Ocula Report Havana Biennial 2019: Constructing the Possible 17 Apr 2019 : Federica Bueti for Ocula I first visited Havana in November 2016, a few days after Fidel Castro died, and just under a year before Hurricane Irma hit Cuba in September 2017. Since then, much has changed, including the hand-painted signs that punctuate the journey from the airport to the city centre, which today do not celebrate the revolution so much as the 'Unidad y...
Ocula Conversation Andrew Stahl and Guo Xiaohui The exhibition Beyond Boundaries at Somerset House in London (12 March–2 April 2019) marked the historic contributions of the Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing (CAFA) and the Slade School of Fine Art, University College London, on the occasion of their 100th and 150th anniversaries, respectively. Spread across several rooms of Somerset House's...
Ocula Report The National 2019: New Australian Art 13 Apr 2019 : Elyse Goldfinch for Ocula The National 2019: New Australian Art features work by 70 contemporary Australia-based artists split across three venues: the Art Gallery of New South Wales (AGNSW), Carriageworks, and the Museum of Contemporary Art Australia (MCA) (29 March–21 July 2019), as curated by Isobel Parker Philip, curator of photographs at AGNSW; Daniel Mudie Cunningham,...
Pérez Art Museum Miami serves one of the most diverse populations in one of the fastest growing regions in the country, where a unique confluence of Caribbean, North and South American cultures adds vibrancy and texture to the civic landscape. The city’s thriving community of artists, designers and collectors and its avid and growing art-engaged public are driving Miami’s demand for a world-class museum and dynamic center of visual arts education. PAMM transformed Museum Park into a central destination on Miami’s cultural map, promotes progressive arts education, builds community cohesiveness and contributes substantially to downtown revitalization.
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Related Press ‘Julio Le Parc: Form into Action’, Pérez Art Museum, Miami — review Financial Times : 2 December 2016 Le Parc believed—and still believes—that the distance between art and audience needs to be dispensed with. His interest is not in the authenticity of the object but of the value of the encounter. The bits of mirror and mechanisms here are almost all new, replaced as the older versions of the works lost their sheen and reflectivity.
Related Press Your guide to the Miami fairs Whitewall : 28 November 2016 Art Basel in Miami Beach is celebrating its 15th anniversary with 269 leading international galleries drawn from 29 countries. The fair has vastly expanded since its first 2002 edition to include dedicated sections for film, outdoor sculpture, and prints, as well as curated shows of historical significance and explorations of new works by emerging...
Related Press Discover the Spellbinding Art of Julio Le Parc in New York and Miami Architectural Digest : 15 November 2016 Now, American audiences will be able to rediscover the frantic energy of the 88-year-old’s work with two shows: A display of his latest creations at Galerie Perrotin in New York and a survey of over 100 pieces in his oeuvre at the Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM)—the artist's first solo museum show in North America.
