Considered the “architect of the exile community’s visual Cuba” by curator Jesus Rosado, artist Humberto Calzada creates visually serene yet psychologically charged scenes of his native land, weaving the languages of architecture and nature to transport the viewer. Rich with elements of Cuban colonial and neoclassical architecture, Calzada’s work explores…
In the Jetsons’ futuristic utopia, urban dwellings looked like they had been stuck atop Seattle’s Space Needle, but by comparison, the hyperornamental architecture sprouting in Dubai today makes the space-age family look like they were stuck in the Stone Age. Presented by Black Bird Space and Factory Model, “Pause,” opening…
For some rogue boho types, catching the eye of the culturati during Art Basel doesn’t necessarily mean conjuring novel ways to sell the soul. “I think that street art is the most immediate and effective medium to express one’s point of view,” says spinmeister DJ CNTRL, who has hatched a…
When Baselites first parachuted into the Magic City five winters ago, Julie Lara Kahn gave them a crash course on the local scene via OPEN SEASON miami, a set of bubblegum trading cards profiling 88 hometown artists, collectors, curators, critics, and museum directors. This year Kahn will introduce locals and…
When David Lombardi first chugged into Wynwood six years ago, the real estate broker/developer had no idea the rundown warehouse district was about to take off like a runaway freight train. “When I came to the area, the Rubell Collection and Dorsch and Locust were the only spaces open, and…
If early incarnations of Art Basel Miami Beach stunned the masses via glittery lineups, high-volume sales, and veneers of exclusivity, this year’s version has left seasoned locals agog over the exponential growth rate of the ancillary events the fair has spawned. “Last year we had the NADA, Scope, Aqua, Design,…
With a cacophony of events and parties swelling the noggin during Art Basel, it should not come as a surprise that a savior has emerged to shepherd a flock of art aficionados through the soul-withering wilderness. Tonight at 6:30, Heather Urban, who has been anointed the “insider’s insider,” will be…
If you have ever wondered about the creative shift that occurs when a painter ditches his brushes for a camera, two photography projects at Alonso Art offer windows into the process. Opening tonight at 7:00, José Iraola’s “Memoria Televisa” and Tomás Esson’s “The Empire State Building Versus the Water Tank”…
Asian Art from the Bass Museum Collection and Treasures from the Bass Museum of Art: With a bushel of blue-ribbon shows, the Bass has embarked on perhaps its busiest programming season. Deciding on which shows to see among the museum’s expansive menu might be as slippery as handling a hog…
For any institution, a million-dollar gift is a cause for celebration. But at the Miami Art Museum (MAM), Charles Cowles’s donation of 101 photographs from his noted private collection has left honchos turning cartwheels. The gift represents the largest donation of artwork in MAM’s ten-year history. Cowles, whose collection tops…
Lowbrow Art is a movement that pointy-head elitists don’t care for you to embrace. Despite these puckered-ass purists’ notions, an appetite for all things underground has been swelling, and it’s damn time! Today at ArtCenter/South Florida, curator and artist Francesco LoCastro unleashes “We’ll Make a Lover Out of You,” an…
Zoo Story: Written in 1958 and steeped in shades of economic disparity and dehumanization in a materialistic world, Edward Albee’s searing one-act play still retains its power to shock nearly a half-century later. The Edge Theatre stages the numbing encounter between a middle-class publishing exec and a disturbed transient at…
True Stories: A big-nose profile. A closeup of breasts. A photo of a woman sporting a pig-snout mask while holding cutlery. These are just a few of Sophie Calle’s photographic self-portraits. Above each 67-by-39-inch picture is a story about her life. Over the shnoz profile, Calle tells us that when…
At his eponymous gallery, Anthony Spinello has painted the walls of a room near the entrance a velvety brick tone and added white crown molding to suggest a Victorian parlor. He did so for “Sueño,” Santiago Rubino’s first solo show, hoping to add an air of mystery to the self-taught…
When drive-ins ruled, our parents flocked to them to conceive us in the back seats of their cars. Later, when they couldn’t find a babysitter, they hogtied us in the Chevy and dragged us to the scene of the crime, polluting our pliant young minds with B-movie cheese while they…
Few contemporary dance groups provoke thought or dazzle the senses as much as Ronald K. Brown and his Evidence Dance Company, whose work has earned the talented hoofer a reputation as one of the most profound choreographers of his generation. Tonight and Saturday at 8:00, Miami Dade College brings Brown’s…
It’s difficult imagining a more idyllic way to enjoy an afternoon of stimulating theater than spending a Sunday in the park with Ed. During a recent matinee, Edge Theatre staged a minimalist production of Edward Albee’s The Zoo Story outdoors, on the lawn of the Miami Beach Botanical Garden, under…
True Stories: A big-nose profile. A closeup of breasts. A photo of a woman sporting a pig-snout mask while holding cutlery. These are just a few of Sophie Calle’s photographic self-portraits. Above each 67-by-39-inch picture is a story about her life. Over the shnoz profile, Calle tells us that when…
It might seem a stretch to find a connection between one of Man Ray’s optically fragmented “rayograms” and a scattershot collection of batter-fried books. But at The Margulies Collection at the Warehouse, curator Katherine Hinds dismisses notions of a master plan to determine how the collection grows. “We look for…
You will not likely find any of this stuff in an MTV crib, but a mother lode of bling is tricking out the Wolfsonian in a flashy exhibit boasting the richness of American silver design during the past century. Opening today, “Modernism in American Silver: 20th Century Design” features more…
You won’t need to drop hallucinogens or strap yourself into an isolation chamber to get into the spirit of this trippy show exploring the uncharted regions of the brain. “Altered States,” opening tonight at 7:30 at Diana Lowenstein Fine Arts, buzzes with the sense of the distorted imagery and dizzy…
Not only does he draw with a vengeance, but artist Santiago Rubino also has a way of manifesting an atmospheric mood that suggests he has been visited by a dark muse. His figures reflect a bygone era of remembered scenes and people — as if conjured from the foreboding reservoir…
