Celebrating street art

Sushi Samba will present a selection of work by the world's top street artists during Art Basel Miami Beach

Sushi Samba will present a selection of work by the world’s top street artists during Art Basel Miami Beach.

Taking place between December 4 and 6, the Graffiti Gone Global exhibition will be curated by James and Karla Murray, authors of best-selling titles such as Store Front – The Disappearing Face of New York, Miami Graffiti, Broken Windows and Burning New York.

The groundbreaking exhibition is set to take place within a 4,000ft² venue in the Midtown Arts District, and will be the largest of its kind in Miami. The opening VIP preview will take place on December 3.

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Extending beyond the typical white walls of an art fair, Sushi Samba has commissioned Miami-based architect HOX to design a sprawling, Brazilian-inspired favela structure for Graffiti Gone Global.

HOX’s exhibition design consists of interlocking components of wood and steel that can be detached and sold as separate units, some of which will bear a signature graffiti piece. In addition, custom furniture designed by several of the participating artists will be available for purchase.

Shimon Bokovza, concept developer of Sushi Samba restaurants, Sugarcane Lounge and Graffiti Gone Global, along with partners Danielle Billera and Matt Johnson, has consistently demonstrated his support for street artists.

In addition to producing previous exhibitions such as Ginzatropicalia, he has commissioned site-specific street art in Sushi Samba restaurants throughout the country. The recently opened Sugarcane Lounge in Las Vegas, for example, features work from Brazilian artist ‘Flip’ Felipe Yung.

“Bringing art to Sushi Samba is something that is a natural evolution in our whole concept and experience,” said Bokovza. “We would only call upon the best talent to execute a dream that was sparked with the inception of Art Basel.”

Exhibiting artists include 131 projects from Argentina, Aiko Nakagawa, Suiko and Shiro from Japan, Armogedon 2057 from Armenia, Billi Kid from Colombia and Crome from Miami.