With three gallery spaces tailored for public art, the Museum of Contemporary Art of the Americas stands as the inaugural venue designed for showcasing contemporary art in the Kendall region.Through its lively programming and rotating exhibitions, the Museum bridges the gap between the community and artists hailing from all corners of the globe. It nurtures emerging artists, encourages established ones to explore new horizons, and demonstrates Kendall's aspirations to establish itself as a key player in the South Florida and wider American contemporary art scene.
The Museum's exhibition program presents solo and group shows by local, national, and international artists, prioritizing originality and striving to showcase works from a diverse array of creators. Its goal is to bring innovative contemporary art that transcends borders to South Florida and beyond, connecting communities and broadening horizons.Exhibitions are organized by Jorge Rodríguez (R10), the Museum's director and Chief Curator, and by guest curators from all visual arts. Each one runs for an average of 45 days, with shorter exhibitions of seven to fifteen days being planned in cases where certain works cannot be displayed for the usual period of time.
The "Pop Up Shows" or ephemeral exhibitions are conceived as part of a specific line of projects aimed at presenting as many local artists as possible to the community and offering them exhibition spaces throughout the regular season.
As part of its Women in the Arts Program, the Museum of Contemporary Art of the Americas is pleased to present to the art lovers of its community, and indeed to the entire community of artists and enthusiasts of South Florida, Sacred and Daily Patterns. This exhibition celebrates the powerful and intricate works of five prestigious female artists in the realm of geometric abstraction. Sacred and Daily Patterns brings together a diverse array of pieces that explore the intersection of form, color, and structure, highlighting their unique perspectives and innovative approaches. Through meticulous lines, bold shapes, and vibrant colors, these incredible artists challenge conventional boundaries and invite viewers to engage with the profound beauty and complexity of geometric art.
The 'Gratitude' series, officially started in 2016, represents a significant milestone in MaiYap's artistic evolution. While she began moving away from realism as early as 2012, her journey into abstraction was characterized by a shift in her color palette—from vibrant, intense colors to muted, soft pastels. By adopting softer colors, MaiYap sought to convey a more subtle, yet profound message, suggesting that if people could see the beauty she captures, they might also listen more attentively to the planet's needs. Each piece, meticulously crafted with a palette knife, layers these gentle colors and textures to build tactile canvases that engage and demand contemplation. These textured strokes serve as metaphors for the intricate relationship between human activity and nature.
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Latin American Rockers brings together artists from South America and Mexico. Each artist was invited by the curator to reflect on their cultural roots and to explore the spirit of rebellion, freedom, and creativity that characterizes Latin American culture. Ultimately, it is a tribute to the influence of music on art and society, seeking to connect the rhythm of rock with the visual rhythm of art. The concept centers on the idea that, just as rock is a universal language, art also transcends borders and creates a dialogue among diverse Latin American cultures. The exhibition showcases a heterogeneous array of artistic forms, including painting, sculpture, photography, and multimedia installations, ensuring a broad representation of artistic expressions within the Latin American context. This interdisciplinary dialogue highlights the evolution of art south of the United States, anchoring the exhibition in the complex pathways of contemporary creativity, ever-evolving and in a constant state of flux.
Ana Albertina Delgado uses her pictorial language to express the current social debates surrounding diversity, emphasizing the role of women in society. With her paintings, Delgado builds human scenarios as metanarratives that reflect upon the construction of quotidian life while visualizing the social and psychological links between members of society. She takes the temperature of her times, using her artistic tools to build a conversation surrounding social progression and change. Her characters are ambiguously connected to one another through their enigmatic abilities and capacity for seduction, often expressed through sexuality, as they explore the mystery of life. Like a skilled fiction writer, Ana Albertina Delgado isolates the distinguishing qualities of her subjects and then amplifies those qualities visually and thematically in a way that celebrates humanity’s potential. While indistinctly, she takes as references urban mythology, as well as traditional country stories and myths.
Stubborn presents a collection of works inspired by classical statuary, particularly torsos and heads, transformed with the unexpected incorporation of industrial objects. Through this juxtaposition, the exhibition invites viewers to reconsider the legacy of Western values and our perceptions of various aspects of life. In contrast to his previous series, Prado intentionally relinquished total control over the creative process, allowing it to unfold with less restraint.
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As the title suggests, the exhibition evidences the convergence of very diverse artistic perspectives, which also reflect the artists' determination to refine their technical skills and develop the concepts that structure their personal poetics. Each of these students has demonstrated significant growth in their work and will take advantage of the opportunity provided by the Museum of Contemporary Art of the Americas to share their pieces with the community, their colleagues, and their family and friends.
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After just over a year of collaboration between the Museum of Contemporary Art of the Americas (MoCAA) and the Secretary of Culture of the State of Goiás, the exhibition "A Sangue no Alguidá" was finally inaugurated at the MoCAA, located in The Crossings, Kendall, South Florida. Goiás is one of the twenty-six states that, together with the federal district, constitute the Federative Republic of Brazil.
