The Cultivist, a members-only art club and creative agency renowned for fostering connections to art and culture worldwide, returned to Miami Art Week with its annual Artist Lunch, this year in partnership with BMW, celebrating the artist Kennedy Yanko at the 1 Hotel South Beach.

Joining The Cultivist’s Co-Founder and CEO, Marlies Verhoeven, and Executive Director Joey Lico, notable attendees included Mickalene Thomas, Hank Willis Thomas, Jeanne Greenberg Rohatyn, Alteronce Gumby, Kennedy Yanko, Alex Prager, Dario Calmese, Komal Shah, Kyle De Woody, Kwame Brathwaite, among others.

Inviting 200 top collectors and tastemakers, this seated, exclusive, artist-integrated experience celebrated a shared commitment to the arts with a special collaboration between BMW and visual artist Kennedy Yanko. The immersive dining environment, inspired by her work, evoked themes of transformation and forward-thinking design.

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