Miami art scene: open season
Labor Day is a distant memory, the season is starting, and not slowly. There are openings all weekend, at both museums and galleries.
So starting up north, the Art and Culture Center of Hollywood (1650 Harrison St., Hollywood) is kicking off the fall season from 6:30 to 10 p.m. with an exhibit that combines art and alt music, titled “Echos Myron.” It helps to know that it is co-curated by Priyadarsini Ray and Beatriz Monteavaro. The latter has art that has been shown extensively in gallery shows here and nationally, and is a drummer in a band that also travels nationally, Holly Hunt, and is a frequent headliner at Churchill’s Pub. It’s a good introduction to this unique combo show. Other artists/soundmakers/musicians featured are Rene Barge, Kevin Arrow, Gustavo Matamoros, Viking Funeral, Clifton Childree and Ray, to name just a few. It opens tonight with live performances from Snakehole and Bank of Christ. It literally sounds like an awesome inaugural for the season.
Down in Miami, CIFO (1018 N. Miami Ave., Miami) opens its Grants & Acquisitions winners exhibition called “Fleeting Imaginaries” this Friday evening as well, from 7 to 9 p.m. The headliner here being Cuban performance artist Carlos Martiel, who has been known to push visual boundaries that examine the difficult existence of an Afro-Cuban man navigating life with black skin.
Over on the Beach, the official opening of “Gold” is also taking place at the Bass Museum of Art (2100 Collins Ave., Miami Beach) from 8 to 10 p.m. It’s a golden anniversary exhibit in honor of the museum’s 50th birthday, with art inspired, crafted and otherwise related to gold, the metal that has carried so much meaning for all civilizations for thousands of years. The artists featured are a mix of locals such as Cristina Lei Rodriguez and Carlos Betancourt, and internationally known names such as Jim Hodges.
Tomorrow night, Dina Mitrani Gallery (2620 N.W. 2nd Ave., Miami) will unveil the solo exhibition from photographer Rafael Diaz, “Anonymous” from 7 to 10 p.m. The Madrid-based artist is also a physician, and this show deals with the 21st-century conundrum of issues of privacy in the Internet age. Doctors are on the front line when tackling the topic of confidentiality, and Diaz’s eye is unique.
All these shows are opening this weekend, but will be on view for at least a month if not more. Lots to get out and see.