Miami Art Week 2015: In Words

Works that incorporate text in powerful ways

As you wade through the sheer amount of artwork on view during Miami Art Week, there’s something both compelling and divisive about the pieces incorporating words. They grab ahold of your eyes from far across the hall, drawing you in silently. Unlike abstract sculptures that might require a bit of patience or background information, these pieces are direct, brash and elicit almost a knee-jerk reaction …

Jehnny Beth + Julian Casablancas: Boy/Girl

Julian Casablancas and Jehnny Beth of Savages rock out in their cover of an ’80s punk track from Danish band Sort Sol and American singer Lydia Lunch, “Boy/Girl.” It’s a fierce duet that’s rough around the edges, especially with Jehnny Beth’s half-howl, half-singing voice. Even the new music video is a nod to the original—the opening sequence, some body gestures and even actual video clips …

Miami Art Week 2015: Kith Homage Exhibition Curated by Joshua Liner Gallery

The NYC gallery's group show celebrating Ronnie Fieg's ASICS designs

In addition to upwards of 20 concurrent art fairs, Miami Art Week also offers an array of tangential pop-up exhibitions and experiences. One, curated by NYC’s Joshua Liner Gallery and held in a built-out Art Deco South Beach structure, centers on sneakers as inspiration. And while there are a series of color-saturated ASICS on display, all designed by Kith founder Ronnie Fieg over the past …