Nina Torres Fine Art Gallery Opening on Monday, November 28, 2011.  What a wonderful selection of artist on exhibition at th brand new 8,000 sq ft waterfront gallery is located at 1800 North Bayshore Drive.
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Coconut Grove Drum Circle
December 3, 7-10PM
Streets of Mayfair Atrium
NOTE: NEW TIME: 7-10PM
Please join us for our December circle. We will again be drumming and dancing in the open air at the Mayfair in the Grove, located at the corner of Grand Avenue and Mary Street. We will drum in the Atrium, where the large sculptures are located, just north of the Promenade where we met in October. There are parking garages in the Mayfair complex and on the corner of Oak Street and Mary, and parking lots near the Mayfair as well as parking on the streets. We will make a joyful noise, kickoff the holiday season, and rev up the energy of the Grove Art Walk. Come, and discover or rediscover the magic, joy, and healing power of the drum. Extra drums and other percussion instrument will be available along with water and seating. All you need to bring are happy hands. For more information, please contact Karen: karen.deilke@gmail.com
December 1-4, 2011
GAB Studio
105 NW 23rd Street
Miami FL 33127
During Art Basel, GAB Studio is your gateway to the Wynwood Arts District with four days of art, music and theater. They will be providing maps of Wynwood, refreshments, and be one of the stops for the Big Bus Miami shuttle service.
Big Bus Art Basel Shuttle
– Art Deco Welcome Center at 10th and Ocean Dr, Miami Beach
– 17th and Washington, Miami Beach
– 95 NW 23rd Street, Wynwood
Thursday 6pm-12am
Friday 12pm-12am
Saturday 12pm-12am
Sunday 12pm-12am
$10 Roundtrip
“Puerta Divina†Celebrity Gallery Launch
Tuesday, November 29th, 2011 from 6:30 – 10 PM
Puerta Divina Art Gallery
302 S. Federal Highway
Boca Raton, FL in Royal Palm Place
World Renowned Artist – Sergio D’Larosa – launches Puerta Divina & the Humane Society
Capturing Beauty Worldwide While Touching Everyone’s Heart
Sergio D’Larosa’s true passion has always been the photographic world, in which his latest project has derived from. Join us on Tuesday, November 29th from 6:30 to 10 PM as we celebrate the launch of: Puerta Divina at the first free standing art gallery located in Royal Palm Place in downtown Boca Raton, FL.
Puerta Divina is a compilation of photography taken around the world, throughout the past 20 years. Each photograph is mounted on a one of a kind frame that is anywhere from 20 to 300 years old, which is refurbished and painted artistically by this extremely talented adroit in the industry!
For every piece of Puerta Divina art sold – during a silent auction on this spectacular night – part of proceeds will go directly into one charity & for this night part of proceeds will be donated to the: “Humane Societyâ€! Only at this event will guests have the opportunity to participate in a silent auction – hosted by beautiful models sponsored by Untapped Beauty – to purchase Sergio’s pieces – one of a kind art – starting out at 50% off of the marked value.
Guests will enjoy sponsored refreshments throughout the festivities. Reality celebrity guests will be in attendance, along with a live performance by hot up & coming artist Christian McGee! The opening ceremony will be hosted by Constance Scott – Boca Raton City Council.
Buying an art piece from Puerta Divina benefits the Humane Society, helps to further develop in the heart of the foundation, creates a website, brochures & supports Sergio D’Larosa – the artist career and life mission.
With a recent featured mention in Haute Living Magazine, as well as featured as the artwork in HDTV’s 2nd season of the hit television series “The Vanilla Ice Project†& featured in Art Basel, Miami for the 2nd year in a row, this is all just the beginning for this magnificent artist! Photo & Interview opportunities will be made available with artist at event. For more information on project & for press inquiries as well as to RSVP, please contact untappedjordana@live.com or puertadivina@live.com.
Multiversal Pre-Party Live Art Show Ladies Night Fundraiser at Tobacco Road
Wednesday, November 30, 6pm-12am
Tobacco Road
626 South Miami Avenue
Miami, FL 33130
Life Is Art, Multiversal Group and More Than Art Group are hosting a Multiversal pre-party and painting more walls at Tobacco Road!
Wednesday, November 30th from 6:00pm until 12midnight
$1.00 Drinks for Ladies!
Special drinks for Ladies will be $1.00, with all the funds going to Multiversal.
Live mural and graffitti painting all night long!
NO Cover!
Please join us on Wednesday!
Poetics of Expansion Nine Views of Contemporary Argentine Photography Opening Reception
Monday, November 28, 7:30pm-11pm
Dot Fiftyone Gallery
51 Northwest 36th Street
Miami, FL 33127 (in Wynwood)
With so much going on in Miami during Art Basel, I want to draw your attention to an exhibit that is particularly dear to my heart. My companies, Overseas Partners Realty and The Brickellian, are sponsoring “Poetics of Expansion: Nine Views of Contemporary Argentine Photography”
This exhibit comes to our city through a partnership with Foster Catena Gallery in Buenos Aires, and is a rare opportunity to see recent works by emerging and established Argentine photographers.
Please RSVP 305.854.3339. I’m looking forward to seeing you there!
Art Brasil Design District Magazine Release Event
Fri Dec 2, at 07:00 pm
Ligne Roset Miami
160 NE 40th St.
Design District Miami
RSVP to events@designdistrictmag.com
Interactive Art Installation by Carmem Gusmao, Carnaval Show by Silvia Brasil and Live Music by the Gyrators. Complementary cocktails by Leblon Caipirinhas.
BURST Bust ride with Artist Carlos Cruz-Diez 12/1/11
Thursday December 1, 2011 from 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM
Main Galley
BURST Project Art Fair
1001 Ocean Dr
Miami Beach, FL 33139
Register
BURST on Wheels a Very Special Carlos Cruz-Diez Event. Meet the artist and ride the Burst bus completely wrapped in his art. A truly unique opportunity!
Carlos Cruz-Diez, Master Contemporary Artists and BURST Project Art Fair’s featured Honored Artist, will be our very special guest. December 1st @ 1:00pm.
Starting at our Main Gallery on Ocean Drive, Cruz-Diez will join guest for a special ride on his original BURST on Wheels Art Double Decker Buses completely wrapped with his original work and running a special.
BURST route between Miami Beach and Wynwood.
The Art of 2033 Presents Giants In The City and Irreversible Magazine afterparty
Nov 30 | 9-11PM
Cafeina Wynwood Lounge
297 Northwest 23rd Street
Miami, FL 33127. P. 305.438.0792.
Complementary Svedka bar 9 pm – 11 pm
Rsvp: norelkysb@irreversiblemagazine.com
Art Meets Science Where the Land Meets the Sea showcase celebrating Art Basel
Thursday, December 1st from 6:00 to 8:00 pm
Miami Science Museum
3280 South Miami Avenue
Miami, FL 33129
COST: Event admission is FREE. 21 and over only please.
Parking is FREE.
Cocktails and refreshments will be served.
Join us at the Miami Science Museum for a guided tour of photographer Barry Fellman’s new art photography installation: Mangrove Coast and enjoy a different perspective of the mangrove habitat, one of South Florida’s most vibrant and vital ecosystems. Then, hear from journalist and photographer Kennedy Warne, author of the new book Let Them Eat Shrimp, and learn about the threats to mangroves worldwide.
Learn more about competing uses for mangrove habitat ranging from coastal development to shrimp aquaculture, listen to opposing points of view, then weigh in with your own opinion at our first-ever Penny Party, an opportunity for you to put in your own two cents.
Also, get a preview of the latest architectural renderings of our new Miami Science Museum in downtown Museum Park, where we’ll be exploring these kinds of environmental issues on a larger scale, and end with a guided tour of our recently opened Sea Lab, where the Museum is prototyping exhibits and growing live corals and mangroves for the aquatic exhibits in our new Museum.
Current exhibitions at the Museum, viewable daily from 10 a.m.-6 p.m., include Earth From Space: The Magic Planet, Energy Tracker, Heart Smart, The Sea Lab, Wildlife Center and Biscayne’s Underwater Secrets.
Travelers in Time Lluis Barba and Herbert Mehler at the Center for Visual Communication
Opening reception: Monday 28, 2011. 6:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
Monday – Friday, 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m. / Saturday, 12:00 – 5:00 p.m.
Center for Visual Communication
541 NW 27th Street
Miami, FL 33127 (Wynwood)
www.visual.org
Center for Visual Communication in collaboration with Lausberg Contemporary presents Travelers in Time, Photographs by LluÃs Barba / Sculpture by Herbert Mehler
Curated by Barry Fellman and Mariavelia Savino
Travelers in Time presents large scale photographs by LluÃs Barba based on known masterworks by Bosh, Brueghel, Van Dyke, Raphael, Goya and Gauguin. Barba inhabits iconic paintings with present-day celebrities and influential people, as well as anonymous visitors. The new work is plagued by ordinary iconographies, such as McDonalds signs that share a new created virtual space with artworks by modern masters such as Magritte, DeKooning and Miro. The exhibition highlights the surrealist nature of Barba’s manufactured worlds by inviting the visitor to enter a new reality occupied by the three dimensional steel sculptures at once organic and geometric of German artist Herbert Mehler. Mehler’s sculptures come from nature – the plant world of fruits and seeds. Mehler transform the weight of metal into soft light shapes that at once are grounded yet seem capable of becoming airborne by the slightest breeze.
In his series Travelers in Time, contemporary Catalan artist LluÃs Barba, employs digital technology to fuse traditional oil painting with digitally created imagery from the 21st century. His language of critical and social views merges with the works by the old masters, which he incorporates as the first layer in his own works. The subjects and themes discussed are universal, addressed by the artists from their own perspectives and from the social and popular concerns of their own times. Barba formulates a subjective revision of the art of the past and creates connections between historical characters and contemporary personalities. By bringing iconic masterpieces up to date with contemporary mores and figures Barba invites us to reconsider the timeless nature of the great paintings themselves, and to reflect on the timeless nature of that which we hold most deeply – our emotions and basic concerns of daily life. Like the paradoxes created by surr ealist masters, Barba conceives unusual compositions with stereotypes, such as military personnel with flower printed uniforms, with the goal of de-mystifying images associated with aggression. Barba inserts fictional heroes, which comment on the perpetuation of classical myths in our contemporary society. By focusing attention on such details as well as on the grand themes of the masters, the artist hopes to influence our perception of media, making us less inclined to manipulation.
Tourists are fundamental in Barba’s artwork as time travelers photographing museum artworks from inside instead of from the exterior. Inserted into the picture, they become a living part of the artwork, challenging the notions of ‘real’ and ‘virtual’ time and space. Barba says: “I take out of context the elements of a reality to locate them in another one, I use irony and subliminal messages as a parody for our society. Formally, I use black and white as the past and color as the present, over photography paper or Diasec. For the installations I work with optical fiber, video projection, sculpture of photography…” “I address the reason for the conflicts more embedded in our society: alienation, isolation, globalization, ethnic merges, massive consumption and the lost of identity by the barcode in the fashion of a tattoo…” “I develop a revision of art partial and suggestive creating an interrelationship among individuals from the worlds of culture, such as artists, curators, cinema directors, clergy, politicians, characters from our social reality like indigents, emarginated peoples, immigrants and the ones generated by the star system, like Kate Moss, Madonna, Lady Gaga or Paris Hilton.”
LluÃs Barba lives and works in Barcelona, Spain where he studied Art and Design. In 2011 Barba was featured artist at the Toronto Contact Photography Festival, where he presented the first works in his Travelers in Time series. Barba has exhibited in solo and group shows at major museums, galleries and art fairs worldwide since 1984. His works are in Museum collections in Spain, Japan, Germany, France, Costa Rica, Venezuela, Cuba and Egypt. Herbert Mehler was born in Steinau, Germany, and graduated from the Academy of Fine Arts, Nuremberg. He has participated in international exhibitions at museums, galleries, and public venues in Germany, Canada and the US.
Wine and Cheese at the Gallery
Every Wednesday, 5pm-730pm
2884 Bird Avenue
Coconut Grove, FL 33133
www.coconutgrovegallery.com
Relax and enjoy fine Wine and Cheese at the gallery. Preview paintings, sculptures, collection of fine furniture by the Keno Brothers and other designers. 14,000 Sq. Ft. of unique items for the home.
Haute In The City Presents The Launch Event Of LA Nuit Thursdays Art Basel Edition
Thursday December 1st At 8:30pm
Vice Lounge
330 Lincoln Rd.
Miami Beach
www.ViceLoungeMiami.com
Debuting Thursday During Art Basel. Weekly Dinner Parties With A Penchant For Fashion, Art & Music. “The Art Of Sensuality”
Vernissage By Special Featured Artist, Elger Aragundi www.Aragundi.com
*Admission into Crystal Room by RSVP only
Please Join Us For Dinner On The Soiree Balcony By Reservation Only.
Bottle Service Available
Guest List Only Will Be Permitted To Attend
Mandatory Rsvp: HauteintheCityEvents@gmail​.com 954.232.0772
Featuring The Commissioned Art Collection Of Hand Painted Sx Liquor Bottles By:
– Elger Aragundi
– Carlos A. Navarro
– Attila Lakatoush
– Laurence Gartel
– Salvatore Zagami
– Herbert Hofer
– Michael Colanero
– Dimitri
– Mark Diamond
– Troy Dovey
– Barry Gross
– Monica Silva
– Joel Alvarez
Celebrating The Birthday Of Artist, Carlos A. Navarro www.CarlosANavarro.com
Featuring The 2012 “GUN Girl” Collection By Artist, Attilla Lakatoush
2012 Attila Lakatoush Gun Girl Model Search
Attila will be holding auditions during Art Basel & the premier of La Nuit for the next 12 girls to represent his 2012 Gun Girl series…… Winners will be personally painted by Attila.
In a 1990 interview Attila described Gun Girl “The Assassin†as a Ferocious Tigres, Feminine Force of Destruction, Beautiful, Tall, Strong & Savvy to the ways of the world of corrupted men! She has no enemies, Not Alive. A master at Fire Arms, Cross Bows, Swords, and Throwing Knives…. She is a one woman vengeance!
Men beware… your misdeeds are seen!!!!
Attila Lakatoush
Winners will receive the following:
– 22†X 28†Signed print of their GUN GIRL painting
– Their image will be on the GUN GIRL t-shirt line and the GUN GIRL 2012 calendar
– Winners will have the opportunity to model in all 2012 GUN GIRL fashion shows in Miami, Los Angeles & New York City
– One lucky GUN GIRL will receive their original 48†X 60†portrait valued at $10,500.00
Please help Attila find his feline VIXEN…. He’s waiting
Sounds By Dj Anthony Pisano ~ Brass Knuckles
/www.BrassKnucklesMusic.com
Your Hosts:
– Erin Mia Milchman
– Kimberlee Etheridge
– Jennifer Judice
– Haute in the City
– Nicole Shelley Greenidge
– Edward Posey
РCaf̩ Society Group
– Mykel Stevens
– Kwame Bissie
– Beau & Co.
– Griselda Lechini
– Adrian Mantack
– Galina Slavova
Sponsored By Sx Latin Brands www.SXLiquors.com
OHWOW It Ain’t Fair Materialism
December 1 – 4, 2011
Friday and Saturday 11 – 7 PM
Sunday 11 – 5 PM
81 NE 40 Street,
Miami Design District, FL 33137
Website
Opening reception: Thursday, December 1, 6 – 9 PM
OHWOW is pleased to announce It Ain’t Fair 2011: Materialism, to coincide with Art Basel Miami Beach. The 2011 installment of this annual group show, now in its fourth year, takes on a thematic focus: materialism. The exhibition features work by over twenty artists, including: Daniel Arsham, Justin Beal, Anna Betbeze, Ashley Bickerton, Scott Campbell, Peter Coffin, Dan Colen, N. Dash, Sam Falls, Michael Genovese, Luis Gispert, Angel Otero, José Parlá, Sara Rahbar, Ryan Reggiani, Bert Rodriguez, Amanda Ross-Ho, Aurel Schmidt, David Benjamin Sherry, Lucien Smith, Agathe Snow, Jessica Stockholder, Nick van Woert, and Aaron Young, including a special, live performance by New York-based artist Michael David Quattlebaum, Jr., during the opening reception.
The theory of materialism, in modern philosophy, maintains that substance and matter are the only physical realities. Within the scope of contemporary art, many artists explore ideas of the intangible – intellectually, conceptually, and visually. Conversely, It Ain’t Fair: Materialism aims to focus on the physicality of artwork, the matter that constitutes an object, and the new methods employed by artists toward approaching material. This type of work not only values substance, it magnifies its significance.
Anna Betbeze, Mimosa, 2011, Acid dyes and watercolor on wool, 120 x 75 inches.
Wednesday, November 30th, from 7pm-9pm
Tui Lifestyle Miami Design District Showroom
3886 Biscayne Boulevard
RSVP@tuilifestyle.com
Tui Lifestyle, the country’s premier resource for luxury home furnishing packages, is hosting a presentation of artist-in-residence Anthony Liggins’ Art Basel Collection.
Lords South Beach / Art Basel Lineup
1120 Collins Avenue
Miami Beach FL 33139
Tuesday 11/29, 9pm – 2am
Basel kickoff party
SHHH at Lords South Beach
A private party hosted by Erin Newberg, Lauren Foster & Beau Beasley
With Special Appearances by Amanda Lapore, Cazwell & Marco Ovando
Penthouse
Thursday 12/1, Midnight – ?
Josh Woods & BOFFO
Legendary party boy Josh Woods and BOFFO host a Basel all-nighter
Music by Jake Shears from Scissor Sisters
Poolside
Friday 12/2, 7-10pm
Gay Letter Occupies Lords South Beach
Join two of New York’s hottest homosexuals for an unforgettable night at Lords
Brought to you by Tom & Abi of Gayletter.com
Gold Bar
Sunday 12/4, 4pm-10pm
Detox at Lords
Hosts Alex Piento & Ryan Work help wind it down as Art Frazzle comes to a close
Perrier to detox (or cocktails to retox)
Poolside
– Artist Trong G. Nguyen will be installing his works in various Lords guest rooms at random – works include “Is Heaven for Homos” (Noveau Ghetto series), “Grilla Girls Gone Wild” and “HNH Oz Slippers” — think Dorothy!
http://www.cameandwent.com/tgnresume.html
– CoolHaus ice cream truck will be parked in front of Lords giving hot guests a cool treat (oh, yeah) … ice cream sandwich fun for all! http://eatcoolhaus.com
Gen Art Detour Presented By Smart
November 29th 4-8PM
First View – Complimentary to Gen Art Members and VIP Guests:
Gen Art Detour/SCOPE Art Fair Open:
November 30th – December 3rd, 11AM-7PM
December 4th, 11AM-6PM
The Wynwood District
NE 1st Ave (Midtown Blvd.) @ NE 30th Street
Miami, FL 33127
Details
Tickets: If you are interested in purchasing tickets to SCOPE Art Fair, you may do so on-site at the event.
First View tickets: $100
General Admission tickets: $20
If you are planning to attend Miami’s Art Basel this year, take a little detour and meet us at the SCOPE Art Fair. Gen Art and smart are thrilled to introduce Gen Art Detour presented by smart, making its debut at the SCOPE Art Fair in Miami. We have created a dynamic lounge space to provide fair visitors a break from the hustle and bustle, allowing them to relax in a creative and inspiring environment. What you’ll see at Gen Art Detour presented by smart is custom wrapped smart cars designed by emerging artists. These cars will be contextualized in individual innovative settings that will stimulate the imagination and rouse conversation. Feeling inspired? Express yourself using a smart car as your canvas. If you’re not in the mood to relax or get creative, hit the road behind the wheel of a smart car and take it for a test drive.
SCOPE Art Fair is the world’s leading contemporary art show and is returning to Miami for its eleventh year with a high profile venue centrally located in the heart of the Wynwood Arts District. The unique SCOPE experience expands this year to feature film, music, installation and performance. “Introducing artists, curators and cutting-edge galleries to new international audiences has made SCOPE the most comprehensive destination for the emerging art world.” -Alexis Hubshman, SCOPE President & Founder
Get Scrooged
November 30, 7:00pm – 12:00am
Kyma Lounge
270 Biscayne Boulevard Way
Miami
Details
Become A Member.
Get in the holiday spirit and network with other young professionals. Enjoy an exclusive rum and tequila tasting as you nibble on tasty hors d’oeuvres hosted by the Flagler Street Society.
To join or for reservations, call 305-375-5356 or email: membership@historymiami.org
Opening Reception with Master Szyszlo
Monday, November 28, 7-10pm
Durban Segnini Gallery
3072 SW 38th Avenue
Miami FL
RSVP: dsegnini1216@aol.com
Kavachnina Contemporary Presents Salustiano Black Collection Opening Cocktail Reception
Saturday December 3 from 8 to 11 pm
46 Nw 36th Street
Miami Fl 33127
RSVP/info at : info@kavachnina.com / Tel: 305-448-2060 / 786-355-4394
December 3rd to February 3rd 2012
Join us for Opening Cocktail Reception
Salustiano will be present
Iride…
Jorge…
Changer La Vie…
Events at LMNT featuring The Human Cloth
L M N T
55 NW 36th St
Miami, FL 33127
www.l-m-n-t.com
A full bar and bistro will be available at L M N T
Nov 28th – Dec 4th, 3:00pm -12:00am
The Human Cloth curated by : Gino Tozzi & Ashley Cumberland opening Nov 28th is a multimedia group exhibition that explores the fabric of humanity through the evolution of society.
Nov 28th VIP Runway Show @ L M N T
Experience the elements of art, fashion, music, and more
Schedule Of Events @ LMNT
Nov 28th
The Human Cloth 3:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Collectors Preview
As we look upon ourselves as individual threads, interwoven with one another to create a fabric of oneness. We come to understand how one thread holds equal importance to the entire cloth, as with just one kink the woven fabric no longer holds that irreverent state of being pristine. A single thread acts as a unit to create The Human Cloth.
Wrap Yourself In Art 8:30 pm
Opening night party to kick off EcoArtFashion week with a runway fashion show presenting the latest collection by Luis Valenzuela, “Biospherians” up-cycled couture. Music by “The Dance Commander” DJ Steven
Nov 29th
Kariza Dreams Fashion Show 8:30 PM
Presenting her latest swimwear collection inspired by Brazillian-style bold prints and bright colors, with Kariza’s signature versatile designs
The Photoshoot 9:00 pm
featuring DJ Basti
Experience the lights, camera, and action of “The Photo Shoot” Designer and founder of EcoArtFashion Weekâ„¢, Luis Valenzuela along with Photographer and owner of LMNT, Gino Tozzi will host the performance of The Photo Shoot
Nov 30th
The Human Cloth 10:00am – 7:00pm
LMNT Exhibition official opening of The Human Cloth
Artists: Barry Gross + Tatiana Blanco + Reinier Gamboa+ Lisset Castillo +
Luis Valenzuela + Fenol Marcelin + Josafat Miranda +
Angel Vapor + Edgar Nano Sanchez
*Barry Gross broadcast live on NBC*
The Elements Of Music 7:00pm
Live music performance hosted by Acustico and a sneak peek into Sound @ LMNT’s new recording studio
Artist after party, 10:00pm
Chalk
1234 Washington Ave.
Miami Beach, FL 33139
complimentary cocktails and ping pong for friends of LMNT
Dec 1st
Haired 3:00pm – 10:00pm
Haired is a multimedia art event developed around the theme of hair. Haired is a group exhibition that presents international artists and features interactive activities.Haired explores hair as a concept: a synonym of identity; the most malleable part of the body; a tool available for creativity and a medium for artistic practice. Hair defines facial, physical, psychological, social and cultural expression. The opening reception will feature Contesta Rock Hair Interactive Live Performance and Aerial Artist.Artists: Gemma Fleming + Manu Hell + Paul Lucchesi + Francesco Masci + Maxine Nienow + Lara Pacilio + Beatrice Schleyer + Seanna Sharpe + Virginie Sommet + Kevin Vast
Cream Hotel & LINK present DJ Carlo and DJ Hardline
After Party “Material Change” by Luis Valenzuela 10:30 pm
from his runway show at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts,Sponsored by Swarovski Elements and LuLan Artisan.
Organic Cocktails by VeeV
Dec 2nd
The Human Cloth & Haired 10:00am – 7:00pm
Exhibitions open at LMNT
Water photography exhibition by Fay Baldwin 7:00pm
After-Hours from 8:00pm in the Photo Studio Lounge
DJ Performance by Danyelino with full bar open till 1:00 am
Dec 3rd
The Human Cloth & Haired 10:00am – 7:00pm
Exhibitions open at LMNT
After-Hours from 8:00pm in the Photo Studio Lounge
DJ Performance by Ms. Mada with full bar open till 1:00 am
Dec 4th
The Human Cloth & Haired 10:00am – 7:00pm
Closing exhibitions at LMNT
Anarchy in Miami Duncan Quinn Nightly Cocktails
December 1, 2, 3, 8pm-11pm
Duncan Quinn
4040 NE 2nd Avenue, Suite 102
Miami, Florida 33137
RSVP Required: grady@duncanquinn.com
Miguel Paredes Fine Art Gallery Perrier Refresh Lounge
December 1st, 2nd, 3rd & 4th
Miguel Paredes Fine Art Gallery
12pm -5pm: Open To The Public
7pm – 9pm: VIP Invite Only
9pm -11pm: Open To The Public
173 NW 23rd Street
Wynwood, Miami
Starting at 12noon, Societe Perrier Vintage Rolls Royce will be parked in front of the gallery providing complimentary Perrier to gallery guests.
Guests can enjoy the art and relax in signature “Perrier Refresh Lounge†areas around the gallery
At 7pm, a custom Limited Edition Porsche Speedster on exhibition. Beats by DJ Trails of Hip Hop Elements and DJ Ari X
VIP Event:
Complimentary Sapporo Beer, Rex Goliath Wines and Perrier Sparkling Water.
Guests can enjoy bites from Chef Adrianne’s Vineyard Restaurant. The acclaimed chef, featured on the popular Food Network show “Chopped†and host of NBC 6’s “Maximum Flavor with Chef Adrianne” as well as Scorpion and Riazul Tequilla cocktails.
www.MiguelParedes.com
www.facebook.com/MiguelParedesArt
www.twitter.comn/ParedesStudios
Sponsored by PK Graphics
Art Basel Kick Off At The Gansevoort Hotel and Miguel Paredes Fine Art Gallery
Wednesday Nov. 30th, 7pm-11pm
Miguel Paredes Pop-up Gallery at the Gansevoort Hotel
The Gansevoort Hotel
2305 Collins Ave
Miami Beach FL 33139
RSVP Mandatory: rsvp@miguelparedes.com or 866-534-2184 ext 2244
Art Basel Launch Event
Media/VIP/Collectors Invited for an Exclusive Preview taking place on the mezzanine and grand ball rooms.
Executive Chef Richard Ingraham, personal chef to Miami Heat star Dwayne Wade, will entertain in the VIP area with a selection of his critically acclaimed culinary delights.
Premier of custom Miguel Paredes Limited Edition Porsche Speedster provided by Champion Porsche. A new, limited edition 2011 Porsche Speedster will be adorned with Paredes’ signature artistic embellishments. Only 365 versions of the Porsche were made in the world, only 100 in the U.S.
Complimentary Sapporo Beer, Rex Goliath Wines, Zu Vodka, Cointreau, Riazul and Scorpion Tequilla and Perrier Sparkling Water
DJ Tom Laroc, whose repertoire includes performances with the likes of Jay Z & Sean “P. Diddy†Combs will be providing beats for the evening.
Alberto GarcÃa-Alix Opening Exhibit
Wed. Nov, 30, 7:00pm
Centro Cultural Español
1400 Biscayne Blvd
Miami, FL 33132
ccemiami.org
Alberto GarcÃa-Alix (Spain, 1956) is one of the most important figures in contemporary European Photography. His work, charged with great intensity and profound poetry, has stunned the world of visual arts, creating his own complex universe. His portraits reflect the spirit of a generation. Photographer, writer and video artist, GarcÃa-Alix has presented countless exhibitions since 1981 including his first retrospective in Photoespaña Festival (1998), the Spanish Museum of Contemporary Arts (2002), Les Rencontres Internationales de Arles (2007) or the Spanish National Museum Art Center Reina Sophia (2008). Recently he has shown his work in important art centers in Beijing, México DF and Moscow. He has received prestigious prizes such as the Spanish National Photography Award and his work can be seen in great collections like the Deutsche Börse Collection in Germany.
Free Admission
Young Associates Party on the Plaza!
Friday, December 2nd at 7:00pm
Coral Gables Museum
285 Aragon Avenue
Coral Gables, FL 33134
305-603-8067
info@CoralGablesMuseum.org
www.CoralGablesMuseum.org
Ticket Prices: $20 for Members – $25 Advance Purchase – $30 Door – Valet parking available
To purchase tickets please follow this link.
For more details, call Chris at 305-603-8067, or visit the link above for more information.
Come Party on the Plaza after Gables Gallery Night at the Coral Gables Museum!
Featuring cocktails, hors d’oeuvres, and music by DJ John Andrew
Special Guest: Mayor Carlos Gimenez, Miami-Dade County
This event will promote local Miami artists Alex Yanes, Natasha Otrakji, Roberto Chamorro and Alexander Mijares. Live exhibition by artist Joseph Ferlito. 100% of proceeds from this event will be donated to the Coral Gables Museum.
Breakfast in the Park with Joel Perlman
The Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum
10975 SW 17 Street
Miami, FL 33199
Sunday, December 4, 9:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.
Each year, in celebration of Art Basel Miami Beach, The Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum hosts an official Art Basel sponsored event, Breakfast in the Park, drawing in hundreds of art enthusiast yearly. The 8th annual Breakfast in the Park features internally renowned artist Joel Perlman. Perlman has been creating complex sculptures out of steel, bronze, copper, and aluminum since the early 1970’s. He builds sculptural pieces by welding metal in stacks or perilous joints. There are no preliminary drawings, for Perlman sees his work as evidence of a process, and the result of an activity.
Joel Perlman sees sculpting as an adventure and each work as the record and result of an exploration of weight, danger, negative space and monumentality. While minimalism was the predominant style of his generation, Perlman chose to push his forms into ever-more complicated configurations. The angular and circular elements of his raw metal forms are welded or cast into complicated, gravity defying arrangements. His works are also known for the central, open space. These negative spaces help define the work and are as important to Perlman as the sculpture itself. His process is one that is tied closely to the materials and to the construction and deconstruction that take place during the creation of his sculpture. Joel Perlman has been an instructor at School of Visual Arts in New York since 1973.
Breakfast in the Park will include an informal talk by Joel Perlman, outdoor breakfast, and guided tours of The Sculpture Park at FIU and The Frost’s exhibitions including Humberto Calzada’s The Fire Next Time, Magdalena Fernandez’s 2ipm009, color on color- the inaugural exhibition in conjunction with the Museum of Contemporary Art, Buenos Aires, and Tour de France/Florida: Contemporary Artist from France in Florida’s Private Collections.
December 2, 2011 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Baltus Collection Showroom
3925 North Miami Avenue
Miami FL 33127
RSVP Required: miami@baltususa.com
MIAMI will celebrate the arrival of another busy Art Basel Week and its coveted December 2011 Arts & Power issue with a top-notch soiree at the stunning Baltus showroom in the Design District. Over 150 art-world influencers, design tastemakers and select VIPs featured in the Arts & Power issue will be invited to enjoy Mediterranean cuisine by Mare Nostrum restaurant and cocktails by SKYY Vodka and Flor de Cana rum. The Baltus showroom will be outfitted with art from Art Nouveau Gallery in Wynwood. The pages of the magazine will be brought to life as blow-ups of the editorial are strategically placed throughout the showroom.
Granite Transformations and Frame of Mind present Maria Isabel Henao
Thursday | December 1, 2011 | 5 – 9 pm
Granite Transformations
Design District
66 NE 40th Street
Miami, FL 33137
RSVP: henao.mariaisabel@gmail.com
For more information about exhibit: www.mariaisabelhenao.com
Granite Transformations for Kitchens & Baths & Frame of Mind present Maria Esabel Henao Art Basel Exhibition.
Art Starts in the Grove
Monday November 28th, 7 – 9 pm
GroveHouse Artists Gallery
Located in the Shops at Mayfair on the Promenade
Special Opening Coconut Grove Celebrates Art Basel
A NEW Exhibition of Member Artists’ Works
Featured Artist: Isabelle “Izi†Schuette
“Imagine – Let the Inner Artist Out†Let imagination flow freely between your medium and inspiration. Guide your brush or camera to dance with color, shapes, darks and lights. Suspend your image in time and space. Join us and celebrate your inner artist.
Wine, fruit & cheese
Exhibit runs November 26th – December 30th – 2011
Luminiare Presents: Designlove Designing a Cure for Cancer
Thursday, December 1, 6-9 pm
Luminaire Lab
3901 NE 2nd Avenue
Miami Design District
Exhibition
November 28-December 6, 2011
Monday-Saturday, 10 am-6 pm
Online Auction
Monday, November 21, 12 pm EST
through Saturday, December 3, 2011, 6 pm EST
Luminaire invites you to experience DesignLove and to join us in the fight against cancer. From an original collaboration between Intramuros magazine and DuPont, over 90 unique works in Corian® by designers including Ingo Maurer, Jean-Marie Massaud and Patricia Urquiola will be exhibited together for the first time at Luminaire and sold online to benefit the Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Miami.
Opening Reception
Monday, November 28, 7:00 pm – 11:00 pm
Curator’s Voice Art Projects
2509 NW 2nd Ave.
Miami, FL 33127
Wynwood Art District
Website
Curator’s Voice Art Projects And Curator Milagros Bello Cordially Invite You To “Time & Place” By Susy Iglicki
Show Dates: November 28, 2011 – January 14, 2012
Hours: T-F 1-6pm
Art Basel Gallery Hours:
November 30 – December 3
11:00 am – 11:00 pm
Image: Contemporanea I, 2011
Architecting the Future: Buckminster Fuller & Lord Norman Foster
Monday, November 28, 5:30pm-7:30pm
Palm Lot
140 NE 39 Street
The Architecting the Future: Buckminster Fuller & Norman Foster exhibition will bring together for the first time in decades two iconic inventions by the groundbreaking architect, designer and inventor Buckminster Fuller. On display in the Miami Design District, will be Fuller’s 24 foot “Fly’s Eye Dome†and his famous Dymaxion 4 Car. In 1961, the “Fly’s Eye Dome†was envisioned by Fuller as a fully functional, air deployable, low cost off-the-grid shelter. Though never fully realized in his lifetime, Fuller created three prototypes – a 12, 24 and 50 foot dome. A historic restoration of the 24 foot dome was recently completed in Bristol, RI. Equally important in Fuller’s re-thinking of our basic human systems was his Dymaxion car. This ‘omni-directional transport system’ (patent 1937) was intended to fly, jump-jet style, when suitable alloys and engines became available. Three cars were produced in Fuller’s lifetime. Renowned contemporary architect Lord Norman Foster recently reconstructed Fuller’s Dymaxion Car in England – Dymaxion 4. The 24 foot dome is a part of the Craig Robins Collection. It will be installed in a pedestrian plaza currently being developed in the heart of the Miami Design District. The exhibition is sponsored by Miami Design District Associates.
Patrick McMullan hosts AS IF Magazine Unveiling Party during Art Basel Miami
Thursday, December 1, 7:00 p.m. to 10 p.m.
FENDI Casa Luxury Living Showroom
90 NE 39th Street
Miami, FL 33137
AS IF Magazine, a platform of creative imaginings, will unveil its limited-edition premiere issue during Art Basel Miami 2011. A private cocktail reception will take place on Thursday, December 1, 2011 from 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. at FENDI Casa Luxury Living Showroom. Famed photographer Patrick McMullan, who is featured in the premiere issue, will host the event along with AS IF Magazine Editor-in-Chief & photographer Tatijana Shoan, Vice President & Publisher Scott Fishkind, and meet legendary writer Anthony Haden-Guest, also featured in the magazine.
The event will bring the magazine’s pages to life by showcasing select pieces of art from the 180 pages of über-chic editorial. Celebrated fashion illustrator Bil Donovan created mixed-media art using Tatijana’s photographs of fashion muse Michelle Violy Harper as his canvas; these original images will be unveiled at the event. Images from the featured editorial of Patrick McMullan will also be on display along with exclusive t-shirts designed by Anthony Haden-Guest as described in his interview for AS IF.
The Adrienne Arsht Center Hosts “Food Truck Fridays†A Free Event Celebrating Art Basel Week And The Center’s Upcoming Programming
Friday, December 2, 11:30 Am – 2:30 Pm
Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County
Lot C at NE 2nd Ave between 12th & 13th Streets
(South side of Ziff Ballet Opera House)
‘Tis The Season For Music, Art And Good Food
Indulge In Gourmet Street Food While Rocking Out To The Sounds Of Renowned “Rockjazz†Pianist Elew Brought By Steinway’s Pop-Up Piano Miami, Pose For Sketchy Miami Portraits And Witness The Creation Of A 3d “Shrek†By Chalk Artist Betty Dominguez
On Friday, December 2, from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County will host an art-inspired version of its popular “Food Truck Fridays†lunchtime event in honor of Art Basel Week and the Center’s upcoming programming.
