Visual Arts

Investigating gender, crime, and other social issues in the United States, In the Shadows. . . explores pulp magazine and paperback cover art of the 1920s–1950s. Designed to appeal to male readers, the glossy cover illustrations of pulp featured stereotypical, often lurid, images of stereotypical gun-wielding gangsters, tough detectives, seductive or vulnerable women, and foreign enemies. Exhibition runs through Jul 9, 2017 … +

High Anxiety: New Acquisitions presents selections of artworks from 32 artists acquired since 2014, many of whom explore polarizing social and political concerns through a broad spectrum of contemporary artistic practices. In gauging the output and energies of these artists we find creative currents that speak to our shared state of uncertainty, nervousness and pessimism. “Artists help us comprehend and grapple with the … +

Fredric Snitzer Gallery is proud to present avalanches volcanoes asteroids floods by assume vivid astro focus, a “quasi-retrospective” featuring paintings, newly commissioned printed rugs, and “home movie” videos of never-before-seen imagery from the artists’ archives. Founded in New York City in 2001 by Eli Sudbrack (b. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 1968) and joined by Christophe Hamaide-Pierson (b. Paris, France, 1973) in 2005, assume vivid astro … +

PAMM presents David Reed: Vice and Reflection – An Old Painting, New Paintings and Animations. The New York-based artist’s paintings feature large brushstrokes and diverse paint placements in vibrant color configurations. His gestural marks are often shown partially fragmented, as if the brushstrokes are elements of collage that have been cut and placed in disjunctive ways. Reed has experimented with methods of painterly … +

Routes of Influence consists of six thematic presentations of works from the permanent collection, positioned within two galleries on the first floor and four galleries on the second floor. These Overview Galleries form a conceptual spine running through the building, continually placing collection works in visual dialogue with the exhibitions and projects presented in the museum’s additional galleries. Inspired by Miami’s position … +

Cuban-born collector and philanthropist Ella Fontanals-Cisneros has dedicated the past four decades to the advancement of Latin American art. Since 2002, her Miami-based Cisneros Fontanals Art Foundation (CIFO) has granted more than $1.5 million to some 120 emerging and mid-career contemporary artists from Latin America. For its latest undertaking, CIFO, in conjunction with the Cisneros Fontanals Fundación Para Las Artes (CIFO Europa), … +

“The Motion of Movements,” an exhibition by a group of artists, is on view at Primary Project Space, Miami through May 27, 2017. The exhibition showcases a collection of new works by Carlos Betancourt, Ronald Moran, Deon Rubi, Ben Pederson, Wade Schaming, Gavin Perry, Manny Prieres, & Keenen/Riley. The show addresses the theme of the nature of movement(s) and how, with an ongoing fascination for … +

OUT OF SIGHT is a generic structure by American artist Lawrence Weiner. Based upon the concept of a hopscotch and designed for public institutions, OUT OF SIGHT is flexible. The work is conceived to be exhibited in multiple languages. Weiner’s signature is his text-based work. His language takes on a new dimension with OUT OF SIGHT, where its presentation takes the form of a game that … +

This exhibition explores the diverse cultural and emotional landscapes of recent Cuban art. It presents a selection of works by Contemporary Cuban artists donated to the museum by Jorge M. Pérez, the majority from a recent gift of over 170 pieces, as well as works previously gifted to PAMM in 2012, and several recent acquisitions. The selection includes multiple images of the … +

Within the framework of the twenty-fifth anniversary of Durban Segnini Gallery, we are pleased to present the exhibition Fernando de Szyszlo, when the most recent Master’s creations will be exhibited. The opening reception will be held on Friday, May 19th, at 7:00 pm where we will have the special opportunity to share with the artist. Durban Segnini Gallery 3072 SW 38th Ave … +

Artspace/Virginia Miller Galleries is hosting “ARTvisions International,” an exhibition featuring two dozen paintings by 12 international artists from different countries. The exhibition is on view through June 30, 2017. Each of the exhibits demonstrates individualistic artistic form, technique, and subject matter. However, despite such diversity of techniques and theme each of these artworks is able to create a scenario that transcends … +

