Often you have to look past the white tents and convention centers for the best work being shown during Basel week. Case in point, Invasion 68 Prague, a little show at the Miami Freedom Tower (600 Biscayne Boulevard) that’s easy to overlook.Put together by Miami-Dade College and the Aperture Foundation…
“The Black Factory,” an art instillation of wheels, will be rolling into town next week. The brainchild of William L. Pope, the Factory invited people to bring objects that represent “blackness” to the truck. Many of the projects are then broken down and resold in the truck’s gift shop. The Black…
Stephen Gamson’s work is “art” like the Herald’s puff piece on him yesterday is “journalism.” Technically it meets the basic requirements, but we should expect more.It’s not often that our daily does an 850-word feature on a local artist, and in a sense it was helpful, since it introduced us…
Mickael Cohen is a 36-year-old self-professed millionaire from France who wears linen suits and looks like a Lothario version of Jon Lovitz. In July, he showed off a Gulfstream jet, a Rolls Royce, a Lamborghini, an Aston Martin, an 80-foot yacht, and a Sunny Isles condo that, he said, clients…
Has someone been egging the new Britto sculpture at Fifth & Alton?Nearly two months ago, we here at the New Times playfully (half-jokingly…actually not joking at all) encouraged you to take out your Britto frustration by egging the new sculpture. As you can see from the above photo, something is…
Every Miamian’s favorite booty-smacking relative, Uncle Luke, did the title track for The U, a documentary about the chaotic rise of the University of Miami’s football squad, by Rakontur, the group that brought us Cocaine Cowboys. As part of ESPN’s “30 for 30” series, it will air December 12 at…
The girls came in numbers fit for a rock star — droves, from East and West and North and South and points beyond what any mere compass could position. And they were draped in shades no rainbow ever even fathomed. Think all the colors of all the rarest tropical fish…
Glenn Beck is in town, so instead of shaking your fist at your ’90s box, shake it at the man — live and in person. We hear he has some wonderful things to say. For another form of battle, check out Unconquered 1: November Reign for a luscious MMA fight that’ll leave…
passed away yesterday at the age of 74 from complications of a brain aneurism. The husband and wife were known for their large-scale projects that transformed landscapes. While Cristo, as it seems to go, gets more of the credit, the project that brought the duo to Miami in 1983 was…
While putting out a fire inside an empty house at 2021 SW 58th Ct. early yesterday morning, Miami-Dade firefighters spotted a bunch of suspiciously mellow potted plants and tipped off the police. Narcotics detectives found 34 hydroponic marijuana plants — which we now expect they will destroy in some depraved…
Two very unique (and different) cinematic experiences for you today, both of which take place in places that get the Culture Blog’s “Two Pipes Up” of approval.One is courtesy of the Lynn and Louis Wolfson II Florida Moving Image Archives: a screening of historic footage of the Civil Rights movement…
Devil’s Disciple Through November 21. O.H.W.O.W., 3100 NW Seventh Ave., Miami; 305-633-9345; oh-wow.com. Monday through Friday noon to 5 p.m. NeckFace, the graffiti ghoul who has earned international street cred as the budding Rembrandt of the repulsive and ribald, has brought his nightmarish vision to the Big Mango to wrack…
Magic City Kitty: Man seeks prostitute for rough sex
Macon City: A Comic Book Play at the Naked Stage
Precious: Diary of a sad black woman
The Messenger is a moving and nuanced drama about the casualties of the Iraq War
The ’80s brought Reaganomics, Rubik’s Cube, New Coke, Madonna, the end of the Cold War, high-tops, Swatches, and teased hair. They’re all awesome, so it’s no wonder that local indie record store Sweat Records holds an annual ode to the decade with its ’80s Prom. Already in its seventh year,…
Being one of the premiere art festivals of the year, not just any Joe Blow can show during Art Basel. You’d need connections, talent, or…a pack of markers, a glue gun, and some stray sequins. This year, the Scope Art Show has opened up their grand ol’ doors to the…
Back when we were in college — imagine dinosaurs roaming the campus — joining the rugby team was just an excuse to drink more beer. The matches didn’t last very long, and as soon as the whistle blew, both teams huddled around a keg and sang naughty songs while seeing…
Listen up, fellow Latinos. The Calle Ocho festival isn’t until March, and we don’t want you sitting around until then. So this Saturday, make your way to the American Airlines Arena for the 15th annual Caliente! Festival, featuring Latin American and Caribbean beats that are sure to get your hips…
It’s baffling to us that, in a city drowning in natural water features, we rarely end up at events that take place on the water. This weekend will be different, though, thanks to the second annual Downtown Miami Riverwalk Festival. Held at the confluence of Biscayne Bay and the Miami…
Your platform for self-expression might be a diary, but for choreographer Gregory Maqoma, it’s the stage. Since 1999, he has traveled the world telling his story through movements that are at once strong and jovial, vulnerable and sincere, but all inspired by his life in South Africa. This Friday and…
