Al Capone, Giuseppe Zangara, the Miami River cops, Yahweh Ben Yahweh, Andrew Cunanan, and Rory Conde are not your usual suspects. They are the crème de la crème of the murderers and malefactors coloring the Big Orange’s sordid history. They’ve provided the blood-flecked fodder for local crime and mystery writers…

“Art Encounters: Interstices Between Literature, Cinema, and Graphic Design” Through March 20. CCE Miami, 800 Douglas Rd., Ste. 170, Coral Gables; 305-448-9676; ccemiami.org. Monday through Friday 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Some people believe a picture is worth a thousand words, but others swear a well-made poster can more effectively…

“Art Encounters: Interstices Between Literature, Cinema, and Graphic Design” Through March 20. CCE Miami, 800 Douglas Rd., Ste. 170, Coral Gables; 305-448-9676; ccemiami.org. Monday through Friday 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Some people believe a picture is worth a thousand words, but others swear a well-made poster can more effectively…

Pan American Art Projects showcases Magnus Sigurdarson and Paul Stoppi’s wild romp through London in “Operation Beefeater”

In an early video, artist Mariko Mori stands in an airport. She wears a platinum Barbarella-style wig and a silver bodysuit with futuristic polythene pillow wings. Her mission: Save the Earth. Mori, as a techno-shamanic being, cradles a crystal sphere before touching it to her lips and lowering the ball…

In an early video, artist Mariko Mori stands in an airport. She wears a platinum Barbarella-style wig and a silver bodysuit with futuristic polythene pillow wings. Her mission: Save the Earth. Mori, as a techno-shamanic being, cradles a crystal sphere before touching it to her lips and lowering the ball…

There is something shockingly different about Wynwood’s newest art emporium. The works lining the gritty space’s windows, walls, and aisles fly out the door in a single day. And on Wednesdays, you can snag an original painting or limited-edition framed print for half-off or a hefty discount. The blue-ticket prices…

“Art Encounters: Interstices Between Literature, Cinema, and Graphic Design” Through March 20. CCE Miami, 800 Douglas Rd., Ste. 170, Coral Gables; 305-448-9676; ccemiami.org. Monday through Friday 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Some people believe a picture is worth a thousand words, but others swear a well-made poster can more effectively…

Are you itching to douche out the brain pan after a soul-withering workweek? The Miami Made Weekend is the remedy to leave that noggin feeling fresh and renewed. Cosponsored by the Arsht Center and the Miami Light Project, the event showcases über avant-garde South Florida talent with a trio of…

If you haven’t visited the Bass Museum in a while, a new exhibit will likely leave you scratching your head. Gone are the typical old-fangled portraits or Baroque paintings for which the museum was once known. Instead you’ll find a giant chicharrón. The institution’s bleeding-edge transformation has come courtesy of…

At the barely known and underused Little Haiti Cultural Center, a world-class exhibit focusing on the art of the Caribbean begs for attention. Curated by Miami’s Edouard Duval-Carrié, largely funded by the French government, and cosponsored by the City of Miami and the Haitian Cultural Arts Alliance, “Global Caribbean” features…

Imagine a pack of boho gladiators slinging paint to live music in a pulsing, gritty arena while a rabid crowd cheers them on, and you have the bleeding-edge spectacle called Art Battles. “It has become the eminent stage for every young artist out there,” boasts Fabian Bolanos, the event’s booking…

Avant-garde Cuban art at the Lowe in Coral Gables erases political barriers

Although many expected the economic downturn to topple Wynwood galleries like so many dominoes this season, few would have predicted that one of the area’s flagship spaces, and one of only two Miami galleries to gain entrée to Art Basel’s inner echelons over the past several years, would depart the…

CCE Miami features poster art for books and films that use sex to sell

“The Reach of Realism”: North Miami’s MOCA looks at a media-saturated culture

Whether portraying a drunken Viking rocker washed up on South Beach or picking his nose while protecting Britain’s crown jewels, Magnus Sigurdarson’s creative high jinks are enough to make Sybil’s head spin. The Icelandic artist’s riffs on identity, “Operation Beefeater: of Man and His Nature,” are on display at Pan…

At Edge Zones in Wynwood, three photographers search for hidden patterns in the everyday

Famed Chilean artist Robert Matta’s paintings at Gary Nader Fine Art

Wynwood’s eclectic Gallery Diet (174 NW 23rd St., Miami) and Charley Friedman’s quixotic vision will whisk you away to a whimsical wonderland. “Magical Powers,” Friedman’s second solo show at the always-surprising space, features a mixed-media buffet of seductive offerings that incites a belly roll. On one wall, a plush hand…

Forget David Copperfield and Siegfried & Roy. For the past three years, the Big Mango’s own Kevin Jeffrey and Augustine “Gus” Caruso have put such Las Vegas idols to shame. Kevin & Caruso’s Magic & Comedy Show combines the best of Vegas-style illusions and showmanship with jaw-dropping sleight of hand…