How Did Miami’s Art Boom Happen & What’s Next?

In Miami’s Art Boom: From Local Vision to International Presence, journalist and art critic Elisa Turner draws from more than 100 of her best profiles, reviews, and stories to capture the evolution of Miami’s visual arts community before and after the inaugural Art Basel Miami Beach in 2002. Joining her to discuss how their careers moved forward during the years chronicled in the book – and what the future may hold in these challenging times – are María Martínez-Cañas, Lorie Mertes, Charo Oquet, and Asser Saint-Val.
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ELISA TURNER is an award-winning art critic and art journalist in Miami. Her book Miami’s Art Boom: From Local Vision to International Presence (University Press of Florida) – a curated series of her Miami Herald writing during the pivotal years 1987 to 2007 and updated with new essays – was made possible by a Knight Foundation grant. She was awarded first place for Arts Commentary & Criticism from Florida’s Sunshine State Society of Professional Journalists in 2020 and 2021, and in 2020 received the prestigious Rabkin Prize. She is a contributor to ArtBurst Miami and other publications.

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