Visual Arts

Artist Chris Ofili on view at ICA
Through Sun 27 Oct, 2019

Chris Ofili is renowned internationally for his richly layered works that combine imagery and influences from sources as divergent as comic books, hiphop, Zimbabwean cave paintings, Biblical scenes, and 1970s-era Blaxploitation films. Since moving to Trinidad in the mid-2000s, Ofili has looked increasingly to the Trinidadian landscape and mythology in order to further reflect upon his long-term consideration of history and identity. … +

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ICA Miami exhibits Robert Gober
Through Sun 24 Feb, 2019

This presentation of work by Robert Gober features the iconic sculpture Untitled (1993–94) and a portfolio of significant photographs, 1978–2000 (1978–2000). Over the last three decades, Gober has innovated through his surreal and topical recreations of common, domestic forms. Since the mid-1980s he has created sculptures that incorporate plumbing elements, including oversize body-like sinks and drains installed in unlikely places. These works … +

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PAMM: Within Genres
Through Sun 19 Aug, 2018

The Pérez Art Museum Miami collection focuses on modern and contemporary art; although it includes examples from as early as the beginning of the 20th century. Informed by an interest in art history, Within Genres is organized around the historical criteria of genres within Western painting and the traditional hierarchy  that developed out of the Renaissance period and was promoted within European … +

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Virginia Miller Galleries exhibits Color + Geometry
Through Sat 31 Mar, 2018

Color + Geometry includes paintings, assemblage and sculpture by  artist Israel Guevara. His work, defined as a contemporary take on the long tradition of Latin American geometric abstraction and op art,  introduces innovative compositions that evolve from his years of experience as an architect. Guevara’s body of work is  sophisticated yet playful,  presenting a constant interaction that results in ever-changing colors, shapes, … +

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Ann Craven’ Snowbirds at Nina Johnson Gallery
Through Sat 10 Mar, 2018

Nina Johnson exhibits Snowbirds, Ann Craven’s second solo exhibition with the gallery. As the Northern United States are blanketed in an atmosphere of frost and snow, Ann has found herself delving deep into the coldest recesses of the country, painting extensively in her native Northeast Corridor – from Maine to Connecticut. Continuing her interest of the classical image of a bird perched … +

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Locust Projects exhibits Michael Garland Clifford: 
Tropical Purgatory
Sat 10 Feb, 2018 - Sat 31 Mar, 2018

Locust Projects is proud to present Tropical Purgatory, an installation by the late Miami-born artist Michael Garland Clifford (1986 – 2016). This exhibition is constructed from renderings created for a proposal at the Locust Projects’ Project Room as well as through correspondence with family, friends and artistic partners. Known for his crude, process-based paintings, his work often appeared deliberately unrefined. He often … +

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Fern Vargas Vargas’ Night and Day at Locust Projects
Sat 10 Feb, 2018 - Sun 18 Mar, 2018

Night and Day, is a video installation by Los Angeles-based artist Fern Vargas Vargas. The work  is composed of 108 movie and television scenes, where each one of them includes a car;  a police officer, and the police officer says ‘license and registration” The scenes, though random in length, sync up at the exact moment each of the officers utter the words, … +

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Ocean Loop at Emerson Dorsch Gallery
Through Sat 24 Feb, 2018

Artist Mette Tommerup presents a complex installation of paintings, objects and ephemera, invoking a narrative stream of information and imagery.  The ocean is used as a springboard for an exploration of the way the mind works in our digital world. Tommerup is better known for piquant and often provocative expressionistic paintings inspired by internet image searches.  She initiated this project as part … +

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Fredric Snitzer: Still Crazy (1977-2017)
Fri 16 Feb, 2018 - Sat 31 Mar, 2018

Fredric Snitzer celebrates 40th Anniversary with the exhibition Still Crazy (1977-2017). Artists included are: Carlos Alfonzo; Alexandre Arrechea; Alice Aycock; AVAF; Hernan Bas; Enrique Martinez Celaya; Rafael Domenech; Elena Dorfman; Tomas Esson; Alexandra Grant; Iva Guergueiva; Ridley Howard; Alexander Kroll; Maria Martinez Cañas; John Millei; Jon Pylypchuk; Ernesto Oroza; Alan Sonfist; Tomas Vu; James Wines and Hiejin Yoo. Opening Reception: Feb 16, … +

