BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Miami Design Preservation League - ECPv6.3.3.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Miami Design Preservation League X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://mdpl.org X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Miami Design Preservation League REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20240310T070000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20241103T060000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240328T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240328T160000 DTSTAMP:20240328T162504 CREATED:20230922T185523Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230922T185523Z UID:10005902-1711620000-1711641600@mdpl.org SUMMARY:Mythic Creatures: Dragons\, Unicorns & Mermaids DESCRIPTION:About the Exhibition\nMythic Creatures: Dragons\, Unicorns & Mermaids traces the natural and cultural roots of some of the world’s most enduring mythological creatures from Asia\, Europe\, the Americas\, and beyond. This alluring exhibition includes imaginative life-size models including a 17 foot-long dragon with a wingspan of over 19 feet\, a giant Kraken sea monster with 12-foot-long tentacles rising from the gallery floor\, and a 10-foot-tall unicorn\, capturing the imagination of every visitor.  Paintings and textiles\, along with cultural objects from around the world ranging from a Chinese Parade dragon to Greek Coins that bring to light surprising similarities and differences in the ways people around the world have been inspired by nature to envision and depict these strange and wonderful creatures. \nMythic Miami\nSouth Florida is a place of wonder and surprise\, filled with tales of the fantastical creatures inhabiting our waters\, forests\, and skies. Lasting stories of Caribbean mermaids\, the Chupacabra from Puerto Rico\, and Florida’s own Skunk Ape have fascinated us for generations\, while newly uncovered creatures make us imagine what else could be out there. Mythic Miami captures a few of these intriguing beings through stories and artifacts\, giving us a glimpse into the worlds of these extraordinary creatures. \nMythic Creatures: Dragons\, Unicorns & Mermaids is organized by the American Museum of Natural History\, New York (amnh.org)\, in collaboration with The Field Museum\, Chicago; Canadian Museum of Civilization\, Gatineau; Australian National Maritime Museum\, Sydney; and Fernbank Museum of Natural History\, Atlanta. URL:https://mdpl.org/event/mythic-creatures-dragons-unicorns-mermaids/2024-03-28/ LOCATION:HistoryMiami Museum\, 101 W Flagler Street\, Miami\, FL\, 33130\, United States CATEGORIES:Museum Exhibition ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://mdpl.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/MYTHIC-CREATURES-2023-round2-1-scaled-e1689609300206.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240328T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240328T170000 DTSTAMP:20240328T162504 CREATED:20240320T183413Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240320T183947Z UID:10010574-1711620000-1711645200@mdpl.org SUMMARY:What's on the Menu DESCRIPTION:February 21–May 26\, 2024\nThe Wolfsonian–FIU @ 1001 Washington Avenue \nBeginning in the 1920s\, restaurant and nightclub owners used all the tools of modern graphic design—vibrant colors\, bold lettering\, and striking images—to promote their businesses on printed materials. These establishments often commissioned commercial artists to create alluring menu covers that drew in customers by teasing an array of attractions\, including celebrity sightings\, risqué burlesque\, exotic foods\, and sophisticated surroundings. Featuring nearly 50 menus from the U.S. and Cuba\, along with programs\, postcards\, matchbooks\, and other items from iconic eateries on land\, at sea\, and in the air\, What’s on the Menu offers a glimpse of nightlife and dining in an age of glamour. \nThis installation is inspired by a recently promised gift from Vicki Gold Levi. URL:https://mdpl.org/event/whats-on-the-menu/2024-03-28/ LOCATION:Art Deco Museum\, 1001 Ocean Drive\, Miami Beach\, FL\, 33139\, United States CATEGORIES:Museum Exhibition ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://mdpl.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/whatsonthemenu.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240328T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240328T180000 DTSTAMP:20240328T162504 CREATED:20230922T140123Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230922T140334Z UID:10006610-1711620000-1711648800@mdpl.org SUMMARY:The Big World: Alternative Landscapes in the Modern Era DESCRIPTION:The Big World\, focusing on depictions of the land in The Wolfsonian’s collection\, challenges expectations of landscape art as it goes beyond bucolic scenes to reveal changing vistas of the modern era rendered in paintings\, the decorative arts\, and even a grand piano. The exhibition charts a course through the end of the 19th century and into the first half of the 20th\, presenting the story of global growth and shifting ideas about the world around us—from pristine nature\, to its radical alteration in modern urban and industrial centers\, to panoramas ruined by war and environmental disregard. \nAugust 30\, 2023–June 2\, 2024\nThe Wolfsonian–FIU @ 1001 Washington Avenue \nVisit the Wolfsonian-FIU website for the latest information: URL:https://mdpl.org/event/the-big-world-alternative-landscapes-in-the-modern-era/2024-03-28/ LOCATION:Wolfsonian-FIU\, 1001 Washington Avenue\, Miami Beach\, FL\, 33139\, United States CATEGORIES:Museum Exhibition ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://mdpl.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/exhibition_the-big-world_banner-Large.jpeg ORGANIZER;CN="Wolfsonian-FIU":MAILTO:info@thewolf.fiu.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240328T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240328T180000 DTSTAMP:20240328T162504 CREATED:20231201T172408Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231201T172408Z UID:10007620-1711620000-1711648800@mdpl.org SUMMARY:Silhouettes: Image and Word in the Harlem Renaissance DESCRIPTION:The flourishing of literary\, visual\, and musical arts between the 1920s and ’40s known as the Harlem Renaissance projected a new picture of Black life to the world. \nSilhouettes: Image and Word in the Harlem Renaissance considers the role of art in this movement\, paying special attention to the collaboration between artists and writers on illustrated books—works that reached a broad audience with stories and images that challenged demeaning stereotypes and asserted African Americans’ capacity for self-determination. \nCurated by Christopher Norwood\, founder of Hampton Art Lovers\, in consultation with Shawn Christian\, professor of English at Florida International University\, and Wolfsonian staff. \nSponsored by Cowles Charitable Trust\, Tamara L. Harris Foundation\, and Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau Art of Black Miami. URL:https://mdpl.org/event/silhouettes-image-and-word-in-the-harlem-renaissance-2/2024-03-28/ LOCATION:Wolfsonian-FIU\, 1001 Washington Avenue\, Miami Beach\, FL\, 33139\, United States CATEGORIES:Museum Exhibition ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://mdpl.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/silhouettes.webp ORGANIZER;CN="Wolfsonian-FIU":MAILTO:info@thewolf.fiu.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240328T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240328T180000 DTSTAMP:20240328T162504 CREATED:20231020T174739Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240208T224114Z UID:10006795-1711627200-1711648800@mdpl.org SUMMARY:Nam June Paik: The Miami Years DESCRIPTION:Nam June Paik (b. 1932\, Seoul; d. 2006\, Miami Beach) was a pioneer in the development of electronic moving images and digitized compositions as a form of creative expression. Credited with originating the term “electronic superhighway” in 1974\, Paik’s complex works demonstrated enormous prescience for the influence and proliferation of digital media as an artistic medium\, the global expansion of social networks\, and the growing enmeshment between modern life and technology. \nOrganized around The Bass’ recent acquisition of Paik’s TV Cello (2003)\, Nam June Paik: The Miami Years offers a close examination of the artist’s connection to Miami. The exhibition uncovers the little-known history of the artist’s life in Miami Beach while exploring the innovative ways he used communication and media technologies in his work. \nIn the early 1990s\, people arriving at Miami International Airport had the opportunity to encounter two extraordinary sculptural installations by Paik. WING\, located in the Concourse B lobby\, greeted viewers with almost 100 television monitors assembled in a biplane-shaped\, neon