NOW ON DISPLAY
27th Annual Faculty Art Exhibition: About 30 of the nearly 300 instructors at the Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale participated in this show, contributing 60 or so works in a variety of media old and new. Some of the art tries too hard, as in cartoonish political commentary and pieces that too obviously allude to their influences. The best work, however, is relatively simple, straightforward, and traditional: Jim Radford's pleasingly old-fashioned, realistic sculpture; three wonderfully disorienting collages by Janet Gold; a remarkably rich charcoal and acrylic rendering of a tug pulling a ship, by Trina Renée Nicklas. Thanks to Hurricane Frances, the show's opening was delayed, and its run may be extended. Call to confirm. (Through October 7 at the Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale, Mark K. Wheeler Gallery, 1799 SE 17th St. Cswy., Fort Lauderdale, 954-463-3000.)
Adhesive 44: Fulfilling art writer John Berger's prediction that museums of the future would ultimately disappear and be replaced by personal arrangements of reproductions and printed ephemera, Brazilian artist Jac Leirner unpacks her decalcomania at the Miami Art Museum. Composed of hundreds of stickers adhered to two rows of windowpanes and extending some 40 feet in length, Adhesive 44 exposes a universe of archetypal images that flickers in the mind's eye like constellations. This work speaks to the obsession with brands and logos by which humans organize themselves into groups and tribes. (Through October 10 at the Miami Art Museum, 100 W Flagler St., Miami, 305-375-3000.)