From Wynwood to South Beach, parties, exhibits and performances can be found across the city during Art Basel week.
Art, Culture
‘American Masks’ artist, UM professor receives threats after exhibit goes viral
The first time the masks were displayed, the reaction was thumbs up and some thumbs down. This time, Professor Billie Grace Lynn is receiving death threats.
Art, Community, Culture
‘Black Hair Magic’ exhibit reclaims the beauty of natural styles
When fifth-year student Alexis McDonald took a photography class and got free rein to do a project on whatever she liked, she had one goal: to “take up space” as a black woman and to take something often criticized, demonized and politicized – black hair – and show its beauty. It was during this time…
Art, Culture
Wine and painting offers new way to wind down
A blood red moon rises over a haunted house, surrounded by ghosts and a graveyard. This is not an opening to a horror movie but the scene that was painted by guests of The Lowe art museum’s “Sip and Sketch” night. Every month, the Beaux Arts program, a volunteer organization focused on promoting the arts…
Art, Culture
Art professor displays politically charged “American Masks”
Crowds formed outside the windows of the University of Miami art gallery in Wynwood and stared at the display: Ku Klux Klan hoods made out of American flags. Associate Professor of Sculpture Billie Grace Lynn showcased “American Masks” as part of UM’s annual faculty art show. She first created the masks in 2006 as…
Art, Culture
Mural artist gone viral leaves free art around campus to thank Miami
Artist Beau Bradbury graffitied a mural of an old-school Sebastian the Ibis on the side of the Geneva Hotel entitled “You Don’t Scare Us Irma” in preparation for the powerful hurricane and quickly gained popularity because of it. Now, Bradbury is ready to take his art and passion for the community to the next level….
Art, Culture
“Pop Art Prints” exhibition celebrates history and color
The “Pop Art Prints” exhibition celebrates the technicolor pop art movement, which began in the United States during the 1960s as a reaction to abstract expressionism. Pop art served as a demonstration against the limiting distinction between high and low art. Nestled at the centre of the University of Miami’s Lowe Art Museum, the clean…
Art, Community, Culture, Hurricane
Ibis shutter art stands strong
“We will not be afraid.” This is the message that artist Beau Bradbury sent to Miami when his mural, ‘You Don’t Scare Us Irma,’ went viral before the storm hit. Painted on the side of the Geneva Hotel on 15th and Collins in Miami Beach, the hourlong street art project became a popular and powerful…
Art, Culture, Hurricane, Music, Theater
Arts departments shuffle around dates, resources to accommodate after Irma
For two and a half weeks the University of Miami has been on a hiatus. Every class, extracurricular activity and event scheduled during that time was canceled. This forced every department to rethink its agenda to accommodate the break and new academic calendar. For UM’s theater department, the 20 days off school meant students could…
Art, Books, Community, Culture
Miami Zine Fair features eclectic array of locally produced zines, products
When people think of zines, they might think of the 1970s New York punk zeitgeist. They might also think of the ever-growing “do-it-yourself” movement or a potentially great skit for a “Portlandia” episode. Event-goers found all this and more at The Miami Zine Fair April 22. The fair was a community-based event that offered exposure…
Art, Books, Community, Culture
Celebrate National Poetry Month with poetry festival events
April is National Poetry Month, and there’s no better place to get in the writing spirit than Miami. The O, Miami Poetry Festival begins on the first of the month, with dozens of events almost every day. Don’t like poetry? Think again – you’ll have a blast at these unique (and mostly free) celebrations. …
Art, Community, Culture, Food, Television
Spring break options for people staying in Miami
Staying in Miami for spring break? Have no fear. If you’re still scrambling to make spring-break plans, here’s a sampler of activities and events for you to enjoy during the week off. ¡Fuácata! or A Latina’s Guide to Surviving the Universe In her one-woman show, Carbonell Award-winning actress Elena Maria Garcia brings over 20 different…
