Beyond Picturopolis Opening Reception January 11, 2008 7-10 pm Curated by Michelle Weinberg Artists: Michelle Weinberg, Neil Bender and Elisabeth Condon.
Michelle Weinberg in collaboration with Neil Bender and Elisabeth Condon gives us a visual introduction to the city of Picturopolis. It is an imaginary construction that allows their figurative works to meld together creating a mythology within this fictitious place. ‘The city, Picturopolis, was a fertile place of suspicion. Half fairy tale, half tourist trap a place where art had once voluptuously run riot in the putrid air and gave musicians sounds that lulled and lollopped lasciviously. Cajoling and dubious it was a beauty not far from the span of the Williamsburg Bridge’. This is the setting that these graphic artists will describe. Their works both fanciful and rich in color and imagery blend to create this imaginary space, ‘Picturopolis’. The exhibition which will be on view at the ACSF Gallery located at 800 Lincoln Road and Meridian Avenue opens on January 11, 2008 and runs through February 17, 2008. Free and open to the public.
FREEDOM TOWER EXHIBITION
MIAMI CONTEMPORARY ARTISTS: CREATING A SCENE Curated by Gean Moreno
The exhibition will be on view at both the FREEDOM TOWER and the ARTCENTER/SOUTH FLORIDA Gallery.
On view November 28, 2007 through January 6, 2008 Freedom Tower exhibition extended until January 28th, 2008.
The exhibition strives to produce a collective portrait of the Miami art scene from the vantage point of the cultural producers rather than its consumers. Inviting four alternative spaces and over forty artists, it seeks to open a space of self-representation for those engaged with cultural production at the ground level. Rather than present discreet objects, the exhibition will function as a space in which stories will be created that better explain the contexts against which art produced in Miami should be placed and understood.
Miami Contemporary Artists: Creating a Scene features the work of Kevin Arrow, BasFisher Invitational, Carlos Betancourt, Francie Bishop-Good, Box, Jenny Brillhart, Carlos Cardenas, Consuela Castenada, Robert Chambers, Westen Charles, Susan Lee Chun, Ivan Toth Depena, John Espinosa, Eugenio Espinoza, Luis Gispert, Adler Guerrier, Jason Hedges, Alex Heria, The House, Maria Martinez-Canas, Daniel Newman, Glexis Novoa, Ernesto Oroza, Jonathan Peck, Gavin Perry, Beatriz Monteavaro, Manny Prieres, Ralph Provisero, George Sanchez – Calderon, Tom Scicluna, Onajide Shabaka, Diego Singh, Kristen Thiele, Robert Thiele, Kyle Trowbridge, Frances Trombly, TM Sisters, 20/20 Projects, Odalis Valdivieso, Eugenia Vargas, and Michelle Weinberg, Trisha Brookbank, Ernesto Burgos, Clifton Childree, Craig Kucia, Pepe Mar, Vickie Pierre, Gustavo Roman, and Tawnie Silva among others.
ArtCenter / South Florida 800 Lincoln Road Miami Beach, FL 33139
Freedom Tower 600 Biscayne Blvd Miami, FL 33132
FUTURE EXHIBITIONS
February 22 – March 30, 2008 KX2=ART Curated by Ruth Avra Opening Reception: Friday, February 22, 2008 7 – 10pm KX2=ART is a collaborative project between two artists who utilize metalwork and oil painting to create multi-paneled installations that explore how their differing styles and disciplines interact to create uniquely sculptural paintings. The artists featured in this unique exhibition are Ruth Avra, jeweler, and Dana Lynn Kleinman, painter.
April 4 – May 4, 2008 What Are You Laughing At? Opening Reception: Friday, April 4, 2007 7 – 10pm What Are You Laughing At? brings together the work of five artists ranging in media and disciplines from installation, to painting and performance that entice the viewer with the comedic absurdity with which they examine issues as complex as religion, media saturation, co-modification, time and nostalgia, among others. What Are You Laughing At? poses questions about the role of comedy in art and features the work of ArtCenter Artist-in-Residence David Leroi, David Hevel, Scott Listfield, Leslie Hall, and Abby Manock.
Dates and titles of exhibitions and programs are subject to change.
ArtCenter/ South Florida’s Gallery is located at 800 Lincoln Road; Artist-in-Residence studios are located at 800/810/ 924 Lincoln Road; Administrative Offices are located at 924 Lincoln Road, Miami Beach, Florida, 33139. For information call 305.674.8278, or visit www.artcentersf.org.
