AQ Destinations: Miami's New Art Scene
AQ Destinations: Miami's New Art Scene
By
Athina Garcia Del Gallego
Artists, galleries and festivals are leaving Miami's former art mecca for more culturally rich neighborhoods.
This article is adapted from AQ's print issue on youth in Latin America
When Tony Goldman, one of the driving forces behind Manhattan’s SoHo district transformation, saw potential in the working-class neighborhood of Wynwood, Miami, in the early 2000s, he set the district on the fast track to revival.
Investing in buildings and bringing in artists, Goldman helped create a burgeoning art scene, including the iconic Wynwood Walls, an open-air gallery of colorful...
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