Throughout the event, guests will enjoy lunch from a variety of “Burger Beast Approved†gourmet food trucks including gastroPod and Ms. Cheezious as well as a FREE performance on one of Steinway’s Pop-Up Piano Miami’s pianos by ELEW, a dynamic “Rockjazz†pianist who recently toured with Josh Groban, at 1 p.m.
In addition, all “Food Truck Fridays†attendees will have the opportunity to pose for Sketchy Miami artists and receive instant, complimentary portraits. Professional street chalk artist Betty Dominguez will also be on-site to create a large, 3D mural depicting everyone’s favorite green ogre, Shrek, in preparation for the Arsht Center’s debut of Shrek The Musical on December 6-11. Dominguez’s “Shrek†will be on view at the Center’s Lot C parking lot through December 11.
Shrek The Musical and Million Dollar Quartet giveaways and prizes will be available in celebration of the Arsht Center’s Broadway in Miami 2011-2012 season.
Admission to “Food Truck Fridays†and entertainment is free. Food is available for purchase. Special event parking is $3.00.
Miami’s Independent Thinkers & The Awarehouse present Miami’s Independent Thinkers Art Basel 2011
December 1st-4th, 2011
Thursday 4pm-8pm (VIP/PRESS), Friday 6pm-3am, Saturday 6pm-3am, Sunday, 12pm-5pm
The Awarehouse
550 NW 29th Street
Wynwood FL 33127
www.MiamiThinkers.com
Cost: $10. Free–VIP passes
Art Basel satellite fair dedicated to showcasing local artists announces selected artists for the 3rd edition event, December 1st – 4th, 2011 at The Awarehouse.
Kerry McLaney (305 Creative Group), Heather Read, Sara Read and Laraine Hart, in association with The Awarehouse, present Miami’s Independent Thinkers ART BASEL 2011, a collaborative multimedia art exhibition showcasing Miami’s premiere, emerging and young artists.
The 4-day fair aims to feature local artists working across a range of media – painters, photographers, filmmakers, sculptors, animators, writers, musicians, muralists, performance and new media artists. The fair will run from December 1-4, 2011 during Art Basel and will include, live music, DJs, performance art, fashion and gastronomic edibles by Ms. Cheezious.
Again this year, Miami’s Independent Thinkers ART BASIL 2011, a co-op farmers market featuring organic fruits, vegetables, herbs, body products, baby products, vegan treats, yoga, sustainable clothes, accessories and activities. Will also include eco-friendly designers and artists. In collaboration with 305Green & Arbodela Fest, full vendor list released soon.
Selected Artists Include: Alex Ibsen; Alex Trimino; Alexandra Snowden; Alfredo Perez; Ana Villarruel; Annette Mauricio; Anthony Humphreys; Ashley E. Craig; Barbara M de Varona; Betsy Gandy; Carla Fache; Caroline Geys; Carolyn Mendoza; Charis Kirchheimer; Clara Varas; Dan Walker; Danielle Campfield; David Gary; David Rosenbloom; Diana Maquire; Diana Rodriguez; Enrique Sendra Perez; Ernesto Kunde; Ernesto Montes; Felisa Prieto; George Goodridge; George Riveron; Gil Bitton; Gina Cunningham; Henry Ballate; Humberto M Vento; Ileana Tolibia; Isabelle Wilcynska; Jaime Ferreyros; JeanPaul Malozzi; Jeff Ryan; John DeFaro; John Pack; Juan “ERMAN†Gonzalez; Karen Starosta-Gilinski; Katia Danilova; Katya Neptune; Kayce Armstrong; Kim Yantis; Lisa Danker; Lori Nozick; Luis Arturo Mora; Maitejosune Urrechaga; Mark Diamond; Marlene Lopez; Mary Larsen; Mauricio Ferrazza; Mesa Gonzalez; Michael White; Mikelle A Moore; Milcho; Myra Wexler; Natalia Molina; Nicole Martinez; Phaedra Robinson; Ramon Branger; Ramon F. Bofill; Redinger-Libolt; Rod Deal; Rodrigo Arcaya; Ron Syllien; Ryan Hayoun; Sandra Caballero; Sean Murdock; Sean Sullivan; Shane M Maberry; Sophie Bonet; Sri Prabha; Stephanie Gonzalez; Tatiana Poveda; Ted VanCleave; Tiffany Smith; Xiomara Ponce; Zusel Escriba
Miami’s Independent Thinkers is a non-profit organization dedicated to the unity, development and promotion of Miami’s flourishing art community. Our assemblage embraces established, emerging and young artists, visionaries and intellectuals.
Our mission is to provide a sustainable support base for Miami’s creative community, including: painters, photographers, filmmakers, sculptors, animators, writers, musicians, performance and new media artists.
Dezer Schauhaulle presents Ich Bin Ein Berliner
November 29th, 2011:
Preview Opening: 8pm – 9pm / Opening Reception: 9pm – 11pm
Dezer Schauhalle Miami
2000 NE 146th St
North Miami, FL
Exhibition: Ich Bin Ein Berliner.
curated by: Verena Tafel and Helmut Schuster
You are cordially invited to the preview opening of thesecond exhibition in the Dezer Schauhalle Miami.
Long ago it was Venice and Florence, then Paris and later New York and today the city for emerging art is Berlin. Without a doubt, Berlin is the city to be in for young,emerging artists. We would be honoured to see you at the opening reception:
Michael Dezer / Helmut Schuster
The Artists: Menno Aden – Dieter Appelt – Martin Assig – Clara Bahlsen – Kaya Behkalam – Katarzyna Belski-Urban – Isabelle Borges – Benjamin Dewor – Juliane Eirich – Antje Engelmann – Dana Engfer – Lina Faller – Xenia Fink – Valerie Favre – Constantin Hartenstein – Jens Hausmann – Burkhard Held – Carla-Mercedes Hihn – Karl-Horst Hödicke – Rebecca Horn – Leiko Ikemura – Gerit Koglin – Cyrill Lachauer – Robert Lucander – Simon Menner – Helmut Middendorf – Vladimir Mitrev – Christiane Möbus – Wolfgang Petrick – Sophia Pompery – Jovana Popic – Achim Riethmann – Gabriel Rossell Santillan – Günter Scharein – Maya Schweizer – Katharina Sieverding – Bosse Sudenburg – Axel Teichmann – Yukkiko Terada
The exhibition is a cooperation between DezerSchauhalle Miami and the Freundeskreis der UDK Berlin.
Artistically Fashioned Art Basel Celebration
Friday, December 2, 2011 at 7:00 PM
Deco One Interior Design Showroom
3900 N. Miami Ave.
Miami, FL 33127
RSVP Online for Free Entry
Bringing Back! “ARTISTically FASHIONED!” Art Basel Celebration
Due to the overwhelming response and success of this event! In the heart of Miami Design District during the most prestigious Art weekend in the world, “ARTISTically FASHIONED!” Art Basel Celebration is back!!! This will be an evening celebrating Art Basel with Haitian ART invading fashion on Friday, December 2, 2011 in the help of fund raising for the children in Haiti to send food, medical supplies and all the bare necessities of survival. Experience the best in Haitian Art & Fashion, Interior Design, and dynamic LIVE paintings of models decorated in the showroom by our featured ARTIST.
ARTISTically FASHIONED! Will take place inside the showroom of award winning interior designer firm, Deco One Interiors Group 3900 N. Miami Ave. Miami, Fl 33127 at 7 pm. “We pride ourselves in providing unique compelling designs that satisfy even the most discerning tastes.†says owner of Deco One Group, Aldo Conigliaro. Enjoy MODEL accessorized interior design’s from the firm, featuring contemporary furniture line as well as custom cabinetry and draperies. www.decoonegroup.com.
This event will be benefiting Care One Bit, CareOneBit.Org a 501 (c) 3 status non profit humanitarian organization is committed to helping the children of Haiti through no fault of their own are powerless to help themselves. Care One Bit programs help children and families in the northeastern region of Haiti by providing food, medical care to the children, and safe shelter with good sanitation to their families. Their mission is to empower the people of Haiti with resources that will enable them to provide for themselves and their families. www.careonebit.org
-Cocktails Served Inside
-Complimentary Dessert All Night decorated with Fashion inspired by My Cupcake Love
Hard Hats 4 Haiti + Jordan Michael Zuniga Cordially Invite You To The Unveiling Of “Haiti: Hope In Progressâ€
Saturday, December 3rd, 7pm To 11pm
Haiti Art Expo 2011
Moore Building
4040 NE 2nd Avenue (2nd Level)
Miami Design District
rsvp@padf.org
Complimentary Cocktails by Marquis Vodka
Proceeds from the art sales will fully benefit Hard Hats 4 Haiti, a campaign launched by the Pan American Development Foundation to raise funds and create awareness for its rebuilding Haiti program, which directly impacts hundreds of thousands of Haitians affected by the 2010 earthquake, by rebuilding homes, revitalizing neighborhoods and creating jobs.
Miami photographer Jordan Michael Zuniga, founder of Red1 Studios in the Wynwood Art District, will showcase a collection of limited edition photographs at Haiti Art Expo 2011 at the Moore Building on Saturday, December 3rd during Art Basel week. Zuniga’s ‘Haiti: Hope in Progress’ is part of his support to the Hard Hats for Haiti campaign, which is the catalyst for the Pan American Development Foundation’s Rebuilding Haiti program, a comprehensive plan to rebuild homes, revitalize neighborhoods, and create jobs.
Haiti Art Expo 2011 is a pledge from Miami’s cultural community to make a positive impact in the lives of the Haitian people. Co-hosts Michele Frisch and Michael Caponni present an exhibition which demonstrates the visionary power of Haitian visual art that has continued to command international attention. “Haiti: Hope in Progress†will be the highlight of the evening, along with the one-of-a-kind collection of Haitian fine arts comprised of a variety of media, objects d’art and photography.
“Thanks to Haiti Art Expo 2011 and Mr. Zuniga we are having the invaluable opportunity to spread the word about our work in Haiti, with a direct impact in the lives of hundreds of thousands of Haitians†said Paul Fisher, Director of Corporate Partnerships for PADF.
Alongside Zuniga’s images will be a new collection of exclusive, high-end bags and clutches designed by Haiti-born Françoise Elizée. Crafted with her signature lizard, crocodile and python skins, Elizée seeks to re-define the luxury fashion industry through her limited edition designs handcrafted and made in durable materials, with bold and fashion forward colors.
Sales from the exhibit presented by gallery owner and collector Michele Frisch, as well as Zuniga’s photographs and Elizee’s handbags, will directly benefit the Hard Hats for Haiti campaign, which has already received a commitment of over $50M from institutions such as the World Bank, the American Red Cross, the Clinton Bush Haiti Fund, and Caterpillar.
With a career spanning more than fifteen years Zuniga has an extensive portfolio, with the diversity in his work fuelling his pursuit of photographing subjects that provoke the emotions of his audience. Today Jordan is found at his successful Red1 Studios, where he works with an array of clients while also shooting his own personal projects and editorials. Recently Jordan has expanded his brand and scope of work to include philanthropy. He is currently involved with PETA, PADF and The Miami Heart Gallery to name just a few.
www.hardhats4haiti.org
www.red1studios.com
www.facebook.com/hardhats4haiti
www.twitter.com/hardhats4haiti
Great Masters Opening Reception
November 28 at 7 p.m.
O. Ascanio Gallery
2600 NW Second Avenue
Wynwood Arts District
www.oascaniogallery.com
Sponsored by Polar Beer. This event is open to the public.
O.Ascanio Gallery’s end-of-year exhibition, Great Masters, brings together international masterworks by some of the world’s most notorious contemporary artists of the 20th century including Jesus Soto, Alejandro Otero, Carlos Cruz-Diez, Bernar Venet, Agostino Bonalumi and Victor Vasarely.
This impressive collective, comprised of museum-caliber pieces, runs from November 25 to December 17 in O. Ascanio Gallery in the Wynwood Arts District
In addition, selections from Biennale de Paris award winner Francisco Salazar, mathematical precision pieces from Italy-based Victor Lucena and experimentation with monochromatic red paintings by Bernard Aubertin. Avid collector, curator and gallery owner Oscar Ascanio has culled a major exhibition that will be a focal-point during Art Basel.
These timeless artists have taken their place in the art world as dominant and indisputable masters. Ascanio takes great pleasure in showing his collection of select international contemporary artists.
“They are plastic art masters worldwide and are known through innumerable acclaimed expositions in European, Asian and North American museums where each artist has etched his place among the greats and where curators, critics and collectors have agreed that each one is a great master,†said Ascanio.
Escrituras, Ambivalences, Monochromes, Physichromies, Indeterminate Lines, Optics in Black & White and Tensions are works of inequitable quality that are going to share a space with the creations of emerging artists, such as, Venezuelan contemporary artist Carlos Cabeza, who has already made a mark in markets worldwide and whose paintings have been shown for over twenty years.
The collection of 24 pieces (showcasing 10 international artists) will be thoughtfully placed throughout the 3,800 square-foot gallery, creating a stunning and historical exhibition that will further thrust O. Ascanio Gallery among the most respected galleries in South Florida.
Bang and Olufsen Presents Laurence Gartel Cymatics Multimedia Exhibition
Resonant Frequencies: Waves Make Forms
Friday December 2nd, 7pm-11pm.
Bang & Olufsen Showroom
1691 Michigan Avenue, Suite 110
South Beach.
RSVP at: 305. 913. 8787 at: / events@beomiamibeach.com
With a VIP Media Vernissage Starting at 6:pm.
Gartel After Party
Friday December 2nd, 11pm-2am
Lucky Strike Lanes
1691 Michigan Avenue, Suite 115
South Beach
RSVP at: / gartelpr@gmail.com
This year Laurence Gartel’s Art Basel Miami 2011 presentation “Cymatics†takes place at Bang & Olufsen Miami Beach Showroom. The exhibit, which extends through March 3rd, 2012, includes fantastic original works inspired by the creative interaction of sight and sound. In the 1920s, Peter Bang and Svend Olufsen were technological pioneers in sound recording and signal transmission. Gartel followed as a 1970s multimedia pioneer of the Digital Art era.
Be a part of the unveiling of Bang & Olufsen’s new Beovision 4-103inch, 3-D High Definition, Plasma Television, valued at $130,000.00. Imagine feeling totally absorbed and a part of the action in your favorite 3D film. Bang & Olufsen will take you there with their new 3D technology.
In addition to the video/animation, time based work, the impresario of Digital Media will have additional surprises; with the unveiling of his latest Rolls Royce “1989 Themed” Spirit art car. Art historian Pierre Restany once declared Gartel a “Fabulist,” in his Introduction to the Italian monograph, “Gartel: Arte e Tecnologia.” Mr Gartel will once again live up to that title. -Coming off hosting the Star Gala and creating the official artwork for the event honoring John Secada the show should prove to be another stellar star event. )) Artist website: gartelmuseum.weebly.com
Be part of The V.I.P. Red Carpet event where Lucky Strike will be serving passed hor d’oeuvres, Zacappa will be sharing their elixser from the gods and Russian Standard beauties will be passing their tempting libations. This event will be filmed and simulcast to the Intl Art Convention of Rome, Italy.
Tuesday November 29, 7 PM.
Tuesday, November 29, 2011 at 7:00pm
World Erotic Art Museum
1205 Washington Ave.
Miami Beach, Fl 33139
RSVP : RSVP@weam.com
(305) 532-9336
www.weam.com
Ms. Naomi Wilzig and World Erotic Art Museum cordially invites you to the opening reception of “Rembrandt Erotic Secrets: The Complete Collection of Rembrandt van Rijn’s Erotic Etchings”
In an extraordinary exhibit that will showcase what historians, curators and collectors have for centuries declared the iconic Dutch artist’s “dirty little secrets,†will be unveiled all together for the first time at Naomi Wilzig’s World Erotic Art Museum in Miami Beach.
On View until March 31, 2012
Hope International presents Art Zoo 2011 during Art Basel Week
Saturday, December 3, from 1-5pm
Poolside at Finnegan’s River
401 SW 3rd Avenue
Miami, FL 33130
www.finnegansriver.com
Donations: $50.00 per person
An Art Week celebration of a fun filled afternoon along the Miami River of animal themed art installations including sculptures, paintings and performance artists while learning about animal rescue and adoption titled “Art Zooâ€. The event benefits Paws 4 You, Rescue that helps animal welfare.
Paws 4 You (www.paws4you.org) is a non-profit donor subsidized, volunteer 501(c)3 organization, whose mission is to save animals from euthanasia at Miami-Dade Animal Services where on average, one hundred animals are destroyed daily at this county shelter. Rescued animals are given a safe environment, professional medical care and lots of love. Plus, all animals are sterilized, vaccinated and ID micro-chipped to prevent future loss.
Hosts: Carol Caridad, President of Paws 4 You Rescue.& Hope Gainer, Hope International
Presenter: Hope International
Producer & Curator: Hope Gainer, Hope International, www.ehopeinternational.com
Artists: Ana luisa Gonzalez . Ana Rut . Anastasia the Great . Bettina Werner, Salt Queen . ChÃa Ortegón . Chris Riggs . David Curtis . Debbie Sampson . Deborah Weed . Diana Contreras . Diane Snider . Gus Colors .Holly Wilson . Howard Austin Feld . Joey Kernisky . John Neyrot . Jonathan Boyer . Jonathan Brooks . Jorge Fernandez . Katherine Morgan . Luis Valle . Marc Hubert D’ge . Monique Lassooij . Pachucho . Pery Franco . Peter Hofer . Raul Remirez . Rita Alvarez . Sean Murdock . Stephen Gamson . Ted VanCleave . Tomas Loewy
Designers: Marcella Acosta Boutique
Libations: Icelandic Glacial Water. Leblon. O.N.E. Coconut Water.
Treats: Donut Divas . Edible Arrangements . Finnegan’s River . GreenBitesMiami.com . Pizza Fusion.
Supporters: Dog Bar.. Finnegan’s River. Jungle Island . Life Is Art . Momms Organization . Petco.
Dress Code: Animal print
Pet Costume Competition: Pets welcome for the “Best Artsy Costumeâ€
About Art Zoo 2011: “To celebrate the tenth anniversary year of Art Basel Week in Miami, I decided to create an event that would make guests smile, laugh and feel goodâ€, remarks Hope Gainer of Hope International. “There is so much serious art and scenesters seeking the hottest parties during this action packed week, so I wanted to offer something on the lighter side and go in the opposite direction and bring in some furry friends to warm the heart and soul. After all, dogs are a man’s best friend.†“What better than to share your art passion with your ‘best friend’ ?†Attendees can bring their dogs to our exhibition and have them compete in the “Best Artsy Costume†competition. We will also have dogs available for adoption at the event. So if you don’t have a ‘best friend’, you can adopt one at our event!
We have extended invitations to a few celebrities who never seem to leave home without their doggies! Does Paris Hilton or Mickey Rourke come to mind?!
Education is another component of our event to relay the importance of spaying and neutering. Pet overpopulation is a serious problem in our country.
All of the art installations and performance art will have an animal related theme. Art Zoo 2011 will present a diverse selection of both renowned and emerging artists from around the world.
We invite you to “Help us save a life!â€
Adopt, Foster, Donate thru Paws 4 You on Saturday, December 3!
Fendi Casa Luxury Living And Beats By Dr. Dre Celebrate Sound And Design By Honoring Artist Nick Cave During Art Basel Miami Beach
Friday, December 2, 8:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m.
FENDI Casa Luxury Living Showroom
90 NE 39th Street
Miami, Fl 33137
FENDI Casa Luxury Living and Beats by Dr. Dre are thrilled to announce a collaboration of sound and design highlighting the work of contemporary artist Nick Cave during the 10th edition of Art Basel Miami Beach on Friday, December 2 at the FENDI Casa Luxury Living Showroom. Artist Nick Cave known for his “Soundsuits†which are bright, whimsical and other-worldly wearable fabric sculptures will unveil an installation featuring a one-of-a-kind audio and visual display of Cave’s artwork highlighting his iconic pieces.
Guests will be able to activate this audio and visual experience by entering designated listening stations, putting on a pair of Beats by Dr. Dre headphones and watching Cave’s “Soundsuits†come to life through a performance of creative expression. Each station located throughout the FENDI Casa Luxury Living showroom will offer guests a pair of Beats by Dr. Dre headphones as an audio tool to enhance the sounds of Cave’s imaginative exhibit; this audio tool links together the confluence of sound, music, dance and performance art. Art lovers and guests alike will be transported into a new dimension as they experience smooth sound waves and enjoy light bites and cocktails provided by Avion Tequila.
“We are extremely excited to honor awe inspiring artist Nick Cave,â€â€ said Andrea Minnucci managing director of Luxury Living – FENDI Casa. “Each of Cave’s handmade, uniquely designed “Soundsuits†provides a strong message relating to craft, luxury, fantasy, and sculpture.â€
FENDI Casa will display their latest winter collection which includes a variety of contemporary, modern and classic home furniture and décor pieces; Luxury Living will make its U.S. debut.
The FENDI Casa Home Collection was created in 1989 with an aim of ‘dressing up’ rooms in a way very similar to how FENDI designs its furs, clothes, and accessories. FENDI Casa offers pieces for the entire home inspired by fashion, with a complete collection ranging from contemporary, modern, and classic. Furnishings are characterized by the incredible manufactures and fashion details which include the iconic double ‘F’ logo and the unique spy bag fastener. All Italian made, FENDI Casa’s craftsmanship and attention to detail form an integral part in the unabashed extravagance that is FENDI.
Nick Cave was born 1959 in central Missouri, and is an American fabric sculptor, dancer, and performance artist. He is best known for his Soundsuits: wearable fabric sculptures that are bright, whimsical, and other-worldly. Cave also trained as a dancer with Alvin Ailey and has a strong connection to the world of music and performance. He currently resides in Chicago and is director of the graduate fashion program at School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Roberta Smith, NY Times Art Critic notes, “Whether Nick Cave’s efforts qualify as fashion, body art or sculpture, and almost regardless of what you ultimately think of them, they fall squarely under the heading of Must Be Seen to Be Believed.â€
Rise
December 1st, 5pm-9pm
Dream Hotel
1111 Collins Ave
Miami Beach
RSVP Here
Meredith Weil Presents RISE – A collaboration of music and art on World AIDS Day in conjunction with Dream South Beach, NextAid and ECOMB during Art Basel
featuring renowned artist: Erin Parish
Music by:
Ultra Nate’
DJ Aladdin
Exhibition in the lobby, the Moroccan Room and at the High Bar.
Eco-friendly cocktails to be provided by VeeV Acai Spirits.
A portion of art sales benefit NextAid and ECOMB.
For more information about the artist and to preview the paintings for the event Rise, please go to http://www.erinparish.com/
RSVP & VIP table reservations @ http://rise-sobe.eventbrite.com/
Seventeen
December 1, 2011, 6:30 p.m.
The Gallery At Cortada Studio
104 SW 9th Street
Ground Level
Miami, FL
www.cortada.com/map.htm
Miami Artists Unite To Raise Awareness Of
Local Endangered Species At
“Seventeenâ€
At The Gallery At Cortada Studio
Miami artist Xavier Cortada has invited 17 fellow Miami-based artists to create original works depicting one of the 17 threatened and endangered species that call Biscayne National Park home. The project, entitled “Seventeenâ€, will be exhibited at The Gallery at Cortada Studio Thursday, December 1, 2011 beginning at 6 p.m., and will feature works by: BMD, Anthony Burks, Diana Contreras, Eleazar Delgado, Clay Frye, Vince Herrera, Kazilla, Kid, Ernesto Kunde, Monique Lassooij, Sri Prabha, Sean Ritchwood, Courtney Rutter, Alexandra Seda, Yoko Sigiura, TMNK and Alex Yanes.
“Seventeen†follows Cortada’s 2010 project in which he created a mile-long installation consisting of 360 flags running from the entrance of Biscayne National Park to the water’s edge: 360 participants each painted a flag depicting an endangered animal representing each of Earth’s 360 degrees.
Featured artists’ pieces will be displayed at The Gallery at Cortada Studio alongside Cortada’s original drawings of the seventeen species — including the Wood Stork, the Key Largo Rat and the Smalltooth Sawfish. Cortada created the 17 drawings on carbon paper as a metaphor for the impact (or “carbon footprintâ€) that humans have had on these species, even across the boundaries of protected nature preserves.
The gallery will also display 180 drawings of Cortada’s “Endangered World.” Cortada has created “Endangered World” installations at the South Pole (2007), North Pole (2008), Holland (2009) and Biscayne National Park (2010), as well as online participatory art projects (www.endangeredworld.org), to engage community members in addressing the large-scale loss of our planet’s biodiversity.
Isolations with Lilly McElroy, Dana Meilijson, Rodolfo Vanmarcke and Missy Nuzzo
The opening reception
December 1st, 2011 from 7:00pm to 10:00pm
The Lunch Box Gallery
310 NW. 24th St.
Miami, FL 33127.
December 1st, 2011 – February 25, 2012
The Lunch Box Gallery is pleased to announce its new show Isolations by acclaimed photographers Lilly McElroy, Dana Meilijson, Rodolfo Vanmarcke and Missy Nuzzo.
The exhibition gathers four different expressions of the notion of isolation, where human beings or things that belong to them are isolated to make a call for observation and raise a social commentary about the world today. Through the conceptual photographs of these four artists, themes emerge that can go from the exploration of alienation and passivity in our existing societies by experimenting with public reaction, to the examination of depersonalization as a consequence of the mass consumption, which has shaped this world of identical people even though fully convinced of being completely “freeâ€.
The photographs reveal situations that are encapsulated in time by the use of photography as a medium, and at the same time, they awake in the viewer a sense of strangeness; a result of unnaturally isolating these situations within their own context, or decontextualizing them by removing elements from their expected frames of reference and placing them into new settings.
Lilly McElroy is a photographer based in Los Angeles who has successfully exhibited all around the US, and who is showing three photographs of her series “Locationsâ€. This project began with the documentation of public reaction to unexpected behavior in privately owned public spaces, where conduct is regimented. This has become especially noticeable due to the current practice of reigning in public expression. According to Lilly, “fear of non-conformity has made uncommon behaviors virtually impermissible. Therefore I decided to experiment, by performing an action that was out of place, but clearly non-confrontational… There is little sense of personal space or comfort in any of the locations; people are meant to pass through them without much engagement or interaction.â€
In the course of the project, other themes also began to emerge. Among these were the exploration of the alienation and claustrophobia felt within contemporary society as well as a demonstration of how people react to one another. When she posed in these spaces, empathetic responses were rare. “I was only asked whether or not I was o.k. Three times.â€, Lilly explains.
The exploration of societal passivity therefore became an element of the project. The ease in which people where able to dismiss her state also brought up the theme of vulnerability. “By lying down in a nightgown, I gave the appearance of completely helplessness in an attempt to illustrate the sense of estrangement that has become pervasive. When not dismissed as absurd, my actions were responded to with anger; re-emphasizing the fact that public behavior has become highly restrictedâ€,
Lilly concludes.
Dana Meilijson is a Venezuelan photographer currently living in New York City. She was thrown into the eye of the public after her remarkable series “Everyday Interruptions†was published in The New York Times newspaper in 2009. For this show at The Lunch Box Gallery, Dana is exhibiting a selection of images from that series, all of them taken in New York and representing the most frequent and recognizable everyday activities that happen in this dizzying and fast-paced metropolis. According to the artist, “the quotidian is understood as ordinary, but has the potential of becoming extra-ordinaryâ€.
Her reflective process is based on understanding the public spaces, actions and daily events that become invisible due to the speed of the urban experience. Her body – subject and object at the same time – intervenes in scenarios like the street, the supermarket, the cafeteria, the laundry, the park and the landscape, producing images of disturbing familiarity.
These interruptions generate a pause in the timing of perceiving quotidian situations. Her photographic proposal derives from a more concrete apprehension of reality, building up an isolated and fragmented moment by means of a halted time and a contextual reality that adds historic resonance.
Rodolfo Vanmarcke is a renowned Venezuelan conceptual photographer currently residing in Miami, who is showcasing five images from his fascinating series “Modern Solitudesâ€. According to the artist, the contemporary human being has buried himself in a devastating solitude due to the triumph of industrialization. “We have systematically celebrated the mass manufacture of products that are elaborated under the slogan ‘Our greatest product is the human capital’. Ironically, that same resource is already a prefabricated product, properly packed with the in vogue clothing, the technology of the moment and under the media diet of the day. We have transformed ourselves into isolated self-idols within a temple devoid of believers; crammed full of needs that are in fact invented by a society of identical peopleâ€, Vanmarcke says.
To this photographer, we are convinced of being completely free. Universally, there hasn’t been a time with greater liberty than the actual one: a tremendous range to be chosen is presented as a fold-out menu; nevertheless he affirms that “there has not been a better moment than today to celebrate our sameness. But is not an equality based on ethical values, but an equality based on the depersonalization and the absolute self-exileâ€. “Modern Solitudes†begins and ends with this condition.
Missy Nuzzo is an emerging artist based in Pennsylvania, who is exhibiting a selection of photographs from her allegoric series “Where she left itâ€. Nuzzo bases her series on the premise that it is hard for a child to hold a doll dressed in luxurious clothing without getting the doll dirty, but not so hard when the doll is in a box, left inside to appreciate in collector’s value. Over time, the child stops playing with dolls, stops dressing up to mimic the dolls she once adored, and becomes an adult. The doll, still in the box, no longer looks as luxurious as it once appeared to be. “Time allows dust to collect on the box, making the contents difficult to see. The doll is no longer admired and was never even touched by a child’s handsâ€, Nuzzo adds.
In this series, delicate garments are juxtaposed with crumbled industrial surroundings and organic scenery. The garments are bright against the faded remnants of the buildings, streets and overgrowth. According to Nuzzo, this juxtaposition frees the garments from their
customary occupation as fashionable elements in a woman’s wardrobe, since they are
allowed to experience the array of surfaces of the world. Each image is cropped in a
square frame, encouraging the viewer to perceive the garments as if they are too in a box like forgotten dolls. The texture in the images give life to the garments, “showing that there is much to see outside of one’s assigned sphere—and reminding us that a little dirt never hurt anythingâ€, Nuzzo concludes.
In parallel, the gallery is having the sixth student show of its “One Night Stand Exhibition Series†with talented Miami International University of Art & Design student of Visual Arts (concentration in Photography), Claire Nelson; a new project that aims to give photography students the opportunity to participate in the popular Wynwood Gallery Walks, facilitating them the exposure of their work during this major art event.
Claire is exhibiting a conceptual series titled “Visual Narratives”, which explores and illustrates the reality she discovers by experiencing the world we live in. She conceptualizes her idea in a manner that is surreal but relatable, showing her point of view from living life, the happenings inside of it and the outside world’s influence; tapping into parts of herself that were dormant waiting to get out.
Isolations and Visual Narratives are open to the public from December 1st, 2011 to February 25th, 2012. Business Hours: Tuesday to Saturday 11am – 6pm and open during the Gallery Walks every second Saturday of the month.
Blend, Art Basel 2011
Tuesday Nov. 29, 2011, 7pm-9pm
Las Tias will be hosting a live art performance for Art Basel 2011, title BLEND. Where all constituent parts are to be indistinguishable from one another. BLEND will establish a dynamic dialogue engaging every viewer.
This event is produced by local artist.
Yo Miami and The Black Key Group ask:Â Won’t You Be My Neighbor? at Found on Thursday, November 17, 2011.
Providing the musical entertainment for the night was: The Ean Archer Band, Sirens and Sealions,  Arboles Libres and Deaf Poets.  Ms. Cheezious and Coolhaus food trucks were on site serving up scrumptious grilled cheeses and custom ice cream sandwiches!  Local artists’ that had there work on display were: Kazilla, Kelo, Vince “Bad Panda†Herrera, Torek and GG.
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AD Oasis
Friday, December 2, 12pm-6pm
Saturday, December 3, 12pm-6pm
Sunday, December 4, 10am-2pm
The Raleigh Hotel
1775 Collins Ave
Miami Beach, FL
The Macallan® Launch Party
Friday, December 2, 9pm-12am
adoasismiami.com
By Invitation only.
Please RSVP to events@archdigest.com
the AD Oasis is a luxurious retreat created for artists, designers, collectors, and VIPs in Miami Beach for the art world’s most significant U.S. event.
Architectural Digest will be taking over the Raleigh hotel to present “an exclusive luxurious retreat, created by celebrated designer Mark Cunningham” “where Art & Design unwind…”
The Macallan® Single Malt Scotch
Official Launch Of The Macallan’s Collaboration With World-Renowned X-Ray Photographer Nick Veasey
Friday, December 2, 9pm to Midnight
Dezer Schauhalle Collection Museum Bunny Yeager Retrospective Launch on Thursday, November 17, 2011. Â What a wonderful exhibition.
the art of luis berros
december 3, 2011, 7 p.m to 10 p.m
Blu Moon Studio
3444 main highway
coconut grove fl 33133
penthouse 2nd floor
www.luisberros.com
come view the art of Luis Berros. son of cuban exiles a semi native born in new jersey and raised in miami…his works will blow you away.
Les Jacmeliens Art Basel Exclusive Show 12/1-2/11
December 1 and December 2, @ 7pm-10pm
Haitian Heritage Museum
4141 NE 2nd Ave
Design District Miami, FL 33137
More Info & RSVP
3 Amazing Haitian Artist 1 Spectacular Exhibition
“Les Jacmeliens” 2011 marks the official launch of the first art exhibition that bridges Haiti’s renowned, Arts district Jacmel with the local art scene in the Miami Design District. “Les Jacmeliens” debuts a group exhibition that will feature works by two Haitian artist from Jacmel; “Dufo”, son of Haitian master Prefete Duffaut, and Carel Blain, together with works by local Haitian American contemporary artist Reynald Poisson. The presentation will open across border dialogue of vibrant artistic expressions by Haitian artists throughout the diaspora and Haiti.
December 1, 2011 VIP Opening Reception 7-10pm
December 2, 2011 Intimate Talk and Q & A with the artists 7-10pm
“Les Jacmeliens” runs through March 2012
All taking place @ The Haitian Heritage Museum
Sponsors: DACRA, Wholefoods Market, Art Basel and Miami Design District. Tasty Treats by Chef Ron Duprat
3rd Annual Pictures+Furniture Opening Reception
Wednesday, November 30th, 6-11pm
Avant Gallery
309 23rd Street (1 block west of Collins Ave)
Miami Beach
please RSVP by Nov. 28th to rsvp@avantgallery.com
You’re cordially invited to attend the Opening Reception for Avant Gallery’s 3rd Annual Pictures+Furniture Exhibition, celebrating the fusion of fine art and collectible design.
Featuring: Alec Monopoly, Alejandro Vigilante, Arno Elias, Nathan Sawaya, Chad Jensen, Kevin McHugh, Philip Michael Wolfson, Lukasz Opalinski, Pryor Callaway, Marcel Wanders, Julian Lwin, Guy Le Baube, Metis, John Jansheski, Jorge Cal, Guava, Bobo Ivancich de la Torriente.
Presented with support from Surface Magazine, Planar, 42 Below Vodka, AdRoyt
101/exhibit presents Undertow A solo exhibition of new works by Jason Shawn Alexander
Opening reception: December 1st. 7:00 – 10:00 p.m. Artist in attendance
101/exhibit
101 NE 40th Street
Miami, FL 33137
From December 2nd, 2011 – February 8th, 2012
101/exhibit continues its mission to discover, promote, and preserve the works of great contemporary artists. The Miami gallery is proud to present, Undertow, an exhibition of new works by Jason Shawn Alexander, the Los Angeles-based Expressionist figurative painter. The show opens on Friday, December 2 through February 8, 2012, and coincides with the publication of a comprehensive book about the artist and his work, also called Undertow.
Alexander’s masterfully rich figures inhabit settings that, at times, evoke the stillness of theater. The paintings offer the viewer a glimpse of private moments, captured in the wake of a great receding void. Alexander’s intense personal narrative combined with overtones of allegory, the paintings are imbued with an essential human drama that is his signature quality.
An expert draftsman, Alexander has developed a method for mounting paper to canvas, which enables him to use his inks at the idea’s inception. He draws with fluidity and an energy he has long sought to bring to his paintings. The ink serving as a gestural skeleton, the artist then uses models to help pull out realism and sculpt the flesh of his pieces. His intimate works penetrate to the core of human integrity, often depicting images of figures wrenched in that critical space where the strained coordination of mind, body, and spirit, hangs in the balance of existential woe.
A reviewer from ART NEWS was moved to write, “Recalling Bacon’s portraits, the figures seem to cry out… Alexander’s impassioned application of oil paints underscores the barely contained violence of the visions, lingering like intimations of half-remembered dreams.”
Abstract elements now and again emerge by way of exaggerated gestures, elongated limbs, the doubling or tripling of images, hints of apparitions, or the intrusion of foreign materials and text into the paint, which satisfy the rich psychological nature of Alexander’s work.
The artist will attend the VIP opening, December 1st from 7:00 – 10:00 p.m. and a second reception on December 2nd during Miami Design Night. The gallery will be open for viewing during all Miami Design District events December 2nd, 3rd, and 4th.
Ruben Ochoa Cores and Cutouts
Reception: Thursday, December 1, 7-10pm
Gallery hours during Art Basel: November 29 – December 3, 9am – 4pm
Locust Projects
155 NE 38th Street #100
Miami, FL 33137
Locust Projects is pleased to announce CORES and CUTOUTS, Ruben Ochoa’s first solo exhibition in Miami. Known for using gritty, vernacular building materials such as concrete, dirt, and steel, the artist will create a new site-specific installation using the building’s substructure as source material. Ochoa will cut through the concrete floor to expose subterranean cross-sections of the gallery’s foundation, revealing the space where earth and architecture intersect. Cored segments of the poured concrete floor will totter on columns of substrate above their normal resting place.
