MSA-X 2019 coverage of MANA Contemporary Miami. We thank, Rafael Vargas Bernard and the Art Space, and staff for there kind help, we also thank the artist for there creative phenomena.
MSA-X studio visit to Rafael Vargas Bernard at MANA Miami
MSA had the opportunity to visit the Artist Rafael Vargas Bernard at his studio in downtown Miami in the art space MANA Contemporary Miami. To our surprise, Rafael was working ...on some of his art piece installations. They could be called sound art noise, which he has followed through most of his life also incorporating performances, body art, and constructions as well as ambiguous object art.
We thank him for his kind explanations of his works which will be shown in an upcoming one-man show in Fort Lauderdale. We hope you all can go see it and take some time to view the video where he explains his artwork. Once again, thank you, Rafael.[+] Show More
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MSA-X studio visit to Rafael Vargas Bernard at MANA Miami
MSA had the opportunity to visit the Artist Rafael Vargas Bernard at ...
MSA had the opportunity to visit the Artist Rafael Vargas Bernard at his studio in downtown Miami in the art space MANA Contemporary Miami. To our surprise, Rafael was working ...on some of his art piece installations. They could be called sound art noise, which he has followed through most of his life also incorporating performances, body art, and constructions as well as ambiguous object art.
We thank him for his kind explanations of his works which will be shown in an upcoming one-man show in Fort Lauderdale. We hope you all can go see it and take some time to view the video where he explains his artwork. Once again, thank you, Rafael.[+] Show More
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Mana Contemporary Miami, THE IMAGE, AND SLIPPAGE DURATIONAL PERFORMANCE BY KUNST, 2019
ORATION NO. 2: ON THE HUMAN PSYCHE, THE IMAGE, AND SLIPPAGE DURATIONAL ...
ORATION NO. 2: ON THE HUMAN PSYCHE, THE IMAGE, AND SLIPPAGE DURATIONAL PERFORMANCE BY KUNST
A haunted alien landscape provides the setting for a game of fort/da in which the distance ...between word and symbol has collapsed and the accession to a symbolic order is recontextualized and performed.
March’s Third Saturdays will feature Body + Camera 2019 Miami: The Un/Certain Body along with activations, art, music, performances, video, workshops, zines, and other memorable experiences presented by our Mana Contemporary Miami community throughout the afternoon and evening.
Experience art, have fun, and win stuff! Whoever Instagrams the most photos or videos taken at Mana Contemporary Miami during this month’s Third Saturdays at 777 Mall wins! For posts to qualify, make sure to tag @manacontemporary in the post and include #ManaContemporaryMiami in the caption.
MSA-X Visits, Mana Contemporary and Mana Contemporary (Miami, FL)
Details March’s Third Saturdays will feature Body + Camera 2019 Miami: ...
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March’s Third Saturdays will feature Body + Camera 2019 Miami: The Un/Certain Body along with activations, art, music, performances, video, workshops, zines, and other memorable experiences presented by our Mana ...Contemporary Miami community throughout the afternoon and evening.
Experience art, have fun, and win stuff! Whoever Instagrams the most photos or videos taken at Mana Contemporary Miami during this month’s Third Saturdays at 777 Mall wins! For posts to qualify, make sure to tag @manacontemporary in the post and include #ManaContemporaryMiami in the caption.
This month’s winner will receive two tickets to the sold-out Leon Bridges concert at The Fillmore Miami Beach at the Jackie Gleason Theater courtesy of Pabst Blue Ribbon, plus a super-special prize package courtesy of Mana Contemporary Miami community members Dale Zine - Miami Fl and CON_plex (CONCRETA, Noir Age, and Orchid.FM.
“Dystrópical” Matotumba , @ Maimi – Mana Contemporary and Clocktower, 141 NE 1st ST. Miami fla.
En el mes de marzo de 2017, seis meses antes del paso de las Huracanas ...
En el mes de marzo de 2017, seis meses antes del paso de las Huracanas Irma y María por Puerto Rico, Matotumba, fue invitado a participar del proyecto:
Focus on ...Puerto Rico de Clocktower Productions y Mana Contemporary.
