Rarely do we attend events that give us chills. And it wasn’t just the frequent, icy wind bursts on Saturday evening. The Dorsch Gallery’s Clifton Childree and Arnold Mesches exhibit is an outstanding example of Miami’s contemporary art prowess sprawled forth in grandiose, multimedia installations and masterfully executed, traditional paintings…
On Friday, we told you about the satellite art fairs cropping up on Miami Beach. Now we skip over the bay to Wynwood for four more art fairs worth a visit. Never be intimidated or deterred by thinking you have to buy anything while strolling the fairs. Yes, the ultimate…
Alright, the art season is officially upon us, Miami. A flurry of gallery, museum, and art fair openings will make it almost impossible to walk, think, and see straight this week. But this is no time to crawl under the table and hide. Yes, the traffic will be thick, the…
It’s a rather difficult task for Francesco Lo Castro to describe his steadily growing success. After all, he admits he was nearly dead a year ago from the strain of being a curator. “I really almost had a heart attack,” Lo Castro says. “I left that line of work to…
Abby Manock has a rather unconventional take a very old riddle. To safely take a chicken, a fox and a bag of grain across a river without the grain or chicken becoming breakfast, you would take the chicken in your boat with you as you transport the fox and then…
In honor of our People Issue, which will hit newsstands and computer screens November 25, Cultist proudly presents “100 Creatives,” where we feature Miami’s cultural superheroes in random order. Have suggestions for future profiles? Email cultist@miaminewtimes.com with the whos and whys. 70. Jim Drain Artist Jim Drain’s unique work has…
It’s a rather difficult task for Francesco Lo Castro to describe his steadily growing success. After all, he admits he was nearly dead a year ago from the strain of being a curator. “I really almost had a heart attack,” Lo Castro says. “I left that line of work to…
Dan Archer, creator of archcomix.com and one of 250 authors attending the Miami Book Fair, has been published in the Huffington Post, The Guardian, Wired Magazine, and many other international publications. Currently, co-teaching the Graphic Novel Project within Stanford’s Creative Writing Department, he holds Bachelors and Masters degrees in French/Spanish…
Most of us know the riddle about the man who has to cross a river while transporting a chicken, a fox, and a bag of grain. How can he get them all across without being devoured? Artist Abby Manock helps you figure it out in her solo exhibition, “Lesser Evils.”…
The arrangement of works in the main hallway of the University of Miami’s Lowe Museum is quite disorientating. There’s an impressive Roy Lichtenstein from 1969 and Duane Hanson’s uncanny Dolphins Football Player. But behind a large black curtain towards the back of the museum, you’ll find a treasure trove, “The…
When you meet Jim Drain, make sure to look up. Not just at his height, but at the lofty accomplishments he’s made in the contemporary art world. The Cleveland-born artist has lived in Miami since 2004, after receiving an invitation to exhibit alongside Ara Peterson at the Moore Space (it…
“The Harmon and Harriet Kelley Collection of African American Art: Works on Paper” showcases 300 years of insight, struggle, and soul in the form of drawings, etching, lithographs, watercolors, pastels, and acrylics. The Lowe Museum of Art hosts this rare opportunity to view works from widely known African-American artists such…
Poetry in motion sounds like a sad cop-out for a cutting-edge art exhibition, but don’t be fooled by the most recent entry for the exhibition space at the Downtown Miami-Dade Main Library. Boston-based artist and web developer Franklin Einspruch submitted his entry for a fully interactive project where visitors (physically…
Miami is no stranger to the hit-and-run, but only once a year does a commotion like this go down — one for contemporary art. For the past eight years, the alternative artist space Locust Projects has hosted Smash & Grab. It is the single biggest fund-drive that fuels innovative exhibitions…
Text-based contemporary art exhibitions are not a new phenomenon. Hans Haacke famously queried guests at New York’s MoMA with a poll subversively critiquing the activities of Gov. Nelson Rockefeller (a museum board member). Lawrence Weiner’s typographic texts have been sprawled over locations ranging from the Whitney Museum to our humble…
Miami is no stranger to the hit-and-run, but only once a year does a commotion like this go down — one for contemporary art. For the past eight years, the alternative artist space Locust Projects has hosted Smash & Grab. It is the single biggest fund-drive that fuels innovative exhibitions…
In honor of our People Issue, which will hit newsstands and computer screens November 25, Cultist proudly presents “100 Creatives,” where we feature Miami’s cultural superheroes. Have suggestions for future profiles? Email cultist@miaminewtimes.com with the whos and whys.Courtesy of Rick Falcon99. Rick FalconWhen artist Rick Falcon’s body of work comes…
Rich, creamy, and sinfully saturated. Yes, you can describe butter this way, and it’s also a good description of the Butter Gallery in Wynwood. Edgy and dedicated gallery director Francisco “Paco” De La Torre presents Miami-based artist Rick Falcon’s second solo exhibition, “Living to Die, Dying to Live.” He pours…
Tomorrow night, at one of the slickest South Beach bars, it’s the last call for the Miami Art Museum’s New Work Miami (NWM) 2010. The Gansevoort South’s decadent nightspot Louis will host MAM’s special preview of experimental video artworks by 12 Miami artists. There’ll be videos from Sam Borkson &…
Imagine being handed a VIP card to every major circle of the art world. Then try to convince yourself whether or not you can withstand the pressure, the glamor, the expectation, the academia, and the absurd amounts of money being spent. Art historian and sociologist Sarah Thornton goes on safari…
Baby, it’s cold inside. Not the temperature, but the display of decaying, everyday materials frozen in layered resin at Fredric Snitzer Gallery. This is Gavin Perry’s solo exhibition “Glacier,” which revisits past works reminiscent of epic ’50s and ’60s painters by hacking, sawing, and cutting them apart. Covered in ribbons…
No, the pile of colorful clothes is not a highly stylized garage sale. It’s visual artist Shinique Smith’s exuberant manifestation of praise music, poetry, and urban life. The Baltimore-born artist’s latest solo exhibition, “Menagerie,” features her unique designs, which blend the flamboyant lines of street graffiti (using Japanese calligraphy ink…
