Mexican singer, actress and performance artist Astrid Hadad takes the absurd seriously. Her surreal brand of cabaret lampoons the marketing of Mexico’s cultural icons and reframes received historical truths. Her costumes, often marvels of movable set design, unfold, billow and blink. At one moment, she’s a living Diego Rivera calla…
New York-based artist Jake Berman loves maps. If you visit his website, fiftythree.studio, you’ll find the kind of art an Atlas junkie would drool over: colorful public transit maps that range from traditional (Chicago’s L train) to speculative (San Francisco in the year 2050) to pure fantasy (the comic book…
Imagine walking through a forest of illuminated jellyfish and fluorescent coral, letting glowing alligators and flamingos light the night sky, and passing through scenes decorated with the vibrant colors of the Wynwood art district—all made from handcrafted Chinese lanterns. That’s what’s in the works at Miami’s Jungle Island, which will…
Thursday We don’t see too many black bears around these parts. But Blackbear is headed to Miami for a show, and he probably won’t growl at you or eat your trash. This Blackbear was born in Daytona, is a producing extraordinaire, and has worked with the likes of Justin Bieber,…
Collect stars, zoom around a real-life kart track in Mario garb and… maybe even win a trip to Vegas?
People often dismiss summer in Miami as slow season. But in many ways, it’s when the city expresses its truest self. The heat and humidity can be stifling, sure, but with the powers of modern air conditioning, exploding creative energy, and a relentless drive to keep pushing the city forward,…
Memorial Day Weekend in Miami can be a real drain on your financial resources. All those drinks, cover charges, and Uber rides cost money — and that’s if you didn’t lose your wallet on the beach somewhere between your fourth and fifth booze slushie. Luckily, you can still work some…
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 World Red Eye,…
When Becky Smith was 14 years old, she knew she wanted to play jai alai. She grew up in the 1970s surrounded by the sport. Her father was an amateur player whose air conditioning business was just down the street from the amateur court in Medley. Her mother worked…
Get ready, Miami: The final holiday weekend of high season starts today. For the next four days, you’ll run into a party everywhere you go, especially if that place happens to be in South Beach. If you’re feeling like a three-day-bender, don’t despair: geek convention Mizucon and a new exhibit…
Miami is known as the crossroads of the Americas, a place that unites people from diverse backgrounds and cultivates an environment where people get inspired by the different cultures they encounter. At the recently renovated Miami Dade College Museum of Art and Design, the new exhibition “Where the Oceans Meet”…
Summertime means road-tripping and water-sliding. From South Florida’s largest water park to Miami-Dade’s only wave pool, the region has plenty of ways to stay cool for the summer. If your hot-weather plans include breaking the world record for most time spent floating on a lazy river, we’re not here to judge.
Contemporary Chinese artist Zhao Gang will celebrate a career milestone this week. His first solo museum exhibition in the United States, “Zhao Gang: History Painting,” is set to open this Friday, May 24 — and it’s happening right here in the Magic City.
Thursday Ever wanted to shake your ass in a fountain? Well, here’s your chance. The City of Miami Beach is turning the picturesque Normandy Fountain into a full-fledged Buenos Aires-inspired fiesta. The affair, Milonga Under the Stars, will offer a tango class and performance by True Tango, libations for purchase,…
If you attended the inaugural Currents experience at the Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM) in March, you experienced some of the best culture Miami had to offer. In addition to the art on view throughout the PAMM, attendees also witnessed pop-up performances by Juggerknot Theatre and got to rock out to…
John Leguizamo headlines a 2019 summer theater season in South Florida stacked with diverse stories, drama, musical triumphs, and laughs galore. The prolific Tony Award-winning character actor is bringing his Broadway hit Latin History for Morons to the Ziff Ballet Opera House in July, joining a crazy-good lineup of…
Visitors can explore Overtown’s rich cultural history by visiting sites such as the Lyric Theatre. But to see the neighborhood’s prosperous future, they can head to the Urban. A 58,000-square-foot open-air venue in the heart of Overtown, it’s ground zero for a new chapter of commerce and culture in the community…
Memorial Day parties, the Hyundai Air & Sea Show, Drag Mondays at Kill Your Idol, and more of the best free events happening in Miami this week, May 20 through 26.
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 World Red Eye,…
In 2016, about three weeks after Donald Trump was elected to office and one week before the start of Art Basel, the New York Times published an article about the prestigious Whitney Biennial exhibition in New York — and why it had neglected to include Miami artists in its exhibition…
Nicky Jam at the AAA, Brightline’s first anniversary, and more of the best things to do in Miami this weekend, May 17 through 19.
Every country deserves its own Renaissance, a period of time when the arts are championed by its citizens. That’s what American street artists Disem and Dreps are trying to do for their beloved Panama with the upcoming Panama Mural Fest. From May 20th to the 26th, the duo will work…
