Articles of ‘Wynwood’

Ricardo Pascale – Sculptures

 
May - July, 2009
Sammer Gallery presents a solo exhibition of the distinguished Uruguyan sculptor, Ricardo Pascale (Montevideo, 1942). Pascale became involved with the plastic arts at an early age, as a student of drawing and painting. In 1989 he entered the Centro de Expresión Plástica directed by Nelson Ramos, where he studied for several years. [...]



ARCOmadrid-2009: A Game of Strategy

By Janet Alfonso
The 28th edition of the international art fair, ARCOmadrid-2009, made it clear that the current economic crisis has been manageable, as far as the art market is concerned.
Fairs are social, economic and cultural events; in recent decades, however, the second of these aspects has become more prominent. Sales outcome, in terms of pricing [...]



NOTA BENE, OPENS AT DORSCH GALLERY

May 9 - June 2, 2009
Opening reception May 9, 2009, 7-10pm
Dorsch Gallery will inaugurate nota bene: Illustrated demons & allegories, stripped of one religion, culture or narrative, are cast adrift and, accordingly, find new haunts. Curated by Tyler Emerson-Dorsch, this group exhibition features work by Rene Barge, Ernesto Caivano, Alyssa Phoebus, Shahzia Sikander, Reeve Schumacher, [...]



SELF MADE EXHIBITION

Participating artists: Brandon Opalka, Sinisa KUKEC, Reeve Schumacher & m lafille
Opening Reception Friday, May 8, 2009 - 7.00 pm
Open for the 2nd Saturday Gallery Walk - May 9
May 8 - 22, 2009
 
Video artist m lafille has gathered three artists around her latest piece, Mangrove.
She offered her video as a starting point for this exhibition, and [...]



Lutz Bacher’s Secret Life

By Ernesto Menéndez-Conde
 
The display of the art pieces in “My Secret Life” -the personal exhibition of the artist Lutz Bacher, which is currently at PS1, the New York dependency of the MoMA- offers the impression of a group of isolated shows, rather than a retrospective of a single artist. There is a sense of fragmentation [...]



TM Sisters – Ideal Tonight

Art and Culture Center of Hollywood, Florida
February 20 - April 5, 2009
By Cara Despain
Walking into “Ideal Tonight,” the latest endeavor by the sibling duo, Monica and Tasha Lopez De Victoria (aka the TM Sisters), at the Art and Culture Center of Hollywood, is akin to walking into a nightclub or bar-low lighting, lots of young [...]



The Kaleidoscopic Eye: Thyssen-Bornemisza Art Contemporary Collection

The Kaleidoscopic Eye: Thyssen-Bornemisza Art Contemporary Collection

Mori Art Museum, Tokyo
April 4 - July 5, 2009
“The Kaleidoscopic Eye: Thyssen-Bornemisza Art Contemporary Collection” opens at The Mori Art Museum from April 4 to July 5, 2009. The exhibition is organized in collaboration with Thyssen-Bornemisza Art Contemporary, the Vienna-based foundation, renowned for its excellence in contemporary art.
“The Kaleidoscopic Eye” brings together a selection of [...]



Carlos Estévez, Gory & Adrian, at Pan American Art Projects

Carlos Estévez - The Mystery of Migrations
Project Room: Gory and Adrian / Diptychs: One Lens, Two Visions
April 11 - May 23, 2009
Opening April 11, 2009 6-9 pm
“The Mystery of Migrations” is the title of Carlos Estévez’s new solo exhibition of paintings. As the title indicates, Carlos is exploring the process of migrations, philosophically, existentially and [...]



Matteo Ferretti - Lights at the Edge, at Quiroz 108 Gallery

May 9 - June 12, 2009
Opening May 9, 2009- 7 pm
After recent major Italian exhibitions in Milan and Florence, Matteo Ferretti will present, at Quiroz 108 Gallery in Miami, the show “Lights at the Edge.”
The exhibition will include twenty of his latest works related to his research on the relationship between photography and form. Three [...]



Revisiting the past - The paintings of Gustavo Acosta

By Irina Leyva-Pérez
If we look back at Gustavo’s oeuvre over a span of twenty years, we can easily recognize that he has been interested in social expressions of power. In the 1980s, when his work started receiving attention, he was using metaphors of Roman architecture as a reference to the Cuban social system. The dark, [...]