Events on Tuesday, January 1

Maurizio Pellegrin: <em>Once Upon a Time There Was Venice</em>

Art

Maurizio Pellegrin

Tuesday 1/ 1 @ Sacco Gallery

Italian artist Maurizio Pellegrin has a distinct vision and a highly poetic sensibility. His last big show in Miami was more... 

<em>Art Students League of New York: Highlights from the Permanent Collection</em>

Art

Art Students League of New York

Tuesday 1/ 1 @ Lowe Art Museum - University of Miami

One of the country's oldest art schools, the Art Students League of New York has been around since 1875, is still... 

<i>Gods and Heroes: The Painting and Sculpture of Sandro Chia</i>

Art

Sandro Chia

Tuesday 1/ 1 @ Boca Raton Museum of Art

A medley of influences and art-historical references appear in Sandro Chia's oeuvre, but most important is his affinity for mythic symbolism... 

Casa Toscana

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Casa Toscana

Tuesday 1/ 1 @ Casa Toscana

Go somewhere to deflate after the crush of Art Basel, eat a good meal, and connect with either yourself or your... 

José Bedia: <i>First Hand</i>

Art

José Bedia

Tuesday 1/ 1 @ Fredric Snitzer Gallery

José Bedia's new show at Snitzer has a decidedly African bent, its large-scale acrylics on canvas inspired by the artifacts Bedia... 

<i>Agitated Images: John Heartfield & German Photomontage, 1920-1938</i>

Art

Agitated Images

Tuesday 1/ 1 @ Wolfsonian-FIU Museum

An iconoclast ahead of his time, Berlin Dadaist John Heartfield (born Helmut Herzfeld) helped revolutionize modern photomontage, subversively using the medium... 

Vizcaya's Contemporary Arts Project: Cristina Lei Rodriguez

Art

Vizcaya's Contemporary Arts Project

Tuesday 1/ 1 @ Vizcaya Museum and Gardens

Visiting the opulent Vizcaya estate is an experience in itself, so hitting it up for the unveiling of a new art... 

Moonchine

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Moonchine

Tuesday 1/ 1 @ Moonchine

Miami's Upper Eastside isn't lacking in cozy restaurants that feature both Japanese and Thai cuisine, but new eatery Moonchine trumps them... 

<i>Miami Contemporary Artists: Creating a Scene</i>

Art

Creating a Scene

Tuesday 1/ 1 @ Various locations

A hefty, eye-popping 256-page hardcover volume, Miami Contemporary Artists is a testament to the international relevance (and interest in) the Miami... 

Peter Coffin

Art

Peter Coffin

Tuesday 1/ 1 @ Galerie Emmanuel Perrotin

Although some suspect Peter Coffin's work of hokey mysticism, the New York-based artist's sculptures and installations are actually clever deconstructions of... 

<i>Work in Progress: Herzog & de Meuron's Miami Art Museum</i>

Art

Work in Progress

Tuesday 1/ 1 @ Miami Art Museum -

Pritzker Prize-winning architects Herzog & de Meuron have envisioned an ambitious future for the Miami Art Museum's new bay-front home. The... 

Spyro

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Spyro

Tuesday 1/ 1 @ Spyro

Biscayne Boulevard, the main thoroughfare through the northern end of this fair city, is a complete and utter mess thanks to... 

<i>Chimneys and Towers: Charles Demuth's Late Paintings of Lancaster</i>

Art

Chimneys and Towers

Tuesday 1/ 1 @ Norton Museum of Art

A pioneer of American precisionism and modernism, Charles Demuth was also involved in Paris' early 20th-century avant-garde scene, where he hung... 

<i>Fashioning the Modern French Interior: Pochoir Portfolios in the 1920s</i>

Art

Fashioning the Modern French Interior

Tuesday 1/ 1 @ Wolfsonian-FIU Museum

The little pochoirs on view at the Wolfsonian are delightful, precious, and enticing. More commonly referred to as stencils in the... 

Christine's Roti Shop

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Christine's Roti Shop

Tuesday 1/ 1 @ Christine's Roti Shop

Christine's Roti Shop is a North Miami Beach institution. Just after Hurricane Wilma, when the power was out across the city... 

<i>The Brush That Never Rests</i>

Art

The Brush That Never Rests

Tuesday 1/ 1 @ Art Rouge Gallery

Having recently relocated from Coral Gables to the ever-expanding Wynwood Art District, Art Rouge presents a four-person group show of contemporary... 

Spiegelworld presents <i>Absinthe</i>

Performing Arts

Spiegelworld

Tuesday 1/ 1 @ Collins Park

Part Cirque du Soleil and part bawdy burlesque show, Spiegelworld creates a surreal and wicked wonderland where strength and sexuality rule... 

Enrique Martínez Celaya: <i>Nomad</i>

Art

Enrique Martínez Celaya: Nomad

Tuesday 1/ 1 @ Miami Art Museum -

A quiet, spiritual solitude inhabits Enrique Martínez Celaya's work, especially in his dark, ethereal oil-and-tar paintings. The Cuban-born artist makes effective... 

Sushi Square

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Sushi Square

Tuesday 1/ 1 @ Sushi Square

Sushi Square is more like a cube — a block of Biscayne Boulevard restaurant so tiny that you might miss it... 

