Since it opened in 1987, downtown Miami's elite New World School of the Arts has churned out generations of top local artists, from visual geniuses like Hernan Bas to Emmy-winning choreographers like Mia Michaels to playwrights like Tarell Alvin McCraney.For up-and-coming musical theater stars, the ... More >>
A decade of debauchery, deals, and disasters.
In honor of our People Issue, which will hit newsstands and computer screens Thursday, Cultist presents "Miami Backstage," where we feature some of the city's behind-the-scenes culture makers. Have suggestions for future profiles? Email cultist@miaminewtimes.com with the whos and whys. Don an ... More >>
In this week's issue of New Times, Natalie O'Neill profiles artist Romero Britto, a man who Miamians seem to have a love/hate relationship with. Er, well more like some people love him and some people hate him. In the past, we haven't been shy of our disdain for Britto's work -- and it's not about b ... More >>
Yesterday's list on pop culture showcased how the mass media and the world see Miami, but today's list of cultural moments of the decade focuses on the artistic forces that help Miami see the world. Few cities on any map saw such a dramatic growth spurt in culture in this decade, so let's take a loo ... More >>
The burgeoning SoFla arts scene shines in a new MAM exhibit.
from Lehmann MaupinHernan Bas, Mystery Bouf (Or the kingdom after the flood), 2009. Hernan Bas's latest show, The Dance of the Machine Gun and Other Forms of Unpopular Expression at New York's Lehman Maupin Gallery, has only lead to more praise for Miami's art boy wonder. BlackBook ma ... More >>
Artlurker is reporting that Galerie Emmanuel Perrotin's Miami digs will be closing, kinda. There will still be some staff at the gallery throughout the year, but after the current exhibit closes, Perrotin won't have another one open to the public until Art Basel 2009. Its Parisian counterpart ... More >>
A day-by-day breakdown of the best shows.
"Wrench", Nicola Kupersu, Color Print, 2007 Over at Crossfade we told you electro act ADULT. will be playing White Room during Art Basel week. Here at Riptide we're charged with covering the visual arts beat, and hence are providing you with the ulterior motive for ADULT.'s visit. One half of the ... More >>
A pair of filmmakers kicks off a series of home movies with the Wet Heat Project.
MoCA presents its permanent collection, with a twist.
Malcolm Morley and jazz greats collide at MoCA
These exhibits will freeze and sear the cockles of your heart
Four decades on and the Rubells are still at it
Mining the energy of the collective
Florida culture reverts to its native roots
Four Seasons
Hernan Bas
Wall Street gives new meaning to the term "artist portfolio"
ArtBasel: Where Did It Come From? What Does It Want?
Artists bid their House farewell
Is it art or the monomaniacal meanderings of a total poseur?
Wynwood galleries reflect the hood they live in
Your unofficial guide to all that's hanging
Your unofficial guide to all that's hanging
The season when everyone locks up and goes away. Not anymore.
Fredric Snitzer Gallery
The spirit world, point by point, elevates Andres Puig from the primitive common ground