frame\, punctuated by a propeller. MIAMI\, in front of the Customs exit doors in the lobby of Concourse E\, featured 74 monitors arranged to spell out M-I-A-M-I in block letters. \nIn both works\, the TV screens presented a mesmerizing flow of iconic images of South Florida interspersed with recognizable glimpses from around the world: palm trees\, flamingos\, bathers at the beach\, traffic jams\, Buddhist temples\, molten earth\, sailboats and molecules. Thousands of images\, along with Paik’s unique form of “electronic painting\,” combined into a dynamic cacophony flashing before travelers’ eyes. \nCommissioned in 1985 by the Miami-Dade Art in Public Places Trust\, WING and MIAMI were dedicated on November 29\, 1990.While Paik made Miami Beach his home until his death in 2006\, by the late 1990s\, WING and MIAMI were no longer on public view. \nWith original research into Paik and South Florida\, including a timeline account of the making and display of WING and MIAMI\, Nam June Paik: The Miami Years will offer fresh insights into the acclaimed artist’s personal engagement with our region. \nThis exhibition will also include Notations\, performances by contemporary artists whose practices engage with and further the experimental uses of technology found in Nam June Paik’s work.” \nThe museum is open Wednesday-Sunday 12pm-6pm. Admission is free for Miami Beach Residents & City of Miami Beach employees (with valid ID/proof of residence). URL:https://mdpl.org/event/nam-june-paik-the-miami-years/2024-03-28/ LOCATION:The Bass\, 2100 Collins Avenue\, Miami Beach\, FL\, United States CATEGORIES:Museum Exhibition ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://mdpl.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/nam-june-paik.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240328T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240328T180000 DTSTAMP:20240328T162504 CREATED:20240321T165713Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240328T143859Z UID:10011990-1711627200-1711648800@mdpl.org SUMMARY:Hernan Bas Exhibit DESCRIPTION:DEC 4\,2023-MAY 5\,2024 \nThe Bass announces Hernan Bas: The Conceptualists\, on-view beginning December 4\, 2023 and through May 5\, 2024\, an exhibition of paintings that explore conceptual art as a permissive realm for creative behavior and an inviting space for queerness. \nHernan Bas: The Conceptualists will feature over thirty paintings\, many never previously exhibited at museums\, including the artist’s largest canvas to date measuring some 9 by 21 feet. \nIn his paintings\, drawings and installations\, Miami-based artist Hernan Bas (b. 1978) creates intricately detailed scenes that invite viewers to decipher an astounding number of visual references. His works often involve a single male or group of male figures caught in moments of stasis\, in apparent introspection or still repose. All other action surrounding the character is seemingly suspended for the artist’s and viewers’ thoughtful study. \nMining literary sources\, like the aesthetic decadence and queer eroticism of such nineteenth-century writers as Oscar Wilde and Joris-Karl Huysman\, Bas incorporates visual cues into a range of narratives. From poetry\, religion\, mythology and literature to the histories of gay struggle\, youth culture\, news media and television\, Bas’s detailed vignettes symbolically reference the peculiarities of cultural identities. \nWhile earlier works show male characters linked to specific stories\, each painting in The Conceptualists depicts a single protagonist deeply engaged in an obsessive\, idiosyncratic pastime. Bas’ subjects freely exercise the unique activities that give sustenance and meaning to their lives: carving objects that hold ice\, fabricating roadside memorials for hitchhikers\, chewing gum every waking hour of the day\, or gilding the leaves of dying house plants\, among other personal idylls. \nBas’ detailed depictions substantiate quirky behaviors under the generous categorization of “conceptual art.” These tales are queer\, where queerness refers not necessarily to sexual orientation but to a pillar of conceptual art—an incomprehensible permissiveness and liberating space for a society grounded in conformity. \nThe Conceptualists is a featured exhibition as The Bass commemorates its 60th anniversary season of sharing powerful contemporary art that excites\, challenges and educates audiences\, bringing new perspectives to Miami Beach’s diverse cultural context. \nABOUT HERNAN BAS\nHernan Bas (b. 1978\, Miami\, FL\, lives and works in Miami\, FL) creates paintings\, works on paper\, videos and installations that weave together adolescent adventures with classical poetry\, religious stories\, mythology\, the paranormal and literature. Influenced by the Romantic era of the 18th century that glorified the sublime beauty of nature and the Decadent movement of the 19th century that evoked romantic nihilism\, skepticism\, excess and artificiality\, Bas’ early work often portrayed nearly hidden adolescent male figures\, deep in contemplation amidst vast otherworldly landscapes. As the figure and the interiors they occupied became more and more prominent throughout Bas’ work\, so did the social and cultural context within which they were living. Spanning a wide range of time periods and themes\, Bas investigates inquisition\, desire and obsessions and invites the viewer to recognize their own curiosities and oddities. \nWhile the young male figure remains prominent throughout Bas’ oeuvre\, in his more recent work of individual paintings become an in-depth investigation into a singular critical subject\, addressing topics such as LGBTQIA+ activism and desire\, politics\, news\, conspiracy theories and the occult. Providing a unique perspective on American subculture and a contemporary version of History Painting\, they allow us to consider the relevance of seemingly inconsequential moments in the past and present and offer space for critical reflection. For his November 2019 exhibition with Lehmann Maupin\, TIME LIFE\, Bas used the Time-Life Book series “Mysteries of the Unknown” as his inspiration. Published between 1987 and 1991\, each book focused on a different paranormal topic\, such as ghosts\, UFOs\, psychic powers and dreams. Navigating the liminal space between reality and fiction\, the grotesque and the beautiful\, the odd and the mundane\, Bas highlights cult phenomena from the past that offer insight into the political and social concerns of today. URL:https://mdpl.org/event/hernan-bas-exhibit/2024-03-28/ LOCATION:The Bass\, 2100 Collins Avenue\, Miami Beach\, FL\, United States CATEGORIES:Museum Exhibition ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://mdpl.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/hernanbas.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240328T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240328T180000 DTSTAMP:20240328T162504 CREATED:20240327T175021Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240327T175021Z UID:10012015-1711627200-1711648800@mdpl.org SUMMARY:Bass Museum Presents: Carola Bravo Between Absence and Presence DESCRIPTION:MARCH 16\, 2023 – SEPTEMBER 30\, 2024 \nOn Thursday\, March 16\, 2023\, The Bass unveils Carola Bravo’s Between Absence and Presence\, the third cycle winner of the museum’s New Monuments open artist call\, a project supported by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation through the museum’s Knight Art Commissions Program. Installed in Collins Park\, Bravo’s temporary\, site-specific monument will be on view through January 2024. \nMiami-based\, Venezuelan artist Carola Bravo’s work includes architectural public art and immersive site-specific video and art installations. Through her practice\, she explores the geometry of our spaces and how they intersect with history\, memory and time. Touching on themes such as change\, home\, exile and hope\, Bravo examines our sense of belonging through the ordering of space. Her interest in landscape\, places and territories form the basis of her examination of the conceptual and emotional implications of our relationships with space and time. \nWith Between Absence and Presence\, Bravo challenges traditional commemoration and the use of public monuments by inverting a pedestal and covering it in a mirrored surface\, reflecting spectators and the surrounding environment. The reflective presence of the spectator integrated into the absence of where a commemorative object is expected to be is meant to highlight society’s inverted values by directing the viewers’ gaze towards themselves\, initiating questions about this legitimizing form of the monument\, long recognized as means for assigning value to people\, events and things. \nThe Bass is situated in Collins Park\, a public park in Miami Beach\, where there are presently four monuments that were commissioned by different groups at various times. Sitting atop stone plinths in the south side of the park\, these existing monuments pay homage to Cuban epidemiologist Dr. Carlos Finlay\, Venezuelan political leader Simón Bolívar\, Nicaraguan scientist Dr. Luis Henry Debayle and Cuban writer Jose Martí. Amid an international debate on monuments and their legitimacy\, New Monuments seeks to provide artists the opportunity to produce a new\, temporary fifth monument. \n“The Bass conceived of New Monuments as a way to elevate artistic voices in Miami\,” said Silvia Karman Cubiñá\, Executive Director and Chief Curator of The Bass. “In its third year\, we’re excited to continue to provide a forum where local artists engage in the national conversation redefining monuments and who or what they honor and represent.” \nBuilding upon the question of “what is a monument” and engaging in current conversations\, Between Absence and Presence is the third work in the New Monuments open artist call. URL:https://mdpl.org/event/bass-museum-presents-carola-bravo-between-absence-and-presence/2024-03-28/ LOCATION:The Bass\, 2100 Collins Avenue\, Miami Beach\, FL\, United States CATEGORIES:Museum Exhibition ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://mdpl.