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"Exaggerations of History" is a compelling collection of 101 miniature portrait paintings of female artists spanning from the 12th to the 20th centuries, each coupled with an embedded Augmented Reality (AR) experience. Via an app-enabled AR journey, viewers are privy to a video narrative that vividly brings to life the biography and creative trajectory of each artist. A salient goal of this series is to affirm the significant role of women in the arts from the outset.
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On the afternoon of Friday, March 15, in a meaningful commemoration of Women's History Month and under the auspices of the Women in the Arts program, the American Heartbeats collective exhibition was inaugurated with great anticipation. This exhibition serves as a vibrant showcase for the works of a carefully selected group of women artists who have garnered substantial recognition within the dynamic cultural scene of South Florida.
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Art as a discipline has the power to transcend boundaries and connect people from diverse origins through the universal language of creativity. In the vibrant world of art, associations play a crucial role in bringing together like-minded individuals who share a passion for artistic expression. One such association is the Dade Art Educators Association, a community that acts as a melting pot for artists of various genres and styles. Members of this enriched association had the generosity to share their art with colleagues and art enthusiasts at the DAEA President’s Showcase.
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Geometric Abstraction is a thoughtfully curated exhibition paying tribute to the extensive career of an artist of Pedro Hernández's stature. He is among the Cuban artists who arrived in the 1960s and, despite the inherent challenges, seamlessly integrated into a society that was vigorously growing and constantly redefining its identity. While Pedro practiced as a medical professional his entire life, he consistently created stunning pieces of art with remarkable regularity.
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In Miami, you hear a lot about art, but not so much about craft. James Herring's work in ceramics fuses the two. Herring eschews the title of "artist" and sees the resurgence of crafts and craftsmanship as a necessity for human growth in modern times. An outspoken supporter and practitioner of the maker movement, Herring has maintained a presence locally by doing demonstrations and leading classes and workshops on the ancient craft.Abel Folgar for '100 Creatives Miami New Times' | December 27, 2016
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In close collaboration with the Fine Art Ceramic Center, the annual juried exhibition for its members was open to the public from Friday, February 9, through Wednesday, February 21, 2024, at the Museum of Contemporary Art of the Americas. This year's exhibition featured works from forty members, in various formats and techniques. The show was juried by Kelly and Kyle Phelps, nationally recognized collaborating artists, twins, and art professors based in Ohio.
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Ariel Orozco, curator of "El Charco y la Curva," launched the project after finding the Cuban Circle of Mexico A.C., a hub promoting Cuban art and culture, including politically nuanced workshops and events. Seeing a chance for unity among Cuban emigrants across generations, Orozco proposed an abstract art project to foster dialogue without engaging the space's political aspects. This approach allowed artists with diverse creative methods and interests to coexist in a harmonious, reconciliatory exhibition.
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Within the esteemed milieu of Art Basel, the illustrious Bernardo Medina, will grace the Aldo Menéndez Permanent Hall at the Museum of Contemporary Art of the Americas with the presentation of his tome, 'The Sofrito Manifesto', a work that proudly encompasses two volumes. In the foreword of the second volume, dedicated to the cocktails and libations commonly savored in Puerto Rico, Joaquín E. Bacardí III penned: "It is a source of great pride for me to speak on a subject that, within my family, has been woven into the fabric of our daily discourse from a young age..."
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On December 1st, 2023, MoCAA will inaugurate three simultaneous exhibitions. One of these will be "El hombre es una isla," featuring pieces created by Pepe Franco over the last decade. In an article published by Hypermedia magazine in September 2020, Cuban art expert and professor François Vallée remarked in the introduction: "José Franco has been a prominent figure in Cuban art since the 1980s. His artistic practice is prolific and eludes easy classification. As is often the case in what has come to be known as postmodernity (...)"
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On July 7, 2017, the Kendall Art Center (now Museum of Contemporary Art of the Americas) inaugurated "Cuban Slugger," an exhibition by the renowned Cuban artist Reynerio Tamayo. On this occasion, Tamayo expressed that this exhibition was a 'long-standing debt' he felt he owed, as he had participated in various group exhibitions on the theme of baseball but had never held a solo exhibition entirely dedicated to this sport. The project was previously showcased at Galería Habana in Havana and traveled almost in its entirety to South Florida.
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A selection of works from the recent Pop Up Show 'Halando parejo' will remain on display throughout October and extend into November of this year. Additionally, we are introducing pieces previously unseen in our context. Guided solely by the keen interest of a discerning segment of the audience and the museum's intention to share artworks that now enrich its collection, 'Harvest Bazaar' brings together a diverse group of creators. Their oeuvre predominantly centers on the human figure as a sociopolitical subject.
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The Kendall Art Cultural Center (KACC), dedicated the past six years to the preservation and promotion of contemporary art and artists, and to the exchange of art and ideas throughout Miami and South Florida, as well as abroad. Through an energetic calendar of exhibitions, programs, and its collections, KACC provides an international platform for the work of established and emerging artists, advancing public appreciation and understanding of contemporary art.
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The Rodríguez collection is a blueprint of Cuban art and its diaspora. Within the context of the new MoCA-Americas the collection becomes an invaluable visual source for Diaspora identity. It represents a different approach to art history to try to better understand where we come from to better know where we are heading.
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