Artistic Cheat Sheet

Think of the new Miami Art Museum (101 W. Flagler St., Miami) exhibit, "New Work Miami 2010", as CliffsNotes to the local contemporary art scene. Curator Ren calls it a complex show that represents a complex art community; if pressed to summarize, he says that a lot of the pieces deal with urban development and that Miami art has a ruckus energy from rock ’n’ sci-fi tropes.

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Among the 35 Miami artists, Beatriz Monteavaro employs classic punk rock and campy horror-movie imagery in her sculptures. Kevin Arrow uses photo light boxes and a vintage slide projector to showcase discarded vacation images from Miami garage sales. Don Lambert shows a spinning disc sculpture inspired by Edwin Abbotts’ sci-fi novella Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions.

"New Work" runs through October 17, but this Saturday at 6 p.m., the exhibit’s opening night will feature performances by the TM Sisters, music by Oscar Fuentes and the Gipsy Catz, and a makeshift radio broadcasting studio by the artist collective Talking Head Transmitters. Opening night costs $20 if you’re not a MAM member. Call 305-375-3000, or visit miamiartmuseum.org.
Sat., July 17, 6 p.m.; Saturdays, Sundays, noon; Tuesdays-Fridays, 10 a.m. Starts: July 17. Continues through Oct. 17, 2010