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/bass.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240328T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240328T180000 DTSTAMP:20240328T162504 CREATED:20240327T182554Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240327T182808Z UID:10012163-1711627200-1711648800@mdpl.org SUMMARY:Anne Duk Hee Jordan: I will always weather with you DESCRIPTION:DEC 4\,2023-JUN 23\,2024 \nThe Bass announces Anne Duk Hee Jordan: I will always weather with you\, opening December 4\, 2023 and on view through June 23\, 2024\, a new large-scale multisensory exhibition that uses technology to examine the perseverance of life on Earth against the increasing challenges of climate change. \nKorean-born and based in Berlin\, artist Anne Duk Hee Jordan (b. 1978) uses videos\, installations\, sound and kinetic objects to create enveloping environments that draw visitors into dialogue with natural phenomena\, technology and art. I will always weather with you at The Bass is Jordan’s first solo exhibition in the United States. \nJordan’s immersive world-building exhibitions combine humor and play to explore the way machines are portrayed in popular culture\, the media\, television and science fiction. She juxtaposes romantic perceptions of devices with acute reminders of the adverse effect technology has on nature and its impact on humanity’s connection to planet Earth. \nI will always weather with you is a multisensory scene that corresponds to the many characteristics of weather. The complex entanglement between nature and technology is of particular resonance in South Florida and Miami Beach\, communities that experience storm-related events with increasing frequency\, power and impact. \nThe exhibition will be composed of three zones—or atmospheres—analogous to the earthly experience of land\, water and air. Amid video projections of ocean streams and meteorological data\, visitors will “step into” weather. Mirrored walls create a visually unstable\, infinitely reflecting setting for video\, sculpture\, sound and robotics. Eye-popping kinetic sculptures— “robotic critters” —sing\, dance and disturb with simulated gusts of wind\, sound and fog. Radicchio leaves made of recycled glass and “Teapot” (a character embodying the escalating intensity of a storm\, from a gentle breeze to clattering tempest) also have supporting roles to play in the multidimensional installation. \nI will always weather with you presents a complete atmospheric embodiment of the power and authority of weather. The exhibition reminds viewers of the unwavering perseverance of human and nonhuman existence on Earth—living organisms inextricably bound to and influenced by our radically changing climate ecologies. \nAnne Duk Hee Jordan: I will always weather with you is a part of The Bass’ 60th anniversary season of sharing powerful contemporary art that excites\, challenges and educates audiences\, bringing new perspectives to Miami Beach’s diverse cultural context. URL:https://mdpl.org/event/anne-duk-hee-jordan-i-will-always-weather-with-you/2024-03-28/ LOCATION:The Bass\, 2100 Collins Avenue\, Miami Beach\, FL\, United States CATEGORIES:Museum Exhibition ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://mdpl.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/bass33.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240328T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240328T180000 DTSTAMP:20240328T162504 CREATED:20240327T190405Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240327T190405Z UID:10012229-1711627200-1711648800@mdpl.org SUMMARY:Etel Adnan: Painting into Space DESCRIPTION:DEC 4\, 2023 – JUN 23\, 2024 \nBeginning Monday December 4\, 2023\, and on view through June 23\, 2024\, The Bass Museum of Art presents Etel Adnan: Painting into Space\, featuring the premiere of a monumental wall mural set alongside additional works by the Lebanese-born artist. This exhibition will focus on the intersections of painting and architecture that informed Adnan’s career. \nA writer\, poet and visual artist\, Etel Adnan (b. 1925\, Beirut\, Lebanon; d. 2021\, Paris\, France) built a practice inspired by her cross-cultural experiences and lifelong engagement with the natural world. Adnan created rich\, geometric fields of color in her paintings and drawings\, with some compositions occasionally translated into large-scale wall murals. The artist originally wanted to study design before turning her attention to canvas and paper\, once stating\, “Architecture contains everything: form\, color\, social concerns.” Adnan recognized a mural’s inherent connection to the built environment\, a direct means of injecting art into public space. \nPainting into Space presents a selection of work by Adnan centered around The Bass’ recent acquisition of Untitled (2023)\, a monumental ceramic wall mural based on a sketch completed by the artist in 2020. The exhibition focuses on the interplay of geometric forms—circles\, squares\, and triangles—redolent in her paintings and underlying the artist’s interests in the spatial environment. URL:https://mdpl.org/event/etel-adnan-painting-into-space/2024-03-28/ LOCATION:The Bass\, 2100 Collins Avenue\, Miami Beach\, FL\, United States CATEGORIES:Museum Exhibition ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://mdpl.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/bass44-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240328T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240328T220000 DTSTAMP:20240328T162504 CREATED:20240222T194048Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240222T194048Z UID:10010469-1711627200-1711663200@mdpl.org SUMMARY:Muhammad Ali's 60th Anniversary Celebration on Washington Avenue DESCRIPTION:The Washington Avenue Business Improvement District (BID) is set to host a landmark tribute event honoring the unparalleled legacy of Muhammad Ali\, commemorating the 60th anniversary of his historic victory over Sonny Liston on February 25\, 1964 at the Miami Beach Convention Center. \nExperience the life-changing history and timeline of Muhammad Ali and celebrate the pivotal moments that catapulted Ali into becoming a global icon. \n​Why Washington Ave? \nWashington Avenue holds a unique place in the history of Muhammad Ali’s illustrious career. Home to the renowned 5th Street Gym\, where Ali honed his skills\, it was also the location where he secured his first heavyweight title at the Convention Center. \nMUHAMMAD ALI CELEBRATION – KEY DATES \n\nHistorical Timeline Exhibit | Open to the public | 555 Washington Avenue | February 23rd – April 1st | 12PM – 10PM\nO-Cinema | Free viewing | Ali By: Ken Burns | February 24th | 1PM | Limited seating\nO-Cinema | Free viewing | When We Were Kings | February 24th | 4PM | Limited seating\nFree Public Tour | Miami Beach Convention Center | February 24th & 25th | 11AM – 12PM\nAli Run | Walking Tour | February 25th | 6:30AM – 10AM | The Historic Hampton House\nMayoral Proclamation | February 25th | 5PM\n\n  \nFor more information on these events\, please visit https://www.washavemb.com/ URL:https://mdpl.org/event/muhammad-alis-60th-anniversary-celebration-on-washington-avenue/2024-03-28/ LOCATION:555 Washington Ave\, Miami Beach\, United States CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://mdpl.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Muhammed-Ali-1-e1708629439983.