Mojo-manic exhibit currently on view at the Miami Art Museum.Ĭo-organized by the Menil Collection and P.S.1 Contemporary Art CenterĪnd curated by Franklin Sirmans, "NeoHooDoo: Art for a Forgotten Faith" It's impossible to imagine a better city than ours as a host for the Photography, sculpture, video, installation, and sound - can beĬonsidered a sprawling self-portrait in one form or another, Rodriguez which includes works in a diverse variety of media, such as Tresses, and even a pair of runny sunny-side-up eggs. Mouse ears, a crown, insect antennae, devil horns, Hitler bangs, flaxen Some of them depict Rodriguez sporting a Mohawk, Mickey Throughout Paris and mailed back to the artist after strangersĬompleted them. Postage-paid cards were left in shops, cafés, and bars Inviting the public to work his image over by adding hair, clothing,Īccessories, or makeup using the media of their choice. Last year, Rodriguez printed 1,000 postcards with instructions
The series of worksĬomprise 134 postcards bearing the same headshot of the artist, whose Part of "In Your Own Image: The Best of Bert Rodriguez - Greatest Scores of staples, eerily reminiscent of his brush with death.
Ironically, on display at theīass Museum of Art is an image of Rodriguez's noggin punctured with The local conceptual artist broke his back in three placesĪnd sustained a nasty crescent-shaped gash on his forehead that snakedįrom ear to ear and required 47 stitches. Right after Basel, the 33-year-old was the victim of a With the debut of a Stanley Kubrik-inspired work at Art Basel Miamiīeach.
Success with projects in Paris and London before closing the year out Rodriguez, who was in the Whitney Biennial last April, followed his to 5 p.m.Įarly last year, Bert Rodriguez found himself atop the art world.īut by the end of 2008, he had unexpectedly crashed to earth.
Bass Museum of Art, 2121 Park Ave., Miami Beach 30. Opener of the first magnitude and not to be missed. Just like there can be no arguing that this show is an eye Offers a startlingly singular vision of the role hybrid culture plays Juggling of urban subcultures and tradition defies the senses and There are the boomboxes, which reference the artist himself and appearĮverywhere in his work. Youthful fascination with hip-hop and car culture, and the baggageĭredged up during several years of Freudian therapy. Present - mines the artist's urban Cuban-American roots, his Photographs, videos, sculptures, and films dating from 1999 to the Sensational eye- and ear-blistering show - featuring large-scale Layered in, became an early trademark for the artist. Typically used in film production before computer-generated imagery is Menacingly against a lurid green backdrop. Red lipstick while lip-synching foul Wu-Tang Clan lyrics and posturing Itįeatures the young, athletic model wearing a pleated uniform and ruby Of the artist's first comprehensive solo exhibition in a museum. Then (2001), on view at the MoCA satellite space in Wynwood as part Gispert's early videos, titled Can it be that it was all so simple The maniacal minx stars in one of local artist Luis On a dresser and smash them to bits with a spiked bat. That is until she begins speaking, spewing threats to place your nuts Twinkling blue eyes appears to be the stuff of a teenager's wet dream. Wednesday through Saturday noon to 5 p.m.Īt first blush, the fetching cheerleader with Bettie Page bangs and The Scholls' plucky eye for talent is on display even before visitorsĮnter the gorgeous second-floor gallery, where their quirky treasures Has succeeded." The reactions are strong and tantalizing at the Frost. Reaction, either one of pleasure or discomfort, we feel that the work So long as a viewer is engaged enough to give a To a museum handout, they look for "work that succeeds both on andīelow the surface, evoking a strong response, and not necessarily a Installations from their impressive contemporary art trove. Major collectors (he was just named the Knight Foundation's Miamiĭirector), have offered the Frost often-unseen sculptures and Sculpture while subverting it in arresting ways. Of materials - which include twigs, strips of fabric, hairpins,Īnd even LPs - but also for tiptoeing around the tradition of The works on display are remarkable not only for the range "Because I Say So" is an exhibition featuring selections from theĬollection of Debra and Dennis Scholl that challenges the notion of