Miami Advice: Nina Johnson on the Spear House of North Bayshore Drive
about 5 months ago (12/07/2023)
Miami Advice: Nina Johnson on the Spear House of North Bayshore Drive Art market Museums & heritage Exhibitions Books Podcasts Columns Technology Adventures with Van Gogh Search Search Art Basel in Miami Beach 2023 interview Miami Advice: Nina Johnson on the Spear House of North Bayshore Drive The gallerist says that the pretty-in-pink property exudes the quintessential 1980s South Florida vibe that still resonates today Tim Schneider 7 December 2023 Share Laurinda Spear’s original plan, created with Rem Koolhaas, was rejected by the client: her parents Photo: Elizabeth Whiting Located at 9325 North Bayshore Drive, in the Miami Shores neighbourhood, the Spear House (aka the Pink House) looms large in the cultural imagination of South Florida. Its most memorable trait is, as the colloquial name suggests, the colour scheme. Each of the house’s walls is painted in one of five shades of pink, ranging from an almost-red hue covering the west wall, to a bubblegum pink on the east, along Biscayne Bay.