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240328T170000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240328T190000 DTSTAMP:20240328T162504 CREATED:20220529T174354Z LAST-MODIFIED:20220529T174354Z UID:10004144-1711645200-1711652400@mdpl.org SUMMARY:Adult Chess Club DESCRIPTION:Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced chess player\, match your skills and learn a few new tricks about this game of strategy. For more information\, please contact the branch. Ages 19 yrs. + URL:https://mdpl.org/event/adult-chess-club/2024-03-28/ LOCATION:Miami Beach Regional Library\, 227 22nd St\, Miami Beach\, FL\, 33139\, United States CATEGORIES:Chess END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240329T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240329T120000 DTSTAMP:20240328T162504 CREATED:20240229T163119Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240328T180335Z UID:10010548-1711706400-1711713600@mdpl.org SUMMARY:Sketchwalk | Fairchild Tropical Garden | Urban Sketchers DESCRIPTION:Come join Urban Sketchers for a Friday morning of sketching in the garden. \nFridays\, March 15th & 29th \n10 AM – 12 PM \nWe will meet at the entrance \nNote: Attendees must pay their own admission URL:https://mdpl.org/event/sketchwalk-fairchild-tropical-garden-urban-sketchers/2024-03-29/ LOCATION:Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden\, 10901 Old Cutler Rd\, Miami\, FL\, 33156\, United States CATEGORIES:Urban Sketchers ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://mdpl.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/fairchild-tropical-garden.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240329T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240329T160000 DTSTAMP:20240328T162504 CREATED:20230922T185523Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230922T185523Z UID:10005903-1711706400-1711728000@mdpl.org SUMMARY:Mythic Creatures: Dragons\, Unicorns & Mermaids DESCRIPTION:About the Exhibition\nMythic Creatures: Dragons\, Unicorns & Mermaids traces the natural and cultural roots of some of the world’s most enduring mythological creatures from Asia\, Europe\, the Americas\, and beyond. This alluring exhibition includes imaginative life-size models including a 17 foot-long dragon with a wingspan of over 19 feet\, a giant Kraken sea monster with 12-foot-long tentacles rising from the gallery floor\, and a 10-foot-tall unicorn\, capturing the imagination of every visitor.  Paintings and textiles\, along with cultural objects from around the world ranging from a Chinese Parade dragon to Greek Coins that bring to light surprising similarities and differences in the ways people around the world have been inspired by nature to envision and depict these strange and wonderful creatures. \nMythic Miami\nSouth Florida is a place of wonder and surprise\, filled with tales of the fantastical creatures inhabiting our waters\, forests\, and skies. Lasting stories of Caribbean mermaids\, the Chupacabra from Puerto Rico\, and Florida’s own Skunk Ape have fascinated us for generations\, while newly uncovered creatures make us imagine what else could be out there. Mythic Miami captures a few of these intriguing beings through stories and artifacts\, giving us a glimpse into the worlds of these extraordinary creatures. \nMythic Creatures: Dragons\, Unicorns & Mermaids is organized by the American Museum of Natural History\, New York (amnh.org)\, in collaboration with The Field Museum\, Chicago; Canadian Museum of Civilization\, Gatineau; Australian National Maritime Museum\, Sydney; and Fernbank Museum of Natural History\, Atlanta. URL:https://mdpl.org/event/mythic-creatures-dragons-unicorns-mermaids/2024-03-29/ LOCATION:HistoryMiami Museum\, 101 W Flagler Street\, Miami\, FL\, 33130\, United States CATEGORIES:Museum Exhibition ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://mdpl.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/MYTHIC-CREATURES-2023-round2-1-scaled-e1689609300206.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240329T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240329T170000 DTSTAMP:20240328T162504 CREATED:20240320T183413Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240320T183947Z UID:10010680-1711706400-1711731600@mdpl.org SUMMARY:What's on the Menu DESCRIPTION:February 21–May 26\, 2024\nThe Wolfsonian–FIU @ 1001 Washington Avenue \nBeginning in the 1920s\, restaurant and nightclub owners used all the tools of modern graphic design—vibrant colors\, bold lettering\, and striking images—to promote their businesses on printed materials. These establishments often commissioned commercial artists to create alluring menu covers that drew in customers by teasing an array of attractions\, including celebrity sightings\, risqué burlesque\, exotic foods\, and sophisticated surroundings. Featuring nearly 50 menus from the U.S. and Cuba\, along with programs\, postcards\, matchbooks\, and other items from iconic eateries on land\, at sea\, and in the air\, What’s on the Menu offers a glimpse of nightlife and dining in an age of glamour. \nThis installation is inspired by a recently promised gift from Vicki Gold Levi. URL:https://mdpl.org/event/whats-on-the-menu/2024-03-29/ LOCATION:Art Deco Museum\, 1001 Ocean Drive\, Miami Beach\, FL\, 33139\, United States CATEGORIES:Museum Exhibition ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://mdpl.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/whatsonthemenu.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240329T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240329T180000 DTSTAMP:20240328T162504 CREATED:20230922T140123Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230922T140334Z UID:10006611-1711706400-1711735200@mdpl.org SUMMARY:The Big World: Alternative Landscapes in the Modern Era DESCRIPTION:The Big World\, focusing on depictions of the land in The Wolfsonian’s collection\, challenges expectations of landscape art as it goes beyond bucolic scenes to reveal changing vistas of the modern era rendered in paintings\, the decorative arts\, and even a grand piano. The exhibition charts a course through the end of the 19th century and into the first half of the 20th\, presenting the story of global growth and shifting ideas about the world around us—from pristine nature\, to its radical alteration in modern urban and industrial centers\, to panoramas ruined by war and environmental disregard. \nAugust 30\, 2023–June 2\, 2024\nThe Wolfsonian–FIU @ 1001 Washington Avenue \nVisit the Wolfsonian-FIU website for the latest information: URL:https://mdpl.org/event/the-big-world-alternative-landscapes-in-the-modern-era/2024-03-29/ LOCATION:Wolfsonian-FIU\, 1001 Washington Avenue\, Miami Beach\, FL\, 33139\, United States CATEGORIES:Museum Exhibition ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://mdpl.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/exhibition_the-big-world_banner-Large.jpeg ORGANIZER;CN="Wolfsonian-FIU":MAILTO:info@thewolf.fiu.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240329T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240329T210000 DTSTAMP:20240328T162504 CREATED:20231201T172223Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231201T202334Z UID:10007551-1711706400-1711746000@mdpl.org SUMMARY:Silhouettes: Image and Word in the Harlem Renaissance DESCRIPTION:The flourishing of literary\, visual\, and musical arts between the 1920s and ’40s known as the Harlem Renaissance projected a new picture of Black life to the world. \nSilhouettes: Image and Word in the Harlem Renaissance considers the role of art in this movement\, paying special attention to the collaboration between artists and writers on illustrated books—works that reached a broad audience with stories and images that challenged demeaning stereotypes and asserted African Americans’ capacity for self-determination. \nCurated by Christopher Norwood\, founder of Hampton Art Lovers\, in consultation with Shawn Christian\, professor of English at Florida International University\, and Wolfsonian staff. \nSponsored by Cowles Charitable Trust\, Tamara L. Harris Foundation\, and Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau Art of Black Miami. URL:https://mdpl.org/event/silhouettes-image-and-word-in-the-harlem-renaissance/2024-03-29/ LOCATION:Wolfsonian-FIU\, 1001 Washington Avenue\, Miami Beach\, FL\, 33139\, United States CATEGORIES:Museum Exhibition ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://mdpl.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/silhouettes.webp ORGANIZER;CN="Wolfsonian-FIU":MAILTO:info@thewolf.fiu.