don Julio Tequila and Mr. Black. While it might seem a little strange since the outlet officially closed its doors in 2020, Barneys is now launching a magazine. Tommy and Dee Hilfiger, Cindy Crawford, Wayne Gretzky, Jay Washington, Shannon Stokes, Dorian Braxton, Young Paris, Marta Bloom, Daniela Uribe, Krystyna Lokin and Kea Ho took the stage alongside former Barneys New York CEO and creative director Gene Pressman. The crowd had Ketel One Cosmopolitans, Ketel One Mules and Ketel One Espresso Martinis on hand.