The Awarehouse is not really a gallery or even a regular exhibition space. For the most part, it is known as a handsome multi-media and live music venue, which sometimes hangs up art. But, this month and through July, the art gets serious here — although, in its essence,the group show meshed with the musical […]

There is a lot to see in Bernice Steinbaum‘s latest group exhibit, “Greenhouse.” As the title suggests, the work is related to the artificial atmosphere in which nature is nurtured, or as the gallery describes, “windowless, artificially lit, curated and temperature-controlled, in a sense, the gallery becomes a greenhouse as well.” On the next level, […]

Gesamtkunstwerk, usually translated as “total art work,” has become a universal term, one that still sounds so much nicer than “multi-disciplinary project.” Yet, its essence remains fundamentally German: From the dramatics of Richard Wagner, who wanted people to sit uncomfortably for hours on end on hard, wooden seats to hear his operas, to the cross-breeding […]

Of the work from five female artists on display at David Castillo‘s gallery in “Sum of the Parts,” some of the best are based on other artists’ works. In particular, the 10 manipulated pieces by Quisqueya Henriquez. This is a strong and interestingseries from one of Castillo’s best artists. Henriquez appropriated images from the Internet […]

There could be no better name for an exhibit taking place in Miami than “Uprooted/Transmigrations,” which just went up at Pan American Art Projects. There also might not be a better opportunity to see some of the most important current artists from the Caribbean under one roof at one time outside of a museum this […]

When you first walk through the doors of Dimensions Variable for the latest show, “Series 5 —Marcos Valella,” white overwhelms you. The walls and the floor are whitewashed, and the seven evenly spaced and hung paintings are splattered with white paint. Actually, they looked scrubbed with white paint, from the center out. And indeed, artist […]

Way back at the beginning of the last decade (2001), there was a burgeoning alt art community in Little Havana, centered around S.W. Sixth Street. While it lasted, Adalberto Delgado, who had a space there, would also host rumba nights on Fridays — it was all so organic and Miami. Delgado, fortunately, is back and […]

Paul Myoda’s “Glittering Machines” has been extended at the Dorsch Gallery. Fantastic idea. These light works, in both the front space and the darkened room behind, are activated by sensors. They move, jump, make noise and cast different shadows, depending on where you stand in proximity to them. There’s a sense of science and technology […]

The finalists for the Knight Arts Challenge Miami were just announced, and congrats to the visual artistic groups in the running. [NAME] Publications is one, having put out art books by artists. [NAME] Publications is guided by Gean Moreno. So far in the series: books (drawn, scribbled, written) by Daniel Newman, Beatriz Monteavaro, Clifton Childree, Adler Guerrier […]

Everyone knows the difference between good salad bars and terrible ones. The latter are limp, wilted, depressing. The former are fresh, filled with color and taste. The “Salad Bar“ that just opened at the Kelley Roy Gallery is the best kind, just delicious. The 250 mostly small oil paintings that make up Sebastian Spreng‘s exhibit […]

Visual arts have been used to sell a lot of things in Miami, from condos to entire neighborhoods. And hanging art on the walls of various establishments often earns them an “art-friendly” label. But, as so many here know, a serious “art cafe” means a place to sit, hang, work and talk. Thankfully, Lester’s is […]