Street festivals can be so much more than a good romp on the sunny asphalt. At their best, they can be an homage to a shared sense of culture; a common idea within a community of strangers suddenly connected and brought face to face under the auspices of merriment outside…

The Pulitzer Prize is one of those real-deal brass ring honors in the literary world. Writers dream of it from the moment they first pick up the pen, to the last drop of ink they drain. The award is presented every year in a range of categories. A committee of…

It may well be the case that Miami’s Wynwood neighborhood is unique in its existence as a sprawling, open-air canvas perpetually covered with all manner of street art. Yet it remains that the Magic City’s graffiti history goes much deeper than Wynwood’s recent rise. Since people have had words to…

Do you like poetry? Of course. Why wouldn’t you? But do you ever ask yourself, Why can’t I find a place to enjoy poetry and gardening at the same time? Some of the world’s greatest poets were inspired by nature’s beauty. Well, seek no further and rejoice, because the R.Y.P.E…

How does a good piece of poetry get made? And more to the point, where do wordsmiths find their rhythm? Lord Byron would make his way to a cave in Portovenere, Italy, to meditate and write some of the greatest romantic poetry ever composed. William Burroughs was never more at…

April is here, and that means Miami is saturated with poets and their varieties of verse during the O, Miami Poetry Festival. To kick things off, O, Miami will present one of its biggest events ever: a poetry wallcast. Much like the screenings of classic films in the park or…

Wynwood may be known best for its unique artistic atmosphere — from the dozens of galleries to the murals and graffiti pieces that cover facades on every block — but it’s also got some incredible spots to eat. As Wywnwood develops into one of Miami’s hippest neighborhoods, it continues to…

When you think of street art, you immediately imagine portraits painted in the style of the baroque era or students of the École Nationale Supérieure des Beaux-Arts de Paris, right? Perhaps not, but lo and behold, internationally renowned street artist Kai Guetta will soon showcase his series of portraits, “Now…

For those who pay any attention, who take care to look a bit further than the glossy pamphlet veneer, there’s a great deal more to what makes Miami the Magic City than strung-out nights under neon on South Beach, and half-naked candy kids marching down Biscayne like a horde of…

Andy Sweet was murdered in 1982 at the age of 29. At the time of his death, Sweet was a lauded photographer who had built a name for himself exploring South Beach. Lens in hand and bent on documenting the area’s famous colors, he created works capturing some of the…

Miami has her fair share of graffiti haunts and paint-saturated penits where local and traveling bombers alike have decorated streets for decades. Few are as iconic, though, as Miami Marine Stadium. Declared structurally unsound after the widespread devastation of hurricane Andrew, the abandoned stadium has been “off-limits” for nearly a…

Update: The police report says the alleged vandal is Miami artist Maximo Caminero. The Pérez Art Museum Miami has received much critical acclaim and attention for their current Ai Weiwei exhibition, According To What?, which PAMM’s website describes as “the first international (exhibit) of this vital artist’s multifaceted artistic oeuvre.”…

Dalí: Over the years, he’s been viewed by many in many different lights – pioneer, madman, caricature, visionary. But regardless of one’s perspective, it’s difficult, if not impossible, to deny that the man was one of the most important artists of the 20th century, the mustache-laden, bug-eyed king of the…

The Friends of Miami Marine Stadium amble closer and closer to the climax of their quest to renovate and reopen the woefully abandoned stadium in Key Biscayne, and as they’ve made progress, they’ve begun to change their stride. Having cleared the major hurdle of getting approval from the City of…