Jason Middlebrook: <i>One Man's Treasure Is Another Man's Trash</i>

Art

Jason Middlebrook

Tuesday 1/ 1 @ Kevin Bruk Gallery

The vast difference between urban and country life is essential to Jason Middlebrook's work, as is the world's supposed tendency towards... 

Abbey Brewing Company

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Abbey Brewing Company

Tuesday 1/ 1 @ Abbey Brewing Company

There are a few watering holes on South Beach that feature an endless selection of excellent international beers, and, of this... 

<em>The Hunter Gifts </em>

Art: Photography

The Hunter Gifts

Tuesday 1/ 1 @ Norton Museum of Art

Adding to its already-expansive collection of more than 2,200 photographs (including works by Man Ray, Walker Evans, and Henri Cartier-Bresson), the... 

W Wine Bistro

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W Wine Bistro

Tuesday 1/ 1 @ W Wine Bistro

Hidden away under an overpass on the outskirts of the Design District, this tiny wine bistro has shown a lot of... 

Janet Cardiff and George Bures Miller: <i>The Killing Machine and Other Stories 1995-2007</i>

Art

Janet Cardiff and George Bures Miller

Tuesday 1/ 1 @ Miami Art Museum -

The Miami Art Museum's MAC@MAM program launches its first much-anticipated exhibit: 11 installations by husband-and-wife team Janet Cardiff and George Bures... 

<em>Six 21st Century Chinese Neo-Pop Artists</em>

Art

Six 21st Century Chinese Neo-Pop Artists

Tuesday 1/ 1 @ ArtSpace/Virginia Miller Galleries

Asian neo-pop art (encompassing South Korea, Japan, and China) is one of the hottest new trends on the contemporary market —... 

Hernan Bas: <em>Works from the Rubell Family Collection</em>

Art

Hernan Bas

Tuesday 1/ 1 @ Rubell Family Collection

Hernan Bas is Miami's biggest art star, creating darkly poetic, romanticized works read as chapters in an epic, sometimes mythical, and... 

The Room

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The Room

Tuesday 1/ 1 @ The Room

Miami might be one of the only places in America where you recover from a weekend of partying and drinking by... 

Peter Sarkisian

Art

Peter Sarkisian

Tuesday 1/ 1 @ Bernice Steinbaum Gallery

Santa Fe-based artist Peter Sarkisian liberates video from the traditional frame. One of the most salient features of his recent work... 

Leonel Matheu: <i>Definitions</i>

Art

Leonel Matheu

Tuesday 1/ 1 @ Dot Fiftyone

Leonel Matheu's work seems deceptively simple and naïve upon first glance, but each piece is ultimately underlain with a deeper, philosophical... 

<I>Lichtenstein at Fairchild</I>

Art

Lichtenstein at Fairchild

Tuesday 1/ 1 @ Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden

Drawing from popular advertisements, mainstream comic books, and industrial production techniques, Roy Lichtenstein's primary-colored works are now iconic deconstructions of Americana.... 

Jorge Pardo: <i>House</i>

Art

Jorge Pardo

Tuesday 1/ 1 @ MOCA North Miami

Jorge Pardo subverts traditional definitions of sculpture, design, and architecture. For instance, his 1998 solo exhibition at MOCA in Los Angeles... 

<i>Sweeney Todd</i>

Theatre

Sweeney Todd

Tuesday 1/ 1 @ Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts of Miami-Dade County

Exiled to Australia for a crime he didn't commit, Sweeney Todd returns to London to punish his jailers,... 

<i>Modern Urban Expressionism: The Art of Marcus Antonius Jansen</i>

Art

The Art of Marcus Antonius Jansen

Tuesday 1/ 1 @ Damien B. Contemporary Art Center

Despite the rather turgid genre title used to refer to his work ("modern urban expressionism"), Marcus Antonius Jansen's paintings are beautifully... 

Shuffle Tuesdays

Party

Shuffle Tuesdays

Tuesday 1/ 1 @ Fox's Lounge

Fox's Lounge is giving South Miami a break, offering up unbeatable two-for-ones all night to those unwilling to trek all the... 

<i>Promises of Paradise: Staging Mid-Century Miami</i>

Art

Promises of Paradise

Tuesday 1/ 1 @ Bass Museum of Art

Curated by Allan Shulman, one of Miami's most prominent architects, Promises of Paradise: Staging Mid-Century Miami delineates the potential of this... 

Haitian Dining at Tap Tap

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Haitian Dining at Tap Tap

Tuesday 1/ 1 @ Tap Tap

Those who've passed a lazy evening in the rocking chairs on Tap Tap's front porch, sipping Miami's best mojitos while listening... 

Georges LeBar: <i>Microwave of Mascara</i>

Art

Georges LeBar

Tuesday 1/ 1 @ Art and Culture Center of Hollywood

Postmodern mishmashes of consumer society, Georges LeBar's paintings are vivid metaphors lambasting a culture of wantonness, image obsession, and gluttonous gratification.... 

<i>Milk Crown and Mushroom Cloud</i>

Art

Milk Crown and Mushroom Cloud

Tuesday 1/ 1 @ David Castillo Gallery

In this three-person group show, curated by Berlin-based Manabi Murata, restraint is key, even as the artists — all of whom... 

Lunch at Garden of Eatin'

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Garden of Eatin'

Tuesday 1/ 1 @ Garden of Eatin'

With all the tropical flora found in Florida, you'd think the natives would be a bit more appreciative of fruits and...