Video holds a unique position in contemporary art. On one level, it is the newest medium, one totally based on technology that was nonexistent a century ago. But it also seems to be the most immediate of vehicles — a video can express a snapshot of time, and its Zeitgeist, like no other form. MoCA‘s […]

The giant inflatable art sculptures swaying in the wind at the Miami Beach Botanical Garden are truly lovely spectacles — the only thing negative to say about this outdoor art exhibit is that it is so short-lived and will only last through Friday night, so haul yourself over to the gardens asap. There have been […]

What is it about Nathan Sawaya’s sculptures that make Big and Little kids alike go gaga? Is it because these whimsical works are made from … Legos? Likely. Indeed, that cityscape sculpture, that life-size blue figure with cracking skull, that cello, are all made from those little building bricks so familiar to children everywhere. Sawaya […]

Plunging your hands into a huge tub filled with dried leaves is an incredibly visceral experience. Even the smell as they are tossed and upturned can bring back vivid memories, for those who remember playing in newly raked leaf piles. That’s just one of the pleasures in visiting Karen Rifas’ “laboratory” of leaves at the […]

Although the Miami Art Museum is gearing up for the big move, along with the Miami Science Museum, to Museum Park on the bay, it’s easy to forget that MAM already forms a museum park of sorts, in its current downtown campus. (To be frank, some might not even know it exists at all.) Several […]

We all know Miami has bizarro-world moments — in fact, that is one of our most endearing traits, if you throw out your inner irritation and learn to love the weirdness. The nonprofit gallery space Bas Fisher Invitational would like to encourage this love, with a quirky series of artist-led bus tours over the next […]

Miami, you have come a long way. The just opened all-local MAM “New Work Miami 2010” show, with 35 artists, is testament to that. There are riveting huge installations, new painting, sound and performance pieces, and a wealth of other works in this show. But the real take-away impression is how grounded the Miami art […]

One of the best things about contemporary art in the 21st century is how multidisciplinary it truly has become. And Miami is a good representative of this trend. Artists are rarely pigeonholed anymore into one descriptor: she is a sculptor, he is a painter. Most artists these days work across a number of disciplines, and […]

Let’s face it: This holiday weekend is going to be hot and steamy. And there are few places as refreshing as the Wolfsonian-FIU museum on Miami Beach. The building itself exudes cool — from its great Deco lobby to its cafe, book store and on up to the exhibition floors. But of course, this Miami […]