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Bass Museum of Art

Voom Portraits. From May 2nd through Aug 3rd, 2008. Voom Portraits Robert Wilson at the Bass Museum of Art is an exhibition of provocative high-definition video portraits by epochal avant-garde artist Robert Wilson. These works were commissioned and produced by Voom HD Networks, a US-based television provider devoted to high-definition television channels. The portraits of approximately 25 people and animals are presented … +

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Jewish Museum

Three-part presentation by Lynn Whitelaw. May 15th, 2008. 7:30 p.m. At the Jewish Museum of Florida Lynn Whitelaw, Director, Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art, St. Petersburg College in Tarpon Springs, FL will provide a three-part presentation to complement the museum’s exhibit In the Beginning by modern artist Abraham Rattner. “Rebel With a Cause” is Whitelaw’s assessment of Rattner as a Figurative Expressionist within … +

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Pivot Points Part 2

MOCA at Goldman Warehouse. From Apr 12th through Jun 28th, 2008. Featuring works from the permanent collection of the Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami, Pivot Points, Part 2: New Mythologies will explore the ways contemporary artists create self-mythologies and construct stories with their work. These narratives provide a story line for artists to follow in the conception of new work. The … +

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UM Faculty Exhibition

Lowe Art Museum. From Apr 12th through Jun 8th, 2008. Every year, the Lowe Art Museum at the University of Miami organizes what is called the UM Faculty Exhibition. These shows are a wonderful opportunity for the general public to get to see the work of UM’s faculty members, otherwise reserved for the intimacy of the university campuses. This year, the UM … +

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Art and Design in the Modern Age

Wolfsonian Museum. Ongoing. The Wolfsonian Museum at FIU holds and incredible collection of design. Think Miami and think Design. However, many of the museum’s holdings precede our era of magnificent condos by the bay and aseptic contemporary interiors. The exhibition holds nearly 300 objects from the museum’s collection, covering a period from 1885 to 1945. The boundaries between art and design have … +

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Miami Art Museum

Wifredo Lam in North America. From Feb 8th through May 18th, 2008. Miami Art Museum presents the first solo museum exhibition ever exhibited in South Florida of the work of Wifredo Lam, arguably the most influential Cuban artist of the 20th Century. Wifredo Lam in North America includes approximately seventy paintings and works on paper on loan from North American collections. Lam … +

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The Page at a Time Exhibition

Wolfsonian Museum. From May 8th through Jun 1st, 2008. Ten unique books created by fourth- through sixth-grade students at Miami-Dade public schools will be on display in the lobby of The Wolfsonian – Florida International University from May 8th through June 1st, 2008. The books are the final product of Page at a Time, an innovative, interdisciplinary arts-education program created in 1996 … +

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Interrogating Systems at CIFO

From May 27th through Jun 22nd, 2008. The Cisneros Fontanals Art Foundation (CIFO) is celebrating five years of existence with a special exhibition. The space – which is known for supporting emerging and mid-career artists from Latin America – is presenting Interrogating Systems, its 2008 Grants and Commissions Programs exhibition. The 10 emerging artists in the exhibition are Alejandro Almanza Pereda, Johanna … +

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Open Doors

Yo Amo el Diseño / I Love Design. May 3rd, 2008. Open Doors, located in the Miami Modern District will present a weekend-long celebration of distinctive architecture, design and culture. Located in the former International Book Building constructed in 1964 on 7300 Biscayne Boulevard, the 4,000 square foot furniture and accessories boutique invites MiMo fest revelers to join in its Yo Amo … +

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Deconstructing Urban Icons

Damien B Contemporary Art Center. April 2008. Damien B Contemporary Art Center, located at 282 NW 36th Street in Miami, is presenting a solo show titled Deconstructing Urban Icons by Italian artist Enrico Bacci through the month of April. Bacci is an artist who has had major shows of his work in all major Italian cities, and is collected widely by European … +

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Rare Egyptian Artifacts

Lowe Art Museum. From Jun 28th through Nov 2nd, 2008. Excavating Egypt: Great Discoveries from the Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology, University College, London, will be on view at the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami, from June 28th through November 2nd, 2008. The major traveling exhibition tells the story of British pioneer and archaeologist, Sir William Matthew Flinders Petrie (1853 – … +

