Zoning Board Approves Private Museum in Miami Designed for Massive Artworks
- September 06, 2015 18:35
Miami zoning officials have approved plans for a new private museum to be built by hedge fund manager Bruce Berkowitz.
An imposing building on Biscayne Boulvard will house Berkowitz's collection of blue-chip art, including works by Basquiat and Richard Prince. One centerpiece will be a 220-foot undulating steel sculpture by Richard Serra.
Another key work on display will be James Turrell's Aten Reign, a conical light sculpture which drew a record number of visitors when it was exhibited at New York's Guggenheim Museumin 2013.
The Serra and Turrell works will dictate the architecture of the museum, designed by Miami-based Arquitectonica
![Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish, 1577–1640), After Titian (Tiziano Vecelli) (Italian [Venetian], c. 1488–1576), Rape of Europa, 1628–29. Oil on canvas, 71 7/8 x 79 3/8 in.](/images/c/e2/2e/Jan20_Rape_of_Europa100x100_c.jpg "Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish, 1577–1640), After Titian (Tiziano Vecelli) (Italian [Venetian], c. 1488–1576), Rape of Europa, 1628–29. Oil on canvas, 71 7/8 x 79 3/8 in.")
100x100_c.jpg "Boba Fett L-slot rocket-firing prototype action figure, predecessor to the Boba Fett figure in Kenner’s popular 1979 Star Wars toy line, 3.75in tall, AFA-graded 80+ NM (archival case). Encapsulated with notarized CIB COA. Sold for a world-record price of $236,000 against an estimate of $100,000-$200,000")