Ochoa’s installations address an architectural disjuncture, conflating the gallery and the art object. With a nod to both archeology and earthworks, his work at Locust Projects further explores the materials and politics of infrastructure in the social fabric. Contemplating the materiality of the built environment, Ochoa’s work encourages viewers to have a deeper experience with their surroundings as they step out of the gallery and confront those same materials on the street.
About the artist: Born in 1974 in Oceanside, California, Ruben Ochoa currently lives and works in Los Angeles, CA. Recent exhibitions include a two person show at the San Jose Museum of Art, San Jose, CA, 2011; and group exhibitions in the FGAP @ Venice, Collateral Event of the 54th International Exhibition, La Biennale di Venezia, Palazzo Papadopoli, Venice, Italy, 2011; and The Artist’s Museum: Los Angeles Artists 1980-2010, Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, CA, 2010. Ochoa has had solo exhibitions at the Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego, CA, 2010; Susanne Vielmetter Los Angeles Projects, LA, 2010; Charles H. Scott Gallery at Emily Carr University, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, 2009; and Site Santa Fe, NM, 2009. Ochoa was included in the 2008 Whitney Biennial at the Whitney Museum of American Art, NY and the 2004 California Biennial at the Orange County Museum of Art, CA. He has been awarded the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship, 2008 and a Creative Capital Foundation Grant, 2005. Following his exhibition at Locust Projects, Ruben Ochoa will be preparing for his first solo exhibition at James Cohan Gallery, NY in the spring of 2012.
Before They Were Famous Reception & Film Screening
Thursday, December 1, 6:00 p.m Reception
KIWI Project Space
48 NW 29th Street
Wynwood
A special evening of music and refreshments
8:00 p.m. Screening
O Cinema
90 NW 29 Street
Wynwood
Screening of ‘Full Circle: Before They Were Famous’ – 40-minute film starring William John Kennedy, Robert Indiana, Ultra Violet, Taylor Mead and others,chronicling the journey of Kennedy’s images as they were brought to public view.
9:00 p.m.: After-party
The Breakwater Hotel
940 Ocean Drive
Miami Beach
complimentary hors d’oeuvres and kiwi martinis served 10:00 to 11:00 p.m. By invitation only.
Tel: 305.200.3047 | www.kiwiartsgroup.com
SCOPE Miami
VIP & Press Preview: Tuesday, November 29 from 4:00 – 8:00 p.m.
Fair Hours: Wednesday, November 30 to Saturday, December 3 from 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. and Sunday, December 4 from 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
NE 1st Avenue (Midtown Blvd) at NE 30th Street
Wynwood
www.scope-art.com for tickets and fair information.
‘Before They Were Famous: Behind the Lens of William John Kennedy’ – Nearly lost archives of Andy Warhol and Robert Indiana negatives find their fame. Miami resident William John Kennedy reveals 1960s photographs of iconic American pop artists at Scope Miami 2011.
After almost half a century in storage, the astonishing discovery of an archive of historically significant film negatives of Andy Warhol and Robert Indiana, taken in 1963 and 1964 by fine art photographer William John Kennedy, have fully surfaced and begun to emerge in the art world. Kennedy’s images capture the two artists and their soon-to-be iconic works at the seminal point of their careers and at the birth of the Pop Art Movement. Viewers of the only Miami-based, museum-style exhibition within SCOPE Miami will encounter a careful selection of Kennedy’s compelling photographic images—along with never-before-heard 1960s audio conversations between Warhol and artist Ultra Violet.
Come Celebrate Cultural Fridays / Viernes Culturales
Miami’s Best Arts and Music Festival on the last Friday of every month
Friday, November 25, 2011. From 7:00 to 11:00 p.m.
SW 8th Street (Calle Ocho) between 13th and 17th Avenues
Schedule Of Events
Where: Domino Stage at Domino Plaza. SW 15th Ave & 8th Street
7:30 – 8:00 pm – G Moss Fashion Show
8:00 – 8:30 pm – Learn To Dance
8:30 – 9:00 pm – Artistic Explosion
9:00 – 9:30 pm – Martial Arts Presentation
9:30 – 11:00 pm – Tony Swing
Admission: FREE
Rain Schedule will be posted on www.viernesculturales.org by 4:00 p.m. on day of event
Walking Tour Of Little Havana
When: 7:00 pm – Dr. Paul George – Walking tour of Little Havana
Where: Meet in front of the Tower Theater (1508 SW 8th Street)
Cost: FREE
On The Stage At Viernes Culturales
Tony Swing
The talented merenguero Tony Swing will bring the flavor of the Dominican Republic to Viernes Culturales. Ex-member of world renowned bands like Oro Solido and Pochy y la Coco band, Tony’s swing will spark up the night with the festive flair of contagious merengue. In his unique style, he embraces traditional merengue with merengue ripiao, adding a touch of urban flavor. This all around entertainer is currently filming a movie and is also an outstanding choreographer.
GMoss Urban Classy Fashion Show
Gmoss Designs provides graphic, realistic and cartoon illustrations and technical fashion design services. The fashion show will showcase an original and unique style to engage the youth and young adult markets. The “Gmoss Seek Eternal Purpose” line is an urban/anime/comic book influenced line of art, clothing, and accessories based the short novel “The Chronicles of Ann & Lo” written and illustrated by George Moss. www.gmossdesign.com was created to encourage youth to work hard, use their talents, and seek their eternal purpose.
Daniella Viotti
The Living Statue Performer, has been mesmerizing crowds at Viernes Culturales for many years. Daniela is a statue and award winning sculptor. She loves performing as a Living Statue at Viernes Culturales and giving so much positive energy to all that stop and pose with her!
Samaris Cassano – Mistress of Ceremony
Puerto Rican born and raised, Samaris is a talented singer, published author and radio personality. She is delighted to be working with us to help guide your Viernes Culturales experience.
Legendary local historian Dr. Paul George leads a walking tour of Little Havana each month. Learn the fascinating details about Little Havana’s history, people and places. This month’s tour will focus on Historic Shenandoah neighborhood. This special tour is educational, interesting and absolutely free. Learn of when Calle Ocho was a dirt road known in some parts as Orange Gable Road. See the site of historic Blecher Homestead and the historig Bridage 2506 Museum.
Viernes Culturales Art Gallery Presents Natalie Nauta
Dates: Friday, November 25, 2011. 7:00 – 10:00 p.m.
Where: 742 SW 16th Avenue, Miami FL 33135
Natalie’s profound appreciation and love for her environment expresses itself through an artistic use of paint textures and a saturated, and somewhat explosive use of color. Together, these elements create beautifully decorative and appealing reminders of the Caribbean and Miami. www.natalie-nauta.com.
Films At The Tower Theater
To all cinema lovers: We would like to invite you to discover one of Miami’s best-kept secrets, the historic Tower Theater. Enjoy top-quality foreign or independent films, film premiers, and even an art exhibition. To top it off, screenings have English (or Spanish) subtitles and prices are just $8 for general public and $7 for students and seniors! Can it get any better than this?
Galleries / Art
Agustin Gainza Fine Art – Exhibition of works by Agustin Gainza
Cremata Gallery – Exhibition of works by various artists
Marta G. Ismail Fine Art – Exhibition of works by Marta G. Ismail
Maxoly /Latin Art Core – Exhibition of works by Cuban Masters
Mildrey Guillot Fine Art – Exhibition of works by Mildrey Guillot
Molina Fine Art – Exhibition of works by Luis Molina
Obrapia Fine Art Restoration & Framing – Exhibition works by various artists
Unzueta Fine Art – Exhibition of works by Ramon Unzueta
Viernes Culturales Art Gallery-Exhibition of works by: Natalie Nauta
Dining & Entertainment
2B Asian Bristo – Alfaro’s – Azucar Ice Cream – Casa Panza Cafe – Cuba Ocho – Domino’s Pizza – El Cristo Restaurant & Cafeteria – El Pub – El Exquisito Restaurant – I Love Calle Ocho – La Casa de Tula – Little Havana to go – Salsa Art Dance Studio – McDonald’s Restaurant – Oriental Restaurant – Pizza Hut – Catharsis Restaurant – Subway -Tower Theater – Tutti Frutti Ice Cream
Other Activities
· Viernes Culturales is proud to announce Coca-Cola as our newest sponsor! The Coca-Cola stage on SW 8th Street and SW 16th Avenue will feature a DJ, music, and Salsa Contest. Stop by for a chance to win a variety of prizes. Join us as we welcome Coca-Cola to Little Havana!
· Domino Competition in Domino Park (anyone can participate). Starts at 8 pm. Street and sidewalk performers & activities
· Dozens of NEW local artists and artisans (including local authors) selling their wares in our outdoor Arts Fair
· Restaurants & bars featuring Cuban, Thai/Sushi, Chinese, Spanish and Mexican cuisine
· Traditional Fruteria at 13th Avenue & SW 8th Street
· Beautiful art galleries & artist studios open for you to explore (some featuring live music)
· Live music (and dance) in many of our local venues: flamenco, traditional Cuban music, Afro-Cuban rumba, more!
· Unique stores selling locally made cigars (cigars rolled in person), Latin music CDs, gifts, guayaberas and more!
Please make note, our December date is: DECEMBER 16, 2011
Wednesday, November 30th, 9pm-12am
Thursday, December 1st, 6pm-11pm
Friday, December 2nd, 8pm-11pm
Shelborne Hotel
1801 Collins Ave
Miami Beach, FL
Here is the lineup of events during the Art of Night exhibition:
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
9:00 pm – 12:00 am
The launch of Shelborne South Beach and Seth Browarnik’s Art of Night
the Opening Night Party for the exhibit, styled by iconic event producer, Susanne Bartsch, that will begin in the Shelborne’s newly renovated lobby and spill outside to the brand new infinity pool.
RSVP is mandatory at artofnight@meninhotels.com.
Thursday, December 1, 2011
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Beach front screening of Limelight The Movie at Lucy’s Cantina Royale
a screening under the stars of award-winning nightlife documentary, Limelight, which chronicles the rise and fall of one of New York’s most iconic clubs. Come nightfall, genre-transcending pianist, ELEW, will perform an hour-long set of jazz, rock and pop on a custom-created Yamaha piano.
8:00 pm – 11:00 pm
DJ Ross One and Rock Jazz pianist elew
Friday, December 2, 2011
8:00 pm – 11:00 pm
Poolside performances by Theophilus London and Yound the Giant
hip hop artist, Theophilus London will perform outside, opening up for the night’s main event, Young the Giant.
a screening under the stars of award-winning nightlife documentary, Limelight, which chronicles the rise and fall of one of New York’s most iconic clubs. Come nightfall, genre-transcending pianist, ELEW, will perform an hour-long set of jazz, rock and pop on a custom-created Yamaha piano.
RSVP is mandatory at artofnight@meninhotels.com.
ART OF NIGHT is sponsored by Ciroc Vodka and Bing.
RODEZ Art Gallery Presents Fact or Fiction
Vernissage on Saturday, December 3 from 7 to 10 pm
Special Fundraiser on Thursday, December 8 from 6 to 9 pm benefiting Family AIDS Coalition Foundation
RODEZ Art Gallery
CocoWalk, 3015 Grand Ave., Suite 237
Coconut Grove, FL 33133
www.RodezArtGallery.com
December 3 – 24, 2011
RODEZ Art Gallery presents “Fact or Fiction†an exhibition featuring the works of George Rodez, analyzing the relationship between real-life and dreams; representing the human struggle in understanding the incongruity of man’s conscious and subconscious mind.
This exhibit features a combination of surreal, abstract and expressionistic works of art, including three works from Rodez’s Dream series first exhibited in Spain as part of a solo-exhibit entitled Dream Symptoms, and is part of a much larger collection currently traveling on exhibit throughout Europe.
The exhibit will open during Coconut Grove Gallery Walk on Saturday, December 3 with a wine and cheese reception and will run through December 24.
Additionally, on December 8, 2011, Rodez Art Gallery will hold a fundraiser to benefit the Family Aids Coalition Foundation. The event will be from 6 to 9pm. Proceeds from all sales will go to benefit the Foundation.
Christina Pettersson: The Sentinel Opening Reception
02/11/2012, 6pm to 9pm
Art and Culture Center of Hollywood, FL
1650 Harrison Street
Hollywood, FL 33020
Tonight is the opening reception for Christina Pettersson’s: The Sentinal. Her drawings examine the self not as one lives it, but as one’s imagination creates it. Pettersson’s figures, often herself, are shown tied to train tracks, are buried alive, float as if falling or flying, walk the proverbial plank, and are visited by demons in disguise. These visions, which examine fate, inevitability and her own way of “tricking death,†have won her numerous accolades and an impressive resume of exhibitions.
Porque, Cazador? (Why, Hunter?)
Nov. 26 and Dec. 3, 6-10 p.m.
all days in between, noon-6 p.m.
Flagler Arts Space
172 W. Flagler St., Miami, FL 33130
flaglerartsspace.com
Signature works by the artists of Flagler Arts Space, with a pre-Art Basel opening on Saturday, Nov. 26, and after-Basel party on Sunday, Dec. 4. Everyday between, the gallery will be open from noon to 6 p.m. The gallery is right across the street from Miami Art Museum.
Why, Hunter? refers to two art teachers from New World School of the Arts – Tom Wyroba and the late Jim Hunter.
Inner Journey Exhibition Opening
Nov. 26 2011, 5 pm to 10 pm
Kelley Roy Gallery
Wynwood Art District
50 Ne 29th St.
Miami, FL 33137
kelleyroygallery.com
From Nov. 26th 2011 to Jan. 28th 2012, Kelley Roy Gallery will showcase “Inner Journeyâ€, a solo exhibition by renowned Miami artist, Heriberto Mora
These days, everyone talks about the economic crisis, and we all look for solutions, for signs of a way out.
But the true crisis is a human one; the economic crisis is just a product of it. And the solution is hidden within each one of us. Crises are nothing more than states of change, destined to evolve.
Timed to coincide with Art Basel 2011, “Inner Journey†is an invitation for introspection to achieve that evolution; an invitation to take the inner journey beyond our fences, hidden conventionalities, fears, beliefs and vanities.
Join us at the opening: Sat. Nov. 26th 2011 at 5pm
Escape Art Exhibition during Art Basel Week at The Artlink 11/29/11 – 12/1/11
Dec 1-4, 12:00 PM to 9 PM
VIP Reception November 29th from 7pm to 9pm RSVP 786-547-8681
The Artlink
130 NW 36 S.
Miami FL -33127
Wynwood Arts District
The ArtLink celebrates its 2nd Art Basel Week Exhibition honoring an amazing group of talented artists whose art has escaped from the past generating new ways of creation towards a major and constant development in their careers.
Guest artists: Edin Chavez – Eugene Do – Leo Dcroix – Jaime Ferreyros – Sandra Garcia Pardo – George Goodridge – Rodney Jackson – Mark Keffer – Ernesto Kunde – Christina Lihan – Simona Petrauskaite – Rigoberto Rosales – Jeffrey Scott Lewis – Joanne Stein- Kent Stetson – Aida Tejada
Organized by: The ArtLink www.TheArtLink.org
Sponsored by: Irreversible Magazine www.irreversiblemagazine.com
Collaboration of: ideaweb – Web Desing and Marketing Solutions www.ideaweb.us
Photograph Taken by Edin Chavez www.edinchavez.com
Collective Art Show
Novemeber 25th, 6:00 pm/10:00pm
Galeria Adelmo
1165 SW 6th Street
Miami, FL. 33130
305 549 7200
Collective Art Show Coinciding With Viernes Culturales
Come And Taste My Delicious Pumkin Bread
Biscayne Capital Leonardo Hidalgo’s Sneak Preview Art Basel Exhibition
Nov 28 from 7PM-11PM
Biscayne Capital Headquarters
1548 Brickell Ave
Miami FL
RSVP Required: rsvpmiamiart@gmail.com OR 786.217.0130
Biscayne Capital Invites You To Leonardo Hidalgo’s “Sneak Peek Preview” Private Reception Showcasing His New Series Of Art Work “Pop It!
There Will Be Posters & Limited Edition Embellished Prints For Purchase At This Event.
Established in 2005, Biscayne Capital as a new kind of wealth management firm — a boutique small enough to give unprecedented personal service, but big enough to provide all the services and options the financial world has to offer. Combining advanced technology platforms, global product offerings via one financial advisor and designing investment strategies around our clients needs has proven to be successful.
Hidalgo’s unique style combines pop art, the American way of life, comics of his time, and Japanese art. Ecuadorian by birth, Hidalgo, has made the United States his home since 1990 and lives painting as a career ever since. His work has attracted international acclaim and is collected worldwide for his fine art paintings and memorable portraits of famous faces. He melds photography, computer graphics, pastels, paint and fabric to create his wide variety of individual art pieces. He has been commissioned by corporate, public and private entities, including Marc Anthony, Alejandro Sanz, Hillary Clinton, Janine Howard, Enrique Iglesias, Dan Marino, The Convention Center of Guayaquil, The Jade Miami of Fortune International, The US Open Polo, and has been the official artist of the Supercar Experience for the past four years.
Art Basel Brunch
When: Sat. 12/3, 9am – 1pm
Sagamore, The Art Hotel
1671 Collins Ave.
Miami Beach, FL
The Sagamore’s annual Art Basel Brunch, one of the most sought-after events of the season, is hosted by hotel owners, Marty and Cricket Taplin in partnership with six local museums: the Bass Museum of Art, Lowe Art Museum, Miami Art Museum, Museum of Contemporary Art North Miami, The Patricia & Phillip Frost Museum of Art at FIU and the Wolfsonian-FIU.
David Bromstad exhibition Body, Money, Death
Private VIP opening Dec 1, 7:00-11:00pm
Open to the public December 2 and 3, 2011 from 5:00pm – 8:00pm
Z Ocean Hotel South Beach
HGTV’s David Bromstad transforms the Z Ocean Hotel in South Beach for his first public art exhibition – Body, Money, Death – to celebrate Art Basel Miami Beach 2011
Artist, Interior Designer and HGTV personality David Bromstad (www.bromstad.com) will celebrate his first open-to-the-public art exhibition, titled “Body, Money, Death,†at the Z Ocean Hotel South Beach on December 2 and 3, 2011 from 5:00pm – 8:00pm each day. In a unique twist to celebrate Art Basel 2011, the Z Ocean Hotel will be rebranded as “The Bromstad†for three days and feature a redesigned lobby and common areas, styled by one of the country’s most dynamic designers, David Bromstad.
The exhibition is comprised of paintings and customized furniture pieces created by Bromstad this year at his South Florida studio. As Bromstad explains, “The inspiration for the paintings and furniture pieces in this exhibition are the three things that we worry about most in life – our body, money and death. The imagery here reflects on my own personal struggle with body and money issues, as well as mortality, throughout my life.â€
The Z Ocean Hotel has taken the unprecedented step of handing over the keys to the hotel for three days for David to transform the lobby and common areas of the hotel, giving “The Bromstad†a sleek new look to celebrate Art Basel Miami Beach. David will restyle public areas of the hotel with new chandeliers and customized furniture with that signature Bromstad flair. From December 1-3, hotel staff will wear custom black shirts featuring “The Bromstad†on the front, and one of David’s most memorable quotes, “Werq It Out†on the back.
Bromstad promises an entertaining experience for attendees, including fans who know him as the original HGTV Design Star and the host of the Miami-based Color Splash series, as well as curious art aficionados in town for the country’s biggest fine art event. Also making their first public appearance at this event will be David’s famous, hand-constructed Matroyshka dolls, which can be seen in David’s art studio on Color Splash.
“Everything in this show has my sense of humor and my style, but I also wanted to show another layer that viewers don’t always get to see on HGTV. I want my fans, both old and new, to walk into this exhibition and smile and be entertained. And maybe giggle a bit,†Bromstad says.
A private, invite-only event will be held on December 1 from 7:00-11:00pm to share the collection with media and VIPs. A special surprise performance is also planned for 10:00pm at the opening night celebration. The event and exhibition are sponsored by HGTV & HGTV Magazine, 1888 Mills, Penny Lane Publishing, Planet Lighting, Tiffany’s, Murals Your Way, Thirstystone,42 Below, and Z Ocean Hotel. Proceeds from art sold at the exhibition will benefit The Bakehouse Art Complex (www.bacfl.org).
David Bromstad, host of HGTV’s Color Splash, is no ordinary designer. The original winner of HGTV Design Star, who rejoined the show in 2011 as a contestant mentor, is known for his endless energy and out-of-the-box thinking. Bromstad began his career as a design student at the Ringling School of Art and Design in Sarasota, Fla. Earnest, passionate, talented, and innovative, Bromstad creates awe-inspiring works on many platforms, including custom art, furniture building and interior design. Bromstad has appeared on The Oprah Winfrey Show & The Ellen Degeneres Show and was featured in People magazine. He is also a Top Cop for the Us Weekly Fashion Police. In 2010, he was named to the OUT Magazine 100 list, and in 2011, David was given the HRC Visibility Award for living an out and proud lifestyle. He has a line of art reproductions available through Penny Lane Publishing, and his bedding & bath line with global textile manufacturer 1888 Mills will be available in 2012. www.bromstad.com
The Bakehouse Art Complex is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to attracting emerging and mid-career artists in South Florida to a workplace that provides affordable studios, exhibition galleries, and professional development opportunities. The artists, who are juried-in tenants, come from many different states and countries bringing with them many different intellectual, social and artistic experiences. By attracting and involving new audiences into the contemporary and culturally enriching world of the visual arts, the BAC continues to be an accessible vital resource to the diverse and dynamic South Florida art community and its patrons. The BAC facility is located in the internationally renowned Wynwood Arts District, a designated area of Miami comprising more than 50 galleries, alternative spaces, private collections and museums. www.bacfl.org
Z Ocean Hotel, a chic and intimate South Beach hotel, has redefined luxury boutique properties on Ocean Drive with its collection of 79 lavish suites, including 27 penthouses. The recipient of the AAA Four-Diamond by the American Automobile Association, the hotel boasts stylish décor and incomparable amenities such as its in-room spa services, Pool Lanai Deck and Pool Lanai Suites, and beach club. Reservations for Z Ocean Hotel may be made by calling 877.688.4232 or visiting our Web site at www.zoceanhotelsouthbeach.com.
Kick off Art Basel Week
Saturday, November 26th 2011 at 7pm
Bakehouse Art Complex
561 NW 32nd Street
Miami, FL 33127
www.bacfl.org
info@bacfl.org
305.576.2828
Join us as we kick off Art Basel Week!
Two brand new exhibitions in our galleries
70+ open studios
Free parking
& a live musical performance by The State Of
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Samantha Salzinger & Francie Bishop Good, a still from collaborative video Real and Reproduction, 2011
Furthering its mission of nurturing local artists, the Bakehouse Art Complex (BAC) will showcase the work of ten of the most widely recognized women artists in Miami. Timed to coincide with the 10th anniversary of Art Basel Miami Beach, “Woman to Woman” highlights these artists’ contributions to developing Miami’s vibrant art scene long before and since the fair began to attract international attention. Just as recent museum exhibitions have spotlighted 20th century artists whose achievements have often been under-recognized, the Bakehouse Art Complex is proud to present a unique perspective on the creative process of women making significant artwork in Miami today.
Samantha Salzinger & Francie Bishop Good, a still from collaborative video Real & Reproduction, 2011. Made specifically for BAC exhibition,
Woman to Woman
In early 2011, five rising talents were chosen by the Bakehouse curatorial committee, comprised of well-respected visual arts professionals in Miami. These artists – Elizabeth Cerejido, Julie Davidow, Felice Grodin, Vickie Pierre and Samantha Salzinger – were each asked to choose another woman in South Florida with whom to collaborate on a new artwork commissioned for “Woman to Woman.” The pairings are: Cerejido with Mia Leonin, Davidow with Carol Prusa, Grodin with Michelle Weinberg, Pierre with Sara Stites, and Salzinger with Francie Bishop Good. To provide additional context for the works they have made together, each artist will also display selections from her own oeuvre.
The opening reception of “Woman to Woman” will be held November 26, 2011, at 7:00 p.m. at the Audrey Love Gallery located in the Bakehouse Art Complex’s main facility. The opening reception will offer guests a wonderful evening featuring live musical performance from Miami’s The State Of, complimentary cocktails provided by Domain de Canton, and the unique opportunity to visit the studios of over 65 local emerging and midcareer artists.
Also on view: BAC Small works exhibition 2011
Browse the work of our BAC resident artists, and take a piece of Art Basel Miami 2011 home! All original work is under 200 square inches, and priced under $1,000. Their creations span a wide range of content and media, sure to please every aesthetic. This is a great opportunity to support your local artists during the Holiday season!
These exhibitions run through January 20th, 2012.
December 1st & 2nd, 9:00am – 12:00pm
Breakfast and Artist Studio Open House:
Guests will be greeted with a homemade breakfast spread created by BAC Artists and will have the opportunity to tour over 60 local working artist studios all under one roof! Experience the unique opportunity to step into the artists creative world, rather than only encountering the final product. Support local art and enjoy local music at this free event.
Drinks provided by Domaine de Canton, live performance by instrumental guitarist Peter Betan.
Miami Book Fairaoke
Friday, November 18, 8 p.m. – Midnight
Lester’s Bar
2519 NW 2nd Ave.
Miami, FL 33127
All writers, readers, and book lovers are cordially invited to the First Annual Miami Book Fairaoke. What is Book Fairaoke? It’s not, as artist Kevin Arrow suggested, “James Joyce read aloud over Brian Eno” (great idea), but simply plain-old karaoke that happens during Miami Book Fair International. From 8 p.m. – Midnight on Friday, November 18th, come to Lester’s Bar in Wynwood and sign up to sing karaoke alongside authors and local celebrities, or just come to drink craft beer and listen to heartbreaking renditions of Phil Collins’ “Easy Lover.” Admission is free. Karaoke presented by Karaoke Miami.
Big Night in Little Haiti: Papaloko & Loray Mistik celebrate 21 years
Friday, November 18th, 6PM – 10PM
Little Haiti Cultural Center Main Stage
212 NE 59th Terrace, Miami 33137
(305) 960-2969 – BigNightLittleHaiti.com
Papaloko and Loray Mistik: Ambassadors of 101 Voudou Nations
21st Anniversary Family Reunion with many special guests including Raimon Cajuste of Bossa Combo and others
Big Night in Little Haiti – FREE
Also at the Center:
Music between sets by Mizikpam.com, your online Haitian radio station and DJ Mack
In the Gallery: LHCC Local Artist Series II: Earth, Te, Tierra
Sketchy Miami in the studio
Family Art Corner by Positive Impact Foundation
Mural project by MLK Community artists
Arts and crafts vendors
Haitian Food by Suze & Drinks from Spuntino
Free Secured parking
Please bring a NEW unwrapped toy for the District 5 Wheels of Hope / Christmas in Haiti Toy Drive.
Haitian Cultural Arts Alliance (225 NE 59 Street) will be open (FREE), and features metal work of Serge Jolimeau and found object sculpture of Lionel St Eloi
7th Circuit Studios welcomes you to the After show at 10PM: the Moksha Roots All Stars with special guests.
BIG NIGHT IN LITTLE HAITI is produced by The Rhythm Foundation and The Little Haiti Cultural Center. Major support is received from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation’s Knight Arts Challenge Grant. Additional support is received from AmericanAirlines, NoPin, Biscayne Times, Sak Pase Media, 1580AM WSRF, City of Miami, and Prestige Beer.
Bass Museum Of Art Erwin Wurm: Beauty Business during Art Basel Miami Beach VIP and Member Opening Reception
November 30 from 8:00 p.m. – 11:00 p.m.
Bass Museum of Art
2100 Collins Ave
Miami Beach, FL 33139
The exhibition showcases the artist’s first cohesive focus on the home or dwelling;
debuts December 1st during Art Basel Miami Beach 2011
The Bass Museum of Art is pleased to present its latest exhibition, Erwin Wurm: Beauty Business, making its debut during Art Basel Miami Beach 2011 with art and sculpture by artist Erwin Wurm. Wurm, an artist living and working in Vienna, combines various art forms: sculpture, photography and performance into a unique personal view of the everyday world. Drawing on history, humor and philosophy, Wurm creates light-hearted artworks with at times serious messages. His new sculptural works which have a grand theatrical scale and were created specifically for this exhibition, invite the viewer to interact and participate. Wurm’s smaller-scale Drinking Sculpture series ask the audience to engage and they literally do; it is a bar. The viewer can open drawers and interact with the piece.
Wurm’s well-known sweater pieces, in the format of large-scale wall works, blur the boundary between human form and the museum building. Here, Wurm eludes to dressing a portion of the museum for warmth and security. A series of smaller sweater sculptures also incorporate fashion – the sweater forms are stretched and altered by crude wooden braces. These altered works transform the visitor’s view of the sweater forms into the present moment, leaving any history, which can be at times painful, and the future, at best illusionary, out of the experience. Additionally, a new series of ‘hoodie’ works push the human form and showcase how balance can be found within the gallery spaces.
Beauty Business, is Wurm’s first cohesive focus on the home or dwelling. As architect Le Corbusier once remarked, the purpose of architecture is to move us. In his art, Wurm consistently realizes architecture’s highest aim as he creates works whose extraordinary power lies not only in how deeply they make us feel, but also in how they let us see the complexity of our feelings, in meaningful environments which help us to dwell. A dwelling is an in-between space where one may hesitate between worlds. The activity of dwelling is therefore a contemplative lingering – a way of remaining in a space or location that is responsive to the nature of that particular place, and open to whatever happens to trigger our imagination; through association, through fantasies, daydreams, desires, or memories.
Wurm’s greatest insights as an artist are that he believes our feelings about such locations are often mixed, that we are often drawn to what both attracts and repels – these are things the artist understands intuitively. If in the space surrounding his objects we experience our own ambivalence about certain issues more intensely, it is because of the way, in theme and structure, his work so elegantly holds contradictory elements in tension.
Erwin Wurm: Beauty Business will be on view during Art Basel Miami Beach 2011. Special museum hours will be: Thursday, December 1 through Sunday, December 4, 2011, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and regular museum hours thereafter. The exhibition runs through March 4th, 2012.
This exhibition is produced in collaboration with Dallas Contemporary, Texas and curated by Peter Doroshenko, the Director of Dallas Contemporary. It will be presented at Dallas Contemporary and be on view April 14 through August 19, 2012.
Additional support for this exhibition was made possible by Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac, Paris and Salzburg; Xavier Hufkens, Brussels; and Lehmann Maupin Gallery, New York.
Known for his uniquely humorous approach to formalism, Wurm’s multi-disciplinary works have appeared in exhibitions throughout the world. Erwin Wurm has exhibited extensively with shows at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney, Australia, (2005); Musée d’Art Contemporain de Lyon, France, (2007); Konstmuseum Malmö, Sweden, (2008); Kunstmuseum St. Gallen, Switzerland, (2008); the Moscow Biennial (2009); Ullens Center of Contemporary Art, Beijing, China (2010); Kunstmuseum Bonn (2010); Museum of Modern Art, New York (2010). The artist just recently revealed NARROW HOUSE at the 54th Venice Biennale, Italy (June 2011).
Works by Wurm are included in prestigious collections throughout the world at the Guggenheim Museum, New York; Peggy Guggenhein Collection, New York; the Walker Art Center, Minneapolis, MN; Museum Ludwig, Cologne, Germany; Kunstmuseum St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland; Musèe d`Art Contemporain de Lyon, Lyon, France; and Centre Pompidou, Paris, France, among others.
Erwin Wurm lives and works in Vienna, Austria.
Photo Captions
Erwin Wurm
Little Big Earth House, 2003/2005
Bronze, Silverplated, 20x34x25 cm
Courtesy of Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac, Paris; Xavier Hufkens, Brussels; and Lehmann Maupin Gallery, New York
Erwin Wurm
Untitled, 2011(Drinking Sculpture Series)
152 x 74 x 46 cm – wood, metal, glass
Photo Credit: Ottomura
ArtCenter/South Florida Makes Local Artists ‘Center of Attention’ during Art Basel Miami Week
ArtCenter’s VIP Basel Reception
Friday, December 2, 2011 from 8:00 to 11:00 p.m.
ArtCenter/South Florida Main Gallery
800 Lincoln Road at Meridian Avenue
Miami Beach
Sponsored by L’Chaim Vodka and SUSHISAMBA dromo, this special event is free and open to the public.
The exhibit will be on view through January 1, 2011. For more information, please call 305.674.8278 or visit the website at www.artcentersf.org.
Something for and by the locals!
Artcenter/South Florida Spotlights Miami Talent And Themes Through Photography, Mixed Media And Installation
‘Center of Attention’ Features 40 Artists-in-Residence during Art Basel Miami Beach Week
ArtCenter/South Florida presents ‘Center of Attention,’ an artist-in-residence group show that spotlights local, professional talent during Art Basel Miami Beach. Providing a platform for artists to educate, create and exhibit their work in 40 studios across properties at 800, 810 and 924 Lincoln Road, the non-profit organization is an incubator for contemporary art and has served as a launch-pad for many thriving careers.
Artists include Lissette Schaeffler, a Cuban-born photographer who deals with the exploration of identity. Her work is an extension of her environment, and for the ‘Center of Attention’ exhibit, is grounded in Miami’s seedy milieu of pay-by-the-hour motels. Aptly dubbed ‘By the Hour,’ Schaeffler visits South Florida relics, examining rooms and the remnants thereof.
From underbelly to ‘Understory,’ Nina Surel takes visitors to a world of whimsy with layered photographs decorated with jewelry, porcelain birds, buttons, textiles and lace coated in resin. Rapidly gaining momentum in the industry with shows at the prestigious Praxis Gallery and at fairs in London, Buenos Aires, New York and Chicago, Surel’s process of layering literally addresses the multi-faceted and multi-dimensional lives of her subjects.
Damian Sarno, an ACSF artist-in-residence since 2004, is highly recognized for his larger-than-life portraits that use shadows pierced with warm colors to evoke shape, features and emotion. In ‘Center of Attention,’ Sarno leaps from figurative painting to mixed media and installation. Using refined techniques to share his past experiences, what transpires in his new body of work are feelings of containment and power, submission and dominance. ‘Medusa,’ a handmade costume of interwoven black rope and knots, will be displayed on a dressmaker’s mannequin at ArtCenter/South Florida. “Storytelling is the inspiration for my work,†said Sarno.
Participating artists-in residence: Adriana Carvalho, Alex Heria, Amanda Serrano, Anthony Ardavin, Antonia Wright, Babette Herschberger, Beatricia Sagar, Damian Sarno, David Leroi, David Zalben, Doris Rodriguez-Graber, Ena Marrero, Franca Valeska Laufer, Franklin Sinanan, George Goodridge, Gustavo Matamoros, Hugo Moro, J. Kevin Foltz, Jules Lusson, Katerina Friderici, Kathy Kissik, Lissette Schaeffler, Luis Garcia-Nerey, Matu Croney, Natasha Duwin, Nina Surel, Pablo Contrisciani, Peter Hammar, Ramon F. Bofill, Regina Jestrow, Rene Barge, Rosa Naday Garmendia, Russell Sharon, Steven Gagnon, Susan Feliciano, Tom Cocotos, Tony Chimento, Venessa Monokian, W. Andre Allen and Wendy Coad.
Established in 1984, ArtCenter/South Florida (located at 800, 810 and 924 Lincoln Road, Miami Beach) is a non-profit 501(C)(3) organization that provides subsidized studio and exhibition space as well as teaching opportunities for emerging and career artists in their facilities at 800, 810 and 924 Lincoln Road, Miami Beach. The mission of the ArtCenter is to advance the knowledge and practice of contemporary visual arts and culture in South Florida while providing affordable programming and work-space for professional artists. ArtCenter/South Florida is open Tuesday through Thursday from 12:00 p.m. until 10:00 p.m. and Friday through Sunday from 12:00 p.m. until 11:00 p.m. For further information please call 305.674.8278 or visit the website at www.artcentersf.org
AmnestyUM Presents First Annual Jamnesty Festival for Human Rights at UC Rock at University of Miamion Wednesday, November 16, 2011. What an awesome event which featuring live art, interactive dialogue, activities, opportunities for involvement and music. This years theme was Women’s Empowerment Through Education a fundraiser benefiting a student project by Rotaract UM.
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Art Basel Miami Beach: Nest new exhibit Jazz and Models by Marco Glaviano
Opening reception Tuesday, November 29, 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Nest Casa
1020 Lincoln Road
Miami Beach, FL 33139
RSVP: nestcasa@taraink.com or 305.864.3434 x133
Sara Colombo to host VIP reception in honor of world-renowned photographer on Tues., Nov. 29
Luxe design showplace NEST, along with owner Sara Colombo, will debut “Jazz & Models,†a collection of works by legendary photographer Marco Glaviano, during Art Basel Miami Beach. A VIP opening reception will be held on Tuesday, November 29, 2011 from 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. in honor of Glaviano, who is recognized as a pioneer in fashion photography having photographed more than 500 covers and editorials for the most prestigious international publications including Vogue, Elle, Vanity Fair and Harper’s Bazaar, among others.
