Viernes Culturales: Little Havana’s Rebirth Begins

If you’re craving a mixed-media medley with your wild mushroom linguine or a conceptual canvas to spice up that order of clams sofrito, belly up to the Brickell Art Walk (BAW) this Tuesday from 5 to 10 p.m. and tickle both your peepers and your palate. With more of a…

Aluna Art Foundation Enlivens the Summer With an Eclectic Mix

While some top tier Wynwood galleries will be closed this Saturday in preparation for the season launch in September, this month’s edition of the Wynwood Art Walk promises to be less crowded and there are still plenty of fresh opportunities to scope out some provocative art on our radar. Among…

Read also: “100 Creatives: Anthony Spinello,” “Anthony Spinello Opens New Space With Three Solo Shows,” and “Kulturpark Project Revives a Forgotten European Wonderland.”Calling Anthony Spinello a nomad is an understatement. Since he burst on the local scene at the helm of the now defunct Liquid Blue Gallery at the ripe…

Some local art dealers consider August a dead month for inaugurating shows. But for Wynwood dealers like Robert Fontaine, this time of year is the perfect occasion to offer Second Saturday Art Walk crawlers a broader inspection of Miami’s arts programming in a less structured setting. Beginning at 6 p.m.,…

August’s Second Saturday Art Walk: Feminist Porn Nails and Miami Sex Dives

While the doldrums have set into the local gallery scene (many art dealers are on hiatus during summer), the opposite is true for the Magic City’s major museums.And that’s great news for those of you packing a Bank of America or Merrill Lynch card in your purses or wallets. Even…

See our interview with Charo Oquet, founder of the Miami Performance International Festival.Early performance art pioneers were lightning rods for controversy, often creating works that veered from the dangerous to the downright scandalous. During the ’70s, American artist Chris Burden took a bullet in the arm fired from a few…

Miami Performance International Festival: Work You Can’t Hang Over Your Couch

Artist Nestor Arenas can often be found trolling the Tamiami Trail near the Everglades, searching for the fresh roadkill he uses to create the dioramas he later photographs. Some of his eye-popping pictures have included pythons attacked by phalanxes of toy soldiers, and mutant grasshoppers tearing through a back yard…

Andy Warhol was no Nostradamus. But in the current age of social media and reality television, his claim that one day everyone would enjoy their “15 minutes of fame” has made him a bit of a prophet.”An artist is somebody who produces things that people don’t need to have,” Warhol…

Andy Warhol was no Nostradamus. But in the current age of social media and reality television, his claim that one day everyone would enjoy their “15 minutes of fame” has made him a bit of a prophet. More than anyone of his era or since, Warhol has left an enduring…

Ryan McCann and More at Wynwood’s Second Saturday July 14

The feminine mystique, bold abstract compositions, and a nod to the natural splendor of our tropical landscape. Oh, and don’t forget the drum circle. It’s all part of the lineup transforming Coconut Grove into an art lover’s Eden this weekend. You can catch the old-school art party in paradise from…

Korean Artist Kimsooja Turns Heads at MAM

As the “Gateway to the Americas,” Miami has long been recognized as a global city. Each year, millions of people arrive at our airport and seaport for a visit here or on their way to myriad destinations across the hemisphere. The Babel of languages and multitude of faces one encounters…

Felici Asteinza is all about the process of artistic collaboration, weaving spellbinding, interactive projects that transport spectators to otherworldly realms. Her latest project, “Milagros: Portal Culture,” at the Freedom Tower (600 Biscayne Blvd., Miami), resulted from a community partnership initiative in which she created a site-specific installation and surreal performance…

“The Afterlife” at ArtCenter and “Charles LeDray: Bass Museum of Art”

William James, the 19th-century pioneer in philosophy and American head-shrinkery, was more than just a little interested in what lies waiting for us in the great beyond. In one of his tomes about the psychology of religious experience and mysticism, he wrote that “in order to dispute the law that…

Bernice Steinbaum, Miami Art Matron, Departs

Last week, Miami’s planning, zoning, and appeals board gave preliminary approval to a new development project designed to turn a swath of the Design District into a micro version of Lincoln Road. Once completed, developer Craig Robins’ Design District makeover will transform a four-block section of the tony neighborhood into…