Museums

Bass Museum. From Dec 4th, 2008 through Mar 1st, 2009.  This exhibition is comprised of sculptures, drawings, models, props, and video footage – 47 pieces total – which reveal the progression of the artist's conceptual strategies that precede the final product. Trained as an architect, Mexican artist Pedro Reyes explores the ways in which a space can be created to combine utopian ideas as well as functionality.

From Jan 9th through Jan 31st, 2009.  The Museum of the Americas, located in Doral, Florida, will open the first of three exhibitions of the 2009 series titled 7 Women from 7 Countries. Artists included in the exhibition are Nicole Angelica from Bahamas, Jeanette Berndsen from The Netherlands, Kanak Chanpa Chakma from Bangladesh, Marina Reiter from Russia, Eba RG from Spain, Shahla … +

January 2009.  The Museum of Contemporary Art introduces new hours in 2009. Starting on January 7th, MOCA will be open from 1:00 to 9:00 p.m. every Wednesday.  On Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, galleries will be open from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.  Galleries are open on Sundays from noon to 5:00 p.m. and closed on Mondays.

The Possibility of an Island . From Dec 4th, 2008 through Mar 21st, 2009.The Museum of Contemporary Art’s annex space, MOCA at Goldman Warehouse, will feature the exhibition The Possibility of an Island from December 4th, 2008 through March 21st, 2009. The exhibition, which takes French author Michel Houellebecq’s 2005 novel of the same name as its starting point, poses existential questions … +

Historical Museum of Southern Florida. From Sep 25th, 2008 through Jan 25th, 2009   Plotted on a pattern of five crosses, with two avenues creating the main cross, the Cristóbal Colón Cemetery in the Vedado district of Havana, Cuba is considered one of the finest examples of funerary architecture in the world. Miami architect Raúl L. Rodríguez, AIA has been documenting its quiet … +

Charles Lieberman. From Nov 22nd, 2008 through Jan 18th, 2009.  Charles Biederman: An American Idealist is a touring exhibition organized by the Frederick Weisman Art Museum at the University of Minnesota, on view at the Lowe Art Museum through January 18th, 2009. The exhibition offers a comprehensive overview of the life and work of Charles Biederman, an acclaimed American modernist, who pioneered … +

From Oct 31st, 2008 through Jan 18th, 2009.  As part of its ongoing New Work series, Miami Art Museum will present Yinka Shonibare, MBE: A Flying Machine for Every Man, Woman and Child, a new installation created specifically for MAM. The site-specific work will explore Miami’s role as a destination for both tourists and immigrants and as a symbol of freedom and … +

Anri Sala. From Dec 3rd through Mar 1st, 2009.  Purchase Not by Moonlight is the first major museum exhibition of Anri Sala’s videos and photographs in the United States, featuring works from the late 1990s to the present. The exhibition is co-organized by the Contemporary Arts Center in the Rosenthal Center for Contemporary Art (Cincinnati) and the Museum of Contemporary Art, North … +

Bass Museum of Art. From Dec 4th, 2008 through Feb 8th, 2009.  Russian Dreams presents a selection of cutting-edge works by contemporary artists from Russia who explore nostalgia, both as the subject of a myth and as an opposition to mythology. This exhibition is collaboration between the Bass Museum of Art and the Multimedia Art Museum, Moscow. Guest curator Olga Svilova works … +

3rd Anniversary. October 2008.  The World Erotic Arts Museum (WEAM) celebrates its third anniversary on Thursday, October 16th, with a party a special photography exhibition at the museum, which has become an internationally known Miami Beach tourist attraction.

Wolfsonian Museum-FIU. From Oct 24th through Dec 7th, 2008.  How are we manipulated by strategies of political communication? How do issues such as fame and the power of the media play into this dynamic, and what is the role of democracy? Inspired by the 2008 U.S. Presidential elections, artist Francesco Vezzoli explores these issues and how they’re expressed through contemporary visual language … +

Wolfsonian Museum. From Apr through Sep 2009.  The American Automobile Scene is an engaging exploration of automobile design in America from the 1920s through the 1940s, to be presented from April to September 2009.

Wolfsonian Museum. From Jul 5th, 2008 through Jan 19th, 2009.  Commemorating the 75th anniversary of the New Deal, A Bittersweet Decade: The New Deal in America, 1933-43 considers the impact of Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal programs on American culture. The exhibition, on view July 5, 2008 through January 19, 2009, explores how the government’s patronage of art, design, and architecture were … +

Wolfsonian Museum. From Oct 24th, 2008 through May 17th, 2009.  From the Twentieth Century Limited train and Chrysler’s Airflow automobile to the Zephyr digital clock, the aerodynamic style known as streamlining endowed many classic American products with a futuristic sheen – the glamour of speed.

Chantal Akerman. From Oct 16th, 2008 through Jan 25th, 2009.  Miami Art Museum presents its MAC @ MAM exhibition, this time a solo show by artist Chantal Akerman from October 16th, 2008 through January 25th, 2009. This is the artist’s first major traveling exhibition in the United States. The show will feature video from her documentary series: D’Est retraces a journey from summer to … +

Sean Duffy: New Work. From Jul 18th through Oct 12th, 2008.Los Angeles-based artist Sean Duffy, best known for fusing multiple turntables into functional, mutant single players, has created a site-specific installation for his solo show at Miami Art Museum.

Dark Continents. From Sep 26th through Nov 9th, 2008.  The Museum of Contemporary Art North Miami has organized Dark Continents, an exhibition that revisits the modernist fascination with tropical locales and indigenous people prevalent during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Artists in the exhibition examine ideas and aesthetics that were popular during this time period and relate them to current … +

20th Century Works on Paper. From Aug 23rd through Nov 2nd, 2008.  The Gertrude Silverstone Muss Gallery at the Bass Museum of Art is showcasing approximately eighty works on paper by some of the 20th century’s most renowned Spanish artists, as well as artists from other countries whose careers were impacted by Spain. Rarely seen sketches and illustrations by artists such as … +

July 2008.Marquis, an exclusive development of residences and a boutique hotel and spa operated by RockResorts, has established a formal partnership with future neighbor Miami Art Museum (MAM), to offer its homeowners added benefits that foster a lifestyle integrated with Miami’s growing art and culture scene. Included in the purchase of a residence at Marquis is unlimited free admission for 12 months; … +

Historical Museum of Southern Florida. Ongoing.The Historical Museum of Southern Florida, located at 101 West Flagler Street in Miami, is currently presenting a permanent exhibition titled Tropical Dreams: A People’s History of South Florida. The show explores South Florida history through five periods: First Arrivals, International Rivalry, Southward, Expansion, New People – New Technology and Gateway of the Americas.

Thoughts on Democracy. From Jul 5th through Dec 7th, 2008. Wolfsonian – Florida International University opened the exhibition Thoughts on Democracy, an innovative initiative that brings together 60 renowned contemporary artists and designers to present original works inspired by Norman Rockwell’s “Four Freedoms” posters. Thoughts on Democracy is part of Celebrating Ameria, a series of four exhibitions on view in 2008 and … +