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240329T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240329T180000 DTSTAMP:20240328T162504 CREATED:20231020T174739Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240208T224114Z UID:10006796-1711713600-1711735200@mdpl.org SUMMARY:Nam June Paik: The Miami Years DESCRIPTION:Nam June Paik (b. 1932\, Seoul; d. 2006\, Miami Beach) was a pioneer in the development of electronic moving images and digitized compositions as a form of creative expression. Credited with originating the term “electronic superhighway” in 1974\, Paik’s complex works demonstrated enormous prescience for the influence and proliferation of digital media as an artistic medium\, the global expansion of social networks\, and the growing enmeshment between modern life and technology. \nOrganized around The Bass’ recent acquisition of Paik’s TV Cello (2003)\, Nam June Paik: The Miami Years offers a close examination of the artist’s connection to Miami. The exhibition uncovers the little-known history of the artist’s life in Miami Beach while exploring the innovative ways he used communication and media technologies in his work. \nIn the early 1990s\, people arriving at Miami International Airport had the opportunity to encounter two extraordinary sculptural installations by Paik. WING\, located in the Concourse B lobby\, greeted viewers with almost 100 television monitors assembled in a biplane-shaped\, neon frame\, punctuated by a propeller. MIAMI\, in front of the Customs exit doors in the lobby of Concourse E\, featured 74 monitors arranged to spell out M-I-A-M-I in block letters. \nIn both works\, the TV screens presented a mesmerizing flow of iconic images of South Florida interspersed with recognizable glimpses from around the world: palm trees\, flamingos\, bathers at the beach\, traffic jams\, Buddhist temples\, molten earth\, sailboats and molecules. Thousands of images\, along with Paik’s unique form of “electronic painting\,” combined into a dynamic cacophony flashing before travelers’ eyes. \nCommissioned in 1985 by the Miami-Dade Art in Public Places Trust\, WING and MIAMI were dedicated on November 29\, 1990.While Paik made Miami Beach his home until his death in 2006\, by the late 1990s\, WING and MIAMI were no longer on public view. \nWith original research into Paik and South Florida\, including a timeline account of the making and display of WING and MIAMI\, Nam June Paik: The Miami Years will offer fresh insights into the acclaimed artist’s personal engagement with our region. \nThis exhibition will also include Notations\, performances by contemporary artists whose practices engage with and further the experimental uses of technology found in Nam June Paik’s work.” \nThe museum is open Wednesday-Sunday 12pm-6pm. Admission is free for Miami Beach Residents & City of Miami Beach employees (with valid ID/proof of residence). URL:https://mdpl.org/event/nam-june-paik-the-miami-years/2024-03-29/ LOCATION:The Bass\, 2100 Collins Avenue\, Miami Beach\, FL\, United States CATEGORIES:Museum Exhibition ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://mdpl.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/nam-june-paik.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240329T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240329T180000 DTSTAMP:20240328T162504 CREATED:20240321T165713Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240328T143859Z UID:10010687-1711713600-1711735200@mdpl.org SUMMARY:Hernan Bas Exhibit DESCRIPTION:DEC 4\,2023-MAY 5\,2024 \nThe Bass announces Hernan Bas: The Conceptualists\, on-view beginning December 4\, 2023 and through May 5\, 2024\, an exhibition of paintings that explore conceptual art as a permissive realm for creative behavior and an inviting space for queerness. \nHernan Bas: The Conceptualists will feature over thirty paintings\, many never previously exhibited at museums\, including the artist’s largest canvas to date measuring some 9 by 21 feet. \nIn his paintings\, drawings and installations\, Miami-based artist Hernan Bas (b. 1978) creates intricately detailed scenes that invite viewers to decipher an astounding number of visual references. His works often involve a single male or group of male figures caught in moments of stasis\, in apparent introspection or still repose. All other action surrounding the character is seemingly suspended for the artist’s and viewers’ thoughtful study. \nMining literary sources\, like the aesthetic decadence and queer eroticism of such nineteenth-century writers as Oscar Wilde and Joris-Karl Huysman\, Bas incorporates visual cues into a range of narratives. From poetry\, religion\, mythology and literature to the histories of gay struggle\, youth culture\, news media and television\, Bas’s detailed vignettes symbolically reference the peculiarities of cultural identities. \nWhile earlier works show male characters linked to specific stories\, each painting in The Conceptualists depicts a single protagonist deeply engaged in an obsessive\, idiosyncratic pastime. Bas’ subjects freely exercise the unique activities that give sustenance and meaning to their lives: carving objects that hold ice\, fabricating roadside memorials for hitchhikers\, chewing gum every waking hour of the day\, or gilding the leaves of dying house plants\, among other personal idylls. \nBas’ detailed depictions substantiate quirky behaviors under the generous categorization of “conceptual art.” These tales are queer\, where queerness refers not necessarily to sexual orientation but to a pillar of conceptual art—an incomprehensible permissiveness and liberating space for a society grounded in conformity. \nThe Conceptualists is a featured exhibition as The Bass commemorates its 60th anniversary season of sharing powerful contemporary art that excites\, challenges and educates audiences\, bringing new perspectives to Miami Beach’s diverse cultural context. \nABOUT HERNAN BAS\nHernan Bas (b. 1978\, Miami\, FL\, lives and works in Miami\, FL) creates paintings\, works on paper\, videos and installations that weave together adolescent adventures with classical poetry\, religious stories\, mythology\, the paranormal and literature. Influenced by the Romantic era of the 18th century that glorified the sublime beauty of nature and the Decadent movement of the 19th century that evoked romantic nihilism\, skepticism\, excess and artificiality\, Bas’ early work often portrayed nearly hidden adolescent male figures\, deep in contemplation amidst vast otherworldly landscapes. As the figure and the interiors they occupied became more and more prominent throughout Bas’ work\, so did the social and cultural context within which they were living. Spanning a wide range of time periods and themes\, Bas investigates inquisition\, desire and obsessions and invites the viewer to recognize their own curiosities and oddities. \nWhile the young male figure remains prominent throughout Bas’ oeuvre\, in his more recent work of individual paintings become an in-depth investigation into a singular critical subject\, addressing topics such as LGBTQIA+ activism and desire\, politics\, news\, conspiracy theories and the occult. Providing a unique perspective on American subculture and a contemporary version of History Painting\, they allow us to consider the relevance of seemingly inconsequential moments in the past and present and offer space for critical reflection. For his November 2019 exhibition with Lehmann Maupin\, TIME LIFE\, Bas used the Time-Life Book series “Mysteries of the Unknown” as his inspiration. Published between 1987 and 1991\, each book focused on a different paranormal topic\, such as ghosts\, UFOs\, psychic powers and dreams. Navigating the liminal space between reality and fiction\, the grotesque and the beautiful\, the odd and the mundane\, Bas highlights cult phenomena from the past that offer insight into the political and social concerns of today. URL:https://mdpl.org/event/hernan-bas-exhibit/2024-03-29/ LOCATION:The Bass\, 2100 Collins Avenue\, Miami Beach\, FL\, United States CATEGORIES:Museum Exhibition ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://mdpl.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/hernanbas.