An evening many assumed would be a run of the mill art showcase turned out to be anything but, as the curators of the Bass Museum of Art had attendees marching around the building grounds, into the streets, and finally depositing the group at a gas pump.The museum’s Temporary Contemporary exhibit,…
During Art Basel, Miamians take great pride in the art flying in from all parts of the world. It’s a chance for us to show up everyone who thinks we’re just a place for the Kardashians and Jersey Shore to capitalize on our nightlife and say, “Hey, we’re cultured too.”…
You don’t often think of the Design District, home base for Miami’s creatives, as a tame neighborhood. But last weekend, people settled into a quiet evening of artistic appreciation at Locust Projects. In preparation for its upcoming raffles and prizes, the group debuted a little taste of what’s to come…
Zoo Miami isn’t about lions and monkeys anymore — at least not during the month of October. Now, it’s about the bloodthirsty ghouls and deranged psychos serving up body parts in Dr. Wilde’s Creepy House, one of the many attractions Zoo Miami’s cooked up for Halloween.Though it’s billed as a…
Jipsy Castillo, the face of Nefarious Girl, has carved a name for herself into the flesh of Miami’s nightlife scene. When the rest of the city was getting down at the club, Castillo was behind the lens to capture it all — long before the camera became a staple for…
Altars have been built; entire wars have been waged; and pages upon pages of lovers’ thoughts have been written, all in tribute to the female form. And that means that Berlin photographer Marc Lagrange is in good company. He’s dedicated himself to exposing our eyes and desires to the curvature…
You may think you’re up to here with political advertising. You may angrily throw your remote or turn off the TV each time you see that same commercial bashing your favorite candidate’s political record. You’d vote for whoever promises to end campaign ads once and for all, you tell yourself.But…
Altars have been built; entire wars have been waged; and pages upon pages of lovers’ thoughts have been written, all in tribute to the female form.And that means that Antwerp, Belgium-based photographer Marc Lagrange is in good company. He’s dedicated himself to exposing our eyes and desires to the curvature…
Jipsy Castillo, the face of Nefarious Girl, has carved a name for herself into the flesh of Miami’s nightlife scene. When the rest of the city was getting down at the club, Castillo was behind the lens to capture it all — long before the camera became a staple for…
He garnered national attention at a young age playing an alien posing as teen in 3rd Rock from the Sun and infiltrated the human subconscious as a dream architect in Inception. Joseph Gordon-Levitt is no stranger to science fiction, and he’s put on one of his most interesting performances to…
Looper Director Rian Johnson on the Best and Worst of Sci-Fi
History has given us a great deal of endearing maternal figures to look up to: Mother Teresa, Mother Jones, Mother Goose, Mother Hubbard. Miami’s art scene has been blessed with a “Momma” of its own, and it’s banded together to celebrate her in a gallery show tonight. More than 50…
With three features under his belt, Rian Johnson is no new kid on the proverbial Hollywood block. When the director made an appearance in Miami at the Mandarin Oriental to talk about his latest film, Looper, he said he’s been pouring himself into movies since he was a kid.In high…
History has given us a great deal of endearing maternal figures to look up to: Mother Teresa, Mother Jones, Mother Goose, Mother Hubbard. Miami’s art scene has been blessed with a “Momma” of its own, and it’s banded together to celebrate her in a gallery show tonight.More than 50 artists…
Most artists, when they begin a new work of art, have a preconceived notion of what they’re about to put down on the canvas. But Guido Mena does not. He simply begins with a line and takes it from there.”Inspiration is a dangerous thing. A lot of artists wait to be…
In the midst of Dade’s astoundingly efficient transit system, one can expect to find a slew of interesting (or not so interesting) things: a four dimensional space with a bench, a roof, one of those nifty “No pagues ese ticket” ads, hobo urine — you know, the bus stop basics…
There’s nothing quite like popping open a vintage Cabernet and filling your glass to the brim (even though you’re not supposed to — damn wine etiquette). Once again, it’s time for the city’s winos to unite as the Miami International Wine Fair celebrates 11 years of bringing wine producers and…
Bruno Bernard, better known as Bernard of Hollywood, was the most sought-after photographer during cinema’s golden age. He’s known for pin-up style photographs, particularly the ones that helped to make Marilyn Monroe a Hollywood icon. And next week, you can see those photos firsthand, when his work is celebrated in…
The world’s largest lady lumps are a size ZZZ. Whether or not you own a pair of sweater puppies, we bet you didn’t know those letters of the alphabet could have anything to do with what’s going on underneath that inconspicuous blouse. Though the breast is a universal symbol for…
When you think bowling movies, you probably think of comedies like The Big Lebowski or Kingpin. Wonderful and ridiculous in their own right, they don’t really shed any light on what it’s like to be a real-life professional bowler.Can you imagine spending your entire life on a quest for the…
In the midst of Dade’s astoundingly efficient transit system, one can expect to find a slew of interesting (or not so interesting) things: a four dimensional space with a bench, a roof, one of those nifty “No pagues ese ticket” ads, hobo urine — you know, the bus stop basics.But…
See Adan Jodorowsky, Son of Filmmaker Alejandro Jodorowsky, to Shoot Borscht-Produced Film in Miami.Adan Jodorowsky — actor, musician, and son of renowned cult filmmaker Alejandro Jodorowsky — has every intention of making Miami’s seedy underbelly the backdrop of his surreal horror odyssey, The Voice Thief.The film is a collaboration with…
