Exhibitions

Sympathy for the Devil: Art and Rock and Roll Since 1967. From May 31st through Sep 8th, 2008.Sympathy for the Devil: Art and Rock and Roll Since 1967, on view at MOCA North Miami, is a traveling exhibition organized by the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago and curated by Dominic Molon. The group exhibition has been regarded as the most serious … +

Glas Italia. From Jun 21st through Jul 28th, 2008. imoderni, located at 143 NW 23rd Street in Wynwood Art District, launches the Project Space exhibition featuring Glas Italia. Art Direction by Piero Lissoni, designs by Claudio Silvestrin, Jean-Marie Massaud, and including Di Dioniso Mirrors from Ettore Sottsass. Di Dioniso was Sottsass’s last project before his death in 2007. imoderni will auction the … +

New Palley Pavilion. May 2008.The Lowe Art Museum at the University of Miami, located at 1301 Stanford Drive in Coral Gables, officially opened a new wing on May 2nd dedicated to the art of glass. The Myrna and Sheldon Palley Pavilion for Contemporary Glass and Studio Arts is named for two University of Miami alumni and longtime benefactors, who donated their collection … +

Video by MiamiArtOnline Video by Ken English. A quick look around the gallery. Soundtrack: Radio Malanga – Charita Va from Putumayo World Music. Watch on Youtube

Ongoing at the Grand Ramp.Monumental nineteenth-century tapestries are on permanent display at the Bass Museum of Art. Pieces in the exhibition include The Start of the Hunt and The Return from the Hunt, designed by French artist Louis-Marie Baader.

Miami: City-Metaphor. From Jun 6th through Jul 11th, 2008.The Spanish Cultural Center (CCE) presents “Miami: City-Metaphor”, a multiplatform project where twenty local artists present their work as a background for conferences and poetry. The project is a reflection of the diversity that is present in the interaction of Hispanic creators in this welcoming place called Miami and the perception of daily life … +

Second Saturdays Opening. June 2008.Internationally acclaimed Southern African American, Vernacular artist Purvis Young creates his canvases from recycled products including found wood, discarded library books, old political posters, used furniture and various surplus items from construction sites.

The Survival of the Fittest Video Show. July 12th, 2008. According to Dave E. Smalley, "The survival of the fittest is the ageless law of nature, but the fittest are rarely the strong. The fittest are those endowed with the qualifications for adaptation, the ability to accept the inevitable and conform to the unavoidable, to harmonize with existing or changing conditions."  

Atlantis Sculpture Exhibit. From Jun 9th through Jun 21st, 2008.A new sculpture exhibition is taking place at the Miami Beach Botanical Museum starting this June. Atlantis, In the Midst of Myth, is a solo exhibition of life size bronze sculptures (and paintings) by Oxana Narozniak. The opening reception takes place at the garden, located at 2000 Convention Center Drive in Miami Beach … +

Contemporary Argentine Art. Jun 13th through Jul 5th, 2008.The Museum of the Americas, in collaboration with the City of Doral and the Consulate General of Argentina in Miami, presents a group exhibition titled Contemporary Argentine Art.

From Jun 14th through Jul 26th, 2008.South African artist Bridget Baker will be opening her first solo exhibition in Miami with Gallery Diet on June 14th 2008. The exhibition, "But we look so good in our uniforms" is rooted primarily in video and deals with what could be conceived as a contemporized view of feminism; incorporating popular culture, legendary historic female figures, and … +

From May 31st through Jun 12th, 2008.Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts will host its first public exhibitions of new art, featuring pieces by the county’s youngest and oldest residents. Commissioner Joe A. Martinez’ annual Creative Visions Student Exhibit and the first Creative Golden Visions Senior Exhibit will display select submissions from hundreds of local artists at the Center.

From Jun 6th through Jun 14th, 2008.131 Projects is presenting the group exhibition Analog / Digital – Part 1, a multimedia event showcasing some of Miami's most innovative artistic minds. 1st and 21st Gallery, located at 2045 NW 1st Avenue in the Wynwood Art District, has been the chosen venue for this upcoming project that seeks to create an environment in which … +

Witness: South Florida Portraits. From Jun 7th through Jul 2008.The Miami Center for the Photographic Arts presents Witness: South Florida Portraits, a solo exhibition by Michael Carlebach. The show opens to the public with a reception to meet the artist on June 7th at the center located at 1601 SW First Street in Miami.

Bakehouse Art Complex. From May 10th through Jun 16th, 2008. The Bakehouse Art Complex (BAC) is opening the group exhibition Against the Grain this May. On display will be recent works by over fifteen Bakehouse Art Complex artists. Exploring urban development’s impact on art, this exhibition focuses on BAC artists’ portrayals of raw and visceral themes of city life. Combining found objects, … +

New World School of the Arts. From May 8th through May 21st, 2008.The New World Gallery, located at 25 NE 2nd Street in downtown Miami, is presenting the exhibition New Compartiendo Sueños de Paz / Sharing Dreams of Peace showcasing a series of fifty-two posters created by professional graphic designers. The opening reception takes place at the gallery on Thursday, May 8th, … +

Miami Art Museum. From Jun 6th through Sep 21st, 2008.Special installations by Miami artists, including Leyden Rodriquez-Casanova, Matt Schreiber and Tom Scicluna along with selections from local collectors and Miami Art Museum’s growing permanent collection, will make up Shadows, Disappearances and Illusions in MAM’s Upper Level Gallery from June 6th through September 21st, 2008. The opening reception will take place at the … +

Bass Museum of Art. From May 2nd through Oct 19th, 2008.The Taplin Gallery's Henri and Flore Lesieur Pavilion at The Bass Museum of Art in Miami Beach currently holding the exhibition Splendor in the Bass: The Portraits starting May 2nd, 2008. This installation highlights aspects of the original John and Johanna Bass founding donation to the museum, and features traditional portraiture from … +

A Solo Show by Santiago Espeche. From May 2nd through May 23rd, 2008.Tears from the thaw is the latest of a series of great impact compositions by Santiago Espeche, created from images obtained by Argentinean satellite SAC-C and manipulated with a special software. The show reports in a subtle way the effects of climatic change in the Argentinean Antarctica.

Amber Hawk Swanson and Matthew Sutton. From May 10th through June 28th, 2008. Locust Projects is opening two solo exhibitions by Chicago-based artist Amber Hawk Swanson and Washington, DC-based artist Matthew Sutton. Amber Hawk Swanson commissioned the production of a life-like sex doll, a RealDoll, made of a PVC skeleton and silicone flesh, in her exact likeness. For her exhibition, “To Have, … +

BFA Spring 2008 Exhibition. From Apr 25th through May 3rd, 2008. The Patricia and Phillip Frost Art Museum at FIU is unveiling its annual BFA Spring exhibition featuring works of art by graduating Bachelor of Fine Arts Students from the School of Art + Art History at Florida International University. The opening reception free and open to the public will take place … +