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240329T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240329T180000 DTSTAMP:20240328T162504 CREATED:20240327T175021Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240327T175021Z UID:10012016-1711713600-1711735200@mdpl.org SUMMARY:Bass Museum Presents: Carola Bravo Between Absence and Presence DESCRIPTION:MARCH 16\, 2023 – SEPTEMBER 30\, 2024 \nOn Thursday\, March 16\, 2023\, The Bass unveils Carola Bravo’s Between Absence and Presence\, the third cycle winner of the museum’s New Monuments open artist call\, a project supported by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation through the museum’s Knight Art Commissions Program. Installed in Collins Park\, Bravo’s temporary\, site-specific monument will be on view through January 2024. \nMiami-based\, Venezuelan artist Carola Bravo’s work includes architectural public art and immersive site-specific video and art installations. Through her practice\, she explores the geometry of our spaces and how they intersect with history\, memory and time. Touching on themes such as change\, home\, exile and hope\, Bravo examines our sense of belonging through the ordering of space. Her interest in landscape\, places and territories form the basis of her examination of the conceptual and emotional implications of our relationships with space and time. \nWith Between Absence and Presence\, Bravo challenges traditional commemoration and the use of public monuments by inverting a pedestal and covering it in a mirrored surface\, reflecting spectators and the surrounding environment. The reflective presence of the spectator integrated into the absence of where a commemorative object is expected to be is meant to highlight society’s inverted values by directing the viewers’ gaze towards themselves\, initiating questions about this legitimizing form of the monument\, long recognized as means for assigning value to people\, events and things. \nThe Bass is situated in Collins Park\, a public park in Miami Beach\, where there are presently four monuments that were commissioned by different groups at various times. Sitting atop stone plinths in the south side of the park\, these existing monuments pay homage to Cuban epidemiologist Dr. Carlos Finlay\, Venezuelan political leader Simón Bolívar\, Nicaraguan scientist Dr. Luis Henry Debayle and Cuban writer Jose Martí. Amid an international debate on monuments and their legitimacy\, New Monuments seeks to provide artists the opportunity to produce a new\, temporary fifth monument. \n“The Bass conceived of New Monuments as a way to elevate artistic voices in Miami\,” said Silvia Karman Cubiñá\, Executive Director and Chief Curator of The Bass. “In its third year\, we’re excited to continue to provide a forum where local artists engage in the national conversation redefining monuments and who or what they honor and represent.” \nBuilding upon the question of “what is a monument” and engaging in current conversations\, Between Absence and Presence is the third work in the New Monuments open artist call. URL:https://mdpl.org/event/bass-museum-presents-carola-bravo-between-absence-and-presence/2024-03-29/ LOCATION:The Bass\, 2100 Collins Avenue\, Miami Beach\, FL\, United States CATEGORIES:Museum Exhibition ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://mdpl.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/bass.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240329T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240329T180000 DTSTAMP:20240328T162504 CREATED:20240327T182554Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240327T182808Z UID:10012164-1711713600-1711735200@mdpl.org SUMMARY:Anne Duk Hee Jordan: I will always weather with you DESCRIPTION:DEC 4\,2023-JUN 23\,2024 \nThe Bass announces Anne Duk Hee Jordan: I will always weather with you\, opening December 4\, 2023 and on view through June 23\, 2024\, a new large-scale multisensory exhibition that uses technology to examine the perseverance of life on Earth against the increasing challenges of climate change. \nKorean-born and based in Berlin\, artist Anne Duk Hee Jordan (b. 1978) uses videos\, installations\, sound and kinetic objects to create enveloping environments that draw visitors into dialogue with natural phenomena\, technology and art. I will always weather with you at The Bass is Jordan’s first solo exhibition in the United States. \nJordan’s immersive world-building exhibitions combine humor and play to explore the way machines are portrayed in popular culture\, the media\, television and science fiction. She juxtaposes romantic perceptions of devices with acute reminders of the adverse effect technology has on nature and its impact on humanity’s connection to planet Earth. \nI will always weather with you is a multisensory scene that corresponds to the many characteristics of weather. The complex entanglement between nature and technology is of particular resonance in South Florida and Miami Beach\, communities that experience storm-related events with increasing frequency\, power and impact. \nThe exhibition will be composed of three zones—or atmospheres—analogous to the earthly experience of land\, water and air. Amid video projections of ocean streams and meteorological data\, visitors will “step into” weather. Mirrored walls create a visually unstable\, infinitely reflecting setting for video\, sculpture\, sound and robotics. Eye-popping kinetic sculptures— “robotic critters” —sing\, dance and disturb with simulated gusts of wind\, sound and fog. Radicchio leaves made of recycled glass and “Teapot” (a character embodying the escalating intensity of a storm\, from a gentle breeze to clattering tempest) also have supporting roles to play in the multidimensional installation. \nI will always weather with you presents a complete atmospheric embodiment of the power and authority of weather. The exhibition reminds viewers of the unwavering perseverance of human and nonhuman existence on Earth—living organisms inextricably bound to and influenced by our radically changing climate ecologies. \nAnne Duk Hee Jordan: I will always weather with you is a part of The Bass’ 60th anniversary season of sharing powerful contemporary art that excites\, challenges and educates audiences\, bringing new perspectives to Miami Beach’s diverse cultural context. URL:https://mdpl.org/event/anne-duk-hee-jordan-i-will-always-weather-with-you/2024-03-29/ LOCATION:The Bass\, 2100 Collins Avenue\, Miami Beach\, FL\, United States CATEGORIES:Museum Exhibition ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://mdpl.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/bass33.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240329T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240329T180000 DTSTAMP:20240328T162504 CREATED:20240327T190405Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240327T190405Z UID:10012230-1711713600-1711735200@mdpl.org SUMMARY:Etel Adnan: Painting into Space DESCRIPTION:DEC 4\, 2023 – JUN 23\, 2024 \nBeginning Monday December 4\, 2023\, and on view through June 23\, 2024\, The Bass Museum of Art presents Etel Adnan: Painting into Space\, featuring the premiere of a monumental wall mural set alongside additional works by the Lebanese-born artist. This exhibition will focus on the intersections of painting and architecture that informed Adnan’s career. \nA writer\, poet and visual artist\, Etel Adnan (b. 1925\, Beirut\, Lebanon; d. 2021\, Paris\, France) built a practice inspired by her cross-cultural experiences and lifelong engagement with the natural world. Adnan created rich\, geometric fields of color in her paintings and drawings\, with some compositions occasionally translated into large-scale wall murals. The artist originally wanted to study design before turning her attention to canvas and paper\, once stating\, “Architecture contains everything: form\, color\, social concerns.” Adnan recognized a mural’s inherent connection to the built environment\, a direct means of injecting art into public space. \nPainting into Space presents a selection of work by Adnan centered around The Bass’ recent acquisition of Untitled (2023)\, a monumental ceramic wall mural based on a sketch completed by the artist in 2020. The exhibition focuses on the interplay of geometric forms—circles\, squares\, and triangles—redolent in her paintings and underlying the artist’s interests in the spatial environment. URL:https://mdpl.org/event/etel-adnan-painting-into-space/2024-03-29/ LOCATION:The Bass\, 2100 Collins Avenue\, Miami Beach\, FL\, United States CATEGORIES:Museum Exhibition ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://mdpl.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/bass44-1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240329T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240329T220000 DTSTAMP:20240328T162504 CREATED:20240222T194048Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240222T194048Z UID:10010470-1711713600-1711749600@mdpl.org SUMMARY:Muhammad Ali's 60th Anniversary Celebration on Washington Avenue DESCRIPTION:The Washington Avenue Business Improvement District (BID) is set to host a landmark tribute event honoring the unparalleled legacy of Muhammad Ali\, commemorating the 60th anniversary of his historic victory over Sonny Liston on February 25\, 1964 at the Miami Beach Convention Center. \nExperience the life-changing history and timeline of Muhammad Ali and celebrate the pivotal moments that catapulted Ali into becoming a global icon. \n​Why Washington Ave? \nWashington Avenue holds a unique place in the history of Muhammad Ali’s illustrious career. Home to the renowned 5th Street Gym\, where Ali honed his skills\, it was also the location where he secured his first heavyweight title at the Convention Center. \nMUHAMMAD ALI CELEBRATION – KEY DATES \n\nHistorical Timeline Exhibit | Open to the public | 555 Washington Avenue | February 23rd – April 1st | 12PM – 10PM\nO-Cinema | Free viewing | Ali By: Ken Burns | February 24th | 1PM | Limited seating\nO-Cinema | Free viewing | When We Were Kings | February 24th | 4PM | Limited seating\nFree Public Tour | Miami Beach Convention Center | February 24th & 25th | 11AM – 12PM\nAli Run | Walking Tour | February 25th | 6:30AM – 10AM | The Historic Hampton House\nMayoral Proclamation | February 25th | 5PM\n\n  \nFor more information on these events\, please visit https://www.washavemb.com/ URL:https://mdpl.org/event/muhammad-alis-60th-anniversary-celebration-on-washington-avenue/2024-03-29/ LOCATION:555 Washington Ave\, Miami Beach\, United States CATEGORIES:Arts & Culture ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://mdpl.