Hidden behind highways and railways, Opa-locka is rarely considered part of Miami’s burgeoning art scene. In 1987, the city was in crisis, plagued by an epidemic of drug violence. City planners took it upon themselves to act decisively. With the help of county officials, the city placed eight metal barriers…
Pride might of been last month, but May in Miami is gayer than ever. An LGBT art festival, the world’s largest lesbian fundraiser, and Sizzle round off what might be the beginning of the queerest summer on record. Out In The Tropics Panel at the LGBT Visitor Center -…
David Foster Wallace explained the postmodern angst with familiarity by recounting his first kiss: “Unlike my parents’ generation, by the time I was a teenager, I had probably seen thousands of images of kisses hopelessly coloring my experience.” And in a world dominated by image-heavy social media like Instagram and…
Known for his awkward guest pairings, boozy on-air games, and a whole lot of wine throwing, Bravo’s Andy Cohen has managed to carve out a unique niche in cable’s late night landscape with Watch What Happens Live. Unlike most of his competitors, the cable executive has no performance background yet…
This weekend, as temperatures swelled and snowbirds flocked back to cooler pastures, Locust Projects celebrated its annual Spring Fling Fundraiser. Apart from raising much needed cash, the event brought together Miami’s local art community during the off-Basel season, proving that the scene is still vibrant without the influx of foreign…
April showers bring a whole lot of gay fun to South Florida. This month the party kicks off with Miami Beach Gay Pride’s sixth anniversary, and caps off with Miami’s Gay and Lesbian Film Festival. Check out some of our favorite LGBT friendly events we suggest you partake in this…
Ever since he graduated from New World School of the Arts, Magnus Sodamin has kept himself pretty busy. His first show, “Into The Rainbow Vein,” opened to rave reviews, he started a year long residency at the Deering Estate, and last Thursday he premiered the latest installment in his oeuvre: Infinity…
Hacking scandals are a dime a dozen. From Wikileaks to Edward Snowden to the Sony debacle late last year, subversive tech-savvy hackers are using our interconnected world to undermine established power centers. Amir Baradaran is looking to use that same interconnectivity to subvert canonical art establishments across the world. The…
Last week, RuPaul’s Drag Race premiered with a fresh batch of Queens eager to dance drop, lip sync, and read us to filth. The show is not only Logo’s biggest hit, it’s responsible for making drag, and lace-fronts, a topic of national discussion. Yet as the drag superstars take their…
This month the Magic City offers up a wide range of events aimed at the LGTBQ crowd. From the ever-colorful Shelly Novak awards to Winter Party, yoga, practically shirtless parties, and more highbrow culture at the Miami Film Festival. We’re rounded up the best of March’s events. Have fun. See…
What’s the last time you spent money to go see a band you’ve never heard of before? Never, right? Well, you’re not alone. Today, the money in the music industry’s in concerts and touring. Still, most people won’t spend their hard earned cash on a ticket unless they’re big fans…
Would you call your Instagram feed art? Are the 140 characters you spin on Twitter poetry? According to Paddy Johnson, founder of Art F City and a featured speaker in the Miami Rail’s Visiting Writers Program, these forms of blogging are analogous to art. Last week during her Knight Foundation…
You’re an out-of-work 20-something with a graduate degree in fine arts, no career prospects, and a need to vent: What do you do? For Paddy Johnson, the solution was simple: Start a blog. In 2005, Johnson launched the website ArtFagCity as a way to mostly vent about her subpar employers…
There’s a thin line between painting and directing. Both inherently visual mediums, painting and directing can often inform each other. Vincent Gallo, Steve McQueen, and Jean Cocteau all had their creative starts in the visual arts, before moving on to direct plays and films. For local playwright Wendy White, the…
Miami Artist Magnus Sodamin is obsessed with size. Large canvases, broad brushstrokes, sides of walls, Sodamin’s chaotic aesthetic is barely contained by the large surfaces on which he paints. There’s nothing too big for Sodamin, in 2014 the artist wrapped an entire roller coaster. Sodamin debuted his first solo show…
As Miley Cyrus twerked and crooned at the Raleigh Hotel last night, on the other side of the beach Brooke Candy tore up the stage at the second annual 2014 Celebration of Women in Art at the Miami Beach Resort and Spa. The event was produced by longtime Lady Gaga…
Last night Art Basel kicked off with the official opening reception at Collins Park. The manicured patch of greenery located in front of the Bass Museum is a part of Basel’s Public Sector, featuring large sculptures, installations and performances accessible to the general public. Tuesday night’s event, however, was anything…
Scope Miami Beach opens its doors the to the general public today and festival goers are about to get a taste of some of the best contemporary art around the globe. Where else but in this billowy white tent on 9th and Ocean Drive can work from Havana, Seoul, New…
It doesn’t take a genius to notice the strengthening ties between the art world and the entertainment industry. Late last year Lady Gaga released Artpop, an album suffused with joint efforts from art establishment giants like Jeff Koons and Marina Abramovic. For her latest album, Sia transformed promotional appearances into…
The litany of gay and lesbian writers is practically endless. From Plato, to Proust, Wilde, Ginsburg, and Capote, there seems to be an inordinate number of gay scribes relative to the number for straight writers. Their mastery of language, coupled with a unique, and non-heteronormative view of the world prompted…
The economy is improving, but let’s face it — the recovery has yet to hit the young, urban demographic. It’s a constant struggle out there, made no easier by the desire to treat your date to the standard weekend dinner out on the town. Between valet, drinks, appetizers, mains, dessert,…
Last week, Stoli unveiled it’s latest high-end vodka line to a crowd of eager locals at Biscayne Boulevard hotspot City Hall. The event was a joint collaboration between mixologist Gil Lopez and chef Luis Lopez Jr. Together they planned a menu that combined the tasty offering City Hall is known…
