December 1-4
In celebration of its 25th anniversary, New World School of the Arts’ visual arts division has leaped into Art Basel mode with three ground-braking cutting-edge exhibitions.
In collaboration with WET HEAT, NWSA will present two shows simultaneously. HOTBED MIAMI 2011, this is a performance-based installation show where each of four participating artists must install their work overnight, present their piece to actively engage the crowds of viewers the following show day, and strike their piece immediately afterward to make room for the next artist’s work. A PIECE OF ME is an annual multi-modal exhibition of visual conversations between established artists and art students in which students choose one of the four significant artworks of their predecessors in a one-to-one engagement of ideas and forms, but with a very specific modal challenge: their creative response must be in the form of a video art piece / installation. The prescribed electronic format of this challenge emphasizes the student’s idea and its manifestation through distinct contrast to the established original. Showcased alumni include Hernan Bas, Jen Stark, Loriel Beltran, and Michael Vasquez.
As in years past, NWSA will also partner with CASALIN to present RAPTURE: THE DAY AFTER in the luscious gardens of The Yard at Casalin, the recognized urban garden exhibition site that has become one of the first stops for arts enthusiasts during the Art Basel. A series of installations are slated to illustrate what the end of the world might look like after the Rapture. With a wide range of works from ten NWSA faculty and alumni, the show illustrates this theme through creature-like animals reminiscent of what the world might be after this unimaginable event.
HOTBED MIAMI 2011 and A PIECE OF ME
December 1-4
Artseen Gallery
2215 NW 2 Avenue, Wynwood
RAPTURE: THE DAY AFTER
Opening Reception, December 1, 10:00 AM – 12:00 noon
Yard at Casalin
55 NW 30 Street, Miami, Wynwood
Three shows are free and open to the public
Information at 305-237-3649