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/Muhammed-Ali-1-e1708629439983.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240329T173000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240329T223000 DTSTAMP:20240328T162504 CREATED:20240124T184155Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240320T171039Z UID:10010143-1711733400-1711751400@mdpl.org SUMMARY:Smorgasburg Miami On Lincoln Road DESCRIPTION:Smorgasburg Miami\, the 305’s largest outdoor-food market will make its way from the art district of Wynwood to Miami Beach for the grand opening of ‘Smorgasburg Miami on Lincoln Road.’\n\n\n\nIn partnership with the Lincoln Road Business Improvement District (BID)\, Smorgasburg Miami will host a weekly market\, every Friday from 5:30 – 10:30 p.m. at 1100 Block in the Lincoln Road District\, featuring a lineup of best-in-class food trucks and tent vendors. Lenox Avenue will be closed for the event\, allowing families and attendees a place to walk and enjoy their food. URL:https://mdpl.org/event/smorgasburg-miami-on-lincoln-road/2024-03-29/ LOCATION:1100 Lincoln Road\, 1100 Lincoln Road\, Miami Beach\, FL\, 33139\, United States CATEGORIES:Market ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://mdpl.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/smorgasburg-1-e1706122029860.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240330T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240330T160000 DTSTAMP:20240328T162504 CREATED:20230922T185523Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230922T185523Z UID:10005904-1711792800-1711814400@mdpl.org SUMMARY:Mythic Creatures: Dragons\, Unicorns & Mermaids DESCRIPTION:About the Exhibition\nMythic Creatures: Dragons\, Unicorns & Mermaids traces the natural and cultural roots of some of the world’s most enduring mythological creatures from Asia\, Europe\, the Americas\, and beyond. This alluring exhibition includes imaginative life-size models including a 17 foot-long dragon with a wingspan of over 19 feet\, a giant Kraken sea monster with 12-foot-long tentacles rising from the gallery floor\, and a 10-foot-tall unicorn\, capturing the imagination of every visitor.  Paintings and textiles\, along with cultural objects from around the world ranging from a Chinese Parade dragon to Greek Coins that bring to light surprising similarities and differences in the ways people around the world have been inspired by nature to envision and depict these strange and wonderful creatures. \nMythic Miami\nSouth Florida is a place of wonder and surprise\, filled with tales of the fantastical creatures inhabiting our waters\, forests\, and skies. Lasting stories of Caribbean mermaids\, the Chupacabra from Puerto Rico\, and Florida’s own Skunk Ape have fascinated us for generations\, while newly uncovered creatures make us imagine what else could be out there. Mythic Miami captures a few of these intriguing beings through stories and artifacts\, giving us a glimpse into the worlds of these extraordinary creatures. \nMythic Creatures: Dragons\, Unicorns & Mermaids is organized by the American Museum of Natural History\, New York (amnh.org)\, in collaboration with The Field Museum\, Chicago; Canadian Museum of Civilization\, Gatineau; Australian National Maritime Museum\, Sydney; and Fernbank Museum of Natural History\, Atlanta. URL:https://mdpl.org/event/mythic-creatures-dragons-unicorns-mermaids/2024-03-30/ LOCATION:HistoryMiami Museum\, 101 W Flagler Street\, Miami\, FL\, 33130\, United States CATEGORIES:Museum Exhibition ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://mdpl.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/MYTHIC-CREATURES-2023-round2-1-scaled-e1689609300206.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240330T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240330T180000 DTSTAMP:20240328T162504 CREATED:20230922T140123Z LAST-MODIFIED:20230922T140334Z UID:10006612-1711792800-1711821600@mdpl.org SUMMARY:The Big World: Alternative Landscapes in the Modern Era DESCRIPTION:The Big World\, focusing on depictions of the land in The Wolfsonian’s collection\, challenges expectations of landscape art as it goes beyond bucolic scenes to reveal changing vistas of the modern era rendered in paintings\, the decorative arts\, and even a grand piano. The exhibition charts a course through the end of the 19th century and into the first half of the 20th\, presenting the story of global growth and shifting ideas about the world around us—from pristine nature\, to its radical alteration in modern urban and industrial centers\, to panoramas ruined by war and environmental disregard. \nAugust 30\, 2023–June 2\, 2024\nThe Wolfsonian–FIU @ 1001 Washington Avenue \nVisit the Wolfsonian-FIU website for the latest information: URL:https://mdpl.org/event/the-big-world-alternative-landscapes-in-the-modern-era/2024-03-30/ LOCATION:Wolfsonian-FIU\, 1001 Washington Avenue\, Miami Beach\, FL\, 33139\, United States CATEGORIES:Museum Exhibition ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://mdpl.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/exhibition_the-big-world_banner-Large.jpeg ORGANIZER;CN="Wolfsonian-FIU":MAILTO:info@thewolf.fiu.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240330T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240330T180000 DTSTAMP:20240328T162504 CREATED:20231201T172408Z LAST-MODIFIED:20231201T172408Z UID:10007621-1711792800-1711821600@mdpl.org SUMMARY:Silhouettes: Image and Word in the Harlem Renaissance DESCRIPTION:The flourishing of literary\, visual\, and musical arts between the 1920s and ’40s known as the Harlem Renaissance projected a new picture of Black life to the world. \nSilhouettes: Image and Word in the Harlem Renaissance considers the role of art in this movement\, paying special attention to the collaboration between artists and writers on illustrated books—works that reached a broad audience with stories and images that challenged demeaning stereotypes and asserted African Americans’ capacity for self-determination. \nCurated by Christopher Norwood\, founder of Hampton Art Lovers\, in consultation with Shawn Christian\, professor of English at Florida International University\, and Wolfsonian staff. \nSponsored by Cowles Charitable Trust\, Tamara L. Harris Foundation\, and Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau Art of Black Miami. URL:https://mdpl.org/event/silhouettes-image-and-word-in-the-harlem-renaissance-2/2024-03-30/ LOCATION:Wolfsonian-FIU\, 1001 Washington Avenue\, Miami Beach\, FL\, 33139\, United States CATEGORIES:Museum Exhibition ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://mdpl.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/silhouettes.webp ORGANIZER;CN="Wolfsonian-FIU":MAILTO:info@thewolf.fiu.edu END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240330T100000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240330T180000 DTSTAMP:20240328T162504 CREATED:20240228T160344Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240320T182655Z UID:10010496-1711792800-1711821600@mdpl.org SUMMARY:What's on the Menu - Wolfsonian Exhibit DESCRIPTION:February 21–May 26\, 2024\nThe Wolfsonian–FIU @ 1001 Washington Avenue \nBeginning in the 1920s\, restaurant and nightclub owners used all the tools of modern graphic design—vibrant colors\, bold lettering\, and striking images—to promote their businesses on printed materials. These establishments often commissioned commercial artists to create alluring menu covers that drew in customers by teasing an array of attractions\, including celebrity sightings\, risqué burlesque\, exotic foods\, and sophisticated surroundings. Featuring nearly 50 menus from the U.S. and Cuba\, along with programs\, postcards\, matchbooks\, and other items from iconic eateries on land\, at sea\, and in the air\, What’s on the Menu offers a glimpse of nightlife and dining in an age of glamour. \nThis installation is inspired by a recently promised gift from Vicki Gold Levi. URL:https://mdpl.org/event/whats-on-the-menu-wolfsonian-exhibit/2024-03-30/ LOCATION:Wolfsonian-FIU\, 1001 Washington Avenue\, Miami Beach\, FL\, 33139\, United States CATEGORIES:Museum Exhibition END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240330T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240330T130000 DTSTAMP:20240328T162504 CREATED:20240229T165739Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240328T181123Z UID:10010551-1711796400-1711803600@mdpl.org SUMMARY:Sketchwalk | Simpson Park | Urban Sketchers DESCRIPTION:Come join Urban Sketchers on Saturday\, March 30th for a fun time sketching our surroundings at Simpson Park Hammock. \nWe will meet at the park entrance\, by the parking lot\, and then proceed to choose our spot to sketch. \nSimpson Park Hammock: 55 SW 17th  Road \n11 AM – 1 PM \n  URL:https://mdpl.org/event/sketchwalk-simpson-park-urban-sketchers/ LOCATION:Simpson Park Hammock\, 55 SW 17th Road\, Miami\, FL\, United States CATEGORIES:Urban Sketchers ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://mdpl.