Miami Beach

Art Basel Miami Beach continues to be the most important art show in the United States. And, the largest with over 500,000 square feet of exhibition space. Comprised of multiple sectors, this edition brings more than 200 of the world’s leading Modern and contemporary art galleries with over 4,000 artists. The Nova sector features never-before-seen pieces produced within the last 3 years, … +

Mika Rottenberg’s self-titled solo exhibition presents a selection of work created within the past two years. The exhibition occupies all galleries comprising the historic building of the museum and features the U.S. debut of several works, including NoNoseKnows (Artist Variant) (2015), a video and sculptural installation that combines fact and fiction, documenting a group of Chinese laborers who harvest pearls from oysters … +

​​Adam​ ​Gyorgy​​ ​will​ ​be​ ​performing​ a ​one​ ​hour​ ​concert​ ​​benefit​ting ​​The​​ ​​Miami​ ​Foundation​ ​Hurricane​ ​Relief​ ​Fund. Adam​ ​Gyorgy (born 28 January 1982, Hungary) ​​ ​is​ ​recognized​ ​world-wide​ ​as​ ​one​ ​of​ ​the​ ​finest​ ​classical​ ​pianists​ ​of​ ​today.​ At​ ​his​ ​Miami​ ​concert,​ ​the​ ​audience​ ​will​ ​begin​ ​a​ ​musical​ ​journey​ ​with​ ​Adam​ ​Gyorgy’s improvisations,​ ​which​ ​always​ ​tell​ ​a​ ​genuine​ ​and​ ​personal​ ​story​ ​of​ ​Adam’s​ ​emotional … +

Graphic design helps establish a visual identity—a brand—for a client. At the same time, it can express the designer’s individual creativity. To explore this dual nature of graphic identity, Vienna-based design studio Seite Zwei transforms The Wolfsonian’s façade and lobby with typefaces, abstract forms, and color schemes derived from the work of Julius Klinger, one of the pioneering graphic artists of the … +

A visual topography of the urban, subtropical conditions of Miami, reflecting upon these distinct environments as evidence of the cultural and political landscapes of the city. Guerrier, in many ways, plays the role of cultural cartographer, and the images themselves, physically folded, unfolded, and then displayed on the wall, have the look of maps laid out with landmarks noted in painted squares. … +

Mad Cat kicks off their 18th season with their popular concert series Mad Cat Live performing Black Sabbath’s Vol. 4. Just in time for Halloween, this limited engagement will be a must-see live event for fans of Sabbath; a heavy metal band who began their dramatic 50 year history in Birmingham, England as a jazz-blues quartet called Earth, only to find themselves … +

When the U.S. government and railroad companies began encouraging leisure travel to National Parks in the first half of the twentieth century, they often used images of American Indians on promotional materials. Focusing on publicity for three parks—Everglades, Glacier, and Grand Canyon—this installation marks the 100th anniversary of the National Park system through a display of brochures, calendars, postcards, and souvenir artwork … +

Graphic design helps establish a visual identity—a brand—for a client. At the same time, it can express the designer’s individual creativity. To explore this dual nature of graphic identity, Vienna-based design studio Seite Zwei transforms The Wolfsonian’s façade and lobby with typefaces, abstract forms, and color schemes derived from the work of Julius Klinger, one of the pioneering graphic artists of the … +

The popular Mad Cat Live! band returns for Halloween with Black Sabbath’s Vol. 4. Mad Cat Live! band consists of Darren Bruck, Fritz Dorigo, Erik Fabregat, Nabedi Osorio, and Steph Taylor. Sabbath just finished up their official farewell tour in January 2017. This October 2017, an homage to their music and theatrics comes to life with an extensive live set by Mad … +

Beautiful presents Marthine Tayou’ work made in the last decade. Visitors will navigate between stacked arabic pots, Colonnes Pascale (2012), and encounter Tayou’s colorful Fresque de Craies (2015), constructed of hundreds of chalk pieces arranged beneath West African colon tourist figures, gold foil, and plastic eggs. The exhibition fluidly transforms and recasts the viewer’s understanding of materials, objects, and narratives. Mediating between … +

