Desert X Hosts a Celebration for Upcoming 2023 Exhibition

Susan Davis, President and Founder of Desert X, the site-specific, contemporary art exhibition held in the Coachella Valley, welcomed guests to an invitation-only Sunset Reception at Cadillac Hotel & Beach Club in Miami Beach on Thursday, December 1 during Miami Art Week.

Desert X board members, artists, and VIPs from around the globe gathered in celebration of the upcoming Desert X 2023 exhibition, which will be held March 4 to May 7 in Palm Springs.

Davis and Desert X Executive Director Jenny Gil hosted guests including independent curator and board member Zoe Lukov, founder of the non-profit organization Art in Common and producer of Desert X documentary DX21 – The Film; founding director of the Palais de Tokyo, Paris, Jérôme Sans; communications executive David Resnicow; art patrons Princess Alia Al-Senussi and Lauren Taschen; Ladygunn Digital Director Mateo Palacio; Nicodim Gallery’s Ben Lee Ritchie Handler with artists Nicolette Mishkan and Devin B. Johnson; Glass House Deputy Director Scott Drevnig;

Bravo TV’s Real Housewives of Miami star Guerdy Abraira; Bravo TV’s Family Karma stars Vishal Parvani, Richa Sadana, Amrit Kapai, and Avni Parekh; Florida State Representative Fabian Basabe; and artists Allison Eden, Janine Antoni, Orlando Estrada and Typoe Gran.

The mission of Desert X is to create and present international contemporary art exhibitions that engage with desert environments through site-specific installations by acclaimed artists from around the world. Desert X 2023 will be curated by Desert X Artistic Director Neville Wakefield and Co-Curator Diana Campbell. The exhibition will take place from March 4 to May 7, 2023 in the Coachella Valley of Southern California.

Photo credit: BFA.

Susan Davis and Fabián Basabe at the Desert X cocktail reception at Cadillac Hotel & Beach Club during Art Basel.

Typoe Gran and Scott Drevnig at the Desert X cocktail reception at Cadillac Hotel & Beach Club during Art Basel.

Zoe Lukov, Susan Davis, and Princess Alia Al-Senussi at the Desert X cocktail reception at Cadillac Hotel & Beach Club during Art Basel.

Guerdy Abraira, Iva Kosovic Duvin, and Tara Solomon at the Desert X cocktail reception at Cadillac Hotel & Beach Club during Art Basel.

Morgan and Jerome Sans, Alejandra Martinez, and Lauren Taschen at the Desert X cocktail reception at Cadillac Hotel & Beach Club during Art Basel.

Devin B. Johnson, Jenny Gil, and Sean McManus at the Desert X cocktail reception at Cadillac Hotel & Beach Club during Art Basel.

Tyler Prow and Mateo Palacio at the Desert X cocktail reception at Cadillac Hotel & Beach Club during Art Basel.

Nicolette Mishkan, Adrian de Banville, Sean Leffers, and Ben Lee Ritchie Handler at the Desert X cocktail reception at Cadillac Hotel & Beach Club during Art Basel.

Allison Eden, Gary Goldenstein, and Karen Fox at the Desert X cocktail reception at Cadillac Hotel & Beach Club during Art Basel.

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