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George Merrick, the visionary founder of Coral Gables, is widely celebrated for his positive self-confidence and optimism. However, a recently discovered handwritten letter to his father, from his early twenties, reveals a more introspective and darker side to his character that challenges conventional perceptions.

Cecilia Vicuña is a poet and artist who grew up in the Chilean commune of La Florida, in the Maipo Valley. Born to a family of artists and intellectuals, Vicuña grew up hearing about the persecution and incarceration of individuals who struggled for social justice in the wake of increasingly conservative government agendas. While attending the Slade School of Fine Art in London on a British Council Award in 1972–73, a coup d’état led by General Augusto Pinochet, commander-in-chief of the Chilean army, ushered in a seventeen-year military dictatorship. This led Vicuña to remain in London on a self-imposed exile, where she exhibited her work at the Institute of Contemporary Arts and published her first book, Saborami (1973). At the time, she was largely focused on political activism directed against fascism and human rights violations in Chile and other countries.

One Becomes Many explores the enduring legacies that transcend generations in the works of ten Black Brazilian artists. Through traditional motifs, geometric abstractions, and a deep reverence for Brazilian culture, these artists offer glimpses into a world where resilience is not merely a trait but a sacred inheritance. Central to the exhibition is candomblé—the Afro-Brazilian religion that draws on traditions of West African ethnic groups such as the Yoruba, Fon, and Bantu, as well as some aspects Roman Catholicism. Inspired by ritual practices, these artists pay homage to deities and ancestral spirits, exuding divine potency and wisdom in their works. The reimagined symbolic imagery from candomblé serves as a visual testament to the strength of a people who have endured, persisted, and thrived.

Defying Authority brings together artists whose works, often displayed on public walls and transit systems, challenge societal norms and disrupt established boundaries. Rooted in rebellion, these creations confront the powers that manipulate public perception—whether they be governments, media, corporations, or individuals. These artists champion freedom, justice, and liberation, pushing back against systems that perpetuate injustice.

Memory serves as the bridge between life’s fleeting moments and our ongoing formation of a sense of self—shaping our identity and anchoring us to the past. In the constant interplay of remembering and forgetting, life becomes a series of fragmented recollections that define how we exist in time and how we confront the inevitability of death. Fragments of Time: Selections from PAMM’s Collection draws on video works from the museum’s permanent collection to explore how artists reflect on the passage of time, the nature of memory, and humanity’s enduring search for life’s meaning. Through works that address reflection, loss, transformation, and the evolution of personal and collective memory, the exhibition considers how moments—both remembered and forgotten—shape our understanding of ourselves. Themes include Alzheimer’s disease, explored through Elizabeth Cerejido and Mark A. Koven’s Absence Series: Rocking Chair (2002) and Autumn Casey’s Elysian Fields (2014); the role of shared cultural memory in Glenda León’s Canalización (2014); the erosion of innocence in Hernan Bas’s Fragile Moments (2003); and the fragility of memory in the digital era in Jack Strange’s Into a Puff of Virtual Smoke (2008). Together, these works invite viewers to reflect on the fragile, transformative power of memory in shaping human experience.

Elliot & Erick Jiménez: El Monte is the first solo museum exhibition of the artist duo Elliot & Erick Jiménez. The photographers, identical twin brothers, present an entirely new body of work inspired by the spiritual tradition of Lucumí—a syncretic Afro-Caribbean religion that emerged in late nineteenth-century Cuba bringing together elements of Yoruba, Catholicism, and Spiritism—and by Lydia Cabrera’s seminal text El Monte. First published in Cuba in 1954, El Monte is a foundational study of Afro-Cuban religions that was translated into English for the first time in 2023, significantly broadening access to its insights on Caribbean spiritual practices. This exhibition highlights the Jiménez twins’ bicultural upbringing as Cuban Americans raised in the Lucumí tradition. At the center of the exhibition is a large structure that dominates the gallery space, its interior evoking both a chapel and a forest. The installation references syncretic Caribbean religions, their Catholic counterparts, and the Cuban monte (forest or wilderness)—a site associated with mystery, transformations, and spiritual encounters. Various works explore the artists’ relationship as identical twins, the structure itself symbolizing the shared space of the womb. Other works reimagine well-known art historical compositions through the lens of Lucumí, examining its intersections with colonialism and the Western art historical canon. While the exhibition primarily features photographs, it also includes sculptural elements interspersed throughout the gallery. Together, these works invite visitors to engage with themes of wonder, mystery, self-reflection, and discovery.

Art and history – present and past – intersect in Yakne Se9minoli, a vibrant exhibition in partnership with Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum at HistoryMiami Museum. Roughly translated as “Seminole World,” the title reflects the idea of “all our traditions coming together”. The Seminole people have a history of adapting, surviving and thriving despite irreversible changes in lifestyle, government, and environment. They have also helped shaped the Florida we know today. This exhibit will showcase an impressive number of Seminole artists and a diverse collection of art, revealing how these artists bring that history and culture to life. Come experience how diversity brings a community together and learn how Seminole history is Florida history.

Headwind by Susanne Schirato explores the dynamic relationship between human activity and the environment. This outdoor, site-specific installation evokes a school of fish formation through blue-dyed windsocks that shift direction with the wind. Schirato draws from environmental art traditions to transform root-like forms into wind-filled figures that gesture toward systems of power. The poetic ambiguity of the word windsock—both as a weather instrument and a slang term in Portuguese—adds layers of meaning to these floating innate beings. Through its visual and conceptual language, Headwind invites contemplation on the fragility of ecosystems, the urgency of climate awareness and the complexities of human behavior. Headwind is Schirato’s first solo show in the United States.

Miami-born artist Woody De Othello presents coming forth by day, a new series of ceramic and wood sculptures, tiled wall works, and a large-scale bronze that explore the primordial relationship between body, earth, and spirit. The immersive installation will feature grounding natural materials such as clay-painted walls and subtle herbal scents. Rooted in precolonial and diasporic African traditions, Othello draws inspiration from spiritual practices, hermetic philosophy, and cultural artifacts—including nkisi power figures, Dogon ritual objects, and Egyptian pyramids. His anthropomorphic sculptures, with their richly glazed surfaces, suggest a quiet vitality—the forms appear to lean, rest, or embrace, as if shaped by the weight of memory and emotion. Known for his hand-built ceramics, Othello animates everyday objects—clocks, mirrors, phones, vessels—blurring the line between body and object. In doing so, he highlights the ways we feel, emote, and communicate, while revealing the unseen forces that shape our daily lives. As Othello’s first solo museum exhibition in Miami, coming forth by day reflects his deep connection to the city and his ongoing exploration of his ancestral heritage. Through material experimentation and sculptural gesture, the exhibition considers how objects carry history, absorb meaning, and serve as vessels for both spiritual and emotional experience.

Annual Miami Breast Cancer Conference will bring together surgical, medical, and radiation oncologists, with the aim of fostering awareness of the state-of-the-art treatments in each therapeutic area and encouraging cross-team cooperation in the clinic. The conference features pioneers of innovative approaches in each of these subspecialties who will provide insight into the optimal multidisciplinary management of patients with breast cancer and its application to practice. Information Source: Physicians Education Resource | expotobi