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Category Archives: Interviews

A quiet afternoon with Derrick Adams

Derrick Adams, ‘sometimes i just don’t feel like myself’. Installation and performance. Courtesy of Collette Blanchard, New York. The first words out of my mouth as I picked up Derrick Adams from the Floridian condo on West Avenue was ‘Man, that shirt is totally Kehinde Wiley!’ He laughed and agreed that the bright, Oriental-type floral [...]

Almost Famous – Oliver Sanchez in Ocean Drive

Why ’80s East Village pioneer Oliver Sanchez is Miami’s best-kept art secret by Brett Sokol. Oliver Sanchez with his Nunsmoke, 2009 If you’ve spent any time exploring Miami’s contemporary art scene over the past few years, then you’ve seen the handiwork of Oliver Sanchez. From exhibitions at the Miami Art Museum to the Rubell Family Collection, Sanchez’s craftsmanship [...]

Conversation with the organizers of The End/Spring Break

As part of our continuing effort to broaden our network of related media partners we are happy to re-publish a conversation between Nicolas Lobo and Domingo Castillo, Patti Her and Kiwi Farah, organizers of a nomadic project designed to develop new modes of approaching contemporary art and culture within South Florida communities. Flyers for ‘Now [...]

Viking Funeral interviewed by Nicolas Lobo

Image courtesy of Viking Funeral. Nicolas Lobo, a Miami based artist, interviews Viking Funeral, a Miami based duo (Carlos Ascurra and Juan González), who have operated in various ways over the past 2 years, transecting the local cultural landscape with a variety of strategies. Their output includes live noise shows, sound installations, video and other [...]

From Sea to Shining Sea: Justin H. Long at Twenty Twenty Projects

From Sea to Shining Sea installation view. Here follows an interview with Justin H. Long on the subject of his first Miami solo show, From Sea to Shining Sea, currently at Twenty Twenty Projects. Long is an emerging Miami artist who has been a memorable contributor to and oftentimes elemental part of such Miami exhibitions [...]

Transit Antenna: Giving Convention A Wide Berth

Bob at the wheel of Big Walter. Image courtesy of Transit Antenna Transit Antenna is the name given to a project that has defined the existence of its architects for the last two years. Traveling the country in a retired city transit bus that they converted into an RV using recycled materials, modified to run [...]