Honduran artist Alma Leiva is no stranger to the crime and violence that has made her homeland one of the most dangerous places on the planet. In fact, the New World grad typically creates installations, videos and multi-media art works that reference the cycle of terror leading many of the…
Following the tragic terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, the rubble of the World Trade Center was designated a crime scene by U.S. authorities and access denied to everyone except law enforcement and rescue workers. At the time, the press was prohibited from the site. New York artist, Joel Meyerowitz,…
People wondering when the next homegrown art star will be minted usually cast their peepers at Miami’s New World School of the Arts for its impressive record of producing bumper crops of fresh local talent. Mind you, NWSA is not one of those dippy art school chorizo factories cranking out…
Roberta Smith of the New York Times calls him “game-changing.” Peter Schjeldahl of The New Yorker calls him “the most consequential artist to have emerged since the 1980s.” We call him “the wired wizard of id.” Ryan Trecartin, whose “Any After” is on view at the Museum of Contemporary Art,…
“Ryan Trecartin: Any Ever” at MOCA through September 4
While some galleries are on vacation and others are busy gearing up for a slew of September openings, this weekend’s abridged version of the Second Saturday Art Walk beginning at 6 p.m. still has exhibits worth exploring. Offerings include a conceptual artist’s train station sign evoking travel and time, and…
Following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, U.S. authorities designated the rubble of the World Trade Center a crime scene. All except law enforcement officials and rescue workers were denied access to the site. New York artist Joel Meyerowitz became the only photographer granted the right of entry to…
Wynwood Second Saturday Art Walk lineup for August 13, 2011
Ryan Trecartin’s “Any After” delivers sensory overload at MOCA
At the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) in North Miami, Ryan Trecartin evokes comparison to a wired wizard of id. In “Any Ever,” an epic series of videos that make the head spin, the ferociously inventive artist shuffles through identity shifts faster than a Vegas poker dealer. Trecartin, who has…
“Sacred Stories, Timeless Tales” at the Lowe Art Museum through October 23
“Rivane Neuenschwander: A Day Like Any Other” at MAM through October 16
“East/West: Visually Speaking” at the Frost Art Museum through September 11
For Cuban curator Danays Gonzalez the Deauville Beach Resort is a natural fit for her mission to bring international exposure to Cuban-American artists. Gonzales is director of the freshly minted Arte Puro Gallery opening this Friday night at the iconic Miami Beach landmark. She says that the NADA Art Fair has put the…
Sandra Gamarra’s mystical journey at the Bass Museum
With the exception of a missing pew and some hymnals, a modest room near the entrance of the Bass Museum of Art could be a private chapel. Approximately the size of an average South Florida bedroom, the space called the Cabinet houses a suite of 15 paintings, suggesting that art…
Magnus Sigurdarson has always been a bit of a maverick in his multi-varied art practice, creating works ranging from photography exploring notions of identity to massive installations employing eight tons of salt and industrial fans to recreate an Icelandic tempest. In recent years we have seen imagery of the conceptual…
Artist Rivane Neuenschwander flows into MAM
Ribbons From Brazil
A new MAM exhibit artfully presents tradition and flowing water.
The concept of a surveillance society is no longer the stuff of dystopian science fiction. Many people today believe “Big Brother” watches their every move with sophisticated technology.In most major cities digital cameras monitor streets, government buildings, airports, highways, shopping malls, public transport, even the elevator you rode alone to…
“Sacred Stories, Timeless Tales” at the Lowe Art Museum through October 23
“East/West: Visually Speaking” at the Frost Art Museum through September 11
“Uprooted/Transmigrations” at Pan American Art Projects through July 31
