April sees some of the biggest openings of Miami’s spring art season. While Harmony Korine’s show at ICA Miami is the splashiest of the bunch, there’s also new solo presentations from locals Alejandro Piñeiro Bello and Harumi Abe, a big anniversary exhibition at MoCA North Miami, and a Jimmy Buffett-inspired show at Locust Projects. See our picks for the best art to see in Miami this month below.
All presentations are listed in the order in which they opened. Unless otherwise noted, events are free to attend and open to the public.
Wade Tullier at Primary
Louisiana-born sculptor and ceramicist Wade Tullier stages a new show at Primary this month, his third with the Little River gallery. “Sky, Sea, Fruit, Hand, Seed” analyzes ideas around monuments and their usage as tools of power and control by depicting sustenance-giving fruit as objects worthy of veneration. Opened Saturday, April 4, at Primary. 7410 NW Miami Ct., Miami; 954-296-1675; thisisprimary.com.
Clo Pantano at Dále Zine
Honduras-born Clo Pantano is next up at Dále Zine with a show titled “Poem Forever.” Working “between cuteness and darkness,” according to a press statement, the artist uses unstable, tangible materials like paper, plaster, and found objects in sculptures, paintings, and drawings. Opened Saturday, April 4, at Dále Zine, 50 NE 40th St., Miami; dalezineshop.com.
Harumi Abe at Edge Zones
Longtime Miami resident Harumi Abe will show a new collection of paintings at Edge Zones this month. The painter’s work in “Once, Under This Sky” combines South Florida landscapes with those of her native Japan, emphasizing geographical in-betweenness and the principle of ichi-go ichi-e, the idea that everything only happens once. Opened Saturday, April 4, and runs through Saturday, May 16, at Edge Zones, 3317 NW Seventh Ave., Miami; 305-303-8852; edgezones.org.
“Evidence of Evolution” at Queue Gallery
Queue Gallery continues to serve up some of the boldest contemporary art in Miami. Its latest show, “Evidence of Evolution,” the first at the gallery’s new location in the same Little Havana plaza as Tunnel Projects, is a duo show for Los Angeles-based painter Jamieson Pearl and Miami native Fharid LaTorre. Both artists choose dark and provocative subject matter, with Pearl’s pixelated paintings of sordid, internet-sourced images of mugshots and LiveLeak screenshots pairing well with LaTorre’s more abstract, sculptural works of bone-like objects fixed by metallic implements resembling medical tools. David Cronenberg would love this stuff (complimentary). Opens Friday, April 10, and runs through Friday, May 22, at Queue Gallery, 300 SW 12th Ave., Unit 324-A, Miami; queuegallery.net.
Alejandro Piñeiro Bello at KDR
A new show from Miami-based, Havana-born Alejandro Piñeiro Bello is always a must-see. “ECOS” (“Echoes”) at KDR sees the artist continue to explore his tropical fauvist style with luminous, iridescent paintings rife with rich colors and poetic symbolism. Opens Saturday, April 11, and runs through Saturday, May 23, at KDR, 790 NW 22nd St., Miami; 305-392-0416; kdr305.com.
Harmony Korine at ICA Miami
Undoubtedly the highest-profile show of the season, the Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami is giving longtime South Florida resident Harmony Korine a wide-spanning retrospective, delving into the filmmaker’s lengthy side hustle as an artist. “Perfect Nonsense” culminates with works inspired by Korine’s recent AI-assisted film Aggro Dr1ft, which was made in Miami as the first major project of his locally based studio EDGLRD. Opens Wednesday, April 15, and runs through Sunday, October 4, at Institute of Contemporary Art, Miami, 61 NE 41st St., Miami; 305-901-5272; icamiami.org.
New Exhibitions at MoCA North Miami
The Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami celebrates its 30th anniversary with an extensive collection show. Curated by Queue Gallery founder Catherine Camargo, “Anchors of Light” features work from Alfredo Jaar, Pat Steir, Purvis Young, Dawoud Bey, and many others. The show opens alongside the annual South Florida Cultural Consortium exhibition, which features 15 local artists, including Jen Clay, Mark Delmont, Elliot and Erick Jimenez, Nina Surel, Lisu Vega, and Onajide Shabaka. Both presentations open Wednesday, April 15, and run through Sunday, October 4, at Museum of Contemporary Art, North Miami, 770 NE 125th St., North Miami; 305-893-6211; mocanomi.org. Admission costs $10 for the general public and $5 for students, seniors, and persons with disabilities. Free for members, children under 12, North Miami residents, city employees, veterans, and caregivers accompanying persons with disabilities.
Camilla Marie Dahl at Opa Projects
Little River’s Opa Projects is showing new work from Spanish-American artist Camilla Marie Dahl, whose interesting process incorporates textured canvases made from crushed marble and foam. The paintings in her show, “Warmth in Two Tones,” feature domestic scenes, landscapes, and still lifes rendered in a monochromatic, fuzzy style with red, orange, blue, and purple hues dominating. Opens Thursday, April 16, at 7622 NE Fourth Ct., Miami; 516-807-5419; opaprojects.com.
Johanna Strobel/Locust Projects
New Shows at Locust Projects
Two new exhibitions open at Locust Projects this month. In the main space, Kelly Breez and Patty Gone irreverently deconstruct the Parrothead culture of Jimmy Buffett and Margaritaville in “Lost Shaker of Salt.” Meanwhile, in the project room, the Disney-style narrative of Johanna Strobel’s A Bought Kingdom examines how pesticide use in Central Florida and the development of the Kennedy Space Center led to the extinction of the dusky seaside sparrow. Both shows open Saturday, April 18, at Locust Projects, 297 NE 67th St., Miami; 305-576-8570; locustprojects.org.
Seth Cameron / Katelin Eichwald / Eamon Monaghan at Nina Johnson
Three new shows debut at Nina Johnson in Little Haiti on Thursday, April 23. Seth Cameron will show several different bodies of work in “Good Dog,” including pieces inspired by Chinese inkwash paintings and Albert Camus’ The Stranger, an artist book, and sculptures by fellow artist Frank Traynor. Katelyn Eichwald will show paintings examining the mythological siren, while Eamon Monaghan’s “Knots” sculptures experiment with abstract forms. On view through June 27 at Nina Johnson, 6315 NW Second Ave., Miami; 305-571-2288; ninajohnson.com.
