Remembering the Many Rebirths of David Bowie

Though 2016 will be remembered as the year when a slew of iconic celebrities died, none will have gone out with as much style as David Bowie. Today marks a year since the British singer-songwriter seemed to have turned his death into an artistic statement.

Agustina Woodgate’s Bike-Powered RadioEE to Debut at the Underline

When multimedia artist Agustina Woodgate was invited to participate in Miami-Dade County’s inaugural public art program for the Underline — a linear, 9.7-mile park that’s planned to run beneath Metrorail — she knew she had to activate her online radio station, RadioEE, a project she has been producing since 2011.

Artist Naama Tsabar Returns to Miami With Sound Sculptures

The New York-based sculptor/musician/performance artist Naama Tsabar is no stranger to Art Basel Miami Beach. Asked how many times she has been in the official show, she offhandedly says, “I think three.” But this year, Tsabar will take part in two Art Basel Miami Beach exhibitions, one a performance…

Jillian Mayer’s I Am Your Grandma Turns 5 With an Art Basel Miami Beach Premiere

It’s been five years since multimedia artist/filmmaker Jillian Mayer went viral with the 63-second short film I Am Your Grandma. The video has screened at many respectable film festivals and exhibited at scores of notable art galleries. It will finally make its official Art Basel Miami Beach premiere during the annual fair’s 2016 outdoor short-films program, Best Dressed Chicken in Town.

Weekend’s Best Film: Embrace of the Serpent

It was no surprise to Colombian writer/director Ciro Guerra when his movie, Embrace of the Serpent, didn’t win an Oscar this year. When New Times spoke to him a few weeks prior about his nomination, he laughed and said, “Honestly, I have no idea how it works. I’m just very…