Graffiti on the roof of the Design District studio megaplex
Recently, as two of the many artists inhabiting the Design District studio megaplex were working late in preparation for Art Basel Miami Beach they became aware of frantic scrambling on the roof. After scouting the perimeter of the building, shouting, and throwing beer [...]
Locust Projects’ project space, home of the theater where Childree executes his acclaimed performance and suspected site of the shooting.
An incident has occurred at a Miami gallery in which Police allegedly shot a piece of work believing it to be an intruder. Miami based experimental film maker, Clifton Childree’s exhibition DREAM-CUM-TRU at Locust Projects (105 [...]
In the last twenty years contemporary art fairs have established a foundation within the art world. For better or worse these fairs have changed the financial landscape of art commerce and will no doubt continue to do so. This effect is seen prominently today not least in Miami.
Entry into such [...]
For those of you who live outside of Miami and/or haven’t already heard, Sweat Records, arguably Miami’s best independent indie music store, was broken into and unsurreptitiously vandalized yesterday.
The bastards who breached the alternative Miami hang-out stole computers, music equipment and artwork amounting to over 15,000 dollars. Food, magazines and music stocks were [...]
Robert Chambers, In sit U, 2003. Birch Wood, plywood, steel, electrical components, LED Flood light, hydraulic cylinder and pump, timer, 72″ x 84″ x 34″. Image sequence reversed for near-comedic effect.
ARTLURKER APOLOGY: DEAR READERSHIP, IT HAS COME TO LIGHT THAT ROBERT CHAMBERS AND JIAE HWANG HAVE NOT BEEN DROPPED BY FREDRIC [...]
Disease ‘records’ found at the Miami Dade residence believed by Police to have been the one-time stronghold of Wax Man
Lesser known artist
Goes only by the name of Wax Man
Sightings few
Formal exhibitions none
This nefarious cultural icon raids the trash bags of Miami waxing salons; his aim: to collect the used wax or [...]
Wynwood’s 2nd Saturday Art Walk. Photo credit: Alex De Carvalho
Providing the whole night isn’t completely washed out by a storm, tonight’s 2nd Saturday Wynwood Art walk looks set to be a little thin on the ground. With the season sadly coming to a close and Perrotin’s bizarre if not somewhat inconsiderate decision to open Martin [...]
Exhibition view at Miami’s Museum of Contemporary Art’s Goldman Warehouse, 2007
Today ex-Miami-based artist Jon Peck begins his one month summer residency program at The Cooper Union. With plans to settle in NYC after the residency’s completion this will no doubt be a good introduction for Peck who has the opportunity to begin networking and meeting [...]
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Many apologies for the interrupted service that an explosion in a Texan data-center caused yesterday. We are pleased to report that everything is back to normal (if not a little slow) and that posts will resume within just a few hours.
Up next - Alexandra Kuechenberg in the Salon Des Beaux-Bains.
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