Exhibitions

Art Exhibit by Lisa Remeny. October 21st, 2007. Miami Beach Botanical Garden, located at 2000 Convention Center Drive in Miami Beach presents A Sunday Afternoon in the Garden, a solo exhibition of the work of South Florida artist Lisa Remeny. The opening reception will take place on Sunday, October 21st from 3:00 to 6:00 p.m. free to the public.

From October 13th through Nov 2nd, 2007. The University of Miami presents Phantasm, an exhibition of new works by thirteen MFA students from Florida International University, Miami International University, Florida Atlantic University and the University of Miami.  MFA candidates from these schools were invited to submit work with no restrictions on form, theme or media.

Swimming with Sharks. Ralph Provisero at Dorsch Gallery.   Ralph Provisero is not just a sculptor. He is an artisan, a meticulous craftsman who uses tools and machinery to create his clean and sensual pieces from junkyard steel, transmission gears, cedar boards. That craft was abundantly apparent at the under-sung artist’s latest solo show at the Dorsch Gallery over the summer.

Pip Brant. From Oct 12th through Dec 9th, 2007. The Patricia And Phillip Frost Art Museum at Florida International University presents Pip Brant: The Flying Carpet and Other Reusables, as part of the Florida Artist Series. The opening reception will take place on October 12th, 2007, from 7:00 to 10:00 p.m. at the Frost Art Museum in room PC 110 located on … +

A New Alternative Space opening October 26th, 2007. After many months of extensive planning and an inspired makeover of the Girls’ Club building – from nondescript to glamorous – Francie Bishop Good and David Horvitz invite the public to attend the opening of Girls’ Club, South Florida’s newest private foundation and alternative exhibition space on Friday, October 26th, from 6:00 to 10:00 … +

Zap! Pow! Bam! From Oct 16th, 2007 through Apr 30th, 2008. Fun for visitors of all ages and backgrounds, Zap! Pow! Bam! The Superhero: The Golden Age of Comic Books, 1938-1950 at the Jewish Museum of Florida in Miami Beach includes vintage display cases artwork and comic books, multi-media presentations and colorful interactive displays that immerse the audience in the world of … +

From Dec 1st through Dec 9th, 2007. MASH Miami presents the exhibition The Expanded Painting Show curated by Nina Arias and Paco Barragan. The exhibition will be on view for one week at 3800 North Miami Avenue in the Design District. The Expanded Painting Show aims to further the conceptual explorations of The Castellón International Expanded Painting Prize that began in 2004. … +

Installation by Rabbi Shoni Labowitz. From Oct 9th through Dec 30th, 2007. The Jewish Museum of Florida on South Beach opens a new exhibit titled Be the Miracle: A Kabbalistic Journey to the Self by Rabbi Shoni Labowitz. With the use of sound, light, film and sculpture, the viewer moves through four environments in the new museum space dedicated to art at … +

Cooler Art. From Oct 27th through Nov 5th, 2007. After two weeks of continuous street art presentations, Damien B. Contemporary Art Center has organized the exhibition Cooler Art, comprised by the works of eighteen local artists working with a common object: a refrigerator. Cooler Art at Damien B. Contemporary will feature twelve full size fridges and sixteen mini fridges that will be … +

Contemporary Art and Film Exhibitions. From Nov 8th through Dec 8th, 2007. Vizcaya Museum and Gardens presents installations by Miami-based sculptor, Cristina Lei Rodriguez and Chicago-based theater and film artist, Catherine Sullivan. Rodriguez’s exhibit will open on November 8th and Sullivan’s film will roll beginning November 29th, 2007. The artisits’ exhibits, created from their interpretations of the historic site, are part of … +

Cara a Cara / Face to Face. From Sep 7th through Oct 26th, 2007. Centro Cultural Español in Coral Gables is presenting the exhibition Cara a Cara / Face to Face, which showcases documentaries and a roundtable that aims to establish a series of reflections and dialogues through theoretical analysis and political experiences a well as cultural ones between both sides of … +

Francisco de Goya: Los Caprichos. From Sep 29th, 2007 through Jan 6th, 2008. Only few artists have transcended like Spanish Francisco de Goya has. A disturbed brilliant mind, a mysterious illness that left him deaf and a tempered personality gained him a reputation since early in his life. Beginning as a commissioned painter for Charles IV Entourage in the mid 1700s, his … +

Material Terrain. From Sep 15th through Dec 2nd, 2007. Lowe Art Museum presents a traveling exhibition titled Material Terrain: A sculptural exploration of landscape and place. Gathering works by eleven authors, the exhibition features twenty – six indoor and outdoor sculptural works addressing the uneasy balance between natural and constructed environments. Coming from different backgrounds and using different techniques, artists in the … +

Maria Magdalena Campos – Pons. From Sep 21st through Nov 11th, 2007. The Bass Museum of Art in Miami Beach is presenting a solo exhibition by Cuban artist Maria Magdalena Campos – Pons entitled Everything is Separated by Water. This exhibition will feature approximately seventeen major works that include mixed media installations and large-format Polaroid photographs.

New Art: South Florida. From Sep 8th through Oct 27th, 2007. MOCA at Goldman Warehouse presents New Art: South Florida, an exhibition of works by the fourteen recipients of the 2007 South Florida Cultural Consortium Fellowships for Visual and Media Artists from September 8th through October 27, 2007. Artists represented in the exhibition are Ray Azcuy, Louis Davis, Katie Deits, Theresa Diehl, … +

Kunsthaus Miami presents Francis Acea D.B.A. nobody, a solo exhibition by Francis Acea. With his D.B.A. (Doing Business As) exhibition series – this time as “nobody” – Acea impersonates a “fictitious name” that re-presents him in his association with the art gallery. His works find echo in the consumer marketplace and corporate America, where he looks for his artistic inspiration. His works … +

By Debra Holt. From Sep 8th through Oct 31st, 2007. On view at Abba Fine Art will be an installation titled Cathartic by artist in residence Debra Holt. Six years in the making, Debra Holt, a former New York City resident, incorporates her memories of the city into Cathartic. This installation focuses on the tragic events of September 11th, 2001, and stands … +

2007 Emilio Sánchez Award in the Visual Arts. From Jun 7th through Sep 16th, 2007. The Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum at Florida International University will feature the work of the five finalists for the 2007 Emilio Sánchez Award in the Visual Arts given by the Cintas Foundation in an exhibition opening on June 7th, 2007 at 7:00 p.m. The finalists … +

Digging Up the Past and Historic District Walking Tour. Ongoing. Currently at the Old Fort Lauderdale Museum of History, there is an exhibition organized in conjunction with the Palm Beach Museum of Natural History entitled Digging Up the Past. The exhibition features an installation of artifacts uncovered in the 1996-1997 archaeological excavation of the site of the second Stranahan Trading Post. Built … +

Historical Museum of Southern Florida. From Jun 23rd through Jan 20th, 2008. Water Stories explores our interaction with water in South Florida over the past 10,000 years through a family-friendly, multi-sensory experience with four main themes: nourishment, transportation, recreation and environmental impacts. Hear over 25 stories about survival and recreation in South Florida’s aquatic world. See prehistoric maritime artifacts, a commercial fisherman's … +

Miami Art Museum. Upper Level Gallery. From Jun 24th through Sep 23rd, 2007. A Modern Icon Reinterpreted is the first major exhibition in the U.S. of the work of Mexican artist, Rufino Tamayo (1899–1991), in nearly 30 years. This retrospective brings together approximately 100 of the best canvases made by Tamayo over a long and productive career that spanned seven decades. The … +