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SUYU Cultural Center

April 2008. SUYU Cultural Center is a cooperative art gallery, music and cultural center encompassing 5,000 square feet, designed to promote the visual arts, music, dance, and literature of different cultures of the world. Located in the heart of North Miami’s Art District at 12399 West Dixie Highway, this venue offers the public music and dance performances on a regular basis. The … +

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Raw Sewage by Pepe Mar

David Castillo Gallery. From Apr 12th through May 3rd, 2008. David Castillo Gallery, located at 2234 NW 2nd Avenue, presents Pepe Mar’s solo exhibition Raw Sewage, the artist’s second solo exhibition with the gallery. The show opens on April 12th, 2008 with a reception starting at 7:00 p.m. Mar employs collage, assemblage, and papier mache techniques to manipulate all manner of humble, … +

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Emanuele Cacciatore at Abba Fine Art

From Apr 12th through May 7th, 2008. Abba Fine Art, located at 233 NW 36th Street in Wynwood, is opening the exhibition Emanuele Cacciatore: Recent Paintings on April 12th, 2008. To Emanuele Cacciatore, time is defined as the passage of a series of subsequent and disparate moments. One moment followed by the next, all of which possess a unique value and sublimity … +

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Dreams and Leftovers

Diana Lowenstein Fine Arts. From Apr 12th through May 3rd, 2008. Diana Lowenstein Fine Arts opens two new solo exhibitions during the April Wynwood Second Saturday Gallery Walk. On view, in the main gallery Marc Hello: Dreams and Leftovers and Clifton Childree: It Gets Worse in the project room. The opening reception will take place on April 12th from 7:30 – 10:00 … +

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Gustavo Matamoros at Art@Work

From Mar 17th through May 2nd, 2008. Gustavo Matamoros is a sound media artist and composer of experimental music living in Miami since 1979. This exhibition, Small Sounds in the Workplace, represents a continuation of his work with sound produced by small objects. In this case, several autonomous sound sources are distributed around the work area, each containing iterations of small sounds, … +

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Art and Culture Center of Hollywood

Spring Camp. From Mar 31st through Apr 4th, 2008. Spring Break Camp at the Art and Culture Center of Hollywood is for youngsters from six to thirteen. The program is design to spark children’s imagination and creativity, as they become puppet masters and puppet designers. Students at Spring Arts Camp will explore Japan and make puppets from across Asia including a Chinese … +

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Beyond Borders

Presented by MDC and Inter-American. From Mar 25th through Apr 26th, 2008. Miami Dade College and Inter-American Development Bank join forces to present the exhibition Beyond Borders: Modernism Through a Selection of Artwork from the Collection of the Inter-American Development Bank in Washington, D.C. The exhibition opens to the public on March 25th, 2008 at the Miami Freedom Tower, located at 600 … +

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Young Blood from New World School of the Arts

April 11th, 2008. Open Doors presents Young Blood, an exhibition by New World School of the Arts (NWSA) high school and college students. Showcasing 20 pieces and curated by participating artist Michelle Gomez, the exhibit will expose students to a commercial platform, literally opening doors by providing an opportunity to share their visions with the boutique’s visitors. Young Blood runs today through … +

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MTV's Teen Age Clicks

ArtCenter / SouthFlorida. From Apr 3rd through Apr 6th, 2008.MTV Latin America announced the opening of a unique and innovative art exhibit titled “MTV Teen Age Clicks,” reflecting MTV’s research findings and insights on youth culture. “MTV Teen Age Clicks” will be showing at the Richard Shack Gallery at the ArtCenter / South Florida, 800 Lincoln Road, in Miami Beach, from April … +

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Luminaire X

From Mar 12th through May 12th, 2008.For two months only, Luminaire X invites everyone to celebrate good design, browse first-rate literature, shop for clothes, check out new music, enjoy a beverage, or simply hang out in their WiFi video lounge. Luminaire X brings people from all over Miami together to share stories and connect with each other. Explore, experiment, experience – see … +

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Quisqueya Henríquez at MAM Museum

From Apr 25th through Jul 20th, 2008. Miami Art Museum presents Quisqueya Henriquez: The World Outside, A Survey Exhibition 1991 – 2007, the first major survey of this Cuban-Dominican artist’s work in the United States. The World Outside provides a selection of 22 sculptures, installations, drawings, photographs, videos and light/sound works spanning the last two decades of the artist’s career. Henríquez has … +