{"id":24452,"date":"2021-02-12T12:00:10","date_gmt":"2021-02-12T17:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mdcthereporter.com\/?p=24452"},"modified":"2021-04-29T13:57:02","modified_gmt":"2021-04-29T17:57:02","slug":"coral-gables-illuminates-its-streets-with-new-art-installment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mdcthereporter.com\/staging\/8357\/coral-gables-illuminates-its-streets-with-new-art-installment\/","title":{"rendered":"Coral Gables Illuminates Its Streets With New Art Exhibit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Calling all art enthusiasts\u2014Coral Gables has transformed its streets with a free outdoor museum.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/illuminatecoralgables.org\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Illuminate Coral Gables<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> opened to the public on Feb. 12. The contemporary art exhibit fuses art and light concepts to adorn downtown Coral Gables. It features pieces from sixteen local, national and international artists, as well as eight artworks placed around <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">the city\u2019s most preeminent landmarks.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cI embed myself with the locals to bring work from an outside appreciation with an insider <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">perspective. This duality provides an experience where visitors can see things they loved, did <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">not like, understand, and learn from,\u201d said Lance Fung, Illuminate Coral Gable\u2019s chief curator. \u201cI aim to provide a rich experience in which not everyone needs to love everything; that\u2019s not what great art should do. It should be about starting conversation and being relevant and thought-provoking.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The exhibition seeks to <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">shine a light on important issues affecting today\u2019s society<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, such as global warming and immigration, and is set to become an annual experience for South Florida citizens.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Among the artwork pedestrians will be able to spot is Kiki Smith\u2019s <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Blue Night<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which employs augmented reality to reflect light through 42 suspended elements. Each has a blue background and holographic vinyl to depict constellations. Her work is about bringing light, hope, and joy to the festive Giralda Plaza.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">David Gumb\u2019s video installation <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Echoes of Souls and Echoes of my Skin<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is featured on the Actors Playhouse in Miracle Mile. It connects the breach between nature, science, technology, cultural heritage and art while paying homage to the deceased due to COVID-19 and social injustices.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cai Guo-Quiang\u2019s <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Fireflies<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> features one thousand handmade silk Chinese lanterns that roam through the city in twenty-seven pedicabs.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You Are Here <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">is a 15-minute-long video that is projected onto the west-facing wall of the Coral Gables Museum and was created by Jonathan Perez with Florida International University art students. It narrates the history of South Florida by tracing connections between seemingly disparate historical events, turning individual voices into a collective narrative.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cWe can attract families just on the sheer scale and beauty of these works, but when you read <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">its statements, they are extremely profound,\u201d Fung said.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For a map to guide you when visiting click <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/illuminatecoralgables.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/ICG-21-003-ILLUMINATE-MAP-FINAL-FEB-16.pdf\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">here<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Illuminate Coral Gables will run through March 13 and is open to the public on Wednesdays, Thursdays, Sundays from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m and Fridays and Saturdays from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Calling all art enthusiasts\u2014Coral Gables has transformed its streets with a free outdoor museum. 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