Event Coverage: Mirror or Hammer-Social Practice Art at 2017 Miami Art Fairs
“Art is not a mirror held up to reality, but a hammer with which to shape it.” -Bertolt Brecht As a Teaching Artist, I recently became aware that Los Angeles-based Art Education organization, P.S. Arts, founded in part by prolific arts patron Herb Alpert, is using this Brecht quote as their educational theme of 2017-2018. It goes…
Night and Day: The 96 Hour Spectrum of Miami Art Fairs!
It’s hard to focus on the art fairs of Miami without being distracted by the art of the city itself! I was a first-time visitor to Florida, and immediately absorbed by the aqua gel waters, waving feathery palms and coral-specked sands. Historic, royal Art Deco architecture houses institutions as humble as post offices and motels.…
Cartwheel Art Contributors for Miami Art Fair Week 2016!
Mr Brainwash. Photo by Lara Dildy. Meet the Cartwheel Art Contributors for Miami Art Fair Week 2016! It’s that time of the year: Miami Art Basel, when the balmy city becomes home to more than 20 distinct pop-up art festivals. From sophisticated Art Basel for the cultural connoisseur, to graffiti-clad and urban art of Wynwood, Miami…