Capital One presents Alex Prager’s Mirage Factory
Capital One presents a journey to Los Angeles through the ages in a unique art installation pop-up created by visual artist and director Alex Prager during Art Week in Miami.
430 Lincoln Road, Miami Beach
December 2 - 5 2025
Cardholder Exclusives
Dinner with Chef Dave Beran
Enjoy an immersive dining experience prepared by Chef Dave Beran, culminating in the unveiling of an artwork made by Alex Prager specially for the Mirage Factory.
Martinis at the Mirage Factory
Explore Alex Prager’s reimagination of Los Angeles’ dream machinery and enjoy a special performance alongside light bites and refreshments imagined by Chef Dave Beran.
Public Experiences
Open to the public
December 4 - 5, 10 AM - 3 PM
Discover Alex Prager’s Mirage Factory, a distinctive mise-en-scène of Los Angeles through the ages – from the recreation of an artificial orange grove, to the glow of Hollywood Boulevard at dusk.
Visitors will be able to purchase merchandise created by Alex Prager for the Mirage Factory with proceeds going to charity. Capital One cardholders will also have access to exclusive gifts.
Capital One x The Shelborne By Proper
Capital One is partnering with The Shelborne By Proper during Art Week in Miami. Enjoy a new, quietly confident rhythm of luxury — one that honors Miami Beach’s iconic past while looking distinctly forward. From sunrise swims to late-night gatherings, the energy here feels lived-in, not staged. The Shelborne By Proper delivers a kind of ease that’s become rare on this side of the Beach.
Join Capital One at The Shelborne By Proper for exclusive Art Week programming only available to Venture X, Venture X Business cardholders and hotel guests.
Artists
Alex Prager
Alex Prager (b. 1979, LA) is an American artist, director, and screenwriter known for her cinematic, uncanny images and films that blur artifice and reality to explore the human condition. Drawing on golden-era Hollywood, surrealism, and myth, she examines isolation, desire, and performance across film, photography, and sculpture. Her work has been exhibited globally, earning awards including an Emmy and the Paul Huf Award; her film Run (2022) was nominated for the 2023 SXSW Grand Jury Award.
Dave Beran
Dave Beran is the chef and owner of Santa Monica restaurants Seline and Pasjoli. Before moving to California, he cooked at Alinea and NEXT in Chicago, earning a James Beard Award for Best Chef: Great Lakes and a spot on Food & Wine’s 2014 Best New Chefs list. Pasjoli has been honored by GQ, Esquire, and The New York Times, and was a 2020 James Beard Award finalist for Best New Restaurant.