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ICA Miami exhibits The Everywhere Studio
Through Mon 26 Feb, 2018

The Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA) opens its new permanent home with a major group exhibition exploring the significance of the artist’s studio, from the post-war period to the present day. The Everywhere Studio exhibition aims to create intergenerational dialogues that enhance understanding of the most innovative artists working today, encompassing 100 works in painting, sculpture, video, and installation, it brings together … +

Events

MDC Live Arts Brings Haunting and Immersive Projects by Tania El Khoury
Wed 6 Dec, 2017 - Sat 9 Dec, 2017

MDC Live Arts continues its groundbreaking season with two interactive installations by artist Tania El Khoury. Many gardens across Syria conceal the dead bodies of activists and protesters who walked the streets during the early uprising. Lebanese-British artist El Khoury exhumes their stories in Gardens Speak—a stunning, immersive experience that sold out at The Public Theater’s Under The Radar Festival. Ten audience … +

Art Fairs

AQUA Art Miami 2017
Wed 6 Dec, 2017 - Sun 10 Dec, 2017

Aqua Art Miami, the sister satellite fair to Art Miami, made a huge splash during Art Week 2016 with its successful five-day exhibition of the strongest emerging and mid-career artists and galleries in the industry. The fair attracted a record-breaking 10,500 people in attendance all under the direction of the established fair’s Director, Katelijne De Backer. Some of AQUA Art Miami 2017 … +

Art Fairs

Art Basel returns to Miami Beach during Miami Arts Week 2017
Thu 7 Dec, 2017 - Sun 10 Dec, 2017

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, … +

Announcements

Change Agents: Six South Florida Artists Making Things Happen
Fri 10 Nov, 2017 - Sun 7 Jan, 2018

The Art and Culture Center/Hollywood celebrates the 10th anniversary of Girls’ Club with the exhibition Change Agents: Six South Florida Artists Making Things Happen. The show presents new works by artists from the collection of Francie Bishop Good and David Horvitz. The concurrent exhibit is Mottos, raising social awareness by challenging pre-existing stereotypes. Events at the Center: November 18, 12 – 8 … +

Museums

Mika Rottenberg at Bass Museum of Art

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 … +

Museums

Symposium around Artist Edouard Duval-Carrié’ Metamorphosis at MOCA
Sat 4 Nov, 2017

MOCA North Miami holds a Symposium around artist Edouard Duval-Carrié’ exhibition Metamorphosis. Including introduction, discussions and remarks in the context of Caribbean Arts and the curatorial process of this solo show, several invitees such as professors: Alfredo Rivera (Grinnell College);  Anthony Bogues, (Brown University);  Erica James  and  Jerry Philogene will be present during the symposium; as well as Edouard Duval-Carrié himself. Duval-Carrié … +

Museums

Stone Levity by Artist Del Geist at Lowe Art Museum
Thu 16 Nov, 2017 - Sun 29 Apr, 2018

Environmental artist and sculptor Del Geist has been creating art in the public realm for more than thirty years. Using the natural world and its materials as his palette, Geist has developed major site-specific sculptures and installations throughout the U.S., Europe, and Asia. Along with his significant public commissions, Geist has created innumerable intimately-scaled works over the course of his distinguished career. … +

Visual Arts

Kroma Art Space exhibits #Felaspora
Through Tue 31 Oct, 2017

Felaspora explores the incredible diasporic impact of the late artist, Fela Kuti. Artists were invited to participate -open call- in the dialogue through the revolutionary, prophetic power of the arts. The exhibit comprises artwork of all styles and media. #Felaspora is the first in a series of exhibitions  exploring art and music together through the diaspora, this first edition is inspired in … +

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Dimensions Variable exhibits A Thread of Execution
Fri 20 Oct, 2017 - Fri 29 Dec, 2017

A Thread of Execution presents the work of artists who work primarily with textiles and attempts to link the threads of weaving and fabric to the threads of digital code. Artists Indira Allegra ; Samantha Bittman; Julia Bland; Pip Brant; Elaine Reichek; Carrie Sieh; Frances Trombly  and Margo Wolowiec are brought together to illustrate similarities in processes between two vastly different working … +