Play your way into Miami Art Week
A morning in Collins Park can lead to sound installations at The Bass and an afternoon at Art Basel. Put the day together on Miami Beach during the fair’s public weekend, December 4–6.
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There will be a ping-pong table in Collins Park that looks as if it could live underwater. SUPERFLEX’s Fish Ping-Pong is made from pink cantera stone, with openings through the structure. It’s a sculpture you can play on. Nearby, another table makes music as the game unfolds. Start there, with a paddle in your hand, before you decide how much of Miami Art Week to take on.
Between Tides brings six artist-designed tables to Miami Beach from November 29 through December 6, 2026. During the final three days, Art Basel opens to the public a few blocks away at the Miami Beach Convention Center. The Bass sits at the park’s edge. Together, the three make a day you can spend largely on foot, moving from a public game to a museum and then into the fair.
Begin with a game
The Bass and Public Art Fund are bringing Between Tides from New York’s Rockaway Beach to Collins Park. The setting changes, but the invitation survives the move. Borrow paddles and a ball from the kiosk, open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. during the Miami presentation, and find a table. The outdoor exhibition is free. You can also bring your own equipment.
At Las Hermanas Iglesias’s DiMeLo, instruments are built into the playing surface. A rally becomes an improvised composition, with glockenspiel bars, drums and cymbals changing what a good hit might mean. You can listen to another pair play before taking a turn. For a group of friends, that’s an easy way to start talking about the work. Who is trying to keep the ball in play, and who is trying to make a sound?
Amalia Pica’s Fair Play spreads the game across eight tabletops marked with maritime signal designs. The arrangement makes room for several matches at once. Moko Fukuyama’s Old School puts a salvaged boat, a tabletop and a sea monster together. These objects ask you to adjust your game to their shapes. Look at the thing that causes a missed shot. It may be the part the artist most wants you to notice.
The photographs of the tables in this guide show their earlier Rockaway presentation. They help you recognize the works. The Miami setting will be Collins Park, and the equipment kiosk has its own published hours.
