Artist: Nice’n EasyTitle: Pooling AroundSite-specific installation, North Beach Water Tanks, 2019 In February of 2019, the City of Miami Beach invited professional visual artists to submit proposals for transforming the North Beach Water Tanks at 74 Street and Dickens Avenue into a piece of art. Following a review of proposals and credentials, the artist collaborative …
Artist: Leandro ErlichTitle: Order of ImportanceSite-specific installation on the Oceanfront at Lincoln Road On the occasion of Art Week Miami Beach 2019, the City of Miami Beach commissioned Order of Importance, a monumental site-specific installation on Miami Beach by Argentinean conceptual artist Leandro Erlich. Taking place from December 1–15, 2019, Erlich’s playful and surreal installation …
Artist: Ebony G. PattersonTitle: …as the garden secrets a swarm of monarchs feast. ..a john crow awaits a carcass’ fall while scavengers gather to feast below, as we dig between the cuts…below the leaves…beneath the soil, 2019Medium: Digital print on archival watercolor paper with hand-cut and torn elements, fabric, poster board, acrylic gel mediumLocation: Miami …
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Artist: Amoako BoafoTitle: Cobalt Blue Earring, 2019Medium: Oil on canvas, 78.5 in. x 64 in.Location: Miami Beach Convention Center, East Lobby Miami Beach Legacy Art Purchase (2019) As announced on November 4, 2019, the City of Miami Beach launched the Legacy Purchase Program, a collaboration with Art Basel Miami Beach, and under the direction of …
Artist: Sarah MorrisTitle: Morris Lapidus, 2018Medium: Custom fabricated porcelain tilesLocation: Miami Beach Convention Center, Northeast Corner Exterior Walls
Artist: Joep van LieshoutTitle: Humanoids, 2018Medium: AluminumLocation: Miami Beach Convention Center, Collins Canal Park The Humanoids in the Collins Canal Park are a classic representation of the work of Joep Van Lieshout. Van Lieshout is a Dutch artist who is internationally recognized for his sculptures, large-scale installations and public artworks. These works, which reflect on …
Artist: Joseph Kosuth Title: Located World, 2019 Medium: Neon Location: Miami Beach Convention Center, West Lobby Located World, Miami Beach, is part of a series of works that Joseph Kosuth has also made in Europe and Japan that signify a sense of place through the abstractions of quantified meaning and query the impulse of the …
Artist: Ellen HarveyTitle: Atlantis, 2019Medium: Etched mirror glassLocation: Miami Beach Convention Center, Grand Ballroom Lobby Based on a full-size hand-painted design, Atlantis is directly inspired by Miami Beach’s unique connection to the many bodies of water that constitute the larger Florida ecosystem. Visitors to the Miami Beach Convention Center see themselves reflected in a dark …
Artist: Franz Ackermann Title: About Sand, 2018 Medium: Paint Location: Miami Beach Convention Center, Southeast Corner Exterior Walls Franz Ackermann makes vibrant paintings and installations centered on themes of travel, tourism, globalization and urbanism. Ackermann has created large-scale dynamic installations that are built up from individual components comprising paintings, drawings, photographs, wall drawings and sculptural, …
Artist: Carlos Alves Title: Save Our Reefs, 2004 Medium: Ceramic tiles Location: Lincoln Road and Lenox Avenue Architect Morris Lapidus originally designed the fountain in the 60’s, when Lincoln Road was closed to vehicular traffic. The artist, Carlos Alves whose studio was on Lincoln Road across from the fountain, was contacted by the City of …