There’s a comment book at the entrance of “Show and Tell,” the career retrospective of Mexican-American artist Laura Aguilar on view at the Frost Art Museum FIU. According to Jordana Pomeroy, the Frost Art Museum’s Director, the book works as a sort of community response barometer when it’s not host…
According to Jannelys Santos, Miami theater has a serious problem. “There have been too many idle theaters spewing out the same material constantly,” she begins, a little exasperated. “It doesn’t speak to our current political climate, to all the shit that’s happening these days.”
Since the earliest iteration of the feminist movement, the fight for femme equality and justice has been a push-and-pull of progress and setbacks. Even as activism claimed victories in legislation for suffrage, birth control, and equal pay, issues that affected women of color, immigrant women, and transgender women, among others, have consistently been silenced and ignored.
Fifteen or 20 years from now, history will be told through Twitter comment threads and text message receipts. But for now, Philadelphia-based artist Laurence de Valmy is reimagining the artist friendships of decades past via Instagram in her series Post. Two paintings from the series will be on view in the Avant Gallery booth at Art Wynwood.
It’s sometimes reassuring to see ourselves reflected in the world around us, even in depictions of the past or of cultures far and radically different from our own. Other times, it can feel overwhelming and inescapable, part of a never-ending cycle of rehashed power dynamics and existential crises. With a limitless source of information to scroll through, having yet another reminder of how we’re barreling toward hell in a gold lamé hand basket just seems, well, cruel.
According to the irreproachable authority of the internet, the hashtag #BlackGirlMagic has been around for about five years. It caught fire after CaShawn Thompson started tweeting the phrase and making merchandise donned by celebrities like Willow Smith and Amandla Stenberg. In an interview with the Los Angeles Times, Thompson noted…
If you’re still using a rotary phone or dial-up modem, Pérez Art Museum Miami’s Tech Takeover probably won’t float your boat. But for everyone else living in 2018 and wanting to explore how tech is shaping the modern Miami landscape, this is the event. This month’s free community night…
Driving on I-95 at 5 p.m., you pass a hot-orange light peeking through the leaves of roadside trees. You have plenty of time to notice it because traffic is almost always crawling. But you barely do, the same way you barely notice your elderly neighbor sitting in a lawn chair…
Thursday In a city as self-conscious as Miami, a guide to the best restaurants, party ideas, and travel destinations can feel like a necessity. The Cocktailz & Coconutz series is here to provide just that with the help of Jean-Désir Fils, AKA the Lifestyle Connoisseur. You can be introduced to…
Whether you’re happy to see it go or sad to watch it fade, the year of Trump’s presidency, sexual harassment revelations, and Hurricane Irma is winding down, and you have six days to wave goodbye. End it on the right note with events such as Celebrity Deathmatch at the Hangar and New Year’s Eve at Mana Wynwood, because one thing that will remain true through generations is our love of free stuff.
However you choose to spend your Noche Buena, Chanukkah, Kwanzaa, or hedonistic holiday party marathon, make it out to the Support Local Market at the Wynwood Yard, Jingle Bell Rock at Churchill’s Pub, and MatzoBall at Story. Go ahead and get all about that holiday spirit.
Thursday Whether you like him best in his scene-stealing sidekick roles or as a standup comedian, Kevin Hart has no doubt made you laugh even if you didn’t want to. His latest projects include his autobiography, I Can’t Make This Up, which came out in June, and the film Jumanji:…
If you’ve ever lived anywhere but Miami, you know that the weather this past week is what makes this little tropical metropolis such an amazing place to call home. Of course, you could also be shivering in your slippers under 12 blankets on your couch like the cold-blooded jungle lizard you really are.
Thursday Break out your favorite ugly holiday sweater and get creative with themed props in the photo booth at New Times’ Sips and Sweets. Rock out to your favorite songs spun by DJs inside the Miami Auto Museum at the Dezer Collection after it’s been transformed into a winter wonderland…
Derrick Adams’ “Black White and Brown” has taken over the space at Primary Projects in an arresting patchwork of its title colors. Black-and-white patterns work as a structure through which shades of brown move and disrupt. Walking through the exhibit, the audience can also traverse the artist’s mind. “The things…
This week, you can hear free music on the Mile, try a new taco spot at Pilo’s Street Tacos’ grand opening, and burn off a few of those holiday pounds at the One Love Run. Don’t forget to snag some deals for your last-minute shopping at the Miami Flea Holiday Market.
If you have yet to get stuck behind a lost driver, gawk at a strangely dressed (and clearly loaded) art dealer, or stumble upon an art installation in progress, Basel hasn’t touched you yet. Fortunately, you have the entire weekend to people-watch and sit in gridlock, but let’s hope you’ll also get a chance to enjoy the art that has flooded the city. After you’ve checked out Basel House at the RC Cola Plant and Antonia Wright’s Control, make sure to blow off some steam at the Electric Pickle’s annual Fuck Art Let’s Dance party or the Wu-Tang Clan show.
Art Basel isn’t known for skirting political commentary. The fair is arguably even a barometer for the levels of extremism to which contemporary art is willing to go at any given moment. Last year, for example, galleries reacted pointedly to the election of Donald Trump by making last-minute changes to works on display at the behest of artists and the public.
Thursday Remember when a stabbing was mistaken for performance art during Art Basel last year? Whether that’s what makes Miami Art Week fantastic or terrible is up for debate, but what’s certain is that Basel and its innumerable satellite fairs — such as Art Miami, Design Miami, and Superfine! —…
This year, Art Basel’s show at the Miami Beach Convention Center will charge $60 for a single day’s admission. For residents of the surrounding neighborhoods, that’s a small price to pay for access to an international cross section of contemporary art. For the gallerists, curators, and private collectors traveling to…
Museums, institutions that preserve and produce culture, walk a tightrope of accessibility and excellence. They seek to attract a steady and wide-reaching audience while presenting compelling artwork that’s relevant to a broader conversation on art and its trends. Art Basel Miami Beach, one of the largest fine-art exhibitions in the…
If you’re looking to avoid art events for the next seven days, good luck. Your best bet will be to stock up on food and alcohol and lock yourself in your in home until next Monday. But if you’re trying to hop on the Basel bandwagon without breaking the bank…
