December 1–6, 2026 · Ocean Drive at 8th Street, Miami BeachEarly-bird prices end November 20. Get Ticket
InScope

Feature Project

Balancer

Austin Lee, in collaboration with Nathan Bennett and Good Mother Gallery

A lighthearted chrome sculpture of a figure balancing on one foot: a column and a body at once.

Render of a rounded chrome sculpture of a figure standing on one foot atop a stand
Render of Austin Lee, Balancer, 2026. Courtesy of the artist.

The work

Austin Lee’s Balancer is a lighthearted sculpture of a person standing on one foot atop a stand. The round forms are beautiful and abstract while at the same time configured as a body: a column and a figure at once.

About the artist

Austin Lee (b. 1983, Las Vegas) is an American artist whose paintings and sculptures combine digital technologies with traditional media. He received an MFA in Painting from the Yale School of Art and a BFA from the Tyler School of Art. He lives and works in Brooklyn, New York.

Images

A painting of a soft, glowing pink elephant against a blue and red background
Austin Lee. Courtesy of the artist.
A sculpture of a red figure with a yellow crown and blue legs, mid-stride with one arm raised
Austin Lee. Courtesy of the artist.
A painting of pink figures dancing hand in hand across a bright green hillside
Austin Lee. Courtesy of the artist.
A painting of two rounded blue faces pressed together in an embrace
Austin Lee. Courtesy of the artist.
A blurred painting of a boxer in red gloves leaning on the ropes of a ring
Austin Lee. Courtesy of the artist.
A painting of pink hands reaching toward a leaping horse against a rainbow background
Austin Lee. Courtesy of the artist.
A soft-focus painting of two people at a table with a pink cloth and a vase of flowers
Austin Lee. Courtesy of the artist.
A glossy gold sculpture of a smiling figure curled inside a rainbow, on a white plinth
Austin Lee, Sculpt Joy (previous work). Courtesy of the artist.

More Feature Projects

All Feature Projects
A dark, mottled grey surface densely covered in layered marks

Feature Project

The Weight of Silence

Aaron Young, in collaboration with Nathan Bennett and Good Mother Gallery

Rendering of a tall wood-clad A-frame structure on the beach by day, with the ocean behind and visitors walking across the sand

Feature Project

A-Different Frame

Alain Perez, presented by Aloyd

Buggy Bear, a giant inflatable character with a red cap, pink spotted body and green flowers, standing on turf inside a large warehouse

Feature Project

Buggy Bear Crashing a City Near You

Alake Shilling, in collaboration with Tlaloc Studios

The artist sits on a bed draped in white sheets in a dark room, looking at her phone, in front of a large screen showing a man leaning on a white car

Feature Project

Abel & I

Aurora Mititelu, in collaboration with NEW INC

A room tiled floor to ceiling in pale blue tiles printed with clouds, furnished with sofas, benches and lamps built from red, blue, green, yellow and purple blocks

Feature Project

Pixel Theory Lounge

Ceren Arslan, in collaboration with EXIT

An oil painting of a man riding a red mini bike across a desert beach at sunset, a dog on his shoulder

Feature Project

The Confessional: A Group Show

Andrew Callaghan, Andrew Durgin-Barnes, Jaque Fragua, Juan Jimenez and Ade “Polo Cutty” Ogunmowo of Channel 5

A painting of overlapping figures in glowing green, teal and blue, one with a raised fist, with red and gold hands reaching up from below

Feature Project

InScope Walls

Chloe King and Canyon Castator, in collaboration with ARTXIV

A large hanging sculpture of ribbed coral, orange and pink forms in a gallery with brick walls

Feature Project

Interface

Jason Hackenwerth, in collaboration with CAMP Gallery

A lifelike sculpture of a man in headphones, his head resting on a white desk, in front of a red wall of framed certificates

Feature Project

WE BUY SOULS! The Appraisal Office

Rabi Towing, in collaboration with Mortal Machine Gallery

The House Our Families Built, a house-shaped sculpture with cutaway walls on the back of a truck, on a waterfront at dusk with the Manhattan skyline behind

Feature Project

The House Our Families Built

Swoon, in collaboration with Mortal Machine Gallery, The San Francisco Mural Museum and Superchief Gallery

Nurse’s hand, holding a fine brush, painting red letters on a sign crowded with pink, blue and black lettering

Feature Project

The Art of Dancehall

Cleark “Nurse” James and Sassa Frass, curated by Walshy Fire

A detailed pencil drawing of a transforming robot surrounded by robot heads

Feature Project

The Billboard Project

More than 20 artists, in collaboration with Nathan Bennett and Good Mother Gallery

A crowd outside at night holding handmade signs, one reading “Say what?”, around a performer in a white suit

Feature Project

Vitasona Solutions: Very Serious Security Systems

Vita Kari, in collaboration with Jacob Barri

An open-air lounge bar with a pink pool table, bicycles, a pinball machine and graffiti-covered walls, looking out to the ocean

Feature Project

The Dive

Alexis Hubshman and Chris Darsow, in collaboration with Art Force

Feature Project

The Speakeasy

Alexis Hubshman and Chris Darsow, in collaboration with Art Force

Feature Project

The Oasis

Chris Darsow, in collaboration with Art Force

A room tiled floor to ceiling in pale blue tiles printed with clouds, furnished with sofas, benches and lamps built from red, blue, green, yellow and purple blocks

Feature Project

Pixel Theory Lounge

Ceren Arslan, in collaboration with EXIT

A man in a dark suit standing in front of a large painting of figures in warm brown tones

Feature Project

The Blue Floor Project: Coming Home

Jason Bennett, John Cox, Amaani Hepburn, Lynn Parotti, Antonius Roberts, Heino Schmid and Averia Wright, in collaboration with FUZE Caribbean Art Fair and Baha Mar

Monumental red anthurium sculptures made of clustered blooms rising from tropical planting beside a white pavilion, with visitors walking past

Feature Project

The Garden Salon

Mr. Flower Fantastic

The relationships you came for. The inspiration you didn’t expect.

Early-bird prices end November 20.

InScope updates

Stay up to date

Tell us a little about yourself and we’ll send you news on the artists, programming and events that match your interests. All fields are required.

What interests you about InScope? Select up to 3

Which styles or genres interest you? Select all that apply

Which mediums are you most interested in? Select all that apply

What best describes you? Select up to 3