“Jazz & Models†features 26 images spanning Glaviano’s career from the 1970’s until today. Capturing and combining his love for jazz and his eye for beauty – Glaviano is notably recognized as an influential force in developing the supermodel phenomenon in the 1980’s – the exhibit will showcase photography of supermodels such as Cindy Crawford, Eva Herzigová, Paulina Porizkova and Stephanie Seymour, and legendary jazz musicians such as Chet Baker, Sonny Rollins and Dizzy Gillespie. The exhibit will remain open until spring 2012.
Marco Glaviano is a reputable figure in the fashion industry as a premier photographer who has been sought after by famous supermodels such as Cindy Crawford, Paulina Porizkova, and Eva Herzigova. He has been the leading pioneer of digital photography and was the first to publish the first-ever digital picture in American Vogue in 1982. His photographs of landscapes, portraits and jazz have been showcased in famous museums and private collections worldwide. He also designed and founded Pier 59 Studios in New York which is still recognized today as the most important and well-known photo studio in the world.
NEST CASA is a design showplace featuring the finest in European furnishings and décor. Founded in 2008 by Sara Colombo, the 2,200-square-foot, two-story treasure trove combines her love for aesthetics, travel and global wares into one carefully curated, original collection of custom and vintage items. With a vast inventory covering every category, NEST attracts top interior designers and homeowners seeking high quality, superior pieces not found anywhere else, and has become known as a one-of-a-kind design leader for its fine artistry in custom upholstery, custom finishes, custom sizes and its ability to fulfill highly specialized requests.
Subliminal Seduction – A Night of Art and Comedy!
December 1, 2011 and December 4, 2011
8:00 p.m. on December 1, 2011 and 7:00 p.m. on December 4, 2011
GAB Studio
105 NW 23rd Street
Miami, Florida 33127
www.newlightgallery.org and www.gabstudio.com
New Light Theatre Box Office: 954.829.0638
Tickets: $12
Subliminal Seduction – Wendy White’s newest one-act comedies triumphantly return to perform at GAB Studio during ART BASEL!
Two Performances!
Thursday Night – December 1, 2011 at 8:00 pm
Sunday Night – December 4, 2011at 7:00 pm
Introducing the revolutionary concept of LIVE performances in combination with the visual arts!
Subliminal Seduction is a series of one-act comedies totally inspired by true life experiences where joy and seduction are found in the most unusual of places†states playwright Wendy White, “expect the unexpected at your favorite Sushi Bar, Minit Mart, Happy Hour, Laundromat, by working as a Temp and by cutting your Hair!â€
Featured actors include Adam White, Jessica Pusceddu, Luis Navarro, Robert Hernandez, the one and only Christina Jolie Breza and Laura Lalanne.
Wendy’s newest series of large abstract impressionist paintings will be on display at the same location at GAB Studio during Art Basel. “Combining art and theatre during the largest art show in the world is a dream come true†states Wendy. “I am forever grateful to Bridges Aderholdt, gallery owner of GAB Studio who was the first to say “yes†to perform our plays at his gallery. Thanks to Bridges opening his doors to the New Light Foundation and The Krane, we went forward to perform off-Broadway in New York City, at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in Scotland, in Hollywood, California and our new venue in Fort Lauderdale at Gallery 101, thanks to Gallery Director, Adam White seeing our production at GAB Studio in May of this year; “The New Light Theatre†was born!
The playwright and director, Wendy White has written over 120 one-act plays and was a resident playwright, curator and director at the Kraine Theater in the East Village of New York City from 1984 to 1992, and at the Expanded Arts Theater Company from 1994 to 2001, in the Lower East Side of New York City. Her off-Broadway productions are the base for her new venue at the New Light Theatre. She recently produced The Jewish Nun to sold out audiences in Off-Broadway’s 59e59 Theatre and at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in Edinburgh, Scotland.
In 2009, the New Light Foundation, Inc. represented the United States as Art Ambassadors by the 1-2-3 Kinderlachen e.V. foundation of Rottenburg, Germany by hosting the international “Global Gallery†project (www.123kinderlachen.org). During the course of this important project, the “world’s biggest canvas†emerged; painted by children – transcending all borders and conflicts.
The New Light Foundation, a 501(c)3 non-profit public foundation, has won numerous awards around the globe, has performed everywhere from Amsterdam to Paris; from Miami to Los Angeles to New York City; and has tackled subjects relating to women, love, politics, and Shakespeare. More information about the writer and director, Wendy White can be found on her website: www.newlightgallery.org. Please visit: http://www.newlightgallery.org/paintingswendy/theater-resume.html
EcoArtFashion Week™ during Miami’s Art Week 2011
Dec 1 to 4, 2011 Opening Night party Nov 28, 2011
The Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts.
1300 Biscayne Boulevard
Miami, FL 33132
L M N T
55 NW 36th St.
Wynwood Art District Miami, FL 33127
the Albion Rubell’s Collection Boutique Hotel
1650 James Avenue
Miami Beach, FL 33139
www.ecoartfashionweek.com
EcoArtFashion Weekâ„¢ is the platform to express the present state of the ethical and new sustainable fashion world. The week to show the world’s latest eco-design concepts “Art to Wear”, unique fashion designs while raising environmental awareness.
EcoArtFashion Week™ was launched in 2010 during Miami’s Art Basel. It was held at the Albion Rubell’s collection Hotel, in the heart of Miami Beach on Lincoln Rd. It drew more than 10.000 people from around the world during the entire week.
EcoArtFashion Weekâ„¢ 2010 was such a success, that this year 2011 we will expand to three locations including two new venues to accommodate all the projects we are planning:
Event highlights
Nov 28, 2011: 8:30 pm to midnight ‘WRAP YOURSELF IN ART†Opening night party at LMNT. Art to wear runway show presenting “Biospherians†up-cycled couture by Luis Valenzuela. We will have the winning pieces of our first edition of the EcoArtccessories challenge as part of our opening night runway show. Winning piece designed by: Carla Nesci and the finalist pieces designed by Lisu Vega, Olga Saretsky and Pat Taylor. Music by “The Dance Commander” DJ Steven.
Nov 29, 2011: 11:00 am Opening to the public Trunk Show and Exhibition at the Albion Hotel.
9:00 pm at LMNT experience the lights, camera, and action of “THE PHOTO SHOOTâ€, designer and founder of EcoArtFashion Weekâ„¢, Luis Valenzuela along with photographer and owner of LMNT, Gino Tozzi will host the performance of “THE PHOTO SHOOTâ€. Models wearing the latest collection of EcoArtFashion “Biospherians†up-cycled couture by Luis Valenzuela and the high-energy music.
Nov 30, 2011: 11:00 am to 7:00 pm Trunk Show and Exhibition at the Albion Hotel.
Dec 1, 2011: 11:00 am to 7:00 pm Trunk Show and Exhibition at the Albion Hotel.
8:30 pm to 10:00 pm Luis Valenzuela “Material Change†art to wear runway show Sponsored by SWAROVSKI ELEMENTS and LuLan Artisans at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts, Video-Art by Lia Janoff, music by DJ Steven. Valenzuela has partnered with Lulan Artisans’ using Lulan’s high-quality, hand-woven, hand-dyed natural textiles in his collection. Lulan’s work elegantly merges original contemporary designs with centuries-old Asian weaving techniques. Lulan is a leader as an international for-profit social venture, emphasizing artistry and exquisite design while enhancing economic development and sustainable livelihoods of its weavers, dyers, spinners and finishers in Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam and India as well as focusing on the prevention of human trafficking. Book signing by Lulan artisans founder Eve Blossom.
10:30 pm After Party at LMNT, music by DJ Steven, Organic Cocktails by VeeV.
Dec 2, 2011: 11:00 am to 7:00 pm Trunk Show and Exhibition at the Albion Hotel.
7:00 pm to 8:00 pm “Up-Cycled†runway show by Design and Architecture Senior High (DASH) students. At the Albion Hotel.
9:30 pm to 11:30 pm Luis Valenzuela’s “Iconic Women†collection, “Art to Wear†pieces made of recycled materials inspired by women who have made a powerful impact on world history. Albion Hotel.
Dec 3, 2011: 11:00 am to 7:00 pm Trunk Show and Exhibition at the Albion Hotel.
8:00 pm “TRANSIT†runway show by Lisu Vega at Albion Hotel
9:30 pm to 11:00 pm “Convergent Evolution” art to wear†runway show by Fashion Designers Vivianne Valerius, Jacinta Ligon, Valeria Krasavina, Vanessa Tapia, Jessica Alma and Luis Valenzuela, Accessories Designers by Felipe Tonette and Alex Zapirain styling by Waina Chancy, Produced by Alberto Gonzalez and Waina Chancy.
EcoArtFashion Week™ exhibition at the Albion Hotel will feature Eco friendly Art Fashion collections and different multimedia art/fashion projects: Luis Valenzuela “Art to wear†creations, “Catalytic Clothing†video art, a public experiment between Fashion and Science, an Endeavour to purify the air we all breathe†presenting the brainchild of artist / designer Helen Storey (Professor of Fashion and Science at London College of Fashion/Center for Sustainable Fashion) and chemist Tony Ryan (PVC for the Faculty of Science at The University of Sheffield) people from very different worlds whose minds have come together over recent years in highly successful art/science collaborations. Jorge Parra Video Art-Fashion Installation. Video-art by Lia Janoff.
EcoArtFashion Weekâ„¢ has been created by EcoArtFashion founder designer Luis Valenzuela in collaboration with a team of experts in the fashion and art industry.
EcoArtFashion Weekâ„¢ proud to support Design and Architecture Senior High DASH
EcoArtFashion Week™ sponsored by: SWAROVSKI ELEMENTS / LMNT / Albion Rubell’s Hotel / Lulan Artisan / VeeV Açaà Spirit/ Sustainatopia / 305 Advertising. Media Sponsor: Miami Magazine
JUTE: Allegories in Brawn & Beauty
Saturday, November 19, 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
MANO Fine Art Project Space
MANO Fine Art Project Space
in the Bird Road Art District
4225 SW 75 Ave
Miami,FL 33155
http://www.manofineart.com
Join us for the Opening Reception of “JUTE: Allegories of Brawn & Beauty”, featuring MANO’s newest large format work using burlap and other unlikely materials. MANO exaggerates forms and minimizes details centered on depicting the abstract values and social implications of the strength and beauty of moral character.
The Opening Reception for JUTE will be held in conjunction with the Bird Road Art Walk, which features 40+ contemporary artists, open studios and exhibits.
About MANO Fine Art Project Space:
MANO Fine Art Project Space located in Miami’s Bird Road Art District is the working studio of mulitmedia artist, MANO. MANO Fine Art Project Space participates in the monthly Bird Road Art Walk presenting both MANO’s work and invited artists, additionally MANO Fine Art, hosts group exhibitions, events & workshops. For more info contact us at 305.467.6819 or visit www.manofineart.com facebook: MANO Nogueira Twitter: MANOfineART
Receptions in conjuction with JUTE
are also scheduled for:
Dec 17, 2011 & Jan 21, 2012
Bird Road Art Walk
Saturday, November 19 (& every 3rd Saturday of the month), 7:00 pm – 10:00 pm
The Bird Road Art District
www.thebirdroadartdistrict.com
Experience Miami’s Art Scene at the Bird Road Art Walk.
Nestled between Bird Road (S.W. 40th Street) and SW 48th Street, primarily along S.W. 75 Avenue, you’ll find a unique thriving community of more than 40 artists and an evolving art scene. The area features a broad range of contemporary, emerging and established artists working in a variety of disciplines. This month more than twenty studios and alternative spaces open their doors to feature hand-blown glass, mosaics, photography, painting in all genres and mediums, sculpture, installations, conceptual art, digital art, stained glass, ceramics, Spoken Word and live theater.
In less than a year the Bird Road Art Walk has doubled in size and continues to grow. Recently named “Miami’s Best Art Walk 2011â€, by New Times Best of Miami, the monthly Art Walk is quickly becoming a favorite with art enthusiasts.
Please check our website for a complete listing of artists and venues.
Maps are available at art venues and on the shuttle bus, or if using a smart phone, maps can be accessed by scanning the Art Walks new QR code displayed throughout the event.
For more information about the Bird Road Art Walk contact us at 305.467.6819.
web:http://www.thebirdroadartdistrict.com
facebook: Bird Road Art District
twitter: @BirdRoadArts
Eleazar Delgado Behind The Lights: Miami 2011 Art Basel Reception
Wednesday, November 30, 2011, 6:00pm – 11:00pm
Eleazar Delgado Studio
2703 NW 2 AV
Miami, FL 33127
www.eleazardelgado.com
rsvp@jl-pr.com
EMiami Magazine, Pernod Absinthe and JLPR
Invite You To a Special Art Basel Week Event
Honoring Miami’s Unique History and Vibrant Colors
Please Joins Us For the Unveiling Of Behind the Lights Miami 2011 By Eleazar Delgado
Enjoy complimentary cocktails courtesy of Pernod Absinthe
Artists’ Reception: The Wind doesn’t have a plan
Tuesday, November 29, 6 p.m.
Miami Dade College Freedom Tower
Second Floor Gallery
600 Biscayne Boulevard
Downtown Miami
To RSVP, email mdcevents@mdc.edu, call 305-237-3959 or visit www.mdc.edu/specialevents by Tuesday, November 15.
Parking is available at Miami Dade College Wolfson Campus Building 7, 500 N.E. Second Ave. Entrances to the parking garage are on N.E. Sixth Street and N.E. Fifth Street.
Dr. Eduardo J. Padrón, President, Miami Dade College in coordination with Galleria Ca’ d’Oro and The Brickellian cordially invites you to a special Artists’ Reception of The Wind doesn’t have a plan
Blue and Joy, characters created by renowned artists Fabio La Fauci and Daniele Sigalot, make their U.S. debut with an exciting indoor exhibition at the historic Freedom Tower Gallery. The exhibit features 26 of the artists’ works including small-scale versions of Paperplanes, an outdoor public art display on Brickell Avenue. The exhibition is curated by Gloria Porcella, Lamberto Petrecca and Stella Holmes.
The artists will be present at the reception.
The exhibition will be on display at the Freedom Tower from November 22 to December 16, 2011.
Gallery Hours: Tuesday through Saturday, Noon to 4 p.m.
Special Hours for Art Basel weekend: Sunday, December 4, Noon to 4 p.m.
Luisa Mesa Artspace – Group Show
Saturday, November 19, 2011, 7:00-10:00 PM
Luisa Mesa Artspace
4432 SW 74 Avenue
Miami, Fl 33155
More Info
Artists:
Luisa Mesa
Quenia Nuñez
Tere Pastoriza
Barbara Rivera
Diego J. Texera
Painting, Photography, Mixed-Media, Drawing
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS
Come check out the thought-provoking works of these five Miami-Based Artists!
Sculpt Miami VIP Exhibition Event
Tuesday, November 29, VIP Preview & Press, 6 pm – 10 pm
Red Dot Art Fair
3011 North East 1 Ave
Wynwood, Miami 33127
sculptmiami.com
Indoor / Outdoor 20th & 21st Century Master figurative & Abstract small, medium, abstract Sculpture
Sculpt Miami VIP Exhibition Event
Saturday, December 3, 2011, 8 pm – 11pm
Sculpt Miami at Kavachnina Gallery
46 NW 36th Street
Miami FL 33127
sculptmiami.com
Official Art Fair of Art Basel Miami
20th and 21st Century Recognized Master Artists in Contemporary Figurative and abstract sculpture small, medium and large scale works.
5 In Retrospect
Nov 26 2011, 7pm to 11pm
Rolling Stock Gallery
@ FAT Village Art District
506 NW 1st Ave
Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33301
More Info
-Solo retrospective of Artist Iain Barnes aka 5.
– 3 International DJs spinning D&B and Dubstep
– 4 Artists Painting Live
– 1 Artist doing a large wheatpaste mural
– mini car show of classic cars
– 4 beautiful modeling being body painted by 2 artists
– swimwear model thoughout the evening
– Art raffling benefiting Project Sebis
– Drink tickets and bands benefiting Kids In Distress
got to thought on 5 blog for the full line up and profiles…..5…..
For more information please contact:
Ryan James 954-822-9725 or
Iain Barnes aka 5 754-423-6510
Legalart Presents “Four Minutes, Thirty-Three Seconds”, Curated By Omar Lopez-Chahoud
Brunch Reception: December 2nd, 2011 9am- 1pm
LegalArt
1035 N Miami Ave
Miami, FL 33136
Exhibition runs from November 30th to January 31st (Tuesday – Friday 12pm – 5pm)
On December 2nd a series of panel discussions, performances and open studios will be taking place. See schedule below.
Second Floor:
11:00am Ernesto Oroza: “Architecture of Necessity” The panelist talks about how Cubans intervene in architecture out of necessity and everyday survival in Cuba.
12:00pm Rodolfo Andaur: “Local Reality as Memory Desertification, Contemporary Art in the North of Chile” The Chilean curator talks about the political and geographical impact of art in the North of Chile.
Third Floor:
9:00am – 1:00pm Art Basel Brunch Reception
9:00am – 1:00pm Open Residency Studios: Viking Funeral, Pachi Giustinian, Jiae Hwang, Brookhart Jonquil, Manny Prieres and TM Sisters
Fourth Floor: Performance schedule TBA
LegalArt is proud to present “Four Minutes, Thirty-Three Seconds” an exhibition by visiting curator Omar Lopez-Chahoud inspired by the 1960’s Fluxus Movement. This exhibition will take place on the 2nd and 4th floor of LegalArt, with a reception on December 2nd from 9am to 1pm at the time of LegalArt’s “Art Basel Collector’s Brunch”.
“Four Minutes, Thirty-Three Seconds” revisits the liberated attitude towards the creative process that defines the Fluxus movement. This project coincides with significant exhibitions happening at MOMA, NY; the Grey Art Gallery; NYU and at the Storefront for Art and Architecture, in collaboration with Performa 2011. This leads us to reflect on the similar attitudes between Fluxus actionists and a younger generation of artists as well as the socio-economic context in which these responses arise.
The title of this exhibition makes reference to a piece by composer John Cage, a notable influence on the Fluxus work of Lithuanian-born artist George Maciunas. Maciunas (1931-1978) organized the first Fluxus event in 1961 at the AG Gallery in New York City and the first Fluxus festivals in Europe. The Fluxus art movement in the 1960’s and 1970’s was characterized by a strongly Dadaist attitude, promoting artistic experimentation mixed with social and political activism. Often celebrated anarchistic change, Fluxus members avoided any limiting art theories and spurned pure aesthetic objectives. Their activities resulted in events or situations often called Aktions (works challenging the definition of art) and included performances, guerilla or street theater and concerts of electronic music, many of them similar to what in America were known as Happenings.
In the spirit of the Fluxus tradition, Omar Lopez-Chahoud has invited local and international artists, collaboratives, situationists, and curators to present projects in the form of publications, events, discussions, performances, situations, and other actions. These groups and individuals will activate the space in a way similar to the Happenings of the Fluxus Movement, inspired by an anti-art and anti-consumer enthusiasm. Participants in this exhibition include: Augurari Editions, Rodolfo Andaur, Hackworth Ashley, Spring Break, Monserrat Rojas Corradi, Cat Dove, Viking Funeral, Andrea Galvani, Jay Hines, Scott Hug, Karlo Ibarra, Carlos Irijalba, Brookhart Jonquil, Jason Keeling, Kristin Korolowicz, Liz Magic Laser, Nicolas Lobo, Gean Moreno, Richard Mosse, Ernesto Oroza, Gaston Persico, Manny Prieres, Print and Paste Collective (FAU), Megan Riley, Tom Scicluna, Joaquin Segura, SOMA, Natika Soward, Lara Stein Pardo, Suzanne Stroebe, Third Streaming/Yona Baker, Cecilia Szalkowicz, TM Sisters, Pinar Yolacan and others.
Omar Lopez-Chahoud has made use of his LegalArt residency as a lab for ideas, strategies and questions that organically shape the content of this exhibition. This project, like Cage’s composition, creates a potential space for creative energy and responses, facilitating a fertile dialog with the community outside of the traditional gallery venue. Publications produced by artists, curators, and art organizations will be available for research on the second floor of LegalArt. The exhibition continues on the fourth floor with multimedia installations and performances.
Musing With Myra Installment #6
Wednesday, November 16 · 6:00pm – 9:00pm
Wynwood Kitchen & Bar
2550 NW 2nd Avenue
Miami, FL
Show the LOVE.
RSVP required.
MUSING with MYRA Monthly Arts Networking Event
Small Bites Provided
Happy Hour Specials (5:30pm-7pm)
yo MOMMA is pleased to announce a special collaboration with the SCAD Alumni Association’s Kerry Mclaney , Founder/Creative Director of 305 Creative Group & Miami’s Independent Thinkers joining with Emma Galler Marketing Coordinator of Arsht Center for a dynamic evening.
Increase your visibility in the art’s community and participate in the dialogue.
BE There or Be SQUARE.
6th Street Container invites you to meet the artist Jake Fernandezat the opening of his exhibition titledâ€The Perpetual Frieze – Photo Mosaic 1984-2011â€
November 18th, from 7-10pm.
6th street container
1155 (rear) SW 6th street
Miami, Florida 33130
This exhibition will run through December 12th.
Jake’s work has always impressed me. He takes chances and defies labeling, equally comfortable creating a technically complex painting as well as burning it when completed. Along the way he has won prestigious awards and accolades from museum directors and critics. He was praised by many, including Marcia Tucker from the New Museum. He has worked and collaborated with music icon Little Richard and Beatle George’s sister Louise Harrison. He was a co-founder of the prestigious Amy Merosa Foundation, and collaborated with Julio Mateo on his “Big Red Project†re-enactment in the NYC west side piers. His film “Las Meninas†was only shown once, as the audience’s reaction was reminiscent of a “Two Mattress†performance in its ferocity. Jake is currently working on a series of videos that chronicle the life and times of the late philosopher-artist and cult figure Jack Copons tentatively titled “Let the Monster Breatheâ€.
His work has been exhibited in numerous galleries and museums, including ACA Galleries, Westwood Gallery, Robert Friedus Gallery and Now Galleries in New York; Florida State University Museum, Jacksonville Museum of Art and Tampa Museum of Art, among many others. He had a one-man retrospective at the Museum of Art in Ft. Lauderdale titled “Ethereal Journeyman†in 2001.Jake Fernandez brings us a series of collages titled “The Perpetual Frieze†that he started in 1984 and has been working with to the present, currently reaching nearly15 feet. They take us into an unknown world of landscapes (rural and urban) which challenges our interpretation and perspective, depending upon our viewing distance from the artwork. From one vantage point they appear as landscapes; the closer one gets, the more intricate they become, as if the urban environment was weaving its way through the woods.
-Adal Delgado, Chief Curator
First Friday Gallery Night Young Associates Launch “Party on the Plaza”
December 2 at 7:00 p.m.
Coral Gables Museum
285 Aragon Avenue
Coral Gables, FL 33134
www.coralgablesmuseum.org
Featuring Works by Local Miami Artists and Award-Winning Entries from FIU “Festival of the Treesâ€
The Coral Gables Museum will celebrate the city’s “First Friday†gallery night on December 2 at 7:00 p.m. with a “Party on the Plaza.†The evening will mark the first event to be hosted by the Museum’s Young Associates Committee, chaired by Cristina Mas. The event will feature a range of artistic works by Miami artists Alex Yanes, Natasha Otrakji, Roberto Chamorro and Alexander Mijares, as well as a live exhibition by Joseph Ferlito. Also on display will be entries from FIU’s 25th Annual Festival of the Trees, a unique Christmas tree design competition.
“The Coral Gables Museum is proud to showcase the works of young Miami artists,†said Arva Moore Parks, Acting Director of the Museum. “The Party on the Plaza is a wonderful way for guests to ring in the holidays and appreciate our local talent in the arts.â€
Guests will enjoy cocktails courtesy of Botran Rum, Wodka Vodka and Vita Coco. Hors d’oeuvres will also be provided by the renowned 1500° Restaurant at the Eden Roc Hotel, along with entertainment by DJ John Andrew. Tickets are $20 for members of the Museum and $25 for non-members, if purchased in advance. Tickets will be available at the door for $30. All proceeds from the event will benefit the Coral Gables Museum. To purchase tickets, go to www.coralgablesmuseum.org or call Christine Rupp at (305) 910-3996.
Philip Estlund: Subprime/Subtropics Exhibition Opening Reception
03/23/2012, 6pm – 9pm
Art and Culture Center of Hollywood, FL
1650 Harrison Street
Hollywood, FL 33020
Subprime-Subtropics is Phillip Estlund’s first solo exhibition in Broward County. The Lake Worth-based contemporary visual artist will exhibit sculptures and two-dimensional collages that inhabit the psychological and physical terrain left behind by man-made and natural disasters. Estlund’s work deals with concepts that while at times are more urgent to the region are also global concerns. By taking the raw detritus that is left behind from natural disasters, such as hurricanes and tornadoes or manmade waste from old construction, he collects and reconfigures these materials as formal sculpture that reflects the “lower†architectural vernacular of South Florida.
Art Basel Launch Party at Hotel Urbano on Brickell on Thursday, November 10, 2011
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Legal Art is pleased to announce the launch of its new patrons’ society The Foundry presents I Heart Art on Thursday, November 20, 2011.
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John Jansheski’s Gallery Opening and Pre-Show Event
December 3, 2011, 6-9pm
Star Island- MAPS Studio
255 NW 25th Street
Miami, FL 33127
John will be hosting a gallery and artwork preview party at the Star Island-MAPS Studio on December 3, 2011 from 6-9 p.m.
John Jansheski, an emerging photographic artist based in Miami, Florida, will be hosting a gallery and artwork preview party at the Star Island-MAPS Studio on December 3, 2011 from 6 to 9 p.m.
This Miami-based photographer challenges the notion of conventional art, successfully blending the gaps between fashion, music, conventional art and photography into an artistic hybrid; the likes of which the world has not yet seen.
Mr. Jansheski’s work involves collaborating with some of the world’s most amazing and celebrated artists in the worlds of fashion, music and painting such as Romero Britto, Zilando Freitas, Coldplay and Cintia Dicker. John views all photography as pure art, as he feels there is something truly special in the manifestation of a magnificent idea turned into reality; regardless of the medium. It is this mentality that he conveys to the world through his collaborations that transcend the traditional boundaries of what we have come to know as “works of art.” The conveyance of what is being viewed through the camera in capturing a moment of the human spirit, a beautiful view, or just a face emoting such feeling that the intent is unmistakably and accurately captured for the observer.
With plans to open a new 8,000 sq. ft. studio in the Wynwood Art District of Miami at the end of 2011, John is poised to make a splash in the infamous South Florida art scene next year beginning with his showcase at the 10th edition of Art Basel Miami Beach from December 1st to the 4th, 2011. Being “the most prestigious art show in the Americas,†more than 260 leading galleries from North America, Europe, Latin America, Asia and Africa will take part, showcasing works by more than 2,000 artists of the 20th and 21st centuries.
This exclusive event will round out his latest artwork’s premiere with a more intimate look at the world through the eyes Mr. Jansheski; all coinciding with Miami’s most popular art event.
Words & Wine
11/16/11, 9p-3a
The Electric Pickle
2826 North Miami Ave.
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Ladies, Gentlemen, honey badgers and the like:
If you have not had the pleasure of witnessing it for yourself, this is a lovely venue that offers local and international talent. It is very cozy, well lit atmosphere where everyone can be themselves.
Very exciting stuff happening! We just celebrated our one year anniversary and let me tell you we could have not been given a better birthday gift then the Award for Best Open Mic in 2011 published by the Miami New Times!
3$ Beers 5$Wine & 5$ Shots
This is just the very beginning, join us for our Open Mic Every Wednesday! Let’s get together and continue to share good vibes and creativity. Miami is redefining it’s Art scene and our movement has created a pavement for poets, musicians, dancers, thinkers, lovers, and people who just need to get away and express themselves freely.
Let’s once again get together, drink some wine, share some thoughts and be happy.
The Electric Pickle will be opening up the back patio for us under two conditions. 1) No Jamming Outside, the neighbors have been complaining. We will have intermissions between acts for the jammers to play on stage throughout the night. Take it all out of your system on stage! 2) No Smuggling Of Drinks Please! If anyone is seen with a drink purchased outside of the pickle, you will be asked to leave and not return. Please respect this event and the establishment. Thanks guys! See you Tomorrow
18+ for girls
5$ For anyone under 21 and free for those over 21
Great Drink Specials Full Bar
Please help to continue this event at this venue. Please do not bring your own drinks, they have a full bar inside. Let’s Have a great time responsibly and keep this venue clean and beautiful.
If any questions please call
Nikki Rodriguez at 786|728|4748 or
Lou Roman 305|298|8759.
Saturday, November 19, 9pm
Marlin Hotel
Don’t miss the next Friends of NWS event on Saturday, November 19. Start off the evening at the New World Center with “Romeos and Juliets†– a full symphony orchestra concert, featuring works by Bernstein, Prokofiev and Tchaikovsky, all inspired by Shakespeare’s famed “star-crossed loversâ€.
Following the performance, we will head down to the chic Marlin Hotel for Symphony After Hours, starting at 9:00pm. The highlight of the event will be a live performance by Tango Conspiracy, an electrifying blend of tango, acid jazz, dub and bossa nova. Producer/ Composer Jimena Fama will be singing these sultry songs and will be joined by her band comprised of guitars, accordion, drums, bass and a DJ.
In addition to a musical show, guests will enjoy delicious cuisine, GREY GOOSE vodka cocktails, VOGA Italia wine and FUZE non-alcoholic drinks.
** Concert tickets at the New World Center are SOLD OUT but there are still a limited number for new VIP Friends members. Friends membership for a year starts as low as $200 and includes more than 8 evenings of live music. After Hours tickets for the Marlin Hotel portion of the night are available for sale for $40 each and include an open bar, light bites and the exciting performance by the Tango Conspiracy. Contact the box office at 305-673-3331.
Big Night in Wynwood
Saturday, December 3, 7:00 to 11:00 p.m.
Alberto Linero Gallery
2294 NW 2nd Avenue
Wynwood
Tel: 305.587.0172
www.albertolinerogallery.com
‘Caleidoscopio,’ contemporary and modern international art comes full circle in Wynwood
After a whirlwind year of renovations and new art direction, principal Alberto Linero has infused his central Wynwood space with fresh international and local talent. ‘Caleidoscopio’ features a wide spectrum of artists and is the visual narrative depicting how – and with who – Alberto Linero Gallery has come full circle. Participating artists include: Santiago Betancur, Breceda, Dario, Dana Milik, Jonathan Suarez Molinares, Orkomo, Romgo and Prieto.
Center of Attention Reception
Friday, December 2, 7:00 to 10:00 p.m.
ArtCenter/South Florida
800 Lincoln Road
Miami Beach
Tel: 305.674.8278
www.artcentersf.org
‘Center of Attention,’ a group show spotlighting local professional emerging and established artists
Among the many imports descending upon Miami during Art Basel, ArtCenter/South Florida – contemporary art incubator since 1984 – puts the focus on local talent. Nearly 40 artists-in-residence will open their studios showcasing new works in the 800, 810 and 924 Lincoln Road buildings, while the ‘Center of Attention’ exhibit in the main gallery spotlights resident artists including: Ramon Bofill, Natasha Duwin, Katerina Friderici, Alex Heria, Adriana Carvalho, Venessa Monokian, Damian Sarno (pictured), Amanda Serrano, Antonia Wright and David Zalben.
Claridge Hotel Miami Beach
Thursday, November 17 from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM
Claridge Hotel
3500 Collins Ave
Miami Beach, FL 33140
786-342-7105
(Complimentary Public Parking Across From Hotel After 6pm)
The Claridge Hotel is bringing you an Art Exhibit featuring Claudia Carias. Come meet the artist and enjoy learning what has inspired her.
Enjoy the art, music, cocktails and bites.
RSVP by November 14 at 786-342-7105.
Happy Hour Priced-Cash Bar and Complimentary Hors d’oeuvres.
Arboleda Vintage & Handmade Crafts Festival on November 12, 2011.
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The Fourth Annual Downtown Miami Riverwalk Festival and Boat Parade on Saturday, November 12, 2011.
“This special multicultural event allows our local residents and visitors to explore and interact among the local arts and culture vendors, while also showcasing the unique surroundings at the mouth of the Miami River. This event will celebrate the revival and renaissance of Downtown Miami. “
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Le Cercle Français and Pi Delta Phi present Voyageurs
November 16, 12 to 2 pm
FIU Frost Art Museum
I am pleased to extend an invitation to the exhibit: Voyageurs, that will take place on November 16th 2011 in the atrium at the Frost Museum in FIU from 12 to 2 pm. In this exhibit you will have a chance to admire my oil paintings and the photographs by artist Andrea Lahoz.
The theme of the exhibit is: Travelers. The idea is to present through our paintings and photographs different parts of the world that Andrea and I have visited. This event is free to all FIU students, alumni, faculty and staff. Please keep in mind that this event will only be taking place for those 2 hours.
This event is made possible thanks to the generous support and the contribution of the French Club and the French Honor Society at FIU.
In 2009, Jorge Fernandez prepared a backpack full of dreams and desires for adventure and embarked in a transatlantic cruise from the Dominican Republic to London. From there he traveled all around Europe to some of the most fascinating destinations in the old continent. Jorge has a passion for the world and has based his travel philosophy on the motto: Don’t be a tourist, be a traveler.â€
In the fall of 2010, Andrea Lahoz circumnavigated the globe on a four-month-long academic voyage. During her Semester at Sea travels, she had the chance to explore 12 different countries including Ghana, India, Vietnam, and Japan. Through her camera lens, she reveals some of the world’s most marvelous cultures.
Grand Opening of The Bank Vault Gallery & Lounge on Friday, November 11, 2011.
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The StageFirst Year Anniversary on Friday, November 11, 2011.  What a wonderful way to celebrate The Stage’s One Year Anniversary with performances by: Phillip Roebuck, Tristan Clopet, ArtOffical, Cody ChesnuTT, The Stooges (NOLA), DJ Drop.
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Eighth Annual Masters’ Mystery Art Show
Wednesday, November 30, 7 to 9 p.m.
The Ritz-Carlton, South Beach
One Lincoln Road
Miami Beach, FL. 33139
One of Miami’s Top Social Parties At The Ritz-Carlton, South Beach Launches Art Basel Festivities
Features Original 6×9 Art for $50;
Top Designers Using T-shirts As Their Canvas
All to Benefit Florida International University Masters in Fine Arts Program
Celebrity designers, established and emerging artists from Miami and around the world and one of Miami’s “showman mixologists” converge November 30 at The Ritz-Carlton, South Beach to launch Art Basel with the 8th installment of the Master’s Mystery Art Show (MMAS) to raise money for the Florida International University Master’s in Fine Arts Program.
The private, evening cocktail reception, sponsored by Don Q, attracts art aficionados, fashion designers and the curious who purchase original 6×9-inch works of art signed on the back to reveal the artist’s name only after their sale. The mystery creates an artistic “whodunit” as guests sip cocktails and buzz around the mini masterpieces to identify and collect works to add to their collections. This year, some of the world’s top fashion designers are using white t-shirts as their canvases to create wearable art that knows no bounds. Each piece will be an original expression of the designer and be auctioned off that evening. As the only party of its kind during Art Basel, it is a coveted invitation and one of the most entertaining opening night parties. The show opens to the public the day after for one day only: Thursday, December 1 from 12 to 7 p.m.
Each mini masterpiece is just $50 each, with all proceeds benefitting Florida International University Master’s in Fine Arts program. More than 1,500 original 6 x 9 works of art are created by more than 300 artists from 31 countries. This year’s event features the TM Sisters, Monica Lopez De Victoria and Tasha Lopez De Victoria. They work in the mediums of video, digital video performance, VJing, collage, social experiments, zines, clothing, installations, and interactive video created along with their brother Samuel and their art has been featured in publications like L’Officiel magazine, The Guardian, STEP Inside Design, the New York Times, Vogue Italia, and on the cover of ARTnews magazine for its 2007 “25 Trendsetters” article. Jillian Mayer is a visual and performance artist exhibiting her work across the US and internationally and is part of the permanent collection at the Frost Art Museum and the Girl’s Club Collection. Mayer’s latest video work has been screened at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Miami, Ft. Lauderdale Museum of Art and at the Solomon Guggenheim Museum in NY, Bilbao, Venice and Berlin. David Castillo, holds degrees in History and Art History from Yale University and the Angelicum in Rome. Since 2000, he has dealt in important Latin American, European, and American secondary market works. He assists private clients in building their collections in addition to managing David Castillo Gallery and has lectured on various topics in art.
In addition, this year’s renowned Fashion Designer’s and Artists creating one of a kind T-shirts that will be auctioned the night of the opening, include: Romero Britto, Peruvian born Eduardo de las Casas who was recently at The White House, Mexico’s own Pineda Covalin, former head Designer for Bill Blass and Perry Ellis, Jacqueline Quinn, Uruguay’s most recognizable Fashion Designer Sergio Gau, Miami’s Top Designer’s Julian Chang and Viviana Gabeiras, to mention a few. The bidding for the t-shirts begins at $50.
Phase One of Dezer Collection Museum and Pavilion Bunny Yeager Retrospective Launch 11/17/11
Thursday, November 17 at 6:00 p.m.
Dezer Collection Museum
2000 NE 146th Street
North Miami.
The exhibition will then be open to the public starting on November 18 and showcased through February 29, 2012.
