Now that the Superbowl is over, the great flux of visitors washing in and out of Miami, perhaps this is a good time to take a visit and really relax in the nation’s most South-Eastern state. You’ll find here plenty of amazing beaches, great cuisine (of the Floribbean variety — part Caribbean, part Floridian, if you will), and any number of terrific museums and attractions. One of my favorites is the Miami Art Museum. I happen to be somewhat compulsive about museums; whenever I’m in a town overnight, staying in of the city’s hotels — for more information about that, visit this page — I want to see the local museums. With the Miami Art Museum, there’s a number of interesting permanent and traveling exhibits.
Unfortunately, you’ve just missed the Miami-Dade County Student Artwork exhibit, which concluded on Valentine’s Day, February 14th. However, there’s still an opportunity to see Carlos Bunga: Metamorphosis. This work is two big structures made from perishable materials and the idea is to explore the connection between architecture and urban spaces. A Portuguese artist, this is Carlos Bunga’s first U.S. solo exhibition. It runs until February 28, 2010. Also running until Feb. 28th, is a collection of works in an exhibit titled Space as Medium. The art here combines work from those artists of the 60s and 70s of the last century with the work of younger artists to create pieces which “engage” with the pieces of the museum itself — such as its walls and floors and ceilings.
In the near future, you’ll be able to see a “Miami Point of View” on art from the museum’s permanent collection, displaying work from the 20th and 21st Centuries. This exhibit begins on February 28th and continues. There’s no end date given. Another exhibit you’ll be interested to find is Carlos Cruz Diez: The Embodied Experience of Color. Here, you’ll find an installation where lights challenge perceptions of museum patrons as they move in a world of shifting space and color. This intriguing exhibition runs from March 20th until June 20th of 2010.
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