By Janet Batet
One of the most interesting polarities that governs the contemporary urban story is duality –an area not devoid of tremendous tension- comprised of public space and private space. This opposing notion, inherited from the Greek polis and consolidated by the Roman Empire, signifies for the West the founding and modeling –at a symbolic [...]
March 13 - October 11, 2009
As it prepares to begin construction of its new headquarters on Biscayne Bay, Miami Art Museum highlights its growing collection of international contemporary art with “Recent Acquisitions,” a new exhibition on view from March 13 to October 11 of this year. These new additions, many of which are on view [...]
February 22 - May 24, 2009
Although for centuries spirituality was an essential, even guiding, component of art, in the modern era artists have often distanced themselves from otherworldly concerns brings together an intergenerational group of artists who address ritual in the artistic process and the wider implications of spirituality in contemporary art.
“NeoHooDoo: Art for a Forgotten [...]
By Bryan Barcena
As the twentieth century reached its final hours, many artists felt that art based on critical theory was on the way out. The conceptual frameworks, which had propelled art along during the past hundred years, were beginning to seem feeble. The strategy became one of refusing to criticize or to become an antithesis [...]
Miami Art Museum
June 6th - September 21st, 2008
By Raisa Clavijo
Over the summer Miami Art Museum hosted “Disappearances, Shadows and Illusions,” an exhibition curated by Peter Boswell, which made one reflect on the relative and at the same time deceptive nature of human perception, and challenged the visitor to actively participate in his role as observer.
Participating [...]