The Coppolas: Palo Alto (Directed by Gia Coppola) brings a shy, sensitive April,  the class virgin, torn between an illicit flirtation with her soccer coach Mr. B and an unrequited crush on sweet stoner Teddy. Emily, meanwhile, offers sexual favors to every boy to cross her path – including both Teddy and his best friend Fred, a live wire without filters or … +

Based on the international best-selling novel and starring Academy Award winner Marion Cotillard, From the Land of the Moon (Cannes Film Festival Official Selection) is the classic story of a free-spirited woman fighting for passionate dreams of true love against all odds. The film is directed by Nicole Garcia (France), 2017/2hrs. It will be screened in French with English subtitles. Gabrielle (Cotillard) … +

FIU unveils a pair of graphic design presentations, historic and contemporary, under the shared theme of “identity.” Exhibition Julius Klinger: Posters for a Modern Age presents the work of this pioneer graphic artist of the early 20th century, being the first U.S. solo show devoted to the designer. Complementing Julius Klinger is Double Vision, a two part contemporary installation by Vienna based … +

Spanning the entirety of the museum’s newly designed second floor, good evening beautiful blue by Ugo Rondinone is part of a major multi-institution retrospective comprising works that span three decades of the artist’s practice, from the late 1990s to the present. From poetic installations in public spaces to life-size drawings, Rondinone’s work balances on the edge of euphoria and detachment. Ugo Rondinone (b. 1964, … +

Ugo Rondinone’s Miami Mountain follows his iconic mountain series, recognizable for their brightly colored, fluorescent contrasting palates. Miami Mountain is the latest in the series and has been acquired by The Bass. The work, towering 42 feet tall, is permanently installed in Collins Park, on the corner of 21st Street and Collins Avenue. It is the first of its kind to be acquired by a museum and signifies the launch of … +

The Wolfsonian Florida International University shines for Summer 2017 with two complementary photography displays delving into the possibilities of facing the open road with camera in hand. In a “then-and-now” balance, North and South: Berenice Abbott’s U.S. Route 1—featuring black-and-white images chronicling her 1954 journey along the American East Coast—will be in dialogue with The Long Road to Now: Digital Photos Inspired … +

Exile Books, Miami’s book store is spending the summer in exile at The Standard Spa in Miami Beach. Exile Books is a pop-up artist’s bookstores that migrates throughout Miami, spending 4-6 months in selected locations. At every venue Exile evolves, presenting a thematically curated selection of titles and fresh programming. Thursdays at the Standard Thu, Jul 7, 6 PM MADE-UP MEMORIES ZINE WORKSHOP … +

Miami Premiere Engagement brings The Trip to Spain, considered one of the funniest movies of the year, and part of Tribeca Film Festival official selection. The Trip to Spain, directed by Michael Winterbottom (UK) tells the story of Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon embarking themselves on another deliciously deadpan culinary road trip after northern England and Italy. This time around, the guys … +

Mexican Director Amat Escalante’ The Untamed comes to Miami Beach Cinématèque as a part of Miami Première Engagement. Winner in Best Director both in Cannes Festival and Venice Festival. With Ruth Ramos, Simone Bucio, Jesús Meza, Eden Villavicencio and Andrea Peláez. It tells the story of a young mother, Alejandra who is also a working housewife, raising two boys with husband Angel … +

A fitting finale for our series of road movies with the Miami Beach Cinematheque is Walter Salles’ 2012 film On the Road, based on none other than Jack Kerouac’s classic American novel. Get a glimpse of what life on the road looked like in the 1950s through a guided tour of the Wolfsonian-FIU’s exhibition, before experiencing the film adaptation of Sal Paradise’s … +

In PlushSpace Laura Marsh reacts to a narrow corridor by activating the vitrine as a participatory site for passage. The experience of walking in a glass enclosure measuring 40 feet long and 2 feet wide makes one aware of one’s own verticality. PlushSpace layers the space with 50 flags spelling out an unfolding narrative above, aquatic lighting bouncing off glass, and 100 … +