Dezer Schauhalle Miami – the Museum & Pavilion’s contemporary art showcase – marks
the initial phase of the multi-faceted facility which will also house
one of the nation’s largest eclectic automobile collections
Miami’s own Bunny Yeager brings to life the Dezer Collection Museum and Pavilion’s contemporary art component – Dezer Schauhalle – with a retrospective of the iconic photographer, including never-before-seen works.
Curated by international art critic and Berlin-based curator, Helmut Schuster, the Dezer Schauhalle will be the initial phase of the 250,000-square-foot art and automobile museum developed by prominent New York/South Florida developer and collector Michael Dezer.
International art collectors and enthusiasts, as well as local influencers, will be in attendance to pay tribute to one of the leading figures of twentieth-century photography and view 220 of her photos, including self-portraits and photos of Bettie Page, taken from the fifties, sixties and seventies. Most of the featured works have been printed for the first time and over 100 of them have never before been seen.
The invitation-only grand opening will feature a 1950’s flair, including “Bunny Yeager†cocktails passed by cocktail waitresses outfitted by the artist herself; live jazz guitarist Fernando Ulibarri and vocalist Renee Fiallos; and a screening of 100 Girls by Bunny Yeager, a documentary with behind-the-scenes footage on Yeager’s photo sessions, presented by Cinematheque Miami Beach at the indoor drive-in movie theatre.
“I am thrilled to open the Dezer Schauhalle with one of Miami’s most remarkable icons, Bunny Yeager,†says Dezer. “She is truly unlike any artist in the world and sets the stage for what is to come at the Dezer Collection Museum and Pavilion.â€
Once hailed as one of the most photographed models of Miami’s thriving beach scene, Yeager transitioned to the other side of the camera in the 1950s, where she soon became credited for her iconic pin-up photographs and discovery of some of the period’s most famous models, such as Bettie Page. While Yeager is most notable for the defining role she played in capturing the glamour of the pin-up era, she is still recognized as a skillful, artistic photographer with expert technical skills in lighting and composition that remain unrivaled today.
“It is an honor to showcase hundreds of Bunny Yeager’s unseen photographs for the first time,†says Schuster. “Guests will delight in her erotic-urban style and be captivated by the memories of postwar generations that are reflected in her works.â€
The soon-to-open, complete Dezer Collection Museum and Pavilion, will feature over 1,000 of the most unique and eclectic vehicles held in any private collection in the world. In addition to the extraordinary collection of vehicles and memorabilia, the Museum offers a one-of-a-kind event venue, the Dezer Showplace, with 75,000 square feet of event and entertainment space that can accommodate up to 1,500 guests.
For further information on the Dezer Schauhalle call (305) 932-4556 or visit www.dezerschauhalle.com.
Memento Mori – The Paintings and Drawings of Arturo Rodriguez – Artist Reception
Wednesday, November 16, 6:30 p.m.
Centre Gallery, Bldg.1, 3rd Floor
Wolfson Campus
300 N.E. Second Ave.
Miami, FL 33132
Miami Dade College proudly presents Memento Mori The Paintings and Drawings of Artist Arturo RodrÃguez. Joining art and poetry, this unprecedented exhibition brings together 50 watercolors and 40 oil paintings by renowned artist Arturo RodrÃguez and poems by Alejandro Anreus from their book Memento Mori.
For more information and gallery hours, please call the Art Gallery System at 305-237-7700
Abracadabra: Fifth Annual Exhibition and Fund-raising Raffle Opening Reception
02/10/2012, 6pm – 9pm
Art and Culture Center of Hollywood, FL
1650 Harrison Street
Hollywood, FL 33020
artandculturecenter.org
This evening is our Abracadabra Fifth Annual Exhibition and Fund-Raing Opening Reception. Please come visit our main gallery to preview donated works in all media by artists who have been invited to participate. All works are exhibited prior to the evening of the raffle, affording ticket buyers an opportunity to preview the art before the main event!
Each raffle ticket purchased will guarantee the bearer to go home with a work of art valued at greater than the ticket price. Raffle tickets and admission are available in advance, and at the door if still remaining.
Clifford Owens Photographs with an Audience (Miami)
Opening Reception. November 19, 2011. 7 – 9pm
Gallery Diet
174 NW 23rd Street
Miami, FL 33127.
November 19, 2011 – December 22, 2011
Extended hours. November 30 – December 3, 2011. 10am – 7pm
Clifford Owens will return to Miami for his first local solo exhibition.
Stand in front of the camera.
Don’t blink.
Relax.
3, 2, 1…
Photographs with an Audience (Miami) is an exhibition of new works created in Miami during two performances at Gallery Diet which took place on October 2 and 3. Owens does not document his performances. He creates discreet art objects. He is not interested in being pigeon holed as a performance artist, nor a photographer. For each performance, audience members were invited into the process of creating photographs by forming compositions that reflected past and present experiences of the group. The resulting series of photographs are a range of personal and symbolically invoked moments presented as static objects that challenge one’s perception of performance documentation.
Clifford Owens (b. 1971. Baltimore, MD) holds a BFA (1998) from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, and an MFA (2000) from Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey. He has participated in the Whitney Museum Independent Study Program, Skowhegan School of Painting and Sculpture, the Studio Museum Residency in Harlem, and is a recipient of the Louis Tiffany Comfort Award and the Lambent Fellowship for the Arts. Owens has exhibited at MoMA PS1 as part of Greater New York, the Queens Museum of Art, New York, List Visual Art Center, Cambridge, Massachusetts, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco, California, The Contemporary Art Museum, Houston, Texas, On Stellar Rays Gallery, New York and Para-Site Art Space, Hong Kong. Publications which have showcased his works include Performa: New Visual Art Performance, and The Greater New York Book. His projects and exhibitions have been featured in Art in America, Art+Auction, Newsweek, New York Times, and Village Voice among other publications.
About Gallery Diet: Gallery Diet is a contemporary art gallery located in the Wynwood District of Miami, Florida where it has existed since 2007. The gallery has produced nearly 30 solo and group exhibitions by emerging and under represented artists from around the world. Many of these exhibitions have been documented in print editions. Represented artists include Kristopher Benedict, Charley Friedman, Christy Gast, Richard Höglund, Fabienne Lasserre, Abby Manock, and Daniel Milewski. www.gallerydiet.com
Special thanks to Palm Breweries for their support.
Locust Projects presents the Billboard Project: Agustina Woodgate
Reception: December 1, 7-10pm
Locust Projects
155 NE 38th Street #100
Miami, FL 33137
Locust Projects is pleased to announce its second annual Billboard Project. Argentinean-born, Miami-based artist Agustina Woodgate, has been selected to present site-specific artwork for billboards and bus shelters surrounding Miami’s Design District and Miami Beach in November and December 2011.
Conceived specifically for Locust Projects, 11:11 is the latest from a series of displaced landscapes that create surreal inversions of exterior and interior spaces.
Woodgate creates art that fosters interpersonal dialogue, from which meaning collectively emerges. Through a broad range of disciplines – including sculpture, installation, performance and collaboration – the artist’s work focuses on the relationship between individuals and their environment, and explores layers of physical and psychological space.
About the artist:
Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina in 1981, Agustina Woodgate graduated from the Instituto Universitario Nacional de Arte, Buenos Aires, Argentina in 2004. She currently lives and works in Miami, FL. Solo projects include Radio Espacio Estacion, Elsewhere Collaborative, Greensboro, NC 2011; Collectivism, Spinello Projects, Miami, FL 2011; Growing Up, Miami Dade Public Library, Miami, FL 2010; The Last Supper, El Dorado Towers III, Miami, FL 2010; Endlessly Falling, Dimensions Variable, Miami, FL 2010; Hopscotch, Street Installation through Primary Flight, Miami, FL 2008; and Mobil Hairdresser, Street Performance, Miami, FL and San Juan, Puerto Rico 2007. Woodgate has been included in group exhibitions at Gallery Nosco, London, UK; Good Children Gallery, New Orleans, LO; Naples Museum of Art, Naples, FL; Miami Art Museum, Miami, FL; North Carolina Museum, Charlotte, NC, U.S; Art and Culture of Hollywood, Miami, FL; South Florida Art Center | Miami, FL; École Bourget, Montreal, Canada; and Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami, FL. Honors and awards include National Association of Latino Arts and Culture, San Antonio, TX 2011; Art Matters Grant, in collaboration with Elsewhere Collaborative, 2010; and the Joan Mitchell Foundation Grant 2008. Woodgate is currently taking pilot lessons, working on KULTURPARK, a project in an abandoned amusement park in conjunction with the 2012 Berlin Biennial, and has been commissioned by the Art in Public Places committee of Miami Beach for the “I. Stanley Levine Memorial Bench.” She is represented by Spinello Projects where her solo exhibition “If These Walls Could Talk” opens on November 11th.
Saturday, November 26 · 4:00pm – 7:00pm
Government Center
111 NW 1st St
Miami, Florida
Sponsored by Grolsch, the G-Spot project challenged 10 Miami-based artists to make … anything. The result is 10 no-holds-barred art installations across Downtown, Wynwood, the Design District, and Little Haiti.
The G-Spot Bike Tour on Saturday, Nov. 26, is a FREE group ride with dynamic art duo the TM Sisters as our guides. We will start at Government Center at 4 p.m. and stop off at each of the 10 art installations. Locations include the Alfred duPont Building, Grand Central, Dorsch Gallery, Electric Pickle, Vagabond, and Little Haiti Cultural Center.
The ride will end at The Stage for a sundown round of complimentary Grolsch.
The G-Spot project was curated by contemporary art curator and writer Claire Breukel. The participating artists are:
— Domingo Castillo
— Eduoard Duval Carrie
— Jiae Hwang
— Kerry Phillips
— Kyle Trowbridge
— Loriel Beltran
— Pachi Guistinian
— Susan Lee Chun
— TM Sisters
— Tom Scicluna
To learn more about the project, visit www.gspotartproject.com.
To view the map for the ride, visit www.beachedmiami.com/gspot-map.
The clean URL for this event page is www.beachedmiami.com/gspot.
November 12th, 2011
310 NW. 24th St.
Miami, FL 33127.
The Lunch Box Gallery is pleased to announce its second and last opening night for the show “America, like it or not” by acclaimed photographers Kirk Crippens, José J. Figueroa and Rodolfo Vanmarcke.
In parallel, the gallery is having the fifth student show of its “One Night Stand Exhibition Series†with talented FIU student of Visual Arts (concentration in Photography), Jesse Meadows; a new project that aims to give photography students the opportunity to participate in the popular Wynwood Gallery Walks, facilitating them the exposure of their work during this major art event.
“America, like it or not” gathers three different visions of America today, from the transgression of the American culture into other societies to the visual consequences of the Great Depression and the abuse of prescription drugs in America. Kirk Crippens is a highly renowned artist currently based in San Francisco, California, who was awarded as the Top 50 Photographer in Photolucida’s Critical Mass and nominated for the 2011-2013 Eureka Fellowship Program (a project of the Fleishhacker Foundation).
Official 2nd Saturday Art Walk and Reception
Saturday November 12th , 5pm – 10pm
Attila Lakatoush Art & Design Studio
Midtown 4 (M-312)
3301 NE 1st Ave M-312
Miami, FL 33137
RSVP: cafesocietygroupmia@gmail.com
Stevens Bissie Management and Café Society Group have joined forces with Attila Lakatoush Art & Design to curate a true art experience. On Saturday, November 12th from 5PM-10PM they will host an official 2nd Saturday Art Walk event and cocktail reception. Featured Artists of the Month include: Lola Reyes, Griselda Lechini, and Constantin. Please be sure to RSVP: cafesocietygroupmia@gmail.com. Please join us on November 12th for cocktails and art starting at 5PM to celebrate as Attila Lakatoush welcomes three emerging artists into his gallery for Novemberʼs 2nd Saturday Art Walk.
About Café Society Group The mission and purpose of Café Societyʼs cutting edge project of the arts is to promote civic consciousness while effectively giving back to Womanʼs and Childrenʼs Charities, and promoting both Environmentalism and the Arts within schools and communities in the areas their shows are held; New York, Ft. Lauderdale, Miami, Palm Beach, and Los Angeles.
Attila Lakatoush Based in Miami and New York, Attila Lakatoush is a highly gifted and trained artist. His career began at the early age of eight when he was offered a scholarship to study at the Pratt Institute. After completing his training as a top-notch fashion illustrator at the High School of Art and Design and finally the Fashion Institute of Technology, Attila discovered and refined his own style while traveling the world. He credits visionaries such as Claude Montane, Vivienne Westwood, and Cynthia Rowley for influencing his style.
Reminiscent of 40ʼs film icons like Hedy Lamarr, Rita Hayworth, and Eva Gardner, these glamorous women are not the girls next door. They know how to use their wiles how to dress and act well, how to carry themselves with coexisting strength and femininity. Attilaʼs clients include philanthropist/socialite Dorythia Green, actress Lucy Liu, actress Debbie Mazar, Super Model Linda Evangelista, and Legend Eartha Kitt to name a few.
Griselda Lechini After years of modeling around the world Lechini discovered that she was an artist at heart. She began painting and hasnʼt stopped since. Now she has found the vehicle to translate the beauty around her on to canvas and life has never been better.
Lola Reyes Reyesʼ inspiration and passion for photography is attributed to her mother and father. Her father, a Director/photographer for National Geographic, and her mother, a model for the haute couture houses of YSL and Valentino, taught her how to scratch the surface of glamour in order to expose and celebrate the beauty in life. Living in both her father and mother’s worlds allowed her a unique opportunity to step out of what was familiar and to cultivate a taste for different cultures.
Constantin Constantin is a painter of the imagination. This mixture of imagination and practical features in his art creates an escape and a distraction from the inside. He feels the goal of painting is to show what reality cannot. The colors he uses are strong and powerful and pulsate all senses. It is a world of imagination where he admits to wander frequently.
Astral Projections Multiversal Miami Art Walk Edition
Saturday, November 12 · 6:00pm – 11:00pm
193 NW 24th Street
Miami in the Wynwood Design District
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Second Saturdays Wynwood Art Walk, come thru for Live Mural Painting, special performances, a Street Fashion exhibition and more! corner of 2nd Ave, and 24th.
Live Art by the FDC Crew:
Junk
Rekal
Grabs
Tubs
Tragek
Music by Haviken Hayes, Methodus, P-Phunk
Sidewalk Fashion Show w/ Arturo Flores, & Asuka Collections
Red Carpet Street Fashion Photobooth
Live Art, Open Air Exhibition & More!
Paintings
November 12th, 2011, 6 pm – 10 pm
Buena Vista Building
180 NE 39th Street
Suite 216
Miami Florida 33137
Join us for the closing reception of Yamel Molerio’s solo show titled “Paintings” this Saturday November 12th from 6pm-10pm. All of the paintings were created this year. Hope to see you there.
Full Moon Exhibition Cocktail Reception
November 10, Thursday, 7-10 pm
Kavachnina Contemporary
46 NW 36th Street
Miami, Florida 33127
KAVACHNINA Contemporary Requests your presence at “Full Moon” Exhibition Cocktail Reception
RSVP/info at : info@kavachnina.com / Tel: 305-448-2060
Artists: Alejandro Leyva And Alejandro Mendoza Will Be Present .
Chuck Ramirez (1962 – 2010): Minimally Baroque
Saturday November 12, 1 – 9pm
Dina Mitrani Gallery
2620 NW 2nd Ave
Wynwood Miami FL
November 12, 2011 – January 20, 2012
Breakfast Reception: Thursday, December 1st, 9am – Noon
Wynwood Art Walk, Saturday, December 3rd, 6 – 11pm
Dina Mitrani Gallery, in collaboration with Ruiz-Healy Art, San Antonio, is pleased to present Chuck Ramirez (1962 – 2010): Minimally Baroque. Chuck Ramirez, who tragically died one year ago, was an artist and designer who lived and worked in San Antonio, Texas. His large-scale photographic portraits and installations of ordinary objects are humorous, yet poignant metaphors for the transient nature of consumer culture and the frailty of life.
Gallerist Dina Mitrani met Chuck Ramirez at an opening at Ruiz-Healy’s Gallery in San Antonio. During the course of the evening, they talked enthusiastically about his photography and the possibility of exhibiting in Miami. Two days later, the artist had a biking accident and passed away. This exhibition has been organized to honor the artist’s memory on the anniversary of his death, and is an effort by both Patricia Ruiz-Healy and Dina Mitrani to bring his life’s work to larger audiences.
As an artist and graphic designer, Ramirez processed and deconstructed the media world in which he lived. His work employed visual and conceptual techniques found in contemporary advertising and package design, while employing subtle social commentary. Chuck Ramirez showed extensively throughout the United States, Mexico and Europe. Solo and group exhibitions include the Bronx Museum of Contemporary Art, New York; El Portal del Arte Contemporáneo (ARCO) Madrid; Centro de la Imagen and O Lamm, Mexico City; Galeries Khadrberlin, Berlin; Arlington Museum of Contemporary Art, TX; Center of the Visual Arts, Denver; the Austin Museum of Art at Laguna Gloria, Austin, TX; the Institute of Visual Arts, Milwaukee; Blue Star Art Space, San Antonio; and the Elizabeth Dee Gallery, NY. He was selected for an Artpace Residency in 2001 by Jérôme Sans, an independent curator and co-director of the Palais de Tokyo, Paris.
The estate of Chuck Ramirez is exclusively represented by Ruiz-Healy Art.
More information at
www.dinamitranigallery.com
www.ruizhealyart.com
Image above: Candy Tray Series: Black Heart, 2002, pigment print on cotton paper,
48 x 48 inches, edition 3/6
DCOTA to host opening reception for new exhibition MonoVisioN by Scott Frances
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Design Center of the Americas (DCOTA)
1855 Griffin Road
Dania Beach. FL, 33004.
Design Center of the Americas (DCOTA) and Charles S. Cohen, Owner, CEO and President of Cohen Brothers Realty, are pleased to announce the Center’s newest exhibit, MonoVisioN, a selection of architectural and lifestyle photographs by distinguished photographer Scott Frances. A VIP reception celebrating the show’s opening will be held on Wednesday, November 16, 2011.
MonoVisioN, available for viewing in Atrium A until Wednesday, February 15, 2012, showcases 68 large-scale works reflecting the synthesis of Frances’ interests in carefully balanced composition. This precise use of atmospheric and naturally motivated light is evidenced throughout the exhibit and in featured photographs of celebrity homes, including those of Jennifer Anistion and Estee Lauder, among others. With a journalist’s need to tell a story simply, along with his passion for the decorative arts, his imagery bridges recurring themes throughout art history.
The exhibition coincides with the release of Frances’ first monograph of the same title with an introduction by Richard Meier, published by Pond Press. In the preface to MonoVisioN, Meier states: “A Scott Frances photograph captures all these ephemeral elements that I have always explored in my architectural work. The images in this book portray the qualities that give every space and building a sense of place, and the constant dialogue between the man-made and the natural. MonoVisioN becomes an exploration of solid and void, transparency and opaqueness, the rational and the intuitive, and an essay on composition.â€
MonoVisioN’s arrival at DCOTA is its third stop on its tour through Cohen Design Centers. The exhibition launched at Pacific Design Center in West Hollywood in March 2011, was most recently on display at Decoration & Design Building Annex in New York, and will end its journey at the Houston location in spring 2012.
ABOUT SCOTT FRANCES
Scott Frances was born and raised in New York City, where he is currently based. He studied fine arts and journalism at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. Early in his career he shot for ESTO photographics, under the auspices of the architectural photography great, Ezra Stoller. Following ESTO he began to document the work of architect Richard Meier, with whom he continues to work with today. Frances has worked with several of the world’s top architects and designers and is a regular contributor to magazines like Architectural Digest, Vanity Fair, The New York Times Magazine, and Departures. He has photographed the homes of such celebrities as Jennifer Aniston, Robert Duvall, Diane Keaton, Jim Belushi, Claire Danes, Clive Davis and Steve Jobs.
ABOUT DESIGN CENTER OF AMERICAS
For more than 20 years, Design Center of the Americas (DCOTA) has served the design community with the finest campus amenities and showrooms in the industry attracting world class designers, architects, design enthusiasts and their savvy clientele.
At nearly 800,000 square feet, DCOTA is the largest design campus of its kind. High design is showcased within more than 100 premier showrooms, catering to any home, yacht or office project. Fine indoor and outdoor furniture, fabrics, flooring, lighting, kitchen, bath, antiques, accessories, appliances, window treatments, decorative hardware, paint and surfacing are just some of the resources found within the center.
Cutting edge programming, world-class amenities, and exclusive services offer a unique experience for the international array of visitors. DCOTA serves as the preeminent design destination to Florida, the Caribbean, and Central and South America as well as to seasonal travelers from around the world. DCOTA is part of the Cohen Design Center quartet with sister locations in Manhattan (D & D Building), West Hollywood, California (Pacific Design Center), and Houston, Texas (Decorative Center Houston).
The Lowe Art Museum presents China Insights Exhibition Preview
Friday, November 11, 2011, 8:00 – 10:00 p.m.
Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
1301 Stanford Drive
Coral Gables, FL 33124
Chinese Musical performance by the Chinese Performing Arts Group. Hear the tantalizing sounds of the Guzheng, Hulsi, and Violin. Cocktails by Bacardi, wine by Rex-Goliath along with Vitamin Water Zero. Sponsored by HSBC Private Bank.
$10 Admission; Free for Lowe Members
Sunday, December 4, 2011
Annual Art Basel Champagne Brunch And Curator Lecture
Brunch: 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. at Lowe Art Museum, 1301 Stanford Drive
Sponsored by Philip and Denise Gerson
Beverages provided by Southern Wine & Spirits and Vitamin Water Zero
Curator Lecture: 12:00 p.m. at Storer Auditorium, UM School of Business, 5250 University Drive
China: Insights Presented by A.D. Coleman
Sponsored by Stella M. Holmes
$10 Admission; Free for Lowe Members, Art Fair VIP card holders, and exhibitors.
Kindly Respond By: Friday, December 2, 2011
305.284.5587 or lowersvp@as.miami.edu
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The University of Miami Lowe Art Museum presents 150 photographic works by seven photographers from mainland China in the exhibition, China: Insights, on view November 12, 2011 – January 15, 2012. The artists explore the relationship between contemporary photography and visual culture by undertaking the creation of a long-term documentation of one or more aspects of Chinese culture that reflects something vital about China now – whether that is something emerging or something vanishing.
The seven photographers – Chen Yuan Zhong, Hua Er, Jia Yu Chuan, Li Nan, Yang Yan Kang, Yu Haibo, and Zhang Xinmin – earn their livings as either freelance or staff photographers (or, in one case, as a freelance writer). Collectively, these photographers have numerous publications, exhibitions, and awards to their credit, but little of their work has appeared outside mainland China.
“China: Insights complements the Lowe’s rich holdings in traditional Chinese pre-modern art”, said Brian A. Dursum, the Lowe’s Director and Chief Curator, whose area of specialty is Chinese art and pre-modern history.
Six of the seven photographers – Chen Yuan Zhong, Hua Er, Jia Yu Chuan, Yang Yan Kang, Yu Haibo, and Zhang Xinmin – are based in Shenzhen. Just across the border from Hong Kong in southern China, Shenzhen was the first of the Special Economic Opportunity Zones established by China in the post-Mao era, as magnets for entrepreneurs and educated people in all fields. Already a world-renowned center for printing and information technology, among other industries, Shenzhen was a fishing and farming community with a population of roughly 20,000 in 1980. Today it is a booming 21st-century metropolis whose population exceeds 13 million, with an average per-capita age of 30. As such, it serves as a microcosm revealing many of the dramatic shifts in contemporary China. The exhibition moves from the rural scene to the metropolitan context, echoing developments in China today.
While some of these photographers focus on aspects of life in their home city, others look at situations outside of Shenzhen. Their themes include rural Catholicism, matrilineal culture in an agrarian setting, the population shift from country to city, prostitution, gender and identity, typologies of urban citizenry, and the emergence of a thriving pop music/club scene as an index of internationalization. They approach their subjects employing methods ranging from classic modernist documentary to more formally experimental styles. The exhibition’s images and texts make it relevant to such diverse disciplines as visual anthropology, sociology, urban studies, economics, geopolitics, Asian studies, and, of course, contemporary photography and visual culture.
Produced by the Foundation for the Exhibition of Photography, Minneapolis, Minnesota, with production assistance from the Flying Dragon Cultural Enterprises, Ltd, Hong Kong. Curated by A.D. Coleman and Gu Zheng. Partial support for the exhibition provided through the Funding Arts Network, Inc.
The Lowe Art Museum is located at the University of Miami at 1301 Stanford Drive, Coral Gables. Gallery and Museum Store hours: Tuesday-Saturday: 10:00 – 4:00; Sunday: 12:00 – 4:00; Monday: Closed. Regular Admission (not including special events) is $10; $5 for Seniors and Non-UM Students; Free for Lowe Art Museum Members, University of Miami students, faculty and staff, and children under 12. For more information, call 305.284.3535 or visit www.lowemuseum.org
$10 Admission; Free for Lowe Members
Bas Fisher Invitational Presents Richard Haley: Mary, Richard, Clouds and Dirt
With a special performance by Mary Elizabeth Anderson
Opening Reception: Saturday November 12, 7-10pm
Bas Fisher Invitational
180 NE 39th Street, suite 210
in Miami’s Design District
Performance: Saturday December 4, 8 pm
Open 9am-4pm during Art Basel Miami Beach
Closing: January 2012
Richard Haley’s practice incorporates sculpture, video and actions in which he attempts to force his will on the environment through sleight of hand and fanciful propositions. Deeply indebted to earthworks, Haley’s work explores our perception of the unseen and the vernacular of the romantic unknown of nature.
For his first solo exhibition in Miami, Haley shows several new works created in situ in Detroit and documented in the precise conditions that best capture the constructed phenomena. Three of these actions will be duplicated in Miami: A corps of volunteers wipes oil from their own skin onto a rectangle on the western-facing wall of a building, which glows golden-orange as the sun sets. A device inserted in the ground causes the site to swell up and meet the bottom of the sky. The artist arranges for a black rainbow to appear in the night’s sky several times a week.
On Saturday, December 4 at 8pm, Mary Anderson will perform a puppet-assisted lecture in the gallery, re-contextualizing the work in the exhibition as a set and props.
Richard Haley was born and raised in California, and currently lives and works in Detroit. His work was recently included in the exhibition Sea Worthy at the Elizabeth Foundation for the Arts in New York. Haley is represented by Another Year in L.A. in Los Angeles, where his work can be seen in the group show YOU ARE ME (Artists Influenced by Stephen Kaltenbach) opening on November 17. More on Richard’s work at www.richardhaley.com.
Mary Elizabeth Anderson (born in Hollywood, CA; lives and works in Detroit) is an artist/scholar and Assistant Professor in the department of Theater and Dance at Wayne State University in Detroit. Her research has examined site-as-performer in the Australian central desert and Detroit. For the past two years with her touring company Performance Exchange she has created quasi-fictional accounts of the historic origins and culture of Detroit.
For more information, contact Bas Fisher Invitational at info@basfisherinvitational.com
image: OF THE SKY” 2011- cast latex, spouse hair, thread, clouds, water, & photograph
www.basfisherinvitational.com
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AmnestyUM Presents First Annual Jamnesty Festival for Human Rights
Wednesday, November 16th 7-11pm
UC Rock
University of Miami
Featuring live art, interactive dialogue and activities, opportunities for involvement, music and much more!
This years theme: Women’s Empowerment Through Education
Fundraiser benefiting a student project by Rotaract UM
Volunteer positions still available! amnestyinternationalum@gmail.com
First twenty volunteers get a free Jamnesty t-shirt!
“Cherished Youth”, A Photographic Exhibition
11/12/11, 7pm-11pm
Mosa House Gallery
2242 NW 1st Place
Miami
www.davidgarylloyd.com
“CHERISHED YOUTH.†A PHOTOGRAPHY-BASED SHOW BY DAVID GARY A Premier Exhibition of David Gary’s Newest Series.
Mosa House Gallery is pleased to present Cherished Youth, a solo exhibition by David Gary. The opening reception will be on Novem- ber 12, from 7-11 pm, during Wynwood Arts District Second Saturday Art Walk. The exhibition will only be on view to the public for the opening reception, then will be by appointment only. The gallery is located at 2242 NW 1st Place, Miami, FL 33127.
David Gary’s Cherished Youth is a series of autobiographical works that seek to explore the sociological effects of contemporary culture on today’s youth. Using a seven year old girl as the protagonist in storybook-like im- agery, Gary expresses the inevitable persuasions and gimmicks that are imposed on children.
Public welcome
Words & Wine Featuring 1,000 Fuegos
11/9/11, 9p-3a
The Electric Pickle
2826 North Miami Ave
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Ladies, Gentlemen, honey badgers and the like:
If you have not had the pleasure of witnessing it for yourself, this is a lovely venue that offers local and international talent. It is very cozy, well lit atmosphere where everyone can be themselves.
Very exciting stuff happening! We just celebrated our one year anniversary and let me tell you we could have not been given a better birthday gift then the Award for Best Open Mic in 2011 published by the Miami New Times!
3$ Beers 5$Wine & 5$ Shots
Featuring 1,000 Fuegos
This is just the very beginning, join us for our Open Mic Every Wednesday! Let’s get together and continue to share good vibes and creativity. Miami is redefining it’s Art scene and our movement has created a pavement for poets, musicians, dancers, thinkers, lovers, and people who just need to get away and express themselves freely.
Let’s once again get together, drink some wine, share some thoughts and be happy.
The Electric Pickle will be opening up the back patio for us under two conditions. 1) NO Jamming Outside, the neighbors have been complaining. We will have intermissions between acts for the jammers to play on stage throughout the night. Take it all out of your system on stage! 2) No Smuggling Of Drinks Please! If anyone is seen with a drink purchased outside of the pickle, you will be asked to leave and not return. Please respect this event and the establishment. Thanks guys! See you Tomorrow
18+ for girls
5$ For anyone under 21 and free for those over 21
Great Drink Specials Full Bar
Please help to continue this event at this venue. Please do not bring your own drinks, they have a full bar inside. Let’s Have a great time responsibly and keep this venue clean and beautiful.
If any questions please call
Nikki Rodriguez at 786|728|4748 or
Lou Roman 305|298|8759.
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Beck’s Emerging Artist Exhibition
11.12.11, 9pm
Cafeina Wynwood Lounge
297 NW 23rd Street
Miami
www.cafeinamiami.com
Miami Magazine and Beck’s Beer invite you to celebrate the 2nd Saturday showing of Beck’s Emerging Artist Exhibition!
Join the judges including Luis Tigual – Editor in Chief of Miami Magazine, Norelkys Blazekovic – Irreversible: An International Art Project, Nick Cindric – Curator and Private Art Consultant of NC Contemporary, and Giselle Devera – Curator as they crown a “Best in Show” artist and two runners up!
LIVE music on the terrace by Artofficial with sounds by Supercede. RSVP early for table reservations and 1 bottle of Kettle One for $150. $7 Chivas 18 all night long.
MacArthur “Genius” Award Recipient to accept research grant at Havana Casino Night
Saturday, November 12, 2011 from 8 PM to 12 AM
Artrageous Gallery
Village of Merrick Park
330 San Lorenzo Avenue #2305
Coral Gables, FL 33146
RSVP (required): The reception is open to the public. RSVP to (305) 968-8024 or email Sabrina@sabrinacohenfoundation.org
Dr. Sally Temple to receive a $25,000 grant from the Sabrina Cohen Foundation
On Saturday, November 12, Dr. Sally Temple, a pioneer in neural stem cell research, will accept a grant and speak about her work at the Havana Casino Night Fundraiser. The hosts of the evening include DMR, Artrageous Gallery, Thierry’s Catering and the Sabrina Cohen Foundation for Stem Cell Research, who will award their third grant of $25,000 to Dr. Temple.
“My foundation is elated to support such promising work and eager to award our third research grant to Dr. Temple to further her research and ensure our commitment to this field” said Sabrina Cohen, who founded her nonprofit to raise awareness and funds for stem cell research.
Dr. Temple, Scientific Director of The Neural Stem Cell Institute, who first discovered that the Central Nervous System contains stem cells, will be the Keynote Speaker and Award Recipient of the night.
The event will include a cocktail reception and delicious dining from Miami’s finest, Thierry’s Catering, followed by a poker tournament and other gaming activities such as blackjack, craps and roulette. Artrageous Gallery, a contemporary art gallery full of cutting-edge local and international artists, will be the venue of this special evening.
Based in Miami Beach, the Sabrina Cohen Foundation for Stem Cell Research, a 501c3 non-profit organization, was founded in 2006 by advocate and quadriplegic, Sabrina Cohen, who has been living with a spinal cord injury since 1992. The foundation is dedicated to becoming a leader in the fight against disease and recognized as an “Organization for Cures.”
Event sponsors: DMR, Artrageous Gallery, Thierry’s Catering and Harke Clasby & Bushman LLP
For more information about the fundraiser, please visit Havana Casino Night.
Duets- Domingo Castillo at DV
Dimensions Variable
171 NE 38th Street
Design District, Miami, Florida 33137
www.dimensionsvariable.net
November 12 – December 31, 2011
Dimensions Variable is pleased to present Duets—a project by Miami-based artist Domingo Castillo. The exhibition will run from November 12 through December 31, 2011.
There is no further information or imagery availble regarding this exhibition.
Born Domingo Castillo on October 31st, 1967 in Dallas, Texas. His father left him when he was 4 years old and since then, has had many stepfathers. In his teenage years, he was a poor student who got dismal grades and skipped school often. He was 18 when he was in the 10th grade, and dropped out of school. During the late 80s Domingo made a living by washing cars. He observed the culture and dancing of some of his peers, and later signed up at a local nightclub as a performer. He was natural at rapping and dancing and needless to say, the audience loved him.
Closing of Oxenberg’s Group Show
Saturday, November 12, 7-10PM.
155 NE 38th Street, Suite 100
Miami Design District
Miami, FL 33137
www.oxenbergart.com
You are cordially invited to attend the closing of Oxenberg’s Group Show in the Design District on Saturday, November 12, 7-10PM.
We will have a business card drawing entitling the winner to a $1000 additional discount on any artwork of the winner’s choice.
The drawing is at 8:45PM during the Closing Reception, winner must be present.
Image: Roberto Edwards Radhames Mejia (Dominican Rep.) #2, 51 x 39.5 inches, Archival Lambda Color Photograph
Cristina Lei Rodriguez Exhibition Opening at Fredric Snitzer Gallery
Thursday November 10, 6-9pm
Fredric Snitzer Gallery
2247 NW 1st Place
Miami, FL 33127
Cristina Lei Rodriguez
Change
November 10 – December 17, 2011
Fredric Snitzer Gallery is pleased to announce Change, a solo exhibition of new sculptures by Cristina Lei Rodriguez. The exhibition will run from November 10 to December 17, 2011, and an opening reception for the artist will be held on Thursday, November 10th, from 6-9 p.m. Cristina Lei Rodriguez’s exhibition will be on view through Art Basel Miami Beach.
Change expresses the artist’s transformative and evolving motivation to excavate new territories in sculptural rhetoric, materials, and minimalist-inspired abstraction. Stripping away and manipulating elements, destroying and then reconstructing complete pieces are among the methods catalyzing the development of Rodriguez’s dynamic new series. Now, Rodriguez’s sculptures are directed by the formal principles of sculpture; form, color, material, and scale. This results in a new body of abstract sculptures that are organic, minimalist, and continue to maintain the landscape element that is signature to her aesthetic.
By twisting, crushing, bending, and painting materials including epoxy, gold wire mesh, fashion accessories, tree branches, faux fur, and various metal objects, Rodriguez entices the viewer with pieces that are both familiar and surprisingly incongruous. Forms are often adorned with precious objects along side forgettable everyday objects, like black shrink wrap with Swarovski crystals. Complementing these sculptures with aluminum, Plexiglas, and raw wood, the artist balances the natural and industrial, the feminine and masculine.
Rodriguez’s work has been exhibited in many museums and galleries including the Astrup Fearnley Museum of Modern Art, Oslo; the Hessel Museum at Bard College, New York; the Serpentine Gallery, London; North Miami Art Museum, Miami; Museum of Contemporary Art, Miami; De la Cruz Collection, Miami; The Rubell Family Collection, Miami; Reykjavik Art Museum, Iceland; and the 2nd Athens Biennale, Greece.
Fredric Snitzer Gallery is open from Tuesday through Saturday, 10am to 5pm. For more information and images regarding this exhibition, please contact 305.448.8976 or info@snitzer.com.
The Frost Art Museum presents Two Exhibitions Opening on Target Wednesday After Hours
November 9, 2011. 6:00 – 9:00 p.m.
The Patricia and Phillip Frost Art Museum at FIU
10975 SW 17th Street
Miami, FL 33199
Admission: Free
The Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum will host the opening reception of two new exhibitions, Tour de France/Florida: Contemporary Artists from France in Florida’s Private Collection and color on color. These new exhibitions focus on contemporary artists from France, some of which have never been seen by the public before. Visitors will have the opportunity to view paintings by prominent and well-known contemporary French artists from the private collections in Florida and celebrated Geometric Abstraction artists from the permanent collection of the Museum of Contemporary Art, Buenos Aires (MACBA). Join us for the opening reception during Target Wednesday After Hours on Wednesday, November 9, 2011 from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. which is free and open to the public.
