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With Cafecito Cups and Direct Action, Miami Artists Rise Against “Alligator Alcatraz”

As the notorious detention center faces legal setbacks, an exhibition in Little Havana underscores the need to keep resisting.

Andrea Contreras

August 24, 2025 — 5 min read

Left to right: Isabella Marie Garcia, Fola Akinde, Agua Dulce, and Motyko outside the Artists as Activists exhibition in Miami (photo courtesy A4A, all others Andrea Contreras/Hyperallergic, unless noted otherwise)

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