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Monthly Archives: April 2009

Interview with Jackie Gendel & Tom McGrath

Monday, April 6, 2009

Jackie Gendel, Crowd, 2009. Oil on canvas. 24 x 22 inches. Courtesy David Castillo Gallery. One problem with Miami is that after shows open (events that are in themselves often over shadowed by the social aspect of our Second Saturday Art Walks), there isn’t much that seems to happen beyond the necessary commercial goings-on. Nevertheless, [...]

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The Benjamin Project at Gallery Diet

Sunday, April 5, 2009

By David Rohn The Benjamin Project at Gallery Diet, Miami, by Berlin-based collaborative, ‘Empfangshalle’ and film maker, Thomas Adebahr responds to the influential essay by art and social theorist Walter Benjamin on the reproduction of art. Specifically, in his 1935 essay, “Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction”, Benjamin identified ‘Aura’ as a fundamental element [...]

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Weekend Special Events and News

Friday, April 3, 2009

TM Sisters, I Deal Tonight, 2009 (detail). Mixed media and electricity. This evening from 5 – 8pm the Aesthetics & Values 2009 exhibition (March 16th – April 10th) at The Gallery at Green Library (Green Library, 2nd Floor, FIU Campus, 11200 SW 8th Street, Miami, FL 33139) will hold a reception. The exhibition which features [...]

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Seeds of Change: Miami’s Upper Eastside Garden

Wednesday, April 1, 2009

Martin Oppel’s mural in progress (now complete). On Saturday Miami’s Upper East Side Garden enjoyed its second anniversary. Those who attended the event were treated to performances by Debbie D and a live show with Matt & Kim organized by Sweat Records to celebrate the design of its new native Florida garden by Edwina von Gal and the [...]

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