News
Set to attend the opening of his exhibition at Miami’s Museum of Art and Design, Eyal Weizman was told by an officer at the US Embassy in London that his visa was revoked for triggering a “security algorithm.”
Film
In the anthology film Omniboat: A Fast Boat Fantasia, 15 directors follow one speedboat on a series of fantastical adventures.
In Brief
Young left nearly 2,000 works of art to his close friend and her family. An article in the Washington Post Magazine explains how, after Young’s death, a group of lawyers kept the works instead.
Art
In unifying contemporary tropical realities with histories of colonization, Minaya demonstrates how imperialist attitudes survive in the discourse and commodification culture surrounding tropical tourism.
In Brief
At the demonstration, dubbed the “platanito protest,” custodians shared stories of working two jobs and still not being able to afford gifts for relatives during the holiday season.
News
“Art should be used to make a political statement,” says Andrew Weaver, press director of Miami Climate Strike.
Art
Questions of privilege aside, the range of abstract works reminded me how artists are providing nuanced ways of thinking about identity that move beyond exclusion/inclusion binaries.
Art
For his solo presentation at Untitled Art Fair in Miami, Davis developed a lexicon of negritude, crafting sculptural plexiglass collages to explore the events that decimated a community popularly known as “Black Wall Street.”
In Brief
The artist announced at Art Basel that he will be using footage of the fires for a documentary, as well as in an opera he's directing next year.
Art
This November, Borscht Festival celebrated an extravagant "rebirth" with unique, homegrown South Florida programming — and a ton of hedonism.
Art
Now on view at Art Basel Miami Beach, sound artist Jana Winderen's The Art of Listening: Under Water draws listeners’ attention to the rich sonic landscapes of nature — and highlights how human activity might affect them.
In Brief
The museum, the City of Miami, and Food For The Poor are collecting urgently needed supplies for survivors of the devastating hurricane in the archipelago.