Nowhere was as colorful and rich in artistic innovation than Little Haiti this past weekend, as the neighborhood celebrated Art Week Miami with a bang, featuring countless exhibits, performances and panels. Local dignitaries, artists, and art fans alike showed up in droves to support Little Haiti’s art week.
At the heart of this year’s festivities lay Art Beat Miami – a week-long celebration of art across the Diaspora, featuring pop-up galleries, live performances, a Q&A with legendary artist Edouard Duval-Carrié and a classy brunch with Chef Creole. Most memorable was the moving exhibit “Haiti: Contemporary Photographic Perspectives.” Curated by Edouard Duval-Carrié and dedicated to the lives lost in 2010 earthquake, the show feature works by renowned photographers Carl Juste, Roberto Stephenson, Leah Gordon and Maggie Steber, among others.
Another stellar pop-up exhibit was After Dark: Kreyol Basel, which displayed work from local Haitian American street photographers, Alain Pierre-Louis (Atis Lakay), Gerry L’aurore (L’aurore) and Woosler Delisfort (Tewoose), and guest Trinidadian photographer, Johanne Rahaman. The show revealed an intimate look at life in Little Haiti, from the botanicas to Vodou ceremonies.
Still available for public viewing is the illuminating exhibit, “Borderless Caribbean: Unmapped Trajectories – Annotating Art Histories.” Opened on December 5th at the Little Haiti Cultural Complex and running until January 25, the show explores the artistic and cultural connections across the Caribbean.
