Geoffrey Farmer: Let’s Make the Water Turn Black
Part Dadaist sculpture garden, part surrealist soundscape, part vibrant light show, this installation named after a song by experimental musician Frank Zappa is likely one of the most wildly inventive exhibitions you’ll see in a museum in years. Come multiple times as the show changes depending on the time of the day.
Through March 1, Perez Art Museum Miami, 1103 Biscayne Boulevard, Miami. Admission price varies. pamm.org
20th Anniversary Exhibition at the Rubell Family Collection
The Rubell family, one of the most prominent art collectors in the world, is celebrating two decades in Miami with six solo exhibitions by Will Boone, Aaron Curry, Lucy Dodd, Mark Flood, and David Ostrowski and Karri Upson as well as a survey of the greatest hits from the collection.
Dec. 3 - 6, Rubell Family Collection, 95 NW 29th St., Miami. Free during Miami Art Week. rfc.museum
One Way: Peter Marino
Leather-clad architect and art collector Peter Marino has one of the most storied careers imaginable and has collaborated with everyone from Andy Warhol to Fendi. This exhibition explores the architect’s work, the work that he has inspired and the art he has collected over the years.
Dec. 4 through May 2015, Bass Museum of Art, 2100 Collins Ave., Miami Beach. Admission price varies. bassmuseum.org
Myth and Machine: The First World War in Visual Culture
The Wolfsonian is staging perhaps its most ambitious show, honoring the centennial of the start of WWI with a staggering exhibition that highlights how the war was depicted in books, film, posters, photographs, sculpture and other media. It’s not just a great show to see during Art Basel, it is arguably the must-see exhibition of the year.
Through next April, Wolfsonian-FIU, 1001 Washington Ave., Miami Beach. Admission price varies. wolfsonian.org
Brandon Opalka and Hugo Montoya: Back on Earth
Miami hometown heroes Brandon Opalka and Hugo Montoya will likely lay claim to the title of the Boys of Basel with this collaborative, multimedia extravaganza that utilizes nearly every art medium imaginable to dissect everything from the myth of Sisyphus to the pursuit of Basel fame.
Dec. 1 - 6, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m., Emerson Dorsch Gallery, 151 NW 24 St., Miami. Free. emersondorsch.com
