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Peacocks Take Center Stage in Coconut Grove, Miami
Blog: Hole In The Donut - 23 December 2009
It all began with “CowParade,” a public art display of giant fiberglass cows hosted by the City of Zurich, Switzerland in 1998. Decorated by local artists and then displayed all over the city, the sculptures were ultimately auctioned off to benefit charity. The event was so successful and well-received that it became the impetus for [...]
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Want to Find the Real Miami Beach? Get to Know Its Artists
Blog: Hole In The Donut - 15 December 2009
If you look hard enough, you can pierce the phony facade in even the most tourist-choked destinations. In Miami Beach I finally broke through the barrier when I connected with its artist community. My first view of the art of Karim Ghidinelli was from a second floor balcony at the Art Center/South Florida, looking down into [...]
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Eye Candy Aside, Miami Beach Bears Little Resemblance to CSI Miami
Blog: Hole In The Donut - 10 December 2009
Most of the time I arrive at a destination without preconceived notions, but Miami Beach was steeped in expectation. Thanks to the popular TV show, CSI Miami, I imagined exquisitely preserved art deco architecture, tropical weather, oiled body-builders with rippling muscles, exuberant Latin culture, and colors vivid enough to make your eyeballs hurt. It was [...]
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Lady in Miami
Blog: A Lady in London - 7 November 2009
For as much of the world as I've seen in my life, I'm embarrassed to admit that there are some major American cities that I've never been to. From Nashville to New Orleans, Austin to Anchorage, my experience with U.S. cities is wholly inferior to that of my experience with European ones.
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Art Deco Miami
Blog: Itinerant Londoner - 2 July 2009
Miami was never somewhere I was desperate to go to, but with my round the world ticket it was the easiest way to get from Central America down to South America. Once the ticket was booked I figured it would be nice to spend a weekend relaxing on the beach, and enjoying the benefits of [...]
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