Exhibitions

From Mar 14th through Apr 12th, 2008.  Carol Jazzar Contemporary Art presents Place in Space, an exhibition of sculptural installation, drawing and animation by Miami based artist Jen Stark. This will be Stark’s first solo show with the gallery for which the works will be specifically realized.

Phil Stein. From Mar 8th through Apr 7th, 2008.Damien B. Contemporary Art Center presents a solo show by photographer Phil Stein titled Streets. The exhibition will feature photographic compositions and collages that the artist describes as urban landscapes. The exhibition will open to the public on March 8th at the gallery located at 282 NW 36th Street in Wynwood Art District.

Mayaimi. From Mar 12th through Apr 12th, 2008. "Mayaimi" also known as the Magic city was incorporated in 1896. The nickname came about later on due to the city’s accelerated growth and world-renowned nightlife. 131 projects presents an art exhibition dedicated to Miami and the wide variety of local talent that resides in the thriving city. Over thirty creative minds will be … +

District Lab. From Mar 8th through Apr 9th, 2008. The Boys Collection is a body of work that challenges society’s viewpoint on what is perceived as “sexy.” Melissa Rodwell’s photographs celebrate the youthful male body in striking poses that emanate energy, sexuality and vulnerability with a distinct ‘70s glam-rock, androgynous edge.

Fabian Peña. From Mar 7th through Apr 5th, 2008Where does the need to classify things come from? Libraries have books organized by subjects, authors, titles; chiropractors evaluate their patients' health status by determining the mechanical disorders of the spine and musculoskeletal system. Categorization is a tool for us to better understand the qualities of objects and individuals. But sometimes, one feels exhausted … +

Peter Fromm. From Mar 4th through Mar 7th, 2008.  Miami Beach Botanical Garden presents the photography exhibition Pairings: Photographs of the Pacific Northwest by Peter Fromm. The opening reception, free to the public, will take place at the garden located at 2000 Convention Center Drive in Miami Beach on March 4th from 5:30 to 7:30.

Melanie Smith with Rafael Ortega: Parres Trilogy. From Mar 6th through Jun 29th, 2008. Continuing its collaboration with Miami Art Central, Miami Art Museum will present Melanie Smith with Rafael Ortega: Parres Trilogy, an examination of the urban experience in Mexico City, the artist’s adopted hometown. The three-part film series will make its U.S. debut alongside two other recent works. The exhibition … +

Diana Lowenstein Fine Arts. From Mar 8th through Apr 5th, 2008.Diana Lowenstein Fine Arts opens two new solo exhibitions during the March Wynwood Second Saturday Gallery Walk. On view, in the main gallery Graciela Sacco: "Historias del m: Espacio Minimo Vital" and Clifton Childree: "It Gets Worse in the project room". The opening reception will take place on March 8th from 7:30 – 10pm.  … +

Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden. From Feb 16th though May 31st, 2008.Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden currently displays an exhibition of Monumental Sculpture by Colombian master Fernando Botero. Known for signature pieces that portray rotund figures with exaggerated proportions, sculptures by the famed Latin American Master Fernando Botero are on loan from Gary Nader Fine Art, a Miami gallery specializing in Latin American, modern … +

miArte Gallery. From Feb 1st through Mar 28th, 2008. miArte Gallery is currently showing Paper and Fiber, an eclectic collection of works on paper and fiber by Miami-based artists MANO, Aurora Molina, George Rodez and Luis Enrique Torres. These artists delve into paths of abstraction and expressionism using multidisciplinary techniques to create narratives of love and attachment.

Ongoing. The Craig Robins Collection is a private contemporary art and design collection that includes works from John Baldessari, Richard Tuttle, Marlene Dumas, Paul McCarthy, Mike Kelley, Martin Kippenberger, Kai Althoff, Cosima von Bonin, Huang Yong Ping, and Paulina Olowska. Pieces in the collection represent a wide spectrum of artistic perspectives and encompass the disciplines of design, architecture, film, music and dance.

Bass Museum of Art. Through Apr 13th, 2008. The mid-century was a time when Miami fully developed as a “modern” city and established itself not only as a glamorous escape destination, but also as a desirable place to establish a home. This evolution was consciously created and molded by talented designers such as Alfred Browning Parker, Morris Lapidus, George Farkas, Frederick Rank, … +

The use of technology is commonplace in contemporary artists. More and more we see artists venturing into non-traditional ways of art making, being “new technologies” – namely digital imaging and video, – the most generalized practices. Wendy Wischer is an artist whose work is often based in the use of technology. However, while most of the artists are using it to comment … +

Lowe Art Museum. From Feb 16th through Mar 30th, 2008.Women Only! In Their Studios is the new exhibition on view at the Lowe Art Museum featuring the work of contemporary women artists, who despite having exhibited extensively in galleries and museums in the United States and worldwide, deplore how little their work is recognized by the American public. This exhibition is an … +

Enoc Perez. Through Mar 22nd, 2008. The Museum of Contemporary Art has put together the first solo US museum exhibition of works by Puerto Rican artist Enoc Perez at its satellite space, MOCA at Goldman Warehouse, located in Wynwood Art District. Perez uses a complex painting process to create evocative portraits, tropical still-lifes and renderings of modernist architectural icons. Thirty-five of his … +

Historical Museum of Southern Florida. From Feb 23rd through Jun 1st, 2008.The Historical Museum of Southern Florida is starting the year highlighting North American native arts through three exhibitions: Native Arts of the Northwest Coast: The Paul and Joan Gluck Collection; Seminole Arts from Florida Collections; and First Arrivals: The Miami Circle.

Ringling Museum. From Jan 26th – Apr 13th, 2008. The John and Mable Ringling Museum announces a solo exhibition honoring one of America’s most celebrated folk artists, Grandma Moses, in Grandma Moses: Grandmother to the Nation in the Ulla R. and Arthur F. Searing Wing.

A urban installation by Spanish artist Chus Garcia Fraile. Miami Beach. Through March 2008. The Art Basel week in Miami leaves many traces of its presence behind. Some of the most enjoyable are the street art interventions that stay on our walls through the whole year. Most of them are solely created with the purpose of being admired for a week only, … +

There are moments when art reaches unexpected dimensions that go far beyond people’s prospects. Sometimes it happens so fast that one can’t even notice it, as when a shooting star crosses the air. Only those who have telescopes or spend too much time looking at the sky are able to see it. Fortunately, we may still have this kind of event within … +

Works from the Rubell Family Collection. Through November 28th, 2008. A graduate of New World School of the Arts, Hernan Bas has gone on to become one of Miami’s most celebrated artists. His work indulges in the production of romantic, melancholic and old world imagery, and makes reference to Wilde, Huysmans and other writers of the Aesthetic and Decadent period in literature. This exhibition includes thirty-eight works … +

Miami Beach. Through February 28th, 2008. The City of Miami Beach and Marlborough Gallery present an exhibition of monumental bronze sculptures by the renowned Spanish painter and sculptor, Manolo Valdes. Showcasing nine works by the artist, this exhibition opened on November 3rd, 2007 and will continue through February 28th, 2008.