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The best thing about having a membership base full of creatives? Our Houses become hubs of innovation and expression – as seen at Miami Pool House, which provides the perfect backdrop to showcase the city’s art talent

By Chloe Lawrance

Styling by Lizzy Rosenburg

Lauren Shapiro

(pictured, previous spread)

Born and raised in South Florida, ceramics artist Shapiro is inspired by Miami’s ecology, which she describes as a “harmonious fusion of tropical and subtropical ecosystems”. Her mural ree Rivers (2022; pictured) – a cast of fruits, corals, shells, and flora, which can be found on the patio of the House – is no di erent, drawing a ention to the city’s changing environment amid rapid urban development.

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EDOUARD DUVAL-CARRIÉ

Haiti-born Duval-Carrié’s work combines visual tropes from the Caribbean with concepts such as Colour Field painting. He has lived in – and drawn experience from – areas such as Puerto Rico, New York, Montreal and Paris. Now the artist, pictured in his studio, lives in Miami, which he refers to as a “multi-tiered cabinet of curiosity”. His work Tropical Convention in Blue (2022) can be seen at Miami Pool House. Top, £110, and shorts, £125, both JOHN VARVATOS Trainers, approx £80, VANS Bracelet, approx £190, MARTHA CALVO Watch, price on request, ROLEX Rings, his own

JUMAANE N’NAMDI

e art dealer, filmmaker and co-owner of Geological Agriculture Institute – also known as Your Art Guy – has been supporting emerging artists in LA for a decade through his gallery N’Namdi Contemporary Fine Art (which he is pictured outside). “What love about the Soho [House] art collection is that it moves the needle of contemporary art without following trends,” he says. Top and shorts, price on request, AKNVAS Bracelets, approx £240 each, MARTHA CALVO Trainers, £115, NIKE

Liene Bosqu

Miami-based, Brazilian-American artist Bosquê’s work Lower Manha an Expressway (2014; pictured) sits above the entrance to e Co age at the House. e series of commemorative plates pays homage to buildings that would have been destroyed if plans for the LOMEX in New York had been realised. “It’s a celebration of the triumph of local activism, led by Jane Jacobs, in preventing community displacement,” she explains. Dress, price on request, AKNVAS Earrings, £140, and necklace, £170, all CELESTE STARRE Gold rings, approx £79 and £1,070, ALICE PIERRE

Alejandro Pi Eiro Bello

Cuban visiual artist Piñeiro Bello brings a burst of colour to the House with his work Ginie’s Beach (2022; pictured), which can be found in e Co age at the House. It depicts an island floating in the Caribbean Sea at night: palm trees leading towards the horizon; a monkey perched within them. As Piñeiro Bello describes, “It’s as if the whole painting were a magical dream on a beach lost in time and space.” Shirt, stylist’s own, ISSEY MIYAKE Trousers, price on request, A.POTTS Trainers, £240, SCAROSSO Necklace, £160, CELESTE STARRE Watch, price on request, ROLEX

Typoe

“From the neon lights above strip clubs to Disney World and Miami Beach’s art deco buildings, grew up around shape, colour and vibrancy,” says mixed-media artist Typoe, pictured in his Sculpture Garden in the city. Typoe’s work ranges from paintings and murals to supersized sculptures – four of which can be found at the House. “ ere is always a balance in life, light and dark,” he adds. “ at is what try to find in my work.”

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