While performing a piece for Satellite Art Show, Xxavier Edward Carter was approached by a group of officers who threatened him with ten years in prison.
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Miami’s Fountainhead Arts Announces Its 2022 Artists-in-Residence
Each month, an intimate cohort of contemporary artists from around the world will develop work that engages with the theme of their residency.
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Miami’s Fountainhead to Begin Thematic Residencies in 2022
With the shift to thematic residencies, the arts organization aims to address urgent issues such as climate change, immigration, technology, social justice, and more.
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The Urgency and Resonance of Chakaia Booker
The intentionality of Booker’s abstraction gives me the impetus to discuss something about the current zeitgeist that’s been on my mind for a while.
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After Condo Collapse, a Miami Museum Is Preserving the Memorial Wall
“Museums have to be able to do ‘rapid response’ collecting after an event,” says HistoryMiami director Jorge Zamanillo.
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Artists Support Victims of Surfside Condo Collapse
Miami-based artists are stepping in to help the victims and families impacted by the tragedy.
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At Third Horizon Film Festival, Caribbean Films Reflect on Layered Pasts, Presents, and Futures
Returning virtually this year, the annual Caribbean film festival offers a slate of rewarding films that revel in the intricacies of the region and its diaspora.
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Michael Richards’s Visionary Sculptures Mourn Dreams Deferred
A sense of poetic justice prevails throughout the artist’s first museum retrospective at MOCA North Miami.
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Psychedelic and Sardonic, Janiva Ellis’s Paintings Offer Visions of a Divided Nation
With RATS, Ellis explores the twisted realities of American life.
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Channeling the Rhythms of Nature, Sasha Wortzel Sets the Mood for Contemplation
In Dreams of Unknown Islands, the artist turns to ritual to carry us through disorienting ambiguity.
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Pérez Art Museum Announces Acquisitions by Newly Renamed Fund for Black Art
Iconic images by Gordon Parks and Kwame Brathwaite, and a vibrant painting by Tunji Adeniyi-Jones, have entered the PAMM collection.
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In Miami, an Incubator Trains Artists to Be Business-Savvy
The pandemic has had severe effects on the livelihoods of artists across the US, but a new incubator at Florida International University helps artists develop business skills before graduation.