It was only a couple months ago that Art Basel mania descended over Miami. That week in December feels more like a month, a frenzied time full of expensive and exclusive events basically unrelated to its lovely host city. Lucky for our readers, Artopia, New Times’ annual soiree honoring talented…
Kevin Costner eases white America into the now with McFarland, USA, we hear about the Berlin Film Festival’s highs (Queen of Earth) and lows (Knight of Cups), and dip into the lukewarm waters of a second Hot Tub Time Machine movie. Also, there’s much praise for teen comedy The DUFF…
The honest question should be: Who really appreciated Purvis Young’s work before his death at the age of 67 in 2010? The answers will surely be gushing with the hallmarks of insincerity and indignant self-righteousness of those who will claim to have been on the Young wagon before anybody else…
The most important day of award show season is almost here. Forget the SAGs or the Golden Globes, the Oscars are where it’s at. As Neil Patrick Harris gears up for his hosting duties and the Dolby Theatre prepares for it’s ultra famous guests to arrive, Miami is also prepping…
Dance, experimental theater, basketball: This weekend the Magic City offers it all. From politically charged dance performances to the South Beach Wine and Food Festival, there’s something for nearly everyone. Make the most of your weekend, you deserve it. Happy weekend, Miami. See also: Get Your Groove On: Bay Skate…
Break out those Rollerblades, or even your old-school, four-wheeled lace-ups: the long awaited roller rink takeover of Bayfront Park makes its debut on February 26. Known as Bay Skate, the project won the Miami Foundation’s Public Space Challenge last year, and the plan is to wow Miamians with an evening…
There’s nothing like having a rubdown delivered to your doorstep, except maybe having a couple’s rubdown delivered to your doorstep. If that sounds nice, you might want to give Soothe a try. If you’re not in a couple and feel weird about having a dual massage with your roommate or…
Fluorescent bars wrapped in crocheted cylinders. Glowing neon draped in tangled yarn. Tree-like structures of light sprouting leaves of knitwork. Exploring an Alex Trimino art exhibition can feel like wandering through an exotic, synthetic jungle — a surreal spectacle. The Colombian artist studied art at Florida International University and earned…
On a planet of seven billion souls, where almost everything has been touched by the hand of man, there’s something otherworldly about abandoned places. Empty malls, crumbling movie theaters, deserted hospitals — these are the places that make our skin crawl. These are the places places where David Bulit spends…
Shove off, John Hughes. The DUFF, a high-school comedy by Ari Sandel, opens by declaring that The Breakfast Club’s social categories are, like, way passé. Explains lead Bianca (Mae Whitman): “Jocks play videogames, princesses are on antidepressants, and geeks rule the world.” Today, be ye goth kid, science dweeb, or…
American Sniper notwithstanding, the first fresh multiplex trend to emerge in 2015 is Old White Dudes Learning How to Share Their World. First came Kevin Costner in the sour Black or White, playing a coot who discovers that black folks love their kids too, even in South Los Angeles. Who…
It seems as if, for every ten issue-oriented documentaries that essentially function as long-form magazine articles with images attached, we get perhaps one doc that exemplifies the methods of “direct cinema” — the observational mode of documentary filmmaking that allows audiences to observe from a detached remove. That mode is…
Five years ago, four losers passed out in a Jacuzzi, boiled back to 1986, healed their past wounds, rocked out to Poison, and returned to their timeline as gods. Thusly, Hot Tub Time Machine director Steve Pink was hailed as a minor deity: He’d taken a dumber-than-huffing-hairspray premise and made…
It’s time to register for the 2015 MDA Muscle Walk of Miami to benefit South Florida area families served by the Muscular Dystrophy Association. Take a small step to fund powerful progress for the MDA by raising critical funds and awareness to help save and improved the lives of local…
The Urban Bush Women are a force — a force for change, innovation, and historical homage. Since 1984, this renowned troupe has been using powerful, ground-shaking dancing, acting, and singing to tell stories that most of us never get to hear. Through women’s voices and bodies, compelling choreography, and innovative…
Opening Valentines Day 2015, the latest Solo Exhibition from Atomik titled “No Love” will be on display at Viophilia in the Wynwood Art District. Atomik examines the relationships of rivalries and opposition he experiences stemming from the competitive graffiti culture in his “No Love” exhibition. The two part showcase will…
Empire most certainly wasn’t built in a day, but its reputation as a breakout hit has been made in virtually no time at all. Since the series debuted six weeks ago, every episode has drawn more viewers than the one before it. Buoyed by positive reviews and especially word of…
Randy Burman selects a black sandal from a heap of shoes in a cardboard box. With a devilish grin, he hurls it across the length of his small studio. It lands on a painting of Rick Santorum’s face with a satisfying thwack. He’s demonstrating Vent-o-Matic, a chainlink fence structure on…
Miami’s crown jewel, Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM), has launched a series of time-based art installations, which debuted last week at the museum’s bayfront home. “Waves” is a series of specially commissioned, collaborative performances by musicians, visual artists, and multimedia filmmakers interested in exploring the intersection of music and art…
It’s not every day that a saucy broad like Miami Beach makes it to centenarian status. To celebrate this momentous birthday, the city is planning a 100-hour festival of fun, featuring everything from weddings to citizenship naturalizations to astrophysical concerts. Would you expect anything else from the world capital of…
My Best Miami Memory is a new monthly feature where Miami creatives share their favorite memories of the Magic City. This is the first installment. It is 1990-something (I’m in eighth grade) and I’m sitting in the Miami Arena, waiting for a concert to begin. The performers are a surprise,…
Before there were grooves, string quartets, jazz trumpet solos, or Kanye West, there was sound. That, in short, is the subject of Subtropics XXIII, Miami’s experimental biennial of music and sound art, taking place this Wednesday through March 8. Founded in 1989 by Venezuela-born, Miami-based local artist and composer Gustavo…
