FriendsWithYou Starchild

Artist: FriendsWithYouTitle:  Starchild, 2022Medium:  Powder Coated Steel & Aluminum, 28.5ft x 6ft x 50ft.Location: 41st Street & Pine Tree Drive After enthusiastic public response, the City of Miami Beach is pleased to announce the acquisition of the monumental artwork Starchild into its permanent collection. The sculpture by artist collaboration FriendsWithYou stands in Miami Beach’s Henry …

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Jillian Mayer Very Moving

Artist: Jillian Mayer Title:  Very MovingSite-specific installation, Española Way, Spring 2023 The City Miami of Miami Beach is pleased to present Very Moving, a newly-commissioned installation by Miami-based artist Jillian Mayer. Very Moving is the second installment of Elevate Española, a public art program launched by the city in 2022 that biannually commissions contemporary artists …

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Edouard Duval-Carrié Trapeze Contortionists

Artist: Edouard Duval-CarriéTitle:  Trapeze ContortionistsSite-specific installation, Española Way, 2022 The City of Miami Beach is pleased to announce the launch of Elevate Española, a dedicated art presentation site that will commission installations suspended above the historic Española Way corridor. Last year, art collective FriendsWithYou presented a hanging installation titled “Little Cloud Sky,” which consisted of …

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Juana Valdés Colored Bone China Rags (2017-2022)

Artist: Juana ValdésTitle:  Colored Bone China Rags (2017-2022)Medium:  Porcelain bone china, 12 x 15 x 4 in. (each), Set of 12Location: Miami Beach Convention Center, East Lobby Miami Beach Legacy Art Purchase (2022) The City of Miami Beach is pleased to announce that Juana Valdés, represented by Spinello Projects, Miami, has been selected as its …

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Carlos Betancourt Milagros!

Artist: Carlos BetancourtTitle:  Milagros!Site-specific installation, Española Way, 2021 A collaboration between Betancourt and architect Alberto Latorre, Milagros! is an ephemeral installation inspired by an old folk custom traceable to the ancient Iberians who inhabited the coastal regions of Spain. The work is composed of hundreds of charms hanging on wire garlands above the street, presented …

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FriendsWithYou Little Cloud Sky

Artist: FriendsWithYouTitle:  Little Cloud SkySite-specific installation, Española Way, 2021 The duo behind FriendsWithYou, Samuel Borkson and Arturo Sandoval III, will unveil Little Cloud Sky, a similarly suspended installation which employs the familiar FriendsWithYou “Happy Cloud” that creates a cheerful overcast above Espanola Way. The whimsical characters are intended to transport the viewer to a joyful …

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Farah Al Qasimi Plant Market/Stray Flowers in Swimming Pool/Still Life with Sample Text and Piña Coladas

Artist: Farah Al QasimiTitle:  Plant Market/Stray Flowers in Swimming Pool/Still Life with Sample Text and Piña Coladas, 2021Medium:  Photography and Vinyl Wall WrapLocation: Miami Beach Convention Center, East Lobby Miami Beach Legacy Art Purchase (2021) The City of Miami Beach purchased visual artist Farah Al Qasimi’s Plant Market/Stray Flowers in Swimming Pool/Still Life with Sample …

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Charo Oquet Maxi-Building on the Baroque

Maxi-Building on the Baroque Catalina Hotel & Beach Club, 1732 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach, FL 33139 MAXI, which comes from the word Maximalism, refers to spectacle in fashion. Its beauty lies in excess and eclecticism. Throughout history, Maximalism in fashion is often used in terms of audacious, intricate aesthetics or exaggerated silhouettes associated with extravagance …

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Maritza Caneca Submersion in Blue

Submersion in Blue Riviera Suites South Beach, 318 20th Street, Miami Beach, FL 33139 More Information: https://maritzacaneca.carbonmade.com/projects/7249206 Maritza Caneca is a Miami-based Brazilian born visual artist whose work spans photography, film, and multimedia installations. After spending three decades as a cinematographer, her work continues to capture detailed narratives found in the angles of simple symmetries …

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