Aceptamos la invitación y sometimos nuestra propuesta, un concierto de música psicodélica/experimental y exposición de arte la cual titulamos Dystrópical, una sátira a la crisis económica y socio política en un futuro no muy distante en la distópica isla tropical de Puerto Rico donde lo único que prevalece es el plástico y la tradición.
Estábamos programados a viajar a Miami a comenzar la residencia el 26 de septiembre pero el paso de la Huracán María 6 días antes, impidió nuestra partida.
De repente, lo que habíamos conceptualizado como un trabajo de ficción se volvió realidad, nos encontramos viviendo en esa “distopía” que dada la situación actual política y social de Puerto Rico, era muy probable que pasara en un futuro, un caos que se veía venir desde muy lejos pero jamás pensamos que la infraestructura sistemática del país fuera a colapsar tan pronto.
Decidimos proseguir con el proyecto por que la propuesta se tornó más relevante que nunca. El paso de María nos limitó en varios aspectos pero nos dio mucho material para conceptualizar. Luego de muchos esfuerzos logramos llegar hasta Miami pero seguimos rodeados de escombros, seguimos arrastrando esta “distopía”.[+] Show More
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Rafael Vargas Bernard "Buscando en el escombro for something better"
Buscando en el escombro for something better Rafael Vargas Bernard The ...
Buscando en el escombro for something better
Rafael Vargas Bernard
The aftermath of Hurricane Maria confirmed the ineptitude, corruption, and obsolescence of
the government of Puerto Rico coupled with decades of colonial neglect ...and indifference by
the federal government of the United States. Puerto Ricans are awakening from the illusion
that the government serves the people's interests. We have suffered emotional turmoil,
financial crisis, loss of basic infrastructure, rampant unemployment, food shortage, plus
widespread damage, destruction and loss of property. Neither the federal nor the colonial
governments have attempted or been able to better the post-hurricane situation in Puerto
Rico and the citizens have had to take direct action to help the island and its people survive.
We need to emerge from under the debris of the Estado Libre Asociado.
This project consists of works created from or referencing debris and wreckage and represent
ideas about post-Maria Puerto Rico and the circumstances leading to the colonies current
condition. Some pieces are interactive, requiring simple and physical direct or indirect
participation. Most consist of or are a result of a generative digital, electrical, or mechanical
system. All produce sound. Most are connected to a central sound system in the project
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A CENTURY OF DISSENT: MIAMI! Mana Contemporary Miami Presents: July Third Saturdays at 777 Mall 2018
July’s Third Saturdays will feature Artist Jason Lazarus and his ...
July’s Third Saturdays will feature Artist Jason Lazarus and his project A CENTURY OF DISSENT: MIAMI!, along with other memorable artistic and cultural and activations including musical performances, films, videos, ...and workshops throughout the afternoon and evening.
Program
A CENTURY OF DISSENT: MIAMI!
All day open studio and walk-in workshop
A CENTURY OF DISSENT: MIAMI! is a project by Mana Contemporary Miami Artist-in-Residence Jason Lazarus that investigates the history of protest in the greater Miami area. Members of the public are invited to collaborate with the artist on reconstructing protest signs used locally over the past hundred years, or on recreating signs they previously made themselves. A CENTURY OF DISSENT: MIAMI! will result in a physical archive reflecting Lazarus’s commitment to themes of social justice and visibility.
OPEN STUDIOS
Mana Residencies’ Studios, Second Floor
Visit the studios of Peruvian artists Raura Oblitas and Juan Carlos Mejia, residents at Mana Contemporary Miami, as part of a new residency program in partnership with Iniciativa Fugaz dedicated to the vibrant Peruvian arts community. The program is anchored by a six-week residency at Mana Contemporary Miami and provides artists with access to a private studio, studio visits, field trips, social events, and opportunities to participate in public events.
Miami Artist Studios, Third Floor
Visit the studios of artists in the Mana Contemporary Miami Community.
MANA web site for more inf.
MANA facebook
This is always a great experience, also seeing our good friend and artist Rafael Varga Bernard, check the website for more information.[+] Show More
Mana Contemporary is an all-inclusive contemporary art center dedicated to showcasing the creative process.
Tuesday–Friday 3PM, Guided tours of exhibitions & building
Saturday 11am-5pm, Exhibitions open (no tour necessary)
