Artist Tomas Vu Stages an Apocalypse at Fredric Snitzer Gallery

Politically and environmentally, we’re living in dark times. Artist Tomas Vu embraces the darkness in his new solo show, “Tomas Vu: The Fifth Season,” which opens at Fredric Snitzer Gallery tonight. “’The Fifth Season’ is about the apocalypse, the end of everything else when we’ve gone through all the cycles…

The Seven Best South Florida Bars to Watch NFL Games, Based on Your Team

If you attended last weekend’s record-breaking, seven-plus-hour Miami Dolphins game, you know that going to a football game can be more trouble than it’s worth. Between the rising prices of, well, everything, the traffic, and the overall declining on-field product, staying local and opting to spend a fraction of the money…

Eyes on Miami: Ozuna, Kevin Hart, Halsey, and Others

It’s not easy having eyes all over the scene, being around to take in all the wild visuals at all the worthwhile places in the city. There are, however, those parties and gallery openings where a fortunate photographer can point and shoot. Every week, in collaboration with WorldRedEye, New Times…

Sex, Violence, and Queerness Collide in The Wild Boys

It’s not easy to describe the wonderfully transgressive experience that is The Wild Boys. Sex and violence linger everywhere, be it on a ship full of masculine power plays or a jungle of phalluses begging to be sucked. With his feature debut, Bertrand Mandico has created a work of art that’s as full of angst as it is horny, a queer fever dream that’s as much a nightmare as it is an erotic fantasy.

The 21 Best Things to Do in Miami This Week

More and more of Arthur Jafab’s work is popping up around the 305 — and that’s a very good thing. The Mississippi-bred director and cinematographer knows how to master a timely and thought-provoking flick, such as Crooklyn and Seven Songs for Malcolm X. His latest piece, Dreams Are Colder Than Death…

Placeholder Gallery Examines Intimate Digital Texts Via “Emergency Contacts”

After high school, Javier Hernandez ran away from Miami with the circus. The future founder of Placeholder Gallery first got a job with El Circo de Arte in Spain. He spent the summer with the circus before attending art school in New York; relocated to Santa Fe, New Mexico; and finally came full circle during a 2012 trip to his hometown.

The Best Free Events in Miami This Week

Motown & Mule Mondays, Mexican Independence Day, Road to House of Creatives Music Festival, and more of the best free events happening in South Florida this week, September 10 through September 16.

Eyes on Miami: 50 Cent, Niykee Heaton, Trey Songz, and Others

It’s not easy having eyes all over the scene, being around to take in all the wild visuals at all the worthwhile places in the city. There are, however, those parties and gallery openings where a fortunate photographer can point and shoot. Every week, in collaboration with WorldRedEye, New Times…

Burt Reynolds Was a South Florida Movie Machine

When Burt Reynolds passed away yesterday, much was made of his Florida connections. The star of classics such as Deliverance and Boogie Nights graduated from Palm Beach High School and played football at Florida State University. With the star power to be crowned box office champ every year from 1978 to 1982…

With Public Hives, Danielle Bender Turns Bee Colonies Into Public Art

Two years ago, during the Zika virus outbreak, Danielle Bender was worked up about the practice of spraying the insecticide Naled overhead to kill infected mosquitoes. “There was a period where I didn’t see any birds, lizards, bugs, nada,” she recalls of that time in her neighborhood. It made her think about…