This exhibition of Tour de France/Florida: Contemporary Artists from France in Florida’s Private Collections, presented by The Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum at FIU and in collaboration with the Consulate General of France and the France-Florida Foundation for the Arts, is born from a desire to measure the presence of French art, diffused yet significant, in private collections of the region. The elaboration phase of the exhibition demonstrated the abundance of collections in Florida and the generosity of the collectors. Together these artists demonstrate a number of interesting perspectives as it showcases artists of international renown, like Christian Boltanski and Sophie Calle; artists not well recognized in Florida, outside of the circle of well-versed collectors, like Jean-Pierre Khazem and Denise A. Aubertin, and young artists like Gyan Panchal. Also lending to the exhibitions perspective are works from The Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry, which relies on the articulation between visual arts and writing.
color on color marks the inaugural exhibition of the collaboration of The Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum at Florida International University, Miami and Museum of Contemporary Art, Buenos Aires (MACBA). This exhibition includes works by Ilya Bolotwosky, Alexander Liberman, Carlos Cruz-Diez, and Joel Stein among many others. Curated by Constanza Cerullo, this will be the first of an on-going series of programs and exhibitions between the two institutions.
This event is free and open to the public.
Also on view:
Florida Artist Series: Humberto Calzada: The Fire Next Time through January 8, 2011
Magdalena Fernandez: 2iPM009 through January 8, 2011
Modern Meals: Remaking American Foods from Farm to Kitchen through January 8, 2011
Tirzo Martha: Afro-Victimize through December 4
Sleepless Nights Miami Beach 2011 on Saturday, November 5, 2011. What a wonderful night, wished the weather would have been a little better but other than that had an awesome night!
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Miami Arts Charter School and Gallery212 Art Basel Opening Night Gala Fundraiser
November 30th, 8:00 PM-Midnight
Art Basel at Gallery212 Miami
2407 NW 2nd Avenue
Miami, Florida 33137
Website
Price: $50.00
Tickets
Exhibition Running December 1, 2, 3 & 4 – January, 2012
Meet the Artist Gala
Miami Arts Charter School is pleased to announce a collaborative effort with Gallery212 Miami in the Wynwood arts district during Art Basel Miami 2011.
All tickets are VIP-
There will be light food and beverage provided by Catch Grill & Bar Marriott Miami Biscayne Bay. Surprise Art Installations, Musical, Vocal and Instrumental Performances by the Miami Arts Charter School Students.
Arts enthusiasts and supporters won’t want to miss this great opportunity to review and purchase the works of our MAC art and photo students alongside Miami’s finest visual artists, international artists and photographers.
Featured Resident Artists:
Michael Perez
John Pate
John Pate N.
Featured Art Basel Artists:
Jose Yossi (Brazil)
Mariella Sosa; “Through the Lens”
Matt Stock Photography; “Hidden Groves”, “Stiltsville Iluminated”
Featured Resident Emerging Artists:
Sean Murdock
Jonathan Dvoretz
Henry Souto (Sculptor)
These exciting events will feature student art and photography works by Miami Arts Charter School’s top visual artists. Guests will also enjoy featured musical performances by the Miami Arts Charter School Jazz Collective and string chamber music ensembles.
This is a great opportunity for art collectors to support Miami Arts Charter School as 10% of all sales proceeds from the following two events will be donated to our school. MAC students will also be presenting original works for sale.
Art Walk – Art Basel Special Preview
November 12th, 6:00 PM-11:00 PM
Gallery212 Miami
2407 NW 2nd Avenue
Miami, Florida 33137
www.Gallery212miami.com
Catch Grill & Bar Marriott Miami Biscayne Bay in association with Miami Arts Charter School present the Gallery 212 Miami November Art Walk “A Very Special Art Basel Sneak Preview”. Open to the public, the exhibition kicks off with the opening next Saturday, November 12, 2011 from 6pm to 11pm during Art Walk in Wynwood Art District’s most cutting-edge Gallery 212 Miami. Art enthusiasts will not want to miss this Art Basel Preview event, including surprise art installations and pop-up music, vocal and instrumental performances by the students of Miami Arts Charter School (MACS).
Gallery 212 Miami – “Join the Miami Art Movement!” Resident Artists: NY Pop Artist Michael Perez, John Pate, new sculpture painting and design by Johnny Pate, and two emerging artists Sean Murdock and Jonathan Dvoretz, who are already professionals in photography and videogrraphy and are coming into their own in Miami with Gallery 212 as they are as much a part of the foundation of the Miami Art Movement. Sculptor Henry Souto has been with Gallery 212 Miami and Michael Perez for almost two years and is happy to present his colorful sculpture interior designs this year for the first time during Wynwood Art Basel.
Gallery 212 Miami – I am only as good as the artists who make me. Featured Artists:
“Crossroads†– Preview Select Masterpieces from the Celebrated Brazilian Painter Jose Yossi. With works showcasing currently at Sao Paolo’s most important gallery, ‘A Galeria’, Gallery 212 Miami is proud to host Yossi’s United States debut. On November 12 see the preview piece ‘Blue Tower’ of his ‘Crossroads’ series – Meet the artist himself on November 30, 2011 when he arrives from Brazil to celebrate with his fans and family in Miami [see additional event details and ticketing for the “Meet the Artists” event below***].
– Mariella Sosa, Through the Lens® “Celebrities & Sitios” ~ Portraits of Latin Icons and Captivating Landscapes all Mastered by this “Magician of the Lensâ€. Mareilla’s work will thrill us all as we enjoy an inside look at her work – She is well-known in the local and Latin community and is said to capture the true spirit of her subjects.
– Matt Stock Photography, Painting with Light in the Dark® “Hidden Groves” & “Stiltsville Illuminated” -The result of the process created and developed by this award-winning photographer’s nighttime photography. November 12 will showcase a very special preview piece from his upcoming event called ‘Stiltsville Illuminated” in Miami. Matt Stock and his crew risk their lives to get their shots – standing in the tides surrounded by jellyfish and bull sharks to get the shots that sometimes take up to 4 hours to create! Gallery 212 Miami is thrilled to have the opportunity to help introduce Matt Stock Photography to the art world.
[Please Note: Mark your calendars for November 12, November 30 AND December 1-4 at Gallery 212 Miami! This show is a Preview of the Gallery 212 Miami Art Basel Artists’ Exhibition – There will be an entire new series of Artwork on Exhibition starting November 30th, 2011 and it can be seen for the first time at our Opening Night Gala, where you can Meet the Artists (One Night Only/Tickets***) on November 30th, 2011. The art will be on exhibit throughout Art Basel Miami until January, 2012.]
Catch Grill & Bar ~ Marriott Miami Biscayne Bay pledges continued dedication to building local business and community through the Arts by presenting several beautiful events in collaboration with Gallery 212 Miami during Wynwood Art Walks and now for the months of November and December into Art Basel – making an amazing team with the gallery group for these events. Catch Grill & Bar Marriott Miami Biscayne Bay will provide light food and beverage during art walk alongside invitations handed out for guests to dine at the Catch Grill & Bar Miami Patio overlooking the beautiful Biscayne Bay Marina. [Editor’s Choice – Sit Back, Relax and Enjoy the Live Music Series at the Catch / Marriott Patio every Thursday evening from 6-11 with entertainment produced by Rodd Pratt Presents.]
Since opening their doors in Wynwood in February it has been the dream of Gallery 212 Miami, Pop Artist Michael Perez, Miami Publicist and all of the gallery team to find creative ways to give back to Arts Education in the immediate neighborhood as they had before on state levels (NY, FL) to local and international levels (Food for the Poor, Pink Heals with the Miami Fire Department in October 2010, for example). It is just this that they intend to do with the months of November and December (Art Basel) and beyond, by dedicating a series of special events to the exposure and to raising funds for the Miami Arts Charter School.
Dinner and Dialogue
11/7/2011, 9 PM – 12 AM
Kane Steakhouse
431 Washington Avenue
Miami Beach, FL 33139
AE District & Kane Steakhouse brings you the preview of Dinner & Dialogue a weekly dinner (Mondays) of the like-minded…
We will also be hosting a monthly gathering bringing together a group to discuss the world we’re living in. Drawing inspiration from newspapers, magazines, and online content, we’ll unpack what we’ve been told and come up with our own answers.
Never taking ourselves too seriously “Dinner & Dialogue” will be about influential, culturally engaged people, great conversation, amazing food, and great music.
Please Join Us For The Birthday Celebration Of Erik Yehezkel & Elizabeth Eidelson!!!
Music By: AE Collective
www.ae-collective.com
Dinner Reservations Required: info@gorillasrevolution.com
Do you HEART art?
Thursday, 7 – 10 pm
1035 North Miami Avenue
The kickoff event of The Foundry! www.legalartmiami.org/iheartart.
LegalArt is pleased to announce the launch of its new patrons’ society, The Foundry, at its kickoff event “I Heart Art.†The Foundry is being sponsored by Media8, a premier digital advertising firm, during its Winter 2011 season. The launch event will take place at the LegalArt lofts from 7pm to 10pm. The event is expected to draw a crowd of over 300 young professionals and arts supporters for an evening of amazing artwork, performances, music, cocktails and food.
“I Heart Art†will feature an exhibition by LegalArt artists-in-residence and local artists including: Pachi Giustinian, Jiae Hwang, Manny Prieres, TM Sisters, Viking Funeral, Brookhart Jonquil, Justin Broadbent, Agustina Woodgate, Typoe, Santiago Rubino, Farley Aguilar, Karelle Levy, and Friends With You. The event will also feature an open bar with complimentary cocktails provided by Corzo tequila and premium beer provided by Peroni, as well as passed hors d’oeuvres provided by The Local Craft Food & Drink. The celebration will include music, performances, interactive art activities and a few other surprises. An after party with drink specials will be hosted down the block at the neighborhood’s newest bar, The Corner.
The Foundry is membership based and consists of an elite group of Miami professionals from all industries who are dedicated to supporting the development of local artists and their businesses. The group will host a variety of events and benefits throughout the year to support LegalArt and its mission: to empower artists by providing professional education, legal referral assistance, and a live/work residency incubator. Membership includes complimentary entry to The Foundry’s events, discount tickets for members’ guests to events, discount tickets to LegalArt events, and exclusive VIP opportunities. Memberships can be purchased at the “I Heart Art†event for a discounted rate of $60 for a single membership, and $100 two memberships purchased together. The first 50 members and their guests will be invited to an exclusive rooftop cocktail party on December 2, 2011 during Art Basel, Miami Beach.
Tickets for “I Heart Art†can be purchased in advance for $10 online at www.legalartmiami.org/iheartart and will also be sold at the door for $15. The amount of the ticket price will be taken off of the purchase price of membership. For additional information, please contact Dominique Breard at Dominique@legalartmiami.org or 786.347.2360.
Transmitting Divinity Tibetan Art
Saturday November 26, 7 – 10
Dharma Studio
3170 Commodore Plaza
Coconut Grove, Fl 33133
Karma Phuntsok. Transmitting Divinity Tibetan Art
Dharma Studio cordially invites you to the artist reception for Karma Phuntsok. Transmitting Divinity Tibetan Art
November 26 – December 11, 2011
Karma Phuntsok’s unique and dynamic expression of contemporary Buddhist art is at once steeped in ancient Tibetan culture and at the same time completely breaks free from strict cultural norms and rules. His art and life are reflections of each other. His paintings ooze compassion, humor, confidence, deep thought, peace and strength. Stare long enough at any piece and you will continue to see something new and thought provoking. Karma often beautifully, intelligently shines a spotlight on political and philosophical ideas.
Karma was still a child in Tibet when in 1959 he along with 80,000 other refugees that year followed His Holiness the Dalai Lama into exile. As a refugee in India he excelled at art and eventually was an apprentice to master Tibetan Thangka painter in Nepal. There Karma learned the ancient techniques such as mixing the pigments tempering them with herbs, and how to hem the canvases and string them in a wood frame. He became thoroughly immersed in not just the particular disciplines of painting but also the rich symbolism and allegory that underlie the Thangka technique
Karma now lives with his wife and son in a charming cottage in the rolling bushlands north of Kyogle, Australia. The dense forest visible from the clearing surrounding their home, lays the fertile ground for what springs to life on his canvas. The art of Karma Phunstok is a modern expression of an ancient craft, a time-honored tradition interwoven with 21st century inspiration. His wealth of imagery and allegory flow from the richness of his life experience: from a childhood in Chinese-occupied Tibet, coming of age as a refugee in India, an apprenticeship in Nepal, and his love of the Australian outback. His work is internationally acclaimed, and his paintings hang in private and public collections and galleries worldwide.
Karma travels the world exhibiting his art. Most recently he was featured in a one-man show, “Sacred Paintingâ€, in honor of the Dalai Lama’s visit to Sidney, Australia, and a well received individual exhibition “Magie du Tibet†at Galerie Métanoia in Paris, France. His exhibitions have included the Queen’s Hall at Parliament House in Melbourne, and his exhibition at “Tibet Art Now†for the Dalai Lama’s visit to Amsterdam. Throughout the years Karma has done many paintings for the Dalai Lama including one that hangs in his Holiness’ temple in Dharamsala India.
Program:
November 26 to December 11, 2011
Show on view at Dharma Studio. Hours: weekdays 2-5pm, weekends 3pm-10pm
SATURDAY November 26, 7-10 pm
Opening Reception
Monday November 28, 7 – 10 pm
Art Starts in the Grove
Friday December 9, 7pm
Artist Talk at Dharma Studio
Tibetan Buddhist practices and art
Saturday December 10 & Sunday December 11
Traditional Tibetan Art Class
at Blu Moon Art Studioa
in Coconut Grove
3444 Main Hwy. Top Floor.
Call 305 794 0329
Art Basel Launch Party!
Thursday, November 10th 2011 7-10 p.m.
Hotel Urbano
2500 Brickell Avenue
Miami, Florida 33129
Valet Parking on premises.
www.hotelurbano.com
Hotel Urbano & Art Fusion Galleries Proudly Presents: The 2011 Art Basel Launch & Reception of “Fusion VIII – Synesthesia”
Hotel Urbano & Art Fusion Galleries have once again joined creative forces to showcase and host our 2011 Art Basel Launch Reception featuring a collection of spectacular works of art! The new art exhibition titled, “Fusion VIII – Synesthesia”
Live Music by “Amereida”
Full-Service Bar
Specialty pool-side cocktails
Light Hors-d’oeuvres
will run from October through December 2011 at the Hotel Urbano, displaying a variety of contemporary art work which is sure to feature something to appeal to everyone.
Hotel Urbano also features the Dali, Picasso and Van Gogh Conference Rooms which provide a warm, art filled back drop for private or corporate functions. Or for your perfect weekend getaway, join us poolside with your favorite specialty drink, unwind in the hot tropical sun and enjoy all the flavors of Miami and Hotel Urbano!
Carlos Cabeza New Works at November’s Second Saturday Gallery Walk
November 12 from 7-10p.m.
O. Ascanio Gallery
2600 NW Second Avenue
Wynwood Arts District
www.oascaniogallery.com
Carlos Cabeza Returns To Miami To Debut New Works At O. Ascanio Gallery
A year after his successful Miami show, contemporary Venezuelan artist Carlos Cabeza prepares to wow local art lovers with his latest creation, “Conscious Painting†– a series of stream- of–conscious paintings, drawings and decoupages.
The solo-exhibition, made up of 28 works, will be on display from November 3 to November 20 with an opening reception on November 3, and presented during November’s Second Saturday Gallery Walk on November 12.
“Conscious Painting†made its European debut in Paris in the Cappelini showroom and Atelier 7 (Picasso’s workroom in 1912) with rave reviews. His Rhythmic Paintings exhibit in Miami last year, which was well-received by art critics, helped catapult O. Ascanio Gallery to be among the more respected galleries in Wynwood.
Cabeza, who is Paris-based and whose works were featured in Capellini’s retrospective catalog titled: “This is Not a Catalog, This is Historyâ€, said that this collection is much more “intimate†than past works.
“I insisted on working with less complicated dimensions and a much slower conscious creative process that spanned a year,†said Cabeza. “I was working in a dimension of realization that lies between the mind and the interactive world.â€
Precious a 32†x 42†black and white painting made up of ebbless sequential patterns, depicts a woman’s bust wrapped in a fur. Similar to other pieces in this collection, the feminine form is provocative and her look is piercing. In the aptly named Kaleidescope, Cabeza uses a kaleidoscopic burst of vivid colors and angles to frame symmetrical female silhouettes reminiscent of 60s style.
Miami NewTimes art critic Carlos Suarez de Jesus said Cabeza’s work is “hallucinatory.†“Using a stream-of-conscious approach to the subject matter, the artist creates canvases that vibrate with an inherent energy that seems to send out shock waves,†said Suarez de Jesus.
O. Ascanio Gallery is located at 2600 NW Second Avenue in the Wynwood Arts District and has featured works by arts giants that include Jesus Soto, Carlos Cruz Diez, Alejandro Otero, Edgar Negret, Lina Sinisterra, Victor Lucena, Francisco Salazar, Bernar Venet, Bernard Aubertin, Agostino Bonalumi and Fernando Mignoni. For more information visit www.oascaniogallery.com.
Image: Kaledoscope, 2011, 107 x 81 cm, Acrylic On Canvas
Downtown Full Moon Party
Thursday November 10, 9pm – 3am
Villa 221
221 17th Street
Miami, FL 33132
https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=168701579889678
We Are Back At The Place Where It All Started…
Join us for our next Full Moon party at Villa 221… The “downtown FULL MOON party will host its biggest event to date. Get ready for a spiritual Celebration of Life through meditation, music, dancing, entertainment, sharing, loving, and accepting…
Free Admission – No Cover – Donate if you can!
Free Parking (Come early and park for free in the two adjacent lots)
Also, plenty of street metered parking are also available…
Featuring:
Live Music: Cleaveland Jones and his band
Sacred Performances: The Goddess Dancers (www.goddessdancers.com)
Eclectic Sounds: DJ Umber Bandi-Ville
Master Drummer: Esteban Camacho aka MR. Bongoman
Sax Soloist: Leon Morley
Sitarist: RAJI
Poi / Fire Performances: Lucy Galant & Kikimora
Free Intro Capoeira Class: Professor Gigante (Capoeira Abolicao)
Plus: AcroYoga :: Fire Performers :: Hoola Hoop :: Double Dutch :: Belly Dancers :: Henna Tattoo :: Tarot Readers :: Drum Circle (Bring your drums if you have any; Drumming starts at Midnight) :: Tasty and healthy Food :: Cocktails :: Massage :: and Much more…
Benefiting: La Luchi Foundation
A portion of the event proceeds will be donated to La Luchi Foundation, utilizing holistic health resources to enrich the lives of urban youth…
Dresscode: We strongly encourage everyone to dress Creatively and Outrageous! (Creative Costumes are very welcomed & admired… Think “Burning Man”)
Drummers / Performers: We have an Open House policy for performers and drummers… If you want to bring your props to perform and show your talents, you are invited to do so. We also invite all drummers to bring their drums to join in our Drumming Sessions and Let Your Beats Be Heard!
Hosted By: Fritz “e”, Gary James Fitzsimmons; Tracie Samara; Sol Amor, Oscar Vidal
Invite Your Friends!
Thursday, December 1 – Sunday, December 5
During Art Basel Miami Beach 2011
Multiversal Miami Event Space
193 NW 24th Street
Wynwood Arts District
Miami, FL 33137
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2011 Multiversal Is More Than Art Gallery Featured Artists: A Squid Called Sebastian, Alex Spitia, Alicia Casillas, Aliett Kramer, Buddy Nestor, Chelsea Greene Lewyta, Cristina Rivera, Crystal Barbe, Customz, Danelly Liz, Dekal, Diana Henao, Dianaya, Dubelyoo, Ed King, Elizabelth Virginaia Levesque, Erasmo Garcia, Eric Bonhomme, Fifty Three, Floyd, Frankie Curran, Freddy Jimenez, Glenn Arthur, Italia Rubio, Jason Page, Jean Paul Mallozi, Johannah O’Donnell, Joshua Rhodes, Kat Gun, Kazilla, Kelly McKernan, Luzalma Gonzales, Marc Paper Scissor, Marcello Ibanez, Megan Frauenhoffer, Richard Alan Haugh, Ruben Ubiera, Serafima Sokolov, Stuntkid, Teepop, Vaghe, Victor Hugo Vaca Jr
Multiversal Gallery Artists: Aleloop, Denise Diaz, Artmima, Bahapta, C.S. McNeil, Pop Art by Misha, Amberwind, Kris Starry, Vionette Torres, Jason Page, Erin Jay, Diana Pantgola, Pay Aponte, Andrew Ackerman, Gina Panzarella, Pop Mortem, Zophia Bogusz, Sean Murdock, Evoca1, Dani + The Arts, Pachucho Madrid, Brandy Rumiez, Prudence Groube, Tobi Salver, Eric Torriente, Rocksoup Studios, MLK, FDC Crew, and more TBA
Partners: More Than Art Group, Life is Art, deviantART
Sponsors: Indie Film Club, Joy Taylor Studios, Pioneer, A Girl’s Best Friend, by1982, Control Salon, Bare Minerals, Hi-Tech Paul Mitchel School, A.G.E., I Make Dope Beats, WeMerge Magazine, Methodus
Scheduled Events (Click Here for the Full Schedule)
Thu / Dec 1:
11am-12pm: VIP Screening and Champagne Brunch / $20 entry
12pm-5pm: Gallery Open to public / free
2pm-3pm: Film Festival & Promotional drinks / free
6pm-12am: Opening show, Special events, Fashion show, Promotional drinks, Live performances, music and DJ’s / $5
Fri / Dec 2:
12pm-5pm: Gallery Open to public / free
2pm-3pm: Film Festival & Promotional drinks / free
6pm-12am: Special events, Fashion show, Promotional drinks, Live performances, music and DJ’s until / $5
Sat / Dec 3:
12pm-5pm: Gallery Open to public / free
2pm-3pm: Film Festival & Promotional drinks / free
6pm-12am: Special events, Fashion show, Promotional drinks, Live performances, music and DJ’s / $5
Sun / Dec 4:
12pm-5pm: Gallery Open to public / free
2pm-3pm: Film Festival & Promotional drinks / free
6pm-12am: Closing show, Special events, Fashion show, Promotional drinks, Live performances, music and DJ’s / $5
Miami: prepare to be wow-ed this December with a new and unique one-of-a-kind arts experience! From December 1-4, in the heart of the Wynwood Art District, you will be introduced to more than 120 of South Florida’s best as well as artists from all around the world. By encompassing almost 5,000 square feet, Multiversal will showcase their best visual and performance works under tented and open-air space in this can’t miss event.
Among our artists, you will find both established and emerging names from around the world. Their media will span fine arts, live art, sculpture, urban art, installations, photography, body painting, fashion and film festivals.
Around the artwork will swirl a vortex of belly dancers, BBOY’s, fire dancers, acrobats, exhibitionists, and extemporaneous theater — all to the rhythm of live and recorded music. Open to the public from Thursday-Sunday for an estimated 49 hours — more than any other scheduled Art Basel production — this will truly be a multiversal human experience.
The show will have a tented space and outdoor exhibit, conveniently located in the heart of Miami’s Wynwood Art District next to the Dorsch Gallery.
Multifaceted The Multiversal Pre-Party at Cafeina on Thursday, November 3, 2011.
Artists showcasing their artwork was:   BMD art, Cristina Isabel Rivera, Customz, Tatiana Enriquez, Gus Colors, Sean Glenn, Jennifer Maria Cordoba, Peter Fasi, Diana Contreras, Celia Reigle, Chris Riggs, Teepop, James Brutus, Ralph Ventura, Music by BOXWOOD &  TAMBOKA.  Fashion Shows with Fox House, Trash Fashions by Aidana Baldassarre, 41 Vintage Row by Nori Lance, CherryRootz by AnaMaria Fals, Ai Mei by Amy Rubi andDJ Music by George the Infinite. Special Fire Dancing Performance by The Cleric and get your Feather Extensions onsite by Control Salon.
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Sleepless Night at the Bass Museum of Art
November 5 Saturday, 5 p.m. – 12 a.m.
Featuring: Marco Brambilla: CIVILIZATION, (2:40 minutes, single-channel high-def DVD loop)
Also on view: Laurent Grasso: Portrait of a Young Man
Apulian Vessel Gallery, Egyptian Gallery & Selections from the permanent collection.
8:00-8:30pm: Q&A with the artist led by Knight Curatorial Fellow, Kristin Korolowicz
Marco Brambilla’s “CIVILIZATION†— depicts a metaphysical journey from hell to heaven as represented by computer-altered found footage sampled from films both mainstream and obscure. Civilization (Megaplex) is an epic video mural containing 300 individual channels of looped video blended into a multi-layered seamless tableau of interconnecting images that illustrate a contemporary and often satirical take on the concepts heaven and hell.
Brambilla is an Italian-born Canadian artist and filmmaker who currently lives and works between New York and Los Angeles. Known for his early success with the 1993 science fiction film DEMOLITION MAN, the artist shifted from commercial work to video and photography projects and has since exhibited his art world-wide; including the Guggenheim Museum, NY, SF MOMA, New Museum, NY and others. Brambilla is represented by Christopher Grimes Gallery, Santa Monica, CA.
Additionally, for Sleepless Night – the Bass Museum will once again collaborate with the Miami International Piano Festival in presenting newly discovered pianists and prodigies. Come and enjoy a wonderful sampling of talented musicians for a Sleepless Night of classical music virtuosity. Thirty-minute programs offered hourly from 7-11pm.
THIS EVENT IS FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
For more information, call 305.673.7530 or visit www.bassmuseum.org
Saturday November 5, 6PM until Midnight
Lincoln Road Mall near Washinton Avenue
Miami Beach, FL
This is a FREE event as part of Sleepless Night Miami Beach
More Info
Noted Brazilian composer, inventor of urban sound events and Miami favorite Livio Tragtenberg brings his audience interactive piece The Cabinet of Dr. Strange to Sleepless Night on Miami Beach. Commissioned for the São Paulo Bienal, The Cabinet of Dr. Strange is performed in a cage. Livio twice wowed Miami audiences at the Byron Carlyle Theater in 2005 with his Nervous City Orchestra.
“…a multicultural musical delight… Rarely, if ever, has South Florida’s much-vaunted musical multiplicity been so joyously presented.” – The Miami Herald
ArtCenter Spikes Palette with Botran Rum & Cafe Bustello – Sleepless Night
November 5, 2011 at 6:00 to midnight
ArtCenter South Florida
800 and 924 Lincoln Road, Miami Beach, Fl 33139
Miami, FL 33132
305.674.8278
www.artcentersf.org
Free and open to the public
Artcenter/South Florida Gets Sketchy For Sleepless Night 2011
Botran & Café Bustello Give Night a Kick with a Signature Cocktail
ArtCenter/South Florida is collaborating with a host of partners, upping the ante during Sleepless Night. Artists including Jordan Melnick of Sketchy Miami; a string quartet and brass quintet from Greater Miami Youth Symphony and ACSF artists-in-residents will be drawing and performing live throughout the event at alternating 800 and 924 Lincoln Road properties. The kicker: in keeping the night sleepless and saucy, Botran Rum will be sampling their exclusive Sleepless Night signature cocktail Café Ole.
ArtCenter wants to spend Sleepless Night with you!
Saturday, Nov. 5th, 6-9PM
ArtCenter/ South Florida
800, 810 & 924 Lincoln Road
Miami Beach, FL 33139
305.674.8278
www.artcentersf.org
See you at: Outside of 924 Lincoln Road
Sleepless Night is a 13-hour art extravanganza throughout Miami Beach and, starting at 6 p.m., ArtCenter artists will be out in front of our 924 Lincoln Road studio complex waiting to create YOUR portrait.
Come by, sit with one of our amazing artists, and have your portrait done. It is also an opportunity to visit our artists’ studios. Only $5 to get your portrait done and $15 to take it home with you!
This event is a collaboration with Sketchy Miami, an art project that connects local artists and the general public through portraiture. Check www.sketchymiami.com to learn more!
The Auction Project launches at Tomorrowland
Sunday, November 6th, 8:00pm – 12:00am
1368 North Miami Ave
Miami, Florida 33136
Join us Sunday for a cocktail reception sponsored by CORZO tequila.
The Auction Project is a published catalogue dedicated to representing single artworks made by young and emerging artists. The catalogue is produced in a traditional auction catalogue format, documenting the artwork and artists with short essays and providing market values. However, with the intention of creating a new platform for appreciating and purchasing artwork, The Auction Project catalogue itself is the vehicle for appreciating and purchasing the artwork.
That’s right, there is no auction. The “The Auction Project” name relates only to the format of the publication and not to how the artworks are sold. The catalogue’s essays as well its images allow art enthusiasts and prospective buyers to learn about the artist and context of the artwork in a familiar, but different setting.
The Auction Project’s founder and Editor-in-Chief, Lina Hargrett, has been involved in the art business, focusing on contemporary art and emerging artists, since graduating from University of Costa Rica with a degree in Art History in 2004. A Miami native, Hargrett realized that there is a strong disconnect between contemporary art and a general public interested in purchasing art. Reacting to this, she developed the auction catalogue concept of The Auction Project. The Auction Project’s goal is to promote artists commercially and in an educational way. Auction catalogues are a fundamental tool for documenting artworks and the market, and they are the perfect format for introducing emerging artists.
Participating artists have been selected based on the quality and contemporary relevance of their artwork. The catalogue does not perform as a curated art exhibition. Each artist has unique qualities and are not necessarily in dialogue with each other. Featured artists include: Brian Gefen (New York); Christopher Manning (New York); Jessica Laino (New York); Madeleine Davis (New York); Louise Erhard (Palm Beach); sleeper (Miami); Daniel Fishel (New York); Paula Searing (Philadelphia); Richard Vergez (Ft. Lauderdale); Joseriberto Perez (Miami); Shelter Serra (New York); and George Sanchez-Calderon (Miami).
The catalogue launch for Issue 1 will take place at TOMORROWLAND, a project space created by artist George Sanchez-Calderon. TOMORROWLAND, located on the edge of historic Overtown, was built in the 1940s and is experiencing a rebirth in this neighborhood that has suffered hardship for decades in Miami, FL. This gallery space allows for curators, artists and dealers to create discourse through art, design, urbanism and creativity.
About The Auction Project and Lina Hargrett
Lina Hargrett received a Master in Art Business from Sotheby’s Institute of Art in London and a Bachelor in Art History from University of Costa Rica in San Jose. She has worked as Assistant Director at both I-20 Gallery in New York, NY and Fredric Snitzer Gallery in Miami, FL; internships include Solomon R. Guggenheim in New York, and NY Arts Magazine. The Auction Project represents emerging artists in an auction catalogue format. Founded in 2011 by Lina Hargrett, each issue focuses on a distinct group of artists and artworks.
For more information please email: info@theauctionproject.com / tomorrowlandmiami@gmail.com
www.theauctionproject.com (coming soon)
Artist collective 305coLab takes over the Catalina Hotel for a Sleepless Night.
Satuday, November 5
Catalina Hotel
Meet the artist from 6pm-8pm
Carla Fache, Sri Prabha, Je Garcia Mathews, Burne Richardson, Marlene Lopez, Lucinda Linderman and Miguel Rodez.
and stay for the party, all night long…
with video and sculpture in the main lobby. site specific mixed media installation in the bamboo garden. 2D artwork in the upstairs gallery. sculpture and video installation over the bamboo pool.
plus a few surprise friends dropping in through out the evening for impromptu performances you do not want to miss.
plus, on the roof top join local non profit, Rescue Earth for the introduction of the Sprout Project: a sustainable organic garden and education program for the residents of the Miami Rescue Mission.
They will have available a selection of Native seeds and Herbs for a donation and invites those who want the DIY skills to participate in the planting of the seeds at the garden launch for the Rescue Mission later in November.
The Sprout project, aspires to create a reproducible growth platform for sustainability – starting with the individual, to the local community and expanding
add’l info…
305colab is a collective of local artists interested in the nexus between art
and ecology.
305coLab
http://305colab.blogspot.com/
marlene lopez > http://circle2labs.wordpress.com/
sri prabha > http://www.sriprabha.com/
carla fache > http://www.carlafache.com/
burne richardson > email: collabo305[at]googlegroups[.]com
miguel rodez > http://miguelrodez.wordpress.com/
lucinda linderman > http://www.upcycledobject.com/
je garcia mathews > email: collabo305@googlegroups.com
The Coconut Grove Gallery Walk
Saturday, November 5, 2011. From 7:00 to 10:00 p.m.
In Coconut Grove on Mary Street, Grand Avenue and Commodore Plaza
Visit Miami’s ORIGINAL Art District: On the first Saturday of every month
“Lynne Latham” at GroveHouse Artists Gallery
November’s featured artist for GroveHouse Artists Gallery (3390 Mary St # 162) is photographer Lynne Latham. They will also present “Not Your Mother’s Apron”, a collection of creatively designed aprons; and exhibits featuring member artists’ works and an exhibit featuring non-members’ works. They will announce awards at the opening reception with wine, fruit, and cheese.
“Colours of Greene” at the Coconut Grove Arts Festival Gallery
Featuring watercolor works in November, is the Coconut Grove Arts Festival Gallery (339 Mayfair Street, Suite 128). Their featured exhibit is Colours of Greene: A Retrospective of the Works of Dorothy D. Greene. They will also be featuring music from world renowned tango musician, Osvaldo Barrios. Playing his bandoneon, Barrios will bring the sounds of his hometown, Buenos Aires, to Coconut Grove.
“The Works of George Rodez” at RODEZ Art Gallery
Moving over to Grand Avenue, RODEZ Art Gallery (3015 Grand Avenue, Suite 237) will feature contemporary and diverse works from one of their own, George Rodez.
“Innerscapes” at Cristina Chacon Gallery
Christina Chacon Gallery (3162 Commodore Plaza # 1F2) will present “Innerscapes” by Carlos Lersundy. Lersundy uses art to express the pictures of his soul. “Innerscapes” is a collection of works that takes you through the “landscape of man.” In his career, Lersundy has paired art and advertising and worked at some of the most notable advertising firms in the country. With an internationally recognized portfolio, Lersundy now teaches in Colombia.
Luz Maria Gutierrez at AC Fine Art
Also this month AC Fine Art’s (2911 Grand Avenue) will feature original oil paintings by Luz Maria Gutierrez. They will also present a special tribute exhibit to Marilyn Monroe showcased through various dynamic mediums and a Marilyn look-a-like contest open to all fans.
Large Originals at Max in the Grove
Finally, in the Village Center, Max in the Grove (2996 McFarland Road) will house a large collection of Peter Max originals, as well as artwork from other great artists such as Steve Kaufman, LeRoy Neiman, Picasso, Andy Warhol and many more.
“Miami Watercolor Society” at the Hunter Gallery
Hunter Gallery (3390 Mary St. Ste. 128) will also feature watercolor paintings from Miami Watercolor Society in their 38th Annual Fall Exhibition. The exhibit will consist of paintings from both members and non-members.
Hans Feverabend at Boswell Mourot Fine Art
This month, the Grove welcomes a new gallery, Boswell Mourot Fine Art (3162 Commodore Plaza). The featured artist for November is Hans Feyerabend, who specializes in contemporary painting and sculpture. The new gallery will offer pieces from local, national, and international artists including Kelly Edwards, Lisa Renz, and Samuel Gray.
Additional Art Gallery Openings
ArtWay 66
Blu Moon Gallery
Dharma Studio
Frameworks
Dining In The Grove
Akashi Japanese Restaurant – Al Fresco Restaurant – Aladdin’s Grill – Atchana’s East/West Kitchen – Backlot Wine Bar & Lounge – Barracuda Raw Bar & Grill – Bice Bistro – Bizcaya at The Ritz-Carlton Coconut Grove – Bombay Darbar Indian Restaurant – Calamari – The Cheesecake Factory – Chili’s – CocoWok – Confucio Express – El Aqui O Mexican Food – El Sitio – Focaccia Bistro and Wine Shoppe – George’s in the Grove – GreenStreet Caf� – The Grove Spot – Hooter’s – International Quesadilla Company (IQ) – Jaguar Ceviche Spoon Bar – Johnny Rockets – The Last Carrot – Le Bouchon du Grove – Ludo’s Italian Restaurant – Lulu – Mr. Moe’s – New York Roma Pizza – Oasis Internet Caf� – Panorama Restaurant & Lounge – Peacock Garden Caf� – Sandbar & Grill – Siam Oishi Restaurant & Bar – Smoothie King – Spartico – Starbucks Coffee – Subway.
Something Sweet
Coco Gelato РDolce Vita Gelato Caf̩ РRed Kiwi РRomeo and Juliet Italian Gelato РYogurbella
Ruben Ochoa CORES and CUTOUTS
November 12, 7-10pm
Locust Projects, Inc
155 NE 38th Street Suite 100
Miami, Fl 33137
Conversation with the artist: November 12, 6pm
Moderated by Rene Morales, Associate Curator, Miami Art Museum
Opening reception: November 12, 7-10pm
Reception: Thursday, December 1, 7-10pm
Hours during Art Basel: November 29 – December 3, 9am – 4pm
November 12, 2011 – January 28, 2012
Locust Projects is pleased to announce CORES and CUTOUTS, Ruben Ochoa’s first solo exhibition in Miami. Known for using gritty, vernacular building materials such as concrete, dirt, and steel, the artist will create a new site-specific installation using the building’s substructure as source material. Ochoa will cut through the concrete floor to expose subterranean cross-sections of the gallery’s foundation, revealing the space where earth and architecture intersect. Cored segments of the poured concrete floor will totter on columns of substrate above their normal resting place.