Yeelen Gallery is hosting installation artist Ya La’ford’s solo exhibition “Sublimation: Ancestral Patterns.” The exhibition is on view through May 27, 2017. The artworks displayed in this exhibition reflect La’ford’s Jamaican cultural hybridity through her life experiences challenging the humanistic patterns. “Sublimation: Ancestral Patterns” features La’Ford’s stain-dyed paintings that are cast from her self-made paints and pigments. Regarded as one of … +

Mindy Solomon Gallery, Miami, will play host a solo exhibition by David Hicks, titled ‘Clippings and Hard Fruit’, on view from May 20 to August 5, 2017.  Taking over the full gallery space, the artist will present a collection of wall works, sculptural installations and tabletop pieces, exploring his interpretation of the flora and fauna of the California landscape. The artist … +

Vizcaya Museum and Gardens, Miami is hosting a two-part exhibition, “Lost Spaces and Stories of Vizcaya,” on view through October 2017. The exhibition is inspired by the rich and vivid history of Vizcaya. This is an attempt to rekindle the history that has been lost in spaces. The exhibition will also showcase installations by contemporary South Florida artists, including Duane Brant, Phillips, Leyden Rodriguez-Casanova, … +

PAMM presents David Reed: Vice and Reflection – An Old Painting, New Paintings and Animations. Reed has experimented with methods of painterly abstraction for more than five decades, pushing and expanding material limits, forms, and references. Since the 1970s, his works have drawn upon and critiqued the legacies of Abstract Expressionism, Minimalism, and Conceptual art, while continually responding to new forms of … +

CCE holds a conversation with Art historian Aldeide Delgado about Women Photographers in Cuba. It starts a process of recovery of memory and models that contributes to self-knowledge and self-esteem of women as photographers. The rescue in 1853 of the first Cuban woman photographer Encarnacion Iróstegui was the first step for developing of a historiography where the creators could find the visibility … +

Contemporary visual artist Charley Friedman offers a survey of humorous, family-friendly sculptures, photographs, videos, drawings, and installations. Visitors can create their own works based on exhibition themes in the Interactive Art Room. Charley Friedman was born in Nebraska (1968) Currently lives and works in New York. Friedman is a conceptual artist, where the most prevalent themes in his art are personal identity … +

Climate Sync by artist Tom Scicluna is part of SEA LEVEL RISE: a series of site-specific temporary public art interventions exploring the topic of rising seas and its impact in South Florida. Climate Sync is an inverted yet fully operational alternating time and temperature display unit which critically invokes geographic, social and economic conditions at play concerning the given South Florida environment. … +

he Wolfsonian–FIU, Miami will be hosting “Julius Klinger: Posters for a Modern Age,” from October 6, 2017 through April 1, 2018. One of the leading graphic artists of the modern age, Austrian designer Julius Klinger (1876–1942) transformed commercial visual culture through his innovative advertising posters, book and magazine illustrations, mass promotional campaigns, ornamental and typographical design, and brand development. This exhibition will present the … +

The Hue, Miami, is hosting ‘Oneironaut,’ the first exhibition by artist Roberto Fonfria, on view through May 19, 2017. In mixed media works, Fonfria explores the dream world and the psyche of the characters he has created. He delves deeper into their subconscious, bringing out their innermost thoughts, thus helping the viewer build a connection with the characters. Fonfria builds the characters … +

“MASTERpieces,” a group show by several artists, is on view at the Ascaso Gallery, Miami through June 2, 2017. Divided into two rooms, the first room of the gallery focuses on the works of Victor Vasarely, Jesús Rafael Soto, Carlos Cruz Diez, Alejandro Otero, Victor Valera, Luis Tomasello, Antonio Asis, Dario Perez Flores and Santiago Medina. The second room of the gallery features … +