Which 1971 flick became a blaxploitation classic? If you guessed Shaft, you damn right. Professor Geoffrey Philip will screen, then discuss, this groundbreaking film at 5:40 p.m. in the Miami Dade College North Campus MJ Raylor Lounge, room 4207, 11380 NW 27th Ave., Miami. Call 305-237-8418. -- Patrice Elizabeth Grell Yursik
Get Wiggy with It
MOCA's DeLuxe exhibition
FRI 2/11
Manipulating pages from magazines such as Our World, Sepia, and Ebony, artist Ellen Gallagher deftly combs through issues of race, identity, and transformation with irony-streaked, wigged-out results. In her show "Murmur and DeLuxe" at the Museum of Contemporary Art (770 NE 125th St., North Miami), Gallagher liberates characters from the pages of old photo magazines, revitalizing them with mixed-media makeovers using plasticine, coconut oil, toy eyeballs, and crystals.
The exhibit features Gallagher's new multiple portfolio DeLuxe and a series of five 16mm film projections (Murmur) created with Edgar Cleijne. The large-scale DeLuxe is a suite of 60 framed multiples -- some depicting women with eyes obliterated and with flamboyantly sculpted yellow wigs -- combined to tensely weave individuality and conformity. Treat yourself to Gallagher's witty alterations of consumer culture during tonight's opening reception from 6:30 to 9:30. Admission is free for MoCA members; $15 for non-members. The exhibit runs through March 27. Call 305-893-6211, or visit www.mocanomi.org. --Carlos Suarez de Jesus
Toys Will Be Toys
THU 2/10
Brad Kuhl is a manipulator. He alters photographs to expose the depths of violence and romance and to capture toys in curious poses. Take a peek tonight at 6:00 at the Buena Vista Building (180 NE 39th St., Suite 214, Miami). The exhibit runs through March 5. Call 305-490-6906, or visit www.cjazzart.com. -- Lyssa Oberkreser
