State of the Art: Your Weekly Guide to Miami’s Latino Art Openings
State of The Art is Remezcla’s weekly guide to Latin art openings in your city each week. Mingle with art admirers, collectors and casual passersby to check out these new works. And don’t forget to grab a free glass of wine…or three.
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The Americas Collection
Open House: November 8, 6-9pm
Celebrating 20 years of representing Latin American artists in the heart of Coral Gables, the Americas Collection invites the public to enjoy works on view in their new space across from the Village of Merrick Park. Discerning art enthusiasts can enjoy the creations of artists Felix Angel (Colombia), Jean Jacques Ribi (Panamá), Antonia Guzmán (Argentina), Enrique Campuzano (Chile), and Cuban-American artist Connie Lloveras amongst others.
214 Andalusia Avenue
Coral Gables, FL 33134
305-446-5578
Abel Barroso: Un país, una ilusión
Opening: November 9, 6-9pm
Although borders between countries can separate and entrap people, they are also illusory and capricious. Cuban artist Abel Barroso explores the dynamics of migration in his multimedia interactive exhibit, Un país, una ilusión. The centerpiece is Pinball del emigrante, a row of stark pinball machines set against the New York City skyline. In this virtual frontier between the third and first world, players must overcome many obstacles to reach a seemingly inaccessible Shangri-la. Then there is Mi casa es tu casa, an immense bird cage overlaid with a giant world map. Participants can enter and exit any part, like birds which naturally migrate across hemispheres. There are also works that propose ingenious solutions to common predicaments of migration, such as a machine that dispenses visas and other documents based on supply and demand. Keeping with Cuban tradition, Barroso uses a playful approach to bring attention to serious historical and contemporary issues.
Wynwood Art Walk
November 10, 6-10pm
The temperature has dropped and the atmosphere is electric. With only one month left to Art Basel, the multitudes at the Art Walk are building momentum. If you get there after 8pm and the galleries are overwhelmingly full, you can still get your fix of visual kicks watching the stylish throngs of “hipsterati.” Highlights include Minimo, a survey of Latin American minimalism in the 1960s at Sammer Gallery; A visual diary of Jaime Ferreyros, an exhibit for the iPhone generation at the Lunch Box Gallery; and the geometric sculptures at Art Nouveau Gallery which celebrates its 2nd anniversary in Wynwood and 25th in Maracaibo.
NW 2nd Avenue Between 21st and 29th street