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/simpson.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240330T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240330T180000 DTSTAMP:20240328T162504 CREATED:20231020T174739Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240208T224114Z UID:10006797-1711800000-1711821600@mdpl.org SUMMARY:Nam June Paik: The Miami Years DESCRIPTION:Nam June Paik (b. 1932\, Seoul; d. 2006\, Miami Beach) was a pioneer in the development of electronic moving images and digitized compositions as a form of creative expression. Credited with originating the term “electronic superhighway” in 1974\, Paik’s complex works demonstrated enormous prescience for the influence and proliferation of digital media as an artistic medium\, the global expansion of social networks\, and the growing enmeshment between modern life and technology. \nOrganized around The Bass’ recent acquisition of Paik’s TV Cello (2003)\, Nam June Paik: The Miami Years offers a close examination of the artist’s connection to Miami. The exhibition uncovers the little-known history of the artist’s life in Miami Beach while exploring the innovative ways he used communication and media technologies in his work. \nIn the early 1990s\, people arriving at Miami International Airport had the opportunity to encounter two extraordinary sculptural installations by Paik. WING\, located in the Concourse B lobby\, greeted viewers with almost 100 television monitors assembled in a biplane-shaped\, neon frame\, punctuated by a propeller. MIAMI\, in front of the Customs exit doors in the lobby of Concourse E\, featured 74 monitors arranged to spell out M-I-A-M-I in block letters. \nIn both works\, the TV screens presented a mesmerizing flow of iconic images of South Florida interspersed with recognizable glimpses from around the world: palm trees\, flamingos\, bathers at the beach\, traffic jams\, Buddhist temples\, molten earth\, sailboats and molecules. Thousands of images\, along with Paik’s unique form of “electronic painting\,” combined into a dynamic cacophony flashing before travelers’ eyes. \nCommissioned in 1985 by the Miami-Dade Art in Public Places Trust\, WING and MIAMI were dedicated on November 29\, 1990.While Paik made Miami Beach his home until his death in 2006\, by the late 1990s\, WING and MIAMI were no longer on public view. \nWith original research into Paik and South Florida\, including a timeline account of the making and display of WING and MIAMI\, Nam June Paik: The Miami Years will offer fresh insights into the acclaimed artist’s personal engagement with our region. \nThis exhibition will also include Notations\, performances by contemporary artists whose practices engage with and further the experimental uses of technology found in Nam June Paik’s work.” \nThe museum is open Wednesday-Sunday 12pm-6pm. Admission is free for Miami Beach Residents & City of Miami Beach employees (with valid ID/proof of residence). URL:https://mdpl.org/event/nam-june-paik-the-miami-years/2024-03-30/ LOCATION:The Bass\, 2100 Collins Avenue\, Miami Beach\, FL\, United States CATEGORIES:Museum Exhibition ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://mdpl.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/nam-june-paik.jpeg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240330T120000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240330T180000 DTSTAMP:20240328T162504 CREATED:20240321T165713Z LAST-MODIFIED:20240328T143859Z UID:10011991-1711800000-1711821600@mdpl.org SUMMARY:Hernan Bas Exhibit DESCRIPTION:DEC 4\,2023-MAY 5\,2024 \nThe Bass announces Hernan Bas: The Conceptualists\, on-view beginning December 4\, 2023 and through May 5\, 2024\, an exhibition of paintings that explore conceptual art as a permissive realm for creative behavior and an inviting space for queerness. \nHernan Bas: The Conceptualists will feature over thirty paintings\, many never previously exhibited at museums\, including the artist’s largest canvas to date measuring some 9 by 21 feet. \nIn his paintings\, drawings and installations\, Miami-based artist Hernan Bas (b. 1978) creates intricately detailed scenes that invite viewers to decipher an astounding number of visual references. His works often involve a single male or group of male figures caught in moments of stasis\, in apparent introspection or still repose. All other action surrounding the character is seemingly suspended for the artist’s and viewers’ thoughtful study. \nMining literary sources\, like the aesthetic decadence and queer eroticism of such nineteenth-century writers as Oscar Wilde and Joris-Karl Huysman\, Bas incorporates visual cues into a range of narratives. From poetry\, religion\, mythology and literature to the histories of gay struggle\, youth culture\, news media and television\, Bas’s detailed vignettes symbolically reference the peculiarities of cultural identities. \nWhile earlier works show male characters linked to specific stories\, each painting in The Conceptualists depicts a single protagonist deeply engaged in an obsessive\, idiosyncratic pastime. Bas’ subjects freely exercise the unique activities that give sustenance and meaning to their lives: carving objects that hold ice\, fabricating roadside memorials for hitchhikers\, chewing gum every waking hour of the day\, or gilding the leaves of dying house plants\, among other personal idylls. \nBas’ detailed depictions substantiate quirky behaviors under the generous categorization of “conceptual art.” These tales are queer\, where queerness refers not necessarily to sexual orientation but to a pillar of conceptual art—an incomprehensible permissiveness and liberating space for a society grounded in conformity. \nThe Conceptualists is a featured exhibition as The Bass commemorates its 60th anniversary season of sharing powerful contemporary art that excites\, challenges and educates audiences\, bringing new perspectives to Miami Beach’s diverse cultural context. \nABOUT HERNAN BAS\nHernan Bas (b. 1978\, Miami\, FL\, lives and works in Miami\, FL) creates paintings\, works on paper\, videos and installations that weave together adolescent adventures with classical poetry\, religious stories\, mythology\, the paranormal and literature. Influenced by the Romantic era of the 18th century that glorified the sublime beauty of nature and the Decadent movement of the 19th century that evoked romantic nihilism\, skepticism\, excess and artificiality\, Bas’ early work often portrayed nearly hidden adolescent male figures\, deep in contemplation amidst vast otherworldly landscapes. As the figure and the interiors they occupied became more and more prominent throughout Bas’ work\, so did the social and cultural context within which they were living. Spanning a wide range of time periods and themes\, Bas investigates inquisition\, desire and obsessions and invites the viewer to recognize their own curiosities and oddities. \nWhile the young male figure remains prominent throughout Bas’ oeuvre\, in his more recent work of individual paintings become an in-depth investigation into a singular critical subject\, addressing topics such as LGBTQIA+ activism and desire\, politics\, news\, conspiracy theories and the occult. Providing a unique perspective on American subculture and a contemporary version of History Painting\, they allow us to consider the relevance of seemingly inconsequential moments in the past and present and offer space for critical reflection. For his November 2019 exhibition with Lehmann Maupin\, TIME LIFE\, Bas used the Time-Life Book series “Mysteries of the Unknown” as his inspiration. Published between 1987 and 1991\, each book focused on a different paranormal topic\, such as ghosts\, UFOs\, psychic powers and dreams. Navigating the liminal space between reality and fiction\, the grotesque and the beautiful\, the odd and the mundane\, Bas highlights cult phenomena from the past that offer insight into the political and social concerns of today. URL:https://mdpl.org/event/hernan-bas-exhibit/2024-03-30/ LOCATION:The Bass\, 2100 Collins Avenue\, Miami Beach\, FL\, United States CATEGORIES:Museum Exhibition ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://mdpl.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/hernanbas.png END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR