From Gregory Crewdson’s “Brief Encounters.” On the menu Thursday night, Nov. 15: Short Rib Cannelloni Mushroom-Spinach Cannelloni (Vegetarian) Pear & Watercress Salad Hedy’s Seasonal Bread Pudding Gregory Crewdson’s film Brief Encounters Introduction by artist/photographer Odalis Valdivieso This is the latest film evening co-produced by O Cinema and Locust Projects (both Knight Arts grantees), and it seems to […]

Elisabeth Condon’s “Cracked Actor.” The frenzied art season is here. Many of the exhibits opening up this weekend in the galleries and institutions will be their Art Basel shows, like the solo one at the Art and Culture Center of Hollywood (a Knight Arts grantee), Elisabeth Condon’s “The Seven Seas.” The title may suggest some […]

“Rickshaw For Sitting,” Theaster Gates. Theaster Gates has training as an urban planner as well as a sculptor (in fact, he got an MS in 2006 in Urban Planning, Ceramics and Religious Studies, dig that one). He works with structures, with public spaces and with the exploration of pure production. Which may be why the […]

Nicola Lopez’s “Bone Dry.” The peak of the art season has arrived. From now through March, museums and galleries will be putting their best faces forward. These days, that often includes hyper-visual and -optical art works, including video, installation, big painting and a combination of all of those. So it’s a nice respite to see […]

Painting from Robert Huff. Robert Huff has been working on his art for a long time, that is obvious. There is no funny business here, no conceptual conceits, no sloppy composition. The new works hanging at the Carol Jazzar Gallery are not just beautiful, they are so well crafted as to make so much other […]

The structures of “Orpheus and Eurydice” at the YoungArts+Dorsch Gallery booths. The interactive and performance-based art fair, now called Art Live, has moved from its inaugural outdoor Wynwood home of last year, indoors to the Coconut Grove Convention Center. But the basics remain the same: the three-day fair will emphasize interaction and creative displays, and […]

Farley Aguilar. It’s been 10 years now that Locust Projects (a multiple Knight Arts grantee) has been holding one of the most anticipated auction and party nights of the season. Yep, it’s “Smash and Grab” time again – the raffle, the fest, the amazing array of artists – taking place this Saturday. It will be […]

Vito Acconci and Gustavo Matamoros in dialogue. Vito Acconci has had a profound impact on contemporary art for decades. Not only as a provocateur performance artist – which he truly was – but also as a pioneer of what we now call conceptual art, as a designer, sound artist, architect. But maybe just as important, […]

Painting from ArtCenter resident John Sanchez. It’s time for the ArtCenter/SouthFlorida (a Knight Arts grantee) to spread its wings. There was nothing really wrong with just showing exhibits in its Lincoln Road-facing space, but it was getting a little lost in the big art crowd. With so much going on in Miami these days, a trip […]

Still from “Hand Catching Lead” from Quisqueya Henriguez. Solo shows and group shows are very different animals. Each has its special rewards and difficulties. Solo artist exhibits can be more cohesive by nature – they come from the hand of one artist. But if the work is not strong, or simply not appealing to an […]

From “Graphic Nature,” Joe Segal. At first glance, the wall sculptures made of wood – well, lumber really – that are currently populating Waltman Ortega Fine Art are good-looking – beautifully crafted with a subtle sense of color and a nice eye for simple composition. They remain that on closer inspection, but reveal much more. […]