DSCENE and D’Puglia continued their Miami Art Week program on December 2 with an Artist Meet & Greet Aperitivo Party at Hotel AKA Brickell, bringing the focus firmly onto the artists behind Puglia, Unframed guide. Conceived as a moment for exchange rather than presentation, the evening prioritized conversation, proximity, and the material outcomes of the residency.
EVENTS
The gathering brought together residency artists Antonio Aricò, Coco Brun, Federica Livia, Lougè, and Vuk Ćuk for an informal meet and greet and artist book signing. Guests moved between conversations and signed copies of Puglia, Unframed, engaging directly with the artists whose work shaped the guide. The format echoed the ethos of the residency itself, privileging time, attention, and dialogue over structured programming.
The aperitivo was accompanied by cocktails developed by Michelin-starred Gypsy Chef David Myers, reinforcing the evening’s emphasis on considered, shared experience. Cocktails by UNA Vodka were served throughout, supporting a relaxed rhythm that encouraged lingering discussions rather than quick exchanges.
Puglia, Unframed emerged from the DSCENE x D’Puglia Artist Residency held in May along Puglia’s Adriatic coast, with Castro as its base. Over the course of a month, participating artists lived and worked in the region, responding to its landscapes, materials, and daily rhythms without a prescribed outcome. The guide reflects that process, functioning as a collective record shaped by observation, movement, and lived encounter rather than documentation or destination framing.
At AKA Brickell, those ideas carried into the room. Conversations moved fluidly between artistic process, fieldwork in Puglia, and how memory, design, and environment inform practice once artists step away from fixed timelines. The guide operated less as an object and more as a point of connection between artists, readers, and collaborators.
The evening also marked a forward-looking moment for the project. During the event, DSCENE and D’Puglia announced AKA as a residency partner for 2026, signaling the continued expansion of Go Where The Wind Takes You into new contexts while maintaining its artist-led framework. The partnership reflects a shared interest in supporting long-term creative research rooted in place.
Within the wider Miami Art Week calendar, the meet and greet offered a deliberate counterpoint to scale and speed. The event reinforced Go Where The Wind Takes You as an evolving platform shaped through continuity, with Puglia, Unframed remaining central as both record and invitation.
At AKA Brickell, the evening unfolded at its own pace, allowing conversation, signatures, and shared time to carry the project forward beyond the page.
