From Miami’s Little Santo Domingo to Chinatowns in Seattle and Philadelphia, a new list highlights places threatened by gentrification and climate change.
Miami
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A Living History of Black Queer Miami
“Give Them Their Flowers” pays homage to Miami’s Black queer history by merging historical research, archival imagery, artifacts, and oral histories.
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Contested Miami Ancestral Site to Be Considered for Landmark Designation
The vote to protect one of the parcels in Jorge Pérez’s luxury development is but a small victory for Native activists, who say they don’t feel heard.
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Who Will Decide on the Future of a Miami Native Burial Ground?
Native activists say sacred remains and objects dug up from a Brickell construction site should remain there, but mega-developer Jorge Pérez is pushing back.
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Miami Film Festival Reveals South Florida’s Cinema Crisis
The art-house movie theaters that long served as the festival’s screening venues now face extinction.
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Miami’s Fountainhead Residency Presents The Yearbook: 2022
This annual catalogue documents the work, ideas, and approaches of the 36 resident visual artists in the 2022 cohort. Now available for presale.
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Florida Man Says He Wants to Buy Broken Koons Sculpture
Here’s how he should spend the money instead.
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Chicken Activists Crash Miami Art Event to Protest “Corrupt” Politician
“The chickens give a voice to the voiceless in our community,” said Billy Corben, who participated in the action against commissioner Joe Carollo.
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Knight Foundation Funds the Future of Art With Grants for South Florida Artists
Six Knight New Work Winners received a total of $500,000 to support the use of technology in their practices.
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The World Has One Less Jeff Koons “Balloon Dog”
An art collector accidently shattered a $42,000 “Balloon Dog” by Koons at an art fair in Miami.
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“Sexy Robots” Are Coming to Miami
The Museum of Sex, based in New York, has revealed plans for an expansion to Florida in 2023.
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Why Is There No Spanish at Art Basel Miami?
At this year’s show, I reflected on the lack of bilingual materials, the absurdity of art-fair gimmick, and the workers who make it all possible.