Ochoa’s installations address an architectural disjuncture, conflating the gallery and the art object. With a nod to both archeology and earthworks, his work at Locust Projects further explores the materials and politics of infrastructure in the social fabric. Contemplating the materiality of the built environment, Ochoa’s work encourages viewers to have a deeper experience with their surroundings as they step out of the gallery and confront those same materials on the street.
Born in 1974 in Oceanside, California, Ruben Ochoa currently lives and works in Los Angeles, CA. Recent exhibitions include a two person show at the San Jose Museum of Art, San Jose, CA, 2011; and group exhibitions in the FGAP @ Venice, Collateral Event of the 54th International Exhibition, La Biennale di Venezia, Palazzo Papadopoli, Venice, Italy, 2011; and The Artist’s Museum: Los Angeles Artists 1980-2010, Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, CA, 2010. Ochoa has had solo exhibitions at the Museum of Contemporary Art, San Diego, CA, 2010; Susanne Vielmetter Los Angeles Projects, LA, 2010; Charles H. Scott Gallery at Emily Carr University, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, 2009; and Site Santa Fe, NM, 2009. Ochoa was included in the 2008 Whitney Biennial at the Whitney Museum of American Art, NY and the 2004 California Biennial at the Orange County Museum of Art, CA. He has been awarded the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship, 2008 and a Creative Capital Foundation Grant, 2005. Following his exhibition at Locust Projects, Ruben Ochoa will be preparing for his first solo exhibition at James Cohan Gallery, NY in the spring of 2012.
Locust Projects is a not-for-profit exhibition space founded by three Miami artists in 1998 in order to provide contemporary visual artists the freedom to experiment with new ideas and methods without the limitations of conventional exhibition spaces. Artists are encouraged to create site-specific installations as an extension of their representative work, and Locust Projects offers them a vibrant Miami experience to develop their ideas. Locust Projects is committed to offering an approachable and inviting venue for the Miami and international art community to experience the work and meet the artists. http://www.locustprojects.org/
Locust Projects’ exhibitions and programming are made possible with the support from: The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts; Galt & Skye Mikesell; John S. and James L. Knight Foundation; Hannibal Cox Jr. Foundation; Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs, the Cultural Affairs Council, the Mayor, and the Miami-Dade County Board of Commissioners.
Special thanks to Vicente and Olga Mari Lago; Christie’s; James Cohan Gallery, New York; and Susanne Vielmetter Los Angeles Projects, Los Angeles.
Reception sponsors: Grolsch, Mandarine Napoleon, Miami Magazine, Societe Perrier, Workshop Collective.
Art Whino: Art Basel
Friday Dec 2rd and Saturday Dec 3rd, Noon-8pm
Sunday Dec 4th, Noon-5pm
425 NW 26th St
Miami, Florida 33127
Free Admission
More Info
Show Reception Saturday Dec 3rd, 8pm-Midnight
RSVP Only Event: RSVP to ArtBasel2011@artwhino.com
Live Painting by participating artists, Open Bar, Music by DJ Adrian Loving
3 Day exhibit during Art Basel Miami
In conjunction with Art Basel, Miami and its surrounding Art Fairs, Art Whino will present three exhibitions unified in one space. The focus this year will be to present New Brow’s distinct subcultures to the Art Basel world. The custom vinyl exhibit will showcase the premiere artists in this genre. With a series of large scale murals, we will bring street art indoors and accompany each colossal piece with smaller works by each artist. Finally, we will team up with Hope Gallery to bring Quick & Painful. This exhibit will feature the work of more than 15 important artists and designers with backgrounds in fine art, graffiti, and illustration in a unique exhibition where Fine Art becomes tattooed skin. The exhibition will be located in the heart of the Wynwood Arts District along with other accompanying art fairs.
Also in front of the exhibit participating artists will be painting Large Scale Murals on the outside of 10 buildings stretching from NW 2nd Ave to NW 5th Ave. Participating Mural artists include Angry Woebots, Pixel Pancho, J*Ryu, KaNO, Jim Mahfood, Josh Taylor, Lou Pimentel, Mauricio Murillo, Tobar, Sket One, Ritzy Periwinkle, Tristan Eaton, Charlie Owens, Czr Prz, Boosher, LEZA ONE, Jeremiah Ketner, Joe Iurato, Steve Lew and Many More!
Tattoo Artists on the premise Friday-Sunday to immortalize your favorite piece! $40 Tattoos will be provided by industry elites Joe Capobianco, Jesse Smith, Eric Merrill, Christian Perez, Scott White, and Jason Stephan.
Outdoor Murals and Aleloops Mini Showcase Reception Friday Dec 2nd, 4pm-8pm
Live Painting of murals by participating artists on over 10 walls in front of the exhibit.
Check out Aleloops tricked out 10 Mini Coopers!
For more info on Aleloops Minis click here
Get refreshed with Complimentary Izze!
Art Whino is a DC based art gallery whose mission is to bring together the freshest and rawest talent from around the world. With over 1200 artists in the Art Whino arsenal, ranging from California to New York, Germany to Japan, and beyond, Art Whino has become an all encompassing force in the art world. Exhibitions cover the whole spectrum of new art forms ranging from exposing emerging stencil and wheat pasting artists to showcasing the most skilled leaders of many different genres.
http://www.artwhino.com/
Kondoit is a not for profit organization whose purpose is to expose artists within its collection to the Art Community and to encourage discussion about art culture and art business. For Art Basel Miami Kondoit will share works from its personal collection including pieces by Jennifer Roberts Kokay, Mars 1, Tiffany Bozic and a brand new sculpture titled “Courage” by Peeta.
www.konodit.com
Mural Show: Large scale has a powerful effect on its viewer, creating an other worldly because of its larger than life size. This mural show allows each artist to take on the challenge of creating a mural piece, providing the viewer the opportunity to see the work like never before. Accompanied by smaller pieces, one is also able to see each artist exhibit as an art installation, where mural and conventional piece work together to bring forward the artist’s point of view.
Mural Artists; Angry Woebots; Blaine Fontana; Charlie Owens; Pixel Pancho
Custom Vinyl Show: D.I.Y. (Do It Yourself) Vinyls are the blank canvas of collectible toys. Starting as a lifeless shape, artists conjure up characters with their creative tools, transforming these figures into unique toys bearing the mark of their creators. While most shows that feature these artists’ D.I.Y.s show several artists’ versions of the same given blank toy, this customized vinyl show will turn the tables by highlighting the work of this medium’s leading artists with various toys. Art Whino will team up with Vinyl Artist, Sket-One to show the countless possibilities explored by these artists; from simply painting the figures such as KidRobot’s Munny, to morphing the collectibles beyond their vinyl beginnings.
Vinyl Artists; Andrew Bell; Angry Woebots; BabyVtec; Beast Brothers; Brent Nolasco; czr prz; Dust; JRYU; Jared Deal; Jeremy “MAD” Madyl; Jesse Smith; Jim Mahfood; John”Spanky”Stokes; Josh Taylor; Julie West; KaNO; Keithing; Kelly Vivanco; Kevin Gosselin; Lou Pimente; Luke Chueh; NIC ONE; Pocket Wookie; Ritzy Periwinkle; Rob Stull; Sket-One; STEVE “KID” LEW; Task One; Tristan Eaton; Yosiell Lorenzo
Quick and Painful Show: Marrying low brow art to tattoo flash, Quick & Painful, is a traveling exhibition and tattoo event where 15 artists and designers (with backgrounds in fine art, graffiti, and illustration) present their own special take on classic tattoo design sheets. All of the flash sets will be available for purchase and attendees will be able to choose their favorite designs from the sheets off the walls and get them tattooed by renowned artists Joe Capobianco, Eric Merrill, Jesse Smith, and more to be announced.
Quick and Painful Artists; Alex Pardee; Amanda Visell; Brandt Peters; Kathy Olivas; Camilla d’Errico; David Horvath; Devilrobots; Frank Kozik; Greg “Craola” Simkins; Huck Gee; Joe Ledbetter; Junko Mizuno; Pete Fowler; Ron English; Sam Flores; Tado; Tara McPherson; Tokidoki
Bass Museum Artist Reception For Laurent Grasso Exhibit at Beats After Sunset
Friday, November 4, 2011 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m
Bass Museum of Art
2100 Collins Ave
Miami Beach, FL 33139
Reception to coincide with the opening of French Week Miami
The Bass Museum of Art will host an artist reception for its newest exhibit Laurent Grasso: Portrait of a Young Man on Friday, November 4, 2011 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. coinciding with the opening of French Week Miami.
For his solo exhibition at the Bass Museum, open to the public on October 29, 2011, Parisian artist Laurent Grasso juxtaposes historical works from the museum’s permanent collection of Renaissance and Baroque art with his own series of paintings, sculptures, videos and neons. The artist provocatively forms literal and figurative connections between the past and present and investigates shifting and multiple time frames in his conceptual art practice.
French Week Miami is organized by the French-American Chamber of Commerce with the support of the French Consulate in Miami and showcases the diversity and richness of the French presence to the community of South Florida. This event is actively supported by the Consulate General of France, www.Frenchweekmiami.org.
Guests will enjoy complimentary hors d’oeuvres by A la Folie Café and cocktails. The reception is free to members and basspass members and $8 for non-members. French week participants can RSVP at faccevents@faccmiami.com for free admission to the reception.
Laurent Grasso: Portrait of a Young Man runs through February 12, 2012 and will be on view during Art Basel Miami Beach 2011. Special museum hours will be: Monday, November 28 through Wednesday, November 30, 2011, noon to 5 p.m.; Thursday, December 1 through Sunday, December 4, 2011, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Laurent Grasso (b. 1972) lives and works in Paris, France. His work has been the subject of numerous solo exhibitions, most recently at the Palais de Tokyo in Paris. He has taken part in many national and international group shows and has won several awards worldwide, including the Marcel Duchamp Prize in 2008. The artist is represented by the Sean Kelly Gallery, New York.
Located in Miami Beach, the Bass Museum of Art offers a dynamic year-round calendar of exhibitions exploring the connections between contemporary art and works of art from its permanent collection of Renaissance and Baroque paintings, sculpture and textiles and newly opened Egyptian Gallery. Artists’ projects, educational programs, lectures, concerts and free family days complement the works on view. Founded in 1963 when the City of Miami Beach accepted a collection of Renaissance and Baroque works of art from collectors John and Johanna Bass, the collection was housed in an Art Deco building designed in 1930 by Russell Pancoast. Architect Arata Isozaki designed an addition to the museum that doubled its size from 15,000 to 35,000 square feet between 1998 and 2002. Most recently, the museum selected internationally acclaimed Oppenheim Architecture + Design to lead its first phase of design and renovation tied to the 2010 completion of Miami Beach’s highly anticipated Collins Park. Oppenheim redesigned and relocated the museum’s arrival area to flow from and into the new park on Collins Avenue. For more information, please visit http://www.bassmuseum.org
The Bass Museum of Art is generously funded by the City of Miami Beach, Cultural Affairs Program, Cultural Arts Council; Miami-Dade County Department of Cultural Affairs and the Cultural Affairs Council, the Miami-Dade County Mayor and Board of County Commissioners; John S. and James L. Knight Foundation; and sponsored in part by the State of Florida, Department of State, Division of Cultural Affairs and the Florida Council on Arts and Culture and the Friends of the Bass Museum. Additional support for the Laurent Grasso exhibition was made possible by Etant donnés: The French-American Fund for Contemporary Art.
Words & Wine
11/2/11, 9p-3a
The Electric Pickle
2826 North Miami Ave
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Ladies, Gentlemen, honey badgers and the like:
If you have not had the pleasure of witnessing it for yourself, this is a lovely venue that offers local and international talent. It is very cozy, well lit atmosphere where everyone can be themselves.
Very exciting stuff happening! We just celebrated our one year anniversary and let me tell you we could have not been given a better birthday gift then the Award for Best Open Mic in 2011 published by the Miami New Times!
3$ BEERS 5$WINE & 5$ SHOTS
This is just the very beginning, join us for our Open Mic EVERY WEDNESDAY! Let’s get together and continue to share good vibes and creativity. Miami is redefining it’s Art scene and our movement has created a pavement for poets, musicians, dancers, thinkers, lovers, and people who just need to get away and express themselves freely.
Let’s once again get together, drink some wine, share some thoughts and be happy.
The Electric Pickle will be opening up the back patio for us under two conditions. 1) NO JAMMING OUTSIDE, the neighbors have been complaining. We will have intermissions between acts for the jammers to play on stage throughout the night. Take it all out of your system on stage! 2) NO SMUGGLING OF DRINKS PLEASE! If anyone is seen with a drink purchased outside of the pickle, you will be asked to leave and not return. Please respect this event and the establishment. Thanks guys! See you Tomorrow
18+ for girls
5$ For anyone under 21 and free for those over 21
Great Drink Specials Full Bar
Please help to continue this event at this venue. Please do not bring your own drinks, they have a full bar inside. Let’s Have a great time responsibly and keep this venue clean and beautiful.
If any questions please call
Nikki Rodriguez at 786|728|4748 or
Lou Roman 305|298|8759.
http://www.electricpicklemiami.com/
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Words-And-Wine-Poetry
ArtSpace/Virginia Miller Galleries presents Vincench vs Vincench Opening reception
Friday, November 4th, 2011, 6:00 – 10:00 p.m.
ArtSpace/Virginia Miller Galleries
169 Madeira Avenue
Coral Gables, FL 33134
www.virginiamiller.com
ArtSpace/Virginia Miller Galleries of Coral Gables, which has introduced historically significant artists and art movements to this region and the nation since 1974, will make art history again on Friday, November 4th with the first solo exhibition in the United States of Cuban artist José Angel Vincench.
The Havana-based artist, who has held one-person exhibitions in Canada, Ecuador, the Republic of Cameroon, Switzerland, and leading galleries in Cuba, along with participating in five dozen group shows in galleries in North and South America and Europe, will exhibit more than 150 new paintings and wall-mounted installations of canvas and paper “shopping bags” shaped into letters from his two new series, Dissident and Exile.
Fourteen of the four-foot Dissident paintings, each in a different language, will be in “Vincench vs. Vincench: A Dissident Dialogue from Cuba.” Vincench superimposes a stencil of the definition of dissent in each language over an abstract painting, obscuring parts of the words with a white overlay that allows a faint suggestion of the original painting to be seen.
In her El Nuevo Herald review on September 4th curator and art critic Janet Batet noted that “With a highly rigorous conceptual proposal, Vincench bases his work in art history — specifically the Cuban tradition of abstract art — deconstructing the Cuban reality and encouraging a critical reading. Relying, as central subject, in the social and religious entity that embodies the Cuban, the artist undertakes research areas, typical of sociology, integrating popular beliefs, personal life experiences and current sociopolitical events of recent history of the island.”
In this instance, the artist is targeting the sociopolitical phenomena of dissent. “In Cuba, a dissident is the very worst thing you can be,” Vincench explains. “No one wants to be associated with a dissident. Because I am an artist, an intellectual, I see things differently. I want to show people that dissidence is just another way of looking at something.”
His other way of looking at something turns out to be spectacular, according to gallery owner-director Virginia Miller. “Although these are paintings of words, Vincench’s extraordinary technique transforms them into gorgeous semi-abstractions,” she said.
Rounding out the show are smaller canvases with partially obliterated definitions of dissent and exile, along with five paintings of brick “houses” whose exterior walls can be grouped together to spell out the letters E X I L E. A companion work, planned for the Havana Biennial, is a series of small white houses mounted on trailers. A preview of that project will be displayed on a gallery laptop.
The artist will attend the opening on Friday, November 4th, 2011 from 6:00 – 10:00 p.m. and a second reception on December 2nd.
TOP: Jose Angel Vincench, Exile, Kraft Paper and Twine, 2011, 17 x 60 inches, Ed. 5
LEFT: Jose Angel Vincench, Dissident (Spanish): Compromise or Fiction of the Painting Series, Acrylic on Canvas, 2009-2010, 48 x 48 inches
RIGHT: Jose Angel Vincench, Dissident (English): Compromise or Fiction of the Painting Series, Acrylic on Canvas, 2009-2010, 48 x 48 inches
On The Edge Of Light Opens At Maor Gallery
November 29
Maor Gallery
3030 NE 2nd Ave
Miami
A group exhibition: Tina Spiro, Janet Slom, Paul Stoppi, Fernando Calzadilla, Yasmin Spiro
Featuring work by student artists at Miami’s Design Architecture Senior High (DASH)
Curated by Arthur Dunkelman and Tina Spiro
Extended Gallery Hours during Art Week 2011
Wednesday 11/30 & Thursday 12/1: 10am – 9pm
Friday 12/2: 10am – 7pm
Saturday 12/02: 6:30pm – 10pm
Sunday 12/4: 12pm – 4pm
“Darkness, no matter how ominous and intimidating, is not a thing or force: it is merely the absence of light. So light need not combat and overpower darkness in order to displace it — where light is, darkness is not. A thimbleful of light will therefore banish a roomful of darkness.â€
— Rabbi Tzvi Freeman, inspired by teachings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe
Maor presents On The Edge Of Light, a group art exhibition curated by Arthur Dunkelman and Tina Spiro. On The Edge Of Light is a multi-media exhibition exploring five artists’ interpretation of different qualities of light through site-specific installations and paintings both inside and outside Maor Gallery (3030 NE 2nd Avenue). The exhibit opens during a public reception on Tuesday, November 29 from 7pm – 9pm.
Co-curator Arthur Dunkelman said, “Each artist has explored different qualities and manifestations of light. Using diverse media, they interpret a flickering light of memory, an inner glow of meditation, light as it is refracted in the sky, and the velocity of light through an illuminated streetscape.†Arthur Dunkelman, of the Jay I. Kislak Foundation, has previously curated exhibitions including “The Enchantress: Emma, Lady Hamilton†at the Grolier Club in New York [2011] and “Exploring the Early Americas,†an ongoing exhibit at the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. Co-curator Tina Spiro founded the Miami-based Miart Foundation to foster local art development, with a new initiative to link Miami to its artistic Caribbean neighbors.
Tina Spiro’s oil paintings depict great human endeavors and folly within the context of climate change and the spectacular cosmic beauty of the Aurora Borealis, or Northern Lights, superimposed on vast landscapes. Janet Slom’s heroic abstract paintings embody light from within and Paul Stoppi’s illuminated cloud challenges concepts of positive and negative space. Fernando Calzadilla presents an outdoor “sky panel†installation. Yasmin Spiro has created a site-specific interpretation of her acclaimed video installation, “Tracks.â€
The streetscape “dance of light†is being created by a selected group of students from Miami’s Design Architecture Senior High (DASH), recognized by U.S. News and World Report as one of the top 10 magnet high schools in the United States. Professor Hans Evers will oversee the development and construction of their outdoor project which will delight drivers on NE 2nd Avenue throughout Art Basel.
This luminescent show will run through the Jewish holiday of Chanukah, known as the Festival of Lights. The holiday commemorates the rededication of the Holy Temple in Jerusalem after the defeat of the Greek army in 166 BCE. The ritual oil used to light a seven branched candelabra – or menorah – was damaged, leaving only enough for a single day. Miraculously, it burned for eight days and that ancient miracle is still celebrated today.
On The Edge Of Light Art Week Calendar Listings:
Tuesday 11/29, 7pm — 9pm: On The Edge Of Light Opening Reception
Experience On The Edge Of Light, a multi-media group exhibition exploring five artists’ interpretation of different qualities of light at Maor Gallery (3030 NE 2nd Avenue). The experience begins outside, with a streetscape “dance of light†installation. Inside the gallery, paintings invoke imagery of the Northern Lights and a hovering light-filled cloud challenges concepts of positive and negative space. Curated by Arthur Dunkelman and Tina Spiro; featuring works by Fernando Calzadilla, Janet Slom, Tina Spiro, Yasmin Spiro, Paul Stoppi and student artists from Design Architecture Senior High (DASH). The reception is open to the public. Refreshments will be served, including drinks sponsored by Prairie Organic Vodka. Free parking is available. For more information about the exhibit and other Art Week events at Maor, visit www.MaorMiami.org.
Friday 12/02, 5pm – 7pm: A Taste Of Shabbat
Enjoy “A Taste of Shabbat†at Maor Gallery, just a block from Midtown’s Art Miami Pavilion. Savor traditional Shabbat dishes and a serene Shabbat spirit as you experience Maor’s On The Edge Of Light exhibition. “A Taste of Shabbat†is free and open to the public. Hors d’orves and beverages will be served. For more information about the exhibit and other Art Week events at Maor, visit www.MaorMiami.org.
Saturday 12/03, 6:30pm – 10pm: On The Edge Of Light Gallery Walk
Experience On The Edge Of Light, a multi-media group exhibition exploring five artists’ interpretation of different qualities of light at Maor Gallery (3030 NE 2nd Avenue). Located just one block from the Art Miami Pavillion in Midtown, Maor’s Art Week events promise to be a highlight of Miami Art Week. Free parking is available. For more information about the exhibit and other Art Week events at Maor, visit www.MaorMiami.org.
Maor is a dynamic, vibrant center for Jewish spiritual growth and discovery that combines spirituality and art within an urban setting. No art organization in Miami fuses tradition and spirituality with cutting-edge artistic expression like Maor Miami. The 1,800-square foot space is host to classes, workshops and rotating art exhibits. For more information, visit www.MaorMiami.org or “like†us on Facebook at www.fb.com/MaorMiami.
Hip-Hop Grassroot Webster Concert
November 8th, 7:00 pm
Alliance Française South Florida
618 SW 8th Street
33130 Miami, Florida
More Info
Webster is an accomplished hip-hop Canadian artist with much to say. He knows just how to stimulate the crowd. He skillfully mixes music and speech to vibrantly speak about history, as well as social issues facing the world today. Webster’s attitude on the stage is cool and simple, easily understandable and readily relatable. He has been described as a “grassroots hip-hop historian†and his music calls for social justice through artistic expression.
He will also lead on November 8th at 4:30 pm a workshop for teenagers as an exploration of text, hip-hop and a variety of literary tools including imagery, metaphors, rhymes, structure, articulation, flow, rhythm and emotion. through the medium of music, Webster discusses the importance of words and the role they play in writing hip-hop texts. Workshop participants are encouraged to write their own texts.
Tickets can be purchased online: 10$ for AF members, 15$ for non-members.
Basel Castle
Saturday, December 3, 5:00 PM – 4:00 AM
The Overthrow Castle
41 NW 20th Street
Wynwood Art District, Miami, FL 33137
baselcastle.theoverthrow.com
Participants can RSVP for free entry before 9pm at www.baselcastle.com
Overthrow is proud to announce that during Art Basel Miami 2011, they will be bringing their annual “Basel Castle” back to downtown Miami presented by Hyundai Motor America’s Re:Mix Lab. Saturday December 3rd, the full day event returns to the infamous medieval style venue known to the locals simply as The Overthrow Castle located at 41 NW 20th Street, in the heart of Miami’s Wynwood Art District. Aiming to top last year’s success, which won Miami New Times BEST OF 2010 “One Night (event)”, the creative collective is gathering some of biggest names in art, music, and fashion.
This year, in association with Dub Frequency, Basel Castle has teamed up with Hyundai’s new mobile gallery Re:Mix Lab as their presenting sponsor. Hyundai has customized three Velosters to be displayed at Basel Castle. Built to embody Music, Technology, and Gaming, each car will be featured as a masterpiece in RE:MIX LAB’s principle installation ” Exhibits in Collaboration.”
Further into the visual arts department, San Francisco based Tools Of The Trade (TOTT) Global will be setting up an interactive art experience by the following artists: Ron English, Mike Giant, Claw Money, Sean Desmond, Oliver Black, Mike Bode, Sam Flores, Jeremy Fish, and Greg Mike. The works include a TOTT group exhibit, live art walls, and oversized games handcrafted by the artists, there will be giant dice, dominoes, puzzles, and others, all custom designed by world famous artists. Attendees will have a shot to try their luck at these monster-â€sized gambles with a chance to win prizes designed by the artists as well.
As can be expected, the music is a powerful lineup of the most exciting rising talent paired with the best DJs. Live performance from Yelawolf, Penguin Prison, Bad Rabbits, Le Blorr, aligned with dj sets from indie dance rock superstar The Rapture, and Overthrow djs Tamara Sky, Damaged Goods, Heroes X Villains, and Troy Kurtz.
The event offers a private meet & greet for artist, sponsors, & media from 3pm to 5pm December 3rd, then opens to the public at 5pm and ends around 4am the following morning, December 4th.
Brought to you in part by the following sponsors: Pabst Blue Ribbon, Platino by Jose Cuervo, Kr3w, Embrace, KarmaLoopTV, and Antenna Magazine.
A Marilyn Monroe Look-a-Like Contest
Friday, 11/11/11
AC Fine Art
2911 Grand Avenue
Coconut Grove, FL 33133.
Marilyn Look-a Like Registration Form PDF
The Grove Retrospective Gallery, in conjunction with “Dress For Success Miamiâ€, is featuring a Marilyn Monroe Art Exhibit “Tribute to Marilyn Monroeâ€
November 11th to December 23rd, 2011 at 2911
Friday,11/11/11 a Marilyn Monroe Look-a-Like Contest, open to both sexes.
Entry to the contest is free, and all persons over 21 must pre-register for judging by a panel of celebrity judges.
Tickets for opening night will be available at www.eventbrite.com for a $10.00 p.p. donation or at the door.
Proceeds from donations, raffle, and the sale of Marilyn artwork will benefit Dress For Success Miami, a nonprofit organization assisting citizens with outfits for professional job applications and employment.
Artwork by Andy Warhol, Russell Young and several other professional artists will be available for sale in the 6000 square foot gallery in Coconut Grove. The gallery is known for the largest collection of Pop and Surreal Art in Miami-Dade County, along with works by local, Florida and International artists.
For further information , please contact the gallery curator, Steven Steele at 305-742-7071 or acposter@acposter.com .
Coconut Grove Drum Circle
November 5, 8-11PM
Location: Streets of Mayfair Atrium
Please join us for our November circle. We will again be drumming and dancing in the open air at the Mayfair in the Grove, located at the corner of Grand Avenue and Mary Street. We will drum in the Atrium, where the large sculptures are located, just north of the Promenade where we met in October. There are parking garages in the Mayfair complex and on the corner of Oak Street and Mary, and parking lots near the Mayfair as well as parking on the streets. We will make a joyful noise and rev up the energy of the Grove Art Walk. Come, and discover or rediscover the magic, joy, and healing power of the drum. Extra drums and other percussion instrument will be available along with water and seating. All you need to bring are happy hands. For more information, please contact Karen:
karen.deilke@gmail.com, 305-401-2644
Hope to see you there!
Intention Intervention: Sleepless Night 2011
Saturday, November 5th, Midnight
New World Center
Soundscape Park WallCast
Miami Beach, Florida
Camposition and its Founding Artistic Director, Octavio Campos, will officially launch Please Don’t Hate Me, its multi-year performance campaign of hybrid dance theater works at Sleepless Night Miami Beach on Saturday, November 5, 2011 at Midnight, to promote unity in South Florida. This performance, the world premiere of INTENTION INTERVENTION, is a groundbreaking, yoga-influenced installation that combines a new art film produced by Camposition’s PDHM Campaign in association with local Film Director Rick Delgado (NuFrontier Pictures) and Film Producer Dale Penn of PDHM. Featuring interviews with over 30 South Florida residents, the film will be WallCast in full HD at the state of the art New World Center – SoundScape Park (located at 17th St. and Washington Ave. in Miami Beach). Combined with live performances by Campos and others, a throng of yoga practitioners and Voices United, a chorus of over 100 singers (under the Direction of Katie Christie, Director), this installation will inspire, enlighten and entertain audiences of all ages.
While big budget film and television crews invaded Miami this summer, the local INTENTION INTERVENTION crew quietly screened locals for riveting interviewees, engaging residents who have experienced hatred in some form and who then took, and continue to take, meaningful action to make a difference in our community. Consequently, PDHM calls those who join its campaign “Actionists.†In the film, nuggets from these interviews are artfully interlaced with a tour de force performance by local artist Natasha Tsakos. Tsakos portrays the anguish of 108 human delusions, represented in both Hinduism and Buddhism by the 108 beads of the eastern rosary (mala), transforming herself as if by magic into the very essence of enlightenment. An original score by Michael Walls intensifies the experience. An audience of over 1000 is anticipated by the City of Miami Beach for this free feature performance funded in part by the city and Miami-Dade County.
“This is the beginning of a new wave of consciousness in my work as a creator and a social change agent, with inspiration, humanity, realness and community as its core,†says Campos. “This is so much bigger than any of us,†commented Delgado, after completing days of filming and editing, adding “This project had me at hello.†Leo Casino, Miami’s iconic contemporary jazz saxophonist, who is also a featured interviewee in the film says, “We all just need to learn to love, it’s a beautiful thing.†Casino, who has called Miami home since the early 1960s, will perform at the event. “Searching for and finding so many people who were willing to share their often horrifying, yet amazingly inspiring stories, was eye opening,†says Penn. “Socially Conscious Performance Work†is what Camposition is calling this new genre.
Camposition Inc. is an iconoclastic arts organization dedicated to new work that pushes the boundary between contemporary performance and activism. Camposition creates subversive entertainment intended to challenge assumptions and shake up the status quo challenging both artists and audiences with new ways of seeing, representing and responding to contemporary life. Camposition’s programs are generously supported by Miami-Dade County Cultural Affairs Council; with the support of the City of Miami Beach Department of Tourism and Cultural Development, Office of Cultural Affairs, and the Miami Beach Mayor and City Commissioners; National Performance Network; Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts; Florida Arts Council; DeVos Institute/Kennedy Center; The Florida Dance Association; The Playground Theatre; Anchor Arts Management and private philanthropy.
Please Don’t Hate Me is a series of transdisciplinary performances and events conceived by dance theater artist Octavio Campos and Camposition. Inspired by the hate that rips at the fabric of homes, communities and the world, each performance will point to exquisitely artistic, yet provocative, solutions – expressed by a mash up of Miami-centric dance theater productions and site-specific performance installations. The intent of PDHM is for its resulting artworks to promote unity in South Florida by transforming INTOLERANCE into ACCEPTANCE and to challenge EVERYBODY to find the ACTIONIST within themselves to create a catalyst for social change.
The following local South Florida residents were interviewed for INTENTION INTERVENTION and will be the subjects of a series of documentary short films released in months to come by the PDHM campaign. Actionists include: Bambi Anderson; Marleine Bastién; Wilbertine Berkley; Leo Casino; Renee Chavez; Jessica Chiappone; Dr. Juan M. Clark; Luigi Collana; Houston Cypress; Alexander Febres; Gabriel Garcia-Vera; Joffre Goya; Kerry Gruson; Rabia Kahn; `Isaak “Ladislav” Klein; Demian Laudisio; Jamesly Louis; Dr. Magaly Mauer; Pastor Chris McNeil; Desmond Meade; Maria HIV Mejia; Christophe’ Moore; John Muir; Badara “Badou” Nadiaye; Father Patrick O’Neill; Patricia O’Reilly; Jeanine Petro; Nickolas A. Roldan; Rabbi Solomon Schiff; Herb Sosa; Captain Rick Wierzbicki.
In addition to the above Interviewees, this Film is Dedicated to tireless Actionists who originally inspired the PDHM Campaign: The Management, Helpline Counselors, Staff and Volunteers at Switchboard of Miami who have been answering Miami-Dade County’s 305-358-HELP crisis intervention calls since 1968.
Peter London Global Dance Theater Premiere Showcase at The Little Haiti Cultural Center on Sunday, October 30, 2011. What a wonderful performance and I am so looking forward to attending more performance by this wonderful dance group. Beautiful!!! They also offer a variety of dance classes.
The Peter London Global Dance Theater exists to promote the creative expressions of its founder and artistic director, Peter London, through his choreographic creations, training of aspiring and professional dancers. PLGDT will aim to undertake numerous performances and educational workshops for local, national and global audiences with an emphasis on the inclusion of underserved artists and audiences as well as the collaboration for new choreographic works with local and global artists in the visual arts and other creative media.
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The Betsy Hotel and The John Lennon Educational Tour Bus Present The Dedication Ceremony for the Permanent Installation of the Yoko Ono Wish Tree
Saturday November 5, 2011 at 6pm
The Betsy Hotel
1440 Ocean Drive
Miami Beach
Telephone: 305-531-6100.
Photo exhibit from celebrity photographer Robert Zuckerman and the opportunity for a portrait by the photographer
The Betsy Hotel, a hub for arts and culture on South Beach, will take part in Sleepless Night, Miami Beach’s all night arts festival, on Saturday November 5, 2011, with a series of events that exemplify the hotel and its leadershipteam’s firmly established commitment to philanthropy, art, music and literature. Full schedule of events follows:
Saturday, November 5
6 PM – In cooperation with The John Lennon Educational Tour Bus, a state of the art mobile recording studio and video production facility, The Betsy Hotel will host a dedication ceremony for a tree that it has donated to the City of Miami Beach in honor of Yoko Ono’s interactive artwork, Wish Tree. Located in Lummus Park, directly across the street from the hotel at 1440 Ocean Drive; the community is invited to attend the dedication and plaque installation. The Wish Tree has been integral to many of Ono’s exhibitions around the world in museums and cultural centers where people have been invited to write their personal wishes for peace and tie them to a tree branch.
The first 100 guests to add their wishes to the tree will have their photograph taken by one of several professional photographers (including Robert Zuckerman) and exhibited on board the Lennon Bus.
6 PM -11PM
All night long, people are invited to participate in creating their own wish and tying it to the tree.
The Lennon Bus, parked in front of The Betsy, will be open for interactive tours and offers the public the opportunity to see the world’s only sanctioned replica of The Imagine Peace Tower. Located in Iceland, the Peace Tower is the repository for the thousands of wishes that have been made all around the world throughout the Wish Tree project’s 30-year history.
7PM – 9PM The Betsy Hotel will host an open house to showcase the photographs of celebrity photographer Robert Zuckerman. The artist, renowned in the motion picture industry for his stirring portraits, will be in attendance. A free poster by the artist will be handed out to the first 100 visitors.
9 PM –11 PM YoungArts award-winning Singer, Kate Davis, a will perform in the Betsy Hotel’s salon.
ArtDecemberMiami & Mamushka Gallery Present A Live Art Tribute To Gianni Versace By World Renowned Boston Artist Giovanni DeCunto VIP Opening
Wednesday, November 16th, 7PM -11PM
Mamushka Gallery
31 Nw 36th Street
Miami, FL 33127
786.319.2849
Giovanni will be painting live a 6ft x 18ft canvas of the late Gianni Versace on the wall of Mamushka Gallery in Wynwood/Midtown. It will be an interactive event with the public paying tribute by participating with their autograph signatures on the canvas.
We will also pay homage to Versace’s fashion in collaboration with Joey Rolon of Funky Sexy Couture by painting several dresses live on models. Show music provided by Ta-Ki, a revolutionary world music artist who blends all music cultures together as one.
We will be filming the first episode of BibiandFriends.TV
Please come camera ready!
At 9PM We Are Hosting A Private Chef Dinner With The Artist For 50 People Only Featuring Chef Valter Romeo & Chef Brigitte Britton
$35.00 Per Person
A Fabulous Surprise Menu
RSVP Mandatory
artdecembermiami@yahoo.com
For more information visit artdecembermiami.com
Lucky You! 4
11.11.11, 7:00pm – 11:30pm
Bakehouse Art Complex
561 NW 32nd Street
Miami, FL 33127
bacfl.org
Your time to get “lucky” is approaching!
11.11.11 is the date of the Bakehouse Art Complex’s annual art raffe fundraising event, Lucky You! Lucky You! features live music, entertainment, food, cocktails, surprise performances, a celebrity host and our famous art raffe featuring the work of more than 70 local artists.
Love a piece? Buy a raffe ticket for $10, place it in the corresponding box, stick around and enjoy everything Lucky You! has to offer! Each year, our event brings local artists and art lovers together to help support the BAC and its extensive programming. Lucky You! is the BAC’s largest source of revenue for the year. The proceeds provide essential funding for the organization.
MAM Party on the Plaza The Return of Faith
Thursday, December 1, 2011, 7-11pm
Miami Art Museum
101 West Flagler Street
Miami, FL 33130
By invitation only: MAM contributing ($250) and above members, MAM Contemporaries, Art Basel Miami Beach and DesignMiami VIP and exhibitor pass card holders
Open bar, light fare
Free parking/Shuttle from Convention Center
RSVP: events@miamiartmuseum.org or 305.375.5935
MAM welcomes the international art world to Miami with a high-energy evening dancing and cocktails under the stars:
American People, Black Light: Faith Ringgold’s Paintings of the 1960s represents an unprecedented artistic exploration of the intersections of race, gender and class, made in direct response to the social upheavals of the 1960s. Widely known for African American story quilts and children’s books, Ringgold’s pointed political paintings disappeared from view for more than 40 years. On the occasion of Ringgold’s 80th birthday, MAM presents the first comprehensive survey of Ringgold’s influential paintings of the 1960s. Also on view, Enrique MartÃnez Celaya: Schneebett, Focus Gallery: Marcel Duchamp, and works from MAM’s permanent collection.
Rashaad Newsome (performance at 9:30pm): Famed artist Rashaad Newsome presents Hair Affair & Five,a new performance in collaboration with Miami dancers, opera singers and hip hop artists.
