Glitz, gluttony, and great art: That’s Miami Art Week, where thousands of collectors, curators, critics, and fans flock to dozens of art fairs throughout the city. In the 15 years since Art Basel launched its first Miami Beach convention, satellite fairs in standalone tents, swanky hotels, and echoing warehouses have…
Last weekend, as local Cubans celebrated the death of Fidel Castro, construction workers at Museum Park built a symbolic link between Miami and Havana. Artist Juan Garaizabal’s 69-foot stainless-steel sculpture, titled Havana’s Balcony, or Balcón de la Habana, had already been in the works for weeks. But when the piece lights up for the first time this evening, there’ll be an added layer of resonance.
Drive by the Wolfsonian on Washington Avenue in South Beach, and you’ll see something unusual. The typically plain, sleek façade of the Mediterranean-revival-style building is covered with colorful patterns that are nearly psychedelic but ordered with geometries, representative of Dutch artist Christie van der Haak’s signature tapestry and batik-style work…
Pioneer Winter is not your average choreographer. The 28-year-old native Miamian has a master’s degree in public health and epidemiology, along with a master of fine arts in choreography. He combines his two fields of interest to create avant-garde, socially conscious, and experimental work.
Need a dose of feminism in this postelection-funhouse version of reality? Yeah, us too. Luckily, the Miami Book Fair launches Sunday, bringing these inspiring women writers to push back against the nightmare of Election 2016 — or at least distract us from it for a bit.
The $1.05 billion development Brickell City Centre is due to open to the public this Thursday, November 3. But during a walk-through for the media yesterday, construction was still underway. Workers in hardhats paced the innards of the complex. The smell of paint and cement permeated the air.
Artist David “Lebo” Le Batard, 43, opens the door to his studio on the tenth floor of a high-rise in Miami Beach. He towers more than six feet tall, wearing a pair of worn John Varvatos pants, a Basquiat shirt from Uniqlo, and a trucker hat designed by his own studio.
Capitalism and art have always had a contentious relationship. Artists struggle to find ways to produce sustainable work. In Miami, where the juxtaposition of luxury and poverty is so pronounced, artists feel pulled to produce work that reflects the state of society but also pays their bills. Common Field Convening,…
Miami transforms into the flashy center of the art world each December for Art Basel. But this week, the city will morph into a more cerebral cultural hub. Common Field Convening, commencing in Little Haiti this Thursday, is a conference that brings together administrators of arts organizations, artists, activists, and…
Floridians have plenty of reasons to worry about the environment. Water levels are rising. Flooding washes across our streets. Hurricanes threaten our rich environment. But it isn’t only Floridians who are worried. Many people in the nation are following our story, and artists across the United States are taking action…
Remember when you were six years old and flounced around the playground playing tag with your friends? Improv Everywhere, based in New York City, is making it possible to embrace your inner child with its touring show, the MP3 Experiment. The MP3 Experiment has traveled all over the world, but…
Miami’s often stereotyped as a sexy, tropical city with candy-colored sports cars zooming in and out of the lanes. This allure makes people forget the reality of car culture in Miami, such as hazardous driving behaviors, unforgiving traffic, and never-ending construction. Somehow, there’s a level of coolness associated with Miami…
Embedded in the colorful world of Wynwood, the III Points Music, Art & Technology Festival attracts what it presents: frenetic, energetic personalities and living works of art. Aileen Quintana, creative director and artist at III Points, brings both. A college dropout and a Miami born-and-raised, first-generation Cuban, Quintana reveals, “I…
