First, we want to give another shout out to friend of the site Tony Peralta, who’s bringing his New York exhibit, Complejo, all the way down to Miami for the festivities. The exhibit, which was showcased at the Northern Manhattan Arts Alliance in the heavily Dominican neighborhood Washington Heights, examines the complex relationship of Dominicans in New York and elsewhere to race and history. Peralta, whose Peralta Project t-shirts and posters have taken a firm hold in Uptown Manhattan, brings his personal design style to this collection, which not only features prints and paintings but also a few installation style pieces.
Check out the interview we did with him a few months ago before the New York opening.
We’re told that Peralta and a few of his associates are looking to put together a documentary about the experience of bringing this seemingly very New York project to a completely different city with a completely different cultural context. We’re looking forward to hearing more.
The Co11ective, “an Art Basel satellite event featuring eleven veteran bi-cultural artists who’s works range in style, from photography to street art,” launches this weekend at the Kohn Compound, featuring a host of DJS and a wide ranging compendium of local Miami artists, including Remezcla featured muralist Trek 6 (pictured above, in the process of creation), alongside Lizzie Easton, Lauren Webb Harris, Celso Art, Rimx, Larregui, SK545, Osunlade, La Pandilla, Bik Ismo, Shaun Thurston with Special Exhibits by Infamous Magazine, Red Bull Through My Eyes, HVW8, and Carlos “Mare139″ Rodriguez. Over the course of the weekend there will also be a host of special appearances from performers and musicians. Check out out the event listing for the full rundown.
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Art|Basel weekend is primed to be amazing, and there’s almost too much to do. What are you choosing to check out? Leave your Art|Basel experiences in the comment secion.