Primary Flight: Mural installation organized by Miami street art collective Primary Flight
DJ King Britt
The Rashaad Newsome performance is curated by Claire Breukel and commissioned by Miami Downtown Development Authority (DDA).
Haitian Art Beat
11/04/11, 7:00pm
Konbit for Haiti
521 NE 81st St.
Miami, FL 33138
www.eppleseedarts.com
Featuring works created since the January 12, 2010 earthquake that devastated Haiti, this exhibition showcases works by artists from the artist’s community of Croix des Bouquets. There will be a large selection of art for sale during a celebration with food, drinks, and music!
The exhibition will be up from November 7 – December 24. Hours are Wednesday through Saturday 10:00am – 4:00pm or by appointment.
The Village At Gulstream Park Wine Walk Wednesdays
Wednesday, November 2nd, 6PM-9PM
The Village at Gulfstream Park
501 S Federal Highway
Hallandale Beach, FL 33009
The Village at Gulfstream Park, South Florida’s premier shopping, dining and entertainment destination, invites you to this month’s Wine Walk Wednesday on November 2, 2011 from 6PM-9PM. For just $10, Wine Walkers will receive a commemorative wine glass and the chance to sample five flavorful wines and an assortment of delectable hors d’oeuvres at various shops throughout The Village at Gulfstream Park. The evening also features live entertainment, raffles, exclusive offers and more.
Wine Walk Wednesday occurs on the first Wednesday of each month and helps support different charities throughout the community. November’s Wine Walk will benefit The Victory Center, Inc., a non-sectarian, not-for-profit Corporation, that provides children with autism and similar disorders comprehensive individualized treatment with a one-to-one student/teacher ratio, in a unique classroom setting. The mission of the Victory Center, Inc. is to provide education and services to individuals and families with autism and similar disorders in a secure and stimulating learning environment that is may not be otherwise available in southeast Florida.
Registration for Wine Walk Wednesday will begin at 6pm at Full Bodied Wine & Spa located directly across from Brio Tuscan Grille at The Village at Gulfstream Park. For more information, please visit www.thevillageatgulfstreampark.com. All participants must be at least 21 years of age and show a valid form of I.D.
We Are The Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball – Art exhibition by Kadir Nelson
Thursday, November 3, 6:30 p.m.
Miami Dade College’s historic Freedom Tower
Second Floor Gallery • 600 Biscayne Blvd.
Downtown Miami
Business attire
To RSVP, email mdcevents@mdc.edu, call 305-237-3959 or visit www.mdc.edu/specialevents by Thursday, October 27.
Dr. Eduardo J. Padrón, President Miami Dade College cordially invites you to the opening reception of We Are The Ship The Story of Negro League Baseball
Art exhibition by Kadir Nelson
Parking is available at Miami Dade College
Wolfson Campus Building 7, 500 N.E. Second Ave.
Entrances to the parking garage are on N.E. Sixth St. and N.E. Fifth St.
This exhibition was made possible with the invaluable guidance of Emily Diane Gunter, Urgent, Inc and the generous support of Albert E. Dotson Jr. and the Miami Marlins.
Saturday, October 29, 2011, 7:30 p.m.
The Bookstore in the Grove
3399 Virginia Street, #620
Coconut Grove, FL 33133
www.johngjacobsen.com
John Jacobsen, author of the new release, A Commodore of Errors, the first-ever novel written about the United States Merchant Marine Academy, will present a special book reading and signing in Coconut Grove. Just back from New York, where he did numerous book signing events, he is sure to entertain attendees.
Captain John Jacobsen, a Coconut Grove resident, is a graduate of the United States Merchant Marine Academy, who spent 15 years plying the world’s oceans as a ship’s officer on cargo and passenger vessels. Today, Jacobsen is a harbor pilot at the Port of Miami and the Chairman of the Biscayne Bay Pilots Association. His notes and diaries over the years inform his writing.
Commodore Robert S. Dickey is the outrageously supercilious title character. Watching him strut, plot, flaunt, and flout his way through the story is in itself enough to evoke mirth. Give him so memorable a foil as the indomitable Mrs. Tannenbaume, a “woman of unfortunate stature†to his critical eyes, who consistently manages to one-up him, thanks to an annoying ability quite beyond his ken, and the book explodes with moments sure to cause readers to empathize even if they’ve never set foot on a seagoing vessel. Including a supporting cast suitable to the outwardly starchy, secretly licentious environs of merchant mariners, the novel rollicks along with well-paced speed and plot turns. Drawing on his experience as a U.S. Merchant Marine Academy graduate and career as ship’s officer and harbor pilot, Jacobsen infuses his writing with old-fashioned, very sly hilarity based in the unintended vagaries of love, ambition, greed, meddling, and their various combinations.
Premiere Opening of Boswell Mourot Fine Art
November 5th, 2011. 7:00 -10:00 p.m.
Boswell Mourot Fine Art
3162 Commodore Plaza
Coconut Grove, FL 33133
Other artists featured in the gallery include:
Eric Freeman – Oil on canvas
Diana B. Ashley – Sculpture Clay and Bronze
Elizabeth Weber – Acrylic on canvas
Astrid Sohn – Works on paper
Donala Jordon – Mixed media on paper
Kelly Edwards – Sculpture Raku
Jon Etienne Mourot – Mixed media
Carla Davis – Porcelain sculpture
Susan Goss – Clay sculpture
Kyle Boswell – Blown glass and steel sculpture
Elena Petrouhina – Works on paper
Virginia McKimmey – Oil on board
Tonya McNair – Oil on canvas
Robin Woods Loucks – Works on paper
Robin Hazard – Bishop, pastel on paper
Samuel Gray – Charcoal on vinyl
Lisa Renz – Mixed media
Alejandra Gauzen – Oil on canvas
Artist Unknown/The Free World Organized by John D. Monteith & Oliver Wasow
Opening Reception: Fri., Oct. 28, 6 – 9 pm
Art and Culture Center of Hollywood
1650 Harrison St.
Hollywood, FL 33020
Oct. 29, 2011 – Jan. 29, 2012
The U.S. premiere of a first-of-its-kind exhibition features hundreds of images of vernacular photography found online by artists John D. Monteith and Oliver Wasow. From the bizarre to the sublime, these anonymously sourced amateur photographs provide a fascinating view of American culture through the new frontier of social media.
Wine Down Wednesday
12/7/11, 5pm-8pm
HistoryMiami
101 West Flagler Street
Miami, FL 33130
Join us at downtown Miami’s cultural hotspot! Don’t sit in rush hour traffic when you can be mingling with other professionals and enjoying a glass of wine! Enjoy free access to our exhibition galleries, relax with live local music, and experience cultural performances and monthly lectures! To RSVP call 305-375-1614 or email: RSVP@historymiami.org.
Free General Admission and parking provided at the Miami-Dade County Cultural Plaza Garage, 50 NW 2 Avenue.
Get Scrooged!
11/30/11, 7pm
HistoryMiami
101 West Flagler Street
Miami, FL 33130
Get in the holiday spirit and network with other young professionals. Enjoy an exclusive rum and tequila tasting as you nibble on tasty hors d’oeuvres hosted by the Flagler Street Society. To join or for reservations, call 305-375-5356 or email: membership@historymiami.org.
Wine Down Wednesday
11/2/11, 5pm-8pm
HistoryMiami
101 West Flagler Street
Miami, FL 33130
Join us at downtown Miami’s cultural hotspot! Don’t sit in rush hour traffic when you can be mingling with other professionals and enjoying a glass of wine! Enjoy free access to our exhibition galleries, relax with live local music, and experience cultural performances and monthly lectures! To RSVP call 305-375-1614 or email: RSVP@historymiami.org.
Free General Admission and parking provided at the Miami-Dade County Cultural Plaza Garage,50 NW 2 Avenue.
Bal Harbour Art Nights
Thursday, November 3rd, from 6pm-9pm
More Info
Art and design have forged a potent alliance in the fashion capital of Bal Harbour. That visual synergy created by top brands, South Florida based artists, local galleries and museums happened last season at Bal Harbour Art Nights and is back this season – bigger and better!
During the 2011-2012 season, Bal Harbour Village, Bal Harbour Shops, The St. Regis and Art Nexus will host four collector worthy evenings, which will start on Thursday, November 3rd at 6pm at the Bal Harbour Shops. Bal Harbour’s intention is to please the eyes and inspire the mind by creating a platform that celebrates the relationship between fashion and art. The Art Night events also embrace the high level art components present in South Florida through museum presentations, Miami-based artist installations, and innovative chats. Future Art Nights are scheduled for January 11, February 8 and March 29.
A few highlights of this first event:
-Bal Harbour Chat Series, Neiman Marcus (2nd floor): “Miami: A Cultural Chronicle” with Tony Goldman, developer and visionary. Tony Goldman is known for transforming declining historical districts into thriving, global destinations. He is the driving force behind the evolution of SoHo in New York City and South Beach and Wynwood in Miami (Interview by Nina Johnson-Milewski, Owner and Director, Gallery Diet)
-100% Capri will feature the work of Miami-based artist Michael Genovese, benefiting MAM (Miami Art Museum).
-Ellie Tahari will feature a Renato Freitas photography exhibition, benefiting Care Resource.
-Books & Books will celebrate artist Sheila Elias and her dynamic collection with the book Somewhere-Anywhere. The book highlights her collection of paintings, collages, sculptures, photographs and installations over the past three decades.
And much, much more – there will be exhibitions throughout the iconic Bal Harbour Shops.
Viernes Culturales/Cultural Fridays Arts & Culture Festival
10/28/2011, 7:00p-11:00p
Little Havana-Calle Ocho
Southwest 8th Street, between 14 & 17th Avenue
Little Havana, Miami, FL 33135
www.viernesculturales.org
Join us for Little Havana’s arts & culture festival, Viernes Culturales/Cultural Fridays, Friday, Oct. 28th 7-11p
Where: Domino Stage at Domino Plaza, at SW 15th Ave & 8th St.
Schedule:
7:00 pm – Dr. Paul George – Walking tour of Little Havana
7:00 – 7:30 pm – Severo Martinez
A New Mexico native, Severo Martinez is the recipient of the Upcoming Artist of the Year Award. He brings cumbia flavor with a touch of tropical rhythm to Miami. His style is very versatile, with a band that has embraced musicians from all over the United States. Severo is not only a musician, but also an all-around entertainer that will have everyone up and dancing.
7:30 – 8:00 pm – Capoeira
An Afro-Brazilian blend of martial arts, acrobatics and dance, is a marvelous act to watch. This group of Capoeira students and instructors will show off their moves on our stage.
8:00 – 9:30 pm – Charanga La Original
These exclusive young musicians from Florida International University spearhead this prestigious Danzon/Charanga orchestra, led by distinguished flautist, Nestor Torres. The repertoire of the group is based on traditional Cuban music, with a focus on Danzon.
9:30 – 11:00 pm – Elaine y su Cubaney
Cuban born, Elayne Hernandez can sing a bolero, a guaguanco or a timba with rhythm, soul and unique style. Winner of Univision’s Idolo Latino and Minuto de Fama of America Teve, this guarachera will keep you dancing all night.
For Kids:
Children’s Art Clinic
Viernes Culturales is pleased to present Cuenteros & Co. sponsor company of the International Hispanic Story Festival Miami. Cuenta, presents October’s Children’s Arts Clinic. With an interactive show, children of all ages will experience fairy tales with an extra twist. Join us for a night of fun for the whole family.All children, ages 4-16 are welcome.
Where: SW 8th Street & SW 15th Avenue (North Side)
When: 8 to 9:00 pm
Cost: FREE
Don’t forget to visit:
Viernes Culturales Art Gallery Presents
Natalie Nauta
Opening Reception
Natalie’s profound appreciation and love for her environment expresses itself through an artistic use of paint textures and a saturated, and somewhat explosive use of color. Together, these elements create beautifully decorative and appealing reminders of the Caribbean and Miami.
www.natalie-nauta.com
Where: 742 SW 16th Ave, Miami FL 33135
When: Friday, September 30, 2011: 7 – 10 pm
And…
Film at the Tower Theater
To all cinema lovers: We would like to invite you to discover one of Miami’s best-kept secrets, the historic Tower Theater. Enjoy top-quality foreign or independent films, film premiers, and even an art exhibition. To top it off, screenings have English (or Spanish) subtitles and prices are just $6 for general public and $5 for students and seniors! Can it get any better than this?
Symposium
Little Havana Past, Present & Future
This presentation will explain the dramatic transformation of Little Havana over the past 20 years. Panel members include: Dr. Juan Clark, Professor, Emeritus of Sociology at Miami Dade College; Dr. Paul George, famed South Florida historian; Oliver Kerr, Urban Planner and Chief Demographer for Miami-Dade County Planning Department and Jose Casanova, Architect and Urban Planner for Miami Dade County for 32 years, in charge of Little Havana projects.
Where: Tower Theater (1508 SW 8th St.)
When: 6:30 pm
Cost: FREE
See you all there!
Coral Gables Museum And Spanish Consultate Honor Work of Juan Ramón Jiménez
Thursday, October 27 at 6:00 p.m.
The Coral Gables Museum
285 Aragon Avenue
Coral Gables.
www.coralgablesmuseum.org
The Coral Gables Museum and the Consulate of Spain have announced a special presentation in honor of Legendary Spanish Poet and Nobel Prize Winner, Juan Ramón Jiménez. The event, to take place in the Fewell Gallery of the Coral Gables Museum, will feature a presentation of the English version of Jiménez’s book Romances de Coral Gables by Ambassador Cristina Barrios, Consul General of Spain. The poems will be read in English and Spanish.
“Florida’s Spanish heritage dates back as early as 1513 with the arrival of Ponce de Leon,†commented Arva Moore-Parks, Acting Director of The Coral Gables Museum. “Coral Gables, in particular, enjoys a very strong connection with Spain that began with George Merrick’s dream of the City Beautiful as a place where the castles in Spain are made real. We are proud to be partnering with the Consulate of Spain for this presentation of Jiménez’s work as it celebrates Coral Gables and highlights the city’s connection with Spain.â€
During the Special Presentation, Ambassador Barrios will be joined by renowned poets Maricel Mayor Marsan, writer and Chief Editor of Baquina Literary Magazine and Orlando Gonzalez Esteva, accomplished writer and literary critic. Mayor Marsan and Gonzalez Esteva will also be reading selections from the English version of Romances de Coral Gables.
Juan Ramón Jiménez was a Poet Laureate of Spain who resided in the City of Coral Gables. Recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1956, Jiménez was a celebrated Spanish Poet who is known as a leader of Modernistas, a group of Spanish poets that instigated a Spanish literary revival. Jiménez was also a professor of the University of Miami from 1939 to 1942.
Miamiartzine.com 6th Anniversary Celebration
Monday, November 7 · 6:00pm – 9:00pm
The Stage
170 NE 38th Street
Miami, FL
Silent Auction ~ Cocktails ~ Hors d’oeuvres
KCC Productions presents the Kiki Sanchez Ensemble
$25 Donation
Proceeds benefit Miami Beach Arts Trust
Ticket info at Miamiartzine.com
AWARDING
Adalberto Acevedo
Reinier Gamboa
Carlos Garcia
Noel Suarez
Kiki Sanchez
Sasha Torres
Photographs taken by Anthony Jordon of Beached Miami hosted The Sketchy Pink Party at The Betsy-South Beach on Sunday, October 23, 2011. All proceeds benefited breast cancer research at University of Miami’s Braman Family Breast Cancer Institute at Sylvester.
Photographs taken by Anthony Jordon to see more of his work go to his flickr page or his facebook page.
Love, Live, Music, Art!
November 10th, 8pm
PAX: Performing Arts Exchange.
337 SW 8th
Miami, 33130
www.paxmiami.com
Love Live Music And Art!
Art Studio Miami presents a special concert series fund raising event featuring amazing artists at PAX: Performing Arts Exchange – A genuine, authentic space for artistic expression!
November 10th 8pm – Experience a night with the talented: Artofficial opening with; Who is Black Bobby (who also opened for Mos Def).
The works of Art Studio Miami will be featured throughout the night with DJ | Raffle Prizes | Night Market | Mock Photo Shoot.
Enjoy Happy Hour Specials 6 to 8pm – 50% off drinks
Complimentary Cocktails from 8 to 9pm (while supplies last)
Specialty Food – Tropical Tacos
Art Studio Miami Empowers Young minds with Creative-Holistic Project Based Learning for at risk youths. All proceeds raised helps to support this cause.
November is National Homeless Youth Month – Help us honor our youth
Tickets available online at www.artstudiomiami.org | $20 advance tickets | $30 at the door
There are plenty of of events and things to do! So what makes this special! Well the venue first of all is awesome,and unsupsecting! I have personally worked with some of the homeless youth we are supporting, and know first hand they need all the help they can get.
Revolution III, David Banegas Live Painting Show
Nov. 3, 2011, 7 p.m.
Piola
1625 Alton Rd.
Miami Beach 33139
305.674.1660
www.piola.it
Renowned artist David Banegas, known for his colorful portraits of current and late Hollywood A-listers like Marilyn Monroe, Johnny Depp and Heath Ledger, kicks off his exhibit at Piola, 1625 Alton Rd., from 7-9 p.m. on Nov. 3 with a live painting performance. This event is free and open to the public. Food and drinks will be served.
Beached Miami hosted The Sketchy Pink Party at The Betsy-South Beach on Sunday, October 23, 2011. All proceeds benefited breast cancer research at University of Miami’s Braman Family Breast Cancer Institute at Sylvester.
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Faces of China Photo Exhibit with Field Recorded Sound by Tom Salyer Opening Reception
Saturday, November 5, 7:00 p.m.
ACND Gallery of Art, at Archbishop Curley Notre Dame
4949 NE 2nd Avenue
Miami, FL 33137
305.751.8367
www.acnd.net
Photography Exhibit: November 5/11 to January 21/12
“I decided to meet China’s people and capture a tiny bit of that nation’s character one person and one photograph at a time. These ‘Faces of China’ are timeless glimpses of people who, like you and me, are trying to live their lives to the fullest, plan for the future, and contribute to their community.†Tom Salyer
Miami based professional photographer Tom Salyer will showcase an exhibit of his work documenting his annual visits to China at the ACND Gallery of Art at Archbishop Curley Notre Dame 6 to 12 Prep, 4949 NE 2nd Avenue, Miami, FL 33137. The Opening Reception will be held on Saturday, November 5, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. and the exhibit will run through January 21, 2012.
“’Faces of China’ is not a profound statement about this vast nation’s character, but more of a casual observation of human nature,†explains Tom Salyer. Rather than attempt to accentuate the differences between “us and them,†Salyer chooses to highlight the similarities as we look beneath the costume, colors, and drama and peer into the human soul.
“People are people. That’s valid too, don’t you think? We (the rich, poor, powerful, and powerless) all put our pants on one leg at a time.â€
However, this body of work is far from simple. It demonstrates a mastery of technical skills and visual communication. A postcard with a map identifying the shot location and event description serves as a point of a departure. Cross the cultural line and be immersed in an array of rich color, scenic landscapes, and intimate close-ups.
The show will also feature an audio accompaniment of natural, field-recorded sound. As well as traditional commercial photography, Salyer specializes in multimedia presentations and ‘talking postcards’ that combine photographs and sound so that audiences gain a fuller, more compelling experience than any one of those elements could achieve by themselves.
Images detailing the meditation routine of Tibetan Monks are preserved moments in time when complemented with the sounds of horns, cymbals, chants, conch shells, clanging tea cups, and rice being rhythmically scooped and poured over bowls and rings. Salyer describes the experience: “Upon entering the Arou Ba Temple in China’s Qinghai Province, my senses were blasted by the monks blowing low notes on eight-foot-long brass horns. Squawking reed instruments competed with ringing finger cymbals. The Yellow Hat sect Tibetan Buddhist monks were chanting, slowly at times, then ‘rat-a-tat-tat’ as fast as an auctioneer.â€
Since moving to Miami in 1980, Salyer worked as a staff photographer with the United Press International covering a variety of news events; by 1989 worked freelance for clients that included Business Week, National Geographic, the University of Miami, and the Florida Turnpike Authority; and in 2004, opened his own business, “Tom Salyer Photography.†He lives in Miami Shores with his wife Kathy and daughter Sylvia – a graduate of Archbishop Curley Notre Dame and freshman at the University of Miami.
Salyer will exhibit 32 works depicting his experiences with both ancient and contemporary China during an annual visit to the country between 2004 until his most recent trip this October. A community discussion about how educational institutions can create an “interconnected world†will also take place. The discussion’s goal will be in alliance with The Partnership for 21st Century Skills – a national movement to include 21st century skills as the new basics of American education. Mastery of world languages and the weaving of global awareness into core subject areas are key components of their definition of success. Members of the Community Leadership Partnership of Greater Miami Shores including Dr. Joan Lutton, Head of The Cushman School and Br. Patrick Sean Moffett, CFC, Ph.D., ACND Principal will lead this discussion.
Any representatives of educational institutions or members of the community who wish to share their interest in this subject or their personal experiences in China may contact Doug Romanik, Vice Principal for Advancement dromanik@acnd.net or 305.751.8367 *28.
The Art of 2033
10.27.11, 7pm
Cafeina Wynwood Lounge
297 NW 23rd Street
Miami
www.cafeinamiami.com
The Art of 2033 – a Monthly Art Party hosted by Svedka and Cafeina featuring one local artist.
This month the spotlight is on Erni Vales and Evlworld! Enjoy Complimentary Svedka cocktails from 7-9:30 plus Happy Hour specials with 2-4-1 cocktails and $5 Tapas from 5-8pm.
Enter for your chance to win an Original Handpainted Jacket from the artist and enjoy a selection of art from the collection.
Big Night in Little Haiti at the Little Haiti Cultural Center on Friday, October 21, 2011..  The eventing started off with Lanzallamas Monofonica with aAfro-Latin America-
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Words & Wine Halloween Costume Party
10/26/11, 9p-3a
The Electric Pickle
2826 North Miami Ave.
Facebook Evite
Ladies, Gentlemen, honey badgers and the like:
Halloween Edition! Wear Your Costume and let’s celebrate the good and funky times
Featuring EPHNIKO y sus TESOS & TAMBOKA
If you have not had the pleasure of witnessing it for yourself, this is a lovely venue that offers local and international talent. It is very cozy, well lit atmosphere where everyone can be themselves.
Very exciting stuff happening! We just celebrated our one year anniversary and let me tell you we could have not been given a better birthday gift then the Award for Best Open Mic in 2011 published by the Miami New Times!
3$ BEERS 5$WINE & 5$ SHOTS
This is just the very beginning, join us for our Open Mic EVERY WEDNESDAY! Let’s get together and continue to share good vibes and creativity. Miami is redefining it’s Art scene and our movement has created a pavement for poets, musicians, dancers, thinkers, lovers, and people who just need to get away and express themselves freely.
Let’s once again get together, drink some wine, share some thoughts and be happy.
The Electric Pickle will be opening up the back patio for us under two conditions. 1) NO JAMMING OUTSIDE, the neighbors have been complaining. We will have intermissions between acts for the jammers to play on stage throughout the night. Take it all out of your system on stage! 2) NO SMUGGLING OF DRINKS PLEASE! If anyone is seen with a drink purchased outside of the pickle, you will be asked to leave and not return. Please respect this event and the establishment. Thanks guys! See you Tomorrow
18+ for girls
5$ For anyone under 21 and free for those over 21
Great Drink Specials Full Bar
Please help to continue this event at this venue. Please do not bring your own drinks, they have a full bar inside. Let’s Have a great time responsibly and keep this venue clean and beautiful.
If any questions please call
Nikki Rodriguez at 786|728|4748 or
Lou Roman 305|298|8759.
http://www.electricpicklemiami.com/
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Words-And-Wine-Poetry-Page/128461023865656
https://www.facebook.com/pages/EPHNIKO/64635358905
https://www.facebook.com/1Tamboka
Opening Reception for “American People, Black Light: Faith Ringgold’s Paintings of the 1960s”
11-05-2011, 6-9pm
Miami Art Museum
101 West Flagler Street, Miami, FL 33130
www.miamiartmuseum.org
MAM members free, non-members $20
Today, Faith Ringgold is well known as the progenitor of the African American story quilt revival that began in the late 1970s. The once influential paintings she created during the previous decade, with only a few notable exceptions, disappeared from view, omitted from critical, art historical discourse for more than 40 years. This is the first comprehensive survey of these paintings, organized on the occasion of Ringgold’s 80th birthday. The exhibition will include the landmark series “American People” (1963-1967) and “Black Light” (1967-1971), along with related murals and political posters.
In partnership with Overtown Music Project, Bobby Stringer, who launched his international career from Overtown’s Cotton Club 40+ years ago when the area was known as the “Harlem of the South,†will perform at the opening reception with the Special Touch Band. Hors d’oeuvres and open donation bar. For event details contact events@miamiartmuseum.org.
Sleepless Night: Lords South Beach presents Ricardo Bellino An auction event to benefit the KiptonART Foundation with Nespresso
Saturday, November 5, from 9pm-12am
Lords South Beach
1120 Collins Ave.
Miami Beach, FL 33139
www.lordssouthbeach.com
Lords South Beach is pleased to announce its participation in Sleepless Night, Miamiʼs ultimate cultural all-nighter. Lords will be showcasing the work of Ricardo Bellino, the entrepreneur-turned-artist who creates portraits of iconic cultural figures out of recycled Nespresso capsules. Ricardoʼs portrait of Elizabeth Taylor will be auctioned off during the event, and all proceeds will benefit the KiptonART Foundation.
Hosted by Lauren Foster and Erin Newberg, Lordsʼ Sleepless Night celebration will feature a pop-up Nespresso café on the porch that will serve complimentary coffee throughout the night. Ricardoʼs portraits will be on display in Lordsʼ lobby gallery.
“Ricardoʼs work pays homage to well-loved icons who have shaped our culture,†says Lords Founder, Brian Gorman. “This is a fantastic opportunity to support an emerging artist, in the spirit of Sleepless Night. Weʼre also proud to donate to the KiptonART Foundation, an organization that makes it possible for artists to continue creating inspiring work.â€
The relationship between Lords and Ricardo began earlier this year when Ricardo read an article about Lords, and was inspired not only by Brianʼs penchant for decorating guest rooms with portraits of Elizabeth Taylor, but also Lordsʼ focus on charity, community, and acceptance. Ricardo offered the portrait as a gift for the hotel, and Brian, in turn, decided to auction the piece to benefit a good cause.
The auction of Bellino’s Elizabeth Taylor portrait is expected to raise considerable funds for the KiptonART Foundation. Providing stipends for emerging artists is just one of the essential services provided by KiptonART – the foundation also promotes new artistsʼ online presence and visibility through exhibitions while forging invaluable connections for them in the art world. In addition, all of the art that hangs in Lords is by KiptonART.
This benefit is just one of Lords’ many charity initiatives – giving back to the community that supports him has always been a priority for Brian Gorman. Since opening nearly a year ago, Lords has donated over $10,000 through its Rooms That Matter program. Ten percent of the proceeds from five guest rooms are donated to LGBT charities that promote education, acceptance, and safety: Care Resource, The Point Foundation, Hetrick-Martin Institute, Lambda Legal, and Aqua Foundation.
All Together Now, Twilight Notes, and Freedom Art Present Dialect At the Museum
November 10, 7:30-10:00pm
Museum of Art | Fort Lauderdale
One East Las Olas Blvd
Peck Sculpture Terrace
A Night of Art and Music Celebrating the One Year Anniversary of All Together Now
Twilight Notes, Freedom Art, and ATN are proud to present “Dialect,†as it moves to its new location at the Fort Lauderdale Art Museum. In collaborating with ATN, Twilight Notes and Freedom Art are putting together a new concept for Dialect and the South Florida art scene.
This edition of Dialect is a “one night only†affair, focusing not on turning a coffee shop into a gallery, but showcasing the live process of creating art and introducing new mediums never before seen at Dialect.
Twilight Notes Dj’s will still be bringing their signature sound to the event while live painters, street artists and video artists simultaneously create their works. There will also be a site specific sculpture installation, as well as a large-scale painting and photography exhibition. Guests will also be among the first to see Arturo Herrera’s brand new mural, recently installed on the Peck terrace.
Drinks will be served on the terrace. Cash only.
The official after party will take place at Yolo’s O Lounge immediately following the event, featuring Dj sets from Adam Foster and the Twilight Notes Dj Collective. The first 50 guests from Dialect will receive a free drink at Yolo.
Live Painting and Exhibitions by:
Albina Su
Steve Baum
Peter Agardy
Illian Velasco
Installation by:
Luke Jenkins
Video Mapping by:
Juan Maristany
Djs:
Mikey Ramirez
Eric Pamphile
Kent Lawlor
Adam Foster
Photography by:
Ed Gilmore
Funkshion Fashion Week Miami Beach Presented by Heineken Spring/Summer 2012 Collections at the Moore Building on Wednesday, October 19, 2011  The  FGI Lifetime Achievement Award was awarded to Isabel And Ruben Toledo presented by Vanidades  followed by a amazing Fashion Show by Isabel Toledo.
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Miami Watercolor Society – 2011 Fall Exhibition
November 5, 2011, 7 – 10 pm
Hunter Gallery at the Mayfair
3390 Mary Street – Suite 128
Coconut Grove, Florida
www.miamiwatercolor.org
Miami Watercolor Society’s
38th Annual Fall Exhibition
From October 24 to November 17, 2011
Hunter Gallery at the Mayfair
Mayfair Complex, 3390 Mary Street, Suite 128
Coconut Grove, Florida
Features a wide range of water media paintings by Miami Watercolor Society Members, as well as non-members
Opening Reception, Saturday, November 5, 7-10 pm
Same night as the Coconut grove Art Walk
For more information contact the gallery (305) 447-0401 or
MWS Jedda at (305) 253-4770
www.miamiwatercolor.org
Musing With Myra Monthly Arts Networker Kick Off Event at Wynwood Kitchen and Bar on Wednesday, October 19, 2011.   Musing with Myra featured guest was Jane Hart, Curator of Exhibitions, The Art and Cultural Center of Hollywood..  We enjoyed the evening with a wonderful speaker, complimentary bites, great drink specials and amazing networking, what a wonderful way to increase your visibility in the ART’s. Community .
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Yamel Molerio-Paintings
October 22-October 23, 4pm-7pm
Buena Vista Building-Design District
180 NE 39th Street, suite 216
Miami, Florida 33137
Design District
Join us this Saturday October 22nd and Sunday October 23rd from 4pm-7pm for a special viewing of Yamel Molerio’s solo show titled “Paintings”. The artist will be present to meet and greet. Come after or before the Wynwood Art Fair. We hope to see you. For more information call 305 987 7787.
Last Chance to get “Into the Void”
10.28.11, 9pm
Cafeina Wynwood Lounge
297 Nw 23rd Street
Miami
www.cafeinamiami.com
It’s your last chance to get “Into the Void” at Cafeina! If you missed the exhibit or just want a chance to view the artwork collective again, join us Friday 10.28.11 for the Exhibit Closing party presented by Neon Forest.
Video Installation in the Garden by Brinson Renda & Rocky Grimes with music by Pirate Stereo and Keen One.
Bottle specials all night including 1 bottle of Ketel One and 1 bottle of Vueve Clicquot for $275 AND $5 Tequila Shots!
The exhibition explores the relationship between our human subconscious and the occult and features artwork by Skinner | Julina Duron | Rocky Grimes | Chris Dyer | Jose Mertz | Michael C. Hsiung | Gina Marie Sandlin | Morgan Blair | Plinio Pinto | Scott Donald | Leslie Martinez & 131.
Friday & Saturday October 21 & 22, 7pm to 11pm
“Limelight Gallery”
6709 Main Street,
Miami Lakes 33014
You are cordially invited to the BEST Gallery Night yet !
The following artists will be present:
1. Nina Greekinian- “Live Artâ€
2. Angela Aguiar
3. Sergio El Toro
4. Emilio Estrada
5. Dixie Miguez
6. Ramon Del Rosario
7. Victoria Machin
8. Nicole Cure
9. Gabriel Carmona
10. Salvador Parrado
11. Emilio Hector Rodriguez
12. Ewa Grau
13. Carlos Hugo
14. Mario Quiros
15. Herminia Ibarra
We will have live music on both nights!
New Work : curated by Scott Murray @ Christopher Miro Gallery
Saturday, October 22nd, 6:00pm – 11:00pm
Christopher Miro Gallery @ Gallery 139
139 ne 1st Street
DWNTWN Miami
www.christophermirogallery.com
Opening Reception featuring:
Matt Jones
Johnny Laderer
Jose Mertz
Johnny Robles
Frank Wick
after party featuring DJ Paul Arthur
for an appointment or more information please contact 305.741.0058
www.christophermirogallery.com
twentytwentyprojects@gmail.com
Words & Wine
10/19/11, 9p-3a
The Electric Pickle
2826 North Miami Ave
Miami, FL
Facebook Evite.
Ladies, Gentlemen, honey badgers and the like:
Words & Wine is back and being hosted at The Electric Pickle
3$ Beers 5$Wine & 5$ Shots
If you have not had the pleasure of witnessing it for yourself, this is a lovely venue that offers local and international talent. It is very cozy, well lit atmosphere where everyone can be themselves.
Very exciting stuff happening! We just celebrated our one year anniversary and let me tell you we could have not been given a better birthday gift then the Award for Best Open Mic in 2011 published by the Miami New Times!
This is just the very beginning, join us for our Open Mic EVERY WEDNESDAY! Let’s get together and continue to share good vibes and creativity. Miami is redefining it’s Art scene and our movement has created a pavement for poets, musicians, dancers, thinkers, lovers, and people who just need to get away and express themselves freely.
Let’s once again get together, drink some wine, share some thoughts and be happy.
The Electric Pickle will be opening up the back patio for us under two conditions. 1) No Jamming Outside, the neighbors have been complaining. We will have intermissions between acts for the jammers to play on stage throughout the night. Take it all out of your system on stage! 2) No Smuggling Of Drinks Please! If anyone is seen with a drink purchased outside of the pickle, you will be asked to leave and not return. Please respect this event and the establishment. Thanks guys! See you Tomorrow
18+ for girls
5$ For anyone under 21 and free for those over 21
Great Drink Specials Full Bar
Please help to continue this event at this venue. Please do not bring your own drinks, they have a full bar inside. Let’s Have a great time responsibly and keep this venue clean and beautiful.
If any questions please call Nikki Rodriguez at 786|728|4748 or Lou Roman 305|298|8759.
Collective Art Show
October 28 2011, 6:00/10:00pm
1165 Sw 6th Street
Miami Fl. 33130
Collective Art Show
Complimentary wine and cheese
Unveiling of Charity Art Works
October 19th, 9AM
Pinecrest Elementary
1250 SW 57th Avenue
Mayor Cindy Lerner To Join Pinecrest Elementary Principal Marisol Diaz For Unveiling Ceremony Of Charitable Art Projects Created By Artist Miguel Paredes
Works to be unveiled include an expansive, permanent 248foot, tile mosaic and a custom dog sculpture, which is part of the SmARTy Dog for SmART Schools program, commissioned to raise money for electronic “Smart Boards†to be installed in classrooms.
Official Artist of the Latin Grammy Artist, Miguel Paredes, is a longtime Pincecrest resident and father of 3 children currently attending Pinecrest elementary. In effort to continue his commitment to the community, Paredes will unveil two separate charitable art projects; 9AM, Wednesday, October 19th, Pinecrest Elementary Courtyard, 1250 SW 57th Avenue, Miami. Paredes drew inspiration for the mosaic mural from former Pinecrest teacher, Roberta Brand, whose love of the arts influenced hundreds of students through the years.
Additionally, Paredes is involved with SmARTy Dogs for SmART Schools, a program produced by Prince Media Development, aimed at raising thousands of dollars necessary to purchase and install “Smart Boards†in classrooms. Smart Boards are large, oversized, interactive screens loaded with teaching applications to engage students and enhance the classroom learning experience. Maurice’s Jewelers, a Pinecrest institution since 1935, sponsored Paredes SmArty Dog. Paredes became the first MiamiQDade resident to ever receive two simultaneous proclamations from the City of Miami Beach and Village of Pinecrest honoring his mural donation to the Miami Design Preservation League’s, Art Deco Welcome Center in support of historic preservation, his devotion to the city and positive impact on the community.
eMERGE Trade Show 2011 presented by Three Olives Vodka at Zadok Gallery on Saturday, October 15, 2011.
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Downtown Concert Series on Friday, October 14, 2011. Â The DDA kicked off Season 4 with Surfer Blood, Spam Allstars & Ketchy Shuby! Â Every second Friday of the month at 6:00pm what a great way to bring in the weekend with a free concert.
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Nov 3rd, 6:00pm
Bal Harbour Shops
Bal Harbour Art Nights….Where fashion LOVES art
Season Opener.
Art & Design forged a potent alliance in the fashion capital of Bal Harbour. That visual synergy created by top brands, South Florida based artists, local galleries and museums happened last season at Bal Harbour Art Nights.
Bal Harbour Village, Bal Harbour Shops, The St. Regis and Art Nexus will host four collector worthy evenings for the 2011-12 season starting which will start on Thursday, November 3rd at 6pm at the Bal Harbour Shops.
Bal Harbour’s intention is to please the eyes and inspire the mind by creating a platform that celebrates the relationship between fashion and art. Also to embrace the high level art components present in South Florida through Museum presentations, Miami based artist installations, and innovative chats.
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