At this year’s Art Positions, 20 young galleries present their special exhibition projects in converted shipping containers, located by the beach at Collins Park between 21st and 22nd Streets. Art Positions counts participating galleries from USA, Italy, Mexico, Germany, Austria, Great Britain, Norway, Spain and Denmark, chosen by the Selection Committee from over 120 submitted applications. Many of the artists have dealt directly with the architecture of the shipping container, using it as a starting point for their projects.

In cooperation with Art Radio WPS1.org, Art Basel Miami Beach will also present the futuristic structure ULTRA by Federico Diaz and the Czech design collective E-Area at the entrance of the Art Positions site, redefining the public space and presenting a topology shaped for sitting, relaxation and interaction. The lounge, cafe, and Art Radio WPS1.org broadcast booth will be transformed by undulating waves and extrusions and will host the Art Sound Lounge curated by David Weinstein. The Art Positions Radio Space Station and ULTRA environment is curated by P.S.1 Director Alanna Heiss, P.S.1 Project Director David Weinstein, and P.S.1 Project Consultant Antoine Guerrero.

The concurrent Art Perform program at the Art Positions site, curated by Jens Hoffmann (Director Wattis Institute for Contemporary Arts San Francisco), presents daily perform¬ances by four artists invited to conceive and present specially commissioned pieces: Christian Jankowski (Germany), Yoshua Okon (Mexico/United States), Adriana Lara (Mexico), and Jordan Wolfson (United States).